Archive for January, 2009
Life in Colour – Coldplay
Posted in Uncategorized on Saturday, January 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Bruderhof Community
Posted in Bruderhof, Christianity, Communion, Contemplation, Good Theology, Integrity on Thursday, January 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I had the privilege of meeting a couple from a Bruderhof Community from the London area 3 years ago. They arrived at the Theological College after finding out about us via a lecturer and were looking to stay for a short time. All they asked for was work to pay for their keep. I was [...]
Try this for comedy: prison policy run by clowns
Posted in Consumer, Control, Crime, Culture, Funny, Humour, Injustice, Institutionalism, Integrity, Justice, Law, Media, Politics, Prison on Wednesday, January 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/libby_purves/article5586556.ece
The arts are a valuable tool in prisoner rehabilitation. Jack Straw should know better than to fly into a panic and ban them
Libby Purves
Heard the one about the Justice Secretary who got frightened by a newspaper? He took too many tabloids. Not laughing? Me neither.
The joke is sour. For back in November, thanks to [...]
Avoid the complicity of silence and stand up to hatred.
Posted in Holocaust, Indecency, Institutionalism, Integrity, Israel, Roman Catholicism on Wednesday, January 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Stephen D Smith -Times Online
To avoid the mistakes of the past, we must avoid the complicity of silence and stand up to hatred
Stephen Smith
Gas chambers did exist. That is not in doubt. When a leader of faith denies a provable, undeniable truth it calls into question the very nature of truth. It undermines trust, [...]
Chief Rabbinate of Israel cuts ties with Vatican over Holocaust bishop.
Posted in Conflict, Control, Deception, Indecency, Institutionalism, Integrity, Roman Catholicism on Wednesday, January 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Chief Rabbinate of Israel cuts ties with Vatican over Holocaust bishop -Times Online
The article is both disturbing and sad. Have these guys repented from whatever it was in the first place? Or maybe there is a few ultra-conservative Priests amongst this group.
Cannabis change in the UK…
Posted in Addiction, Drugs, Justice, Law on Monday, January 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Cannabis is reclassified as a class B drug with effect from 26 January 2009. Reclassification of cannabis to a Class B drug has a number of consequences in terms of maximum penalties. For possession of cannabis as a Class B drug, the maximum penalty on indictment increases from 2 to 5 years’ imprisonment. On summary [...]
Family attack Matthews jail term
Posted in Crime, Culture, Deception, Justice, Law, Violence on Saturday, January 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Judge in the Matthews Trial has published his full sentencing remarks, and they can be found here.
The trial heard that Matthews had "lied and lied and lied again" to police
The family of Karen Matthews say she should have been given a longer jail sentence for kidnapping her daughter.
Karen Matthews, 33, and her co-accused Michael [...]
The American Way….
Posted in Capitalism, Compassion, Consumer, Culture, Deception, Freedom, Injustice, Institutionalism, National Disgrace, Racism on Monday, January 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The British state mustn’t let go of the church
Posted in Anglican, Christianity, Culture, Institutionalism, Integrity, Politics on Friday, January 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Mr. Portillo is a very astute, credible person for an ex-politician. Here is an article in response to some earlier regarding the Church Institution that is C of E.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/4271541/The-British-state-mustnt-let-go-of-the-church.html
The advantages of an established religion date back to Emperor Constantine’s time, writes Michael Portillo.
Michael Portillo
Was the great Emperor Constantine a genuine Christian or an [...]
