I make no apologies for copying this for others to read. The writer is and was one of the most inspirational lecturers I had during my ministry/theological training. The time I spent in Jerusalem was so special, I cannot ever stop pulling on so many experiences whilst I was there and trying to apply what [...]
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Remembering
Posted in Afghanistan, Armed Forces, Christianity, Conflict, Control, Holocaust, Politics, Prayer, Reconciliation, Revenge, Violence, War, War on Drugs on Monday, November 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich – Solzhenitsyn
Posted in Books, Politics, Prison, Reading on Monday, November 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It took me 4 days to read this book. A book about Ivan as he serves a 10 years sentence for being a spy in a Russian gulag. It is here where the theme of authoritative oppression is an everyday fact as the inmates try to survive in a cruel, spiteful, violent environment.
The prisoners [...]
Nobel laureate and democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi was sentenced to another year and a half in detention
Posted in Burma, Compassion, Ethics, Integrity, Politics, Prison, Unity, Violence on Wednesday, August 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Aung San Suu Kyi was sentenced today, but it’s the Burmese generals who jailed her who have committed the real crimes. Join the call for justice for the Burmese people by signing the petition to put the generals on trial.
Dear friends, Today, the ailing Nobel laureate and democracy icon Aung San [...]
So it’s a good idea to do something illegal then?
Posted in Deception, Injustice, Institutionalism, Integrity, Law, Police, Politics on Saturday, August 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Police told to ignore human rights ruling over DNA database
Alan Travis, home affairs editor
guardian.co.uk, Friday 7 August 2009 21.32 BST
Chief constables across England and Wales have been told to ignore a landmark ruling by the European court of human rights and carry on adding the DNA profiles of tens of thousands of innocent [...]
Diversity not Division..
Posted in Chaplaincy, Christianity, Communion, Conflict, Consumer, Culture, Integrity, Politics, Postmodern, Racism on Thursday, July 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
interesting post at http://inaforeignplace.blogspot.com/2009/07/diversity-dept-confusion.html re the excesses of political correctness and rights of the individual…..
Chaplains serving in the Armed Forces
Posted in Armed Forces, Chaplaincy, Christianity, Conflict, Empire, Ethics, Institutionalism, Integrity, Love, Politics, Royal Air Force, Theology, Violence, War, tagged Chaplaincy, Christian, Conflict, Ethic, Theology, War on Saturday, May 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
As you may be aware, I am attempting to return to the RAF after leaving 20 years ago, but this time as Chaplain. At the moment I am part way through reading Stuart Murray’s ‘Post Christendom’ and have found it a good read.
Murray comes from an Anabaptist position, and is therefore very opposed to Christianity [...]
Tsvangirai’s wife ‘dead in crash’
Posted in Politics, Zimbabwe on Friday, March 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7929136.stm
Susan and Morgan Tsvangirai were south of the capital, Harare (file image)
The wife of Zimbabwe’s Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has been killed in a car crash, according to reports.
Susan Tsvangirai was travelling with her husband south of the capital, Harare, when the crash happened. Party sources say his injuries are slight.
Mr Tsvangirai, leader of [...]
Harriet Harman… oh dear!
Posted in Integrity, Justice, Law, Politics on Wednesday, March 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This is an excellent and yet very small piece which is very effective. It comes from a Magistrate. Find it HERE
BNP resurgence fears in climate of discontent
Posted in Capitalism, Conflict, Consumer, Control, Crime, Culture, Freedom, Fundamentalism, Injustice, Institutionalism, Politics, Urban Decay, Violence on Saturday, February 21, 2009 | 2 Comments »
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sponsored/politics/4738088/BNP-resurgence-fears-in-climate-of-discontent.html
Fears that voters are turning to extremist parties after losing faith in the Government’s ability to protect British jobs was fuelled yesterday after the BNP took a Labour seat in a district council. By Tom Whitehead. The far-right party triumphed in a by-election in Sevenoaks, Kent, a win [...]
Atheists and Secularists creating fundamental tensions…
Posted in Atheism, Atheist, Capitalism, Christianity, Conflict, Consumer, Crime, Culture, Danger, Fear, Fiction, Fundamentalism, Injustice, Institutionalism, Integrity, Justice, Law, Muslim, Politics, Racism, Rights, Secularism, Security, Violence on Saturday, February 21, 2009 | 2 Comments »
In the UK we have had articles recently in the press (broad and tabloid) regarding the fear of upsetting other religious groups namely Moslem, by the obvious presence of Christian books- ie the Bible etc. within eyeshot of others. As a consequence, some have placed them on the top shelf of book cases for fear [...]
