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A book for well-intentioned liberals
From this review of Jean-Francoise Revel’s book below, it is obvious he saw through the facade of Communism and then Progressivism and the grave danger both cause to human existence on planet Earth. Both of these political movements are distinctly antithetical to democracies Continue reading
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helpless and heartsick in Haiti
This past week I was in Haiti with a team of 13 working with a ministry named Respire. Respire is a non-profit that works with orphans, vulnerable children and restaveks to provide them with education and other things. It is a … Continue reading
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Faith
Maybe it’s been a few weeks since my last post. That doesn’t mean nothing is happening, it just means that I am not taking the time to post it. Life goes on. Summer vacation is upon us, and children are on the edge of boredom. For some reason… Continue reading
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The Corpse in the Cloister
Philip Harvey reports on Graham Dudley’s Carmelite Library Lecture Ronald Knox Churches, monasteries, and other religious institutions are generally seen as places for contemplation and prayer. But, in fiction at least, crime and violence intrudes, upsetting the peace and the Continue reading
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Monday review. Top 10 perfumes, my favourites.
Good day my dears! I hope this post will be of any interest. The fact is that I am a great admirer of different perfumes – both niche and elite. Here I will present to you the list of perfumes I like the most and use the most. I hope that… Continue reading
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This Week In Freethought History May 12th – 18th
(The following post is courtesy of blog contributor/author John Mill) What can you say about a week that starts with George Carlin and ends with Bertrand Russell? It’s a week in Freethought History! This is more than just a calendar… Continue reading
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‘The Fearless Passage of Steven Kim’
The true story of an American businessman imprisoned in China for rescuing North Korean Refugees By Dan Wooding Founder of ASSIST Ministries HUNTINGTON, NY (ANS) — In the first five decades of his life, Seung-Wan (Steven) Kim was a businessman who pursued financial Continue reading
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God’s Gay Agenda?
Sandra Turnbull’s new book, God’s Gay Agenda, tries to bridge too many gaps. Writing from a (conservative?) evangelical perspective, she confesses to having been struck by the Holy Spirit at the Crystal Cathedral–not a good start for those who find Robert Schuller’s theology weak at best. Recognizi … Continue reading
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‘Mother Land’ profiled in the Anglo-Hellenic Review
It’s come to my attention that the bi-yearly Anglo-Hellenic Review featured Mother Land in Spring 2010. The reviewer is Bruce Clark, author of the excellent Twice a Stranger: how mass expulsion forged modern Greece and Turkey. The Anglo-Hellenic Review is not online… Continue reading
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Christianity of Today vs. Judaism
There ar many substantial and vital differences between Judaism and Christianity. Of prevail there atomic number 18 many similarities, because Christianity emerged from Judaism. Christianity broke from Judaism, forming a vernal religion, so it is confusing, however comfortable the thought might be, … Continue reading
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The Enduring Age of Eliot
In a review of the latest publication of Eliot letters (1926-27), The New Republic offers the standard academic explanation for why interest in T.S. Eliot is (presumably) at low ebb: Eliot’s criticism, with its probing of individual passages and Continue reading
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Rise of Islamophobia and the Role of OIC
Rise of Islamophobia and the Role of OIC Dr. Mozammel Haque Islamophobia is a problem that manifests itself at different levels in society and to different degrees. The phrase Islamophobia was used first in the UK in 1997. In 1997, the British Runnymede Trust defined Islamophobia as the “dread Continue reading
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In Istanbul (and Constantinople):The Rise & Fall of Society
Guest post by Chris Mayer of “ Capital and Crisis” Istanbul, not Constantinople, as the song goes. In this history is an omen for any powerful state (read: the U.S.). A somewhat obscure essayist knew all about it back in 1959. His … Continue reading
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More on Istanbul
Hey Everyone! I was looking through my photos of Istanbul and I just cannot believe how amazing it was so I am going to write another post about Istanbul. I am going to make a long post because I want to cover as much as possible from what I … Continue reading
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Opinion On New Testement
My Opinion on the Book of Revelations All of my life as a the Naz areneian I have been truly stimulate to read the bear of Revelation, but I must throw that I now have a new levelheaded outlook on the book. Revelation is a … Continue reading
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