The Bible is full of all kinds of nuanced language. and by reading it people ought to take a more nuanced approach than merely accepting everything they read as fact, or else they’ll end up looking a little bit silly.
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What happened over the weekend in the weekend of 2022 12-14 November
If you would have missed the news over the weekend of 12-14 November, here is a summary of some news events that should be allowed to grab your attention.
Balance of Power in the 3rd week of August 2022 from Bloomberg
August 15 Chinese President Xi Jinping’s hopes for stability ahead of a historic Communist Party congress are quickly dwindling. His country’s economic slowdown deepened in July as strict Covid Zero measures and a slumping real-estate market threaten the chances of a recovery to a “reasonable” range. Key reading: China Announces Patrols to Protest US Senator’sContinue reading “Balance of Power in the 3rd week of August 2022 from Bloomberg”
The Independent from July 11 – July 24
July 11 Nadhim Zahawi vows to publish tax returns if he becomes PM amid HMRC probe Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi has vowed to publish his tax returns if he wins the Conservative Party leadership contest and becomes prime minister, following The Independent’s revelation that HMRC experts are investigating his financial affairs. The leadership hopeful claimedContinue reading “The Independent from July 11 – July 24”
The Westminster wacky race
Tuesday 12 July The Westminster wacky race is on – so who’ll end up replacing Boris Johnson in Number 10? We predicted Boris Johnson’s demise. Numerous times, in fact. Actually, if you go back through the archives we were awaiting his imminent downfall weekly, for about a year. Anyway it finally happened, which means theContinue reading “The Westminster wacky race”
Is Trumpism This Generation’s Version of the Confederacy?
Originally posted on Left of Left:
Today’s GOP, under Trumpism, is as real a threat to the survival of our republic as was the 1860’s Confederacy and reflects a worldview grounded in the white supremacy of the American south By Thom Hartmann Image by?Pete Linforth?from?Pixabay Donald Trump?promoted?a modern Civil War in America this week on…
Quakers: Their History, Beliefs and Meticulous Records
Originally posted on Ancestry Bird Dog:
Quakers, the Religious Society of Friends Quakers are members of a group with Christian roots that began in England in the 1650s. The formal title of the movement is the Society of Friends or the Religious Society of Friends.? Their founder was George Fox (1624-1691) of Leicestershire, England. Fox…
Some View on the World 