That Day Herod and Pilate Became Friends
April 14, 2008, 8:28 amHerod and Pilate tolerated each other in order to protect their own interests, but on the day that Jesus was arrayed before Pilate by the religious leaders, Pilate on discovering that Jesus was from Galilee (though of course he was really from Bethlehem), ordered that he be taken to Herod for judgment. From that day they became friends. I was reminded about this bizarre happening today whilst reading the news about Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton speaking at a forum on faith and politics in Pennsylvania.
There is no love lost between the two Democratic candidates, and yet when it comes to the issue of abortion they appear to agree on the issue. What is most striking about the choice of words they both use, is that they refer to the unborn child not as a fetus or an embryo but as a ‘potential life’, and that the ‘potential’ for life begins at conception. Obama in his reply to the forum said that he didn’t know whether life begins at conception or not, it is not something that he has come to a firm resolution on. Incredible words from a man who in less than a year could lead one of the the most influential nation on earth and supposed beacon to the rest of the world on how a country should run.
Britain can’t point the finger at America over abortion, we have a debate coming up in the House of Commons whether in light of technological and medical developments the 24 week abortion limit should be reduced. A report was issued last week that there is no reason to because even though the survivability of post 24 week premature births has increased significantly, those born at 23 weeks gestation, a full 40% still die. THAT MEANS THAT 60% LIVE, DOESN’T IT?
Britain and the USA are both nations of murderers. In Britain we don’t believe in capital punishment, i.e.. punishing those who have been found guilty of taking another’s life, no we just kill innocent children in the name of convenience and justify it on the basis that a woman has a right to do what she will with her own body. That sounds good, but it isn’t her body that is being destroyed, it’s the life within her, and believe me Hillary and Barack it’s more than just potential it’s actual.
The Community over the Individual
May 24, 2007, 12:38 amRuth Kelly, that fast laneing, high flying Communities Secretary whose job was created and she was fitted into it by no less than Mr Tony Blair, Prime Minister of Great Britain 1997 - 2007.
Have you noticed that there is no ‘Individual’s Secretary’ or Minister for the British Subject (a.k.a. citizen)? Professor A.V. Dicey wrote back in 1885 that the primary function of government should be to protect the freedom and security of individuals and provide a legal framework based on private property within which personal and economic freedom could grow. This presupposes a society based upon dealings between equals with the government in the background.
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Was Hitler right in wanting to wipe the Jews off the face of the earth?
March 6, 2007, 12:21 pm
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What was William Wilberforce’s force?
February 22, 2007, 12:43 am
Tony Blair has already apologised for Britain’s shameful past in slaving and Wilberforce is being heralded as a hero for his unstinting work in persuading Parliament that there were better ways to bouy up the economy than in buying and selling human beings.
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No More Sex Education Please - We’re British
February 12, 2007, 11:52 am
“Abortion: Just so you know” is the title of a booklet published by the FPA, (formerly known as the Family Planning Association), which is designed to inform 12, (yes twelve), year olds and older about current UK abortion law, attitudes towards abortion, abortion procedures, and sources of further information and advice.
Why should a 12 year old need to know the ins and outs of abortion? Is sex not illegal for children under 16 in Britain? Yet the British government faced with the two fold crises of epidemics of teen pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases gives its support to the work of organisations like the FPA and British Pregnancy Advisory Service by granting them charitable status.
What sort of government is it which both actively and passively supports efforts to deprave the minds of our children?
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If Cameron becomes PM, can we expect mercy to triumph over judgment for reformed youngsters like him?
February 11, 2007, 8:12 pm
It has been widely reported that David Cameron smoked Cannabis whilst at Eton College 15 years ago.
He doesn’t deny the allegations but is saying that his private past should have nothing to do with his eligibility to run the Conservative party and possibly the country.
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Reader - You are Truly Amazing!
, 6:09 pm
If you ever feel negative about yourself and doubt your worth then I would ask you to take a few minutes to meditate on the following scientific facts and then see if you still feel bad about yourself.-
50,000 of the cells in your body will die and be replaced with new cells, whilst you have read this sentence!
In one hour, your heart works hard enough to produce the equivalent energy to raise almost 1 ton of weight 1 yard (1 metre) off the ground.
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Richard Branson and Al Gore - Reformed characters or Political Expedients?
February 9, 2007, 11:24 pm
Following on from my blog entry earlier today I was mulling over the two individuals who made the rather generous offer to give$25 Million dollars to the person who proposes the best way to rid the planet of Carbon Dioxide.
Firstly there is Richard Branson, British business entrepreneur for whom this seems rather an odd choice of project, at least at face value. He owns a fleet of gas guzzling, atmospheric polluting, carbon dioxide generating long haul aircraft, he also owns a railway company which mainly utilises diesel engine powered trains
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Business Entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson and US Vice President Al Gore have launched a competition which has a $25 Million prize for the ‘lucky’ winner.
All you have to do to win this small fortune, (by modern standards), is to come up with the best idea for removing ’significant amounts’ of Carbon Dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere. Significant in this context is about 1 billion tons per year.
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Terror - Free Oil
February 3, 2007, 12:43 am
After a day of wall to wall news about climate change and how it’s now ‘very’ likely that it has been caused by human activity (very in this context apparently means over 90%), I was brought to my senses this evening when I read a news article about an organisation in America called Terror - Free Oil
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Making Money from Blogging
February 1, 2007, 1:48 am
If like me you enjoy sharing your views with others through blogging, then wouldn’t it be great to make some money into the bargain? Well you really can.
I started a couple of weeks ago by signing up as a Google Ad-Sense publisher and since the 14th January my account is showing that I’ve earned over $150.00 simply by people like you visiting my blog site and clicking on one of the sponsored links that Google put up on my site each time someone visits it.
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Whose interest does Tony Blair’s government really seek to serve?
January 26, 2007, 11:28 am
Tony Blair famously stated after winning the 2005 general election with a much reduced majority that he recognised that the electorate had spoken through the ballot box and that it was time for New Labour to listen far more intently to the views of the British people.
Well apart from the record numbers who are emigrating abroad to escape totalitarianism, the people haven’t gone away. In the meantime nobody from the government has asked me or anyone I know about my views.
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