Sep 06 2007
It was too good to be true… I found out that the short curved section in the middle of the Trans-Siberian Highway is just an urban legend, probably based on a similar tale about the Moscow-Saint Petersburg Railway. Here’s the real story: Nicholas I is involved in a common misconception about the railroad from Moscow …
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Sep 02 2007
Ms. Rice, Thank you. I just finished reading the paperback version of your novel [Christ the Lord – Out of Egypt]. I immediately detected a Catholic flavor to your tale, which is OK. I saw it in Mel Gibson’s movie as well. What I didn’t understand was the insertion of “Arabian” mercenaries on at least …
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Jul 17 2007
Mr. Turner was interesting, but he disappointed me with his “spin” on Matthew 24. Seems like the gist of his message was that, when he’s really challenged by alternate/competing philosophies or moments of doubt, he rests his faith in the prophecies of the Bible. Funny how Jesus could be clearly explaining things that would come …
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Jun 20 2007
Gov. Huckabee, Thank you for taking time to respond to my concerns re. your position on the war in Iraq. I saw you this morning on MSNBC and when asked what you are currently reading, you mentioned “Beyond Iraq” by Mike Evans. Very disappointing. An excerpt from Publishers Weekly says this: With the Bible’s various …
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Jun 09 2007
Thanks for sending the review, it was very interesting. To me, it sounds like the biggest beef the writer has is that the movie isn’t the one he wanted it to be. He reminds me of someone who knows so much about the subject matter that he nitpicks every deviation from absolute historical accuracy. Amazing Grace …
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Jun 05 2007
…by Lebanese poet, Musa Shu`ayb, about the 1967 defeat. Written in 1967 and translated/posted by As’ad at http://angryarab.blogspot.com/: “For whom do I write? Do I wrote about you, o my homeland Do I write my sadness and bitterness and the hopes of millions that were buried without coffins? Do I write about our history which is mixed …
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Jun 01 2007
Good letter, but the worst of it is the massive loss of Iraqi life, the mass exodus of Iraq’s best-educated and experienced citizens, the unending lack of basic civil infrastructure throughout Iraq, and (worst of all for us Americans who don’t really care about anyone but lily-white Anglo-Christians) the establishment of a “terrorism incubator” that will hatch …
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