Jun 15 2016

Resurrection to something better

Prayers for Orlando A letter from Bishop Benfield, June 15, 2016   From its earliest days, the church has said that Christians look at the four ancient virtues of wisdom, justice, courage, and temperance through the lens of love, faith,…  [more]

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Jun 15 2016

The things you should really fear

God bless the boogeymen

By Monsieur d’Nalgar, June 15 2016 CE   Hocus pocus, mumbo jumbo, higgity piggity, radical Islamic terrorism.  Now throw in an alakazam! and a few hooahs and mumble this magic incantation, over and over, louder and…  [more]

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Jun 14 2016

So many questions!

  Dear editor, Once again, America has experienced terrorism. Once again, President Obama refuses to label it for what it was. Despite a Muslim swearing allegiance to ISIS, Obama refuses to call it radical, Islamic terrorism. To him, it’s a…  [more]

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Jun 10 2016

The Passion of Bernie Sanders

Holy week at the church of state

By Jacques d’Nalgar, June 10 2016 CE   Looking back on the events of this week — the media’s concerted effort to demoralize Tuesday’s primary voters and their barely-constrained glee at Bernie’s subsequent…  [more]

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Jun 05 2016

All too dumbed-down

 

Differs on Trump

  Dear editor: John “Doc” Crawford stated in his May 21 letter that Donald Trump has a “lack of tolerance for Muslims.” He then said that “for all Christian voters, this should demonstrate an inconsistency with…  [more]

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Jun 03 2016

He was despised and we esteemed him not

After the Chilcot report, we’ll hear the New Testament – the gospel according to Saint Tony

By Robert Fisk, Friday 3 June 2016 08:25 BST   So, Sir John Chilcot’s report is going to be “four times as long…  [more]

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May 21 2016

Ritual shows of deference

On (Not) Loving Henry Kissinger

By Richard Falk, 21 May 2016   There is an irony that would be amusing if it was not depressing about news that Donald Trump has been courting the 92-year old foreign policy sorcerer…  [more]

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