Archive for the ‘ World View ’ Category
I am not certain of the producer’s intent with this video about empires but one thing it does do, is give one a sense of proportion when it comes to the current nation-state of Israel. Note the relative size of the empires labeled Caliphate, Ottoman and Seljuk, all Moslem empires. Today Israel is surrounded by [ READ MORE ]
This week the President who killed Osama (oh wait, that was the Navy Seals,) announced the timeline for the US to be out of Afghanistan entirely. I thought the bit about making pals with the Taliban if they agree to make nice revealed an idiotic kumbaya, naiveté on the part of President O. Whatever else one thinks [ READ MORE ]
Reblogged from Missional Meanderings: I wrote one post on this already, then deleted it. It was just me irritated and venting the irritation. Why so irritated? This site is where it all started for me. It is actually an interesting read, I made it several pages deep myself. But what stood out was how so [ READ MORE ]
Do not underestimate the power of symbolism. Symbols mean something or they would not be used. Many downplay or even defend Marxism claiming it differs in substance from Stalinist or Maoist Communism. This is only true by degree. Marxists are a large camp with some differences but all are collectivists. The symbolism used, especially on [ READ MORE ]
It’s been a while since I posted a “things that irritate me” post. The fact is these days I could probably publish something political everyday that irritated me and change the name of the blog accordingly. But here goes my top five political irritations as of late. 1. Apple bashing The New York Times is clearly in [ READ MORE ]
I was briefly in the US Army in the early seventies. It was a time when the draft was still in force and the US was pulling out of Vietnam. I had asthma and should not have been enlisted. After five months or so the Army figured that out and gave me an honorable discharge [ READ MORE ]
I’m about to be politically incorrect. It won’t be the first time, nor will it be the last I’m sure. But before I go politically incorrect here is the obligatory disclaimer, although I think it’s a good one. My mother-in-law who passed away in 2006 was an Army veteran of WW2. She was a WAC [ READ MORE ]
This is another story that will not find its way to the mainstream “sock puppet” media. It’s about the plight of Iraqi Christians. It’s titled Wins and Losses in World Magazine. The story revolves around an Anglican minister who left England to minister to the only surviving Anglican Church in Iraq. Some like to point out [ READ MORE ]
Longinus. Who was Longinus? Tradition holds that the Roman Centurion who commanded the Roman soldiers at Christ’s crucifixion was named Longinus. Longinus is a Saint in the Roman Catholic Church. No one knows for sure what the Centurion’s name was since the gospels do not name him. For my purposes I will refer to the [ READ MORE ]
I hope you are intrigued by the title of this post and the link below and read on! Go to the below link last. Is the Bible your puppet? Exegesis vs. Eisegesis. I’ve been slowly going through Robert Spencer’s The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam and the Crusades. One interesting feature is how Spencer will [ READ MORE ]
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