Monday, March 31, 2014

Ever Wonder Why People Have Had Enough of The PC Brigade?

Law society promotes sharia law in
new guidance for solicitors.

The Law Society has issued new guidelines for solicitors on how to draft “sharia compliant” wills which deny  women an equal share of inheritance and exclude non-Muslims entirely.

The guidelines, which would be recognised by British courts, were quietly published for lawyers in England and Wales this month to “assist solicitors who have been instructed to prepare a valid will, which follows sharia succession rules”.
Christian Concern.
Ask yourself this: If Christians were to have an identical rule - would it be made legal or illegal?

Scope.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-ouch-26788607

I Have Just Noticed.

St Edmundsbury Borough Council (Haverhill East):  UKIP 529, Lab  240, Con 157, LD 54, (UKIP gain from Con). (Published last week on this Blog.)
The UKIP vote beat the LibLabCon COMBINED. Now that really does look like a party 'on the up', doesn't it?

Putin the Cunning.

Asked which current world leader he most admired, Mr Farage replied: "As an operator, but not as a human being, I would say Putin."
I agree with both parts of the statement - he is cleverer than our dripping wet politicians!

King Athelstan.

First King of the English - but did you know that? (Bit historically important, innit?)

Noah The Movie.

Noah, review: 'spectacular and surprising.'

Darren Aronofsky's 'Noah', starring Russell Crowe, is a sharp, ambitious film that's far more than a straightforward re-telling of the biblical tale, says Robbie Collin.

The Mighty John Milton ...

 ... spent hours every day memorising Bible passages.

Tanks Owned.

Switzerland - 380.
The UK - 227.
Challenger 2.
Just think about what this means, please.
Now,
who precisely is to blame? The notion of 'peace dividends' did not work when the Kaiser was no more than a nuisance. It did not work in the 1930s - as Hitler armed - we were disarming!

The Seeds of Success.


Most To Blame For Gains By Hard Right - Hollande or The EU?

Riot police called in as violent clashes break out across France after far-right National Front win dramatic gains in local elections

Riot police are tonight guarding the offices of David Rachline in Frejus, one of the areas where the right-wing National Front have won local elections
Police and demonstrators have clashed in the French holiday towns of Frejus and Beziers after exit polls showed victory for the National Front. Mail.

Wisdom.


Atheism Analysed.

False axioms (agenda-based or false philosophy-based ):
1. Science can reveal all truth.
2. Reality is totally physical.
3. There is no first cause.
4. Science entertains no beliefs or belief system.
5. Certain scientific “theories” are settled and may not be questioned.
6. The human mind is deterministic.
7. Nothing is absolute [including this “axiom”].
8. Absence of evidence is evidence of absence.

Sunday, March 30, 2014

T20. Some VERY Unprofessional Bowling - Again!

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/international/england/10731882/England-v-South-Africa-World-T20-match-report.html

England eliminated after narrow South Africa defeat.

A Trivial Sentence!

Drug dealer Scott Turner was jailed for four years at Sheffield Crown CourtA drug dealer who was supplying class A drugs across South Yorkshire has been jailed for four years.
Scott Turner, aged 23, of Bainbridge Road, Balby, Doncaster, was convicted at Sheffield Crown Court of possessing and supplying drugs.
The court hear Turner sold heroin and crack cocaine across Doncaster "and beyond".
South Yorkshire Police said drug dealers had caused "untold misery" to families in the county.
BBC.

There Is Always The LibLabCon Where They Can Go, I Suppose.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/10730700/Tears-of-the-clowns-who-are-out-of-a-job.html







Clowns out of a job as public views them as 'sinister'.

Divided They Fall.

The Conservative party is descending into civil war as 100 Tory rebels prepare to defy Cameron on EU.
I shall believe these people when they sign up to 'Better off Out' - and the vast majority have not! Eurosceptics or manipulators of voters - who can know? Stay safe - VOTE UKIP - you know their stance!

The Works of God.


Child Poverty?

British children are going to school hungry 'every day' because their families are too poor to feed them, says leading Catholic Bishop.
The Rt Revd Malcolm McMahon says scores of children living in poverty are going into school hungry every day and falling behind in lessons because of it
'Veneer of prosperity' in cities like Liverpool masks the true scale of the problem, says Rt Revd Malcolm McMahon. Mail on Sunday.
Silly, silly man. Two slices of bread and marmalade may not be the healthiest start to the day but, carefully shopped, would cost a maximum of £1-04 per week. (70p longlife loaf, 27p full jar of marmalade (will use less than half), approximately 7p in basic spread. Can be done even cheaper using 50pence basic loaves. Arguably, just £0-84p! Do it the cheaper way and a piece of seasonal  fruit could be added on several days and still remain within the top figure.)
So who actually are these families? Can they afford alcohol? Can they afford tobacco? Can they afford illegal drugs? Does child benefit not run to considerably more than £1-04 per week?
The overwhelming majority of this kind of poverty is, in fact, child abuse by dreadful parenting. I have friends who have worked directly amongst such families who have been able to give me chapter and verse.

Russ.

Scunthorpe United's manager Russ Wilcox yesterday broke a 125 year old Football League record. His team - 24 games undefeated since the start of his tenure.
Congratulations are in order.

Magic, Our Maurice.


Baroness Warsi Takes To Insults To Undermine UKIP.

One very silly lady! 
'Fruitcakes, closet racists et al.' Does she not see that absurd insults only make the party stronger? 'Fruitcakes', if you must, but the 'racist' jibe is an unadulterated LIE - and she knows it!

Scientology's Secrets.


The book Scientologists kept you from reading for 27 years: Banned biography of L. Ron Hubbard reveals the bizarre sex-rituals and racist writings of church founder

Founder: L. Ron Hubbard led a storied life and an unofficial biography of him by British journalist Russell Miller was kept off the shelves by legal challenges for 27-years
A book Scientologists have kept off the shelves of American book stores for 27-years that alleges church founder L. Ron Hubbard was a fantasist with a predilection for bizarre sexual rituals is finally to be published. Mail.

Falling Out of Love?

Even Germany's intellectual elite is falling out of love with the EU - 28/03/2014 16:51:30
In 2007, euroscepticism was a British issue. It isn't any more.

http://euobserver.com/opinion/123673

Saturday, March 29, 2014

Cameron 'Paying The Price.'

“Yet this [new] poll proves that David Cameron’s continued support for redefining marriage, without any mandate from the British people, is still costing huge numbers of votes, ensuring that the 2014 local and Euro elections could be even worse. Telegraph. "This policy seems to be the ultimate vote loser.”  

More CPS Failings.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2591515/Judge-accuses-prosecutors-miscarriage-justice-meant-jail-vicious-thugs-smashed-tattoo-artists-jaw-longer.html

Cherie - You Make Me Sick.( If He Had Publicly Repented ... Maybe. But ...)

Martin McGuinness embraces Cherie Blair at the funeral of Tony Benn last week











Cherie Blair hugging Martin McGuinness in London this week. I feel ill! Labour voters - THIS is how high-riding members of your party act and think!

Tories Scared.


Just one in 10 Ukip supporters would consider switching their vote to keep Ed Miliband out of Downing Street, a major new poll revealed yesterday.
The study by the former Tory deputy chairman Lord Ashcroft found that most supporters of the anti-EU party do not believe to David Cameron's warning that they risk wrecking hopes of an EU referendum by aiding a Labour victory.
The finding is a major blow to the Tories who fear a strong showing for Ukip in next year's General Election could cost them dozens of seats.
The Tories 'Vote Ukip, get Labour' - or 'Vote Farage, get Miliband' slogan is expected to play a key role in the party's strategy next year.
But the new study of 2,300 Ukip supporters found that that just over half (51 per cent) disagreed with the statement 'a vote for Ukip makes the prospect of Ed Miliband becoming Prime Minister more likely'.
Almost a quarter (23 per cent) agreed they might inadvertently help Labour into power but said they did not care.
Just 10 per cent said they would consider changing their vote to keep Mr Miliband out.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2591965/Blow-Tories-one-10-Ukip-voters-switch-stop-Ed-Miliband.html#ixzz2xKIKZ9zl
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This is soooo dishonest. It is based on trying to con people that 'voting UKIP holds dangers'. UKIP takes a few more Tory votes than Labour but that gap is rapidly narrowing by the week!

Democracy Has Not Had Its Say!

Give opponents of same-sex 'marriage' a chance to air their views, says BBC Magazine
http://christianconcern.us2.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=bed173cc9adfcad1e0e442a35&id=e5b3d56636&e=1cccfc6b93An article published in the on-line BBC Magazine has highlighted that same-sex 'marriage' is not supported by all homosexual individuals, and that many people feel that they have been denied the opportunity to express their concerns about the new legislation.

"Sometimes the debate on gay marriage has been polarised, casting those who supported the measure as the right-thinking and those who opposed it as irrational and guilty of tacit homophobia," it says.

"The law to allow gay marriage passed quickly and there are those who still feel they have not had a proper chance to air their concerns.  There are not just religious objections to changing the definition of marriage...Not every gay person is in favour of gay marriage." Christian Concern.
Read more >

With Cleggie - Read The Small Print!


A Sad Fact of Life.


NOT Born That Way?

“Nobody is born that way", gay historians say
 David Benkof
American journalist, David Benkof, has published an essay concluding that scholarly research on homosexuality indicates "gayness" is much more socio-cultural than biological.

He has interviewed leading scholars of homosexual history and anthropololgy, almost all LGBT themselves, and reports that they have decisively concluded that ‘gayness’ is a product of Western society originating about 150 years ago.

He says the scholars he met were dismayed or appalled by the idea that being homosexual was “hard-wired” or innate. Christian Concern.

Get Your Crown - The Humble Way!


Easter Week Irregularities On This Blog.

Postings on this Blog between Palm Sunday and Easter Monday will continue but articles will be fewer and times of posting may be erratic. I apologise in advance for any inconvenience that this may cause to regular readers.

No Labour or Tory Involvement In 'That Debate.'

Many people seem to hold it against the two parties. So many politicians have been dragged into giving comments and have called it 'an irrelevance'. Yet MORE ConLab arrogance!

Council By-Elections.


This week's key by-election results:
 St Edmundsbury Borough Council (Haverhill East):  UKIP 529, Lab  240, Con 157, LD 54, (UKIP gain from Con).
Haverhill Town Council (Haverhill East): UKIP 630, LD 107, Lab 229, (UKIP gain from Con).
Salford, Swinton South: Lab 661, Con 298, UKIP 215, Green 196, ED 54, TUSAC 43.
In Sunderland St Annes - UKIP took 2nd with over 28% of the vote.

Christian Concern Gives The Full Picture.

UKIP reiterates current opposition to same-sex ‘marriage’
http://christianconcern.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=bed173cc9adfcad1e0e442a35&id=c71b7109c4&e=1cccfc6b93
UKIP leader Nigel Farage has re-stated his party’s opposition to same-sex ‘marriage’, emphasising concerns to protect religious freedom.

Last week, UKIP’s press office released comments attributed to Mr Farage suggesting that the party’s position on the controversial legislation had changed. But in a correction, Mr Farage said that the statement ‘was not made by me and not approved by me’.

In his statement he explained, “we were concerned that because of the role of the European Court of Human Rights in British law that faith communities which had strong objections were at risk of being force to conduct gay marriages.”  He reiterated the point when asked during this week’s broadcast debate with Nick Clegg whether he supported same-sex 'marriage', as did Roger Helmer MEP on this week's edition of Question Time.

Mr Farage’s statement also alluded to “ongoing debate” within the party about how to protect “faith communities from ultimately being compelled to conduct same-sex marriages”, noting that “some gay rights activists are already talking about taking legal action in Strasbourg to force this issue.”

Andrea Williams says: “It is reassuring that as the European elections approach, unlike David Cameron, Ed Miliband and Nick Clegg, Nigel Farage recognises problems with same-sex ‘marriage’ and maintains his opposition. UKIP is right to fear the consequences for the freedom of churches. Like UKIP we are aware that some activists are already talking about using legal action to force churches to conduct same-sex marriage and there is no room for complacency.

“However, our opposition to redefining marriage has been broader than merely protecting Christian conscience. We are concerned for the long-term consequences for children, adults and communities of the dismantling and marginalisation of God’s beautiful blueprint for marriage.

“We shall follow UKIP’s ‘ongoing discussion’ on the issue very closely. Some commentators have suggested that church marriage and state marriage should be decoupled in order to maintain protection. Whatever the motivation, any such move should be strongly resisted. At this point in time, it would only lead to real marriage being further pushed to the margins of society."

Read more >

World Vision Backtracks.


World Vision, one of the biggest charities in the US, which asks donors to sponsor hungry children, said early this week that it was to broaden its recruitment pool to include gay married Christians as a gesture of unity for a faith that has been riven by the issue of same-sex marriage.
However rather than approval, the charity received immediate censure, with the faithful declaring on social networks and in online message boards that they had cancelled their sponsorships with the organisation.
Less than two days after making the announcement, World Vision, which boasts an annual budget of $1 billion, backpedalled on the decision, calling it “a mistake”. 

On reversing the move, World Vision president Richard Stearns told Christianity Today, “We feel pain and a broken heart for the confusion we caused for many friends who saw this policy change as a strong reversal of World Vision's commitment to biblical authority, which it was not intended to be."
"Rather than creating more unity [among Christians], we created more division, and that was not the intent," he added. Huff Post.

Friday, March 28, 2014

No Bile From The Mirror - Well Done, For Once!

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/ed-miliband-david-cameron-should-3293681

Good News on Prostate Cancer.

prostate cancer, prostate cancer cure, prostate cancer treatment, prostate cancer uk
British hospitals are testing a game-changing “personalised” type of radiotherapy that erases the disease in double-quick time and boosts survival chances.It is hoped the treatment could be available on the NHS within two years.
Prostate cancer is the most common form of the disease in men accounting for 25 per cent of all cases. It kills 11,000 in Britain every year. But the milestone treatment offers fresh hope to 40,000 men newly diagnosed every year. Express.

Diane Abbott In Trouble Amongst Her Own ...

... tweeting at Tony Benn's funeral. (Not playing nicely by all accounts!)

Luis Palau In Phoenix.

Romans 1.


Secrets of The Vatican. Channel 4 - All The Coverups.

No improvements since the Borgias? This stains all of Christendom NOT just the RC Church!

Nigeria - Bad To Worse.

By Stoyan Zaimov, Christian Post Reporter
March  2014|12:44 pm

Three Christian villages were burned down in an attack in Nigeria's Kaduna state, with reports stating that more than 100 people were "hacked and burned to death," allegedly by Muslim gunmen.

"We are still picking bodies out of the bush, but so far there are more than 100 killed," said Daniel Anyip, vice chairman of the Kaura local government authority, according to Reuters.
Chenshyi village chief Nuhu Moses revealed that the entire village was burned down, with gunmen having killed more than 50 people.
"The unfortunate attack on our communities has led to killing of more than 100 Christians," the Rev. Yakubu Gandu Nkut, chairman of the Zankan area chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria, told Morning Star News. "The wife of one of our pastors, Mrs. Jummai Likita Riku, and her three children, from the ECWA (Evangelical Church Winning All) church, Ugwar Sankwai, were killed in the attack."
Read more at http://global.christianpost.com/news/three-christian-villages-burned-down-in-nigeria-over-100-people-hacked-and-burned-to-death-116235/#ERck7O3lRayseUjE.99

Hales - A Batting Genius?


Mary Riddell Turns Patronising!

http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/maryriddell/100265229/the-political-class-should-be-terrified-of-nigel-farage/

Humility Wins With God.


A LoonyTunesWatch Coconut Is Hereby Awarded To The North Korean Leader.

North Korean men will be mandated by law to adopt haircuts matching that of leader Kim Jong-un, in accordance with a new law initially implemented in the capital, Pyongyang, two weeks ago, and extended to the rest of the country this week, Radio Free Asia reported.Times of Israel.

Thursday, March 27, 2014

Being A Blessing.

Missionary John Short.

John Short, the 75-year-old Christian missionary who was recently freed from imprisonment in North Korea, said remembering Bible scriptures helped him through his "grueling" 13-day investigation by government authorities.
Christian News.

Climate Backtracking.

Reminds Me Of The Brilliant 'Terrapins' Episode In John Sullivan's Masterful 'Dear John' Comedy.


'The Assassin Reassessed' Well Received.

The tough thriller to give as a gift to those people who would never open a Bible or Christian book - it is the sequel to The Unassuming Assassin which is currently out of print but can be found on Kindle or often second hand on Amazon.
The Assassin Reassessed is a thrilling and thought-provoking read. Buy new through Lulu for £9-99 or if a gift for yourself - it is just £1-53 on Kindle.

Argue With That Double Standard If You Can!

The State gets hysterical about paedophiles - then lets under-age girls stockpile morning-after pills. How crazy, says KATHY GYNGELL

TRUST!


I Visited The Butterfly House At North Anston Yesterday.

 It's not just butterflies! We saw some newly born ring tailed lemurs.

Choccie Scams.

Let us consider a chocolate-covered bar weighing between 48 and 65 grams. Whether it covers biscuit, nougat, caramel et al - precisely what % of the bar is actually choccie?
I would suggest that few achieve a lofty 20% which means an absolute maximum of 13 grams of chocolate. This, naturally, has been adulterated with milk, fats and other additives
If we suggest that 7 grams is the likely maximum of actual chocolate in any such bar - we begin to gain a perspective.
Let us postulate a mighty 20% increase in chocolate prices internationally - we are talking about the equivalent of a mere 1.4 grams - give or take.
So how does this minute amount justify chocolate bar price rises of, say, 25% - or size reductions?
It is a ripoff amongst the very worst of ripoffs. Scam alert!

Further proof needed? Check the price rises on actual dark chocolate bars in cheaper supermarkets over the last three years in which the % of actual chocolate is actually much higher than in caramel-style bars et al. Price rises are NOT of this order.

Farage v Clegg.

57% Farage.
36% Clegg.
Farage won comfortably enough on the first debate but missed several open goals.

By his own standards, he was not at his sparkling best - but did he really need to be? Easy ... easy ... easy!

Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Block EU Powers?

Most British and German voters believe that national parliaments should be able to block new EU laws, according to a survey out Wednesday.
http://euobserver.com/news/123290
ACQUIS COMMAUNITAIRE!  (As oft times explained on this Blog) ensures that this is not possible!)

Nice One, Phil!


Luther.

Not Permitted An Opinion.

Abort67 seek police intervention after Sussex university students block pro-life display

Abort67's display is blocked by
Sussex University students
Pro-life group Abort67, which works in partnership with Christian Concern, is seeking police intervention after Sussex University students blocked a display by the group exposing the violent reality about what abortion does to the unborn. Christian Concern.

N.U.T. Strike.

Blame Gove. He will not listen! It does not affect me - and generally I dislike the NUT - but this time they are right.

You Can't Take It With You!


Climate Prof Breaks Ranks!

A climate scientist has accused the United Nations of being too alarmist over global warming – and demanded his name be removed from a crucial new report.
Professor Richard Tol, an economist at the University of Sussex, said fellow UN academics were exaggerating climate change and comparing it to the ‘apocalypse’.
His comments are a blow to the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which on Monday will publish its first update in seven years on the impacts of climate change.
Previous IPCC reports on climate impact have been plagued by errors that damaged the body’s credibility.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2589424/UK-professor-refuses-to-apocalyptic-UN-climate-change-survey.html#ixzz2x2CZzB9m 

YouGov.

The UK Independence Party is on course to win this May’s elections to the European Parliament. YouGov’s first survey in the run-up to the election puts UKIP on 26%, six points behind Labour and three ahead of the Conservatives. In past euro-elections, UKIP’s support has increased as the election approaches. If this pattern is repeated, UKIP is likely to overtake Labour by polling day.
http://yougov.co.uk/news/2014/01/16/european-elections-ukip-closes-first-place/

Wisdom.

Copenhagen Zoo's Shame!

The Denmark zoo that drew international condemnation for putting down Marius the healthy giraffe has now killed four lions. Copenhagen Zoo euthanised two older animals and two cubs on Monday to make way for a new male. Huff post.

Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Evenhanded? - No Way!


http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/files/2014/03/NORTHERN-IRELAND_1547748c.jpg
British troops conduct street searches of people entering Londonderry in 1972. (Photo: PA)
Bringing to an end an armed insurrection and the making of a lasting settlement was bound to involve some hard-to-swallow deals. What has bedevilled that process in Northern Ireland is an extraordinary naivety on the side of successive ministers, and the scarcely suppressed Foreign Office view that Northern Ireland, like the Falklands, would be best dealt with by a surrender to violence – which would also improve our relations with the powerful anti-British lobby within the Democratic Party, personified by the Kennedy clan.
Had Airey Neave not been murdered within the precincts of the Palace of Westminster by Irish Republican terrorists, that would not have been so. He was absolutely clear that the defeat of the armed insurrection was the essential first step towards a constitutional settlement.
The irony and the tragedy of events was that even the politicians within the Northern Ireland Office did not understand that despite their defeatism, the Army and security services had the IRA by the throat and on its knees, and that was why it sought a ceasefire and negotiation of a settlement.
As we all now know, our security service had informers in the highest councils of IRA/Sinn Fein. Inevitably that meant that even with the knowledge of a planned bombing the security services could not always act to prevent it without giving away the identity of their informers.
What they could do, and I understand did do, was to methodically acquire the evidence with which one very senior IRA/Sinn Fein killer was to have been charged with eight killings.
I suspect that it was that which precipitated the IRA/Sinn Fein plea for talks. All that has now been exposed about the secret letters which in effect gave immunity from prosecution to a number of the "On The Runs" makes me wonder about what understandings were give before the senior IRA/Sinn Fein terrorists took their seats at the table to agree what is commonly known as the Good Friday Agreement.
Although it sticks in my throat to see among them those who planned, financed and commissioning of the bombing, which has left my wife in the prison of her injuries for almost 30 years with no possibility of release except into the grave, I have to accept that it has saved many other innocent lives.
What turns my stomach is that our soldiers who risked their lives to save so many others should, unlike the terrorists they fought, now be at risk of prosecution.
That I will not accept. Norman Tebbitt.

Ethnic Cleansing.


Ethnic Cleansing Could Lead to Mass Exodus of Middle East Christians

By Ken Blackwell and Bob Morrison
The former President of Lebanon, Amine Gemayel, is a Maronite Christian. He recently warned of "an exodus approaching biblical proportions." Gemayel told a gathering in Zurich of Christian Solidarity International (CSI) and other human rights activists that the current wave of church burnings, murders, and riots against Christians in the Mideast is the work of radical Islamists. The former Lebanese leaders own brother had been assassinated in Beirut by these same jihadists. Christian News.

Worrying!

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