Monday, August 19, 2013

Chief Rabbi Slams Tories On Marriage.

Britain's Chief Rabbi Lord Sacks said the Government had not addressed the need to encourage marriageTories 'have failed married couples': Stinging attack on PM from outgoing Chief Rabbi
Lord Sacks (pictured) said in a parting message to ministers that the Government had not addressed the need to encourage marriage. Mail.
The worst thing about all of this is that the top tories do not even seem to grasp that marriage is the bedrock on which a society is built. It is not just the Christian aspects but the pragmatic ones also. But then - when did the tories last work from a base of common sense instead of merely mouthing platitudes?

Prayers of Jane Austen.

The little-known prayers written by Jane Austen. Jane Austen (1775-1817) on engraving from  1873.  (Photo: Getty/iStock) It is now 250 years...