'Hull City Sack Mike Phelan

If any man has had a raw deal - Mike Phelan is that man. Not permitted by the owners to strengthen his team - he is sacked for the lack of success of his team after just 89 days. (I hope he gets his contract paid up in full!)

Birdie.

Scarborough Earthquake.

Leftist Totalitarianism Exposed.

A Canadian talk show episode on the gender pronoun use debate offers some insights into Leftist totalitarianism.

"Basically, it's not correct that there's such a thing as biological sex," University of Toronto instructor Nicholas Matte said at the 11:26 mark on the Oct. 26 episode of "The Agenda with Steve Paikin." (See below.)

Matte, a Ph.D. candidate who teaches "Intro to Trans Students" in the Mark S. Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies, is obviously delusional to believe there is no such thing as biological sex. If all he were asking for was the freedom to express and teach his delusion, it wouldn't be much of a problem. Instead, as the episode continues you realize that he expects everyone else to go along with his delusion. Worse still, he supports using government force against those who refuse to go along with his delusion, a step the Canadian government seems poised to make.

The panelists were debating Canada's Bill C-16, which, if passed will add "gender identity" and "gender expression" to the country's list of prohibited forms of discrimination.

University of Toronto students protested when professor Jordan Peterson, also on the panel, said in reaction to the bill that he would not abide by government prescribed pronoun use, such as "ze" or "hir," for students who don't identify with either gender. Throughout the 55-minute discussion, Peterson makes clear that his primary grievance is the government requiring what speech he must use. Peterson doesn't appear to be a conservative, but a classical liberal defending freedom of speech.

The most telling part of the show is how the Leftists opposed to Peterson seemed oblivious to their own authoritarianism. The show begins with the progressive side claiming that Peterson's fears are overblown, that gender identity discrimination laws won't lead to a loss of personal freedom, but they spend the rest of the show confirming everything Peterson warned about. It's surreal.

The other panelists included: Mary Rogan, a transgender male writer who appeared sympathetic to Peterson's free speech argument but at the end came down on Matte's side; Theryn Meyer, a transgender female pundit who defended Peterson; and Kyle Kirkup, a University of Ottawa law professor who tried to make the argument that the new gender identity discrimination provisions are not a danger to freedom of speech.

"It's a common misconception about bill C-16, that it's somehow going to make pronoun use into hate speech ... we're talking about very minor amendments," Kirkup said.

"We have to add some reasonableness to this discussion," he added.

If you're an American and think this is just some crazy Canadian thing you won't have to worry about, note that Kirkup defended his assertion by claiming C-16 isn't as restrictive as a law already in place in New York City.

Paikin pointed out that the law doesn't specifically prescribe a jail sentence for those who resist.

"Jordan, you're not going to jail if you keep this up," he said.

To which Peterson replied, "What if I don't pay the fine?"

The question was followed by an eerie silence. No one had an answer to this important question, not even the law professor claiming Peterson's fears were exaggerated.

While Kirkup sought to reassure that government mandated pronoun use will not amount to defining certain pronoun usage as hate speech, later in the show Matte said Peterson was engaging in hate speech.

Matte also claimed that Peterson's refusal to use government mandated pronouns would contribute to "assaults" on transgender students, to which Peterson pointed out that "social justice warriors" had engaged in actual physical assaults at a free speech rally on his campus.

When Paikin asked Matte if Peterson's actions amount to "abuse" of his students, Matte replied, "absolutely."

"How about violence, is it tantamount to violence?" Peterson asked.

"Yes," Matte answered.

"How about hate speech?" Peterson asked.

"Yes, of course," Matte answered, "it's hate speech to tell someone, you won't refer [to them] in a way that recognizes their humanity and dignity."

Early in the show, Peterson pointed out that the law could lead to a situation in which it would be illegal to even be having the debate they were having at that moment. Then later in the show Paikin read a letter from a person who declined to be on the show, claiming that even having that debate amounted to "transphobia," to which Kirkup added that pronoun usage for transgender people "is not up for debate."

As someone who has tried for the last several years to better understand authoritarian Leftists, the video was helpful. It appears that these Leftists don't set out to be authoritarians, but the logic of their arguments leads them to authoritarianism without them even realizing it.

In a June op-ed I wrote that one way to stump your liberal friends is to ask them if sex chromosomes are real. You don't hear liberals actually say that, I wrote, because clear presentations of their arguments show the absurdities of their position. But here it is in plain view — an example of a Leftist denying the existence of biological sex. Why would anyone make such an absurd statement? Because that's where Leftist logic on gender ultimately leads. It's similar to the abortion debate, where liberals will deny the obvious fact that a human fetus is a human being.

In fact, Matte's belief that there's no such thing as biological sex undergirds the Obama administration's mandates regarding gender identity. While liberals used to argue that gender identity and biological sex were two different things, Obama is now using a law against biological sex discrimination to enforce orders against gender identity discrimination, thus collapsing sex and gender into one and assuming gender identity is real and biological sex is not. To even have laws or policies that recognize biological sex differences is now, in and of itself, considered discrimination.

Some of my liberal friends think me ridiculous when I warn that the freedom of conservative Christians like myself are endangered by progressives. They, like Kirkup, try to reassure me that my fears are unfounded, all the while they support policies that would (or do) lead to restricting the freedom of conservative Christians. They think they're doing the right thing, but, like Matte, are oblivious to the consequences of their own arguments.

Peterson is, to me, a hero, and I don't use that word often or lightly. He understands the importance of what he's fighting for. At the end of the show he was asked if he'll accept whatever consequences may come. He answered that if fined, he won't pay it, and if jailed he'll go on a hunger strike. In the future I predict conservative Christians will need more people like him — liberals, in the true sense of the word, willing to defend freedom for all — because the authoritarian Left won't listen to conservative Christians. They think we're bigots whose arguments don't matter.

Read more at http://www.christianpost.com/news/to-understand-leftist-totalitarianism-watch-this-172335/#zFFiuztIRBQRJZwG.99

Tell Me That There Is ANY Italian Painter In The Same League As Caravaggio!

Well. Across the nations - he is actually in the same league as Velasquez! - Praise indeed!

Mischievous, Gerard!

Gerard Batten MEP, Ukip's Brexit spokesman, said: “Perhaps Nigel Farage would consider taking up the post? (UK's ambassador to the EU.)

"After all he ably demonstrated in the referendum campaign that he knows more about the EU than any other British politician, and he can be relied upon to defend Britain’s interests.”

Charles Manson, Prepare To Face Your God.

Serial killer Charles Manson 'SERIOUSLY ILL' and rushed from prison to hospital. Express.

Be Under The Loving Guidance Of His Holy Spirit.

Catholicism Wanes In Brazil As Pentecostalism Takes Off.

"The Brazilian bishops, especially the pope's close friend Cardinal Claudio Hummes, have expressly requested Pope Francis to enable married priests in Brazil to return to their pastoral ministry," Boff said. "I have recently heard that the pope wants to fulfil this request — as an experimental, preliminary phase for the moment confined to Brazil."

Brazil is facing an acute shortage of priests. With its 140 million Catholics, Brazil needs at least 100,000 priests but it only has 1,800, which is a "catastrophe," Boff said.

The theologian linked the shortage of priest to the declining number of Catholics in the country.

"No wonder the faithful are going over to the evangelical churches or to the Pentecostals in droves, as they are filling the personnel vacuum. If the many thousands of priests who have married are once again allowed to practice their ministry, that would be a first step to improving the situation but at the same time also an impulse for the church to free itself of the fetters of celibacy," Boff said. CP.

Not Pretty Reading!

Not Before Time, Theresa.

Sir Ivan Rogers attacks 'muddled thinking' in resignation letter as Theresa May expected to appoint new EU ambassador who 'believes in Brexit'. Telegraph.

Afghan Migrant Attacks Christian.

Knife-wielding Afghan migrant 'stabs Christian woman, 50, because she was reading the Bible at the Austrian refugee centre where he lives.'

The woman's alleged attacker was a 22-year-old man from Afghanistan who had taken offence to the fact that the woman had been invited by Christian residents at an asylum centre to discuss the Bible. Mail.

Please Read This Article.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-4082600/LITTLEJOHN-don-t-want-Left-wing-bigots-deciding-read-paper.html

Say 'Goodbye' To 2016.

So Long.

God commands all men to forget the past. In Isaiah 43:18-19, He says, "Stop dwelling on past events and brooding over times gone by; I am doing something new; it's springing up — can't you see it? I am making a road in the desert, rivers in the wasteland."

This command simply means we should leave the past behind and press on towards God's new mercies in the next year. Whether this year was good or bad, we should all leave it and look forward to greater things – things that only God can do and will do to and through us.

Knowing this, here are a few things we should all say goodbye with no regrets, so that we're ready to face the new year with a great hope in God.

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1. Past Failures and Disappointments

Your past failures are past failures. So you failed that test, lost some opportunities, and passed on what might have been the biggest catch you could've had. But these things don't mean it's all over. No it's not.

Friends, we all have to accept the fact that we failed and resolve to offer it to God nonetheless. Let's learn from our failures, grow wiser in our decision-making, and resolve never to repeat the same mistakes again by the grace of God.

2. Past Glories and Fame

So you've been hailed as the best in whatever field you are in this year. Does that automatically mean you'll be the best next year as well? No. "Saul has slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands" (1 Samuel 18:7). Saul thought he was the best in the eyes of the people, but he wasn't. David was, for God promoted him.

Friends, whatever achievement you might have had this year, offer it to the Lord and leave it behind. Yes you can rejoice in the fact that God honoured your efforts with that achievement, but that glory should not be the end goal of your life. Don't let past glories stop you from seeking God's glory tomorrow.

3. Ungodly Connections

Now we're talking about the people we should all learn to stop being associated with. It might be an old friend who isn't walking with you towards Christ-likeness. It might be a business partner who is leaning towards unrighteous practices. It might even be a church that promotes a false gospel, listens to men instead of God, and has leaders who promote themselves and their ideologies instead of Christ and His Word.

Whoever it may be, be prepared to let go of your connections with certain people if it means pursuing the One True God of the Bible. He's the One we must prioritise, not men. JB Cachila, Christian Post.

LoonyTunesWatch Coconut Awarded To University Of Sussex.

Student union bans use of 'he' and 'she' - because they 'don't want to make assumptions about gender'.  

Sussex University students' union has released a gender inclusive language policy, that states preferred pronouns should be stated and gender neutral used when they are not known. Mail.

Vomit!

Saudi Arabia executed more than 150 prisoners in 2016 for breaking kingdom's strict Islamic laws.

Nigel Doing Ukip Few Favours.

The two most unpopular men in today's world, with British voters, are Vladimir Putin and The Donald. Whether that is fair to the latter is of little consequence - that is the hard fact.
So, just how much damage is being done to Ukip by Nigel's posturing in the hope of getting a job with Trump? - I fear that the outcome could prove terminal in the very time when Ukip is poised to make the Westminster FPTP breakthrough which they have desired for more than two decades. Even most Ukip voters do not care for Trump.
Please, Nigel - don't ruin it all before the next General Election! This is currently the only publicity that Ukip is receiving!

Birdie.

Fabian Society Predictions For Jeremy.

Labour faces losing 90 seats in the next General Election under Corbyn with their support base having plummeted to around 24%, according to Fabian Society findings.
If Ukip can get any sort of publicity - and no, I do not mean Nigel Farage and his American antics - there is no reason whatsoever why they should not pick up a good proportion of those seats.
Some votes will go to the Greens (sickeningly), some to the Tories (disappointingly) and others to the Lib Dems (tragically).

Pro-Brexit Change Group Shows How To Create 400,000 Jobs!

Leaving EU customs union could create 400,000 jobs in UK: Pro-Brexit Change Britain group argue staying in would prevent the country from making its own free trade agreements 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/01/03/uk-will-create-400000-jobs-quits-customs-union-part-brexit-talks/

Worthy Is Our God.

Rip-Off Britain.

Rip-off rail fares are SIX times higher in Britain than Europe as it's revealed commuters spend 14% of their of their wages on travelling to work after cost of a season ticket soars by £594 since 2010.