Wednesday, August 24, 2016
Yes (Prime) Minister - Antony Jay, RIP.
Sir Antony Jay, creator of the classic Whitehall satire Yes, Minister, dies aged 86
Sir Antony Jay, co-writer of political comedies Yes Minister and Yes, Prime Minister, died on Sunday at the age of 86 after a long illness. He was educated at St Paul's School and Cambridge. Mail.
Chilean Attacks.
A Catholic church in Collipulli, in the Araucanía region
of Chile, was burnt down in the early hours of 9 August. The church, San Andres
Chapel, is one of 16 churches destroyed by arson attacks since December
2015.
Both Catholic and Protestant churches have
been targeted in
the Araucanía and Bío-Bío regions of the country and despite a government
investigation it is still unclear who exactly is behind
them.
These
regions have a long history of unrest due to the strong presence of Mapuche
indigenous separatist or pro-autonomy groups; however, these groups have not
historically targeted churches. Nevertheless, leaflets and signs left at the
sites of the burned down churches have called for the release of Mapuche
‘political prisoners’.
Local sources have told Christian Solidarity Worldwide
(CSW) that the targeting of churches has perplexed many in the regions given
that approximately 90% of the Mapuche are Christian, either Catholic or
Protestant. CSW.
No Evangelical Votes For Trump? - That Gives Certain Victory To Clinton!
Trump is the lesser evil, for me.
http://www.christianpost.com/news/why-evangelicals-shouldnt-vote-for-donald-trump-168426/emailarnottl@aol.com
Tuesday, August 23, 2016
Too Foolish To Learn ANYthing?
Has Brexit taught them nothing? Europe's big three leaders pledge MORE integration despite popular backlash
In a symbolic meeting on the Italian island of Ventotene, the birthplace of European federalism, the leaders of France, Germany, and Italy attempted to show the EU was not dead. But Francois Hollande, Angela Merkel and Matteo Renzi (pictured) risked further inflaming Euroscepticism across the continent as they attempted to plough on without learning lessons from angry Brexit voters in Britain. Mail.
Our Norman.
As regular readers will have noticed I was not an admirer of Theresa May before she entered No 10, but I have become more and more encouraged by her early weeks in office.
The first thing I noticed is that Prime Minister May seemed to be moving back towards the tried and tested system of sorting out the details of policy initiatives in cabinet committees instead of the Cameron practice of launching new policies at half cock. There now seems to be such a cabinet committee on economic affairs.
I assume that there must be another on Brexit to disentangle not only the complex issues but to settle the silly squabbles between Ministers over who does what.
In this column a month ago I expressed my support (not least as a former grammar school boy myself) for Mrs May's sympathetic words on a possible expansion of those proven engines of social mobility. I hope that by now there is a group considering how that might best be achieved within a wider review of education policy. That might lead to a new expansion of high grade technical schools to provide the workforce skills needed in both industry and commerce, as Simon Heffer wrote in The Telegraph this weekend. There is much we could learn here from the Germans.
Read In Full:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/08/22/the-vast-forces-of-the-anti-brexit-elite-are-already-regrouping/
Madness.
Authors of this 'Index' are hereby awarded a prestigious LoonyTunesWatch Coconut!
'Unmarried Sex Is Okay?' - True - Except To Those Who Follow God's View!
http://www.christianpost.com/news/single-christians-can-have-sex-as-long-as-its-mutually-pleasurable-and-affirming-pastor-says-168372/#xjbgmhfpwvL5YEC0.99
Born 'Gay' ? - Think Again!
http://www.christianpost.com/news/no-scientific-evidence-that-people-are-born-gay-or-transgender-johns-hopkins-researchers-say-168263/emailarnottl@aol.com
Dating Luke - The Superb Piece Of Gentile Research Which Is Our Gospel - And Acts Too!
First published on this Blog, Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Dating The Gospel Of Luke By Norman Geisler.
The Gospel of Luke was written by the same author as the
Acts of the Apostles, who refers to Luke as the 'former account' of 'all that
Jesus began to do and teach' (Acts 1:1). The destiny ('Theophilus'), style, and
vocabulary of the two books betray a common author. Roman historian Colin Hemer
has provided powerful evidence that Acts was written between AD 60 and 62. This
evidence includes these observations: 1. There is
no mention in Acts of the crucial event of the fall of Jerusalem in 70.2. There is no hint of the outbreak of the Jewish War in 66 or of serious deterioration of relations between Romans and Jews before that time.
3. There is no hint of the deterioration of Christian relations with Rome during the Neronian persecution of the late 60s.
4. There is no hint of the death of James at the hands of the Sanhedrin in ca. 62, which is recorded by Josephus inAntiquities of the Jews (20.9.1.200).
5. The significance of Gallio's judgement in Acts 18:14-17 may be seen as setting precedent to legitimize Christian teaching under the umbrella of the tolerance extended to Judaism.
6. The prominence and authority of the Sadducees in Acts reflects a pre-70 date, before the collapse of their political cooperation with Rome.
7. The relatively sympathetic attitude in Acts to Pharisees (unlike that found even in Luke's Gospel) does not fit well with in the period of Pharisaic revival that led up to the council at Jamnia. At that time a new phase of conflict began with Christianity.
8. Acts seems to antedate the arrival of Peter in Rome and implies that Peter and John were alive at the time of the writing.
9. The prominence of 'God-fearers' in the synagogues may point to a pre-70 date, after which there were few Gentile inquiries and converts to Jerusalem.
10. Luke gives insignificant details of the culture of an early, Julio-Claudian period.
11. Areas of controversy described presume that the temple was still standing.
12. Adolf Harnack contended that Paul's prophecy in 20:25 (cf. 20:38) may have been contradicted by later events. If so, the book must have appeared before those events.
13. Christian terminology used in Acts reflects an earlier period. Harnack points to use of Iusous and Ho Kurios, while Ho Christos always designates 'the Messiah,' and is not a proper name for Jesus.
14. The confident tone of Acts seems unlikely during the Neronian persecutions of Christians and the Jewish War with the Rome during the late 60s.
15. The action ends very early in the 60s, yet the description in Acts 27 and 28 is written with a vivid immediacy. It is also an odd place to end the book if years have passed since the pre-62 events transpired.
If Acts was written in 62 or before, and Luke was written before Acts (say 60), then Luke was written less than thirty years of the death of Jesus. This is contemporary to the generation who witnessed the events of Jesus' life, death, and resurrection. This is precisely what Luke claims in the prologue to his Gospel:
Many have undertaken to draw up a record of the things that have been fulfilled among us, just as they were handed down to us by those who were eye-witnesses and servants of the word. Therefore, since I myself have carefully investigated everything from the beginning, it seemed good also to me to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus, so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught. [Luke 1:1-4]Luke presents the same information about who Jesus is, what he taught, and his death and resurrection as do the other Gospels. Thus, there is not a reason to reject their historical accuracy either.
Cuba: Persecutions.
The latest
report on FoRB in Cuba by
Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) details 1606 separate violations between
January and July 2016. Cases include the demolition and confiscation of church
buildings, the destruction of church property, arbitrary detention and other
forms of harassment, in particular seizure of religious leaders’ personal
belongings.
The
government has continued to follow through with the confiscation of 1,400 AOG
churches; 100 of those churches are under threat of demolition. AOG leaders and
leaders from other denominations expressed concern to CSW that the government’s
repression of religious groups has worsened significantly over the past
year.
There has been an unprecedented spate of church demolitions. Four large
churches linked to the unregistered Apostolic Movement were destroyed by the
government in central and eastern Cuba. In each of these cases, the pastors and
their families were dragged out of their homes in the very early hours of the
morning. They were also detained and held in separate police stations for the duration of the demolition. In some
of these cases, large numbers of members of the churches were
detained, apparently to stop them from
protesting.
Monday, August 22, 2016
Open Door Immigration.
Those of the left who advocate adding to those burgeoning numbers make no comment.
There is already an official population of around 62 million which is almost certainly closer to 66 million - which makes us one of the most crowded places on the planet. We do not have the space of a Canada, a Brazil, an Australia or even the USA.
So. Here is the question for the fling-the-doors-open left. How many more migrants must we absorb before you choose to consider common sense? - Is it one million? Is it maybe, ten million? Perhaps a hundred and fifty million? TELL US!
There is not the shadow of a doubt that more than a 150 million people would opt to come here given the opportunity.
Virtually all would be unskilled. Many would not know any English. So. No possibility of societal breakdown?
Come on you lefties all - TELL US YOUR FIGURE!
Project Fear: Another Volte Face.
Project fear bank admits UK shares could beat Europe's: JP Morgan performs a U-turn and says British markets look a good bet
US investment bank JP Morgan, a major donor to the Remain campaign, had warned before the referendum that British share prices would fall in the event of Brexit. But now it likes UK shares. Mail.
Polycarp And The Early Church Fathers.
Polycarp (Greek: Πολύκαρπος, Polýkarpos; Latin: Polycarpus; AD 69 – 155) was a 2nd-century Christian bishop of Smyrna.[2] According to the Martyrdom of
Polycarp he died a martyr, bound and burned at the
stake, then stabbed when the fire failed to touch him.[3]Polycarp
is regarded as a saint and Church
Father in the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Catholic, Anglican, and Lutheran churches.
It is recorded by Irenaeus, who heard him speak in
his youth, and by Tertullian,[4] that he had been a disciple of John
the Apostle.[5][6]Saint
Jerome wrote that Polycarp was a disciple of John
and that John had ordained him bishop of Smyrna.
The early tradition that expanded upon the Martyrdom to link Polycarp in competition and contrast
with John the Apostle who, though many people had tried to kill him, was not
martyred but died of old age after being exiled to the island of Patmos, is embodied in
the Coptic
language fragmentary papyri (the "Harris fragments")
dating to the 3rd to 6th centuries.[7] Frederick Weidmann, their editor, interprets
the "Harris fragments" as Smyrnan hagiography addressing Smyrna–Ephesus church rivalries,
which "develops the association of Polycarp and John to a degree unwitnessed, so
far as we know, either before or since".[8] The fragments echo the Martyrology, and diverge from
it.
With Clement of Rome and Ignatius of Antioch, Polycarp is
regarded as one of three chief Apostolic Fathers. The sole
surviving work attributed to his authorship is his Letter
to the Philippians; it is first recorded by Irenaeus of Lyons.
Wiki.
Ukip's Current Problems.
Defending a negative is always more difficult than defending a 'positive'. Ukip is the party which opposes the status quo (although preferably not Status Quo) and people will listen to that but when you suggest new ideas, our society - which has been successful in its campaign to feed the population sound bites rather than thought processes - is incapable of depth, political and social logic and, perhaps, even debate.
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