Key to Anglican distress
on Nov 16, 2009 in Anglican Communion via media Church of England women bishops The Revision Committee of the Church of England (overseeing the introduction of women bishops) has just given a snub to traditionalists by not giving any safeguards to protect their beliefs. Maybe this was a change of mind due to the Pope's recent in...

Who is Kevin Hoeffer?
on Nov 16, 2009 in internet scams Kevin Hoeffer A while back I posted on the fact that a get-rich-quick scheme had enter my computer with the nasal tones of Kevin Hoeffer piping up each time I logged on. Now I find that his name is the most used in Google searches that find this blog. So who is Ke...

Gay days in the African bush
on Nov 14, 2009 in homosexuality Christianity "There will come a time when they who kill you think they do God's Will". Sometimes this is killing the heart, sometimes its killing the body. It never results in killing the soul. How we lead our lives is complex indeed. The traditional Christian te...

Condoleezza Rice for President of the European Union!
on Nov 14, 2009 in EU President drafting politicians Condoleezza Rice Sometimes politicians get a fan base ranging from the young turks in a party to the virtually senile who dote on the every move that the politician makes.The Democracy Forum has thrown up an interesting thread. "Condoleezza Rice for President of the...

Sarah Palin's comeback experience on Oprah's show
on Nov 13, 2009 in Sarah Palin presidency GOP Matthew Continetti is the associate editor of The Weekly Standard and the author of "The Persecution of Sarah Palin which is out this week. He thinks Sarah Palin is at the start of a rehabilitation. I never thought she was that poorly, but hey what d...

Thatcher the cat passes away!
on Nov 13, 2009 in Canada Thatcher the Cat Margaret Thatcher John Major had trouble with the Downing Street cat Humphrey in those last episodes of Spitting Image. The cat had a fairly low opinion of the prime minister's abilities as he struggled to keep his cabinet in place. Now it appears that Margaret Thatch...

Government's "homophobic law" is no gay thing
on Nov 12, 2009 in Coroners and Justice Bill Going out at night seeking to cause physical harm to someone just because you have a hatred of their sexual behaviour is something that should rightly be outlawed in a civilised society. Shouting abuse at someone is equally disgusting as is encouragi...

Police in Preston neighbourhood carol watch
on Nov 12, 2009 in Lancashire Police society neighbours Christmas carol singing As if the state of British society wasn't bad enough, with people being scared witless by the idea that a terrorist, paedophile, bandit or burglar is about to pounce. We live with the constant reminder that things are not safe or not suitable or what...

Death Row gets another death to add to the others!
on Nov 11, 2009 in death penalty USA crime John Allen Muhammad was put to death yesterday. He was the so-called Washington Sniper. Apparently he was a schizophrenic. Plus he was paranoid and psychotic and delusional. Just the type to bung in the Death Chamber. There's a lot of death around at...

Bad managers beset the British workers
on Nov 10, 2009 in bosses managers I'm no commie, but as an uncle of mine once said, there are times when you want to.... Now it has been revealed that almost half of UK workers say they have left a job because of bad management. Half of them? That's a hell of a lot of disgruntled peo...