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"A time is coming when men will go mad, and when they see someone who is not mad, they will attack him saying, 'You are mad, you are not like us'." --- St Antony of Egypt

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Scott Gilbreath,
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Archive for November 7th, 2008

Recyclable refuse piles up as prices collapse

Friday, November 7th, 2008

The global economic slowdown has trashed the market for recycled materials.  Prices have fallen almost to nothing, and recyclable refuse is accumulating in storage because no one wants to buy it.
Thousands of tonnes of rubbish collected from household recycling bins may have to be stored in warehouses and former military bases to save them from [...]

Eritrean Christian dies in custody

Friday, November 7th, 2008

Open Doors International reports that Teklesenbet Gebreab Kiflom has died of malaria in a military camp in Eritrea after authorities refused to provide medication. He was imprisoned over a year ago because of his Christian faith.
Teklesenbet Gebreab Kiflom, 36, was the second Christian known to have died because of malaria in Eritrea’s Wi’a Military [...]

In Western Europe, Muslim converts to Christianity are under attack

Friday, November 7th, 2008

Muslim converts to Christianity in Western Europe risk physical assault and vandalism from offended Muslims.
A few weeks ago, an immigrant from Iraq was knifed in the Dutch town of Rolde by another immigrant from Iraq. The victim was a former Muslim who had converted to Christianity; the assailant was a Muslim who took offense. Though [...]

UK cabinet minister: Blogs don’t allow “new voices”

Friday, November 7th, 2008

Hazel Blears, “communities secretary” in Britain’s Labour government, says something monumentally stupid about political blogs.
“Until political blogging ‘adds value’ to our political culture, by allowing new voices, ideas and legitimate protest and challenge, and until the mainstream media reports politics in a calmer, more responsible manner, it will continue to fuel a culture of cynicism [...]