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The collect for today, the Sunday next before Advent, also known as the Feast of Christ the King, from the 1662 Book of Common Prayer: Stir up, we beseech thee, O Lord, the wills of thy faithful people; that they, plenteously bringing forth the fruit of good works, may of thee be plenteously rewarded; through [...]
The collect for today, the commemoration of Clive Staples (“Jack”) Lewis (1898-1963), scholar and spiritual writer (source): Almighty God, whose servant C.S. Lewis received of thy grace singular gifts of insight in understanding the truth in Christ Jesus, and of eloquence and clarity in presenting that truth to his readers: Raise up in our day [...]
Dylan is in fine voice in this performance of “Ring Them Bells“, recorded in Baltimore, November 1999. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zGPAxWymJ8[/youtube] Ring them bells, ye heathen From the city that dreams, Ring them bells from the sanctuaries Cross the valleys and streams, For they’re deep and they’re wide And the world’s on its side And time is running [...]
No explanation has been given for the arrest of online journalist and blogger Shahnaz Gholami in Tehran on 9 November. She has been arrested and jailed several times in the past for her activities as a women’s rights activist and journalist. Most recently, on 20 September she was sentenced to six months for “publicity against [...]
A judge in Trinidad and Tobago has to decide whether a person wearing a burqa should be accepted as a juror. According to a report in Caribbean Net News, Justice Joan Charles heard submissions from lawyers who argued that nothing in the Jury Act disqualifies potential jurors who wear such garb. The issue became a [...]
I have no idea how accurate this is or what algorithm is used. I just entered my blog’s URL at the Typealyser, and here’s what came up. INTP – The Thinkers The logical and analytical type. They are especialy [sic] attuned to difficult creative and intellectual challenges and always look for something more complex to [...]
Christian aid agencies are reporting that Hindu extremist organsations have offered rewards to kill Christians and destroy their homes in Orissa, India. The reporting agencies include Release International, All India Christian Council, and Good News India. “The going price to kill a pastor is $250 (£170),” Faiz Rahman, the chairman of Good News India, said. [...]
Muslims are harassing Christians again in Bauchi, one of twelve Muslim-majority states in Nigeria that have adopted sharia law. Christian Solidarity Worldwide reports that two churches have recently been destroyed. Tension is running so high that state troops had to be placed on guard around a church construction site. Reports indicate that local Muslims dismantled [...]
It’s the end of an era as the vehicle voted worst car of the millennium has gone out of production. The Yugo, the car everyone — or almost everyone — loved to hate, is no more. The last one has rolled of the production line at the Zastava factory in the Serbian town of Kragujevac. [...]
In a precedent-setting court case in Labrador, a man who ran a marijuana grow-op in his house has been convicted, not only of drug offences, but also of child endangerment. Two children were living with him in the home. RCMP seized 37 marijuana plants from the Happy Valley-Goose Bay resident Corey Saunders in November 2007. [...]
So says Datuk Faiza Tamby Chik, a retired high court judge, speaking to an international symposium on comparative law. Citing the case of Lina Joy’s renunciation of Islam, Faiza said the high court in its decision ruled that a Malay under Article 160(2) of the Federal Constitution remained in the Islamic faith until his or [...]
The collect for today, the Feast Day of Saint Edmund (841-869), King of the East Angles, Martyr (source); O eternal God, whose servant Edmund kept faith to the end, both with thee and with his people, and glorified thee by his death: grant us the same steadfast faith, that, together with the noble army of [...]
An Iranian-born blogger who holds dual citizenship with Canada has been arrested in Tehran and charged with spying for Israel. Hossein Derakhshan, known as the godfather of the Iranian blogosphere (or “Blogfather”), returned to his homeland about three weeks ago. A prominent Iranian blogger, nicknamed the Blogfather for spawning Iran’s spectacular blogging revolution, has been [...]
Men With Facial Scars Are More Attractive To Women Seeking Short-term Relationships — Science Daily, 19 November Sleep helps people learn complex tasks — Booster Shots (L.A. Times Health Blog), 18 November
A fascinating conversation appeared earlier this week at Apple’s online discussion board. A poster claimed to be a woman who had discovered troubling and suspicious items on her husband’s iPhone. When she asked about them, he claimed to be the victim of an iPhone “glitch”. I took my husband’s i-phone and found a raunchy picture [...]
