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How did Who say What?

ER HOST HAS Been woefully remiss in blogging a wonderful discussion On Contexts and Biblical Interpretation over at Derek’s engaging blog, haligweorc (which I read to be Anglosaxon for “Holy Work” but I could be wrong). Our discussion on the context of parables grew from Donald’s post at Episcopal Cafe.
If such theories as those [...]

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The advance of a Fascist Shift

AKE A LISTEN To Naomi Wolf discussing her new book on the ten steps that lead to a dictatorship, how societies close down and how easy it is to destroy a democracy. Point of order: I disagree with her about the Founders. John Adams’ Alien and Sedition Acts are a classic example of some [...]

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Manchurian Candidate

N 1931 Japan manufactured an “incident” and used that event as an excuse to invade China. Japan claimed that she had been attacked and the resulting invasion was only to protect herself from the horrid Chinese. In fact, it was a land grab for oil and resources.
The US has recently pulled the same [...]

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