Category Archives: Civil Liberties

Christianity ‘close to extinction’ in Middle East – Telegraph

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A troubling article in the Telegraph via Harry’s place: Christianity close to extinction in the Middle East Regardless of what you may think about the power structures of any of the Christian sects this is persecution of ordinary people trying to live ordinary lives. Apart from a few blogs and newspaper articles like this the level of persecution is getting very little attention, the cynic in me wonders if that’s due to the faith of the persecutors or the persecuted. +1-1

A stirring ditty

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Via the Anglo Saxon Chronicles a stirring ditty with which I’d hope few would argue. Though I wouldn’t make an exceptionn for Tony Benn myself +2-1

Salami slicing a pint down the slippery slope

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This article was originally posted on Drinkuary.org I do apologise for mixing my metaphors (or possibly even my metafives, amongst friends who’s counting) and I would observe that my beer as you can see is wearing it’s finest tin foil hat (There are bonus points if you can identify what I’m drinking behind the fantastic photo editing*). However I would like to suggest an idea which may well be deserving of a tin foil hat, though I suspect those that have looked at how tobacco control has gone won’t think so. Currently there is much rejoicing in the land as … Continue reading →