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Tag Archives: justice
A relic of the past
Occasionally, an item arrives in the email inbox that enables an individual to do something to correct one of the many of the wrongs, as personally perceived, with the society in which we live. Such was the case recently when … Continue reading
Looking forward in freedom
As people gaze out from their windows and yearn for a more recognisable form of living, as the desire for the lifting of the national lockdown increases, as a greater number of persons become more unrecognisable due to the wearing … Continue reading
Music to be cherished
“I have placed death before life, wrote Charles Gounod, “because in the order of eternal things death precedes life.” The French composer was speaking about his oratorio Mors et Vita. This is a work filled with operatic drama, soaring orchestral … Continue reading
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Tagged Charles Gounod, choral music, death, hope, judgement, justice, life, love, oratorio, requiem, resurrection
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A secularist agenda
In my previous two articles I, firstly, outlined the background behind me joining the National Secular Society (“Ask me why?”), and, secondly, went into some detail about the NSS campaign for no more faith schools (“Power to the public”). In … Continue reading
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Tagged accountability, campaigns, caste discrimination, faith schools, human rights, humanism, judicial review, justice, legislation, medically assisted death, National Secular Society, reform, religious freedom, secularism, truth, unjustified legal and social privileges.
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Heaping insult on injury
In this, the first article for the New Year 2017, I wish to return to an issue that first appeared in this blog in the early part of 2015. At that time two articles, (“Caught in a trap”, 03.03.2015, and … Continue reading
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Tagged BIOT, Chagos Islands, conspiracy, Diego Garcia, heritage, justice, rule of law, secrecy
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Let go! Let go! You’ll hardly notice the drop
(The third in a series of three articles focusing on aspects of contemporary religion) In the second of this series of three articles on aspects of contemporary religion (see Winds that blow, 02.09.15) I concluded with the view that the … Continue reading
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Tagged authority, Christian Church, community, faith, godless, harmony, historical Jesus, human sciences, humanitarian, institutions, internalised, justice, liberation theology, light, mythology, non-theistic, politics, psychology, Quaker, religious concepts, renewal, revelation, Sea of Faith, social gospel, sociology, spirit, Star Trek, theism, Unitarian, world view
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Actions speak louder than words
There is an old saying that “the family that prays together stays together”. The thought, if not the reality, behind these words implies a unity or agreement of feeling or action, usually of religious faith. This is the idea of … Continue reading
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Tagged action, activism, Amnesty International UK, anti-semitism, education, equality, interests, justice, law, lifestyle, prayer, racism, social cohesion, solidarity, standards, sympathies, terrorism, values
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Band aids
Russell Brand. Now there’s a name to divide opinion. Controversy is never very far away from his views and exploits. It would seem that, amongst other activities, Mr Brand is currently advising young people that they should not vote in … Continue reading
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Tagged aged citizens, band aid, controversy, demolition, disease, elections, food banks, governance, inequality, integrity, justice, patronising, revolution, symptoms, voting, westernised
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Above, but not beyond
Royalty is above politics. These words are often used in a collective defence of royalty with respect to political matters. If, therefore, that is actually the case – if the royals are indeed politically neutral – then why is secrecy … Continue reading
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Tagged accountability, citizenship, democracy, government, journalism, justice, monarchy, secrecy
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