Category Archives: Thoughts on the News

Applying Scriptural principles to things in the news

Is Inter-faith Dialogue the Answer?

Posted on 16 July, 2011 by Jon Gleason

The Courier had a report about a Leslie drug addict convicted of assaulting a Muslim woman by pulling a burka from her head in the Glenrothes town centre.  The article contained the following intriguing quote from Imam Manzoor Zaman: What we need in Fife … Continue reading →

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Le Tour — The Image of God Made an Appearance

Posted on 15 July, 2011 by Jon Gleason

Check out the video in this report from the Tour de France.  A car driver reportedly ignored instructions from race authorities, and he hit Juan Antonio Flecha and knocked him over into the path of the Dutch rider, Johnny Hoogerland.  The next we see, Hoogerland is turning … Continue reading →

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Is Britain Doomed?

Posted on 12 July, 2011 by Jon Gleason

An interesting article in the Jerusalem Post says Godlessness Has Doomed Britain. The subtitle says, “No Holds Barred: Atheism equals nihilism, neither of which are fertile ground for a national resurgence.”

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