Yesterday, I forget to mention the Faith Page of the Irving Press - always inspiring and uplifting page. I was always look forward to the sermonette on this page as a key to understanding the world. And the contributing cleric does it again. This time, the message of the day, the solution to the world's problems is we must not take the Lord's name in vain. Well....
There are exceptions of course - though the writer does not mention them.The U.S. government is free to say it is God's will for the U.S. to rule the world. That's what it calls American Exceptionalism. And we all send people to kill for God and country. Canada has some pilots doing it now. But that's not taking God's name in vain because it's what God wants us to do. No. The preacher is taking dead aim at the real troublemakers in this world - the ones who say God Damn or isti Christ Tabarnaque - though you can get away with the latter because God doesn't speak French. I mean, look at The Bible. It's all in English.
Incidentally, using God's name in vain, we are told, is one of the Ten Commandments. So is thou shalt not kill. So how come the sermonette is never about how we should not kill in Syria, or carry out provocative military exercises in Eastern Europe, or supply killing equipment and training in killing to Ukraine?
And how about loving thy neighbour? We live in a country which is cutting services to those of us who need help while we let the rich hide their wealth in offshore savings accounts.
Those sermonettes on the Faith Page have nothing to do with faith of any sort.
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While we're on a religious theme, I was reading a couple of newspapers yesterday - one was Jewish and the other was Muslim. Both were good reads, and both gave evidence of closely related values. And both were of values more Christian than any I have seen in the Irving press - including the Faith page.
Here's Haaretz weekend
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And here's Al Jazeera.
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In a brutal assault in Rafah during 2014 Gaza war, Israeli forces purposely targeted scores of civilians, report finds.
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Plans are afoot to build power plants and frack near one of California's biggest reserves of fresh water.
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As Iceland celebrates 100 years of women's suffrage, some women launch social media campaigns to demand more progress.
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Meet the 97-year-old goddess of Haitian dance.
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An alarming number of young UK offenders with criminal records were previously in the care of local authorities.
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Faced with Western sanctions and falling oil prices, Russia bolsters ties with trade-partner to the east.
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Cameron's narrow historical lens and dismissal of foreign policy while explaining terrorism is inherently flawed.
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In the presence of a cold Angela Merkel, Reem Sahwil puts a human face on the refugee crisis.
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The narrative that the European Union disrespects democracy is a fallacy.
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INFOGRAPHICS
MAJOR KURDISH FACTIONSA close look at the most influential Kurdish groups in the Middle East spread over Turkey, Syria, Iraq and Iran.
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PROGRAMMES
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The story behind Nigeria's domestic movie industry, the second biggest producer of films in the world.
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We expose the dirty secrets behind Australia's fresh food industry and the widespread exploitation of foreign workers.
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FROM THE BLOGS
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Puntland locals find themselves disturbed by haunting execution site but too frightened to ever cut it down.
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Run widely considered the most difficult footrace in the world has taken on mythical status.
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Then I received a note on Canadian mining companies and slavery, rape and torture.
https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/14eea4ee0e5a3da3
As well, the current issue of Monitor - www.policyalternative.ca has some very disturbing articles on how Canadian mining companies commonly destroy environments for any future survival, and commonly pay miners $30 a month. Any complaints are smothered by company police or, if necessary, by the local army.
In El Salvador, a Canadian/Australian mining venture called Pac Rim Cayman announced plans to develop a gold mine. Now, El Salvador is a tiny and poor country with some of the worst environmental problems in the world. Yet another mine would be the final touch. So the government refused permission. And so the mining company sued for 'lost profits' - at
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