2013 is not getting better than 2012...:(

This'll be interesting - I've been away for some time, and generally too busy to maintain this. But now I'm back! Where shall I start...? The current nonsense from the British C of E, or the nonsense from the new-ish Pope? Still worried about women getting ordained? Well, you saddo, you! Or any other bits of nonsense from other places around the planet? The civil war in Syria? The raging battles in Egypt, where (I hate to say it) it can only get worse. Train wrecks in Canada? Plane crashes in the USA? China, where they have some very dangerous weather which floods square miles, and washes whole areas away? India, where it seems buildings are still collapsing! A potential good news item may be that both Koreas are still talking, although I am not sure who is doing the talking, or what they are talking about - the weather? Who won the weekend football...? Watch this space - Rio is holding the World Cup next year, closely followed by the next Olympics. Given that they can't get rid of the crime waves it promises to be a security nightmare! In the Middle East (yes, I had to get in to that, didn't I...) Beirut is being blown up daily, and Afghanistan people seem to delight in raising the casualty rates on a weekly basis - we don't care who we kill or maim; it just has to be LOTS! These are seriously sick people. Iran, Iraq, Syria...the list just gets longer, and the fatality rate just climbs and climbs. Get this: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-23207168. As someone mentions, how could someone do this on the first day of Ramadan. This kind of misses the point - how could anyone do this, PERIOD! The timing is irrelevant. Chile: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-23253296. You are serious? An 11 year old cannot decide this! Finally, this is rich: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-23249080. I don't know what he thinks he is doing, forgiving them their sins, when he can't even get his own child-abusing house in order! Atheism is as much a faith as not going bungee jumping is a sport. Have a nice day! :)

Church of England? What Crossroads...?

Watching some drivel day-time TV (Jeremy K...) with the audience all pro this and pro that...why is the CofE having some crisis now? All faiths have been at crossroads for centuries... Just grow up, and convert to the only true faith - Atheism! :):):)

Nice thought for the day...

I have just come across this gem: if we think it's bad in Syria now (and it is - I know that it is) then think back to the nightmares of the WWII times. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katyn_massacre
Staggering, unbelievable, and yet it happened! Disgusting.

Change the name...

What's in a name? Not much, maybe, but a single word can alter people's lives - words like "Live" or "Die". Since this is 2012, we have probably not experienced a single year this century where we can say that we felt safe. Governments seem helpless, in spite of assuring us that they are doing everything possible.
The major 'upset' seems to be Religious Fundamentalism (stress 'mental'...), which looks to be intent on destroying all that I hold to be true - The West, Civilization, etc. All in the name of 'their' Religion - well, it's certainly not mine! I can't call the Middle East or big chunks of the Far East 'civilized' - I can't, not when you look at the drivel spouted by those insane Religious leaders, or the truly demented actions in Syria.
We have had one financial crisis after another. And it does not show any signs of letting up.
So we have global problems. Big deal. Every generation has them, and has struggled through them.
Syria. Why do all of these politicios just sit around and talk,talk,talk...we had Afghanistan and Iraq invaded on less!!! There was no rational reason to go into these countries, and we have a mass-muderer killing daily....and we talk. And talk. It's another Bosnia mess. It'll drag on, and we will talk... A very sad reflection of the current state of affairs. Sanctions? Oh please - what's the body count going to be when that bites home?
Africa. What a mess! We have a few pots of westernisation, but generally they seem to be warlords having fights with other warlords, and the general population in the middle just has to try to survive until tomorrow.
America? Not all that it's cracked up to be. Crime figures through the roof, white Christian fundamentalists going for the top office (truly scary!). It's a mess, folks.
U.K? Well, since the Coalition have decided to get aggressive on finances, businesses are folding, forcing people out of work, raising the cost. Not cool. And the disabled? Hit them the hardest - because they can't fight back? So very not cool. This current 'Government' (or the attempt at being one) is due for a major kick, come the next election (if they last that long...).
So, in the face of all the conflicts, I find that I am becoming more right-wing. That does not mean that I am becoming any BNP follower, or some Mosley Fascist. It means that I like what I grew up with, I want to keep it. If the current middle-of-the-road pansies are doing their best, but losing everything around them, then it seems we need to invest in some serious change! I think we could see a BNP MP next time round - that'll shake up a few feathers!

Religion of Peace...?

I don't see how!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ui3sAKzpjQU&feature=plcp&context=C34c5e3bUDOEgsToPDskLq_G_cXPJoRzZkM_EFdtCD

Changing times...?

I wonder sometimes about the mentality of some people. I am one who looks for a quiet life. I have no interest in physical fighting, but the arguments between friends (civilised) is always to be encouraged. That does not mean that I will take up a gun and shoot them if I lose, or club them to death, or knife them. Lively discussion is always to be encouraged - war and murderous rants from the pulpit or mosque is not; it is inexcusable.
I came across this site http://ex-muslim.org.uk/manifesto/ which seems to suggest that a number of Muslims have also had enough of the outrageous statements and actions of most of the so-called Religious leaders. Good luck to them!

The Arab cultural revolution - was it worth it?

I can't help but wonder about North Africa, and the Middle East. They seem to be celebrating one year since Tunisia changed its politics, and yet even more trouble looms. If they do go for Sharia Law, does that mean that civil war will break out? If Libya is an example, where thousands were hurt or killed to topple the Gaddaffi regime, will that mean we have more years of riots and civil war while they try to sort out who wants to be the leader? It's going to get worse, people...If I was going on holiday, then it won't be anywhere near that lot, for some time to come!
http://www.european-freedom-initiative.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=252:tunisians-fear-sharia-law-state-may-be-looming&catid=2:world-news&Itemid=3
I wonder if we are starting to see the demise of Islam? It has grown very fast over the last few decades, but at some time the bubble must simply burst. You cannot have a clash of cultures which offer freedom, and free speech, and open minds, and a culture that is radically opposed to most of that. Push will come to shove...