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BIRTH OF CHRIST AND THE TRIAL OF JEHOVAH, CHRISTIANITY'S GOD. PART 11.

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Since they know that it would have been an offence against both Joseph and the laws which God, himself, is said to have handed down to Moses. In this respect, the event, the reported phenomenon, cannot be understood and resolved within the normal understanding of human reasoning and logic. So, what would or could happen, if we examine and analyses it from the context or perspective of the 'exceptionalism of God'?  From a point of view which argues or proposes that, the 'laws of God', like the Ten Commandments.   Do not apply to God, as he made the laws and has the right to live or not to live according to them, on the basis of him being God?  Well, yes, such an argument could carry some weight. For example, we could presume that us humans are of lesser value than God.  Working on the assumption or hypothesis that he made us and that we are his things, his creatures do whatever pleases him.  Of course, that argument could not be made without so

BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX - FATED P.1 AND P.2 WIN FOR TEAM MERCEDES !

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And it was a race that saw Hamilton and Vettel engaging in a fierce and persistent fight, as Hamilton pursued his eventually successful attempts to overtake Vettel.  Which say Vettel having a car spin and, shortly after, his car semi-destructing.  None of which prevented him from still coming in at P.5, behind Verstappen and the unfortunate Leclerc, who made it to P.3.  Thanks to fate intervening, again, with the race ending behind the Safety Car, after both of Renault's cars loss power and had to be removed from the track perimeter. Making it Ricciardo's second DNF in the 2019 season. So, with a win being a win and a lose being  a loss. A Very Big congratulation to Team Mercedes and Hamilton and Bottas, for making it a P.1 and P.2.  And a Very Big Commiseration and Congratulation to Charles Leclerc and Team Ferrari, for having lost the race and making it to P.3. As we now look forward to what the China Grand Prix has in store for the respective teams and

BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX - FATED P.1 AND P.2 WIN FOR TEAM MERCEDES ! PART 2.

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Overtook the still fadind Leclerc, who was trapped in and still willing his now sitting duck Ferrari to become re-energised.  As awaited yet another ignominious event; that of Bottas also passing him, and making it a 1 and 2 win for Team Mercedes An unlikely win which saw them, due to the intervention of fate, aided and abetted by Ferrari, in this case, something apparently resulting from a system failure in the car.   Had resulted in Team Mercedes and their drivers, Hamilton and Bottas, snatching victory out of the jaws of  the relative failure of their cars to achieve and maintain the pace to effectively challenge Ferrari's dominance. And all of this drama was by no means the most spectacular and exciting during the duration of the race.  A race which saw, once again, Valtteri Bottas outperforming his team mate, Hamilton, by getting a better start and passing him at the start.  A race that saw Hamilton and Bottas going head to head, as it were, in the form

AN ENIGMATIC AND POIGNANT JOURNEY AROUND MY AGEING AND EVOLVING MOTHER! PART 33.

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As she is now able to access Youtube to listen to some of her favourite music genre.  When so much appears to be wrong with ones life, the small things are sometimes able to make a big or very big positive differences to ones quality of life.  If only we would, or, in some cases, can take the time to see, examine, understand and appreciate them.  Not taking them for granted or dismissing them, as we scan the virtual and actual horizon.  Looking for the 'bigger things', which we assume must exist and should be the focus of our aspirations.  Not being imbued or blessed with the wisdom which would tell us that, happiness is happiness, the feeling of joy is joy, and the experience of pleasure is pleasure.  Whether or not each of them is arrived at through 'big things or events', or 'little things or events.' Which is all that I and others hope for my dear mother. That she, through the experiences of her comparatively great number o

AM I ISLAMOPHOBIC, OR AN ISLAMOPHOBE? PART 9.

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Or you could respond by saying, 'All Jews'? Or you could say, 'Why do you hate Jews'?  If your response is the first of these options, you will not be doing anything to try to less the amount of 'antisemitism' in your circle or the world.  You having shunned or shut up your colleague simply leave his/her feelings to continue to foment in the darkness of the other side of 'political correctness.' However, by choosing the last option, you will be taking an adult and intelligent approach, in hearing what you colleague has to say about his/her grievance or differential mindset, and having some debate about it.  The same applies to Muslims hearing uncomfortable views about Christians.  Christians hearing uncomfortable things about Muslims or Jews. And Jews hearing uncomfortable things about Muslims, Christians, Hindus, et al. And vice versa. You see, as much as the things which people do are important, of even greater importance a

BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX - FATED P.1 AND P.2 WIN FOR TEAM MERCEDES ! PART 1.

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It is sometimes, if not all times difficult to challenge the unexpected outcomes of the intervention of fate.  Even if fate would probably argue that, there is nothing unexpected or surprising about its interventions in the lives of humans.  Probably largely because it, fate, already knows the course or path of travel of all of us, even though we might not. And so it was, that, as the 21 year old Charles Leclerc raced his Ferrari made and supported car towards what had, only about a dozen of so laps towards the end of the race.  Seemed an inevitable first Grand Prix win of the 2019 season and his career.  That, from out of nowhere or out of the blue, as it were, fate did pull the power from out of his valiant car, and left the young racer in a state of near total disbelief.   As the steadfastly approaching Hamilton, in Car 44, began to relentlessly shortened the distance between him and Leclerc.  First by tenths of a second per lap, and then by petri

BIRTH OF CHRIST AND THE TRIAL OF JEHOVAH, CHRISTIANITY'S GOD. PART 10.

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If it was 'consensual', it would have meant, in stark terms, that Mary Magdalene and 'The Holy Ghost', God.   Had discussed and agreed, of their own 'free will', to have sexual relations, for the specific purpose of giving birth to a child who would be called, Jesus Christ. And that they had both done so, knowing that she, Mary, was already betrothed, if not already married to Joseph.  They would have known that such a thing was against the Ten Commandments which God himself had reputedly given to Moses while hie was in the desert.  Thou shall not lust after thy neighbour's wife; thou shall not commit adultery.  There is, therefore, no doubt that, on the basis of what was expected and normative behaviour between men and women.  What is alleged to have occurred between God and Mary was wrong.  t would have bee against the laws, first, the traditional and customary laws, and, secondly, against the religious laws.  It would have been a sin

AM I AN ANTI-SEMITE, OR BEING ANTI-SEMITIC? PART 10.

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But, of course not all Jews were or are capitalist. Just as how it was never the case that all white Europeans were slave owners.  And were responsible for the enslavement of Africans and other indigenous peoples.  Even if it often very tempting, if not analytically indolent, to paint things into just 'black and white', as it were. Just as how the maligning of Jewish people as, as it were, the archetypal capitalists'' has taken hold in Western culture and Christendom.  With it having its origins in this context, the fact that Christendom made it illegal for the Jews living in its sphere, to have no other occupation than than of money lending.  And what thanks do the Jews get for providing the essential funding for Christendom's industrial and commercial advancement?  To be maligned, just as how the conflict between 'capital' and 'labour' has been fought over the centuries.  But with the added perniciousness of labe

BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX QUALIFYING - FERRARI TRUMPS MERCEDES; BUT IT'S NOT OVER YET.

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Could be more indicative of Hamilton's ability to make up the difference with an under-performing car.   Than to any evidence of Team Mercedes proving that, when the 'when the challenge becomes tough, the tough gets going.'  However, just as how Leclerc and Vettel, aided and abetted by Team Ferrari, will have a whole Grand Prix to prove who is going to prevail in the competition.   So will Team Mercedes and Hamilton and Bottas, also have the whole race to step up and displace Team Ferrari from the P.1 and P.2.  If they have what it takes to bring together and achieve fusion between all the forces of strategy, tactic and symmetry between team, racers, cars and track eco-system.  Notwithstanding Lerclerc's and Vettel's Qualifying mastery, the Bahrain Grand Prix still open to be won by the intrepid team and driver.   That deploy and maintain the optimum performance and is least negatively impacted by the intrigues of negative forces durin

DONALD TRUMP'S PRESIDENCY - SAND CASTLE BY THE SEA! DONE FOR NOW.

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His decision to remove the American embassy from Tel Aviv and to recognised Israel's de facto annexation of the Occupied Golan Heights.  His decision to renege on the JCPOA Iran nuclear agreement and to reinstate crippling economic and financial sanctions against the Iranians, and his rewriting of numerous trade agreements with other countries.  Are unlikely to stand the test of time or economic and international trade exigencies.  It is true that, as far as American bondage, AIPAC imposed grafting of the American government onto Israel's bum, is concerned.  There can be no certainty that any future American administration, irrespective of whether it is Republicon or Democrat.  Will be able to completely undo the Trump/Kushner regime's attempts to increase Israel's writ in the Middle East, by enabling its government to act without impunity towards its neighbours, near and far.  But, while life continues, there is at least the hope, if not the pr