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As opposed to having the serious 'face-to-face' conversation with him, which something of this magnitude would have required. If it was to stand up to a thorough examination of its authenticity and validity. So, continuing, we are told, in Matthew, that, with Joseph and Mary having been espoused to each other - there seems to be an issue about whether they had only been engaged, or were actually married.  That, before the consummated their marriage, Mary was found to be with child. The same child who was to be named, Jesus Christ. Understandably, Joseph, unless he had, unbeknown to anybody, at least, humans, had had sex with Mary, was shocked.  It is a situation which would bring great shame on him and his family.  As everybody would have formed the view that Mary had been unfaithful to her intended husband.   Or that he and Mary had broken the customs and traditions of their people, and had premarital sex.  To be continued!

'The protected group/s', by virtue of 'their rights and worldview' becoming 'codified and parameters', for how the other groups in the community can behave and act in reference or by implication to them. Can be seen as being the dominant group.  Something which can reinforces and perpetuate resentment and grievances, both actual and perceived.' In answering these questions, it is necessary for me to consider that of, how we humans acquire the information and knowledge which we do have.  And it is also necessary for me to draw a difference between 'information' and 'knowledge.'  By saying that the former could be described as 'memorised data', which we have and used, but not necessarily knowing how it really works.  Whereas 'knowledge' is data, understanding which we have, and have a more informed understanding of its nature, application and impact.  In my view, us humans do not, like birds and s

Protestant, Islamic, Sikh, Hindu, Buddhist or other faiths, was seen as underpinning the temporal laws of man.  Man, as it were, had not evolved and advanced to the extent where he, like a fledgling adult he then was. Had the wisdom and courage to demand his autonomy and freedom from the invisible Gods.   Whom other men, in ancient times, had proclaimed, made and control the Earth and all that existed within and without of it. But that is not so, today, so why do men, and now, humans per se, continue to worship and take heed of, act upon what other men before us, had proclaimed is the will of God?  Why do us humans, who, in all or most other things, would lay claim to being rational and intelligent.   Continue to believe in God and to practise the religions which our ancestors had invented.  To provide them with a false sense of comfort and security, in their times of fear of the elements?  Why do humans not, at the Christian Gospel entreated us to do, put aw

Here is a short video of some Magpies hanging out on one of their favourite trees. Please take a look and see if it has any joy to add to your moment.

Karl Marx is reputed to have said that, 'religion is the opium of the masses.'  Was he right, is arguing that the masses of people are addicted to a drug, opium, which, as we know, can lead to various and serious mental health and functional problems? Of course, probably Marx's main issue was not the adverse mental and physical impact which the use of Opium was and is having on the masses of the people.  But rather the fact that it was and is causing and encouraging them to adjust to the oppressive conditions in which the elites, the then bourgeoisie, was submitting them to.  The yoke of oppression, as it were. Having accepted, even if reluctantly, the deceptive message that, this world, and the pleasures it has to and can offer, is not theirs to have.  But that their pleasures are being stored and awaiting them in the 'New Israel', the 'New Jerusalem.'  In Karl Marx's time, the faithful was induced to hold strong to their faith by

The problem is bigger than the terrible atrocity which has just occurred in New Zealand. It is about what is happening in Syria, Yemen, Iraq, Iran, Nigeria, the Sahel region of Africa, the Philippines, et al.  We have to move beyond just living side by side or parallel to one another, in our 'multicultural and multi-ethnic and multi-faiths' countries.  We have to become integrated. We have to mix more, not just socially and in the workplace. We need to become more permeable in the different religious faiths we practice.  We have to work at becoming more knowledgeable about our differences which places barriers and causes tensions between us.  And work consistently at bridging them, so that we have more of a shared and unconflicting private and national life.  We need to have debates and avoid stifling or shutting down difficult debates and discussion, for fear of them being interpreted as Islamophobic, or promoting it.  We need to elicit peoples&#

Big Congratulations to Team Mercedes and their drivers, Hamilton and Bottas, for having taken P1 and P 2 in Qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix, at the beginning of the 2019 Formula 1 Grand Prix season. With this being the first Qualifying event in the season, it is clearly too early and would be unwise to make any predictions about who will win the Australian Grand Prix.  What can clearly be said, is that, despite the somewhat disappointing performance of Team Mercedes during the preseason tests.  The consistent top performance of the Team, relative to the others, including Team Ferrari and Red Bull, amongst others, would suggest that it does have the edge in bringing home P.1 and 2, in tomorrow's race.  But probably only just, and subject to no significant misadventure during the race.  And providing Hamilton and Bottas race without any unforced errors and deliver consistently faultless performances, while they race on the edge.  A kind of '