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JUST PHILOSOPHISING ON - THE FUNDAMENTAL DISHONESTY, DECEIT AND CONSPIRACY UNDERPINNING RELIGIOUS BELIEFS. PART 5.

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  Throughout the recorded history of Judaism, and the past 2000 years of Christianity and Islam? Why has this big deception of these theistic religions, been made to become 'normalised, socialised, 'legitimise' and even 'factified?'  When they are not able to stand the test of critical or scientific scrutiny? How is it that whole people, nations and group of nations can become ruled by religious 'laws', edits and doctrines?  Which are based on lies, fictitious stories and deceptions about a 'God' for whom their is no credible proof of his existence?  For a God and religious beliefs that require the believer to suspend their sense of credibility, and put their intellectual powers aside?  To accept that what they have been told and what you might even have struggled to accept, against your better judgement, is religious and theistic fact? And to simply 'believe', as a child or imbecile might be expected to do, not knowing any better.  Or having

AMERICAN DREAM/NIGHTMARE - BIDEN 'BETTER' THAN TRUMP BUT THE TOXICITY REMAINS!!! THE END...

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  A President who not only still has the capacity to dream of a better tomorrow. But one who is willing to work hard to build it.  Instead, President Biden has decided to commit himself to resuming the  cold war.    And to do so at a time when it seems unlikely that the United States has the wherewithal to triumph, as it might have done during the last CW. How is this commitment different from that of former President Donald J Trump wanting to  magaise  the United States?  Infact, although many of us, myself included, considered Donald Trump to have been a markedly deluded President.  It might well be that President Biden is the more deluded of the two.   In that Trump knew America was no longer great, which was why he wanted to make it great again.  Whereas Biden seems to be still under the delusion that America is still great.   And only needs to return to exerting its perceived greatness through the exercising of its dominance over other countries. In the first instance, over Russia

AN ENIGMATIC AND POIGNANT JOURNEY AROUND MY AGEING AND EVOLVING MOTHER! PART 110.

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  It would appear that part of the problem could be difficulty she is having with consistently paying attention and concentrating when she is conversing. Especially, but not exclusively when she is using  the telephone. But there are good news, as well as the ongoing concerning new. What good news?  Well, although my dear mother is still no longer waking up very early in the morning and making her regular trips to the bathroom, I have noticed that she has become calmer, more relaxed and at peace with herself, in her presentation.  She talks more calmly, with a marked reduction in expression of anger.  She has continued to voice some concerns about aspects of her carers behaviours which she cites as problematic, but there is more resignation and acceptance of things.  As she does not expects them to be changed or change much. Similarly, I have noticed that, although she is not making her regular and routine early morning trips to her bathroom over the past 4 or more weeks.   My dear mot

IT WAS WRITTEN IN THE STARS - AN ACCOUNT OF LIVES IMPACTED BY 'EVERYDAY ADVERSITIES.' PART 81.

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  But rather to be supportive of him, and help the family to avoid their life becoming too stressful.  'No smoking in your bedroom.' 'No swearing.' 'No dirty plates in your bedroom.'  'Keep your bedroom tidy and clean.' 'No drugs in the house.' 'No picking fights with your dad and no swearing at your parents.'  'No getting into trouble with the police.' 'Keep all your probation appointments and comply with him/her.' 'Get a job.' Probably not surprisingly, although his dad found it very disappointing at the time, none of all these 'dos and don'ts dissuaded Kazaliwa from smoking in his bedroom.  None of them dissuaded him from doing a bit of smoking, for '.... purposes.'  In fact, in his attempt o keep the smoke out of his bedroom, Kazaliwa would open his bedroom window to expel the smoke.  He also developed the ritual of using candles and incenses in his bedroom.  To be continued!

AMERICAN DREAM/NIGHTMARE - BIDEN 'BETTER' THAN TRUMP BUT THE TOXICITY REMAINS!!! PART 12.

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  All of which raises the question of, 'what is to be the U.S' role in international affairs, on its return to the playing field? Countries like the state of Israel, which, under the Donship of Benjamin Netanyahu. Has inveigled the Trumpists to allow Israel carte blanche authority to do whatever it wants to do in its oppression of the Palestinians and incursions into Syria and Iran.  And which now presents the Bidenites with the challenge of reigning it, Israel in, or giving the pretence of having done so. As well as cajoling the Saudis back into accepting that their role is that of should be the tail, and not the head of the Americana Bison. So, as I said, President Biden has not made as good a start as I and others who still 'dare to aspire' for a better future would have hoped.  Indeed, some would say he has made a terrible start, considering him having chosen to start or resume a fight with both China and Russia.  The idea of going "back to building better"

MEGHAN AND HARRY : TRUE HEROES TELLING A STORY WHICH NEEDED TO BE TOLD?! THE END...

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Harry and Meghan, for all the initial misgivings I and others have had, are, indeed, true Heroes, even though they might not have intended it to be so.  This could prove to have been the only and most effective way of the British Royal Family and the Monarchy be reformed and made fit for 21st Century purpose.  While it remains. Harry and Meghan have shown the rest of the Royal Family the way forward. They should take it and join the struggle to reform the British Monarchy, and make it into a more person-friendly and caring institution.  One which is more in sync with the demographics, social, cultural and political state of the 21st Century. Especially as, by doing so, it could, if not would, prolong the life of the British Monarchy. There is the world of difference between having a friendly Monarch, and a human-friendly Monarchy.  HRH the Queen, in her public role, is undoubtedly a friendly and much loved Queen.  However, we can imagine that, Her Majesty has not achieved the record of

JUST A THOUGHT ON - 'SURVIVING SOCIAL WORK. PART 6.

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  One of the most crucial practice challenges for probably most social workers.   Is that of achieving a good balance between writing too much or too little about what they observe.   When they saw the child and the family, and what conclusions they draw from it and what they already know about the child and his/family. It is this documentation, after all, which will assist anybody examining at the social worker's files.  To appreciate and understand the extent that social worker was or was not aware of what had been happening.   With regards to the needs of the child and the family, and how these needs, including the need for safeguarding, were being met or insufficiently met. For middle managers, there will be questions such as, Is the social work team adequately staffed? How heavy is the team's caseload and workload? How many vacancies has the team got? What is the health of the team?  For the public and the media, there will be a stream of  question.  Such as, 'wasn'