DATE : 29 September 2015 AUTHOR : Lynda Rose
Much has been made in the news recently of the blood moon – indeed, the blood super moon – resulting from the lunar eclipse that took place here in the UK in the early hours of September 28. Usually when this kind of event happens in the skies over Britain, we are so shrouded by […]
READ MOREDATE : 7 September 2015 AUTHOR : Lynda Rose
“What’s really important in life?” You ask this question of a dozen different people and you’ll get a dozen different answers. Similarly, if you ask what’s the point of life. A century ago and people would have spoken about responsibility and duty – of doing what’s right – and of God. But today the emphasis, […]
READ MOREDATE : 13 July 2015 AUTHOR : Lynda Rose
Supporters of assisted suicide talk a lot about compassion. ‘How can anyone stand silently by and watch such unspeakable suffering?’ they ask, voices throbbing with emotion. Never mind the fact they argue from exceptional – though admittedly heart breaking – cases. And never mind the fact that most of the situations where people choose to […]
READ MOREDATE : 30 May 2015 AUTHOR : Lynda Rose
It’s an interesting, albeit rarely acknowledged, fact that a major cause for the disintegration of the Roman Empire was a shortage of women, which, combined with the high mortality rates associated with childbirth in all ancient societies, contributed to a catastrophic decline in the birth rate. Why this was so important is because any society, […]
READ MOREDATE : 23 May 2015 AUTHOR : Lynda Rose
Well, there’s a surprise! Ashers Bakery, the Christian-run cake shop in Belfast, has been found guilty of discrimination for refusing to bake a cake carrying the slogan Support Gay Marriage. Yes, I know, the letter of the law has been applied and on that basis there couldn’t have been any other verdict … but to […]
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