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Beck's Blog: February 2014
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The Naked Communist" by W Cleon Skousen - A Review. My attention was drawn to this book by a man I know well who is concerned about Communist infiltration into British, American and European governments. He is of the opinion that the goal of the European Union is to turn Europe into a Communist Collective. I disagree fundamentally with this view, which appears to be a symptom of extreme right-wing paranoia, as well as being in complete contradiction to the reality on the ground. Skousen's book correctly ...
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Beck's Blog: ISLAMIC TERRORISM
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Stop Denying the Obvious. In recent years I have become weary of listening to news of the latest Islamist atrocity followed by leading politicians bleating on about “Islamic State” and their like practising a “perversion of Islam” –“essentially a religion of peace”. I should admit that there was a time when I counted myself amongst those who strongly defended the rights of Muslims to follow their religion which (I also believed) was a “Religion of Peace”. But that view was consequent upon...By the time A...
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Beck's Blog: March 2013
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Oh to be in England now that Spring is here! Wait a minute, I. In England and the spring weather is a howling gale, snow drifts and temperatures below freezing. What hope for my garden? Last summer was so terrible that large swathes of the country were actually under water for weeks on end. I suppose I was lucky where I live in that all I had to complain about was a collection of flower beds more suited to supporting fish than flowers. On the bright side, there are a few snowdrops and daffodils making an...
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Beck's Blog: October 2014
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Catholic Church catches up with Science. I has been my long-held view that Religion and the churches that peddle it, do not, as a rule, lead. The development of society. What happens is that from time to time the Church takes a leap forward to catch up. Meanwhile, Pope Francis - who in many ways has so far been a remarkable Pope - has (according to USA Today. Just made an interesting statement about Creation. Pope Francis . October 2014. It is probably because the Catholic Church has previously dabbled i...
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Beck's Blog: January 2015
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Sunday 11th January 2015 saw an amazing gathering of over a million people in Paris. It was a mass demonstration of great dignity, peace and solidarity against the disgusting murders of journalists, cartoonists, police officers and ordinary shoppers a few days earlier by four Islamic Jihadists. I watched this awesome spectacle for several hours on the BBC News Channel, and I would describe it as a manifestation of Civilization. For one day, at least, Civilization. I don't care whether or not Charlie Hebdo.
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Beck's Blog: June 2014
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Atheists are Lost for Words. I’ve just realised that religion and language have been so intertwined over the centuries that oft-repeated phrases become problematical for those of us who have concluded that GOD. As we understand Him through the Judeo-Christian-Islamic religions) does not exist. What in God’s name. Are we going to do about it? Invent new phrases, or be comfortable in the knowledge that everyone uses them without actually thinking? Even the ghastly 21. Which is surely the spawn of the.
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Beck's Blog: November 2013
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The Demented Machinations of my Nocturnal Brain. My wife and enjoy going to the theatre, and so last night this is what we decided to do. The thing is, though, I felt I couldn't be bothered to get our car out of the garage, at least not while we had a perfectly good wheelie bin sitting right next to the house. I decided we should use the wheelie bin to get us to the theatre. It didn't occur to me to use the car, and since it was now clear that a huge party was going inside our house we decided to join it...
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Beck's Blog: August 2013
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British Bars and Cafes: are you being served? Considering that, for many years now, so many British holidaymakers have experienced and enjoyed what France, Germany, Belgium, Italy and Spain (to name but a few) have to offer, it is somewhat surprising and disturbing that our own cafes and bars have not caught up with the kind of service we have come to expect on our visits to the rest of Europe. Try that in Britain. You’ll have a long wait. Why do we put up with it? I found a second café around the corner...
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Beck's Blog: April 2015
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Stop Denying the Obvious. In recent years I have become weary of listening to news of the latest Islamist atrocity followed by leading politicians bleating on about “Islamic State” and their like practising a “perversion of Islam” –“essentially a religion of peace”. I should admit that there was a time when I counted myself amongst those who strongly defended the rights of Muslims to follow their religion which (I also believed) was a “Religion of Peace”. But that view was consequent upon...By the time A...