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A Morning Thought @ 2574

A Morning Thought @ 2573

UK Supreme Court Gives Carte Blanche To Bigots

Donal O'Driscoll  ✍ I have avoided talking about anything to do with the trans issue for a number of reasons.As a man totally at ease with my own biology, it simply doesn't affect me. Frankly, I don't understand it. I don't mean that in a dismissive way. I just literally don't understand it in that I don't know what it's like to feel you're in the wrong body. I also believe

Churches Need To Reclaim Easter Message Of Real Peace

Dr John Coulter ✍ Today is Easter Monday; a very important date in both the loyalist and republican calendars, but the Churches always seem to have an uphill task in claiming the day to be a major date in the Christian calendar. For the various shades of republicanism, it is part of the commemorations of the failed Easter Rising in Dublin in 1916 and as the numerous factions hold

Lynx By Ten To The Power Of One Thousand Six Hundred And Twenty Eight

Ten links to a diverse range of opinion that might be of interest to TPQ readers. They are selected not to invite agreement but curiosity. Readers can submit links to pieces they find thought provoking.Before We Conform, Or Condemn, Let Us At Least Be CuriousThe Handbook of Survival My Mother Gave Me: Fighting Authoritarianism Then and Now'Victory for Scammers' as Trump Fires 90% of

A Morning Thought @ 2572

A Morning Thought @ 2571

Drogs ⚽ Shels ⚽ Slippery

Anthony McIntyre ⚽ For the first time in my memory, we travelled to a Drogs home fixture minus Jay. He had been feeling unwell, the night was wet, and Paddy thought it best to leave him at home where he could watch the game against Shels on TV in the warmth of his room while his father et moi braved the elements. His forecast, always a feature of these pieces, we had to forego.

Lynx By Ten To The Power Of One Thousand Six Hundred And Twenty Seven

Ten links to a diverse range of opinion that might be of interest to TPQ readers. They are selected not to invite agreement but curiosity. Readers can submit links to pieces they find thought provoking.Before We Conform, Or Condemn, Let Us At Least Be CuriousDeaths soar as Israel bombs Palestinian refugees’ tents in Gaza ‘safe zone’Israel targeted my colleague in an airstrike, claiming

Hello, Holy Week

Church And State ✏ Written by Joseph Carvalko.As we reflect on the significance of this sacred time, we are reminded of Pontius Pilate, who publicly washed his hands, declaring, “I am innocent of this man’s blood,” in an attempt to evade personal responsibility and placate the crowd. This raises a pertinent question as we approach Christianity’s Good Friday: where is the voice of our