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Could We Christians Be To Blame For Falling Pew Numbers?

Dr John Coulter ✍ With many places of worship facing falling numbers, especially in Sunday pews, it would be easy for us Christians to immediately point the finger of blame at secularism, commercialism, pluralism and all the other ‘isms’ we like to accuse as being the opponents of the Christian faith. But maybe we Christians should begin with ourselves before we start blaming others.

Pat Finucane And The IRA

Anthony McIntyre ☠ Maybe Pat Finucane was in the IRA. Perhaps John Hume was also a member. It's just that the evidence to suggest either were IRA volunteers is pretty worthless.Hume to the best of my knowledge never faced the accusation that he was in the IRA despite the immensely hard time he was given in conservative and unionist circles right across these islands for allegedly

Lynx By Ten To The Power Of One Thousand Three Hundred And 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 CuriousMore dead children. More BBC ‘news’ channelling Israeli propaganda as its ownIsraeli attack on Gaza hospital tent camp kills

News From Ukraine 💣 Bulletin 116

A Digest of News ✊ from Ukrainian Sources ⚔ 7-October-2024. In this week’s bulletin⬤ “Being left means being on the side of the oppressed.”⬤ Russia’s political imperialism. ⬤ report on Russian cultural policy in occupied areas, and indoctrination of children.⬤ UN human rights agency report. ⬤ forcible deportation; execution of prisoners and torture.⬤ targeting of

Lynx By Ten To The Power Of One Thousand Three Hundred And 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 CuriousLabour's House Of Cards: Sue Gray's ResignationRosie Duffield’s savage departure raises difficult questions for Keir Starmer. He’d

A Morning Thought @ 2303

Technologies That Work For People, Not Profiteers, In The Climate Emergency

Simon Pirani ☭ This post is based on a talk I gave at an on-line event on the Roadmap to Ecosocialism, on 10 September. I have added some points at the end, arising from the discussion there.13-September-2024How might we develop a socialist approach to technologies, in the face of the threat of rapid, potentially uncontrollable, climate change?Consider, first, the responses to the climate

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

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 CuriousLebanese PM Calls for Ceasefire After Israeli Strike Kills 22 in Beirut; IDF Targets U.N. PeacekeepersDead bodies everywhere’ in

Back To Black

Anthony McIntyre 🎥 She died at that black age which has seen quite a few from her industry check out to the huge disappointment and grief of their fans and those who loved them.I am not sure what the data says in respect of other lines of business but celebrity brings with it a publicity that the more anonymous forms of work are not exposed to. Maybe the same proportion of butchers,

Leadership, Liminality, And ‘Wicked’ Conflicts: John Hume And The Untangling Of The Northern Ireland ‘Troubles’

Sage Journals ✎ Written by Joanne Murphy. AbstractWhen in 1998, the historic Belfast/Good Friday Agreement marked the end of the 30-year violent Northern Ireland conflict often referred to as the ‘Troubles’, many commentators regarded it as the culmination of the life’s work of one man: John Hume. Hume was seen by many as a man of peace, but for others he was a trojan horse for violent