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Slava Ukraine

Peter Anderson ⚽ Normally it is a given that I will be supporting the home nations during any international footy. Not this week. This week I was hoping for Wales and Scotland to lose to Ukraine in the World Cup qualifier. It all started well with a Ukrainian victory over Scotland in a rainy Glasgow, but they failed to get past Wales in Cardiff. In Glasgow, goals either side of half time put the

A Morning Thought @ 1451

Maybe This Could Be The Start Of ‘Respect’

Lesley Stock ✒ In all the time of the troubles we, as a community, were all hit by the inhumanity of our fellow man. We witnessed atrocities, murders and destruction based on someone’s firmly held beliefs. (The wrongs or rights of those for another time).We all remember the horror of hearing in 2011 the heart-breaking story of a talented, beautiful young teacher having been brutally murdered in

Lynx By Ten To The Power Of Two Hundred And Thirty

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, Let Us At Least Be CuriousLife in Ukraine's post-siege Mariupol: barter markets and Russian TVGoodbye Russian gas, hello rapid decarbonisationCould Putin be toppled? An interview

Exorcising Mrs Lucifer!

Dr John Coulter ✒ A Presbyterian minister’s son TPQ Monday contentious political commentator has used the Platinum Jubilee celebrations for the Queen to reflect back on his younger days on the trials and troubles of a minister’s wife - and the confrontation from Hell!While minister’s sons can have many trials, temptations and challenges simply because of their dad’s Christian vocation, spare a

A Morning Thought @ 1450

Henry Street Preachers

Anthony McIntyre ✒ While Henry Street Preachers might sound like a good name for a music band – even if it might be a form of intellectual property theft, given the existence of the Manic Street preachers – the group does in fact exist. Not of the musical type, unless we permit hymns into that typology.Often, while walking down Dublin’s O’Connell Street and immediately past the GPO, a swift left

Lynx By Ten To The Power Of Two Hundred And Twenty Nine

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, Let Us At Least Be CuriousOklahoma GOP gubernatorial candidate: Ban abortion nationwide because life begins 'before' conceptionWith 'Bounty-Hunting' Law, Oklahoma Enacts Nation's

The Constitutional Rights Of Nonreligious Parents In Irish Schools

Atheist Ireland ✒ For years Atheist Ireland has been campaigning to protect the constitutional rights of all families in the education system. Parents have positive inalienable rights regarding the education of their children, and nonreligious parents have the same positive rights as religious parents.These rights come under: Article 41.1 and 42.1 “The State recognises the Family as the natural

Islamic Charity Shut Down By UK Government For Promoting Violence

Atheist Republic ✒ On May 23, 2022, the Charity Commission for England and Wales ordered Islamic Research Foundation International (IRFI) to shut down after an inquiry found that it had funded TV programming that promoted violence.The National Secular Society (NSS) has expressed its concerns about IRFI since 2018 while questioning the involvement of Zakir Naik, founder and president of the IRFI,