Anthony McIntyre's Blog, page 700

Lynx By Ten To The Power Of One Hundred And Four

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 CuriousNo Clarity On Masks As Principals Braced For More ChaosVaradkar Says Current COVID Wave Is ‘A Pandemic Of The Unvaccinated’DUP Leader Urges Continued

No Greater Love Dungiven And Derry City Launches

Former blanketman Seamus Kearney is the author of a book detailing his experience of those desolate years when he and many other prisoners both protested against and prevailed over British government attempts to depict resistance to British policy in Ireland as an aggravated crime wave.  No Greater Love - An epic story of the triumph of the human spirit will be launched in both Dungiven and Derry

A Morning Thought @ 1266

The Existential Question

Michael Praetorius ✒ I was talking to Jean last night about Jean-Paul Sartre, the big cheese of Existentialism. I pointed out that as an ex-boxer and confirmed womanizer, he was ideally equipped, physically and mentally, to tackle the no-laughing-matter issues head on. But, because she is a Protestant and therefore sees all non-scholastic philosophy as treasonable conspiracy, she wouldn't

The Republican Win In Virginia Is Another Woke Legacy

Sex And Censorship ✒ The teaching of Critical Race Theory in schools was one of the main concerns of voters.By Jerry BarnettA year ago, in the aftermath of the US Presidential election, I wrote an article entitled Why is the Minority Vote Shifting to the Right?, which noted a surprising trend in the voting numbers. Although Donald Trump had been continuously accused of racism, sexism and

Independent Regulator For English Football

Peter Anderson ⚽ After many years of talking and little action, the Independent Regulator for English Football (IREF) has finally been endorsed by the British government. I think the combination of many Tory MPs now having red-wall constituencies in the north and last spring's attempted breakaway European super league, has finally seen the idea get off the ground. They endorsed a report by Tracey

A Morning Thought @ 1265

Long Line Of Drivel And Hog Wash

Sean Matthews  ✒‘Before you mock children who believe in Santa Claus remember there are adults who still believe in Sinn Fein’- Meme. The decision by Provisional Sinn Fein to drop its vague and ambiguous opposition to non-jury special criminal courts in the South should come as no surprise given that it has long abandoned any counter-insurgency strategy to becoming an active partner and

Lynx By Ten To The Power Of One Hundred And Three

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 CuriousThe True Cost | DignitasRick Wiles: We Must Launch A “World War Against Tyrants” Trying To Vaccinate UsSinn Féin Should Be Stopped From Wearing ‘Mica

Christian Churches Need Unified Front Against Anti-Vaxxers

With celebrations already in full swing to mark one of the most important occasions in the Christian calendar, the birth of Jesus Christ, contentious commentator Dr John Coulter maintains its high time the various Churches united to combat the influence of fundamentalist anti-vaxxers within the faith.‘Depart from me ye cursed’; the words of Christ Himself taken from the New Testament Gospel of St