tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377914941549454200.comments2023-07-02T09:06:16.665-07:00ADRIANS BLOGadrian2526http://www.blogger.com/profile/04314142401842891366noreply@blogger.comBlogger455125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377914941549454200.post-89058487031425215382023-07-02T09:06:16.665-07:002023-07-02T09:06:16.665-07:00A friend recently said, Compassionate Conservativi...A friend recently said, Compassionate Conservativism is a bit like Unicorns, everyone has heard of them but no one has seen them.Adrians Blogghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09379068844780707206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377914941549454200.post-7848965749246828632022-11-13T10:34:54.883-08:002022-11-13T10:34:54.883-08:00So right. And then they wanted him to put put him ...So right. And then they wanted him to put put him in power again the other day!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377914941549454200.post-8998823769524544102022-11-13T10:32:32.990-08:002022-11-13T10:32:32.990-08:00What you actually ARE is not necessarily your publ...What you actually ARE is not necessarily your public persona - absolutely agreed. However being ‘umble’ does not necessarily make you a good leader (see Carter).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377914941549454200.post-49115849080059239492022-04-29T02:53:47.321-07:002022-04-29T02:53:47.321-07:00The American pastor Tim Keller has some fantastic ...The American pastor Tim Keller has some fantastic writing on the importance of the city. Center Church is a great read if you haven't already come across it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377914941549454200.post-70812272350401587882021-06-14T01:40:05.965-07:002021-06-14T01:40:05.965-07:00CORONA VIRUS
Tiny infectious particles consisting...CORONA VIRUS<br /> Tiny infectious particles consisting of RNA or DNA surrounded by protein.<br /> Viruses can reproduce only by injecting their genetic material into the cells of living creatures.<br /> Although scientists frequently refer to viruses as live or dead, in fact no virus is truly alive.<br /> It doesn’t eat like animals do, or make its own food the way plants do. <br /> <a href="https://hazistorebd.com" rel="nofollow">online shop bd</a><br />mk zamanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775569678330605408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377914941549454200.post-4384269521860333562021-02-05T20:27:14.564-08:002021-02-05T20:27:14.564-08:00Hi!
My girlfriend is the grandaughter of one of th...Hi!<br />My girlfriend is the grandaughter of one of the members of the ribbonettes and I was just wondering if you had any stories or any information about Pat Quinton?<br /><br />Thanks!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01339048656040776859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377914941549454200.post-81273044354369169002019-03-21T08:12:21.332-07:002019-03-21T08:12:21.332-07:00John Hart
You have my administration and envy Adri...John Hart<br />You have my administration and envy Adrian, I have dreamed many times about going up against Richard Dawkins!Adrians Blogghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09379068844780707206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377914941549454200.post-58234243063519665042019-03-19T01:52:44.147-07:002019-03-19T01:52:44.147-07:00Why should government take care of children or peo...Why should government take care of children or people - because the responsibility of government is to protect its population. As I said in a previous Blog, Budgets produced by governments are a moral document.Adrians Blogghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09379068844780707206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377914941549454200.post-33051863602422136062019-03-18T00:04:39.875-07:002019-03-18T00:04:39.875-07:00Wonderful about knowing article about you theology...Wonderful about knowing article about you theology adrianAshokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16358553872662610746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377914941549454200.post-67602935980635922842019-01-04T07:42:33.581-08:002019-01-04T07:42:33.581-08:00Why government should take care about poor childre...Why government should take care about poor children health issues other mars meet moon things great .humanity is more Great .Did you accept adrian hawkes?Ashokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16358553872662610746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377914941549454200.post-40667371558411848102019-01-04T07:40:56.998-08:002019-01-04T07:40:56.998-08:00Exllent saying about children and babies touching ...Exllent saying about children and babies touching heart.really good point everybody should follow .about society about babiesAshokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16358553872662610746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377914941549454200.post-6786507981255467742018-10-31T03:36:21.533-07:002018-10-31T03:36:21.533-07:00Adrian Hawkes:
In the UK the rhyme is but words wi...Adrian Hawkes:<br />In the UK the rhyme is but words will NEVER kill me. But right on words have great power...Adrians Blogghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09379068844780707206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377914941549454200.post-11498854080281731772018-10-31T03:35:44.953-07:002018-10-31T03:35:44.953-07:00Richard T. Sandbach:
Sticks and stones may break b...Richard T. Sandbach:<br />Sticks and stones may break bones,but WORDS will kill you! Remember think before you answer---your WORDS will have power!Adrians Blogghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09379068844780707206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377914941549454200.post-87734291573730182852018-09-14T10:48:47.980-07:002018-09-14T10:48:47.980-07:00Excllent and nice experience articleExcllent and nice experience articleAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11148390507646578864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377914941549454200.post-14160029914409434202018-02-14T04:51:18.016-08:002018-02-14T04:51:18.016-08:00Adrian Hawkes
Hi Sinead Kanlioglu well I don't...Adrian Hawkes<br />Hi Sinead Kanlioglu well I don't really follow Dinesh, though have listened to some of his debates. Not sure what he has posted that upset you but will look. How dare he upset you...Adrians Blogghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09379068844780707206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377914941549454200.post-69233989457824189582018-02-14T04:48:50.266-08:002018-02-14T04:48:50.266-08:00Adrian
Well that is an interesting comment, and on...Adrian<br />Well that is an interesting comment, and one that I very much agree with. These days I often don’t use the word Christian, as it often has so many connotations, many of which I would like to dissociate myself from. So, when asked are you a Christian my oft reply is well that depends what that means, I am a follower of Jesus. In terms of can other do good, can they be right well of course they can. All of us are made in the image of God, even if we don’t believe He exists, so why should it surprise me that people are often generous, kind, and so on, these simply display God’s likeness. People who say the opposite simply do not understand who we are. We are made in the image of ‘The God who is there’ even if we do not know it. Sure that image often has been damaged and spoiled, but you would not want me to go into my theological reasons as to why that is, would you.<br />Adrians Blogghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09379068844780707206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377914941549454200.post-46694170733477926522018-02-14T04:39:52.111-08:002018-02-14T04:39:52.111-08:00Christopher Chessum
For me it's not really ab...Christopher Chessum <br />For me it's not really about atheism v religion. It's really about truth. Atheism is my default position because I've yet to see either evidence or reason to believe in a deity. Religion is a highly generic term and it has a huge amount of variation. Not all religious people believe in a deity for example. Buddhists and Taoists have managed perfectly well for thousands of years without belief in a deity, but they are still religions. It's not that I want to spread atheism. I really don't care that much about what people want to believe about God or the afterlife. It's a matter for each individual to make up their own minds. It may surprise, but I do occasionally attend church. I sometimes go to evensong in the Church of England. It's a tradition that is unique to this country and the music is out of this world. Hearing the King James version of the bible being read is often very moving. The poetry is beautiful and the time for quiet contemplation and reflection actually does something for me, even though I'm not a Christian. <br /><br />The problem lies more with fundamentalist brands of religion that can't see anything beyond the paradigm of their brand of faith. So I have problems with statements like, "only my holy book contains the truth," "only Christians can do good in the world - what anyone else does counts for nothing because they don't believe in the one true God," "only Christians can experience love in the home," "only Christians can appreciate the beauty and magnitude of the universe." These are all statements that I have heard from the mouths of Christians - and the only reason I challenge them, is because their statements are totally untrue. The fact that some Christians choose to believe those things is their affair; but misleading other people with lies and falsehoods is another matter, which is why I tend to raise my head above the parapet.Adrians Blogghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09379068844780707206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377914941549454200.post-84996853691535802412018-02-14T04:02:03.619-08:002018-02-14T04:02:03.619-08:00Adrian
Well Christopher Chessum You probably know ...Adrian<br />Well Christopher Chessum You probably know my objections to Religion, its a killer. But I did find you comments on communism and religion very agreeable, I have used the same argument many times. However what you missed is the same can be said of the Atheist points of view. I did say to Richard Dawkins when he interviewed me that it seemed to me that he was a great evangelist for his religion. He got very cross with me much to the camera mans amusement, saying to me that many had said the same thing and he objected strongly to it. So my guess is you will object stonly to it too, but I hold my opinion, it comes across to me very much like religion, which I say again, much Like Jesus did, I hate it. Religion that is.Adrians Blogghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09379068844780707206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377914941549454200.post-28863233959869095172018-02-14T03:44:49.630-08:002018-02-14T03:44:49.630-08:00Ashok Imada
YES I DO
Ashok Imada<br />YES I DO<br />Adrians Blogghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09379068844780707206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377914941549454200.post-82034575615688469532018-02-14T03:44:14.855-08:002018-02-14T03:44:14.855-08:00Christopher Chessum
I find it curious when Christi...Christopher Chessum<br />I find it curious when Christians want to attack atheism, they often cite Hitler who wasn't even an atheist. Read Mein Kampf where Hitler talks about doing God's work by eradicating Jews. Read the Nazi party oath where allegiance had to be sworn to the Fuhrer and to God. Read the inscription on the belt buckles of the Nazi party uniform where the inscription "Got mitt uns" (God is with me) is found. I'm not saying Hitler was a Christian, but he was certainly no atheist.<br /><br />As for D'Souza, Adrian has quoted this particular citation from D'Souza's book many times before. But if there is one thing worse than having history written by a scientist as D'Souza complains, it's to have it written by a spin doctor - which is basically what D'Souza was during the Regan administration. He hasn't lost any of his flare. I actually quite admire D'Souza in many ways but there's no doubt about it; what he writes here is pure spin. <br /><br />Firstly, I think we need clarity on what atheism actually is. Theos is the Greek word for God. Theism is belief in God or Gods. The prefix "A" simply means "without." Therefore atheism literally means without belief in God or Gods. Atheism, says nothing about a future vision for society; it says nothing about a utopia - it is simply an absence in the belief in a deity of any kind. Atheism is therefore not a motivating factor to kill people or eradicate those who disagree with you. To want to do that, you need another component: in Stalin and Mao's case, it was Communism; with it's own doctrines of dialectical materialism and the idea of the dictatorship of the proletariat. These were the central doctrines of communism. Atheism was rather peripheral to those. <br /><br />Communism and religion actually have a great deal in common. <br />(1) Both have their holy prophets: Jesus/Mohammed - Marx, Engles, Lenin, etc. <br />(2) Both have their sacred texts: the bible/koran, etc - Das Capital, Communist Manifesto, Mao's red book, etc.<br />(3) Both have their blueprint for society; their ultimate utopia. The Kingdom of God on earth where the lion will lie down next to the lamb - the communist society when all men will be free to do whatever they like; ie., be a surgeon in the morning, an artist in the afternoon a philosopher in the evening.<br />(4) Both have their sacred doctrines which you must accept by faith and not question. The virgin birth, resurrection, atonement, obedience to God and his word, etc - dialectical materialism, class consciousness, obedience to the Communist Party.<br />(5) Last but not least: both have their heretics and witch hunts and inquisitions when followers step out of line,<br />What's really striking about the ideas of Mao and Stalin, is how similar their ideas are to religion.Adrians Blogghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09379068844780707206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377914941549454200.post-57013402806496060012018-02-14T03:43:24.883-08:002018-02-14T03:43:24.883-08:00Roberta Whitt
Please keep in mind if you are right...Roberta Whitt<br />Please keep in mind if you are right I have nothing to loose, however if you're wrong you have everything to loose.Adrians Blogghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09379068844780707206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377914941549454200.post-77062239282734598732018-02-14T03:42:53.758-08:002018-02-14T03:42:53.758-08:00Pauline Hawkes
Love you Sinead!Pauline Hawkes<br />Love you Sinead!Adrians Blogghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09379068844780707206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377914941549454200.post-30589391862992254922018-02-14T03:42:30.282-08:002018-02-14T03:42:30.282-08:00Sinead Kanlioglu
One more thing..quoting dinesh d...Sinead Kanlioglu<br /> One more thing..quoting dinesh d'souza in an article regarding morals and ethics seems a little off to me. I follow him on Twitter to try and get opinion outside my bubble. Some of what he posts - even in the last hour is vile.<br />I still think you're great though even if I am a lost soul ;-)Adrians Blogghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09379068844780707206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377914941549454200.post-18215849708571538902018-02-14T03:42:00.952-08:002018-02-14T03:42:00.952-08:00Sinead Kanlioglu
To add to Christopher's point...Sinead Kanlioglu<br />To add to Christopher's points: 3. Many Christian organisations exist for the benefit (often £££) of their founders/'leaders'.<br />As you know I'm not a theologian but it strikes me there's a lot to be said for those prepared to do good without the carrot or stick of an afterlife.Adrians Blogghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09379068844780707206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377914941549454200.post-25683189643632936592018-02-14T03:41:20.726-08:002018-02-14T03:41:20.726-08:00Christopher Chessum
Roberta Whitt What exactly is ...Christopher Chessum<br />Roberta Whitt What exactly is “it” that you claim I am making seem hard and impossible?Adrians Blogghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09379068844780707206noreply@blogger.com