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The Church in China

Posted by Dyfed on Friday, September 16, 2011, In : Random 




The church’s explosive growth in China is truly a phenomenon worth beholding. The price some Christians are paying for their faith is also remarkable – a persecution that should make some who use the word to describe events in the UK blush. The BBC have a piece on their website this week about the Chinese church that is well worth reading.

European comparison
One sentence in the piece that does need to be put into some kind of context, however, is this: ‘More people go to church on Sund...

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The Dalai Lama, Mossad, and the misuse of power

Posted by Dyfed on Friday, February 19, 2010, In : Politics 

It’s been a bizarre week in international politics. First, the story that is still gradually being revealed about the assassination of a Hamas commander in Dubai: now widely thought to have been perpetrated by the Israeli secret service, Mossad. As if that isn’t outrageous enough there is an extra twist in the tail for us in the UK as we hear that those responsible were travelling with British passports. A story worthy of a Bond movie, surely.

And second the rather peculiar visit o...


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Some thoughts following my visit to Occupy London.

October 27th 2011

Ok so there’s plenty to disagree with but this is such a good song.

October 12th 2011
There are so many draining things we can focus on during the day: how we appear to others, how much others do or don’t respect us, how we can get people to do what we want. But once we become aware of the negative impact of these areas of focus, we can get clear on - even excited about - who we really want to be … We can shift our focus toward qualities like mercy, gentleness, courage, and the many others that bring true joy in our lives and in the lives of others.

Sasha Silverman and Malcom Smith

via MinEmergent

October 5th 2011
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