Reason 1 — It is proportional. The penalty for theft was to pay back twice what was stolen. You steal a £1 loaf of bread, you are fined £2. That's £1 to pay back the loaf and you are out of by £1 which is the cost of hat you stole. But if a bank employee …
Terrorism and France
Terrorists have struck again. Earlyyesterday in St Etienne-du-Rouvray, Normandy, France, two terrorists armed with knives entered a church, murdered the elderly priest F, Jacques Hamel, by cutting his throat and taking hostages. This is what martyrdom looks like. The terrorists were later shot by police. President Francois Hollande has described the attack as cowardly assassination, and has blamed Islamic State …
5 odd ways to be good
God is good. The Christians like to sing that in their children's songs. In the adult songs the wording can be more sophisticated, but the meaning is the same. Jesus is God. the churches also teach that to their children and adults. It is part of standard Trinitarian theology, (sorry about the big words). So …
The vibe of the Sabbath
This blog is a reply I made to The Vible's blog "The Vibe of the Sabbath" I even stole their image. So God used so much energy that he needed to rest. Really? God does not need to rest, and the Sabbath was not created for God. Jesus said that The Sabbath was created for …
Who is in charge?
The politics of me. Who runs the country? Prime Minister David Cameron has resigned, and will no longer be Prime Minister, the Parliamentary Labour Party have revolted overwhelmingly against their leader, Jeremy Corbyn, and UKIP leader Nigel Farage has stood down. Post Brexit Britain is in turmoil. Over on the other side of the Atlantic …
Dark space
Back in June, I spoke about the corporate and personal sides of what the apostle Paul spoke about in Ephesians 3, in the blogs Loads More and Let's Get Personal. I said I would get back to say how this affects me personally, so here it is two weeks late. Some Christians give what they …
Violence must stop
Since the EU exit referendum there has been increasing violence against immigrants. In some cases the perpetrators idea could be someone who was born here. Their parents and grandparents could be born here, but that does not matter to a racist. All that matters is they don't look talk or smell like we do. The …
Give us time
EU referendum notes for both sides For those who voted remain. You no doubt woke up on Friday morning and were disappointed by the referendum result. We all were. That disappointment may have left you feeling numb, or angry, or depressed. Different people will be affected in different ways. In the days to come …
Coming soon, Brexit poll 2?
Here we go again? There is a petition to parliament has been launched to re-run the British referendum on membership of the EU. I think that is a very bad idea. To have a referendum in the first place was a bad idea. I voted, and what I votes for was not the majority position. …
Your opinion is requested
It is one day to the polls opening for the referendum on the United kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's membership of the European Union. I am not going to electioneer. I have already given my opinion on this blog; it hasn't changed. But it is important to realise that a referendum is not …
Making an ass of myself 