Needless to say, the Wiccans are paying attention to the fact that this year is the first since 1554 that we have had a winter solstice and lunar eclipse at the same time: "It's a ritual of transformation from darkness into light," says Nicole Cooper, a high priestess at Toronto's Wiccan Church of Canada. "It's …
More on the Image and Likeness in Moses Maimonides
Back in September I posted The Difference Between Image and Likeness in Genesis, which discussed both Orthodox and Jewish concepts of Genesis 1:26. Recently I received a series of Twitter messages from Y Sher as follows: You understood Maimonides distinction between Image (Tzelem) and Likeness (Dmuth), he seems to equate both to man's divine capacity …
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Good Help Is So Hard to Find These Days
That should have been the comeback of Palm Beach apartment building owner Robert Roddy as he faces fines of US$250/day for not getting his town-mandated repairs complete on schedule: It looks as though fines will begin mounting against property owner Robert Roddy as he repairs his vacant 1938 apartment building at 332 S. County Road …
Atheists: The New Roundheads of the Anglophone World
The recent vandalism of Glastonbury's Holy Thorn Tree at Christmastime has got me thinking about some strange connections which seem to be manifesting themselves. We always like to think that we know how things work, but that isn't always the case. And, as anyone involved in science and technology will tell you, sometimes recognising the …
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The Ten Weeks: Week One (13-19 December): In the Clutches of Nationalised Health Care
The setting of the novel The Ten Weeks was exactly forty years ago. This is one of a series of excerpts from the novel, one for each week (except for Weeks Two and Three, which were combined). Click here for more information on the book, including the new e-book version. The sun was just setting …
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Hosts a Cosmetics Exhibition
For reasons beyond my knowing, I get spam from the Middle East. I cannot resist posting the following, an advertisement for a cosmetics exhibition in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: Think: this is a country where women (the predominant users of cosmetics) are not permitted to show their faces in public.
Laying it Out for the "King James Only" People
Nick Park makes an important point for those who think that the KJV was Paul's version: Lots of things end up becoming traditional as a result of such historical accidents. But what is really odd is that many modern day Baptists and Puritans (in a country that long ago rejected the authority of kings, freed …
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The Strange Course of Marriage vs. Class
Albert Mohler comments on the upending of the whole trend line of class vs. personal morality: For most of the last century, we have been concerned about the alienation of the cultural and intellectual elites from the institution of marriage. Starting at least as far back as the 1920s, the most highly educated Americans moved …
Palm Beach Does it Right on Coastal Engineering and Management
They have their own "Comprehensive Coastal Management" page. Part of that is the very nice satellite composite of the entire town, which you can see at the right. Those of you who follow this blog know that I maintain an extensive collection of coastal and marine engineering materials. Some of that has spilled over to …
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For a New "Sputnik Moment," the '60's Radicals Have Got to Go
President Obama may want one... President Obama called for another “Sputnik moment” on Monday by having the nation invest more in education and science, previewing a theme that is likely to be part of his agenda and his budget for the second half of his term. Mr. Obama, who made his remarks during a visit …
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