Archive for November, 2009
Beautiful Slave
30, Nov 2009There are more people in slavery today than at any time in human history – 27 million.
This growth in the number of slaves is driven by the population explosion, widespread impoverishment of people and their resulting vulnerability, and government corruption so that people are not protected from the violence of enslavement.
Recently I took a small [...]
- In: Christianity| The Bible| World - Politics
- Tags: Injustice, Slavery
It’s my lucky day…Apparently!
27, Nov 2009Oh yes… According to the email I got this morning, and some bloke called Anthony de Croud, I should have good fortune drop through my front door any time soon!! Well, that is if I forward the message to 20 people in the next 4 days…Phew…4 days…that beats some of them that usually only give [...]
- In: Just for Fun
- Tags: Just for Fun, Randomness
An American Thanksgiving
26, Nov 2009I’ve been slightly absent for a while – perhaps that is something you can be thankful for?!? Today, Americans celebrate their “Thanksgiving”. Something that has become a mainstay in their identity – a part of who they are. For most it is a time for family, close friends, feasting…turkey…pumpkins, and the like. Yet the whole [...]
- In: Current Events| History
- Tags: Abraham Lincoln, History, Thanksgiving