Today the Sun, Daily Mail and Express (tabloid papers) were at their racist, generalising best; reinforcing the uniformed views of asylum seekers that many people have, because the media is their main source of information.
Note: THE MAJORITY OF ASYLUM SEEKERS ARE NOT BOMBERS IN THE MAKING.
anymore than the majority of doctors are going to do [...]
I seem to spend my life going on the right adventures by the wrong route, (through a mix of necessity and interesting choices) doing the same things a different way to “normal” people.
(Example: “normal” route of life: complete sixth form, go to uni, finish uni, get married, have kid; my route: drop out of [...]
Madagascar is a movie worth watching if you have some spare time over the summer.
V. light plot, but some clever jokes mixed in and some good animation. A proper family film which we both enjoyed.
This links you to details of the Baptist World Congress internet streaming which starts on Wednesday.
Speakers include Billy Kim (v.good bloke from Korea), Myra Blyth (v. good Scottish speaker), Rick Warren (of Purpose Driven marketing opportunity fame – sorry I have ploughed through Purpose Driven Life & bits of it were useful), Solomon Ishola [...]
The Two of Us, My Life with John Thaw by Sheila Hancock.
A truly remarkable book, which I literally couldn’t put down. It takes you through every human emotion imaginable, as well as giving some interesting historical and social insights mixed with some political commentry.
However, it’s greatest strength is basically it is a love story [...]
Barky has bought attention to the continued situation in Dafur. Follow the links on his site to read about the situation, see some footage and sign the campaign statement or alternatively go to Protect Dafur site to see what’s going on & how you can respond.
Anybody who has been reading regularly will know I live in an area which is a mess when it comes to secondary education, largely because they insist on keeping grammar schools and not recognising the effects of the house building going on in the area. As such I had an interesting time getting Third Party [...]
Thanks to Jason for linking to this interview with Brian Mclaren .
It’s an interesting article in its own right which highlights why/ how in a number of areas stuff is not black and white and there is not always a shared understanding of things. It is also useful because it gives some history to [...]
The zone of transition is a strange, almost unreal, place to be in. It is like floating in the air after you have jumped from one ledge before you reach the next, and are able to feel the ground below you, ready to start to reestablish yourself on firm footing.
In the zone of transition the [...]