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Qumran Sect a Cult Under Siege

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28 June 2014 10 yrs

The Qumran sect, or the Essenes, as they were known by Josephus – the first century AD Roman – Jewish scholar, were a prime example of a religious community during this period (200 BC to 68 AD). Records of their community laws contained in the […]

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27 June 2014 10 yrs

Sacred Chef Secrets and Recipes

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26 June 2014 10 yrs

Judeo-Christian Roots Beginning of Misuse of Religion by Political Powers

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24 June 2014 10 yrs

Religion a Socialising Force or a Private Affair?

Sacred Chef published on Amazon and Kobo

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15 May 2014 11 yrs

Sacred Chef Published on Amazon and Kobo

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Health Issues Govt Control & Big Business

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6 January 2014 0 11 yrs

Excerpt from – House Therapy

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Online Reflections

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6 January 2014 0 11 yrs

Internet Sex Study

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Illicit Drugs Cultural Conflict Scapegoats

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14 November 2024 6 dys

Being Stoic: What Is It?

I could begin with a brief history lesson about Stoicism but this is not the essence of it. Being Stoic: What is it? Doing stuff you don’t want to do but know that you have to do anyway. The expression ‘soldiering on,’ invariably comes to mind, as soldiers have to do a lot of shitty things they really would rather not. Duty is a big one for Stoics. Virtue, even, more so. WTF is virtue anyway? It is a word, which has not stood the test of time. It exists as an anachronism, a term draped in cobwebs and an echo from the ancient world. This is old stuff and does it truly having any bearing on our lives today?

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12 November 2024 1 week

Why Appealing To White Working Class Folk Is A Race To The Bottom?

Democrats in America are scratching their heads over Trump’s victory in the recent presidential election. Soul searching is going on, as to how they lost this contest. Democratic elections are popularity contests. They are part evaluations, part bribery, and mirrors held up to societies. Op eds are being written about the role of working class America in the outcome. Chasing this vote is problematic in my view. Why appealing to white working class folk is a race to the bottom? Demagogues, like Donald Trump, falsely court this vote and pretend to champion their grievances. Trump did not deliver for them the first time around and will not again. It is a cynical game and losers always lose out in the end.

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9 November 2024 2 weeks

Self-Interest Is Trending In America.

The pundits say you should always back the horse called ‘self-interest’ in any race. Donald Trump franked this adage once again in the US Presidential contest over Kamala Harris. A convicted felon who mishandled a global pandemic appallingly, when he was last President, Donald Trump was re-elected to the White House. Trump had plenty to lose if he lost, in terms of numerous upcoming criminal trials and the very real prospect of going to jail. ‘The man was motivated,’ as they say on the street. Self-interest is trending in America. The Trump campaign stitched up every deal and sold every favour they possibly could. Elon Musk was literally jumping up and down for Trump.

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14 Nov

Being Stoic: What is it? Death appears on the horizon and no longer seems so far away. The Stoics of the ancient world were very concerned about how one died.

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12 Nov

Donald Trump as demagogue, and there were plenty of these in the ancient world revving up the demos for their own benefit. Trump has become the presumed champion of the white working class American.

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52% of white female voters supported Donald Trump and this is a damning indictment on these women, in my view. Voting for a confirmed sexual predator, misogynist, racist, and supporter of the state removing the reproductive freedoms of women is appalling.

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The mass sackings of Qantas workers happened repeatedly over the 15 years the diminutive Irishman stood tall in Australian aviation.

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Episode 12: The Politics of Grievance - Robert Sudha Hamilton's Podcast

America is the great democratic experiment. Although, this is getting on for some 250 years now. This nation is in the grip of the politics of grievance. Partisan politics in America is more about hating the other side than particularly loving the side you are voting for. Americans have been encouraged to focus their attention upon their grievances via decades of negative campaigning and attack ads. Demonizing ‘the other’ is the favoured political pastime in the 21C. Identity politics and social values are the main game these days. Economic issues are now seen through this ideological filter.Murdoch, Fox & Stirring Grievance In AmericaRupert Murdoch and his Fox News are merchants of toxic polarization. This network is spewing out lies and fake news 24/7. Every presentation is top heavy in anti-woke content and a right wing bias. Regular viewers are sucked into a spin cycle of libertarian anti-government GOP grievance stoking. Old white men upset at their changing worlds, where heaven forbid minorities are now getting a say. OMG the sky is going to fall in. In this partisan realm complaints about there being too many coloured faces on TV and LGBTQIA folk making too much noise are legion. Uppity women talking about sexual harassment and such like make their viewer’s blood boil – which is the whole idea for Fox. Getting their audience riled up keeps eyeballs on them and advertising rates going up for their revenue.Popularizing Poisonous Issues For Political GainThe politics of grievance is all about popularizing these causes for the benefit of candidates and the party. The party promoting these grievances doesn’t need positive policies. They just bang on about how the other side is to blame for the problem.

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The wind farm where a worker was killed last week recorded a separate safety incident in the weeks leading up to the fatality.
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Charleville in south-west Queensland has recorded 68.2mm of rain in one hour this afternoon. The Weather Bureau says it's a highly unlikely event, with only a two per cent chance of that amount of rain falling in Charleville in any given year.
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Country music artist Kane Brown is on tour in Australia, charming fans at his Sydney concert.
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Hawthorn Football Club settles federal court case with Indigenous players 20 November 2024
Former premiership player Cyril Rioli was among the group of players who alleged they were subjected to a racist culture during their time at the club.
Parents guilty of starving their emaciated teenage daughter who they treated like a 'little girl' 20 November 2024
The parents of a malnourished Perth teenager doctors warned would die without medical help have been found guilty of starving her.
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Inquest into veteran's shooting hears police are grappling with 'suicide by cop' cases 20 November 2024
Officers say they had no choice but to shoot when veteran Steven Angus, 52, charged at them while holding two knives at a Townsville house in 2023.
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Aussie stars chasing record payday at LPGA Tour Championship 20 November 2024
Aussies Hannah Green, Minjee Lee, Grace Kim and Gabriela Ruffels are among 60 players chasing a $6.13 million winners prize, the biggest cheque in women's golf history.
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Jimmy Lai, the billionaire Hong Kong media tycoon, has taken the stand in his own defence in a high-stakes national security trial that could see him jailed for life.
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A day after Tasmania's government said it was pausing the introduction of a system designed to cap a gambler's losses to the pokies, the state's gaming commissioner says she hopes "common sense will prevail" and "something" is put into hotels and clubs to "support people".
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Ex-partner maintains innocence at inquest into Gold Coast woman's shooting death 20 November 2024
A Gold Coast man previously charged over the death of his former partner has maintained his innocence despite being urged to "go deep into your heart" and be honest about how she died.
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