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Trouble In Gaza
January 6 2009 I was watching Larry Bling Live on television last night and the progam was about the current Israeli-Palestinian flare up in the Middle East. The discussion went something like this: Bling: Tonight, we'll discuss the violence in Gaza. Our panel consists of Slomo......Read More

Posted on: 2009-01-06 11:26:34 | Rating:

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The Widow's Mite
January 7 2009 Even though I'm an atheist, there is a passage in the New Testament that I like very much because it touches on a point that very few people understand. I can't remember where in the Gospels you will find the incident, but the story has Jesus and his disciples standing......Read More

Posted on: 2009-01-08 11:13:53 | Rating:

| Views: 121 | Comments: 0 | Tags: widow

At The Party
January 8 2009 My wife loves parties, but I dread them. I'm terrible at small talk; I'm shy with strangers and alcohol goes straight to my head. Somehow, I let Margaret talk me into going to a party hosted by a woman from her Pilates class. I found myself in a room filled with people......Read More

Posted on: 2009-01-09 10:59:46 | Rating:

| Views: 92 | Comments: 2 | Tags: party

Obama Mania vs. Reality
January 21 2009 Yesterday, the inauguration of Barack Obama was quite a show. It was as close to a royal coronation as the American political system ever gets. Pundits have disagreed about the quality of Obama's inauguration speech, but I found it stirring. However, now that the......Read More

Posted on: 2009-01-21 11:14:12 | Rating:

| Views: 108 | Comments: 2 | Tags: Obama

Fear Of Atheism
January 29 2009 Recently, two Atheists have written books that have triggered many complaints among religious people. These books are The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins and God Is Not Great by Christopher Hitchens. I've read only excerpts from these books, so I can't give an......Read More