By Dr. Mathew Maavak. Why America’s ‘Blessed Israel’ obsession risks the church, the world – and the truth During a recent interview with Tucker Carlson, US Senator Ted Cruz displayed not only alarming geopolitical ignorance but also a brazen willingness to distort Scripture in defence of his unwavering support for Israel. The verse he quotedContinue reading “How Christian Zionism distorts scripture to serve empire”
Tag Archives: Western Europe
At a crossroads in history or in transition in the post-truth era
In Europe being at a crossroads in history Marcus Ampe looks at the present state of Europe and how right wing movements all over the world have pushed our world into a dangerous zone, where lots of people do not take the ancient or traditional norms and values to keep to. We can seeContinue reading “At a crossroads in history or in transition in the post-truth era”
More than 9 million people in the UK experience levels of poverty and hunger
Western Europe could be listed some years ago as a very good place to be and where one could live reasonably. In recent years, however, it has become more difficult for many people to survive. More than 9 million people in the UK experience levels of poverty and hunger so extreme they are vulnerable toContinue reading “More than 9 million people in the UK experience levels of poverty and hunger”
Wildfires all over the northern hemisphere in 2023
Climate change has spurred on hotter, drier conditions around the world that have lengthened fire seasons in many regions, including California, Europe and Siberia. Changes to the climate have put more energy into the atmosphere, which means severe lightning storms are happening much further north.
The oil industry operating on a different planet.
Greenpeace activists board a Shell platform headed for the North Sea to expand existing oil and gas on 6th February (AFP via Getty Images) It increasingly feels like the oil industry is operating on a different planet. Profit-wise, things have never been better for the fossil-fuel titans. Exxon, Chevron, BP, Shell and TotalEnergiesContinue reading “The oil industry operating on a different planet.”
Holidays: Inherent Joy vs. Circumstances
Last weekend many of our brethren and sisters started their holiday with hopes for lights in Ukraine. Jewish leaders and supporters gathered in Kyiv to celebrate the Jewish Festival of Lights for which there are at least 24 variant spellings of the name, from Khanukka to Chanuca. The most common today being: Hanukkah. Jews inContinue reading “Holidays: Inherent Joy vs. Circumstances”
Are we going from purgatory to hell
People should come to know that we are in the fight of our lives facing climate change which is the defining issue of our age, the central challenge of our century in which the industrialised countries should pay for the damage done to the poor countries..
The first week of August 2022 as seen by the New York Times
August 01 Why Was Joshua Held for More Than Two Years for Someone Else’s Crimes? Honolulu incarcerated the wrong man for more than two years — a miscarriage of justice that shows the cruel inadequacy of America’s approach to mental health. Ukraine’s president urged hundreds of thousands of people living in the east to startContinue reading “The first week of August 2022 as seen by the New York Times”
Key element to the Ukrainian-Russian conflict
As the relationship with the gas supplier Russia and the Western countries is currently strained, the topic of energy, especially gas from Russia, is becoming a political ball game.
Russia not wanting it neighbours countries to cooperate with the West
After the annexation of Crimea in 2014, the tensions around the Ukrainian border did not stop. These days the West could see army movement which strained already tense relations between Russia and the US.
Some View on the World 