Daily Archives: 24/06/2011

A nice summary of the droning prize-bores known as the New Atheists

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‘Nobody talks so constantly about God as those who insist that there is no God.’ ~ Heywood Broun

Posted in Atheism, Quote of the Day

Writers’ quote of the day: Richard Bach on the importance of persistence

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‘A professional writer is an amateur who didn’t quit.’ ~ Richard Bach

Posted in Authors, Quote of the Day, Writing

Pic of the day: St. Etheldreda at St. Peter and St. Paul Church, Ampton, Suffolk, England

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St. Etheldreda (630-679), sometimes called Audrey, was a royal princess, daughter of a king, and twice married.  Her second marriage was to the King of Northumbria.  Nevertheless, it is said, she remained a virgin. She took religious vows, and founded the Abbey of Ely.  Viking … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Visual Arts

Mordechay Lewy, the Israeli ambassador to the Vatican, praises Pope Pius XII for saving Jews from the Nazis

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Israeli envoy praises wartime Pope The comments by Mordechay Lewy, the Israeli ambassador to the Vatican, were some of the warmest ever made by a Jewish official about Pius. And rightly so. Lewy, speaking at a ceremony on Thursday night to … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Churches, History