The Last Of The Vacation Pictures

(more Roman stuff)

(an Indiana Jones bridge between two mountains)

(A volcano crater lake)

(a Roman temple)

(just a lizard)

A Short Announcement

We are having visitors. I'll be around, mostly, but posting will be scarce.

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Another Milestone

 250264 pageviews as of today! I have some posts in the planning but an incredible shortage of time as we are going to have visitors coming this week plus I've been working on my new book and I've been socially very busy. I'll try to write a sequel to my current post tomorrow!

The Church Of Equal?

Some folks say modern Evangelicals have problems with feminism. I'd say they probably have problems with more than that.

Christians usually stand in opposition to any class distinctions...

(Quote by an Evangelical author).

21 For three things the earth is disquieted, and for four which it cannot bear:

22For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with meat;

23For an odious woman when she is married; and an handmaid that is heir to her mistress.

I realise the verses are from the mean Testament, not from the nice one:)

(Since the lady author whom I quoted above no doubt, meant well, and it's a sister in faith I won't give her bad publicity and mention her name).

Does you church preach Jesus or social justice? 

Some Thoughts On Divorce

 When people criticise divorce, they will always point out that its easy availability contributes to high divorce rates (which is certainly true) and name many other factors, too. While all those observations are no doubt, valid, there is one big elephant in the room no one seems to notice, even Christians. I should probably say especially Christians, since they are supposed to marry "for better for worse till Death do us part".

When you marry in the church, you give a solemn oath in front of the witnesses and congregation to stay with each other till one of the spouses die. Not so long ago people used to believe that oath-breakers would spend eternity in Hell (our official liturgy still states it) and it wasn't restricted to Christians, either, as even pagan Germanic tribes believed the same. Plus, divorce without a just cause was considered adultery and it, too, was a mortal sin.

Of course, in our enlightened times we don't believe that ideas and concepts such as honour as in keeping your word are at all important and Hell is something which is seldom mentioned at all. When contemplating divorce one will consider the financial and custody aspects, but not the eternal consequences of their actions.

Frivolous divorce is dishonesty and betrayal, and that is the worst part of it, not the fact that women supposedly get "cash and prizes" (which doesn't happen until you have been married to a wealthy man) and not even the fact that the child will miss contact with one of his parents (usually father); because violating spiritual laws as in breaking a solemn vow is worse damage than simply material losses.

There is a reason society used to shun those who ruined their marriages and it wasn't out of meanness.

Phyllis Schlafly, R.I.P.

A prominent anti-feminist who singlehandedly defeated Equal Rights amendment in 1970s died yesterday at her home at the age of 92. Phyllis Schlafly has done a lot to support housewives and mothers, fight abortion and defend fathers' rights. She was politically active till the last months, endorsing Donald Trump in March of this year. She also wrote 27 books and countless articles and was the mother of six children. May she rest in peace...

A Feel Good Video For All Dog-Lovers

A golden retriever was rescued in Italy after spending more than 9 days under rubble due to the earthquake of August 24.



Story here.

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