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The February March
My son’s indie rock band has changed its name from Formula to The February March. They have just released a ctitically aclaimed new CD entitled City of Glass. Check them out at myspace.com/thefebruarymarch
Christians, Jews and Anti-Semitism
Credible Jewish groups such as the Anti Defamation League and other commentators have said that Mel Gibson’s blockbuster film The Passion of the Christ is anti-semitic. Why? I still remember the shock I felt when I learned in 1983 that … Continue reading
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Relatively Speaking
Profound truths are often to be found in paradox. This is why Pope Benedict XVIs attack on the dictatorship of relativism is a stoke of brilliance that will simultaneously strengthen Christianity and ease religious strife worldwide. Called fighting words by … Continue reading
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Tagged multifaith, pope benedict xvi, ratzinger, relativism, Religion, social evolution
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Match Point – The Opera
Woody Allen’s recent film Match Point affords a great look at contemporary London and a truly operatic plot with love triangles, shocking violence and a main character seduced by his vaulting ambition. The film opens with an ancient and worbling … Continue reading
Rant # 3, War of the Words; Islam and the "T" Word
The language of dialogue in the current global war of worldviews is so vague that any chance of peace is lost in a sea of meaningless words and overused catchphrases. To see a way to understanding between the West and … Continue reading
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Tagged anachism, islam, joseph conrad, terror, terrorism, terrorist, the secret agent, the west
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Free Song by Formula
Formula is a progresive rock band led by my son Joel Brett, based in New Westminster BC. Check out their web page at http://www.formulaband.com. Let me know if you like this song and I’ll post more. Formula is signed to … Continue reading
Two Rants on The West and Islam
Rant # 1 OK Western World, let’s admit that when it comes to understanding the world of Islam, we suck. We dont get it. And we dont care that we dont get it. We do, however, have well developed stereotypes … Continue reading
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Tagged christianity, islam, muslims, Religion, the koran, the west, tolerance
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Letter Battle
What follows is a “battle of the letters” that went on for a few weeks recently in my hometown paper, The Royal City Record, relating to the recent Provincial Election in British Columbia. This will give you a sense of … Continue reading
Welcome to my Blog
Besides hating the word Blog, I have a lot of opinions and ideas I feel strongly about, some of which you might find here in various stages of publishability. I find politics, economics, religions, mining, society, music and philosophy interesting. … Continue reading
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