Religion

SOS

21st October 2020 Going Postal 0

It’s been nearly two months since the alarm was raised. “Migrant overboard in English Channel.” That was the night of August 18th and it wasn’t long before the headline writers got to work, blaming the [more…]

In Cathar Country, Part Two

24th August 2020 Tom Pudding 0

Introduction Although the castles in the Aude department of France are now referred to collectively as ‘Cathar Castles,’ the term is misleading in that while their sites may once have provided refuge for Cathars fleeing [more…]

The political machinations of Hirudo medicinalis

21st August 2020 Rookwood 0

For those not fortunate enough to have received a classical education with a strong foundation of Latin, the above title may seem rather peculiar. How, in the name of all that is logical and sensible, [more…]

In Cathar Country, Part One

17th August 2020 Tom Pudding 0

Introduction In the comments to my recent article about the Conques Tympanum quite a few readers made reference to ‘Cathar Country’ so, as I have pictures from my trips to the region I thought an [more…]

The Conques Tympanum Decoded

10th August 2020 Tom Pudding 0

Introduction Back in the 1990s while returning from a jaunt into Cathar Country in our VW camper, quite by chance we made an overnight stop in the ancient village of Conques in the Aveyron region [more…]

A cornucopia of intellectual Onanism

3rd August 2020 Rookwood 0

I’m quite sure there are a few readers at Going Postal who get frustrated with my writing style, or indeed any commentator who dares stray from the rugged pathway of the dry as dust academic [more…]

Lent & the 40 Days in the Old and New Testaments

22nd March 2020 1642again 0

In continuing my series of articles on the striking consistencies of theme and message within the Old and New Testaments, it seems apt not to discuss Lent and Jesus’ Forty Days in the Wilderness which [more…]

Postcard From Cumbria; Silloth and Abbeytown

13th February 2020 Colin Cross 0

Mention Cumbria to most people and they generally think “Lake District”. This isn’t always the case, mention Cumbria to a paid up member of the Urban “wokerati” and all you’ll get in response is a [more…]

The Old Testament Prophets in Retrospect

19th January 2020 1642again 0

The Major Old Testament Prophets – Making Sense of Them We have now reviewed in some detail the major Old Testament Prophets: Elijah, Elisha, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel and Daniel, the ostensibly minor prophet Jonah, and [more…]