Christianity
Was Jesus a Refugee?
Over the Christmas holidays I heard many references to Jesus being a refugee. This happens most years, but this year it was given extra credence by the number of migrants trying to cross the Channel [more…]
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Chaconne
A Chaconne is a dance Viktoria Mullova was/is an asylum seeker from the Soviet Union. OldTrout 2019
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Going Postal New Year’s Eve
© EJ 2018
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Æthelberht’s RFA Christmas
I know there’s plenty of former Pusser types on GP, and even a few who have sailed under the red duster. They’ll all be familiar with the Christmas routines for their respective outfits. I thought [more…]
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Unto Us a Child is Born
Merry Christmas. A day of celebration. The Prince of Peace is Born. This is one of my favourites – I love the Renaissance. Detail from the Mystic Nativity by Sandro Botticelli : This is owned [more…]
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Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Painted in about 1470/75, it is in the National Gallery. One of my favourite carols : Merry Christmas! OldTrout 2018
Christianity
Adeste, Fideles
The fourth Sunday of Advent – #Peace. Maestà, or Maestà of Duccio is an altarpiece composed of many individual paintings commissioned by the city of Siena in 1308 from the artist Duccio di Buoninsegna, 1308–1311 [more…]
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A Christmas message for atheists
I am always bemused by the number of otherwise intelligent people who insist on labelling themselves atheists. It is extraordinarily irrational. I intend to outline a case here not for creationism, a step too far [more…]