Sandy Engelking commented on Paul Hazelden's article Genocide: Remembering is Not Enough
"Two excellent books both by Francois Bizot who was imprisoned by the Khmer Rouge but later released. The Gate describes his cature, improsonment, release and his work as intermediary between the refugees in the French Embassy and the Rouge. Scroll…"
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Paul Hazelden commented on Paul Hazelden's article What Makes the World Worse?
"Adrian,
Some good points: thank you.
But on the traffic light front, the situation is more complicated than most people assume.  Some traffic lights in Bristol, just off the M32, stopped working for an extended period, and the traffic flowed much…"
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Introduction
In January this year, I attended the Holocaust Memorial Commemoration in City Hall. As usual, it was well attended. Also as usual, good people gave powerful talks: they told us about several stories of survival,…
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What do we do when other people do not do what we want them to do?  What follows are some thoughts which may be helpful.  They were originally written for a friend, in June 1993, but I suspect that not much…
Jan 23
Paul Hazelden published an article
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When talking about a religion or belief system, please be particularly careful to ensure that any comments are fair and helpful.
(This was initially written in 2018, thinking back to a conversation in the Summer of 2017.  The…
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When talking about a religion or belief system, please be particularly careful to ensure that any comments are fair and helpful. This article is part of the 'Ground Up' project.
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The unity of the Body of Christ is…
Jan 13
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Where does power lie in the modern world?  We need to know.  Quite often, we need to know in order to survive, to navigate the ever-changing challenges life throws at us.  And we need to know if we want to change the…
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This is a brief set of notes following a discussion in November 2024.
In recent years, increasingly large areas of our lives depend upon the Internet - either in part, or entirely.  It seems inevitable that…
Nov 27, 2024
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Introduction
On 16 October 2024, the Labour MP Kim Leadbeater presented a Private Members’ Bill to Parliament, the "Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill 2024-25".  The long title states it will “allow adults who are…
Nov 16, 2024
Paul Hazelden commented on Adrian Roberts's blog post Trump has won. We live in interesting times.
"I follow your logic... but from this perspective, where does Trump's and Musk's love affair with Bitcoin fit?  I don't see most of Trump's supporters investing in it...
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Nov 15, 2024
Paul Hazelden commented on Adrian Roberts's blog post Trump has won. We live in interesting times.
"Thanks for posting; I agree with most of what you say here.  I would have been astonished if Harris had won: as you point out, most Americans say the economy was better under Trump, and they are suffering from inflation under Biden.  Also, many of…"
Nov 14, 2024
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I talk with a lot of people, and - possibly as a consequence - I am asked this question on a fairly regular basis: why don't people join the church?  On the basis of no formal research whatsoever, but simply…
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Genocide: Remembering is Not Enough

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Introduction

In January this year, I attended the Holocaust Memorial Commemoration in City Hall. As usual, it was well attended. Also as usual, good people gave powerful talks: they told us about several stories of survival, and of the work being done to ensure that the worst genocide in history is not forgotten.…

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Power Over People

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Introduction

Where does power lie in the modern world?  We need to know.  Quite often, we need to know in order to survive, to navigate the ever-changing challenges life throws at us.  And we need to know if we want to change the world, to make it a better place.

We probably need to distinguish at the outset between power and influence.  Power is the…

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Online Safety

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Introduction

This is a brief set of notes following a discussion in November 2024.

In recent years, increasingly large areas of our lives depend upon the Internet - either in part, or entirely.  It seems inevitable that this trend will continue.  Governments and businesses are providing services through the Internet, and offline alternatives are hard to find;…

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Assisted Dying: the November 2024 Bill

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Introduction

On 16 October 2024, the Labour MP Kim Leadbeater presented a Private Members’ Bill to Parliament, the "Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill 2024-25".  The long title states it will “allow adults who are terminally ill, subject to safeguards and protections, to request and be provided with assistance to end their own life”.  The text of the bill was…

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Why Don't People Join the Church?

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Introduction

I talk with a lot of people, and - possibly as a consequence - I am asked this question on a fairly regular basis: why don't people join the church?  On the basis of no formal research whatsoever, but simply looking back at conversations over the past decade or two, it seems to me that there are three main reasons, all relating to massive cultural changes…

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