Category Archives: History

Migrants to the West #5

Limited freedom In Islamic countries is the trend going on of limiting people in their freedom; This has not so much to do with the religion of the followers of Muhammed. The example we can find about the female Turkish … Continue reading

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20 years at the personal computer

Expensive utilities In 1981 the IBM PC was introduced to the world and seemed to be the revelation for small businesses to have, though they were very expensive.  Too expensive for private use or for a small private business like … Continue reading

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Exploring the cultural history of Flanders from your home

Thanks to the online museum Flandrica, you can now explore the cultural history of Flanders without stepping into the winter cold. The website offers guided tours tracing the paths of Flemings who have influenced global history, illustrated by the masterpieces … Continue reading

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Teaching Holy Scriptures in Schools

On David Hoffman’s commonplacebook appeared the article Teaching the Bible in Schools in which he expresses that he has long felt that the Bible should be taught in public schools. U.S. Jews seem ready to believe the worst of this part … Continue reading

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Liberation, salvation and the Latin American voice entering the Vatican

As a youngster I liked a lot the work Pope John XXIII did and I went to new vital congregations of charismatic Christians where we came together reading the Bible , singing and praising the Lord. It looked that the … Continue reading

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Juncker warns for possible new war

La Decena Trágica may have been far away from Europe when it brought in 1913 the Mexican Revolution. Europe had to meet its tragic decennial a year later. The House of Romanov in 1913 celebrated its 300th anniversary of its … Continue reading

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Zionism comments and the place of Jerusalem in the world

The world today faces more global problems and might face more strife or dispute, noisy quarrel or contention. Today 7.9 million people live in Israel, 10 times the number at the country’s founding. Since early 2011, the winds unleashed by … Continue reading

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Mutiny in the United States of America

For the re-elected president a new nightmare may be lying on the front-doormat. Several states of the New World Union States of America, are convinced they could do it better than other states and are not willing to take care … Continue reading

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World Agenda for Sustainability

The world rings changes, it is never constant but in its disappointments. The world is but a great inn, where we are to stay a night or two, and be gone; what madness is it so to set our heart … Continue reading

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Economic crisis danger for the rise of political extremism

The last few years we have seen racist attacks becoming more in vogue again. Some experts blame the situation on the social stress caused by an extended period of economic austerity – unemployment rates are fast approaching high percentages and … Continue reading

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