The author Lorna Gold who works for the Irish NGOTrócaire as Head of Policy and Advocacy, was a few weeks ago deeply doubtful herself whether a meaningful agreement could be reached.
result of many years’ negotiations, tireless campaigning, many prayers and many false starts => For the first time, the entire world, all 195 countries – literally everyone – came together to agree to take united action on climate change. => agreed to make this legally binding + took a step together to save our planet. = a universal, equitable (of sorts) + legally binding agreement as outcome of a peaceful, negotiated political process. <= result of the most complex and protracted negotiation in history.
spirit of Nelson Mandela seemed to hover => a rare, sweet moment of global celebration
The agreement = nowhere near perfect
very existence is little short of a miracle
many flaws = long on vision and ambition – stating need to keep temperatures below 1.5 degrees = short on action
Mechanisms for financing = still to be worked out
to make increasing commitments to reduce emissions over the coming years.
Something important happened in Paris this weekend which could change the course of history. For the first time, the entire world, all 195 countries – literally everyone – came together to agree to take united action on climate change. They agreed to make this legally binding and took a step together to save our planet. It was the result of many years’ negotiations, tireless campaigning, many prayers and many false starts. But they finally did it.
This sense of history was evident in the speeches made and in the emotion that pervaded the normally reserved conference halls. On Saturday, there were extraordinary scenes of big smiles, warm hugs, kisses, tears, singing, cheering. It was a triumph of unity over division, global solidarity over national interests, hope over despair. Witnessing those scenes of euphoria, you could not fail to get swept up in the emotion and believe in the power of what was happening. History weighed heavily in the…
A joint effort of several authors who do find that nobody can keep standing at the side and that “Everyone" must care about what is going on in today’s world.
We are a bunch of people who do not mind that somebody has a totally different idea but is willing to share the ideas with others and to be Active and willing to let others understand how "today’s decisions will influence the future”. Therefore we would love to see many others to "Act today".
By Danny Boyle After the Bank cast doubt on the Government’s ability to drive people back to work, the Chancellor is under pressure to do more. Also this morning, we reveal how energy firms are hoarding cash – and Rupert Everett claims to know Prince Harry’s virginity secret. Energy firms’ cash pile balloons to £9billion […]
By Danny Boyle Good morning. Despite more than half of schools being impacted by strike action, support from teachers appeared not to be as significant as feared. Also today, we cover a diversity crisis in the RAF – and today’s expected rate rise by the Bank of England. RAF diversity ‘discriminated against 160 white men’ […]
Het zorgpersoneel kwam op de laatste dag van januari 2023 de straat op om de regering te laten weten dat zij zo niet meer voort kunnen om de juiste goede zorg voor de mensen te kunnen bezorgen.
You would think The New York Times knows exactly what it’s doing. Though they placed a controversial topic to broach on social media. “Tomatoes are not traditional in carbonara, but they lend a bright tang to the dish,” read the tweet, linking to a recipe for a “smoky tomato carbonara”. 1.8 million views later, a […]
The most comprehensive assessment of ultra-processed foods and cancer risk in a recent study should be a warning for us all to take care of what we want to eat.
Onze tijd op aarde is zeer beperkt. Voor dat wij het eigenlijk beseffen zijn wij en onze kinderen opgegroeid en hebben wij zoveel zaken moeten laten passeren. Hoeveel keren hebben wij ons niet laten intimideren door anderen en hebben invloeden van buitenaf ons leven niet mee in een richting gestuurd die niet altijd best voor […]
Originally posted on Purplerays: “Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of other’s opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart…
Originally posted on johncoyote: https://www.youtube.com/embed/ddLd0QRf7Vg My Earth, our Earth.. What have we done to you?Beautiful Earth.We have destroyed the great forest, polluted the great seas and lakesTook ancient people from their home without real guilt.Many of the free animals are extinct.Kind Earth.Please forgive the greed of man.He had no common sense.We need the gift of…
* Ga naar het centrum van je innerlijke wezen. Straal vrede uit in elke richting. Een mededogend hart straalt stralen van schoonheid uit die de wolken van miljoenen harten verwijderen. ِAmit Ray * Nederlandse vertaling van Good morning…. Go to the center of your inner being Tekst en beeldbron: Jana Eid https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10166667338305093&id=772270092
When Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett weighed up the decision to have a child, she found herself frightened by the prospect of being a parent who’d struggled with mental health – and may struggle again Why did experiencing mental illness make me question becoming a mum? It is often said that we are in a mental illness […]
Originally posted on Quo Vadis: Zionisme is het (blijven) streven naar en behoud van een Joodse staat. Anti-zionisme is dus het verzet tegen de enige joodse staat. Behalve de genoemde landen met een islamitische meerderheid, zijn praktische alle andere landen, incl Israel, seculier, geen enkele religie is dominant en er is godsdienstvrijheid. Godsdienstvrijheid is één…
Event Turkey has broken Nato unity on Finland and Sweden’s push to join the alliance, blocking an initial vote on accession after President Erdogan demanded that the two countries hand over dozens of Turkish exiles he accused of “terrorism”. The veto came hours after Jens Stoltenberg, the Nato secretary-general, hailed a historic moment for western […]
The Times, May 2, 2022 Event Ukraine, one of the most fertile and productive countries in the world, has been known historically as the “bread basket of Europe”. Now it is facing a complex and unprecedented agricultural crisis, in which landmines are only one of numerous interlinked problems. The United Nations estimates this year’s harvest […]
BBC, April 22 + Audit of antisemitic incidents Event The number of anti-Semitic incidents around the world dramatically increased last year, a study by Tel Aviv University has found. The report identifies the US, Canada, the UK, Germany and Australia as among countries where there was a sharp rise. This was fueled by radical left- […]
The Times, April 16 Russia’s setbacks could prompt President Putin to use tactical nuclear weapons, William Burns, the CIA director, has said. Moscow has a stockpile of about 2,000 tactical nuclear weapons, also known as low-yield or battlefield munitions, that can be deployed by air, sea or artillery. These are generally less potent than the […]
Event: The United Nations general assembly has voted to suspend Russia from the human rights council after images of atrocities apparently showing civilians left dead in the streets with their hands bound emerged following Russian troops’ withdrawal from around Kyiv. The call for Russia’s removal from the UN’s top human rights body was led by […]
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Outstretched arm Written By Paul Zilmer One of those terms we encounter over and over in scripture is “the arm of the Lord”. Usually it is said to be “outstretched”—active in doing something, not passive. Sometimes we find the Lord’s “right hand” referred to; often enough, in context it’s equivalent to the arm. Here’s a […]
A new trilingual magazine is out that aims to encourage the growth of the Christadelphian community by helping it draw strength from its diversity, in the spirit of 1 Cor 12 and Rom 12 – one body, made up of different parts, all interdependent.
“I have been crucified with Christ,” Paul writes to the Galatians. He touches on the same idea in Romans 6, where he says of all who have been baptized into Christ, that “our old self was crucified with him.” Jesus himself originated the idea, telling us that anyone who would follow him must take up […]
Good Written By Paul Zilmer “No one does good. Not even one!” In Romans 3:10-18 the apostle Paul quotes from a series of six Psalms, a Proverb, and Isaiah, all making this same point. There is no one who is righteous. All turn aside. Why say it so many times? Maybe so it will […]
Er is een nieuw drietalig tijdschrift uit dat de groei van de Christadelphiaanse gemeenschap wil stimuleren door haar te helpen kracht te putten uit haar verscheidenheid, in de geest van 1 Kor 12 en Rom 12 – één lichaam, bestaande uit verschillende delen, die allemaal van elkaar afhankelijk zijn.
Wie de tekst van de Psalmen kent èn begrijpt, zal God met nog grotere vreugde lofzingen. Bij aanvang van het burgerlijk jaar is er alle reden toe om God lof te zingen, maar eveneens om uitdrukking te geven van ons vertrouwen in Hem die ons redding biedt. In de Bijbellezing voor vandaag kijken wij naar […]
Toen men aan Jezus vroeg om te leren bidden gaf hij een modelgebed: het Onze Vader. In dit artikel vangen wij aan om daar meer inzicht over te krijgen.
Eerst was er de Oneindige God die de mens schiep terwijl Hij een plan had. Uit liefde voor de mens voorzag Hij een oplossing voor het verkeerd gaan van de mens. Uit liefde voor zijn God en zijn medemens gaf de zoon van God zich als zoenoffer aan zijn hemelse Vader.
Heiligheid behoort Jehovah toe Op de tulband van de hogepriester in Israël stond: “Heiligheid behoort Jehovah toe”. Onder het Hebreeuwse woorden qoʹdhesj en kedoesja of ‘heiligheid’ verstond men oorspronkelijk een toestand van afgezonderdheid, een exclusiviteit die reden gaf om apart geplaatst te worden. Heilige zaken waren die dingen die exclusief of geheiligd zijn voor God, […]
God, de Heer zal koning worden Dat de aanvallende vijanden van Israël gedecimeerd zullen worden, blijkt uit de woorden: “Allen, die zijn overgebleven van al de volken, die tegen Jeruzalem zijn opgerukt, zullen van jaar tot jaar heentrekken om zich neer te buigen voor de Koning, Jehovah de Heer van de heerscharen” (Zach. 14:16). In […]
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Bible prophecies do not deal only with the ancient past. They also accurately foretell events that are taking place in our day. But at the moment we focus at numerous prophecies preserved in the Hebrew Scriptures (commonly called the Old Testament) which long before the man was born told about events which would happen in his time and around him, his betrayal, humiliation, torture, execution, death, and burial. From those writings of the Old and New Testament nobody should have doubts who that man is who is called Immanuel, the son of man and Messiah, born out of the root of Jess in the tribe of king David.
In Scripture, all things are directed towards a man who was a servant of servants, in whom people should come to have faith. First we saw the connection with Eve and her seed, and in this article you may see the connection with Abraham.
Already in the Old Testament we find the focus on a son of man who is called the son of God, who shall be the most pure set apart (holy) servant of God who was been told about in the Garden of Eden, to be the one bruised.
Many Old Testament writers wrote about the prophet to come, about whom is spoke in the book of Moses and who shall be the special “Seed of a woman” given by God and who will bruise Satan’s head whilst his heel would be bruised with nails on the wooden stake.
Jewish and Christian literature since the time of Yeshua or Jeshua have pointed to Genesis 3:15 as the first reference to the Messiah in the Torah. Genesis 3:15 NHEBJE I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring. He will bruise your head, and you will bruise his […]
Or for thouse who have doubts about certain religious groups. A site trying to make matters clear and debunking the sayings of those against worshippers of the Only One True God. Recent Posts: Unmasking anti Jehovah sites and people
The apostle Paul wrote about the dispersion, the dispersed House of Israel. They had been “without covenant“, but Paul was sent out to recover them. So they were “grafted in again“ (Romans 11/23). Or, Grafted back in“. If some of the branches have been broken off, and you, though a wild olive shoot, have been […]
Rob Mac wonders when the door to door will return? He wrote this a while back, and went sharing it again. Many Jehovah’s Witnesses hate the door to door ministry, although they won’t readily admit it. Many Jehovah’s Witnesses have developed ‘creative’ ways of counting their time doing this work, and many strategies for avoiding actually […]
Constantine wanted unity in his realm, and his call in 325 C.E. for a council of his bishops at Nicaea, located in the Eastern, Greek-speaking domain of his empire, across the Bosporus from the new city of Constantinople was in a certain way his goal to achieve some agreement by which many could live. Constantine […]
Superstition, misunderstanding and hatred caused the Christians trouble for many generations, and governmental repression they had to suffer occasionally, as a result of popular disturbances. No systematic effort was made by the imperial authorities to put an end to the movement until the reign of the Roman emperor (249–251) who fought the Gothic invasion of […]
Self-enhancing When the apostles had died there came a time when those in charge of teaching and going around telling about the gospel, started coming to see themselves as special people. Some even started to consider themselves as ‘clergy of the highest order’. After a time the organisation of the church was given only to […]
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