Marcus Ampe
Some personal thoughts and reactions by Marcus Ampe.
Enkele persoonlijke gedachten en reacties van Marcus Ampe.
Giving hands – Working together – Fighting for the Future
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- The Many Faces of Extremism
- Brexit, Fascism and the Future
- Belgium one of the purest democracies in the world
- ‘Journalistiek gaat niet over waarheid. Schaf die term liever af’ (Trouw, 13/08/2022)
- De toekomst van de onafhankelijke journalistiek… en wie gaat dat betalen?
- De journalist, een bedreigde soort?
- Much news — and too many voices
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Marcus Ampe
- Why certain people are so stubborn and keep going against the mainstream
- Why certain people don’t understand some things
- The madness of rewriting or reworking literature continues
- There is so much to do every day
- Betonrot in het huis van de democratie
- Low and high level of confidence
- What makes me most anxious
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Marcus Ampe presenting: Some View on the World
The National: Why Lebanon’s time-zone troubles are no laughing matter
Originally posted on Levant's Agora:
The National Editorial. Sunday’s news that Lebanon’s residents woke up in two different time zones led to jokes about “Muslim time” and “Christian time” but it also exemplified some of the problems facing the state. The government announced that the usual start of Daylight Saving Time would be delayed…Asharq Al-Awsat: Kremlin Time and Beirut Time
Originally posted on Levant's Agora:
By Ghassan Charbel. The world is living on Kremlin time. The decisions of its master leave their mark on the security of the planet and the prices of energy and grain. Experts agree that another year of the Russian war on Ukraine will be catastrophic to the world. Vladimir…What we know on day 397 of the Russian invasion
Putin suggested a nuclear announcement was on the way earlier in the week, saying Russia would respond to Britain’s decision to supply armour-piercing shells to Ukraine made of depleted uranium.
NHS, Long Covid and suffering patients
Long Covid Two-thirds of affected UK workers face unfair treatment, says report TUC and charity call for better support and legal right to reasonable adjustments at work for sufferers UK ministers should act to ensure long Covid sufferers receive the support they need from employers, with as many as two-thirds claiming they have been unfairly […]
To turn back to the little patch of green and to get fit
The weather has finally started to brighten up in the UK. If you’ve been neglecting your gardens, or the little patch of green you have been nurturing, what better time is there to turn back to it than spring? Matt Collins has set out an easy-to-follow guide of affordable gardening tips that you can implement […]
Find different writers on two sites founded by me
Recent Posts: From guestwriters
Since 2011 increases in life expectancy have slowed after decades of steady improvement
After World War II, we gradually saw an improvement in living conditions in Western Europe, Canada and the United States. After 1970, a large increase in elders made us hope that we could live longer. When we were little, someone of 60 years was an old “bomma” or “bompa”. Many of us have been past […]
Wat betekend wedergeboren uit water en geest?
Tegenover de wereldse geboorte staat een geestelijke geboorte die uit water en geest wordt beklonken.
The Importance of Self-Care in Today’s Busy World
Originally posted on Raising Me:
In today’s fast-paced world, it’s easy to get caught up in the hustle and bustle of everyday life. With constant demands from work, family, and social obligations, it’s no wonder that people often neglect their own self-care. However, taking care of oneself is crucial for overall health and well-being. In…Doing more
Originally posted on My blog full of dreams and thoughts:
What do you wish you could do more every day? Taking time for myself and practicing self-care is essential for maintaining physical, mental, and emotional health. It allows me to recharge and refocus, reducing stress levels and improving my overall well-being. Practicing self-care can take…A lack of responsibility for your life
A lack of responsibility for your life may show up in the following ways: pessimistic thinking, a victimized mentality, frequent arguments, indecision, stagnancy, and codependency. When we become responsible for our lives, we notice more things going in our favor. If you want to create a better quality of life, filled with peace and joy, […]
There’s more to life than work
There’s more to life than work – as everyone but the Tories and Kim Kardashian knows John Harris
Daddy Matt
Originally posted on Leaving Oz:
Daddy Matt Going there for the last time,To Chapel Hill,It is smaller now than then,And though I didn’t go inI saw it as it wasLarge and livelyMy grandfather,Daddy Matt,At the kitchen tablePlaying cards, telling storiesChildren laughingAnd the smell of Granny cookingSouthern Fried Chicken and riceSo nice,So long, long agoTake Notice: Unspoken Rules
Originally posted on Mind of Terry:
An unspoken rule is a rule or behavioral constraint imposed on a group but isn’t written down or spoken about. There are many unspoken rules in our society that we have because they’re mostly associated with the logical action needed to be taken. Some typical rules that you would…Some Conversations Just NEED To Happen
Originally posted on The Sapphire Scripts:
Sept. 4 Why do you think it is so difficult for people to talk about race? There are always subjects that people feel aren’t proper or sensitive issues that may cause a war of words or some form of conflict. Some examples are politics, battles of the sexes, and…how do you respond?
Originally posted on Living Life in a Fish Bowl!:
I interact with numerous people throughout any given week. Sometimes I can go from talking with someone who has just lost a loved one or lost their job to someone who just got married or just got a promotion. Romans 12:15 says, “Rejoice with those who…Recent Posts: Stepping Toes
Can a person be too Christian to lead a modern political party
Christians in politics have been accommodated through a policy of don’t-ask, don’t-tell, but some argue endlessly about which bathrooms trans people should be allowed to use. Cisgender psychologists and sexologists pathologise the transgender experience according to their own biases, cisgender insurance executives arbitrarily what is and isn’t “necessary care” for transgender policyholders, and so on.
Antizionisme is geen antisemitisme
Het kan niet genoeg herhaald worden: antizionisme is geen antisemitisme.
Zionisme
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…Remedie tegen de ziekte van het nationalisme
Een kijk (door Willem Frederik Veltman) op wat de beste remedie is tegen nationalisme.
Was it a year not to step on the toes?
Introducing a news website that may well deserve your attention as it also debunks fake news and brings out the true facts.
Was het een jaar om niet op de tenen te trappen?
Voorstelling van een nieuwswebsite die gerust uw aandacht mag verdienen omdat deze ook fake news ontkracht en de ware feiten nar boven brengt.
Turkey splinters Nato unity with veto against Finland and Sweden
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 […]
Food crisis looms as landmines litter Ukraine farmer’s fields
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 […]
Anti-Semitism: Dramatic rise in 2021, Israeli report says
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- […]
‘Desperate’ Vladimir Putin may use tactical nuclear weapons, warns CIA chief
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 […]
Recent Posts from my ecclesia: Belgian Ecclesia Brussel - Leuven
Bibeltextfragmente zur Zeit für dies und das
“Die Tage unserer Jahre, ihrer sind siebzig Jahre, und, wenn in Kraft, achtzig Jahre, und ihr Stolz ist Mühsal und Nichtigkeit, denn schnell eilt es vorüber, und wir fliegen dahin.” (Ps 90:10 ELB)“Stimme eines Sprechenden: Rufe! Und er spricht: Was soll ich rufen? “Alles Fleisch ist Gras, und alle seine Anmut wie die Blume des […]
Fragments bibliques par Temps pour ceci et cela
“Les jours de nos années s’élèvent à soixante-dix ans, Et, pour les plus robustes, à quatre-vingts ans ; Et l’orgueil qu’ils en tirent n’est que peine et misère, Car il passe vite, et nous nous envolons.” (Ps 90:10 LSG)“Une voix dit : Crie ! — Et il répond : Que crierai-je ? Toute chair est comme l’herbe, Et tout son éclat […]
Du temps pour ceci et cela
Dans nos vies, il y a un temps pour tout. Lorsque nous venons au monde, nous ne sommes conscients de rien et vivons simplement des choses alors que ce sont nos parents qui sont autorisés à vivre leur temps joyeusement lorsqu’ils ont un enfant. Cet enfant doit être élevé par eux là où il y […]
Bible fragments by Time for this and that
“The days of our years are seventy, or even by reason of strength eighty years; yet their pride is but labor and sorrow, for it passes quickly, and we fly away.” (Ps 90:10 NHEB)“The voice of one saying, “Cry!” One said, “What shall I cry?” “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory […]
Time for this and that
In our lives, there is a time for everything. When we come into the world, we are not aware of anything and just experience things, while it is our parents who are allowed to live their time joyfully when having a child. That child must be brought up by them, where there are moments that […]
Recent Posts – Recente bijdragen op: Broeders in Christus
Bidden tot een Onzichtbare God
De uit de wereld gekozenen hebben geen angst om tot de Onzichtbare God te bidden, in Wie zij alle vertrouwen hebben en geloven dat zij Hem als schild kunnen gebruiken.
Een Aandachtige Toehoorder
Wij moeten beseffen dat er in de hemel een Geest is Die naar ons wil luisteren als wij bereid zijn om naar Hem toe te komen.
Een koning wiens troon vast staat sinds eeuwen
Het koninkrijk der wereld is het koninkrijk van onze Allerhoogste Heer en van zijn Christus geworden, die autoriteit, heerschappij en macht heeft gekregen en als koning zal regeren tot in alle eeuwigheid.
We zijn meer dan overwinnaars
Meerderen van ons worden getroffen door het leed dat aangedaan wordt door oorlogsgeweld, aards geweld (zoals aardebevingen en modderstromen) maar wij willen niet gebukt gaan onder een slachtoffersrol. Wij beseffen dat al dat lijden mar een tijdelijk gebeuren is.
Besef van nietigheid, uitkijkende naar een door God aangestelde vorst en zijn Koninkrijk
Wij bidden regelmatig, in alle nederigheid, dat Gods Naam geheiligd zal worden en Zijn Rijk zal komen.
Vindt ook mijn Nederlandstalige site van de Broeders in Christus – A Dutch language site of the Belgian Brethren: Belgische Broeders In Christus
Gebed niet het volgen van een procedure
Er moeten geen voorgeschreven woorden volgens bepaalde regels opgezegd worden. Met onze eigen woorden kunnen wij aan God kenbaar maken dat wij Hem liefhebben en nog beter willen leren kennen.
Bidden naar Gods Wil
In je dagelijkse communicatie met God is het niet onbelangrijk Hem te laten weten dat jij Hem lief hebt en dat jij graag zou willen leven volgens Zijn Wil.
Voldoende redenen om tot God te bidden
Er zijn heel wat dingen die er ons zouden toe moeten brengen om ons tot onze hemelse Vader te richten.
Geen vrees om vol vertrouwen tot God te bidden
Ook al wil de wereld de mensen het anders doen geloven, is er volop reden om tot de Onzichtbare God te bidden.
Gebed tot wie de Kracht en Koningsmacht toebehoort
Het modelgebed “Onze Vader” wordt meestal afgesloten met onze erkenning dat het Koninkrijk toebehoort aan Jehovah God , Die de Allermachtigste is en alle Kracht en Heerlijkheid bevat.
Biblestudents - Bijbelonderzoekers
- Allen voor God
- Belgian Biblestudents – Belgische Bijbelstudenten
- Biblestudents – Bijbelstudenten (Google Site)
Biblestudents – Bijbelstudenten- Bijbelvorser
- Bijbelvorsers Blogspot
- Bijbelvorsers Webs
- Christen Focus
- Getuigen voor Christus
- Relating to God Weebly site
- Stepping toes
- Unmasking anti Jehovah sites and people
Bloggers For Peace
0 + Bloggers for Peace- 1 Earth Unite
- a Look at the World
- About Bloggers For Peace
- Becoming a writer
- Bodhisattvaintraining
- Cheri Speak
- Comments from Cathy
- Diary of a House Elf
- EJ
- Everyday Gurus
- Francine In Retirement
- From Guestwriters
- Glorious Mettle
- Grandmalin
- Heartflow
- Human in recovery
- Inspire the Idea
- Introverted iNtuitive Feeling Perceiving
- Knights of the Climate Covenant
- Melanie lynn Griffin
- Michele D’Acosta
- Mother wife student worker – Life is a journey
- My guilty pleasures
- Our World
- Panama adventure
- Professions for Peace
- Radical Amazement ~ life as a creative being
- Reflections on life thus far
- Retired Ruth
- Rohan7things
- Serendipity 13
- Simply Charming
- Some View on the world
- Spiritual World Traveler
- Steve’s Thinking Space
- The Crayon Files
- the INFP
- This Is My Corn
- Thoughts From An American Woman
- Through the Peacock's Eyes
- Tracie Louise Photography Seeing The Beauty In All Things
- Worldviewer
Christadelphian Websites
- a Look at the World
- Belgian Christadelphians
- Belgian Free Christadelphians Main page– Hoofdpagina van de Belgische Vrije Christadelphians
- Belgische Brüder und Schwestern in Christus oder Christadelphians
- Belgische Broeders in Christus
- Belgische Christadelphians
- Bijbelvorser
- Bijbelvorsers Blogspot
- C4All
- C4U
- Christadelphes Belges
- Christadelphia
- Christadelphia – City of Christ
- Christadelphia Worldwide
- Christadelphians on Tumblr
- Christadelphians Worldwide Arsk/Chb Elpis Israel
- Coffs Christadelphians Bonville Australia
- De Weg naar God
Free Christadelphian Ecclesia- God vinden
Hoop tot Leven – Redding in Christus- Messiah for all
- Op zoek naar God
- Our World
- Relating to God Weebly site
- Relating to God wordPress Blog
- Stepping toes
- The Biblesite
- Vlaamse Broeders in Christus (Google Site)
Vrije Broeders in Christus (Free Flemish Christadelphians on Wordpress)- Walsall Christadelphians
Artikels die in mijn smaak vielen = Posts I Like
Tag Archives: Jihadi fighters
2016 in review Politics #1 Year of dissonance
2016 year of dissonance, despair, where all certainties were brushed away When Israeli commandos in 2010 intercepted a flotilla of ships seeking to break Israel’s blockade of Hamas in the Gaza Strip a diplomatic rupture broke several contacts in the … Continue reading
Posted in History, News and Politics
Tagged 1938, 2016, Asylum seekers, Brexit, Burkini, Communist(s), Disinformation, Donald Trump, Economical Crisis, Europe, European solidarity, European Union, European values, Facebook, Fethullah Gülen, Gülen movement, Gossip, Hamas, Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), Islamism, Israël, Israel–Gaza conflict, Jews, Jihadi fighters, Judeo-Christian Values, Living in peace, Materialism, Muslims, Neo-liberal economic strategy, Neo-liberalism, Peace, Political decency, Politicians, Right wing control, Social media, Solidarity of citizens, Tayyip Erdogan, Terrorist acts, Turkey, Turkey Military coup, United States of America, Vladimir Putin, Western countries
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Silence, devotion, Salafists, quietists, weaponry, bombings, books, writers and terrorists
Trouble-spots across the globe Bob Van Laerhoven seems to have survived life among the Doomed. The full-time Belgian/Flemish author debuted in 1977 as a short story writer, and in 1985 as a literary novelist. More than 30 novels followed, some … Continue reading
Posted in Crisis, History, News and Politics, Religion
Tagged 1995, Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi, al Qaeda, Allah, Baghdadi-style jihadism, Being of this world, Belgium, Believers in God, Bible, Bob Van Laerhoven, Body of Christ, Bosnia, Brussels, Brussels Airport, Brussels attacks, Bruxellois, Christians, Conquest of Jerusalem, Conservative Christians, Crimes against humanity, Criminal, Crusader, Crusades, Dabiq (ISIS’s English-language magazine), Desire, Egypt, Elohim, End Times, Europe, Faithful believers, Flemings, Fundamentalist Islam, God, God of Abraham, God of Israel, gods, Graeme Wood, Greco-Roman culture, Hamas, Hanafi, Hanbali, Hatred for Europe, Heathen world, Hezbollah, Human interpretations, Immigrant, Immigrant workers, Immigrants, Immoral way of life, Immorality, Indecency, Individual liberty, Individual responsibility, Iraqi immigrants, Islam, Islam fanatics, Islamic caliphate, Islamic State (IS), Islamic State of Syria and Iraq (ISIS), Israël, Jerusalem, Jihad, Jihadi fighters, Jihadism, Jihadist cells, Jihadist network, Jihadists, Joas Wagemakers, Kafir or kuffar, Libya, Lovers of Allah, Lovers of God, Maalbeek-Maelbeek, Maliki, Middle East, Molenbeek, Muslim, Muslim Brotherhood, Muslim community (Ummah), Muslim immigrants, Non-trinitarians, Obscenity, Osama Bin Laden, Palestinian(s), Paris, Peter Bergen, Quietist Salafis, Quran, Quran teaching, Salafi community, Salafi movement, Salafism, Salafists, Salah Abdeslam, Sarajevo, Shafi'i, Sharia, Sharia law, Sheikh Omar Hadid Brigade, Signs, Signs of the Last Days, Sint-Jans-Molenbeek, Social divisions of humanity, Spiritual Israel, Srebrenica, Suicide-bomber, Sunnah, Sunni community, Sunni Islam, Sunni lands, Sunni Muslim lands, Sunnis, Syria, Syrians, Takfiri doctrine, Three-headed god, Tuzla, Unbelievers, Unified world, Walloons, War for God, Way of life, West
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Belgian Muslims Refusing to Aid Police in Finding Terrorists
Michael Cantrell writes A new report coming out of Belgium is stating the local Muslim population is refusing to cooperate with police to help find terrorists in the country. From Truth Revolt: The MailOnline reports that police in Molenbeek — a district … Continue reading
Posted in News and Politics
Tagged Abdelhamid Abaaoud, Belgium, Brahim Abdeslam, Brussels attacks, Co-operation, Europe, France, Jihadi fighters, Jihadism, Jihadists, Molenbeek, Muslim Brotherhood, Muslim community (Ummah), Muslim population, National Security Agency - NSA, Police force, Saint-Denis (Paris suburb), Salah Abdeslam
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Social media, sympathy & shocks
Sympathy In January last year we saw quickly arisen sympathetic reactions for what happened at the Charlie Hebdo headquarters, which sparked three days of bloodshed in the French capital. After the subsequent shootout at the Bataclan theatre in November — … Continue reading
Posted in B4Peace, History, News and Politics, Poverty, Religion, Upbringing and Education, Warning, Welfare and Health, World
Tagged #Ikwilhelpen, #JeSuisCharlie, #openhouse, #PrayforBrussels, #PrayforParis, Abdelhamid Abaaoud, Anti-terror specialists, Bataclan theatre, Belgian authorities, Belgian intelligence forces, Belgian Law, Belgian politicians, Belgistan, Brussels, Brussels attacks, Brussels Gewest, Brussels-Capital region, Bureaucracy, Centre for Analysis of Terrorism, Charlie Hebdo, Co-operation, Communication, Daesh (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant or ISIL), Discrimination, Diversification, El Hajjaji, Espace Poincare, Europe, Federal forces, Federal Police, Fouad Belkacem, Francoise Schepmans, Gendarmerie, Global events, Hashtag, Ibrahim El Bakraoui, Incompetence, Integration, Intelligence officer, Intelligence official, Interrogation techniques, Iraq, Iraq War, Iraqi Civil War, Islamic State (IS), Islamic State militants, Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), Islamic terrorists, Islamophobia, Jan Jambon, Je suis Charlie, Je suis Paris, Jean-Charles Brisard, Jihadi fighters, Jihadi recruitment networks, Jihadist cells, Jihadist groups, Jihadist ideology, Jihadist radicalism, Jihadist terrorism, Jihadists, Khalid El Bakraoui, Koen Geens, Liesbeth Homans, Local Police, Lockdown, Loopholes, Margaret Coker, Matthew Dalton, Mayor, Molenbeek, Muslim community (Ummah), Muslim population, Najim Laachraoui, Paramilitary police force, Paris, Parliamentarians, Police accountability, Police force, Radicalisation, Radicalism, Raqqa, Recruiter, Regions, Salafist organisation, Salah Abdeslam, Secret services, Security agencies, Segregated areas, Sharia4Belgium, Sint-Jans-Molenbeek, Social media, Solidarity, Solidarity of citizens, State police, Stigmatisation, Suicide attack, Suicide attackers, Sven Mary, Syria, Terrorist attack, Terrorists, to give Shelter, Turkey, Turkish authorities
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Hard questions
For a short time perhaps now known as known as “Europe’s Terror Capital” Brussels has to heal the wounds but also to face the incredible strange back-stage scenes of the secret security services. They seem to have lots of secrets … Continue reading
Posted in B4Peace, Crisis, History, News and Politics, Thoughts of others, Warning
Tagged #Ikwilhelpen, #JeSuisBruxelles, Belgian Constitution, Belgian political establishment, Belgian security forces, Belgians, Belgium, Beursplein - Place de la Bourse, Brussels, Brussels attacks, Brussels Gewest, Brussels-Capital region, Communication, Da'isj of Daesh, Daesh (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant or ISIL), Europe, Hashtag, Je suis Charlie, Jihadi fighters, Rudi Vervoort, Security system, Syrian civil war
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Summary for the year 2015 #1 Threat and fear
If one has to stick a label to the year 2015 can best hot labelled ‘Terror‘, or if you wish to give it a longer title “The Year of the ‘Fear of Islamic conquest.’” In the year that Mons, capital … Continue reading
Posted in History, News and Politics, Religion, World
Tagged 2015, 2015 Paris UN Climate Conference, Allah, Belarus (Belorussia or White Russia), Belgian judiciary, Belgium, Catherine Ashton, Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP), Conference of the Parties (COP), Converts, Council of the European Union, Crimean Federal District, Daesh (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant or ISIL), Eastern Bloc, Economic cooperation, Eurasian countries, Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU or EEU), Eurasian Union (EAU), Europe, European Union, Eurozone, Federica Mogherini, Fleeing violence, France, Freedom of expression, Fundamentalist Islam, Fundamentalist Islamic groups, Gang of Nivelles, Global Warming, Islamic conquest, Islamic State, Islamic State (IS), Jihadi fighters, Jihadi leaders, Jihadist terrorism, Jihadists, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Microsoft fraudsters, Millennium Development Goals, Model of growth, Mons, Nursultan Nazarbayev, Paris, Pilsen (Plzeň), President of Kazakhstan, Quran, Refugees, Refugees of the Syrian civil war, Russia, Russian Federation, Secret services, Soviet republics, Terror, Terror attacks, Terrorism, Turkey, UN Climate Conference, United Nations Millennium Declaration, Violence, Vladimir Putin, War on Terror, Western Europe
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Five years on WordPress
On December the 6th 2010 I got started with the WordPress facility and placed my first article on that server: Hello world! The world nor me have changed much. But I can only hope much more people are coming to … Continue reading
Posted in Announcement, B4Peace, Crisis, Dagboek = Diary, History, News and Politics, World
Tagged Adversaries of God, Belgian government, Blog, Blogger, Blogging, Downward spiral, End Times, Ethics, Europe, Facebook, Instinct, Jihadi fighters, LinkedIn, Natural instinct, Personal writings, Politician, Populist politicians, Selfishness, United States of America, West, Western World, WordPress
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