Author: Sheila Marler
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Islamic State’s Apocalyptic Vision
Reading Time: 11 minutesGeneral Martin Dempsey stated recently that because the Islamic State group is motivated by an ‘apocalyptic, end of days strategic vision’ the United States and a coalition of partners must confront it ‘head on’ in Syria. This has helped me to focus on a subject I’ve been wanting to talk about but…
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Anglicans versus U.S. Conservatives: 1-0
Reading Time: < 1 minute Responding appropriately to the Church of England’s decision to ordain female bishops is complicated. In the case of the Mormon Church, I couldn’t see how a movement to ordain women would have a good effect on female members. However, the Church of England’s case is different in several ways and…
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Argentina Fights for Its Life
Reading Time: 2 minutesU.S. Federal Judge Thomas Griesa called a hearing on Friday to discuss the case of Argentina and the vulture funds. In this hearing, Griesa reaffirmed his ruling of June 16 favoring the vulture funds. He also said that Daniel Pollack would continue as mediator. However, he did not clarify what would become…
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Church of England Votes on Female Bishops
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Church of England’s General Synod is set to vote on Monday on whether to allow women to become bishops. This would not necessarily compel all Anglican Churches to accept women bishops, but it would set a precedent. Conservative Anglicans rejected a previous proposal in 2012. However, Anglican women in the…
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American Courts are Possessed by the Spirit of Kuvera
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe debacle of Argentina’s blocked bond payment reminds me of Edward Moor’s description in his ‘The Hindu Pantheon’ of the Hindu deity, Kuvera. This deity seems to be the patron saint of Chief Justice Roberts, Judge Thomas Grieva, Elliot Management Corporation, and Aurelius Capital Management. Apparently, American courts are possessed by the…
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Argentina: The Supreme Court’s Wicked Decision
Reading Time: 7 minutesThe U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling that Argentina must pay hedge funds that refused to compromise on repayment of Argentinean bonds should be all the evidence Americans need that the Supreme Court is out of control. Many were jarred awake by the Roberts Court’s ruling in favor of Citizens United. However, efforts to…
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My Brother’s Keeper and The Letter
Reading Time: 2 minutesThere are several criticisms of the My Brother’s Keeper initiative, but they are not what I want to talk about here. I think the most meaningful part of this discussion is a letter to President Obama voicing concerns about his initiative and signed by 200 black men. Yes, it’s another criticism, but…
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Ukraine: The Corporate Annexation. “For Cargill, Chevron, Monsanto, It’s a Gold Mine of Profits”
Reading Time: < 1 minuteConsidering the big part played by corporate greed in the run-up to World War II, and the confusion of analysts about U.S. policy in Ukraine, I thought it might be interesting to find out what American corporations have against Vladimir Putin. I found an article on the Global Research website that…
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Plato’s Iron Fist in the Soviet Union
Reading Time: 3 minutesI’ve been saying that we need to reexamine the influence of the ideas of Plato and Aristotle in politics and religion. As it happens, that conversation is already underway. The following discussion is based on an article about Plato’s influence in Russia. Those who like to divide Russian and Western thought may…
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Putin Requests Dialogue With Kiev
Reading Time: < 1 minutePreviously I said that it was Putin’s turn to respond to Ukraine’s attempts to restore harmony. Recently he has demonstrated his good intentions. He sent a special envoy, Vladimir Lukin, to the region to help facilitate the release of international military observers being held in Slovyansk. He’s also called for dialogue…