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So, other than the fourth through the twenty-first centuries, the history of Christianity was perfectly peaceful? If you're going to credit the good aspects of Western civilisation to Christianity, it's also on the hook for its ill aspects, particularly its centuries of chattel slavery.

...the total debt has grown to dangerous levels. At some point the governments of the US, EU and Japan won't be able to pay. Why do you think this has come about? I put it down to a weakness in the one man one vote system which makes making the unpopular decision of cutting spending impossible. The...

"Harvard bias trial to spotlight use of race in college admissions" https;//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-harvard-discrimination/harvard-bias-trial-to-spotlight-use-of-race-in-college-admissions-idUSKCN1MM16G It's about to hit the fan, folks. Stay tuned. Good. I hope Harvard gets nailed to the wal...

...the total debt has grown to dangerous levels. At some point the governments of the US, EU and Japan won't be able to pay. Why do you think this has come about? I put it down to a weakness in the one man one vote system which makes making the unpopular decision of cutting spending impossible. The...

Christianity has a way of bringing the concept of human rights into society unlike Socialism. The pro democracy movements that toppled dictatorships in Taiwan and S Korea were led by Christians. Maybe the Christian lamb will tame the red dragon. I'm afraid that history doesn't support such a sangui...

Google never said it would support free speech. Even if it did, it has no obligations to do so. This is your free enterprise world Doc, enjoy! Google then has no expectation that it will not be sued for liable for what others post on its sites. But they do because they are supposed to be protect as...

The Chinese regime in China cannot be trusted. That's the reason why Taiwan clings to its indepenence. Taiwan trusts the US more than its fellow Chinese across the Straits. They understand them perfectly. And so do I. I wonder whether a Chinese who became a Christian may not have lost the ability t...

To Steve: Which browser would one use other than Chrome? Firefox, Brave, Opera, Vivaldi, Safari... It's been a while since I used Firefox, but I could consider it again. I'm not a fan of Safari. To tell the truth, there is one reason to use Chrome : Google Earth works only with Chrome. Also, if you...

neverfail wrote: ↑

Thu Oct 11, 2018 2:42 pm

Well, the IMF is not the Asia Times and would not sound a warning like that lightly.

I know -- I was referring to reader comments only, not the content itself!