Archive for the 'England' Category

Ch-ch-ch-changes come again to England

It’s been a long time since I’ve read anything this sad. It comes from the Church of England’s own newspaper:
If recent reports of trends in religious observance prove to be correct, then in some 30 years the mosque will be able to claim that, religiously speaking, the UK is an Islamic nation, and therefore [...]

Bye Bye Red Ken - London: Labour Party Incumbent Mayor Ken Livingtone Out - Conservative Boris Johnson In

Boris Johnson has won the race to become the next mayor of London - ending Ken Livingstone’s eight-year reign at City Hall.
The Conservative candidate won with 1,168,738 first and second preference votes, compared with Mr Livingstone’s 1,028,966.
Mr Johnson thanked his family, party activists for their help in a “marathon election”.
Are Britons finally wearying of pandering [...]

In Other “Religion of the Perpetually Outraged” News

This time from the UK.
First,
London’s Kingsway International Christian Church, the largest church in Europe, no longer has a permanent home. Nor is there much prospect of it finding one in London.
This congregation of as many as 10,000 was forced off its property to make room for the 2012 London Olympics. And now it must hold [...]

Societal breakdown in England

Some months ago, the British papers were filled with the story of Shannon Matthews, a little girl who vanished from her home in West Yorkshire, sparking a huge manhunt. She was eventually found, 24 days later, at the home of her stepfather’s uncle. The big shocker, though, was the fact that both her stepfather and [...]

Crazy Teachers At Home And Abroad

This morning we read about the Minneapolis high school that turned away the Vets for Freedom bus. It turns out that this attitude, in its most extreme form, is epidemic in England:
Teachers today vowed to oppose military recruitment campaigns in schools that are based on Ministry of Defence “propaganda”.
The National Union of Teachers (NUT) [...]

Prince Harry and Afghanistan

It was reported by Matt Drudge that England’s Prince Harry, son of Princess Diana and Prince Charles, was deployed to the front line of the war in Afghanistan.
First, I love Prince Harry. I find him to be incredibly brave and I think that Princess Di would be proud of her youngest son. However, [...]