Tag Archives: Europe

Pope receives Gypsies at Vatican

Posted on June 12, 2011 by The Great One

Not mentioned in the article, nor obviously by the Pope, is that thousands of gypsies are pick-pockets and petty thieves. Maybe their reputation as an undesirable sub-culture is warranted. Check out the Papal Swiss Guard in the picture. TGO Refer … Continue reading →

Posted in Religion | Tagged Catholic Church, Europe, Facebook, Google, Gypsies, Nazism, Pope, Pope Benedict XVI, Religion, Roma, Rome, Swiss Guard, Twitter, Vatican, Vatican City, Wordpress, World War II, Yahoo | Leave a comment

Pope champions marriage, family on Croatian visit

Posted on June 5, 2011 by The Great One

What a freak show! The Pope, riding around in full garb, on display in his ‘pope-mobile’ while the brain-dead religious masses crowd the streets to participate in the spectacle… Imagine an advanced civilization on some other planet with the technology … Continue reading →

Posted in Religion | Tagged Abstinence, Agence France-Presse, Aloysius Stepinac, Bosnia, Catholic Church, Celibacy, Christianity, Church, Civilization, Clerical Sex Abuse, Croatia, Croatian Catholic Church, Earth, Europe, European Union, Facebook, Google, Marriage, Pope, Pope Benedict XVI, Pope John Paul II, Pope-Mobile, Religion, Slavonski Brod, Twitter, Vatican, Wordpress, Yahoo, Zagreb | Leave a comment

Belgium child sex victims sue Holy See

Posted on June 1, 2011 by The Great One

The “Gay Man’s Club,” otherwise known as the Roman Catholic Church, soon may need to be called “The Pedophile Club.” I know there is no correlation between being gay and being a perverted bastard that enjoys molesting children, therefore it … Continue reading →

Posted in Religion | Tagged AFP, Agence France-Presse, Belgium, Catholic Church, Catholics, Child Rape, Child Sex Scandal, Christianity, Europe, Facebook, Ghent, Google, Holy See, Jesuits, Lawsuit, Pedophile Priests, Pope, Pope Benedict XVI, Roger Vangheluwe, Roman Catholic Church, Roman Catholic Diocese of Brugge, Rome, Sexual Abuse, Twitter, Vatican, Wordpress, Yahoo | Leave a comment

Vatican suggests bishops report abuse to police

Posted on May 16, 2011 by The Great One

The Catholic Church is a haven for homosexual priests, lesbian nuns and sexual deviants such as pedophiles. Its very structure draws these people in, and the fact that the Church is more concerned about trying to maintain its image than … Continue reading →

Posted in General Discussion | Tagged Catholic Church, Catholic Church Sex Abuse Cases, Catholics, Child Rape, Christianity, Christians, Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Europe, Facebook, Federico Lombardi, Google, Justin Francis Rigali, National Board for Safeguarding Children, Pedophile Priests, Philadelphia, Pope Benedict XVI, Religion, Sex Abuse, Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, Twitter, Vatican City, Wordpress, Yahoo | 2 Comments

Rights abuses by security forces rife in Africa: Amnesty

Posted on May 13, 2011 by The Great One

Most of Africa is a total wasteland as far as human rights is concerned, not to mention poverty and disease. The Middle East, well, what can one say about the Middle East? This region has always been a mess and … Continue reading →

Posted in General Discussion | Tagged Africa, Amnesty International, Asia, Burundi, Central America, China, Continents, Daniel Ortega, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Europe, Evo Morales, Facebook, Google, Guinea, Human Rights, Human Rights and Liberties, Independent Complaints Directorate, India, Ivory Coast, Johannesburg, London, Middle East, Mozambique, Nigeria, North America, Somalia, South Africa, SOuth America, Sudan, Twitter, Uganda, Wordpress, Yahoo | 1 Comment

Pope warns of falling belief in West

Posted on April 21, 2011 by The Great One

The Pope is absolutely correct; there is falling belief in the West. The reason for this is quite simple: the West (western Europe) has far and away more advanced societies than other regions of the world, such as the Philippines … Continue reading →

Posted in Religion | Tagged Catholic Church, Catholicism, Christ, Christianity, Easter, Europe, Facebook, Faith, God, Google, Holy Thursday, Holy Week, Jesus, Jesus Christ, John Paul II, Maundy Thursday, Philippines, Pope, Pope Benedict XVI, Pope John Paul II, Popes and Kings, Religion, Twitter, Vatican, Vatican City, Wordpress, Yahoo | Leave a comment

France bans face-covering Islamic veil

Posted on April 11, 2011 by The Great One

Well, there she goes… There are always stubborn idiots who want to break the law, especially when they’re breaking laws of a foreign nation. What did the woman pictured below think, that they weren’t going to arrest her? In addition … Continue reading →

Posted in Religion | Tagged Al-Qaida, Associated Press, Champs-Elysees, Europe, European Court of Human Rights, Face Veil, Facebook, France, God, Google, Islam, Muslim Women, Muslims, Nicolas Sarkozy, Notre Dame de Paris, Pakistan, Paris, Religion, Slaves, Twitter, Wordpress, Yahoo | 1 Comment

Vatican launches public dialogue with atheists

Posted on March 25, 2011 by The Great One

I find there are two distinct views I have when I hear or read about people discussing God; one is that of amusement and the other is repulsion. The former is generally the case, as I consider it really entertaining … Continue reading →

Posted in Religion | Tagged Albania, Atheism, Atheists, Canada, Catholic Church, Christianity, Christians, Czech Republic, Europe, European Court of Human Rights, Evangelical Christians, Facebook, France, Germany, Giuliano Amato, God, Google, Italy, Jehovah's Witnesses, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Jorge Luis Borges, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Mormons, Muslims, Notre Dame de Paris, Notth America, Orthodox Jews, Paris, Pope Benedict XVI, Russia, Scientology, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Twitter, United States, Wordpress, Yahoo | 1 Comment

Obama: US launches military action against Libya

Posted on March 19, 2011 by The Great One

It was about time! Now let’s see how Gaddafi (the buffoon) and his military respond… TGO Refer to story below. Source: Associated Press By BEN FELLER, AP White House Correspondent Ben Feller, Ap White House Correspondent BRASILIA, Brazil – President … Continue reading →

Posted in General Discussion | Tagged Arab World, Barack Obama, Benghazi, Britain. Wordpress, Europe, Facebook, France, Google, Libya, Mediterranean, Moammar Gadhafi, Muammar al-Gaddafi, Twitter, United States, War, Yahoo | Leave a comment

AP Exclusive: Abusive priests live unmonitored

Posted on March 7, 2011 by The Great One

As stated many, many times before on this Blog, the Catholic Church is one of the most corrupt organizations on the planet. Just imagine, according to this article there are 233 priests from the Los Angeles archdiocese who have been … Continue reading →

Posted in Religion | Tagged Africa, Asia, Associated Press, Australia, Catholic Church, Child Rape, Europe, Facebook, Google, Los Angeles, Pedophile Priests, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles, Sexual Abuse, SOuth America, Twitter, Wordpress, Yahoo | Leave a comment

Chavez says he won’t condemn Libya’s Gadhafi

Posted on March 1, 2011 by The Great One

Does Hugo Chavez realize that every time he opens his mouth he stinks up the place with all the manure that he talks. How can a grown man talk this amount of crap, and more astonishingly, how can grown men … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | Tagged Associated Press, Caracas, Europe, Facebook, Google, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Hugo Chavez, Latin America, Libya, Muammar al-Gaddafi, Persian Gulf, Politics, Twitter, United Nations Security Council, United States, Venezuela, Wordpress, Yahoo | Leave a comment

UN rights body mulls further isolating Libya

Posted on February 25, 2011 by The Great One

Why don’t these people, members of the United Nations and other worldwide organizations, stop all the rhetoric and make something happen? Words are not going to overthrow Moammar Gadhafi’s regime in Libya, actions are. It’s about time that the world’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | Tagged Africa, Amnesty International, Arab World, Asia, Bahrain, Britain, Cuba, Egypt, Europe, European Union, Facebook, France, Geneva, Google, Human Rights Council, Latin America, Libya, Middle East, Muammar al-Gaddafi, Muslims, NATO, North Africa, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Tunisia, Twitter, United Nations, United Nations Human Rights Council, United Nations Security Council, United States, Wordpress, Yaho | Leave a comment

Gadhafi’s LatAm allies show solidarity, caution

Posted on February 23, 2011 by The Great One

I was wondering what had taken so long for some of Latin America’s criminal dictators and their ass-sniffing supporters to comment on the situation in Libya and their buddy Moammar Gadhafi. Well, I need to wonder no more. And who … Continue reading →

Posted in General Discussion, Politics | Tagged Associated Press, Bolivia, Caribbean, Cuba, Daniel Ortega, Europe, Evo Morales, Facebook, Fidel Castro, Google, Hugo Chavez, Latin America, Libya, Middle East, Muammar al-Gaddafi, Nicaragua, Twitter, U.N. Security Council, United States, Venezuela, Wordpress, Yahoo | Leave a comment

Arab world protests at a glance

Posted on February 21, 2011 by The Great One

Following is information on the present state of affairs in various Arab countries across the Middle East and Northern Africa. TGO Refer to story below. Source: Associated Press A summary of Monday’s developments in the Arab world, as instability and … Continue reading →

Posted in General Discussion | Tagged Ali Abdullah Saleh, Arab World, Bahrain, Europe, Facebook, Google, Gulf War, Haq, Middle East, Morocco, North Africa, OPEC, Saudi Arabia, Seif al-Islam, Tunisia, Twitter, Wordpress, Yahoo, Yemen | Leave a comment

Nearly 100 Egyptians reach Italy amid Arab exodus

Posted on February 16, 2011 by The Great One

Not a good sign for nations in southern Europe, particularly those on the Mediterranean. This wave of immigrants may be only the beginning if unrest continues throughout the Middle East; and there is no indication to the contrary. TGO Refer … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | Tagged Arabs, Egyptians, Europe, Facebook, Geneva, Google, International Organization for Migration, Italy, Lampedusa, Mediterranean, Middle East, Migrants, Pozzallo, Sicily, Tunisia, Twitter, Wordpress, Yahoo | Leave a comment

Muslim birth rate falls, slower population growth

Posted on January 28, 2011 by The Great One

In case there’s any doubt, this article deals with religion. An indication of this may be the Muslim freak in the cloth-bag or bee-keeper suit (the names are interchangeable) pictured below. Now mind you, there are people who will argue … Continue reading →

Posted in Religion | Tagged Asia-Pacific, Buddhism, Burqa, Christianity, Europe, Facebook, Gaza, Google, Hinduism, India, Indonesia, Islam, Israel, Jerusalem, Judaism, Middle East, Muslims, Pakistan, Pew Research Center, Religion, Reuters, Sikhism, Sub-Saharan Africa, Twitter, West Bank, Women, Wordpress, Yahoo | Leave a comment

Europe sex ed an ‘attack’ on religious freedom: pope

Posted on January 10, 2011 by The Great One

More outrageous and remarkably stupid comments from the Pope, again having to do with sex, which we all know religions are obsessed with. How in the world does one come to believe, much less rationalize, that sex education is an … Continue reading →

Posted in Religion | Tagged Abortion, Anti-Christian Sentiment, Catholic Church, Christianity in the Middle East, Christians, Divorce, Europe, Google, Homosexuality, Latin America, New Year, Pope, Pope Benedict XVI, Religion, Roman Catholic Church, Sex, Sex Education, Spain, Vatican City, Wordpress, Yahoo | Leave a comment

US Muslims: a new consumer niche

Posted on December 27, 2010 by The Great One

A chain of stores that sold components to make bombs would be a major success in communities with a large concentration of Muslims, especially if the company had a catchy name such as ‘Kaboom.” TGO Refer to story below. Source: … Continue reading →

Posted in Religion | Tagged American Halal Co., American Muslim Consumer Conference, Best Buy, Christianity, Crescent Foods, Eid al-Adha, Europe, Halal, Islam, Jews, Judaism, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Kosher, McDonald's, MoneyGram, Muslims, Nestle, Ogilvy & Mather, Ogilvy Noor, Ramadan, Religion, Terrorism, United States, Wal-Mart, Wall Street, Whole Foods | 3 Comments

Moonwatchers treated to total lunar eclipse

Posted on December 21, 2010 by The Great One

Interesting stuff…TGO Refer to story below. Source: Associated Press Tue Dec 21, 9:47 am ET NEW YORK – Skywatchers got an early holiday present this year: A total eclipse of the moon. Hanging high in the sky, the moon slowly turned from bright silver … Continue reading →

Posted in Science | Tagged Asia, Central America, Earth, Eclipse, Europe, Lunar Eclipse, Moon, North America, Sun, United States Naval Observatory | Leave a comment

Pope: condoms can be justified in some cases

Posted on November 22, 2010 by The Great One

Isn’t it ironic how the Pope, who according to church doctrine should never have had an orgasm in his life, is the authority on when and when not to use condoms? Truth be told, what can one expect from a … Continue reading →

Posted in Religion | Tagged Africa, AIDS, Birth Control, Bonaventure, Burqa, Catholic Church, Clerical Sex Abuse, Condoms, Europe, HIV, Islam, Pope, Pope Benedict XVI, Pope Pius XII, Prostitutes, Religion, Roman Catholic Church, Sex, St. Augustine, Thomas Aquinas, United Nations, Vatican City | Leave a comment

Pope puts stamp on church future with new cardinals

Posted on November 20, 2010 by The Great One

It’s truly remarkable that the Roman Catholic Church, this corrupt organization of misfits, is still in business and still popular. Throughout the ages this church has been guilty of all kinds of crimes against humanity, not the least of which … Continue reading →

Posted in Religion | Tagged Adolf Hitler, Africa, Asia, Benito Mussolini, Brazil, Catholic Church, Democratic Republic of Congo, Donald Wuerl, Ecuador, Egypt, Europe, Germany, God, Guinea, Italy, Jesus Christ, Latin America, North America, Pacific, Poland, Pope, Pope Benedict XVI, Religion, Roman Catholic Church, Sexual Abuse Scandal, Spain, Sri Lanka, St. Peter's Basilica, Switzerland, the United States, United States, Vatican, Washington D.C., Zambia | Leave a comment

Pope defends family as Spanish gays hold ‘kiss-in’

Posted on November 7, 2010 by The Great One

The Pope leads (represents) the richest, among the most powerful and one of the most corrupt organizations on the planet; the Roman Catholic Church. The Catholic Church is also arguably the most hypocritical, as it continues to profess archaic doctrines … Continue reading →

Posted in Religion | Tagged Abortion, Barcelona, Birth Control, Catholic Church, Christianity, Contraception, Divorce, Europe, Gay Marriage, Gays, God, Holy See, Homosexuality, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, Juan Carlos I of Spain, Lesbians, Pope Benedict XVI, Religion, Sagrada Família, Secularism, Spain, Vatican | Leave a comment

Pope blasts Spain’s “aggressive” anti-church ways

Posted on November 6, 2010 by The Great One

Even the people of Spain, traditionally a country with one of the largest Catholic populations in the world, has had it with all the BS from the Roman Catholic Church. How the Pope has the audacity to criticize gays and … Continue reading →

Posted in Religion | Tagged Barcelona, Catholic Church, Christianity, Europe, Faith, Francisco Franco, Gays, God, Homosexuals, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, Lesbians, Pedophiles, Pope Benedict XVI, Religion, Santiago de Compostela, Spain | Leave a comment

Pope heads to a less Catholic Spain

Posted on November 5, 2010 by The Great One

People are much better off without ties to one of the most corrupt organizations on the planet; the Roman Catholic Church, which continues its quest to re-establish its popularity, and former dominance, across Europe. TGO Refer to story below. Source: … Continue reading →

Posted in General Discussion | Tagged Abortion, Barcelona, Catholic Church, Christians, Divorce, Europe, Francisco Franco, Gays, John Paul II, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, Lesbians, Pope, Pope Benedict XVI, Santiago de Compostela, Vatican | Leave a comment

No survivors in Cuba airliner crash with 68 aboard

Posted on November 5, 2010 by The Great One

Hopefully this incident won’t be followed by a handful of plane crashes in various parts of the world. It seems that after an airliner goes down with a significant number of passengers there are other plane crashes that occur shortly … Continue reading →

Posted in General Discussion | Tagged AeroCaribbean, Argentines, Austrians, Communist Party, Cuba, Cubana de Aviación, Dutch, Europe, French, Germans, Haiti, Havana, Italian, Japanese, Latin America, Mexicans, Port-Au-Prince, Santiago de Cuba, Spaniard, Tropical Storm Tomas, Venezuelan | Leave a comment

Pakistan border region becomes terror epicenter

Posted on October 25, 2010 by The Great One

As I’ve stated many times before on this Blog, the one and only way to rid ourselves of these Islamic militants is to drop the BIG one in this region and vaporize these vermin; everything else is basically useless. TGO … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, Religion | Tagged Afghanistan, Afghans, Al-Qaida, Arabs, Ayman al-Zawahiri, Bengalis, Chechens, Europe, Faisal Shahzad, Hafiz Gul Bahadur, Indonesians, Jalaluddin Haqqani, Jihad, Miran Shah, Miranshah, New York City, North America, North Waziristan, Pakistan Army, Pakistani Armed Forces, Paktia, Paktika, Pashtun, Punjabis, South Waziristan, Tajiks, Taliban, Times Square, Uzbeks | Leave a comment

American al-Qaida spokesman urges attacks in US

Posted on October 23, 2010 by The Great One

The dick-head in the photograph below talks about the “miserable suburbs” in Paris, London and Detroit. I realize that Detroit cannot be compared with Paris and London, but it is nevertheless quite a city, and compared to the slime he … Continue reading →

Posted in Religion | Tagged Adam Yahiye Gadahn, Al-Qaeda, Arabic, Cairo, Detroit, Egypt, Europe, Islam, Jews, Jihad, London, Muslim, Muslims, Pakistan, Paris, Religion, United States | Leave a comment

Toyota recalling 1.53 million cars globally

Posted on October 21, 2010 by The Great One

These recalls must be costing the company tens of millions of dollars. No matter, they’ll just raise the price of their vehicles accordingly next year to make up for this model year’s “lost” profits. Americans are enamored with Toyota/Lexus and … Continue reading →

Posted in General Discussion | Tagged Canada, Europe, Japan, Lexus, North America, Torrance California, Toyota, Toyota Crown Majesta, Toyota Motor Corp., United States | Leave a comment

Pope names 24 new cardinals

Posted on October 20, 2010 by The Great One

This is so amusing. The Pope names 24 new Cardinals and some of them are in posts such as the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia and Sri Lanka. This says something about the reaches of the Roman Catholic Church, … Continue reading →

Posted in Religion | Tagged Africa, Aparecida, Asia, Brazil, Catholic Church, Catholic Coptic Church, Christians, College of Cardinals, Colombo, Congo, Diarmuid Martin, Dublin, Edward Egan, Egypt, Equador, Europe, Ireland, Jews, John Paul II, Kinshasa, Latin America, Lusaka, Middle East, Munich, Poland, Pope Benedict XVI, Quito, Raymond Leo Burke, Sri Lanka, Timothy Dolan, Vatican City, Warsaw, Zambia | Leave a comment

Iran orders hand amputation of confessed thief

Posted on October 16, 2010 by The Great One

Amputating a man’s hand for stealing candy… Nice. The article states that these kinds of convictions; stoning people to death, amputations, flogging, public executions, etc. reflect poorly on Islam. Not to worry, Islam’s reputation as a barbaric faith couldn’t be … Continue reading →

Posted in Religion | Tagged Amputation, Christianity, Christians, Dark Ages, Europe, Fars News Agency, Inquisition, Iran, Islam, Mashhad, Middle East, Muslims, Stoning, Tehran | Leave a comment

Chavez pledges oil to Belarus for 200 years

Posted on October 16, 2010 by The Great One

It is said that there’s always a first time for everything; this very well may be true. Today is the first time I see an orangutan wearing a red scarf. One dictator selling oil to another dictator, both of whom … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | Tagged Alexander Lukashenko, Belarus, Capitalism, Dictators, Europe, Hugo Chavez, Minsk, Moscow, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, Russia, SOuth America, Venezuela, Vladimir Putin | Leave a comment

Cuba to add new docks, terminal at Cienfuegos port

Posted on October 1, 2010 by The Great One

Thanks to Fidel Castro, Cuba is 50 years behind the times in terms of technology. The country is in shambles; socially, politically, economically – you name it. Its entire infrastructure is doo-doo. Once the Castro scum-bags are gone, and all … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | Tagged Canada, Caribbean, China, Cienfuegos, Cuba, Europe, Fidel Castro, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Havana, Hugo Chavez, India, Malaysia, Mexico, Norway, Soviet Union, Spain, Venezuela | Leave a comment

Gunman kills 7, wounds 15 in Slovakia

Posted on August 30, 2010 by The Great One

This is an update to an earlier post on this Blob… TGO Refer to story below. Source: Associated Press By VERONIKA OLEKSYN and NADIA RYBAROVA, Associated Press Writers Veronika Oleksyn And Nadia Rybarova, Associated Press Writers BRATISLAVA, Slovakia – A … Continue reading →

Posted in General Discussion | Tagged Bratislava, Czech Republic, Europe, Gunman, Murder, Slovakia, Suicide | Leave a comment

Norway ‘bomb plot’ underscores al-Qaida pitfalls

Posted on August 29, 2010 by The Great One

The level of manpower and the cost thereof to western societies in order to investigate, track and prevent these religious freaks from successfully carrying out terrorist attacks must be in the trillions of dollars. It would seem to me that … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, Religion | Tagged Afghanistan, Al-Qaida, China, England, Europe, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Islam, Kurd, Mikael Davud, Muslims, New York, Norway, Oslo, Pakistan, Peshawar, Saudi Arabia, Terrorists, Turkey, Uighur, Uzbekistan, Waziristan, West | 1 Comment

Nigeria teens sold for prostitution in Ivory Coast

Posted on August 27, 2010 by The Great One

Women have always been victimized in third world countries. And unfortunately, this trend is not likely to end anytime soon. TGO Refer to brief story below. Source: Associated Press JOHANNESBURG – Human Rights Watch says Nigerian women and girls are … Continue reading →

Posted in General Discussion | Tagged Africa, Côte d'Ivoire, Europe, Human Rights Watch, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Prostitution, Teens, West Africa, Women | Leave a comment

Russian base in Armenia to stay through 2044

Posted on August 20, 2010 by The Great One

Slowly but surely, Russia continues its expansion and digs its claws deeper and deeper into surrounding nations. In terms of geography, it definitely has an advantage over the United States. TGO Refer to story below. Source: Associated Press By AVET … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | Tagged Armenia, Azerbaijan, Europe, Nagorno-Karabakh, Russia, Turkey, United States, Yerevan | Leave a comment

Same-Sex Marriage Debate Has Roots Going Back Centuries

Posted on August 17, 2010 by The Great One

I found this article that briefly describes a history of marriage and how it has changed through time and across various parts of the globe interesting. TGO Refer to story below. Source: LiveScience Stephanie Pappas, LiveScience.com Sun Aug 15, 9:31 am ET In the … Continue reading →

Posted in General Discussion | Tagged Africa, Asia, Bible, China, Christians, Divorce, Europe, Gay, God, India, Lesbian, Love, Marriage, Middle East, Monogamy, Mormons, Polyandry, Polygamy, Same-Sex Marriage, Sex, SOuth America | Leave a comment

Report: wildfires cost Russia some $15 billion

Posted on August 10, 2010 by The Great One

Between the fires and the flooding millions of people in Europe and Asia are having quite a difficult time of it; and they are the “lucky” ones who haven’t perished as a result of these catastrophic events. TGO Refer to … Continue reading →

Posted in General Discussion | Tagged Asia, Europe, Fires, Heat Wave, Moscow, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, Russia, Smog | Leave a comment

Eight dead as floods sweep central Europe

Posted on August 7, 2010 by The Great One

This is beginning to sound like the fable of Noah’s Ark and the flood as described in the Bible. Unfortunately, while the flood in the Bible was make-believe, these floods that are occurring across parts of Asia and Europe are … Continue reading →

Posted in General Discussion | Tagged Bible, Bogatynia, Czech Republic, Europe, Floods, Germany, Noah's Ark, Poland, Prague | Leave a comment

New Russia holiday marked as Kremlin boosts Church

Posted on July 28, 2010 by The Great One

Due to its turbulent history, location and vast territories (encompassing both the continents of Europe and Asia) Russia has a somewhat complex religious “identity.” With time, the Russian Orthodox Church will probably once again become the overwhelming “favorite,” although Islam … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, Religion | Tagged Arabs, Asia, Atheism, Belarus, Caspian Sea, Christianity, Communism, Derbent, Dmitry Medvedev, Europe, God, Islam, Kiev, Medvedev, Moscow, Muslims, Paganism, Patriarch Kirill, Pecherska Lavra Monastery, Religion, Russia, Russian Orthodox Church, Ukraine | Leave a comment

Spain parliament rejects burqa ban — for now

Posted on July 20, 2010 by The Great One

Do government officials in these western European countries have nothing more productive to do than pick their nose and worry about Islamic women in full-face veils? My goodness, these people are obsessed with what these women wear. The women who … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, Religion | Tagged Africa, Belgium, Europe, France, Full-Face Veil, Islam, Madrid, Muslims, Religion, Spain, Switzerland, Women | Leave a comment

Syria bans face veils at universities

Posted on July 19, 2010 by The Great One

This is really surprising. I’m aware that Syria is more moderate than countries such as Iran or Saudi Arabia. Still, I would not have thought that the government would issue a ban on full-face veils at their universities. In the … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, Religion | Tagged Arab, Belgium, Burqa, Damascus, Europe, Face Veils, France, Iran, Islam, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, Muslims, Netherlands, Niqab, Religion, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Syria | Leave a comment

28 killed in hotel fire in Iraq’s Kurdish region

Posted on July 16, 2010 by The Great One

People from a variety of countries have died in this tragedy. These deaths could have been avoided had building codes required smoke detectors, a fire alarm system, a fire sprinkler system and properly designed exit stairwells. TGO Refer to story … Continue reading →

Posted in General Discussion | Tagged Africa, Al-Jazeera, Asia, Australia, Baghdad, Bangladesh, Britain, Cambodia, Canada, Ecuador, Europe, Hotel Fire, India, Iraq, Kurdish Region, Kurdistan, Lebanon, Middle East, Soma Hotel, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sulaimaniyah, Venezuela | Leave a comment

Ethnic minorities to make up 20% of UK by 2051: study

Posted on July 13, 2010 by The Great One

People continue to flee third-world countries and head west. No doubt this trend will continue into the next century. TGO Refer to story below. Source: Associated Press LONDON (AFP) – Forty years from now, Britain will be a much more … Continue reading →

Posted in General Discussion | Tagged Asia, Bangladesh, England, Europe, India, London, Northern Ireland, Pakistan, Scotland, United Kingdom, Wales | 6 Comments

Somali clerics work to denounce radical al-Shabab

Posted on July 9, 2010 by The Great One

What is it about these Muslims that everywhere they set foot in large enough numbers turns to crap? By the way, I don’t know about you folks, but I’m sick and tired of hearing about the “peaceful nature of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Religion | Tagged Afghanistan, Africa, Al-Azhar University, Allah, Cairo, Europe, Islam, Jihad, Kenya, Mogadishu, Muslims, Nairobi, Prophet Mohammed, Quran, Somali Clerics, Sunni Islam, Taliban, United Nations | Leave a comment

French parliament debates ban on burqa-style veils

Posted on July 6, 2010 by The Great One

This is a complicated issue, while also quite unimportant in the overall scheme of things… The Muslim slave in the photograph below (that’s what she basically is, a slave to her dominant male and religion) wearing the cloth-bag, obviously has … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, Religion | Tagged Burqa, Europe, France, French Muslims, Islam, Nicolas Sarkozy, Paris, Religion | Leave a comment

Clinton, on foreign trip, promotes open societies

Posted on July 4, 2010 by The Great One

Hillary Clinton’s efforts to promote open societies throughout the globe is quite commendable; although also quite unrealistic. There are aspects of certain societies that simply cannot be changed, not even in one’s lifetime. These things simply have to run their … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | Tagged Armenia, Azerbaijan, Baku, Belarus, Caspian Sea, China, Cuba, Egypt, Ethiopia, Europe, Georgia, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Ilham Aliyev, Iran, Krakow, Nagorno-Karabakh, Poland, Russia, Soviet Union, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ukraine, Venezuela, Yerevan, Zimbabwe | Leave a comment

World Cup Today

Posted on July 3, 2010 by The Great One

Interesting stuff at the World Cup… TGO Refer to information below. Source: Associated Press By The Associated Press The Associated Press JOHANNESBURG – A look at Day 23 Saturday at the 2010 World Cup (all times EDT): RESULTS Germany 4, … Continue reading →

Posted in Sports | Tagged Argentina, Brazil, Cape Town, Diego Maradona, Europe, Germany, Ghana, Johannesburg, Latin America, Netherlands, Nigeria, Paraguay, Port Elizabeth, South Africa, Spain, Uruguay, World Cup | Leave a comment

World Cup Today

Posted on July 2, 2010 by The Great One

Interesting stuff at the World Cup… TGO Refer to information below. Source: Associated Press By The Associated Press The Associated Press JOHANNESBURG – A look at Day 22 Friday at the 2010 World Cup (all times EDT): RESULTS Netherlands 2, … Continue reading →

Posted in Sports | Tagged Argentina, Brazil, Cape Town, Europe, Germany, Ghana, Johannesburg, Latin America, Netherlands, Nigeria, Paraguay, Port Elizabeth, South Africa, Spain, Uruguay, World Cup | Leave a comment

World Cup Today

Posted on July 1, 2010 by The Great One

Interesting stuff at the World Cup… TGO Refer to information below. Source: Associated Press By The Associated Press The Associated Press Thu Jul 1, 1:56 pm ET JOHANNESBURG – A look at Day 21 Thursday at the 2010 World Cup (all times EDT): RESULTS … Continue reading →

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