Visit to my local mosque 2023 – Unity Iftaar

“Unity Iftaar (evening meal during the blessed month of Ramadan to mark the end of the Fasting Day) has been running successfully throughout our branches and centres for a number of years. The concept is simple yet very effective and allows people from all walks of life and backgrounds to engage with their Muslim neighbours to break down barriers and foster strong relations”. https://www.unityiftaar.org/

Watchman and Scum; Brethren and Anglican

A few days ago, I posted a new installment in my Trumpwatch series (see here) and it gave rise to a number of comments.

This is Holy Week – 2023

I am not sure if it is just me but the fact that we are in the middle of Holy Week is something up to now I have barely noticed.

Priests of the Bible 13 Eliashib

Trumpwatch (58) – the Arrest of Trump

It has been nearly five months since my last Trumpwatch episode “Trumpwatch (57) – Trump announces his Presidency Campaign for 2024”, during which time oceans have gone under the proverbial bridge, but given the not unexpected headline of what may very soon happen, methinks another episode is overdue.

Priests of the Bible 12 Joshua

Nashville School Shooting

On Monday we learned of yet another tragic shooting in a school in the USA (only in the US do we read of such occurrences, although worse massacres happen elsewhere we do not read about), with teachers and pupils among the victims. I will not elaborate given a simple Google search on the title of this blog will provide pertinent details from several news outlets. But first, let us mourn over and remember the victims of the Nashville School Shootings.

Alex Jones talks to Silk and General Flynn and why this matters

I admit it, one of my regular, typically daily, watchman activities is to check out that day’s broadcast of the Alex Jones show (although, given there is generally some three hours of it, I focus on selected items, and do a lot of skipping over stuff given that Alex, more than many presenters, rants a lot and I need to cut to the chase).

A time to be tolerant; a time not to be tolerant

I just checked Ecclesiastes 3 and it ain’t there.

Sexual Orientation, Sexual Identity and Divorce

On my way to church earlier, I bumped into a neighbor (an old friend), who announced today was her 57^th wedding anniversary. I congratulated her and cheekily added “and you still haven’t killed each other” to which she cheerfully responded that while they have come close all was basically fine. In church, I came across a 20-page book titled “Gender Confusion” (see here) and later read it.