The Way I See It

Wednesday, 25 February 2015

When The Going Gets Tough..?

It's about a year since my last post. In that time I've lost three people very dear to me. Whether or not I'm tough enough to get going again remains to be seen but, I am trying, a little step each day.

Though it has to be said, taking an interest in world affairs doesn't bode well for anyone feeling low;massacres, beheading,slavery. Still, I'm still on track with my exploration of the Orthodox Church and have some more reading lined up and, having become fully aware that a general election is set for May I've started scrutinising some of the Parties gobbledygook for a chink of-well I don't really know yet. Hopefully there's something to restore confidence in politicians but , I'm not holding my breath on that one.

One snippet of news on the equality front caught my attention the other day, something to do with a tug of love over a gay cake in Northern Ireland;one to follow me thinks.

To any one who has got this far, I hope the rest of your day is the happiest ever and if you're near a loved one give them a hug

Thursday, 27 February 2014

Exploring the Orthodox Church

I haven't posted anything lately due to a number of issues keeping me busy and generally using up all my free time. I won't bore you with the mundane, but one of the things taking my attention has been my exploration into the Orthodox church and Orthodoxy generally. It's a fascinating subject, so I'm finding out. I'm seriously considering becoming Orthodox. Never thought this would happen but, there we are.

It is a long journey with lots to consider. I'm not sure where it will lead but the road is interesting, involving as it does a re-examination of my beliefs; And finding, to my surprise, they've been quite Orthodox all along. I'm also reading up on Christian and Church history, particularly Byzantine and Eastern aspects, from angles we were never encouraged to look from before. I would guess the Roman Church would see the Orthodox Church as a rival, though a very misguided and rebellious one, while the Anglican Church behaves as though it doesn't exist, and has no idea of the major contribution it made to England becoming a Christian country.(though of course it does know these things)

I'm planning to visit an Orthodox Church in the near future. In the meantime, I'll continue with the reading, lots of contemplation, and enjoying the beautiful music only Orthodoxy can produce.

Monday, 8 July 2013

E-Cigs;update. Big Government,Big Pharma butting in.Well that didn't take long did it.

I'd heard murmurings about E-Cigs and the fact they are not licensed or regulated the same way other tobacco replacement products are, such as,patches,gun etc. Then I came across an article, reporting that the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency(MHRA),have declared E-Cigs to be medicines.

What this means, as you might expect, is that the cost to the consumer-you and I- will go up. Just when you think you've a good,safe,cheap alternative to real tobacco, someone has to come along, apply all kinds of nonsensical regulations on the product and producer,thus skewing the market, and making it even harder to give up.

Apparently,sales of E-Cigs have increased dramatically since 2010 and have now reached 1.3 million. And they work. Unlike those patches and what not, which cost a packet. Pharmaceutical companies make a fortune out of them and these E-Cigs must be giving them a run for their money. If people actually stop smoking through using E-Cigs they won't need to keep "trying one more time"with the expensive stuff.

Oh,and surprise surprise,or maybe not,the MHRA gets some of its funding from some pharmaceutical companies. And another surprise,or not,some of the members of the MHRA who produced the report and pushed for the regulations have declared interests in certain pharmaceutical companies.

Does this sound like a stitch up? Read the whole article here from the Free Society Site

Thursday, 20 June 2013

Summer Solstice-celebrate!-rejoice!

Oh Great Sun God,
Put ye to flight the powers of darkness,
Bring fertility to the land,
Rejoice we in the full flood of abundance,
Oh great Sun God,
The apogee of light and warmth

Sunday, 26 May 2013

No More Summers for Drummer Lee Rigby

I had planned to follow up my last post which celebrated the beginning of summer, with some photos of the Devon countryside where I have just spent a week. I heard the news, and witnessed those shocking videos of his brutal murder just as we were preparing to leave. Ever since,I've been unable to focus on anything else for very long.

We've had attacks before;shootings,bombs. This felt different somehow.The barbarity of it reminded me of scenes from places like Mogadishu and Rwanda. We're now bombarded with information on an almost hourly basis; almost all of it speculation and,some of it irrelevant: 'it was an impulse attack' (they just happened to have a couple of meat cleavers and a pistol with them-as you do-). 'They're British (so what)
'They want to divide us'( whom do they want to divide and into what?)

So, the great and the good, who supposedly manage and protect this country from enemies are clueless. This though, hasn't stopped them from throwing around solutions like confetti; close down hate filled websites, collect data on everyone who so much as looks at at a computer by reviving the Communications Bill, monitor speeches by Imams.

None of it will work. We've heard it all before. Most of the videos Islamists watch are made out side the U.K. However the authorities have made a start. No one will be offended by 85 year old pensioners who shout at Muslims. Oh yes, get her locked up, that'l show every one we mean business! And I hope they've taken her computer away to check for more hate speech-you know the kind of thing-'that woman across the road never washes her bloody curtains'; blah blah blah. Well it has to stop!

Drummer Lee Rigby will enjoy no more summers. Unless of course there is a God,in which case may he spend eternity strolling through an English meadow.