Has Israel lost the war against Hamas?
In the early hours of Oct. 7 th , 2023, Hamas launched a barrage of 3,000 missiles from the Gaza Strip against the State of Israel, combined with ground attacks upon civilians and soldiers. The resulting one-day death toll of 1,200 people in Israel represented the largest Jewish loss of life since the Holocaust. In addition to murdering civilians and raping women, Hamas seized 253 hostages, Global reaction was swift and widespread, with leaders of democratic nations simultaneously condemning Hamas while asserting Israel’s right to defend itself. Today, seven months later, the Palestinian death toll stands at 34,500 as Israel continues its offensive on Gaza. A crippling blockade is leaving its population on the verge of starvation and plague. Vast swathes of Gaza lie in ruin, pushing 85% of the enclave’s population into internal displacement with a lack of shelter, food, clean water, and medicine. At least 153 hostages remain in the hands of Hamas. That narrative has now shifte
I had no idea young Calvin had embraced Catholicism with such alacrity. Perhaps this is the real reason there was no room at the diocese of London for him.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, great wig Calvo.
A peaceful and blessed Christmas day to one and all.
Calvin has been ordained as a Deacon in the Free Church of England after his disgraceful treatment by the Established Church of England earlier this year.
DeleteAccording to Wiki, the Free Church of England is "a conventional Anglican church body, worshipping in the Low Church tradition and holding to the principles of the Book of Common Prayer and the Thirty-Nine Articles."
It then describes itself as "Episcopal, Liturgical and Evangelical."
Wiki continues:
"It was founded principally by Evangelical or Low Church clergy and congregations in response to what were perceived as attempts (inspired by the Oxford Movement) to re-introduce medieval Roman Catholic dogmas and practices into the Established Church."
[But like all protestant 'churches' it has 'reformed' a couple of times and divided into opposing sections]
"In 1956, the FCE published a revision of the Book of Common Prayer to form the primary text of the denomination's liturgy. The stated intention of the revision was to remove or explain "particular phrases and expressions" from the Church of England's 1662 edition of the prayer book that "afford at least plausible ground for the teaching and practice of the Sacerdotal and Romanising Party.
In 2003, due to the adoption of High Church practices by the FCE, two bishops and ten congregations split from the main Church ... and formed the Evangelical Connexion of the Free Church of England. Two churches in Farnham and Teddington having become independent altogether, the ECFCE currently has five churches ...
"The provision of contemporary language liturgies has been approved by convocation and a process of drafting and authorisation has begun. The church has continued to ordain bishops in the apostolic succession, with Moravian, Church of England and Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church bishops taking part on occasion. ....
The presiding bishop is chosen annually by convocation and has the title "Bishop Primus". Only baptised males are ordained to Holy Orders as bishops, presbyters, and deacons, or admitted to the public teaching office of Reader."
@Chef
DeleteIt's his real hair, from when he was a member of seminal rock bank The Calvin Robinson Experience.
Nice to see you here, to see you nice, have a great Christmas.
@Jack
DeleteIt also seems relevant to mention that the denomination's theology is said to be Calvinist.
Jack may consider himself wished a happy and blessed Christmas.
I'd be more than happy to hear a message of hope from Calvo, but I'm just getting depressing news from that link.
ReplyDeleteScroll forward a few minutes. Robinson's contribution includes carols (in Latin) and thoughtful interviews with Catholic and Orthodox figures such as Gavin Ashenden.
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