Sunday, October 03, 2021
Mount Salem Kitchen: How to Make Tafelspitz the Classic Austrian Way
INGREDIENTS:
-1 large yellow onion, halved horizontally (unpeeled)
-1 lb. beef bones, roasted at 400F [200C] for 30 minutes
-1 tri-tip (beef triangle), about 1½ lbs. (substitute with top round sirloin)
-2 large carrots (or 4 narrow ones), peeled and cut
-2 medium parsnips, peeled and sliced
-1 small celery root, peeled and sliced
-1 T. sea salt
-15 black peppercorns
-4 juniper berries
-1 t. mustard seed
-2 bay leaves
-2 cloves garlic, peeled
-1 leek, rinsed of soil and sand, sliced
-8 ‘branches’ flat-leaf parsley, tied
METHOD:
1. Slice onion in half (don’t peel it) and place it cut-side down on a hot skillet; sear until blackened. While this is happening…
2. Rinse beef bones and tri-tip (beef triangle) in cool water; roast beef bones as directed, then place them and the beef Triangle in a pot large enough to hold them; fill ¾ with cool water, turn heat on high, and add the blackened onions.
3. Prepare the carrots, parsnips, celery root as directed, and separate into two equal parts; place half of each vegetable into the pot and set the rest aside. Add the Sea Salt, black peppercorn, juniper berries, mustard seed, bay leaves and garlic cloves.
4. When the pot is in a rolling boil, skim the scum that rises to the surface during the first 15 minutes; reduce heat to a simmer, and cook for 1 ½ hours, or until the beef is tender.
5.When the beef is almost tender, remove it from the pot and strain all the solids out (consider serving the beef bones with a knife and toasted bread: spread the morrow and enjoy). Return the broth to the pot with the beef, and then add the reserved vegetables (carrots, parsnip, celery root) as well as the sliced leeks and the parsley. Simmer for 20 minutes, or until the vegetables are tender.
6. Remove the beef and slice it against the grain. Onto each plate or bowl, lay several slices of beef and then use a slotted spoon to add vegetables from the pot; spoon broth over the top and then garnish: add 2 T. of the apple/horseradish on top of the beef, then sprinkle minced chives and the dill fronds. Serve immediately.
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UK Calls in Military, Recruits Civilians to Drive Trucks | DW News
Oct 3, 2021 • The UK's armed forces are to start delivering fuel to gas stations across Britain, in an effort to ease a supply crisis which has brought much of the UK to a standstill.
Hundreds of filling stations have run dry, causing chaotic scenes as drivers panic-buy and attempt to stockpile fuel. The government is blaming a lack of truck drivers, and unprecedented demand driven by scare-mongering. Critics point to the fact that many foreign truck drivers left the country because of Brexit.
Fancy a UK visa? Maybe you should quickly become a truck driver. But bear in mind: You might be thrown out again at Christmas.
The UK government plans to issue temporary visas to 5,000 foreign truck drivers. The move comes after gasoline shortfalls and empty supermarket shelves.
The UK lacks about 100,000 truck drivers. They are needed to deliver everything from gasoline to groceries. The shortfall has caused panic buying.
Many blame the pandemic and above all, Brexit. But while many countries in Europe face driver shortages, some experts say unless companies in Britain offer significantly higher wages, it remains unclear how many workers will take advantage of the short-term visas.
Hundreds of filling stations have run dry, causing chaotic scenes as drivers panic-buy and attempt to stockpile fuel. The government is blaming a lack of truck drivers, and unprecedented demand driven by scare-mongering. Critics point to the fact that many foreign truck drivers left the country because of Brexit.
Fancy a UK visa? Maybe you should quickly become a truck driver. But bear in mind: You might be thrown out again at Christmas.
The UK government plans to issue temporary visas to 5,000 foreign truck drivers. The move comes after gasoline shortfalls and empty supermarket shelves.
The UK lacks about 100,000 truck drivers. They are needed to deliver everything from gasoline to groceries. The shortfall has caused panic buying.
Many blame the pandemic and above all, Brexit. But while many countries in Europe face driver shortages, some experts say unless companies in Britain offer significantly higher wages, it remains unclear how many workers will take advantage of the short-term visas.
Face au scandale des abus sexuels, comment l'Église forme ses futurs prêtres
LE FIGARO : REPORTAGE - Prise dans la tourmente, l'Église de France continue d'attirer des jeunes désireux de devenir prêtres. Alors que la commission Sauvé rend ses conclusions le 5 octobre sur les agressions sexuelles dans l'Église depuis quatre-vingts ans, Le Figaro Magazine est allé à la rencontre de ces appelés, au Séminaire international d'Ars-sur-Formans, dans l'Ain.
« La sexualité imprègne toute la vie. Y renoncer signe mon existence. » Tout en passant les vitesses de sa Peugeot un peu ¬cabossée, frôlant de ses doigts le chapelet en bois auquel pend une photo en noir et blanc du curé d'Ars, Roch Valentin se prête au jeu des questions indiscrètes. Chargé depuis huit ans de la formation d'une quarantaine de sémina¬ristes en Bourgogne, dont l'âge oscille entre 20 et 35 ans, ce prêtre est sans ¬détour. Que faire avec le désir sexuel, la frustration, la solitude, le célibat, quand on a choisi le sacerdoce ? «Aujourd'hui, toutes ces questions ne sont plus tues dans l'Église. Au contraire, nous les prenons en charge, promet-il dans un tournant pris de ¬façon un peu trop serrée, sur cette jolie route de campagne. Pour moi, l'équi¬libre de nos élèves est la clé. Nous veillons à ce qu'ils soient des hommes complets, heureux dans leur vie. » Idéal de chasteté » | Par Guyonne de Montjou (texte) et Axelle de Russé (photos) | vendredi 1 octobre 2021
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For His Sake, and Britain’s, Now Is the Time for Boris Johnson to Ride Off into the Sunset
THE GUARDIAN: He could resume his career as an entertainer and we might get a PM worthy of the office
A new prime minister might begin a reset of relations with our European neighbours, such as is impossible under Johnson.’ Photograph: Reuters
At the end of The Magnificent Seven, most delightful of all westerns, there is a scene in which the elderly Mexican village sage says to Yul Brynner and Steve McQueen: “Your work is done.” It was time for the farmers to take over again. Following which, the two gunfighters rode away, to massacre evildoers elsewhere.
We shall dismiss scepticism about whether Boris Johnson can plausibly be compared to either Brynner or McQueen, but suggest that this is a good moment for the prime minister’s chums to put to him the old Mexican’s proposition: “Your work is done.” We might then return our governance to people willing to be interested not in farming, but instead boring stuff such as keeping the gas on and making sure children attend school.
What’s more, how do we keep Britain functioning between today and Christmas, when the foreign lorry drivers’ and turkey-feeders’ temporary visas will expire? There is no immediate prospect of evicting the incumbent from Downing Street against his, or perhaps Mrs Johnson’s, wishes.
It may be possible, however, to start convincing the couple that their interests would be well served by an early bath. The prime minister could tell his host of admirers that he has delivered Brexit and the Covid vaccination programme and averted a Corbyn premiership.
Whatever view we take of his record, he is assured of many pages in the history of the times. Only Nigel Farage has been more influential in reshaping our politics. Johnson can resume his rightful career as an entertainer. His memoirs, entwined with the diaries that he has assuredly been keeping (to the discomfiture of everyone who has spoken to him privately since he took office) will be worth millions. He might explore new terrain by becoming a devoted family man.
Almost none of the above is designedly facetious. If Johnson quits soon, he can remain famous, become rich and escape the protracted descent awaiting him if he lingers, eventually to vanish beneath the flock of poultry returning to roost in Downing Street. » | Max Hastings | Sunday, October 3, 2021
At the end of The Magnificent Seven, most delightful of all westerns, there is a scene in which the elderly Mexican village sage says to Yul Brynner and Steve McQueen: “Your work is done.” It was time for the farmers to take over again. Following which, the two gunfighters rode away, to massacre evildoers elsewhere.
We shall dismiss scepticism about whether Boris Johnson can plausibly be compared to either Brynner or McQueen, but suggest that this is a good moment for the prime minister’s chums to put to him the old Mexican’s proposition: “Your work is done.” We might then return our governance to people willing to be interested not in farming, but instead boring stuff such as keeping the gas on and making sure children attend school.
What’s more, how do we keep Britain functioning between today and Christmas, when the foreign lorry drivers’ and turkey-feeders’ temporary visas will expire? There is no immediate prospect of evicting the incumbent from Downing Street against his, or perhaps Mrs Johnson’s, wishes.
It may be possible, however, to start convincing the couple that their interests would be well served by an early bath. The prime minister could tell his host of admirers that he has delivered Brexit and the Covid vaccination programme and averted a Corbyn premiership.
Whatever view we take of his record, he is assured of many pages in the history of the times. Only Nigel Farage has been more influential in reshaping our politics. Johnson can resume his rightful career as an entertainer. His memoirs, entwined with the diaries that he has assuredly been keeping (to the discomfiture of everyone who has spoken to him privately since he took office) will be worth millions. He might explore new terrain by becoming a devoted family man.
Almost none of the above is designedly facetious. If Johnson quits soon, he can remain famous, become rich and escape the protracted descent awaiting him if he lingers, eventually to vanish beneath the flock of poultry returning to roost in Downing Street. » | Max Hastings | Sunday, October 3, 2021
Gay Quote: Frank Kameny
“Dr. Frank Kameny is widely hailed as one of the most prominent figures of the United States LGBTQ rights movement. …
In 1971, Kameny became the first openly gay candidate for the US Congress when he ran in the District of Columbia’s first election for a non-voting Congressional delegate. After his defeat Kameny and his campaign organization created the Gay and Lesbian Alliance of Washington, DC, an organization that continues to lobby government and press the case for equal rights.”
The following is one of his many quotes:
“The person who really needs the psychotherapy (…) is not the homosexual youngster who gets dragged to the psychiatrist’s office by his mother, but the mother, to releive her anxieties about his homosexuality.”[Source: News 18.]
Dr. Kameny died in 2011. Here is his obituary in the Guardian.
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Mass Protests in Brazil Call for Jair Bolsonaro’s Impeachment
THE GUARDIAN: Crowds parade through cities as polling shows president’s ratings sinking to new depths
Protesters in Rio de Janeiro were addressed by politicians calling for a united opposition to Jair Bolsonaro.Photograph: António Lacerda/EPA
Tens of thousands of protesters have returned to the streets of Brazil’s biggest cities to demand Jair Bolsonaro’s impeachment, as a poll showed the Brazilian president’s ratings had plumbed new depths.
Huge crowds paraded through downtown Rio on Saturday to voice their outrage at Bolsonaro’s response to a Covid outbreak that has killed nearly 600,000 people and dealt a heavy blow to the South American country’s economy.
“We have come to shout at the top of our voices: Bolsonaro’s place is behind bars,” Carlos Lupi, the president of Brazil’s Democratic Labour party, told thousands of flag-waving demonstrators who had gathered outside Rio’s municipal chamber under a ferocious midday sun.
“This crook who uses the Bible to trick the people … This worm! This wretch! He must go to jail!” Lupi bellowed to cheers of approval. » | Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro | Saturday, October 2, 2021
Tens of thousands of protesters have returned to the streets of Brazil’s biggest cities to demand Jair Bolsonaro’s impeachment, as a poll showed the Brazilian president’s ratings had plumbed new depths.
Huge crowds paraded through downtown Rio on Saturday to voice their outrage at Bolsonaro’s response to a Covid outbreak that has killed nearly 600,000 people and dealt a heavy blow to the South American country’s economy.
“We have come to shout at the top of our voices: Bolsonaro’s place is behind bars,” Carlos Lupi, the president of Brazil’s Democratic Labour party, told thousands of flag-waving demonstrators who had gathered outside Rio’s municipal chamber under a ferocious midday sun.
“This crook who uses the Bible to trick the people … This worm! This wretch! He must go to jail!” Lupi bellowed to cheers of approval. » | Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro | Saturday, October 2, 2021
Saturday, October 02, 2021
You Can’t Level Up by Raising Taxes on the Poor, Tories Tell PM
THE OBSERVER: Top MPs warn No 10 over plans for equality as Conservative conference gets under way in Manchester
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The prime minister, Boris Johnson, visits the site of the new children’s hospital at Leeds general infirmary on Saturday 2 October. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/AFP/Getty Images
A group of senior Conservative MPs has broken ranks to openly question how Boris Johnson can deliver on his promise to increase prosperity in poorer parts of the UK while at the same time raising taxes for working people and cutting benefits.
As the prime minister arrived in Manchester on Saturday night for his party’s first full conference since its thumping 2019 election win, Johnson insisted he was ready to take the “big, bold decisions on the priorities people care about – like on social care, on supporting jobs, on climate change, tackling crime and levelling up”.
But among Tory MPs, including some who won their northern or Midlands seats from Labour on the back of Johnson’s promise to “level up” the country, there was growing concern that tax rises and cuts to universal credit may fatally undermine their constituents’ trust in Johnson and his ability to deliver for people in more deprived areas. » | Toby Helm, Michael Savage, Phillip Inman and Harriet Sherwood | Saturday, October 2, 2021
I have said before and I'll say it again: Boris Johnson has a poor grip on economics. He is a classicist; he is not an economist. Not only does he not understand economics, he is clueless, too. One thing that he doesn't seem to understand is this: The economy must work for everyone, not just the superrich. There are going to be very many people hurting this winter because of the cuts in benefits and the rising energy and food prices. For the poor and less well-off, this is a huge problem. Doubtless, the superrich will keep on partyng. Energy price rises and rising food prices will mean little to them. But for the less well-off, it will be a huge deal. Have a heart, Boris. It's the Christian way. – © Mark
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A group of senior Conservative MPs has broken ranks to openly question how Boris Johnson can deliver on his promise to increase prosperity in poorer parts of the UK while at the same time raising taxes for working people and cutting benefits.
As the prime minister arrived in Manchester on Saturday night for his party’s first full conference since its thumping 2019 election win, Johnson insisted he was ready to take the “big, bold decisions on the priorities people care about – like on social care, on supporting jobs, on climate change, tackling crime and levelling up”.
But among Tory MPs, including some who won their northern or Midlands seats from Labour on the back of Johnson’s promise to “level up” the country, there was growing concern that tax rises and cuts to universal credit may fatally undermine their constituents’ trust in Johnson and his ability to deliver for people in more deprived areas. » | Toby Helm, Michael Savage, Phillip Inman and Harriet Sherwood | Saturday, October 2, 2021
I have said before and I'll say it again: Boris Johnson has a poor grip on economics. He is a classicist; he is not an economist. Not only does he not understand economics, he is clueless, too. One thing that he doesn't seem to understand is this: The economy must work for everyone, not just the superrich. There are going to be very many people hurting this winter because of the cuts in benefits and the rising energy and food prices. For the poor and less well-off, this is a huge problem. Doubtless, the superrich will keep on partyng. Energy price rises and rising food prices will mean little to them. But for the less well-off, it will be a huge deal. Have a heart, Boris. It's the Christian way. – © Mark
Die Kaviar-Connection (1/2) | Doku HD | ARTE
Sep 24, 2021 • Die 2-teilige Investigations-Doku deckt auf, wie Diktatoren in Zentralasien und im Kaukasus ihr Ansehen verbessern und Menschenrechtsverletzungen vertuschen, indem sie westliche Politiker bis tief in die europäischen Institutionen hinein bestechen. Die Dokumentation zeigt aber auch, wie ein gut organisiertes Netzwerk von Investigationsjournalisten zur Gegenwehr schreitet.
Die zweiteilige Investigation schildert, wie die Enthüllungsjournalistin Khadija Ismayilova wegen ihrer mutigen Berichterstattung über das korrupte Regime in Aserbaidschan ins Gefängnis kam. Ihre Enthüllungen betrafen die persönliche Bereicherung des Präsidenten Ilham Aliyev und seiner Familie an den Bodenschätzen des Landes. Die Folge „Die Macht des Geldes“ beschreibt außerdem den Aufstieg der neuen Diktatoren in den kaukasischen und zentralasiatischen Gebieten nach dem Niedergang der Sowjetunion.In dem Film werden die Mechanismen der berüchtigten „Kaviar-Diplomatie“ erklärt. Diese von Aserbaidschan eingesetzte Lobby-Strategie zielt darauf ab, das Ansehen der Scheindemokratie auf der internationalen Bühne zu verbessern – mit Hilfe internationaler Sportveranstaltungen, Einladungen von Stars aus der ganzen Welt und Geschenken an westliche Politiker. Die Rechnung ging auf, denn immer noch drücken europäische Eliten trotz eklatanter Veruntreuungen und Menschenrechtsverletzungen ein Auge zu. Die aktive Kaviar-Diplomatie aserbaidschanischer Gesandter fruchtete sogar im Europarat: Ein kritischer Bericht über politische Gefangene in Aserbaidschan wurde in der Parlamentarischen Versammlung überraschend mehrheitlich abgelehnt.Parallel dazu schildert der auf organisierte Verbrechen spezialisierte rumänische Enthüllungsjournalist Paul Radu, dass Journalisten wie Khadija Ismayilova inzwischen gelernt haben, dass sie an Einfluss und Gewicht gewinnen, wenn sie sich auf internationaler Ebene vernetzen.
2-tlg. Doku von Benoît Bringer und Laurent Richard (F 2021, 55 Min)
Die zweiteilige Investigation schildert, wie die Enthüllungsjournalistin Khadija Ismayilova wegen ihrer mutigen Berichterstattung über das korrupte Regime in Aserbaidschan ins Gefängnis kam. Ihre Enthüllungen betrafen die persönliche Bereicherung des Präsidenten Ilham Aliyev und seiner Familie an den Bodenschätzen des Landes. Die Folge „Die Macht des Geldes“ beschreibt außerdem den Aufstieg der neuen Diktatoren in den kaukasischen und zentralasiatischen Gebieten nach dem Niedergang der Sowjetunion.In dem Film werden die Mechanismen der berüchtigten „Kaviar-Diplomatie“ erklärt. Diese von Aserbaidschan eingesetzte Lobby-Strategie zielt darauf ab, das Ansehen der Scheindemokratie auf der internationalen Bühne zu verbessern – mit Hilfe internationaler Sportveranstaltungen, Einladungen von Stars aus der ganzen Welt und Geschenken an westliche Politiker. Die Rechnung ging auf, denn immer noch drücken europäische Eliten trotz eklatanter Veruntreuungen und Menschenrechtsverletzungen ein Auge zu. Die aktive Kaviar-Diplomatie aserbaidschanischer Gesandter fruchtete sogar im Europarat: Ein kritischer Bericht über politische Gefangene in Aserbaidschan wurde in der Parlamentarischen Versammlung überraschend mehrheitlich abgelehnt.Parallel dazu schildert der auf organisierte Verbrechen spezialisierte rumänische Enthüllungsjournalist Paul Radu, dass Journalisten wie Khadija Ismayilova inzwischen gelernt haben, dass sie an Einfluss und Gewicht gewinnen, wenn sie sich auf internationaler Ebene vernetzen.
2-tlg. Doku von Benoît Bringer und Laurent Richard (F 2021, 55 Min)
Un séminariste transgenre embarrasse l'épiscopat américain
LE FIGARO : Née femme, cette personne aurait trafiqué son certificat de baptême pour entrer au séminaire après une opération de changement de sexe. Un évêque américain propose dans une note interne de vérifier le sexe de naissance des candidats au sacerdoce.
C'est un sujet épineux qu'a abordé Mgr Jerome Listecki, président de la commission des affaires catholiques au sein de la conférence des évêques catholiques des États-Unis. L'archevêque de Milwaukee, dans le Wisconsin, a en effet alerté ses confrères au sujet de plusieurs cas de séminaristes transgenres. Dans l'Église catholique, seuls les hommes sont autorisés à accéder à la prêtrise, rappelle-t-il dans une note interne datée du 22 septembre, et qui a depuis fuité sur Internet. Les évêques considèrent, en se référant au Code de Droit Canon qui régit le gouvernement de l'Église, que cette exigence s'applique au sexe de naissance, et refusent donc le sacerdoce aux femmes qui ont eu recours à des opérations de changement de sexe. » | Par Le Figaro | vendredi 1 octobre 2021
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NastassjaCanCook: Country-style Beef Stew | “My Grandmother's Recipe”
INGREDIENTS:
2 lb stew meat [UK: stewing steak]
2 large onions
1 cup beef stock (or water)
1 cup tomato puree
3 tbsp clarified butter (ghee)
4-5 cloves
minced garlic 1 tsp coriander
1 tsp paprika
½ tsp chili pepper
1 bay leaf
The meat, the METHOD and the cooking pot:
Best cuts of beef for stew are chuck, sirloin or boneless short ribs. This dish is made entirely in the oven and does not require any pre-cooking. The secret is in the temperature of your oven. Add all ingredients to a cast iron Dutch oven [UK – casserole]
Place in the oven (uncovered) at 350°F (180°C) for 1 hour.
Mix it and cover it either with the lid or foil.
Lower the temperature of your oven to slow a cooking temperature of 220°F (120°C) and cook for a further 3 - 4 hours.
Total cooking time would be 5 hours and will result in a thick sauce, full of flavor. The meat will be very tender.
Serve with mashed potatoes or noodles.
Vegetables like: carrots and mushrooms can be added at the end, when there is about 1 hour of cooking time left.
Enjoy!
My Big Gay Jewish Conversion
May 2, 2020 • When a nice Irish Catholic queer 'boy' falls in love with a nice English Jewish queer 'boy', he frets about whether he should change Gods too.
TV Presenter/Producer SIMON ATKINS decides to check it out, in order to see if there's more to the issue than just undergoing an (extremely painful) adult circumcision. His very entertaining search takes him from liberal North London to ultra-conservative Orthodox Jerusalem via Israel's gay hotspot Tel Aviv.
TV Presenter/Producer SIMON ATKINS decides to check it out, in order to see if there's more to the issue than just undergoing an (extremely painful) adult circumcision. His very entertaining search takes him from liberal North London to ultra-conservative Orthodox Jerusalem via Israel's gay hotspot Tel Aviv.
Chine-États-Unis: le dangereux face-à-face
LE FIGARO : DÉCRYPTAGE - Avec Pékin, dit Joe Biden, il y aura «compétition quand elle est nécessaire, collaboration quand elle est possible, confrontation quand elle est inévitable».
La nouvelle guerre froide a commencé. Après la rupture fracassante de Donald Trump avec la Chine au début de l’année 2020, Joe Biden est en passe d’articuler en doctrine stratégique la rivalité croissante entre les deux grandes puissances.
Le nouveau président américain avait défini dès son entrée en fonction sa politique vis-à-vis de Pékin: «Une compétition quand elle est nécessaire, une collaboration quand elle est possible et une confrontation quand elle est inévitable.» Neuf mois plus tard, les relations entre Washington et Pékin se résument surtout à la troisième catégorie. » | Par Adrien Jaulmes | Publié : mardi 28 septembre 2021 ; mis à jour : mercredi 29 septembre 2021
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Philippines : Duterte annonce son retrait de la vie politique après la présidentielle, ouvrant la voie à sa fille
LE FIGARO : Le président, connu pour sa «croisade» ultra violente contre les trafiquants de drogue, n'a pas indiqué la personne qu'il souhaitait voir lui succéder à la présidence, mais beaucoup spéculent sur la candidature de sa fille, Sara Duterte-Carpio.
Le président philippin Rodrigo Duterte a annoncé samedi qu'il ne se présenterait pas à la vice-présidence en 2022 et se retirerait de la vie politique, ouvrant ainsi la voie à sa fille pour lui succéder à la tête du pays. «Le sentiment dominant... chez les Philippins, est que je ne suis pas qualifié et que ce serait enfreindre la constitution» que de se présenter à la vice-présidence, a-t-il déclaré. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | samedi 2 octobre 2021
Le président philippin Rodrigo Duterte a annoncé samedi qu'il ne se présenterait pas à la vice-présidence en 2022 et se retirerait de la vie politique, ouvrant ainsi la voie à sa fille pour lui succéder à la tête du pays. «Le sentiment dominant... chez les Philippins, est que je ne suis pas qualifié et que ce serait enfreindre la constitution» que de se présenter à la vice-présidence, a-t-il déclaré. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | samedi 2 octobre 2021
Evangelists Accuse Church in Wales of Making God Sad by Blessing Same-sex Couples
PINK NEWS: An Evangelist group has condemned the Church of Wales for deciding to bless same-sex unions, accusing it of upsetting God.
On 6 September, the Church in Wales voted in favour of allowing blessings for same-sex unions “experimentally” for the next five years.
It has taken the Evangelical Fellowship in the Church in Wales (EFCW) three weeks to respond to the decision, and in a statement published Monday (27 September), it accuses the church of defying “the apostolic faith as revealed in scripture.”
In its statement, the EFCW said it recognises that the church has been “insensitive and even hurtful” to LGBT+ people in the past and that believes the church should welcome LGBT+ people – as long as they don’t have sex.
“The only biblical context for sexual activity is heterosexual marriage,” it wrote, accusing the church of dishonouring “those who, persuaded that Scripture teaches that sexual activity is restricted to heterosexual marriage, have chosen to remain celibate”.
The group claims that allowing blessings of same-sex partnerships within the church has “changed the Church’s doctrine on marriage”.
The statement continued: “This decision has damaged the Church in Wales’ relationship with the majority of the provinces in the global Anglican Communion, which remain committed to an orthodox understanding of human sexuality.” "Such disunity is a grave and serious matter which grieves the heart of God." » | Alice Broster | Friday, October 1, 2021
How pathetic! How can these people speak on behalf of God with such authority? Do they have a hotline to God?
This is anthropomorphism, pure and simple! First of all, how can they possibly know that God has the same emotions as humans? In fact, does He have any emotions at all? To believe in God does not mean that one has to accept that He sees, feels and perceives everything in the same way that human beings do. That is such a simplistic portrayal of God. It reminds me of the old folk who often said that when there was a thunderstorm, it was a sign of God’s anger! Give us a break! Such silly notions!
In any case, if one is to believe that there is indeed a God, then one is also to believe that we are all God’s children. Further, we are born just as God intended us to be. Because Christians, and other believers, insist that God is perfect and that He doesn’t err.
By rejecting gays and by denying gays equal rights, implicit in what they are saying is that God has indeed erred and that God has created people who are less than perfect. How inconsistent is that?
To believe in God means that one has to believe all of God’s creation are worthy of respect and equal rights. All people, regardless of sexual orientation, should have the right to pursue their own happiness. They should also have the right to fulfil their potential. Anything else must surely be in defiance of God and God's will. And if anything will make God sad, that will! – © Mark
On 6 September, the Church in Wales voted in favour of allowing blessings for same-sex unions “experimentally” for the next five years.
It has taken the Evangelical Fellowship in the Church in Wales (EFCW) three weeks to respond to the decision, and in a statement published Monday (27 September), it accuses the church of defying “the apostolic faith as revealed in scripture.”
In its statement, the EFCW said it recognises that the church has been “insensitive and even hurtful” to LGBT+ people in the past and that believes the church should welcome LGBT+ people – as long as they don’t have sex.
“The only biblical context for sexual activity is heterosexual marriage,” it wrote, accusing the church of dishonouring “those who, persuaded that Scripture teaches that sexual activity is restricted to heterosexual marriage, have chosen to remain celibate”.
The group claims that allowing blessings of same-sex partnerships within the church has “changed the Church’s doctrine on marriage”.
The statement continued: “This decision has damaged the Church in Wales’ relationship with the majority of the provinces in the global Anglican Communion, which remain committed to an orthodox understanding of human sexuality.” "Such disunity is a grave and serious matter which grieves the heart of God." » | Alice Broster | Friday, October 1, 2021
How pathetic! How can these people speak on behalf of God with such authority? Do they have a hotline to God?
This is anthropomorphism, pure and simple! First of all, how can they possibly know that God has the same emotions as humans? In fact, does He have any emotions at all? To believe in God does not mean that one has to accept that He sees, feels and perceives everything in the same way that human beings do. That is such a simplistic portrayal of God. It reminds me of the old folk who often said that when there was a thunderstorm, it was a sign of God’s anger! Give us a break! Such silly notions!
In any case, if one is to believe that there is indeed a God, then one is also to believe that we are all God’s children. Further, we are born just as God intended us to be. Because Christians, and other believers, insist that God is perfect and that He doesn’t err.
By rejecting gays and by denying gays equal rights, implicit in what they are saying is that God has indeed erred and that God has created people who are less than perfect. How inconsistent is that?
To believe in God means that one has to believe all of God’s creation are worthy of respect and equal rights. All people, regardless of sexual orientation, should have the right to pursue their own happiness. They should also have the right to fulfil their potential. Anything else must surely be in defiance of God and God's will. And if anything will make God sad, that will! – © Mark
Conversion Therapy to Be Banned in UK by Spring 2022, Vows Boris Johnson’s LGBT+ Rights Envoy
PINK NEWS: The British government is, in fact, “committed to outlawing conversion ‘therapy’ by spring 2022”, the prime minister’s LGBT+ envoy has said.
Nick Herbert appointed by Boris Johnson as a “special envoy” on queer advocacy at home and abroad, gave a simple piece of information that many officials have been unable to give – a time the ban will be introduced.
“I welcome this,” the former MP for Arundel and South Downs, said.
“A useful and constructive report and timely as the government’s consultation will be published shortly on how (not whether) conversion therapy should be outlawed.” » | Josh Milton | Friday, October 1, 2021
Nick Herbert appointed by Boris Johnson as a “special envoy” on queer advocacy at home and abroad, gave a simple piece of information that many officials have been unable to give – a time the ban will be introduced.
“I welcome this,” the former MP for Arundel and South Downs, said.
“A useful and constructive report and timely as the government’s consultation will be published shortly on how (not whether) conversion therapy should be outlawed.” » | Josh Milton | Friday, October 1, 2021
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