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Tag Archives: Apocalypse
“Another Emergency”
The Economist, at it again: THE political masters of the world are gathering in a Paris traumatised by terror to consider another sort of emergency, climate change. Trivialize much? Exaggerate much? The magazine’s ‘Erasmus’ goes on to note: The unusual … Continue reading
The Encyclical – Old Nonsense in New (Green) Clothing
Writing in Reason, Brendan O’Neill takes a more secular look at the Pope’s eco-encyclical: Here’s an extract: [W]hat will be the end result of our wicked urge to own things? Mayhem, of course. All the pollution produced in the making … Continue reading
Posted in Church & State, politics, Religion
Tagged Apocalypse, Climate Change, Pope Francis, Religious Left, Roman Catholicism
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Weird Sounds
The Daily Mail looks into the phenomenon of weird, unexplained sounds: A mysterious noise from the sky is continuing to baffle people all over the world – as well as giving those who hear it sleepless nights. Sounding like a … Continue reading
As We Await the End Times
Cross-posted on Ricochet. The art of writing a first paragraph is said to lie in the ability to draw the reader in. I would say that Lily Lynch’s remarkable new piece in The Balkanist passes that test very well indeed: … Continue reading
Posted in culture
Tagged Apocalypse, Cults, Harun Yahya, Islam, Tayyip Recep Erdogan, Turkey
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Apocalypse Now?
Here’s a happy reminder that the Middle Ages, as that old crank Carl Jung once wrote, “live on… merrily”. The Washington Post has the glorious details: Could a series of “blood moon” events be connected to Jesus’ return? Some Christians … Continue reading
The Timeless Appeal of the Apocalypse (Again)
Cross-posted on the Corner: To my disappointment, I missed this event: Uncivilisation 2013 is a gathering of people searching for answers to questions about our collective future in a rapidly-changing and depleting world. For one long weekend in August, the … Continue reading
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Tagged Apocalypse, End times
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Armagideon Time (Again)
Cross-posted on the Corner: Here we go again. The Daily Telegraph reports on the approach of the latest doomsday: Ahead of December 21, which marks the conclusion of the 5,125-year “Long Count” Mayan calendar, panic buying of candles and essentials … Continue reading
The Eternal Appeal of the Apocalyptic (2)
Cross-posted earlier on the Corner: And while we’re on the topic of doom-mongering, at least one enormously wealthy, lavishly consuming, aristocratic idler has (reports the Daily Telegraph) a few dark words for the peons. Warning that the human race itself … Continue reading
The Eternal Appeal of the Apocalyptic
Posted earlier on the Corner: It helps sell religions, movies, political agendas: Is there nothing that the prospect of apocalypse cannot do? Via AP: Abel Ferrara made his new film “4:44 Last Day on Earth” to serve as a wake-up … Continue reading
Posted in culture, Science & Faith
Tagged 4.44, Al Gore, Apocalypse, Climate Change, environmentalism
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