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Pelagius: a sadly traduced theologian
The information about southern Ireland as under the influence of Egypt-originated Christianity intrigues me.
Were the missionaries referenced by your comment March 5, 2023, in answer to my previous question March 4, 2023, Egyptians or Irishmen?
DerdriuMarriner, on 12/21/2023
John Stuart Mill: a thinker for our time
The first paragraph to the first subheading, Mill [1806-1873], associates Karl Marx (1818-1883) with Mill-hating detractors.
Can that hatred have been personal as well as philosophical? Marx spent many years researching at the British Library ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 12/21/2023
In the steps of saints and druids:the way of the Celtic church
Your comment July 29, 2021, in answer to my previous, same-day question, references the people-name Pretanni.
English Wikipedia gives "the painted ones" or "the tattooed folk" as definition.
Were ancient British-Isles peoples other than the ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 12/21/2023
How Can Christians Explain Their Faith to Muslims?
English Wikipedia contains among its information concerning Keturah Jewish traditions of her as descendant of Noah's second or third son, Japheth.
Its information concerning Ishmael contains the Muslim tradition of Mohammed as direct descendant ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 12/21/2023
God does not have a magic wand: Reflections on Pope Francis' Address
The first paragraph to the first subheading, The Finger Clicking God. considers that "In a recent speech to the pontifical academy of sciences Pope Francis dealt with some very significant issues. To a degree he surprised me, as I had thought ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 12/21/2023
England's Own Anthem
The first paragraph to the first subheading, The current situation, alerts us to God save the queen becoming the national anthem because of George II mistaking it for George Frideric Handel's Messiah.
It already was known to me that George II ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 12/21/2023
Downshifting
The seccond paragraph to the first subheading, Leaving the promotion race, alerts us that "Now many people are asking themselves do they want the rat race of career enhancement. They ask themselves what happiness excessive wealth brings. These ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 12/21/2023
Did Jesus Exist?
The second paragraph to the second subheading, Specific writers, considers the worldwide darkness from Jesus Christ dying on the cross.
Is there any known source -- apart Africanus and Thallus -- that mentions that darkening?
DerdriuMarriner, on 12/21/2023
After the Election: what now for the United Kingdom?
The third paragraph to the third subheading, Problems of representation, characterizes Wales as "weak" in its nationalism.
Why is Welsh nationalism weak?
Might it have something to do with feeling more included because of the heir to the ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 12/21/2023
A Day at the Tatton Flower Show
Your comment April 8, 2023, to my question that same day appreciates the 3-sisters bed garden of bean, corn and pumpkins.
There also is a Native American 4-sisters bed garden that fourthly includes bee balm or sunflower or fifthly involves ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 12/21/2023
The Spectre at the Feast: reflections on the Peterhouse Ghost
The sixth paragraph to the first subheading, When the other comes a-calling, advises us that "One man said that the figure had walked, the other claimed that it had floated, but both concurred that it had a face."
Do ghosts not always have ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 12/21/2023
Drinks from Fermented Honey
That first paragraph to the first subheading, Mead and mixed honey drinks, intrigues me about a mixture half of whose depth floats an egg.
What might that mixture look like? Would it be thicker than breakfast oatmeal?
DerdriuMarriner, on 12/21/2023
The allotment
The fourth sentence under the first subheading, Smaller beds, mentions "glass panes" on the neighboring allotment.
Might those panes be former windows? What would they be doing on the ground?
DerdriuMarriner, on 12/21/2023
Growing Plants in Straw Bales
No. But a cheaper wood is more likely.
frankbeswick, on 12/21/2023
Some Scenic Areas in Northern Ireland
A mixture of all of these options.the last time that we went it was for a wedding so we went as a group
frankbeswick, on 12/21/2023