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Category Archives: Western Society
What Happens When Islam Has ‘the Strong Arms of Science’
From the excellent site, Power Line Steven Hayward has fun posting weekly Churchill quotes, writings, etc. They are fun to read. Here is Churchill on Islam or Mohammedanism as the West referred to it in his day. How dreadful are … Continue reading
Posted in History, Islam, Western Society
Tagged Islam criticisms, Middle East, Muslim World, religion of Islam, Winston Churchill
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European Court Denies Gay Marriage A ‘Human Right’
The Telegraph has the rundown. The ruling follows the launch of a consultation over gay marriage in the UK, in which the Equalities Minister promised a change in the law. The European Court of Human Rights reached the decision in … Continue reading
Nicolas Sarkozy Sees Too Many Foreigners in France
BBC News | Nicolas Sarkozy says France has too many foreigners. French President Nicolas Sarkozy has said there are too many foreigners in France and the system for integrating them is “working worse and worse”. In a TV debate, Mr Sarkozy … Continue reading
Hedonism And Decadence: New Virtues of Western Civilization
It is said you can tell a lot about a society from the way it treats its people and how its people treat each other. I won’t bother with a transition or thesis statement: Abortion is a totally acceptable and … Continue reading
Old and New Claims Being Made Over the ‘Jesus Discovery’
Christianity as a faith relies on the resurrection story for its validity. The resurrection was the moment Jesus Christ fulfilled his earthly mission. Likewise, God fulfilled his promise by a making a new covenant with mankind. After Jesus was crucified, … Continue reading
BBC Chief Admits To Covering Muslims and Christians Differently
“The point is that for a Muslim, a depiction, particularly a comic or demeaning depiction, of the Prophet Mohammed might have the emotional force of a piece of grotesque child pornography. One of the mistakes secularists make is not to … Continue reading
Americans Still Think A Lot Of Allies
Gallup released a poll reflecting how Americans feel toward traditional allies and other nations as well. I was little surprised to see Canada and Australia beat out Great Britain. However, all traditional allies enjoyed a spike in popularity from Americans. … Continue reading
French Parents are Superior to American Parents, cont’d: American Dad
After I posted that French parenting skills might be surperior to those displayed by present day American parents I got some mildly provocative commentary. This wasn’t that surprising though since readers here range from center-right to fairly ardent conservatives, so any … Continue reading
Posted in American Politics, American Society, Current Events, Western Culture, Western Society
Tagged American Dad, Entitled Kids, France, Parent, United States, Yanks
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French Parents are Superior to American Parents? Maybe.
When my lovely wife was a smidge younger, she was fortunate enough to have been part of a college student exchange program which took her to the wild and wooly world of France. While there not only did she develop … Continue reading
Posted in American Society, Current Events, Opinion, Western Culture, Western Society
Tagged Child, family, France, Parent, United States
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Atheists Go To Church: ‘The Temple of Atheism’
The charge that atheism is a religion in itself is rejected by those who subscribe to the belief, or lack thereof, of atheism. However, observes from the outside see all the rigidness, close mindedness, group think exclusiveness atheists accuse the … Continue reading
Posted in Religion, Western Society
Tagged atheism, hedonism, Religious beliefs, Roger Putnam, social capital, temple of atheism, theism
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Irish Constitution Celebrated on 75th Anniversary
Irish Times THIS YEAR marks the 75th anniversary of our Constitution and events are being held to commemorate the occasion. However, many people do not realise that this year is also the 90th anniversary of our first constitution – the … Continue reading
Posted in Western Culture, Western Society
Tagged Ireland, Irish Constitution, Irish independence
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PM Cameron: ‘We are a Christian country. And we should not be afraid to say so.’
Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron earlier this month delivered a keynote on the role of Christianity in society to the Church of England. Cameron is continuing his strong stance towards English culture and heritage. Last year Cameron made splash when … Continue reading
Merry Christmas!
From all of us here at the Western Experience, Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! God bless you and yours in the New Year!
Posted in American Society, Western Culture, Western Society
Tagged Christmas, Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas, New Year
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Quote of the Day
“A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largesse from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates promising … Continue reading
