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Geert Wilders: just who and what is on trial here?

Geert Wilders: just who and what is on trial here?

Dutch politician, firebrand, and outspoken critic of Islamism Geert Wilders has been on trial in the Netherlands for his strong stance against terrorism and creeping sharia law. The trial may be over soon, however, since the prosecutors have just stated that he is not guilty of discriminating against Muslims or inciting hatred against them. .

  • Accents and languages

    My interest was sparked by a recent story in the Sydney Morning Herald, which described a medical condition known as \'Foreign Accent Syndrome\'. Only 60 cases have been recorded, world-wide, since 1941.

  • Darwin's master plan in wartime 1942

    Since I had recently visited Darwin and taken the bus tour which highlighted the bombing of Darwin during February 1942, I was most interested in an article that appeared in the Darwin News recently. One side of politics was castigating the other side of politics regarding the issue of a master plan for the city.

  • On trapped miners and spiritual truths

    As I write this piece, the 33 trapped Chilean miners are about to be rescued, one at a time. They have been trapped underground since August 5, and all the television networks are now devoted to their final release. It will be an amazing media event, as well as a cause of great joy when they are all delivered from their underground prison.

  • Broken relationships and passion always a risky mix

    The danger of uncontrolled passion in a situation of stress was brought to my attention with the report that a spurned woman rang in a false claim that her former lover had a placed a bomb on his flight. The hoax bomb alert sent to Canadian police forced a Pakistan-bound plane to make an emergency landing in Stockholm.

  • Set apart to Be a part…

    One of the most famous experiments in psychology is called the Milgram Experiment. In 1963, Yale academic Stanley Milgram told a group of students that they would be involved in a study about punishment and learning.

  • Head for the hills, it's the End of the World

    Is the world as we know it going to end sometime? Yes. When? Who knows. For millennia Christians have sought to set dates and predict when the end of the world would occur. Indeed, many believers have tended to become overly and unhealthily preoccupied with end-times scenarios and date-setting.

  • The twelfth of 12 letters to an unconvinced agnostic

    Being a follower of Jesus Christ unleashes an unseen and unrelenting spiritual battle within our hearts and minds. Last month I drew attention to how the New Testament approaches an emphasis on the \'mind of Christ\' and \'following Jesus\'. In this letter I\'m looking at how a senior experienced Christian Minister taught a young enthusiastic but inexperienced Pastor on these matters.

  • The eleventh of 12 letters to an unconvinced agnostic

    In my last (tenth) letter I discussed how being committed to Jesus Christ creates an inner battle and I detailed how it functions within our thinking patters. This month O look at \'real time\' inner dramas as a follower of Jesus.

  • Saying no to Pornland

    The pornification of our culture is destroying everything and everyone in its path. Men are harmed by porn, as are women, children, marriages, and society as a whole. No one escapes the devastating effects of the toxic porn culture. The trouble is, for so many years, those pointing out these obvious truths were not exactly warmly welcomed.

  • The tenth of 12 letters to an unconvinced agnostic

    These monthly letters were written over 12 months by Mark Tronson to a gentleman described as an unconvinced agnostic.

  • The ninth of 12 letters to an unconvinced agnostic

    These monthly letters were written over 12 months by Mark Tronson to a gentleman described as an unconvinced agnostic.