Merry Christmas to all!
Enjoy the holidays and have a great break!
Freitag, 25. Dezember 2009
Sonntag, 13. Dezember 2009
Swiss vote banning minarets
On Nov. 29, 2009, the Swiss voted in a national referendum to ban the construction of minarets, with 57% approving of the measure.
Also significant is the fact that it is a constitutional amendment and therefore is now part of the highest law in Switzerland, making it more difficult to apply the usual tactic of legal action.
- It is explicitly aimed at Muslims. It was not a ban on tall religious buildings or some more general measure, but aimed at Islam alone.
- Two weeks later, there has been no signs of any retaliation. This may embolden those (unduly) concerned about a backlash by Muslims
- It reveals the anti democratic nature of opponents of Islamisation of the West. This is demonstrated by appeals to international bodies such as the European Court of Human Rights, and hands the moral high ground to opponents of Islamisation.
Also significant is the fact that it is a constitutional amendment and therefore is now part of the highest law in Switzerland, making it more difficult to apply the usual tactic of legal action.
Samstag, 7. November 2009
Paul Mason
Unemployed, bedridden Paul Mason recently attracted attention through his dubious achievement of becoming at 70 stone reportedly the world's fattest man. Aside from the details on how Mr Mason has managed to attain this weight and the unsurprisingly negative consequences, the crucial broader question is who is paying for the results of Mr Mason's excesses?
As distasteful as Mr Mason's weight is, I would argue that he has the right to choose what he does to his own body. However, his indulgence is apparently costing the taxpayer £100,000 annually. With average earnings in the UK being about £25,000, this effectively means that 4 people are spending their entire annual earnings on supporting the fattest man in the world.
Can it really be justified, that so much is extracted from the taxpayer for an entirely self inflicted condition? And how many others are being paid by the taxpayer to fatten themselves?
Two thousand years ago, another Paul made an apt contribution to the subject:
II Thessalonians 3:10
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Articles about Paul Mason
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/6394019/Worlds-fattest-man-has-1m-care-bill.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/6388052/Worlds-heaviest-man-must-have-surgery-or-die.html
Average UK earnings from
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/cci/nugget.asp?id=285
As distasteful as Mr Mason's weight is, I would argue that he has the right to choose what he does to his own body. However, his indulgence is apparently costing the taxpayer £100,000 annually. With average earnings in the UK being about £25,000, this effectively means that 4 people are spending their entire annual earnings on supporting the fattest man in the world.
Can it really be justified, that so much is extracted from the taxpayer for an entirely self inflicted condition? And how many others are being paid by the taxpayer to fatten themselves?
Two thousand years ago, another Paul made an apt contribution to the subject:
"For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat."
II Thessalonians 3:10
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Articles about Paul Mason
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/6394019/Worlds-fattest-man-has-1m-care-bill.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/6388052/Worlds-heaviest-man-must-have-surgery-or-die.html
Average UK earnings from
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/cci/nugget.asp?id=285
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