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Archive for June, 2010

My Thoughts on Israel

Posted: Tuesday, June 29th, 2010 @ 9:26 pm in Current Issues | No Comments »

I really want to get beyond the Israel topic as a topic of this blog, and it seems the only way for me to do this is to hash things out once and for all. The modern state of Israel should never have come into existence. It did so because many centuries of prejudice within [...]

The Single Best Article on the Israel Raid…

Posted: Friday, June 4th, 2010 @ 8:31 pm in Current Issues | No Comments »

…is here. The thing that bothers me is that many highly ranked comments on the CBC news stories about this incident have openly called for the Israeli Jews to leave the modern country of Israel and settle elsewhere. There’s not even a pretense of balance anymore. This deeply saddens me. – In other news, what [...]

One of the Most Beautiful Moments of My Life…

Posted: Tuesday, June 1st, 2010 @ 6:56 pm in Life of Nathan | No Comments »

…occurred two nights ago. I put my little son to bed, and I said, “I love you, [real name of Young Telemachus].” He usually tells me he loves me, too, but this time he said nothing, and his eyes were closed. I thought he was asleep, and I closed the door. A few moments later, [...]