WOLVERHAMPTON INTER FAITH COUNCIL PRAYERS FOR PEACE 2009 St Peters Collegiate Church, 25.01.2009 MUSLIM PRAYER: Read by Paul Salahuddin Armstrong Prophet's Prayer For The Envious People O Thou that givest aliment and power and stability, Set free the people from their instability. To the soul that is bent double by envy Give uprightness in the…Read more WIFC Prayers for Peace 2009
Why are we not using waste as fuel to generate heat and power?
Put together two quite separate news stories of recent weeks and we see yet another terrifying example of just how dysfunctional our system of government has become. The first story, accompanied last week by startling pictures, concerns the mountains of waste paper collected for "recycling" now piling up in warehouses and dumps across the country,…Read more Why are we not using waste as fuel to generate heat and power?
Hamas and Israel
Salaam, Shalom, Peace! My sympathies are with ordinary Palestinians and Israelis who are caught up in the present mess. In the past I have disagreed with many actions taken by the Israeli government regarding the Palestinian people. However, I have to admit the present situation is a direct result of the actions of Hamas. While…Read more Hamas and Israel
Keep our Post Office’s open
Under Labour 4,875 post offices have already closed since 1997, almost ten a week. Wolverhampton MP, Pat Mcfadden has announced the future closure of 2,500 Post Offices which includes Upper Penn Post Office on Penn Road. Upper Penn post office is key part of the local community. It has numerous care homes, retirement flats and vulnerable people…Read more Keep our Post Office’s open
Hurricanes in Haiti
Hurricane Ike was the fourth storm to hit Haiti in recent weeks. An estimated 650,000 people have been affected. Haiti at breaking point The situation Hurricane Ike passed through Haiti on Sunday 7 September, just three days after Tropical Storm Hanna unloaded massive amounts of rain on the already water-saturated country. This was the fourth…Read more Hurricanes in Haiti
A Sufi Ramadan
Paul of the Wulfruna Sufi Association tells about Ramadan in Sufism. Read about the significance of fasting, the symbolism of the rose and the importance of prayer and meditation. Ramadan, the month when God revealed the Holy Qur’an, is a time of deep reflection and contemplation for Muslims. Considering past accomplishments and where our life’s…Read more A Sufi Ramadan
All The World’s A Stage
All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players: They have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts, His acts being seven ages. At first the infant, Mewling and puking in the nurse's arms. And then the whining school-boy, with his satchel And shining…Read more All The World’s A Stage
England’s Jerusalem
Jerusalem And did those feet in ancient time Walk upon England's mountain green? And was the holy Lamb of God On England's pleasant pastures seen? And did the countenance divine Shine forth upon our clouded hills? And was Jerusalem builded here Among those dark satanic mills? Bring me my bow of burning gold! Bring me…Read more England’s Jerusalem
On the basic premise of Socialism
The basic premise of Socialism is class warfare. Socialists believe that rich and privileged people have too much, leaving the poor with nothing. Not considering that many wealthy people achieved their means through hard work. In countries that embraced socialism in it's communist form, the rich were quite literally robbed of their wealth, their lands…Read more On the basic premise of Socialism
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