Category Archives: Social Issues

State Control Versus Individual Freedoms

By Malgwyn | March 10, 2010

Gerald Warner in The Telegraph  speaking about the German homeschooling issue referred to in my last post  where homeschoolers are threatened with fines/imprisonment and/or removal of their children “sees how Americans, living in a free country, view the creeping totalitarianism that has engulfed Europe. For this is not just a German issue: we are all [...]

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German Homeschoolers Seek Asylum In The USA

By Malgwyn | March 3, 2010

Here is an illustration of my reading  on German Homeschoolers threatened with heavy fines/imprisonment and removal of their children because of their dedication to educating their children at home. Incredible that America is called to provide asylum for subjects of a Western European democratic country! Again, it shows how different American democracy is from some [...]

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Tories In The UK Get The Homeschooler’s Vote

By Malgwyn | March 3, 2010

In my last post  I contrasted the democratic freedoms in the USA with that of Germany and Sweden where the state and not parents are deemed responsible for children’s education, and where parents can be imprisoned or lose custody of their children if they choose to homeschool their children. Although the UK have enjoyed similar [...]

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Is Moslem Immigration Affecting Democracy In The E.U.?

By Malgwyn | February 26, 2010

Whatever other differences there are between America and other Western democracies one basic and fundamental difference shows up over children’s schooling. In the USA the parent is responsible for a child’s education, the same goes for the UK. In Sweden it seems a child is on loan to the parents but ultimately belongs to the [...]

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Christian Women Who Fought Against Human Trafficking

By Malgwyn | February 7, 2010

Just Google ‘Human Trafficking in Europe’ and one can read of the extent of the fight against this evil trade. Human trafficking is considered to be rife in Europe and of great concern here in the UK today. It’s not new says C.T: “Today’s movement for the abolition of sexual trafficking is a rekindling of [...]

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The Ideal Marriage: Romance Into Old Age?

By Malgwyn | January 6, 2010

Dr. Janice Shaw Crouse writes of romance that begins with the young and blossoms into old age, ‘until death do us part.’ Says Janice Crouse:
“Romance … in old age? Young people snicker at the thought. At best, they write it off as the childish sentimentality and clouded memory of doddering old age
“But what if … [...]

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The Two Sides To Christmas

By Malgwyn | January 5, 2010

Christmas is over now for another year - I went into town yesterday - no difficulty parking - gone are the traffic queues - amazing to see the main car park so empty! But oh, the two sides of Christmas! First - not forgetting the homeless  in this freezing winter - there is this take [...]

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Dickens V Darwin

By Malgwyn | December 28, 2009

It is impossible to end 2009 without some mention of Darwin. Not that Dawkins will leave Darwin at his Bicentenary - but Chuck Colson ends 2009 tying two major publications by date - both published in 1859, Darwin’s ‘Origins’ and Dickens’ ‘Tale of Two Cities’. Both authors have a major interest in Thomas Malthus, Darwin [...]

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Child-Kidnapping Legal In Sweden

By Malgwyn | December 27, 2009

In the UK Home Education is legal and seen as a right and reckoned to be increasing by 17%. In Germany parents can be imprisoned for Homeschooling their children. The authorities in Sweden kidnap homeschooled children!
“On Dec. 17, a Swedish court ruled in Johansson v. Gotland Social Services that the government was within its rights to seize the child. They [...]

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The Two Sides To Christmas

By Malgwyn | December 26, 2009

First - there is this take on last minute shopping. Charles Wesley is said to have written over 6000 hymns - this humorous adaptation of one of his most well-known hymns might represent the reality of Christmas in our Western world.
Come, Thou Unexpected Jesus (with apologies to Charles Wesley)
Come, Thou unexpected Jesus,
Interrupt our spending spree.
Shopping [...]

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