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Interview: Former Gay Youth Leader Re-Emerges to Tell His Dramatic Conversion Story

Doug Lawrence wrote 2 weeks ago: Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah The truth is “obvious,” he explained.  “Heterose … more →

Tags: Books / Publications, Events, Politics, Human Rights, Inspirational, Gay, Homosexual, Interview, deviant

Paradox of Empire: The Drop Height of Decline1 comment

fencingclassics wrote 2 weeks ago: Barrack Obama’s election as President of the United States last year has been celebrated by an … more →

Tags: General News, Edward Gibbon, Empire of Debt, History, roman empire

The decline and fall of declining and falling

fourcultures wrote 2 months ago: Edward Gibbon made a famous claim in chapter 3 of The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman E … more →

Tags: Grid-Group, Books, cultural theory, Hierarchy, Individualist, egalitarian, fatalism, Ancient Rome, Edward Gibbon

The Decline and Fall of The Decline and Fall

Shreevatsa wrote 2 months ago: (Yes, this post is written just for the title. More details would be received gratefully.) Over a pe … more →

Tags: Unfinished, Education, Edward Gibbon, Gibbon, History

FATHER DEAN HENDERSON: 'Eventually, Rome and the people of the Roman provinces became habitual gamblers in an economy that had come to depend upon gambling revenue'

goyodelarosa wrote 3 months ago: FOLLOWING PATH OF ROME’S DECLINE   Some historical perspective only adds to the grave concern … more →

Tags: neighbourhood recovery houses, twelve step fellowship meetings, Conservation, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History, HARTNELLIANA, HUMAN REFUGEE CONSERVATION, LOCAL CULTURE FIRST, Accountability, SOLIDARITY: SOCIAL JUSTICE

On Why Income Disparity Matters...

Tom wrote 4 months ago: What Eric Martin says. Image:  John Singer Sargent, “The 9th Duke of Marlborough and family (C … more →

Tags: Picking sides, stupidity, Economic follies, Fiscal Policy, Tax Policy, Wages, Wealth, Social Justice, Decline and Fall of the American Empire

CITY OF VICTORIA SHOULD CANCEL CANADA DAY DEBAUCH IN 20103 comments

goyodelarosa wrote 5 months ago: DECLINE AND FALL by Gregory Paul Michael Hartnell, President Concerned Citizens’ Coalition The … more →

Tags: neighbourhood recovery houses, social housing, Mayoral-Police Corruption, Neighbourhood park preservation, Conservation, Concerned Citizens' Coalition History, BAN CLEARCUT LOGGING, BAN RAW LOG EXPORTS, PROTECT ANCIENT FORESTS

Freedom is Not a Pendulum22 comments

NotYourDaddy wrote 7 months ago: The periodic swings from one party to the other in control of our government often give rise to the … more →

Tags: america, Conservative, Economics, free market, Government, libertarian, Political, Andrew Jackson, Eternal Vigilance

Evelyn Waugh

Tel wrote 8 months ago: Evelyn Waugh (1903-1966) English Author, Famous for his Satirical Novels Many people think that the … more →

Tags: Author, Novelist, English, Evelyn Waugh, Brideshead Revisited

Vanity Fair on Hedge Funds5 comments

christopherfountain wrote 9 months ago: Used to be (way back when – say, 2007) if you had an MBA and a dream you could start a hedge f … more →

Tags: Hedge Funds

"The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire" by Edward Gibbon reviewed

jacob1207 wrote 9 months ago: Edward Gibbon. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. Everyman’s Library. ca … more →

Tags: History, Book Review, Christianity, Constantinople, decline and fall of the roman empire, Edward Gibbon, Genghis Khan, Gibbon, History of Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

But Pessimism Is Just So Fun!1 comment

JL Wall wrote 10 months ago: This post of Conor’s (“Is Western culture really in ruin? [...] To say that we are in th … more →

Tags: Neuroticism, conservatism, History, defending Troy, Walker Percy, Profit and loss

Decline, fall and then some

FmH wrote 11 months ago: The New Jerusalem (Tapestry of the Apocalypse) “…[T]here is no shortage of doctors who e … more →

Hell-in-a-Handbasket Dept.

FmH wrote 1 year ago: Worker dies at Long Island Wal-Mart after being trampled in Black Friday stampede. via NY Daily News … more →

Tags: consumerism

The Decline and Fall of the USA2 comments

Russ Goldstein wrote 1 year ago: A government report predicts the rise of China and others will herald the decline of US power and in … more →

Tags: Politics, Economy, decline of US influence, USA, China, India, world dominance, Superpower

Derren Brown's Magic Trumps Sathya Sai Baba's1 comment

Barry Pittard wrote 1 year ago: Would Sathya Sai Baba be happy to let the students in his education system see Derren Brown, the gre … more →

Tags: India, spirituality, Skeptics, Religion, Mind Control, Propaganda, Astrology, New age, Hinduism

After the Dance at the Shaw Festival (a review)1 comment

emsworth wrote 1 year ago: After the Dance, playing through October 6 at the Shaw Festival (Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario), is a … more →

Tags: Shaw Festival, After the Dance, Bright Young Things, christopher newton, Deborah Hay, Evelyn Waugh, Jay Turvey, journey's end, Lisa Horner

Ancient Palmyra and the Grand yet Lamentable History of Queen Zenobia1 comment

travdyn wrote 1 year ago: In October of 2009, Travel Dynamics International will undertake a strikingly original cruise called … more →

Tags: Mediterranean, cleopatra, cruise, Feminism, Gibbon, Rome, Syria, Travel, zenobia

The Decline of a Nation5 comments

foospro86 wrote 1 year ago: http://www.leaderu.com/orgs/probe/docs/decline.html By Kerby Anderson Introduction Doomsayers for ma … more →

Tags: Christianity and Politics, Government and Politcs, Politics and Religion, Homosexuality, American Culture, Political Philosophy, Moral Philosophy, Abortion, sex


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