Category Archives: Religion

Easily Confused (24) Converters

Posted on 11 May 2013 by

Useful converter: Useless converter:

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Geeks are killing us

Posted on 23 April 2013 by

When the Canadian Police announced yesterday that they had arrested two terrorist suspects who had planned to derail a train, I immediately had a picture of them in my mind. A stereotypical picture, but one which is sadly too often … Continue reading →

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Easily Confused (19) Papal Pedicure

Posted on 29 March 2013 by

Pope Francis washing the feet of criminals: Pope Benedict XVI washing the feet of criminals: (Für die Fans von Benedikt XVI gibt es diesen Vergleich auch auf Deutsch.)

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Easily Confused, # 14 – The Pope

Posted on 19 December 2012 by

On the left: the representative of an authoritarian regime On the right: the representative of an authoritarian regime

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All Saints’ Night in Vilnius

Posted on 3 November 2012 by

For All Saints’ Day (1 November), which is something like the Christian version of Halloween, it is customary to visit the cemetery and leave flowers and candles behind for the deceased relatives and friends. The custom seems to be respected … Continue reading →

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Easily Confused, # 8

Posted on 10 October 2012 by

Show trial in Ukraine: Show trial in Russia: Show trial in the Vatican: Feel free to add more examples.

Posted in Human Rights, Law, Religion, Russia | Tagged , | 3 Comments

UNCENSORED: the anti-religious hate video with which it all began

Posted on 19 September 2012 by

I have been struggling with myself for a long time whether I shall post the unspeakable, disgusting, inflammatory hate video which has lead to the riots in the Middle East and North Africa. I have already pointed out the irony … Continue reading →

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The Irony of Islam

Posted on 18 September 2012 by

I don’t know much about Islam, but I do appreciate the sense of irony that many of its fans display: They protest against the vile and thoughtless claims that Muslims are an angry, violent and dangerous lot by, well, by … Continue reading →

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Muslim outrage over “Innocence of Muslims”

Posted on 17 September 2012 by

This is what Bashar al-Assad thinks about the violent protests in the Middle East and in Africa against the film Innocence of Muslims: Wow! Good thing that I only bomb mosques and murder thousands of Muslims. If I had made a … Continue reading →

Posted in Human Rights, Islam, Politics, Syria | 4 Comments

Trakai Historical National Park

Posted on 7 July 2012 by

For my birthday yesterday, I visited Trakai Historical National Park which can easily be reached from Vilnius by bus or by train in 40 minutes. At the historic center of the park is Trakai town and the castle, for which … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Lithuania, Maps, Photography, Religion, Travel | Tagged , | 16 Comments