Category Archives: Religion

The Miracle of The Christmas Spirit

Posted on December 24, 2016 by weblogbahamas

The Reverend Mr. Opitz (1914-2006) was a long-time member of the staff of the Foundation for Economic Education. This article is based on one of his sermons. This article was originally published on FEE.org. Read the original article. Charles Dickens … Continue reading →

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In Deep

Posted on November 16, 2016 by weblogbahamas

Dear Editor, Am I the only one who is waiting for a response from the Christian community or its leaders on the remarks made by the Honourable Alfred Virginias Gray; when he expressed our “need”  of  the Chinese investors in … Continue reading →

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The Story of Armando Valladares: Former Cuban Political Prisoner of Conscience

Posted on October 2, 2016 by weblogbahamas

Hope you will take the time to watch the following video from The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty. Back in October 1982, Castro released “the dissident poet Armando Valladares” after 22 years for refusing to put a communist slogan on … Continue reading →

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India’s Bihar state bans alcohol & Bootleggers and Baptists

Posted on April 6, 2016 by weblogbahamas

BBC News has reported that Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has banned alcohol in the State of Bihar. The world knows how well prohibition went the United States from 1920 – 1933. Of course Bootlegging proliferated and the ban on alcohol … Continue reading →

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The Freeman: Logic at its finest

Posted on February 14, 2016 by weblogbahamas

I look forward to receiving my quarterly issue of The Freeman. There is always an article or two in there that challenges my thinking on issues. One of my favourite articles this month is by Professor Sandy Ikeda entitled "Don’t … Continue reading →

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Christmas in Nassau

Posted on December 20, 2015 by weblogbahamas

Editor, Passing through Nassau’s town center of Rawson Square, one would be forgiven for thinking that December was just another month. Obviously something extremely important is about to happen, but it just ain’t Christmas. There is no sign of Christmas … Continue reading →

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People make a country not a government

Posted on October 13, 2015 by weblogbahamas

In all fairness, Hurricane Joaquin was an unexpected, explosive force and no amount of preparation could have prevented the damage. That is not to say emergency preparation like the identification of shelters/safe houses or advance notice for residents should not … Continue reading →

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Web shop taxes

Posted on September 1, 2015 by weblogbahamas

A few months ago, I wrote to the press expressing my objection to web shops and attempted to show the negative side, the damage to the social fibre of the country.  At that time, I further stated that if we … Continue reading →

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Libertarianism. A Political Philosophy for Today & Tomorrow

Posted on July 5, 2015 by weblogbahamas

I often receive comments that my responses to the "progressive" ideal that, government can fix everything, is my responses are "boilerplate", as if Libertarians have not thought about their proposals enough. Of course, few of the folks that respond that … Continue reading →

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The Pat Rahming Show to aid the Boys’ Brigade Building Fund

Posted on April 26, 2015 by weblogbahamas

Pat Rahming is a legitimate Bahamian hero. A darn good architect by trade, a singer/songwriter, poet, political commentator and now philanthropist, organised a fantastic show last night (April 25, 2015) at John Watling’s Distillery in aid of the building fund … Continue reading →

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