Biko, Apart-heid and Raising Consciousness
I found a song by Peter Gabriel about Steve Biko the African actvist for non-racism in South Africa. I saw the movie many years ago and felt deeply saddened by the plight of Africans. Oppression is a word I can type but one can only know this when they are looked at in… Continue reading
Is the Issue of Terrorism in the Philippines about Inequality, Poverty and Corruption?
I heard about my government entering the conflict in Philippines. My first thoughts were Mindanao as one of the participants on the Rotary Peace and Conflict Studies Program was a Christian from the Philippines and he was keen to talk about Mindanao. I was aware that the Muslim/Christian Conflict had occurred. I… Continue reading
What is Real Justice?
BUNJIL IS THE MESSENGER OF HIGHER JUSTICE
We live in a world of unfinished business,
For thinking can compartmentalise into boxes,
A Chi square theorem,
Investigating whether normal distributions vary,
To discover values are the goodness of fit test,
Summing the differences observed,
As consistency is the sine wave of good governance.
To Thine Own Self Be True Frees the World
This is dedicated to all those who ‘do not know that they do not know’. May the truth set them free.
TO THINE OWN SELF BE TRUE SETS THE WORLD FREE
As the tears flow down my face,
I wait for grace,
For this is my only refuge,
A refugee in… Continue reading
What Gandhi Taught Me About Jesus
Trial by Media and Public Opinion: The Case of Lindy Chamberlain
Here is the background on Lindy Chamberlain and the court case that divided Australia at the time. It is a good example of group think and trial by media. So my advice would be do not believe everything you hear, read or see. You have to investigate the truth by examining all sides… Continue reading