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Tag Archives: catholicism
The arrogance of religious beliefs to assimilate the Guardians of the Planet
I was reading about how Jesuits sent from Rome helped destroy the culture of the Sioux at the behest of US government officials through re-education techniques. I have reproduced the article which informed me of this travesty which took place … Continue reading
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Tagged "indians", assimilation, belief system, catholicism, culture, disease, earth, education, guardians of natural world, ICT, Lakota, native americans, neglect, poverty, re-education, religion, responsibility, schools, Sioux, truth
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Religious Deception in the New World
The ride of the fourth horseman Revelation 6:7-8 tells us this about the fourth seal: “When He opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature saying, ‘Come and see.’ So I looked, and behold, a pale … Continue reading
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Tagged Amerindians, ancestry, Caribbean, catholicism, conquistadores, disease, invasion, land ownership, pestilence, smallpox, Spanish Empire, West Africa
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Terror dogs arrival in the New World
Conquistadors, the never to be forgotten military cultivated under the rule of a fanatical Portuguese Queen, Isabella, and her less fanatical Spanish husband, Ferdinand, had developed fighting skills empassioned by the Monarchs’ religious fervour to ‘cleanse’ the Iberian Peninsula of … Continue reading
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Tagged catholicism, Colombus, comversion, conquistadores, Molossian dogs, New World, portugal, slaughter of indigenous peoples., spain, war, war dogs
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Coveted Gold
The motivation of humans to control others, destroy those who stand in their way, seems to spring from coveting that which belongs to others. I have researched the hunger for gold prior to the desire of Columbus to set sail … Continue reading
Retaking the Iberian Peninsula (Reconquista)
The MAPS of the 750 AD period to 1492 reveal how the 800 years of Muslim rule as a Caliphate was eventually overthrown by use of mercenaries (Conquistadors) of the Monarchy in 1492. These are fascinating maps, interactive and highly illuminating to … Continue reading
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Tagged aragon, aristocracy, castile, catholicism, conflict, family, Ferdinand, isabella 1, mental health, mercenaries, nobles, portugal, power, spain, war
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Adam Smith: Part XII
George Wade – an example of a loyal military man, wholly anti Catholic, particularly anti Jacobite. When Wade was commissioned the British monarch was Protestant Dutch William and Mary (of Orange). You get a feel for the kind of military experience a … Continue reading
Adam Smith: Part V
Friendships with well connected Scots must have helped the career of Adam Smith, example here is Friendship Number 1: Buccleuch Dynasty Scots often visited Paris. Adam Smith was no exception, but he could not have spent so long in France without … Continue reading
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Tagged 17th century, adam smith, america, buccleuch, catholicism, england, france, ireland, politics, protestantism, scotland
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Adam Smith: Part VI
Friendship with David Hume, friendship No.2 The Scottish Enlightenment was characterised by a thoroughgoing empiricism and practicality where the chief values were improvement, virtue, and practical benefit for the individual and society as a whole. David Hume (1711 -1776) best friend … Continue reading
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Tagged 17th century, adam smith, america, catholicism, england, france, ireland, politics, protestantism, scotland
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Adam Smith: Part VII
Friendship with James Oswald, friendship No.3 James Oswald (1715 – 24 March 1769) The Oswald’s were a highly successful family and their wealth seems to have had three sources: trade, farming and coal. They also distinguished themselves in a number … Continue reading
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Tagged 17th century, adam smith, america, catholicism, england, france, ireland, politics, protestantism, scotland
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Adam Smith: Part VIII
16th to 18th century, the mood seemed to be that we were, as an island people, not going to be invaded ever again. Those who had wealth wanted to become richer, thus more influential and more powerful. Those with family … Continue reading
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Tagged 17th century, adam smith, america, catholicism, england, france, ireland, politics, protestantism, scotland
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