With the current surge in technological freedom and scientific information, the worldviews and values of many people are changing to reflect a more modernized perspective. A world dominated by unprohibited thinking and action; a world where the words ‘free-choice’ and ‘tolerance’ seems to be the passwords for social acceptance. This pattern of thinking [...]
January 3, 2011 | 116 views |
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The words “rest in peace (RIP)” appears on almost every tombstone. It’s splashed all across the internet. When a good person dies we say “may his/her soul rest in peace. But thugs, criminals and gangsters are given similar sendoffs. Saint or sinner, it makes no difference. As long as [...]
September 24, 2010 | 1,051 views |
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By: David Vital |
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Frankly, much of what passes as scholarship these days is nothing more than intellectual gymnastics. A case in point is Dr. Carolyn Cooper’s take on Rastafarians’ veneration of Haile Selassie.
Speaking recently on Q95 Fm Hot Seat with Matt Peltier, the UWI professor described the Rastafarians’ worship of Selassie as God “a wonderful post colonial [...]
May 25, 2010 | 1,117 views |
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By: David Vital |
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Last year we had too much. Today we can’t get enough. And there is very little sign that it is going to rain anytime soon.
Since October 2009, the western coast of Dominica has been experiencing below average rainfall while the east of the island began experiencing similar conditions from December. Both Canefield [...]
March 13, 2010 | 241 views |
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By: David Vital |
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In 2004 evangelicals were castigated for attempting to dedicate Dominica to God. Opposition politicians accused the leaders/pastors of the Dominica Association of Evangelical Churches (DAEC) of cozying up to the Labour big wigs. A few stayed away in protest. RCC’s Bishop Gabriel Malzaire publicly encouraged his parishioners to boycott the ecumenical service which was held [...]
April 7, 2009 | 310 views |
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By: David Vital |
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