This is the erroneous claim made by ‘Politics Aired‘ (and several others), over the arrest of a woman in Birmingham. It is also falsely claimed that she was arrested for praying. Unfortunately, people are quick to regurgitate inflammatory soundbites, without ever stopping to consider what the facts actually are. As per this article from the […]
The Season is upon us, but will we see goodwill to all? The Countdown Begins I resist Christmas, to a point, that point being the 1st of December. Why, you ask? Because to me, Christmas starts in December. At that point, the decorations and lights and Christmas music can come out. Indeed, on the 1st, […]
A little ways ago now, I had been discussing ‘freedom from secularism’ with one Citizen Tom. As the World Cup is moving into a slightly less-hectic (arguably more stressful, but less hectic, yes, I know that’s a little contradictory) phase, I have some time on my hands, to delve back into our little ‘debate’. I […]
You have to love the deeply ironic – and arrogant – positions that some people take up, when they think they’re being clever. David Thiessen of Theology Archaeology responded to this post of mine, and also ‘addressed’ what Jill Dennison had to say in her excellent post. I shall quote his text in purple, and […]
Not for the first time, Jill Dennison has written an excellent post, regarding the myriad of problems that countries run into, when they let the super-rich pretty much rule unchecked. Is the USA, as it currently stands, truly a democracy? For that matter, is the UK truly a democracy (for we share many of the […]
We have arrived at the end of November. From this point forward, Christmas can truly begin. Welcome to the Meerkat Muse. Where are we at? Fear Right at the end of the last two-week cycle of these Muses, missiles crashed into Poland, near the border with Ukraine, sparking fears of a new, very serious escalation […]
For context of this post, I’d recommend a series of other posts, and I’ll place them in into a recommended reading order too – Constitutional Insurgent’s original post, Citizen Tom’s reply, my original post, and Tom’s response to me. Tom’s response: Are there efforts to impress Christianity upon poor innocent Atheists? Of course, there is. […]
The Muse has returned! As we approach the middle of November, I tend to pause and reflect upon the previous twelve months, as November is my birthday month. I become another year older (not necessarily any wiser mind), and I contemplate the relentless passage of time. Ideally, my birthday would also be a time to […]
This won’t make for easy reading, but then, the toughest messages rarely do. The thread in question contains facts and details on why forcing children to go through with pregnancy and childbirth is horrendous. There are many more stories in the thread, and each one is as heart-breaking as the last. Children – victims of […]
Time for a head to head. It’s the battle of the ‘kats. The topic is unchecked greed (at least, to me, that’s the pertinent issue). In short, Sc_Meerkat appears to be an apologist for the hoarding and unchecked profiteering of billion-pound businesses and the super-rich. That may be a hasty conclusion on my part, and […]
In the not so distant future, I will have been blogging at Meerkat Musings for TEN years. That's sort of scary. I never set out to reach a milestone like that, but ten years on, Meerkat Musings feels like my home-on-the-web, so to speak. #BloggingCommunity
Now, this I find difficult. Of those I have tried, which admittedly is not many, I am rather fond of McDonald's fries, though Burger King's have grown on me.
Write about a time when you didn’t take action but wish you had. What would you do differently? Ah, the road not taken. I can remark upon numerous occasions where I wish I had done something differently. I dare say we can all relate to this. Everyone will have come to a fork in the […]
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