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Britain socks it to Muslim Women. Forget the Magna Carta, if you are a Muslim woman. Welcome to Sharia law, even here in Britain.

“A woman, a dog and a walnut tree, the harder you beat them, the better they be.” ~~Old English Proverb

British ministers have quietly given Sharia courts power to rule on Muslim civil cases, ranging from divorce and financial disputes to domestic violence. The traditional British legal system is not available to all Britons. Britain is now a segregated society; there are women with rights and women with none. Sharia judges have been sanctioned at five courts in London, Birmingham, Bradford, Manchester and Nuneaton, Warwicks and two more are planned for Glasgow and Edinburgh.

The British ministers tell British women that there is nothing to worry about if they are not Muslim, as both parties in a dispute must agree to abide by the Sharia rulings. Once that happens, Sharia rulings are enforceable with the full power of the British judicial system. Many British lawyers consider this an advancement into what they see as “legal pluralism.”

Oh happy day for Muslim women! Now they can freely “choose” to inherit much, much less than their brothers. They can “choose” NOT to press criminal charges against their male-batterers. Now they can show their dedication to their Muslim faith and families by “choosing” to submit to Sharia law. However, one wonders, did anyone ask these Muslim women if they would feel safer from beatings and honor killings under Sharia law, than under traditional British law?

Sharia Law Now In Britain

Reform “Spells” Big Changes for Britain

Prime Minister Gordon Brown supported the reform as did Labour, the Lib Dems and the Conservatives.

Britain’s parliament has voted to introduce contentious changes to their English language in order to spell hundreds of words the American way; thereby bringing their antiquated language into the modern era.

The agreement standardizes (not standardises) numerous spellings and adds three new letters - o, z and er - to the alphabet. A large majority of Britain’s lawmakers backed government proposals to phase in the changes during the next six years.

But a petition against the move was signed by 33,000 Britons and 100,000 Canadians who argue it is a capitulation to America’s already too powerful influence upon the English-speaking world. Proponents counter the move will make the English language more uniform globally, making such things as internet searches and legal documents easier to understand.

The agreement will standardize spelling by spelling “standardise” as it should be spelled (not spelt) - “standardize.” The new agreement will remove the stilted “ou” in order for words to be spelled (not spelt) more phonetically, turning, for example “Labour” (such as ‘The Labour Party’) into “Labor”. Henceforth, and forever more, the unpronounceable “re” at the ending of words will be transformed to “er”, as it should be. There are no “theatres” in American, only “theaters.”

Friday’s vote came after a unified form of the old English language was originally agreed with seven old English-speaking countries in 1991.

The official language of more than 300 million people worldwide, American is spoken in the United States of America, including all of its territories. In addition, American is not only the language of global business, it is the language of world-wide art, science, and literature. American is the second language for virtually all inhabitants of the globe who have a second language, including some Britons. Even the French, when forced to speak a second tongue, always choose American over English.

Prime Minister Gordon Brown and the British Parliament are expected to ratify the accord, with the blessing of the Queen, who has agreed, with the stipulation that “The Queen’s English” henceforth be awarded the status of a National Treasure.

With apologies from Kerfuffles to BBC News, and asking “Why can’t the British be more like the Portuguese?”

Revenge of the Picasa2 Nerds

How great is this? The famous American lady photographer, Annie Leibovitz , won the gig to shoot the Queen on her eightieth birthday. During the shooting, Annie the First requested, ever so politely, that Elizabeth the Second remove her gem-encrusted sparkling spiked tiara from her royal head, in order to make a more down-to-earth and interesting portrait. Elizabeth, Head of Church and State, was so stunned at this extraordinary “decrowning” demand from a mere mortal, that she lost her queenly temper and regally stormed out of the palace chamber, dragging her train behind her. Actually, she did not drag her velvet train as it was most carefully carried by the Queen’s ladies in waiting.

During the programme photographer US celebrity snapper Annie Leibovitz sizes up the Queen in her full regalia and ventures: “I think it will look better without the crown, because the garter robe is so…” . Before the photographer can finish … the Queen raises her eyebrows, fixes the snapper with an icy stare, and snaps: “Less dressy? What do you think this is?” TV cameras follow the Queen storming off with an official lifting the large train of her blue velvet cape off the floor as the Queen tells her lady-in-waiting: “I’m not changing anything. I’ve had enough dressing like this thank you very much.” This is all according to reports from Britain’s Daily Mail.

Leibovitz, being the pro that she is, managed to snap the footage of the stormy whirlwind and captured Her Majesty’s face at the very moment that Majesty was contemplating sending Annie to the Tower of London. It gets even worse, for although Queen Lillibett may have given commoner Annie a piece of her mind, it was actually Annie who got the last laugh, with this — the official photographic portrait of the long-lived queen. Not only is Elizabeth “uncrowned”, but Annie has turned her into a vampire looking Munster Queen.

And I bet Annie did it with Picasa 2 too, using the “Focal B & W” effect, although she will never admit it.

UPDATE: Since I first “reported” this event as it appeared in Britain’s “Daily Mail”, the title has been changed to “BBC lied about Queen’s ‘tantrum’” after the BBC apologized to both the Queen and Annie for misrepresenting the behavior of both. So the new news is that the Queen and Annie are good and proper folks and it is the BBC that deserves contempt … I guess. It is a bit much for Kerfuffles to find and follow the truth here, however, Annie’s portrait of Queen Lillibett Munster has not changed … yet.

The “MDs with IEDs” of Britain’s National Health Service.

Praise the Lord that this ‘benefit’ of socialized medicine has not yet come to American patients. And praise the Lord too (and the Republicans) that our country has not ‘yet’ implemented Saint Hillary’s socialized medicine plan. It was those rascally Republicans who denied the benefit of ‘MDs with IEDs’ to America by destroying Hillary Clinton’s plan for a national health care system. (IEDs are improvised explosive devices: Wikipedia.)

Those wondering why seven of the suspects in the foiled bombings by Al-Qaeda in the United Kingdom were medical doctors, need wonder no longer. It has been announced that all eight of the suspected terrorists were employees of the UK’s National Health System, the motto of which now seems to be “Those Who Cure You Will Kill You.”

Many years ago, the vast majority of doctors in Britain’s NHS were British-trained and British-born. Today “Foreign Doctors Are the Lifeblood of NHS.” The United Kingdom still trains its share of homegrowns, however many, many of the UK’s graduates choose not to practice under socialized medicine. That was a situation that NHS easily surmounted as they merely replaced the local doctors with foreigners who were not nearly as demanding as the British doctors, even though as far back as the year 2000 there were complaints from the British people: “Row Over Foreign Doctors”.

Now it has come to this: the socialization of medicine in the United Kingdom is responsible for medical doctors who are choosing to create patients rather than cure them. Today’s British NHS seems to be staffed by “MDs with IEDs”. If the British people are curious about the terrorists living in their nation who can afford to blow up pricey Mercedes Benz automobiles, they need look no further than their own NHS, which went abroad recruiting foreign doctors. “Terror Ringleader is Brilliant NHS Doctor.”

And speaking of The Lord — Jesus was a physician too and referred to Himself as such. He set a powerful example for all doctors to try and follow. See Mark 2:17 and Luke 4:23.

Medical doctors whose faith teaches them to cure people and then kill them, such as the above mentioned NHS physicians (NHS, July 2007), should read the teachings of Jesus who said “Ye will surely say unto me this proverb, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in thy country.” Those who follow in the footsteps of the Master Healer will lead happier lives on earth, and be well rewarded in Heaven — minus the 72 virgins.

Teatime in old Britain is not what it used to be when our grannies spoke of the time honored tradition according to “The Hammer”. Hot tea is no longer being served in the dainty porcelain teacups. No, the British have never cottoned to that cold beverage quaintly served in mason jars in the American South - Iced Tea! It is another beverage. English teatime has now evolved into a feast of more sustenance. First it was the tiny cookies that they think are “biscuits”. They then began serving real biscuits with jam, but they called them “scones”. Then came the tea sandwiches, salads, champagne, and so much food that no one ate “supper” anymore. However they never knew it, as they think “supper” is dinner anyway. Now it’s party-time! Supping or sipping tea has never been so popular before this innovation. Upper crust hostesses have always served “high teas” with clotted cream and other extravagant delicacies. And yes, they do eat that “clotted what-ever-it-is” on biscuits that they call scones. Now a “high tea” really lives up to its name! The “oh so elegant” now have to provide for sleepovers afterwards, as no guest is in proper driving condition to serve as a “designated driver”, if they have those in England. Now everyone, including the “designated drivers”, are “sozzled” and passed out on the floor. Too bad the Brits never caught onto the Southern idea of “cookies” and “iced tea” with a twist of lemon and a sprig of fresh mint. Who can blame them, living on such a damp, foggy and chilly island, overshadowed by the Europeans, yet within whistling distance of American taunts?

All of England Drunk: “What is the explanation behind this national drunk? There is undoubtedly an alarming trend of increased alcohol consumption in England,’ said Dr. John Sweetmeat from the British Institute on Substance Research, a public health organization critical of more liberalized liquor laws in the UK. Drinking is a way of life in England. If you aren’t drunk, you soon will be.”

This post was first made at Kerfuffles in June 2005.

Michael Barone writes that all Europe has become divided into three parts. He writes in a blog essay entitled “What the Italian elections mean”, that there is Old Europe, New Europe and the Anglosphere.

Jacques Chirac’s leadership has once again doomed his countrymen, this time with his surrender on the employment law. France will have more stagnation, but they will be in good company with other Old Europeans such as Germany and Italy.

The off shore island nations of the United Kingdom and Ireland are still more Anglo-Saxon than European, much to the chagrin of the French.

Small countries like the Netherlands and Denmark and the former Communist countries of Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia and others have effective, intelligent governments and thus are considered “New Europe”.

New is new and old is old and never the Anglo Saxons shall be European.

Legend has it that about 1,500 years ago Patrick, a native Briton of Roman parents, was stranded on the tiny island of Ynys Badrig, also known as Middle Mouse, off the north-east coast of Anglesey, north of Wales. He then swam the treacherous one mile to Anglesey and lived in a cave before building the church of Saint Llanbadrig, which still stands today at Middle Mouse. The Briton is more familiar as Saint Patrick, one of the world’s most beloved saints and Ireland’s patron saint. He was said to have driven the snakes out of Ireland, and to have taught the Irish the mystery of the Trinity by using their own native shamrock. His legend is celebrated across the globe on March 17th each year.

Saint Patrick’s Benediction

This week we Americans are celebrating "All" President’s Day in lieu of honoring only our first president, George Washington. In actuality, the Americans of the nineteenth century elevated him almost to a deified status. Washington was and is quite deserving of all the adoration shown upon him. He was ordained by God to become the father of a new nation and he fulfilled his role well. He is probably now commanding a heavenly legion of angels, watching over his beloved land and protecting it. At least, that is my hope.

Washington was a person of many skills and various interests - what was known as a Renaissance man. Something that few people know is that during the American Revolution, our first George ran a spy ring. Imagine, George Washington, founder of what is now the CIA! He knew he was up against probably the world’s greatest army, an army with which he had served as an officer. He was a General in one army and a despised traitor in the other. The wise general knew that his army was mostly an undisciplined squad of ragtag farmers, and as Defense Secretary Rumsfeld famously said recently; "you go to war with the army you have, not the army you might want or wish to have".

Washington did not even have an army and when he finally raised one and took it to war, he lost many, many more battles than he ever won. With help from the intelligence he gathered by the running of his spy ring, he was able to outfox the British, and he won the final battle, the one that really counts. "George Washington, Spymaster" is a wonderful little book, especially for teenagers. Read it and learn about the intrigues of the long ago Revolutionary War.

Originally published 20 February 2005 at "Blatherings".

More on George Washington

The Way To Islamic Family Values
“The Family That Murders Together, Stays Muslim Together.”

Long before Jesus preached the Gospel of good news, or the world had ever heard of Mohammad, the Holy Bible taught the lesson: “Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it” (Proverbs 22:6). These Muslim family values on parade in this picture offer a glimpse into the future of England, Europe and the world. The disturbing image of the child advocating murder in London’s Belgrave Square is from the online newspaper, “News-Telegraph.”

“There’ll be a time I hear tell
When all will be well
When God and man will be reconciled
But until men lose their chains
And righteousness reigns
Lord, protect my child” ~~Bob Dylan, 1983

Ruffles and Flourishes to Abba Gav and Dr. Sanity. Additional pictures from this meme of Muslim children have been posted by Michelle Malkin. Linked at Mudville Gazette’s “Open Post.”

There is a bit of good news from the dripping with satire pen of Scott Ott at “ScrappleFace”. The the “oh, so diplomatic” French have struck a deal with the Bond of Muslim Brotherhood (BOMB) to quell Muslim rioting in France. BOMB has promised that if the French will protect the reputation of the Prophet, BOMB will implement a gradual phase-out of some of their planned riots, bombings and beheadings. Hey, that sounds “fair and balanced”! “Shoulda Been” American President Al Gore has come out warning Muslim rioters to NOT burn Danish flags and embassies, as it will only result in more global warming over their nations, and the world, posts “Point Five”.

Happy Birthday Rabbie Burns! (1759-1796)

Robert Burns, born 25 January 1759 in Scotland, became a revolutionary rebel and subversive, and because of his written words, when he died at the age of 37, he was under threat of debtor’s prison. On the day of his funeral, his pregnant widow was literally without a shilling, yet his funeral was one of the biggest demonstrations in Scottish history. It would have been even bigger had it not been for heavy military presence.

“It’s coming yet, for a’ that, that man to man the world o’er, shall brithers be for a’ that.”

Although now replaced by “Scotland the Brave” and “The Flower of Scotland”, Robert Burns’ revolutionary song, “Scots Wha Hae”, served for a long time as the unofficial national anthem of Scotland. He wrote the lyrics in 1793, as a speech given by Robert the Bruce before the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314, when Scotland regained independence from England. He entitled it “Robert Bruce’s March to Bannockburn” and composed the lyrics to the Scottish tune “Hey Tuttie Tatie”, which was played by Bruce’s army at the Battle of Bannockburn.

Linked at Mudville Gazette.