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The persecution of Christians Decius unleashed in 250 as emperor of Rome was specific in target. Decius was trying to reinforce the old religion of Rome possibly so as to limit corruption. His instrument was an edict that all in the empire must collect a certificate that they have sacrificed to a God. Christians were the only large group at that time that would not do that. For a Christian, they would prefer death to sacrificing to another God. And lots of Romans were willing to accommodate them to get ahead. There were a number of pogroms where Christians were killed, but as Waleed Aly has said of terrorists, it was merely nuisance value. Pope Fabian was martyred as a result, but the persecutions did lessen within the year, and had to be reinforced in 253 by Emperor Valerian. But following Fabian's death, a plague fell on Rome. And then Decius and his son died in battle. His son was the first Emperor to die in battle. Decius was the second, soon after.
In 1356, Edward Balliol gave the throne of Scotland to England's King Edward III in exchange for an English pension. They were worth more in those days. In 1649, King Charles I went on trial for treason and high crimes. Ten days later he was beheaded. In 1783, the Kingdom of Great Britain signed for peace to end the US Revolutionary war with Spain and France. In 1785, Siam invaded Vietnam and lost badly. In 1788, Arthur Phillip decided to leave Botany Bay and settle at Port Jackson, in what is now Sydney, Australia.
In 1941, in Bucharest, the killing of a German officer led to killing 125 jews by the Iron Guard. Ten days later, Iron Guard were betrayed by Hitler and a worse anti semitic body began work under General Ion Atonescu. 1942, at the Wannsee conferene in Germany, senior Nazis discussed the 'final solution' to the 'Jewish question.' In 1969, East Pakistan police killed an activist student, and initiated the war of Liberation for Bangladesh. In 1972, having lost Bangladesh, Pakistan began developing nuclear weapons. In 1981, twenty minutes after 69 yo Ronald Reagan was inaugurated, Iran released 52 US embassy hostages. In 1987, Terry Waite, an Anglican envoy was kidnapped by Islamic Jihad, who released him after 1,763 days in 1991. He had been in solitary confinement. In 1999, China News announced restrictions were being placed on the internet aimed at internet cafes.
2014
It is so sad for some that lives are not being lost on boats between Indonesia or Sri Lanka and Australia, that anger is being expressed. Anger at conservative government. Anger at life savers allegedly using tough language. Anger at the world not heating up. But what is illustrative is what hasn't made the well paid agitators angry. Gillard declared she would denounce misogyny wherever she saw it .. went to Dubai and didn't mention it, despite being faced with an audience who placed women in chains. Admire the calmness with which the agitators accept Thomson's latest admission, having kept corrupt administration in government for three years. Or the sanguine nature preserved while Jonathan Pollard is jailed for doing nothing, while killers are freed for peace.
Admire how radio ABC managed to shine a light of reason so bright, that Japanese soldiers listening in failed for decades to know Japan had lost the war. Was Snowden a useful idiot for Putin? Melbourne city council raises the interesting question of how would a terrorist who killed for sport be sentenced today?
Today is the anniversary of the foundation (1920) of the US Civil Liberties Union. Those bastards are the reason killers were freed before Obama used peace as an excuse. Fear of effective government is a big motivator for some. Some fear nuclear power in India, but praise it in Iran. Today is also another anniversary. Twenty minutes after Reagan was inaugurated, Iran released hostages .. why else would Obama be giving them nuclear weapons?
Historical perspectives on this day
In 250, Emperor Decius began a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Pope Fabian was martyred. 649, king Chindasuinth, at the urging of bishop Braulio of Zaragoza, crowned his son Recceswinth as co-ruler of the Visigothic Kingdom. 1265, the first English parliament to include not only nobles but also representatives of the major towns meets in the Palace of Westminster, now commonly known as the "Houses of Parliament". 1320, duke Wladyslaw Lokietek became king of Poland. 1356, Edward Balliol abdicated as King of Scotland. 1523, Christian II was forced to abdicate as King of Denmark and Norway. 1567, Battle of Rio de Janeiro: Portuguese forces under the command of Estácio de Sá definitively drove the French out of Rio de Janeiro. 1576, the Mexican city of León was founded by order of the viceroy Don Martín Enríquez de Almanza.
In 1649, Charles I of England went on trial for treason and other "high crimes". 1783, the Kingdom of Great Britain signed a peace treaty with France and Spain, officially ending hostilities in the American Revolutionary War (also known as the American War of Independence). 1785, invading Siamese forces attempted to exploit the political chaos in Vietnam, but were ambushed and annihilated at the Mekong River by the Tay Son in the Battle of Rạch Gầm-Xoài Mút. 1788, the third and main part of First Fleet arrived at Botany Bay. Arthur Phillip decided that Botany Bay is unsuitable for the location of a penal colony, and decides to move to Port Jackson. 1839, in the Battle of Yungay, Chile defeated an alliance between Peru and Bolivia. 1841, Hong Kong Island was occupied by the British. 1877, last day of the Constantinople Conference which resulted in agreement for political reforms in the Balkans. 1887, the United States Senate allowed the Navy to lease Pearl Harbor as a naval base.
In 1920, the American Civil Liberties Union was founded. 1921, the first Constitution of Turkey was adopted, making fundamental changes in the source and exercise of sovereignty by consecrating the principle of national sovereignty. 1929, in Old Arizona, the first full-length talking motion picture filmed outdoors, was released. 1936, Edward VIII became King of the United Kingdom. 1941, a German officer was murdered in Bucharest, Romania, sparking a rebellion and pogrom by the Iron Guard, killing 125 Jews and 30 soldiers. 1942, World War II: At the Wannsee Conference held in the Berlin suburb of Wannsee, senior Nazi German officials discussed the implementation of the "Final Solution to the Jewish Question". 1945, World War II: Hungary agreed to an armistice with the Allies. Also 1945, World War II: Germany began the evacuation of 1.8 million people from East Prussia, a task which will took nearly two months. 1949, Point Four Program a program for economic aid to poor countries announced by United States President Harry S. Truman in his inaugural address for a full term as President.
In 1954, the National Negro Network was established with 40 charter member radio stations. 1959, the first flight of the Vickers Vanguard. 1960, Hendrik Verwoerd announced a plebiscite on whether South Africa should become a Republic. 1969, East Pakistani police killed student activist Amanullah Asaduzzaman. The resulting outrage was in part responsible for the Bangladesh Liberation War. 1972, Pakistan launched its Nuclear weapons program a few weeks after its defeat in Bangladesh Liberation War and Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. 1981, twenty minutes after Ronald Reagan was inaugurated, at age 69 the oldest man ever to be inaugurated as U.S. President, Iran released 52 American hostages. 1986, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day was celebrated as a federal holiday for the first time. 1987, Church of England envoy Terry Waite was kidnapped in Lebanon.
In 1990, following 7 days of pogroms on local Armenian population of Baku, Azerbaijan the the Red Army entered the city to restore order. 1991, Sudan's government imposed Islamic law nationwide, worsening the civil war between the country's Muslim north and Christian south. 1992, Air Inter Flight 148, an Airbus A320-111, crashed into a mountain near Strasbourg, France killing 87 of the 96 people on board. A design flaw in the computer mode selection system resulted in the crew selecting the wrong rate of descent. 1999, the China News Service announced new government restrictions on Internet use, aimed especially at Internet cafés. 2001, Philippine president Joseph Estrada was ousted in a nonviolent 4-day revolution, and was succeeded by Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. 2006, witnesses reported seeing a bottlenose whale swimming in the River Thames, the first time the species had been seen in the Thames since records began in 1913. 2007, a three-man team, using only skis and kites, completed a 1,093-mile (1,759 km) trek to reach the southern pole of inaccessibility for the first time since 1958 and for the first time ever without mechanical assistance. 2009, a protest movement in Iceland culminated as the 2009 Icelandic financial crisis protests start
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This column welcomes feedback and criticism. The column is not made up but based on the days events and articles which are then placed in the feed. So they may not have an apparent cohesion they would have had were they made up.
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Editorials will appear in the "History in a Year by the Conservative Voice" series, starting with August www.createspace.com/4124406 or at Amazon www.amazon.com/dp/1482020262/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_dVHPub0MQKDZ4 The kindle version is cheaper, but the soft back version allows the purchase of a kindle version for just $3.99 more.
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For twenty two years I have been responsibly addressing an issue, and I cannot carry on. I am petitioning the Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott to remedy my distress. I leave it up to him if he chooses to address the issue. Regardless of your opinion of conservative government, the issue is pressing. Please sign my petition at www.change.org/en-AU/petitions/tony-abbott-remedy-the-persecution-of-dd-ball
Or the US President at
www.change.org/p/barack-obama-change-this-injustice#
or
petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/change-injustice-faced-david-daniel-ball-after-he-reported-bungled-pedophile-investigation-and/b8mxPWtJ or wh.gov/ilXYR
Douglas Sutherland-Bruce via David Daniel Ball
Mr Ball, I will not sign your petition as it will do no good, but I will share your message and ask as many of friends who read it, to share it also. Let us see if we cannot use the power of the internet to spread the word of these infamous killings. As a father and a former soldier, I cannot, could not, justify ignoring this appalling action by the perpetrators, whoever they may; I thank you Douglas. You are wrong about the petition. Signing it is as worthless and meaningless an act as voting. A stand up guy would know that. - ed
Lorraine Allen Hider I signed the petition ages ago David, with pleasure, nobody knows what it's like until they've been there. Keep heart David take care.
I have begun a bulletin board (http://theconservativevoice.freeforums.net) which will allow greater latitude for members to post and interact. It is not subject to FB policy and so greater range is allowed in posts. Also there are private members rooms in which nothing is censored, except abuse. All welcome, registration is free.
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The persecution of Christians Decius unleashed in 250 as emperor of Rome was specific in target. Decius was trying to reinforce the old religion of Rome possibly so as to limit corruption. His instrument was an edict that all in the empire must collect a certificate that they have sacrificed to a God. Christians were the only large group at that time that would not do that. For a Christian, they would prefer death to sacrificing to another God. And lots of Romans were willing to accommodate them to get ahead. There were a number of pogroms where Christians were killed, but as Waleed Aly has said of terrorists, it was merely nuisance value. Pope Fabian was martyred as a result, but the persecutions did lessen within the year, and had to be reinforced in 253 by Emperor Valerian. But following Fabian's death, a plague fell on Rome. And then Decius and his son died in battle. His son was the first Emperor to die in battle. Decius was the second, soon after.
In 1356, Edward Balliol gave the throne of Scotland to England's King Edward III in exchange for an English pension. They were worth more in those days. In 1649, King Charles I went on trial for treason and high crimes. Ten days later he was beheaded. In 1783, the Kingdom of Great Britain signed for peace to end the US Revolutionary war with Spain and France. In 1785, Siam invaded Vietnam and lost badly. In 1788, Arthur Phillip decided to leave Botany Bay and settle at Port Jackson, in what is now Sydney, Australia.
In 1941, in Bucharest, the killing of a German officer led to killing 125 jews by the Iron Guard. Ten days later, Iron Guard were betrayed by Hitler and a worse anti semitic body began work under General Ion Atonescu. 1942, at the Wannsee conferene in Germany, senior Nazis discussed the 'final solution' to the 'Jewish question.' In 1969, East Pakistan police killed an activist student, and initiated the war of Liberation for Bangladesh. In 1972, having lost Bangladesh, Pakistan began developing nuclear weapons. In 1981, twenty minutes after 69 yo Ronald Reagan was inaugurated, Iran released 52 US embassy hostages. In 1987, Terry Waite, an Anglican envoy was kidnapped by Islamic Jihad, who released him after 1,763 days in 1991. He had been in solitary confinement. In 1999, China News announced restrictions were being placed on the internet aimed at internet cafes.
2014
It is so sad for some that lives are not being lost on boats between Indonesia or Sri Lanka and Australia, that anger is being expressed. Anger at conservative government. Anger at life savers allegedly using tough language. Anger at the world not heating up. But what is illustrative is what hasn't made the well paid agitators angry. Gillard declared she would denounce misogyny wherever she saw it .. went to Dubai and didn't mention it, despite being faced with an audience who placed women in chains. Admire the calmness with which the agitators accept Thomson's latest admission, having kept corrupt administration in government for three years. Or the sanguine nature preserved while Jonathan Pollard is jailed for doing nothing, while killers are freed for peace.
Admire how radio ABC managed to shine a light of reason so bright, that Japanese soldiers listening in failed for decades to know Japan had lost the war. Was Snowden a useful idiot for Putin? Melbourne city council raises the interesting question of how would a terrorist who killed for sport be sentenced today?
Today is the anniversary of the foundation (1920) of the US Civil Liberties Union. Those bastards are the reason killers were freed before Obama used peace as an excuse. Fear of effective government is a big motivator for some. Some fear nuclear power in India, but praise it in Iran. Today is also another anniversary. Twenty minutes after Reagan was inaugurated, Iran released hostages .. why else would Obama be giving them nuclear weapons?
Historical perspectives on this day
In 250, Emperor Decius began a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Pope Fabian was martyred. 649, king Chindasuinth, at the urging of bishop Braulio of Zaragoza, crowned his son Recceswinth as co-ruler of the Visigothic Kingdom. 1265, the first English parliament to include not only nobles but also representatives of the major towns meets in the Palace of Westminster, now commonly known as the "Houses of Parliament". 1320, duke Wladyslaw Lokietek became king of Poland. 1356, Edward Balliol abdicated as King of Scotland. 1523, Christian II was forced to abdicate as King of Denmark and Norway. 1567, Battle of Rio de Janeiro: Portuguese forces under the command of Estácio de Sá definitively drove the French out of Rio de Janeiro. 1576, the Mexican city of León was founded by order of the viceroy Don Martín Enríquez de Almanza.
In 1649, Charles I of England went on trial for treason and other "high crimes". 1783, the Kingdom of Great Britain signed a peace treaty with France and Spain, officially ending hostilities in the American Revolutionary War (also known as the American War of Independence). 1785, invading Siamese forces attempted to exploit the political chaos in Vietnam, but were ambushed and annihilated at the Mekong River by the Tay Son in the Battle of Rạch Gầm-Xoài Mút. 1788, the third and main part of First Fleet arrived at Botany Bay. Arthur Phillip decided that Botany Bay is unsuitable for the location of a penal colony, and decides to move to Port Jackson. 1839, in the Battle of Yungay, Chile defeated an alliance between Peru and Bolivia. 1841, Hong Kong Island was occupied by the British. 1877, last day of the Constantinople Conference which resulted in agreement for political reforms in the Balkans. 1887, the United States Senate allowed the Navy to lease Pearl Harbor as a naval base.
In 1920, the American Civil Liberties Union was founded. 1921, the first Constitution of Turkey was adopted, making fundamental changes in the source and exercise of sovereignty by consecrating the principle of national sovereignty. 1929, in Old Arizona, the first full-length talking motion picture filmed outdoors, was released. 1936, Edward VIII became King of the United Kingdom. 1941, a German officer was murdered in Bucharest, Romania, sparking a rebellion and pogrom by the Iron Guard, killing 125 Jews and 30 soldiers. 1942, World War II: At the Wannsee Conference held in the Berlin suburb of Wannsee, senior Nazi German officials discussed the implementation of the "Final Solution to the Jewish Question". 1945, World War II: Hungary agreed to an armistice with the Allies. Also 1945, World War II: Germany began the evacuation of 1.8 million people from East Prussia, a task which will took nearly two months. 1949, Point Four Program a program for economic aid to poor countries announced by United States President Harry S. Truman in his inaugural address for a full term as President.
In 1954, the National Negro Network was established with 40 charter member radio stations. 1959, the first flight of the Vickers Vanguard. 1960, Hendrik Verwoerd announced a plebiscite on whether South Africa should become a Republic. 1969, East Pakistani police killed student activist Amanullah Asaduzzaman. The resulting outrage was in part responsible for the Bangladesh Liberation War. 1972, Pakistan launched its Nuclear weapons program a few weeks after its defeat in Bangladesh Liberation War and Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. 1981, twenty minutes after Ronald Reagan was inaugurated, at age 69 the oldest man ever to be inaugurated as U.S. President, Iran released 52 American hostages. 1986, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day was celebrated as a federal holiday for the first time. 1987, Church of England envoy Terry Waite was kidnapped in Lebanon.
In 1990, following 7 days of pogroms on local Armenian population of Baku, Azerbaijan the the Red Army entered the city to restore order. 1991, Sudan's government imposed Islamic law nationwide, worsening the civil war between the country's Muslim north and Christian south. 1992, Air Inter Flight 148, an Airbus A320-111, crashed into a mountain near Strasbourg, France killing 87 of the 96 people on board. A design flaw in the computer mode selection system resulted in the crew selecting the wrong rate of descent. 1999, the China News Service announced new government restrictions on Internet use, aimed especially at Internet cafés. 2001, Philippine president Joseph Estrada was ousted in a nonviolent 4-day revolution, and was succeeded by Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. 2006, witnesses reported seeing a bottlenose whale swimming in the River Thames, the first time the species had been seen in the Thames since records began in 1913. 2007, a three-man team, using only skis and kites, completed a 1,093-mile (1,759 km) trek to reach the southern pole of inaccessibility for the first time since 1958 and for the first time ever without mechanical assistance. 2009, a protest movement in Iceland culminated as the 2009 Icelandic financial crisis protests start
===
This column welcomes feedback and criticism. The column is not made up but based on the days events and articles which are then placed in the feed. So they may not have an apparent cohesion they would have had were they made up.
===
Editorials will appear in the "History in a Year by the Conservative Voice" series, starting with August www.createspace.com/4124406 or at Amazon www.amazon.com/dp/1482020262/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_dVHPub0MQKDZ4 The kindle version is cheaper, but the soft back version allows the purchase of a kindle version for just $3.99 more.
===
For twenty two years I have been responsibly addressing an issue, and I cannot carry on. I am petitioning the Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott to remedy my distress. I leave it up to him if he chooses to address the issue. Regardless of your opinion of conservative government, the issue is pressing. Please sign my petition at www.change.org/en-AU/petitions/tony-abbott-remedy-the-persecution-of-dd-ball
Or the US President at
www.change.org/p/barack-obama-change-this-injustice#
or
petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/change-injustice-faced-david-daniel-ball-after-he-reported-bungled-pedophile-investigation-and/b8mxPWtJ or wh.gov/ilXYR
Douglas Sutherland-Bruce via David Daniel Ball
Mr Ball, I will not sign your petition as it will do no good, but I will share your message and ask as many of friends who read it, to share it also. Let us see if we cannot use the power of the internet to spread the word of these infamous killings. As a father and a former soldier, I cannot, could not, justify ignoring this appalling action by the perpetrators, whoever they may; I thank you Douglas. You are wrong about the petition. Signing it is as worthless and meaningless an act as voting. A stand up guy would know that. - ed
Lorraine Allen Hider I signed the petition ages ago David, with pleasure, nobody knows what it's like until they've been there. Keep heart David take care.
I have begun a bulletin board (http://theconservativevoice.freeforums.net) which will allow greater latitude for members to post and interact. It is not subject to FB policy and so greater range is allowed in posts. Also there are private members rooms in which nothing is censored, except abuse. All welcome, registration is free.