Chadstone Boxing Day sales update. Phew, found a quiet cafe, having a nice cup of tea. Ah.
La Dolce Vita!

Large shopping centres rival Magistrates Court for an insight into the human condition. Neither are particularly uplifting.

Is there anything in the world better than beef Wellington leftovers after Christmas, other than beef Wellington on Christmas Day?

calli
Dec 26, 2023 6:58 PM
Is your life so without purpose that you’d subject yourself to the Boxing Day “sales”?

Isn’t this what online shopping is for?

I visited both ladies apparel shops in my small shopping centre and bought an item of clothing at each. My reasoning is that if they make money they will stay in the shopping centre. I would hate them to close and then I will have to drive further to shop.

Does a church that no longer conforms to its established belief system deserve to exist. C.f. Pope and other leaders elevating the climate religion and qwertyism among other things.

Thanks, Bazinga.

If you’re specifically referencing the current pope I’ll have to leave that for Catholics to answer. I have a view, but I’d rather let Catholic Cats go first.

More generally, if a church body departs formally (i.e. in an authoritative written statement which rescinds former teachings) from its historic teachings that provides reason for one to leave it with a good conscience provided the new teachings depart from scripture (the “canon” or rule of Christian teaching).

In my own church, the Archbishop of Canterbury’s decision to bless same sex relations has caused the majority of the world’s Anglicans to reject his authority and in effect declare that he has left the church.

I’ll check back tomorrow for any further discussion.

Large shopping centres rival Magistrates Court for an insight into the human condition. Neither are particularly uplifting.

Large shopping centres rival mass brawls in crowded pubs on pay-night, for an insight into the human condition…

Jews say they do not feel safe in their Australian home

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By alexi demetriadi
NSW Political Reporter
7:46PM December 26, 2023
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One of Australia’s most prominent Holocaust survivors has warned that the nation was having an “anarchic reaction” to the Israel-Hamas War and a generation of Jews at risk from a wave of anti-Semitism as anti-Israel protests erupted over the Christmas week.

Nina Bassat – who narrowly avoided the Nazi’s concentration camps as a toddler and whose father was killed during WWII – said on Monday that the protest hijacking of Carols by Candlelight had shook her to “the core” and that some Australians were failing to distinguish terror group Hamas from Palestine.

The 84-year-old’s comments come after anti-Israel activists filmed themselves protesting outside shops in Melbourne’s biggest shopping centre and the Christmas Eve disruption of the Carols.

“Not necessarily from a Jewish perspective, but (the disruption at) the Carols by Candlelight shook me,” the first Holocaust survivor to chair the Executive Council of Australian Jewry said.

“It showed an anarchic reaction in our society, that nothing seems to matter other than the loudest voice … (even though) people are celebrating Christmas.

“It’s a powerful thing (Carols by Candlelight), whether you’re Christian, Catholic, Jewish, whatever – and it (onstage activism) was symbolic of the anarchy that is taking place in society.”

Ms Bassat’s comments also come after Israeli ambassador Amir Maimon called Anthony Albanese’s Israel-Palestine police “contradictory”, said his country was “held to a different measure”, and lamented that Israeli citizens felt unsafe in Australia.

“We are suffering and frightened,” Ms Bassat said, one of more than 100 Holocaust survivors who signed a statement calling on Australians to denounce anti-Semitism and avoid “repeating history”.

She and her widowed mother, having been miraculously saved on their way to a concentration camp from the ghetto, were harboured by a Ukrainian woman until liberation.

“My children’s generation, their grandchildren, they were born here – this is their country,” Ms Bassat said.

“They are shaken to their core about how quickly and venomously this (anti-Semitism) has happened.”

Ms Bassat said her heart bled for “every child, adult and civilian lost” – “I know what war is like” – but said she feared Australia was “falling to bits”.

“In Melbourne and Sydney, you have town halls flying Palestinian flags,” she said.

“It’s Israel v Hamas, not Israel v Palestine. Do we want to become an outpost of Hamas terrorists?”

Ms Bassat’s comments come after the Israel’s ambassador told The Australian the Albanese government’s war stance was “contradictory” and that his own country’s citizens didn’t feel secure.

On Tuesday, Peter Dutton said it was concerning that an ally’s ambassador felt forced to intervene.

“It’s almost unprecedented that an ambassador would be forced to intervene in this way,” the Opposition Leader said.

“Israel has a senior, credible, and incredibly accomplished ambassador. The actions of the prime minister and his government are far from reassuring – and it’s unfortunate that the ambassador has been forced to call it out.”

Mr Maimon said his embassy and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government “had a responsibility” to raise travel warnings for citizens visiting Australia amid “frequent” pro-Palestine demonstrations.

It comes as reports of serious incidents of anti-Semitism across Australia since Hamas’ October 7 attacks surged by 738 per cent, according to a report by Executive Council of Australian Jewry, the country’s peak Jewish body.

“The Jewish community has been rattled by the lack of leadership from the prime minister, while his senior ministers play to their electorates,” Mr Dutton said.

“We should be strong in demonstrating our resolve for the elimination of Hamas, and in the condemnation of anti-Semitism without qualification. And we should be supporting our Jewish community in their time of need.”

According to ECAJ’s report, 662 anti-Semitic incidents in October and November compares with 79 in the same period last year, a 738 per cent rise.

The peak Jewish body’s co-chief executive, Alex Ryvchin, echoed views that certain politicians appeared too focused on the views of their electorates.

“The Jewish community has been confronted by the normalisation of anti-Semitism, and the vicious incitement and disinformation that we fear is conditioning the minds of a new generation,” he said.

“The ease with which online influencers in particular peddle classic anti-Semitic tropes about greed, power and bloodlust under the guise of pro-Palestinian activism has been shocking.

“The fact that these people retain enormous followings and are still welcome in civilised society shows us that anti-Semitism is viewed as a lesser crime than any other form of racism.”

Mr Ryvchin said the community – “still wounded from Hamas’ atrocities and the reactions to them” – would not be “pushed around”.

“We have stared down greater foes than bloggers, small-minded clerics and politicians who put preselection above principle,” he said.

Previously, Mr Maimon posted on social-media platform X his concern about the southwest Sydney clerics, who The Australian revealed had called for jihad, recited parables about killing Jews, and urged Islamic countries to “spit on Israel” so the “Jews would drown”.

Both state and federal police dropped investigations into the sermons.

“One can only wonder: where, if at all, a line will be drawn,” the ambassador said on December 10.

On the government’s “contradictory” ceasefire stance, Mr Ryvchin said “demands should be made of the aggressor, Hamas”.

“This is not a war between two legitimate actors … it is a war between jihadist torturers and a civilised country,” he said.

“Whenever the government calls for a ceasefire or places demands on Israel it signals to Hamas that they have legitimacy and can cling to power.”

The Prime Minister’s office referred questions from The Australian to Mr Albanese’s previous comments condemning Hamas, that a ceasefire “can’t be one-sided … (and must) involve security for Israel”, and how the terrorist group couldn’t be part of Gaza’s future.

Speaking on Christmas Day, when asked about the Carols by Candlelight activism, Mr Albanese said social cohesion was “absolutely critical”.

“This is a time in which we come together as a nation,” Mr Albanese said. “And it’s important that be cherished and nourished and that we don’t seek to divide.”

Exactly Dot.

Interesting study, suggesting one parent black family has always been elevated.

Despite the dramatic changes of recent years,
it is clear that the race differential in childrens’ residence with parents is not new. In every census year, the percentage of black children ages 0 to 14 living without one or both parents wasat least twice as high as the percentage among white children.The percentage of children re-siding without either parent has remained remarkably stable over the long run, at 10 to 12 percent for blacks and 2 to 4 percent for whites.
Some of the historical differences between blacks and whites in living arrangements of children resulted from differences in mortality;children could not reside with parents who were dead. In the late twentieth century, few parents die before their children are grown.However, parental mortality in the nineteenth century was common.

https://users.pop.umn.edu/~ruggl001/Articles/Af-Am-fam.pdf

It also talks about how blacks often organize themselves as extended families.

calli
Dec 26, 2023 8:02 PM
Crossie, I only shop when it is safe to do so. ?

It’s always safe to shop at my small local shopping centre though getting a parking spot is a different matter particularly the few days leading up to Christmas or Easter.

Incoming reports indicate that multiple terrorist were eliminated in a surgical IDF strike on targeted vehicle

Waiting for more details.
For now, it seems like there was a double hit:
#1 Around 4 terrorists were eliminated in a strike on a minibus they traveled with.
#2 Several more eliminations in a parallel surgical strike against an apartment.

Identities are yet to be officially disclosed, so as far as identifying the hits goes: all I got for now are conflicting reports by alternative terrorists’ medias and some educaded guesses by Israeli military analysts/ correspondents.

who could it be, I suppose they think it might be Sinwar

Far out!

I’ve been watching this channel for the last two weeks and I’m mind blown at the daily work load needed to keep these place operational; maintaining water supply to the cattle; camel control and just maintenance in general.

It just never stops.

I was going to post first on camel control, but that can wait. So much flesh goes to waste but only allowed from WA.GOV for personal consumption. Want to go commercial, forget it. With that said, it is cost prohibitive to get the carcass to the butchery and very little market exists for camel meat. I’ve yet to taste it but want to now.

Thankfully the channel is now on rumble … Y-tube and censorship is kicking in. Not all clips have been ported over at this stage.

Nothing but respect for these station owners and staff. Jack and Jasmine are JETS.

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Jack Out The Back:

Return to the Rodeo: Mustering Season Begins!

Never for a moment did I think Obummer would improve the lot of Black America

Tinta, I quickly lost any illusions about him though I still think he could have been a force for good, the choice was his. This cause could be taken up by any black media personality in the US yet nobody is ready to step up to be an example for young black people. It seems the world is short of virtuous leaders.

Can you please explain the basis on which you say that Obama’s ancestors were slavers? If the reference is to his Kenyan ancestors

Obama is half anglo-saxon, his family has been in USA a long time.
I’ve a feeling that’s where we’ll find the slave owning branch of the family tree.

no, it was his Kenyan ancestors that were the slavers.

Didn’t his Kenyan grandfather spend two years in maximum security, after 1949, as a suspected Mau Mau?

If obuma is not a muzzie then he supports them.

JC

Dec 26, 2023 7:39 PM

Is there anything in the world better than beef Wellington leftovers after Christmas, other than beef Wellington on Christmas Day?

Beef Wellington?
Boxing Day sales?
Have youse all lost your minds?
But yes, I sawed off a chunk off that eye fillet from yesterday, warmed it slightly and converted it into open steak sandwiches with fried shallots, tomato chutney and lettuce on toasted sourdough.
Mmmmmm.

Jorge – To say that the Bible was only formalised by the Catholic Church in the 1550s is to imply that there were disagreements and confusion about teachings and beliefs.

Yes, there was.

One of Aquinas’s principal goals with his great Summa was to harmonise the teachings of the Western church up until that point.