The Rapture is yesterday. Repent!

The good, the saints, will be taken up, raptured.

(Religion For Breakfast) Why religions survive when prophecies fail: Have we all been left behind? The Rapture (as preached by Evangelical Christians) took place on Sept. 23-24, 2025, Julian Calendar (not Gregorian Calendar). It is good for a cult when their prediction and prophecies FAIL. It's the social psychology/sociology of religious thinking. Das Kapital? No, das Dispensationalism.

Even though the "rapture" did not take place, it is always a good day to repent, turn oneself around, and do better. "Go in peace and sin no more" was good advice from St. Issa. Mahayana Buddhism, which is very Hindu/Christian, has a long history of regular repentance ceremonies.

Zionist lobby fears Kneecap-Bibi backlash

‘What the Zionist lobby fears most’: Kneecap backlash and terrorism probe debate

 

Hands off artistic expression!

(Al Arabiya English) Al Arabiya is funded in whole or in part by the Saudi government.

May 9, 2025: Music and politics collide once again in this episode of CounterPoints with Melinda Nucifora.

Irish rap group Kneecap (who played Coachella in 2025 and is being banned from playing Glastonbury) has sparked global controversy with their pro-Palestinian statements, leading to cancelled shows, sponsor withdrawals, and a UK police investigation.

Is Glastonbury for artists or gov't censors?

Critics point to past [pro-Palestinian] chants and lyrics, while the band insists it is all artistic expression and irony, not incitement.

(Middle East Eye) Doctors without Borders doctor slams BBC for echoing Israel

As cancel culture and free speech debates resurface, we ask:

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  US government's hands are soaked in blood.

  Should there be limits to artistic freedom of expression?
• Is this a case of selective outrage?
• Are artists now too afraid to speak out?

Guests:

• Daniel Lambert, Kneecap’s manager
• Tadgh Hickey, comedian and political activist
• Dorian Lynskey, journalist and author
• Adela Cojab, activist and legal advocate
• More: ‘What the Zionist lobby fears most’: Kneecap backlash and terrorism probe debate on CounterPoints
• Chris Hedges' speech on Gaza: The End of the Western Mythology (May 2025)
• Democracy Now!: Gideon Levy on murder begetting murder as American shoots two Jewish staffers in DC

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