Mr. Xi, apparently concerned that independent worship might pose a threat to the ruling Communist Party’s dominance over daily life in China, has sought to bring Christianity more firmly under the party’s control. The government this year banned online sales of the Bible, burned crosses, demolished churches and forced at least a half-dozen places of worship to close.
by Javier C. Hernandez for the NYT
The Christ is not a symbol to be waved like any flag.
His life is not a subject that a government can gag.
That gentle Man from Galilee lives in the hearts of men;
where He works lovely miracles before He comes again.
No party or dominion can define His love supreme;
their power and their glory shall pass on like airy dream.
The words He left behind Him, and the words He says today
through prophets and apostles cannot just be thrown away.
Demolish all the churches and harass the humble folk
who take upon them Christ's own name and voluntary yoke;
you cannot stop the King of Kings from claiming all His own,
although today they may stand mute and seem to be alone.
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Another key concern among investors came from reports over the weekend that Trump had discussed whether he could fire Powell. Trump has leveled unprecedented public criticism at Powell for interest rate hikes even though the nation’s economy has been growing strongly this year, which normally causes the Fed to inch up its key rate. by Jim Puzzanghera for the LATimes.
There was a blonde White House crackpot
who of finances didn't know squat.
With all his bluster
he was just like Custer,
and let the economy rot.
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who of finances didn't know squat.
With all his bluster
he was just like Custer,
and let the economy rot.
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The notion that becoming a musician makes you smarter has long been popular. Learning to play an instrument has been linked in several studies to higher intelligence.
by Sue Shellenbarger for the WSJ
A child who can toot on a horn
will Harvard or Yale soon adorn.
The tot that plays violin sweet
will have an IQ can't be beat.
A prodigy on xylophone
will never need beg student loan.
And kiddies with good embouchure
will never toil in jobs obscure.
Too bad I was raised no songbird,
just to be seen and not heard!
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In exchange for modest loans and bailouts over the past decade, Russia now owns significant parts of at least five oil fields in Venezuela, which holds the world’s largest reserves, along with 30 years’ worth of future output from two Caribbean natural-gas fields. by Anthony Faiola & Karen DeYoung.
A loan is a trap for the fool;
the usurer then has a tool
to suck victims dry
and then by and by
feed on the corpse like a ghoul.
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