EACH ENTRY HAS NOW BEEN MADE INTO A LINK – JUST CLICK ON IT TO ACCESS THE ARTICLE/POST NB no links provided for some later Posts which are numbered. Instead use index to get Post number of desired topic (e.g. Exxon is no.635) and scroll to find it.     A Aarti Abortion -Papal […]

“You are the salt of the earth. But if salt loses its ZING, how will it be made salty? It then has no further use than to be thrown out and stomped on.” Matthew 5:13 (Scholars’ Version) Thinking aloud about religion: a personal polemic by Peter Turner We believe Jesus was a real flesh and […]

German nuns pimped out orphans to priests, politicians and businessmen. They raped the children as other men watched. Sex parties were held at the home of a diocesan official and nuns dragged the unwilling youngsters aged between 7 and 14 to these events and beat them with sticks or smashed their heads against a wall […]

If you think that a nun’s life is dull and boring – think again. (This post is a kind of light relief when you compare it with the next post which will be a true horror story.) I am indebted to the UK newspaper The Independent for these headlines:- “Nuns admit stealing $500,000 to go […]

Zingcreed brings you this excellent piece of journalism from ‘The Independent’ without comment. It refers to the Catholic church in the UK. (On the same day a report came out in the US on the activities of a well-known cardinal.) Catholic Church still prioritising own reputation over vulnerable children, abuse inquiry finds Report accuses Cardinal […]

Approach old age with courage and hope. As far as possible, make arrangements for your care in good time, so that an undue burden does not fall on others. Although old age may bring increasing disability and loneliness, it can also bring serenity, detachment and wisdom. Pray that in your final years you may be […]

Every stage of our lives offers fresh opportunities. Responding to divine guidance, try to discern the right time to undertake or relinquish responsibilities without undue pride or guilt. Attend to what love requires of you, which may not be great busyness.

British evangelical Christians are going to build an ‘Eternal Wall’ from one million bricks donated by people whose prayers have been answered by Jesus. It will be built on high ground in the Midlands, overlooking 2 motorways where at least 300,000 people will see it each day. It will be fulfilling a vision the instigator […]

Introduction by Peter Turner, M.A., M.Sc. (Zingcreed) Krysztof asked me to publicise a forgotten Brazilian hymn he discovered. I’m glad to oblige.You can hear it on youtube.com/watch?v=F_rpDoxvm6sThe text is printed at the end of the post.Krysztof’s explanatory essay sets the scene:- Background Information about “Patro Nia de Latin-Ameriko”Krysztof Daletski, 2020The original Portuguese text of this […]

This is a fantastic story about my beloved home county of Gloucestershire in the West of England. In the 12th century recruiting agents went around the remote villages whipping up hatred of the ‘infidels’ who had taken over the holy city of Jerusalem. The peasants, duly enraged, and armed with pitchforks and the like, set […]

…online next weekend ! There will be workshops and displays etc on Saturday 17th and Sunday the 18th October. “More than just a simple marketplace, bookfairs are cornerstones of Anarchism, linchpins of a diverse and sprawling revolutionary movement. They are where we come together to share our ideas, debate our positions and develop our theory […]

“A warm welcome to Zingcreed, the international Christian-atheist polemic. This post is a publisher’s blurb about a book on Trumpism and the  US church. I’ve sent for a review copy and will publish this on Zingcreed as soon as I can.  Two previous posts on Trump (details below) have become more relevant as time passes, […]