Monthly Archives: April 2014

Killing Them Softly

Posted on April 30, 2014 by Tihomir Kukolja

I am not trying to undermine the seriousness of the crime committed by Clayton Lockett, who died in Oklahoma yesterday of a heart attack after his execution was ‘botched’. His execution reminds me of the execution of Angel Nieves Diaz … Continue reading →

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Your Wars are Not My Wars

Posted on April 28, 2014 by Tihomir Kukolja

I am not sure we have seen a just war anywhere for a long, long time. From the outset, one conflict after another proves to be something else than the wars, revolutions or uprisings the official media is making them … Continue reading →

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Easter is not About Near-Death Experiences

Posted on April 19, 2014 by Tihomir Kukolja

Easter should be about Jesus and His resurrection, and not about a recently released book or movie featuring the latest near-death-experience story. The number of bodiless travelers to heaven and back is on the increase. They, we are told, go … Continue reading →

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Country Where Parents are Killing Their Own Children

Posted on April 10, 2014 by Tihomir Kukolja

Read also the interview released by The Huffington Post, April 17, 2014 If evaluated by the number of innocent children falsely branded as witches and killed by their superstitious parents and relatives, Nigeria is a country that has sunk deep … Continue reading →

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Twenty Years After the Rwandan Genocide

Posted on April 9, 2014 by Tihomir Kukolja

The article “From Hell to a Happy Life: a Tutsi Survivor’s Escape from Genocide ”, published yesterday by Aljazeera America reminded me of my article “Political Challenges the Church Cannot Afford to Ignore” published by Spectrum fifteen years ago. In … Continue reading →

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Fallen, Fallen is Babylon the Great

Posted on April 8, 2014 by Tihomir Kukolja

From that first moment when man decided to play God the story of humankind has been an ongoing history of human angst to build ever more impressive, more enslaving, more intimidating tower of Babel. But hear the good news: all … Continue reading →

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Saving Witch Children in Nigeria

Posted on April 3, 2014 by Tihomir Kukolja

In December 2009 I blogged for the first time about the shocking culture of crime in Nigeria, committed against the thousands of innocent children by their parents, family members, and self-appointed prophets, pastors and evangelists. As I am about to … Continue reading →

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