Nov 17, 2006 You Go to Hell! I Go to Heaven! What is interesting about the Serebit cult, is that it worshiped a goddess, not a Male God. Furthermore, when one examines the style and form of the original Mosaic Temple and service, it clearly reflects Egyptian religious practices of the day.
Nov 12, 2006 My 36 Neighbours in China. They say that in life there is no blessing without a curse, and I guess that that sums up my life at the moment. While wishing I could spend less time with my assigned students, I wish I had more time to spend with my neighbours.
Jul 24, 2006 Revisiting Yichang and the Three Gorges Dam Project: 2006 We booked in under MingXing's name. This may not be significant to you the reader, but it effectively meant that I had slipped under the security police radar. All foreigners are required to 'report in' to local police stations so that the authorities can keep track of them. Hotels automatically do this for you. By not checking me in, the hotel had allowed me to 'disappear'
Jun 18, 2006 Hollywood or Bust By Captain Sandy Stewart. Having left Brisbane on March 29th at 11:15 am Eastern Standard time, it was interesting to discover that 36 hours later, we had arrived in Vancouver at 7:15pm on the same day we left - March 29th.
Jun 16, 2006 Li Tianhua: Re-introducing a Lost Chinese Art: Silhouette Papercutting Naturally I went. Little did I know that in doing so, I would share the same experience as was had by a list of prominent people like Mao ZeDong, Deng Xiaoping, Richard Nixon, and Queen Elizabeth II. Li Tianhua is a member of the Chinese Papercut Silhouette Association and a founding member of the Chinese Papercut Silhouette Art Society.
May 29, 2006 Chinese Students : "Challenge Forever" - By Pan Wei Actually, I am just one of those people described by George Bush when he said: 'We are generous and strong and decent not because we believe in ourselves, but because we hold beliefs beyond ourselves'.
May 17, 2006 Fun and Games: Living in China. The longer I stay here the more admiration I have for Mao Zedong. How he got this country together and managed to keep it that way is truly amazing.
Apr 17, 2006 A Perspective on Marriage : By Mou Jun. Sometimes, marriage is not about real love or happiness. According to a survey released recently, an increasing number of females are hunting for husbands who can make it easier for them to get ideal jobs and equal payment. Can a person really feel happy when his or her marriage is built on benefits rather than real love?
Feb 28, 2006 Australian Terrorist at DongHu MoShan Mei Yuan While quite conscious of the fact that the uniform police in every direction were discreetly keeping an eye on me, it nevertheless was a surprise when the Chinese Secret Serviceman confronted me, although from the man's first step in a 15 metre walk, I knew instinctively who he would be.
Feb 22, 2006 Are Americans Welcome in China? Being an American in China is not like being an American in Palestine, or a foreigner in any Islamic country currently held in the sway of offense at the Danish Cartoons. Maybe they don't like your country, or your politics, or feel economically inferior, but the Chinese will usually stick to custom and honour you as a guest.
Feb 19, 2006 ChengDu Ren : ChengDu SiChuan and it's People. It was taken in the Tower of the Ten Thousand Buddhas at Du Fu's Thatched Cottage Museum Complex. MX and I were browsing around when I saw this strange item in the corner of the room.
Feb 6, 2006 The Destruction of Democracy. Our worldview is in the minority, and while in our arrogance we think it the superior world view, we stand on the edge of the abyss so to speak.
Jan 16, 2006 Advice for Chinese Students When we make judgements or give advice which is 'factually' ignorant of the wider cultural issues and ramifications, our judgement and advice giving is not only useless, not only a waste of time, but demonstrates a sense of cultural arrogance.
R.P.BenDedek is from Brisbane Australia and is the author of 'The King's Calendar: The Secret of Qumran' at http://www.kingscalendar.com His academic articles set forth Apologetics for and results of his discovery of an "artificial chronological scheme" running through the Bible, Josephus, the Damascus Documents of the Dead Sea Scrolls, and Seder Olam Rabbah.
He writes photographic 'Stories from China' and social editorial commentaries, both at KingsCalendar, and as a contributing newspaper columnist. He currently teaches Conversational English in China and in addition to his English Lessons at KingsCalendar, he has created specific sites for Students of English.
