Germany's Grand Strategy

Germany's Grand Strategy

Nations have personalities. It’s a fact clearly documented by history, but which few people talk about. Each nation has its own innate strengths, talents and peculiar abilities—each has its own weaknesses.


Given a nation’s historic tendency to react in a given way under certain stimuli, one can deduce a definite habit pattern that will be repeated should similar circumstances recur.


A number of those who have been keen observers of the national traits of the German peoples and who deeply understand both the character and the history of the nation are increasingly concerned about Germany’s current intentions.

Religious Politics - Hagee Genuflects To His "Great Whore" Remark: Catholics See This As The Quickest About Face in 15 Years

John Hagee, pastor at San Antonio's Cornerstone Church, has apologized for statements that have offended Catholics. (AP Photo)

Pastor Hagee Asks' For Forgiveness For His Anti- Catholic "Apostate Church" Remarks

Will Now Aid In Strengthening Global Interfaith Inter-Religious Movement

“Indeed, the Catholic League welcomes his apology,” he wrote. “What Hagee has done takes courage and quite frankly I never expected him to demonstrate such sensitivity to our concerns. But he has done just that. Now Catholics, along with Jews, can work with Pastor Hagee in making interfaith relations stronger than ever. Whatever problems we had before are now history. This case is closed.”

C. H Spurgeon: Preaching The Wrath To Come, From A Sermon Entitled "The Portion Of The Ungodly," Delivered April 13, 1862

The Lord Jesus, though the most loving of spirits, was the most awful, (- in the old-fashioned sense of awe-inspiring or terrifying of preachers) and in his sermons, while there is everything that could melt and woo, there is no lack of the great and terrible thunderbolt, and the sounding forth of wrath to come, and the judgment which must await the impenitent.

But again, you will say to me, wherefore speak you thus?

Why not dwell upon more pleasant themes?

Because, as the Lord my God liveth, before whom I stand, I would be free of the blood of all men.

Global Warming Or Global Governance?

Medvedev Becomes Russian President

Russia's new president, Dmitry Medvedev, attends his inauguration ceremony at the Kremlin in Moscow. Photograph: Vladimir Rodionov/AFP/Getty Images

Dmitry Medvedev today became Russia's new president and the country's third post-Soviet leader during a glittering ceremony at the Kremlin which – formally at least – brought down the curtain on Vladimir Putin's eight tumultuous years in power.

• Luke Harding in Moscow
• guardian.co.uk,
• Wednesday May 7 2008

EvangelicalManifesto.com

Manifesto aims to make 'evangelical' a less-political term

An "evangelical manifesto" being released today by a group of Christian scholars and theologians is expected to try to take back the term "evangelical" from politics and return it to its theological roots.

EvangelicalManifesto.com

Angela Merkel Gets The Charlemagne Prize

Angela Merkel was described by José Manuel Barroso as a “woman of conviction”. EC

Angela Merkel Awarded the Charlemagne Prize

By Mark Latham

01.05.2008 / 18:37 CET

The annual Charlemagne Prize was awarded in Aachen on 30 April to German Chancellor Angela Merkel for her work to unite Europe.

Speaking at the prize ceremony, José Manuel Barroso, the European Commission president, described Merkel as a “woman of conviction” and said that working alongside her during Germany's presidency of the EU in the first half of 2007 had been an experience of “extraordinary intensity”.

SCHMOOZEFEST IN AACHEN

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy were all smiles on Thursday in Aachen.

Sarkozy Gushes Praise for Merkel at Charlemagne Ceremony

When German Chancellor Angela Merkel received the 2008 Charlemagne Prize on Thursday, French President Nicolas Sarkozy was on hand to sing her praises. He said he liked her "a lot more" than people say, and that they make a "harmonious couple."