Beauty for Ashes

This weeks episode catches up on China, Education, Racism, Covid, Nuclear, plus Chadwick Boseman and Gaelic Psalm Singing.

This Quantum takes an in depth look at racism and the right and wrong responses to it. All the links can be found at theweeflea.com   The issue is more complex than the simplistic solutions that we are often offered.  But there is an answer...

 

This weeks Quantum catches up with some world news - and then looks at the key subject of education.  The links are all on theweeflea.com - https://wp.me/p3QeUm-6Gy

 

 

 

 

This episode takes an overview of the Covid situation - providing a broad overview and hopefully some clarity in the midst of a confused mess.  What is Covid 19?  How have different countries dealt with it?  Taiwan?  New Zealand?  Sweden?  the UK?  Brazil?   What are Covid deaths? What about a vaccine?  How has the church reacted?

This weeks Quantum looks at the 75th anniversary of Hiroshima - along with the death of John Hume, an update on China and the Beirut explosion.   It's worth waiting to the end to hear a brilliant song - The Clock of the World.   All links can be found on theweeflea.com

Quantum is evolving.  As from this episode we will be largely focussing on one subject.  This week the subject is China - or the CCP - its threat to the West;China and Covid 19; the floods in China; the CCP and its military aggression; a Chinese poem; the CCP and the Church; Taiwan; Hong Kong; China and Australia; and the extraordinary story of the Chinese seeds! 

 

We also remember Olivid De Haviland, Peter Green and consider a song with a message from Pink Floyd.    Links for this episode can be found on the Wee Flea blog - www.theweeflea.com 

Covid – Donald Trump/// - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JiGAht1rNMc

 

Jeff Bezos…Money, Money Money – Abba 

 

Margaret Sanger -

 

Matthew Paul Turner - https://www.christianpost.com/news/christian-childrens-book-author-matthew-paul-turner-comes-out-as-gay-announces-divorce.html?utm_source=The+Christian+Post+List&utm_campaign=044d53c379-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_07_17_10_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_dce2601630-044d53c379-2509241

 

 

Peter Maiden - https://keswickministries.org/a-tribute-to-peter-maiden/

 

J I Packer –  

 

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOFsFgUUdZo

 

Persecution:

 

https://www.christianpost.com/news/india-christians-faced-135-cases-of-persecution-in-first-half-of-2020-believers-lynched-sodomized.html?uid=38b40306c7&utm_source=The+Christian+Post+List&utm_campaign=b6943abc63-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_07_16_04_08&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_dce2601630-b6943abc63-2509241Top of Form

 

 United Arab Emirates launches first mission to Mars

 

The Complete Newport. 1958 Performances….

 

Album no. 10. – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ioee2W0YEXE

 

• Covid – 
• Slavery –  

https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2020/07/13/estimated-100000-slaves-britain-10000-coronavirus-leicester-reports/

• Sport – Jack Charlton - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvQrYcmA2Dw

https://twitter.com/northumbriana/status/1281934470900256770?s=12

 Album no. 9– Out of the Wind into the Fire - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dbf4qAt2Qg 

 China and Corporates censorship - 

• Self Pregnancy -

https://twitter.com/rebekahscanlan/status/1281440682071089152?s=12

• People with a Cervix - https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/07/13/jos-cervical-cancer-charity-trans-non-binary-smear-test-intersex-transphobia-gender-identity/ 
• Amazing Grace and Cancel Culture – Play some of this…https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJg5Op5W7y

Giles Fraser - https://unherd.com/2020/06/how-cancel-culture-makes-liars-of-us-all/?=frlh

• Teacher Indoctrination – https://twitter.com/glasgowmake/status/1281525439438233600?s=12

https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/education/campaign-rename-edinburgh-university-building-named-after-david-hume-wins-students-union-support-2905583

• Religion and money – 

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/07/indian-royal-family-control-temple-20bn-riches-200714043115253.html

  

Quantum 102 looks at the reality, surreality and unreality of today's news and culture. 

Ennio Morricone - 

 

Hong Kong - https://www.spiked-online.com/2020/07/07/meet-the-remoaner-helping-to-crush-hong-kongs-democracy/

 President Kanye –https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0U2QUGKbSE

 The Madness - Police 

 Massachusetts - https://disrn.com/news/massachusetts-city-officially-recognizes-partnerships-of-3-or-more-spouses

 Why should we believe in any kind of reality? https://twitter.com/moveincircles/status/1279118354482110465?s=12

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAKtpCo8fPE

 California -  https://fee.org/articles/california-legislature-votes-to-strike-the-state-shall-not-discriminate-from-constitution-opening-the-door-to-legalized-discrimination/

 Psalm of Life - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfT2kRk6KEw

White Privilege - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p08jchwz 

 Hagia Sofia - https://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2020/june/hagia-sophia-mosque-museum-turkey-court-erdogan-sahak.html?share=afveKhCiZmQevuLPY3rrOFlbsVNT%2fqDL

 God Forbid – Suffering, theology and God

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8MILVwN2ss&feature=youtu.be

Sir James Macmillan - Global Stay at Home Choir from 72 countries - O Radiant Dawn with The Sixteen

 

 

This weeks Quantum looks at Cancel culture....the cancelling of democracy in China, John Wayne, Prince Harry, Father Ted, a Charity Chief, the Countryside, Humza Yousaf; Bob Dylan; Ross Noble;  Liverpool; Polly Toynbee; Bob Dylan; and Bach

L’Oreal – “Once white people begin to admit that their race is the most violent and oppressive force of nature on earth – we can talk”   Racism isn’t learned…it’s inherited and consciously or unconsciously passed down through privilege” 

You can get more details and links on each of these at my blog - www.theweeflea.com