Well writ! All devotees of cheap oil, floggings, hand-choppings, and stonings will miss him here in Christendom. Pass the hanky.
Saudi King Abdullah dead - state TV
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Well writ! All devotees of cheap oil, floggings, hand-choppings, and stonings will miss him here in Christendom. Pass the hanky.
What do you mean could, I do write political speeches, almost exclusivly. I haven't sold many yet though. I should have used beloved.
Deeply felt tragedy. I think I'll take some time off. Maybe go to Cuba and spend some time alone to recoup my resolve.
Freeer than yours.
What do you mean could, I do write political speeches, almost exclusivly. I haven't sold many yet though. I should have used beloved.
Deeply felt tragedy. I think I'll take some time off. Maybe go to Cuba and spend some time alone to recoup my resolve.
A man's reward is seldom in this world. And, that is true of his royal higherness; he'll be better off a few light-years distant, with the "Lord of the Flies."
Might I suggest a 'fill in the name' version before you leave, royalty checks are also helpful even in Cuba. Haiti is a fixer upper in the area but I think they are still supposed to be the living example of what happens if you get all upity about your personal rights.What do you mean could, I do write political speeches, almost exclusivly. I haven't sold many yet though. I should have used beloved.
Deeply felt tragedy. I think I'll take some time off. Maybe go to Cuba and spend some time alone to recoup my resolve.
Which of these 4 letters is giving you 'issues'. d n o t?
There's no truer words than them in this tribute thread to HisOilyness. Wouldn't it be interesting to be a fly on a camel turd at the funeral.
Wonder if His Holiness Pope Francis, the Right Honourable Prime Minister Stephen Harper, and Her Royal Majesty Queen Elizabeth (House of Wettin) will be at the funeral?
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Westminster Abbey is flying the flag at half mast for King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia - where Christianity is banned
https://twitter.com/SebastianEPayne/status/558657978786934784
https://twitter.com/SebastianEPayne/status/558657978786934784
Westminster Abbey is flying the flag at half mast for King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia - where Christianity is banned
https://twitter.com/SebastianEPayne/status/558657978786934784
You are right. Christianity is banned; the established religion is the Church of England.
Westminster Abbey is flying the flag at half mast for King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia - where Christianity is banned
https://twitter.com/SebastianEPayne/status/558657978786934784
Well thats funny.
Translated into English so the ordinary English person can actually understand it, sweeping away all those centuries when people had it read to them in Latin. It has helped countless thousands of people to find and know God, to receive his gift of salvation, and to effectively serve him and his people.
World leaders pay respects to late Saudi King Abdullah
BBC News
24 January 2015
The late king was buried in an unmarked grave
World leaders are heading to Saudi Arabia to pay their respects in person after the death on Friday of King Abdullah.
British Prime Minister David Cameron, Prince Charles and French President Francois Hollande will be in Riyadh. The US delegation is led by Vice-President Joe Biden.
King Abdullah died aged 90. He was buried in an unmarked grave in Riyadh after Friday prayers.
King Salman, 79, pledged continuity after his accession to the throne.
He also moved swiftly to appoint heirs and ministers, including one prince from the ruling dynasty's third generation.
On Saturday, Mr Cameron, Mr Hollande and Mr Biden will take part in official ceremonies in the Saudi capital.
Iran will be represented by Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif.
These visitors will be looking to take the measure of the character, mood and intentions of the new monarch, BBC Arab Affairs editor Alan Johnston reports.
King Abdullah died on Friday, weeks after being admitted to hospital with a lung infection, and he was buried later that day.
US President Barack Obama paid tribute to Abdullah as a leader who "was always candid and had the courage of his convictions".
Mr Obama is shortening his three-day trip to India - dropping a visit to the Taj Mahal - and will now fly to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to meet the new king.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon praised Abdullah's work "to promote dialogue among the world's faiths".
Flags on buildings throughout England & Wales are flying at half-mast to mark the death of King Abdullah, including on Buckingham Palace...
... and, with Churchill's statue looking on on the day that marks 50 years since his death, the Palace of Westminster
However, human rights groups said Saudi Arabia's human rights record had been dismal under Abdullah and urged Salman to do more to protect freedom of speech and women's rights.
Amnesty International spokesman Neil Durkin described Abdullah's human rights legacy as "disastrous", saying that "endemic torture in police cells and in prisons" remained.
New appointments
Within hours of acceding to the throne, King Salman vowed to maintain the same policies as his predecessors.
"We will continue adhering to the correct policies which Saudi Arabia has followed since its establishment," he said.
David Cameron and Prince Charles are heading to Saudi Arabia to pay their respects in person after the death on Friday of King Abdullah
King Salman is known as a staunch conservative
He named another of King Abdullah's half-brothers, Muqrin, as the new crown prince.
Interior Minister Prince Mohammed bin Nayef was appointed deputy crown prince, making him second in line to the throne and in effect smoothing the line of succession for years to come.
Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed is a grandson of King Abdulaziz, usually referred to as Ibn Saud, the founder of modern Saudi Arabia. The crown has so far passed between Ibn Saud's sons, but few are still alive.
King Abdullah came to the throne in 2005 but had already been Saudi Arabia's de-facto leader for 10 years because his predecessor, King Fahd, had been debilitated by a stroke.
Abdullah had suffered frequent bouts of ill health in recent years, and King Salman had recently taken on the ailing monarch's responsibilities.
Analysis: Frank Gardner, BBC security correspondent
In Saudi terms, King Abdullah was a reformer, making princes pay their phone bills and giving women their first ever seats in the high-level consultative council. The new King Salman, a staunch conservative, has put paid to any thoughts of radical reforms on his watch with his first speech as monarch.
Saudi Arabia faces a number of challenges. The first is ensuring the succession passes smoothly. Then there is the ongoing threat from jihadists, both at home and across its borders - Saudi Arabia is sandwiched between the Islamic State (IS) group to the north and al-Qaeda in Yemen to the south.
The government has yet to find a way to cope with mild calls for reforms, and is abusing anti-terror laws to silence reformers and punish its critics.
Longer term, it faces a growing unemployment problem. About half the population is under 25 and there are not enough meaningful jobs for young Saudis.
But the country does at least have oil in its favour. Saudi Arabia is one of the very few exporting countries to still make big margins on production and exploration - putting it in a powerful position on the world stage.
BBC News - World leaders pay respects to late Saudi King Abdullah
Are they going to own up to that being snow or is that tears from God in this case?
They can't even say the unmarked grave is not where the remains are but it is symbolic so people can sneak in and piss on it as that is the kind of king he was. By direction from the same pricks coming to his funeral rather than being a little misfit, what would the choice be, have a small elite or no elite is the typical 'offer you can't refuse' the UK brings..
They can't even say the unmarked grave is not where the remains are but it is symbolic so people can sneak in and piss on it as that is the kind of king he was. By direction from the same pricks coming to his funeral rather than being a little misfit, what would the choice be, have a small elite or no elite is the typical 'offer you can't refuse' the UK brings..