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Author has extensive experience in International Travel Destinations and International Travel Law, having completed IATA and ATTTO qualifications. Having travelled extensively i have visited and stayed in China and Russia, and Europe in recent times. I have

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Religion & Spirituality > Bible Study Bible: Word of God or work of the devil?: 2 of 115
THE BIBLE - Is the most amazing and divinely structured book of all time. It is a collection of 66 books written by 40 or more different men over a period of 2,000 years, it is clearly one Book, with perfect unity and consistency throughout.The interesting aspect to the Bible or shall i say one of the many is that all the ind... More..
Sciences > Astronomy Was the Apollo moon landing real or a hoax?: 1 of 40
Beginning with the Apollo 11 lunar landing on July 20, 1969, a total of 12 astronauts explored the Moon's surface on foot and traveling in the lunar rover vehicle. On Apollo missions 11, 12, (Apollo 13 was aborted, but returned to Earth safely), 14, 15, 16 and 17, the commanders and lunar module pilots conducted a series of e... More..
Politics, News & Issues > War & Peace Why countries go to war: 2 of 69
Never before has there been a time when the New Zealand Armed Forces have gone through such radical changes like it has within the last 5-10 years. For years subsequent governments turned a blind eye to the upkeep of our Defense Forces and only replaced what was already falling apart to what was costing the government more to... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Comparative Religion Understanding the difference between a cult and a religion: 1 of 19
There are many different cults and religions in this world today than ever before. The question is how can we define the difference between the two and how to recognize one when we see one. When we look at both, in general one is controversial and the other we can more readily accept once we compare and look deeper at the roo... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Politics in Europe Should the US place missile defenses in Europe despite Russia's opposition?: 1 of 15
THE UNITED STATES ABM POLICY IN EUROPE.We all know that the United States is pushing the option of placing 10 interceptor missiles in Poland along with an associated long range radar system to drive the missile base in the Czech Republic. We have seen a super power stand off, the greatest ever since the end of the cold war an... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Terrorism Will ordinary Muslims rejection of extremists hasten the end of terrorism?: 2 of 22
Many Muslims state clearly that those who commit acts of terror, murder and cruelty in the name of Islam are not only destroying innocent lives, but are also betraying the values of the faith they claim to represent. No injustice done to Muslims can ever justify the massacre of innocent people, and no act of terror will ever ... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Religious Concepts (Other) Are there UFO's in your Bible: 1 of 6
To Mainstream Christianity any mention of "UFO" in the Bible sends shudders and vehement opposition to any suggestion of it and the person relegated to a level of heresy. Not to mention ostrization. Many ministers can or would discourage and talk down the thought of such a topic and demote such curiosity as Demonic and Satani... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Bible Study Dinosaurs in the Bible: 1 of 6
The topic of dinosaurs and their time frame on this earth has given alot of debate about how they came here and their purpose that fits within the framework of evolution versus creation, as written in the Bible. In fact there aren't too many references in the Biblical Scriptures that can give us hard facts about their existen... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Churches & Organizations Psychological roots to church's successes: 1 of 5
Whenever we refer to the discussion of churches we often think about the beautiful Gothic steeples, flickering lights of candle and the mesmerizing colored glass portraying angelic and heavenly icons from the early Christian church. The resounding and often dreamy tones of the pipe organ that plays a hymn of reflection and se... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Politics in the Middle & Near East Assessing US support of Israel: 9 of 43
SHOULD THE U.S GIVE MILITARY AID TO ISRAEL?Just recently the US has announced it will support further Israels military machine. Total contribution is 30 Billion spread out over 10 years as foreign military aid to Israel. The US has contributed 3 Billion in aid over the last 10 years, and is an integral part of the Israeli-US ... More..