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The Problem of Martyrs

What do you think of when you hear the word “martyr”? My brain goes back to the 12th of June, 1963…

Three Buddhist monks emerge from a car at a busy intersection in Saigon. One places a cushion on the road. Another opens the trunk and takes out a five-gallon petrol can.

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The Real Knock-On Effects of an Accident

One rainy Saturday night in March someone attempted to murder my daughter…

My daughter is an A&E doctor. She was driving to work when a van appeared suddenly on a roundabout. The driver didn’t slow or stop, smashing straight into the side of her car. He was drunk and uninsured.

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