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Geoff's Shorts: Storytelling (Van der Broek and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission)

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A former short story blog. Friday, October 28, 2011. Storytelling (Van der Broek and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission). The more astute among you will have recognised that this blog originally started as a venue for my short stories. If pushed, I'll jokingly refer to myself as a failed writer. I've spoken to many biblical inerrantists, but I've yet to encounter one who thinks that the parable of the prodigal son involved an actual son, father, fatted calf and brother. In a court stands Officer Van...

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Geoff's Shorts: Youth Defence - The Money Shot

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A former short story blog. Monday, September 10, 2012. Youth Defence - The Money Shot. The Tardis and the Life House share many similarities. They are both dated, anachronistic and better suited to a 1950's environment. Their owner undergoes a semi-regular process of rebirth with different appearances but the same core personality. And, most significantly, they must both be substantially larger on the inside. We must commend them on their efficient use of office space. Fans of Youth Defence reading this ...

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Geoff's Shorts: Who's Using Home Abortion Pills?

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A former short story blog. Wednesday, February 13, 2013. Who's Using Home Abortion Pills? In 2009, the Irish Medicines Board seized 1,216 abortion pills destined for Irish addresses. This is a significant increase on the 2008 total of 48, though this may well be a result of improved detection rates rather than an increase in demand. No customs office is infallible and no prohibition is complete; it would be farcical to state that these represent the sum total of all abortifacients posted to our shores.

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Geoff's Shorts: It Takes A Village To Raise A Child

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A former short story blog. Monday, May 4, 2015. It Takes A Village To Raise A Child. A guest post by the talented Joanne Duffy. Hey Dave, how’s it going? So I’ve just been watching this video. That I found of you speaking against marriage equality, while 6 signs for YES EQUALITY that got ripped down in Galway are sitting in my house waiting to be put back up by the tireless campaigners here. You know all about tireless campaigning, I’m sure. But I know that the word propaganda means. Communications, usua...

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Geoff's Shorts: Armaggedon, The Young Earth, And The Cancer Cure Suppressing Freemasons

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A former short story blog. Wednesday, November 5, 2014. Armaggedon, The Young Earth, And The Cancer Cure Suppressing Freemasons. Most evenings I pass a brace of Jehovah's Witnesses outside a GPO. For comic juxtaposition they place themselves to the left of a statue of Cú Chulainn. Proceeding a figurative hop, skip, and jump will often land me next to Dessie. Let us say that it is a vibrant marketplace of ideas where any viewpoint can be expressed without falling prisoner to the confines of reality. There...

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Geoff's Shorts: The Pro Life Atheist Guest Post

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A former short story blog. Tuesday, February 5, 2013. The Pro Life Atheist Guest Post. I'd like to thank David for writing the below. Like many of my past guest posts it's fair to say we disagree but there's little point in blogging if you're not going to listen to those of differing opinions and as an atheist opposed to abortion his voice is one not often heard in the debate. Well, I was born to Catholic parents. I was educated in a Catholic environment, and I would say that my present ‘values...And I d...

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Geoff's Shorts: Services and Charities

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A former short story blog. Regular readers are probably aware that I'm a programmer of sorts. I've written a suite of tools that give me a somewhat unique insight into the demographics of followers on Twitter - this may be useful to you or your company. I do not charge for this service: it's available to anyone who makes an appropriate donation to the charities listed at the bottom of this post. I can also provide a grid map so your followers can find their own profile pictures. As a sample, ten of t...

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Geoff's Shorts: A Taste of Sincerely Held Beliefs

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A former short story blog. Sunday, May 3, 2015. A Taste of Sincerely Held Beliefs. I've been wearing a wedding ring for three happy years. We'll be celebrating our fourth anniversary in September. More recently I've been celebrating my support of marriage for all couples by wearing a Yes Equality badge, sometimes in English, sometimes in Irish. Having publicly denigrated the most important relationship in my life she moved focus to its wider social implications. I'm not an unreasonable sort. I attemp...

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Geoff's Shorts: They Do Not Care About The Children

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A former short story blog. Sunday, April 19, 2015. They Do Not Care About The Children. Over the coming weeks every household in Ireland will receive a leaflet entitled " 7 Great [s. Ic] Reasons To Keep Marriage As Is". And www.marriagediversity.org. And would not have been easily overlooked while choosing a name for an anti marriage equality group. Visitors to these sites will find e. Who is distributing this? In an earlier post. Thankfully broadsheet.ie has already covered their makeup. Those behind th...

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Geoff's Shorts: Craig Marsh's Response: More Than I Can Stomach

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A former short story blog. Sunday, June 3, 2012. Craig Marsh's Response: More Than I Can Stomach. Edit: I've been asked to state that I do not work for Premier Christian Radio, do not represent their views and am not acting on behalf of their company or agents. I'm happy to do so.*. Back in March I discussed. Mega rich megapastor of the FBI miracle church. I was happy to hear it. Having read and researched over a thousand pages of miracles for the show without finding medical documentation I was elat...