Fonterra controls about 30% of the world’s diary exports. The company is owned by more than 10,500 New Zealand famers and has revenues in excess of NZ$16 billion. Fonterra is also the target of the Dutch arm of Greenpeace. Greenpeace’s beef with Fonterra is over the company’s use of palm kernel. The pressure group points […]
American Judge not treating atheist killing as a hate crime
In most democracies if you shoot and kill a Christian for being a Christian it is considered a hate crime. A religious hate crime. As you would expect the same is true if you shoot a Jew for being Jewish or a Muslim for being a Muslim. If you shoot someone because of their religious […]
The Curdworth ghost – haunted St Nicholas Church
Curdworth is an ancient place; dating back to the 6th century as an Anglian settlement if not earlier. It is about 11 miles east of Birmingham. There is reason to believe the area was of significance to the Saxons. The very name Curdworth is believed to originate from “Creoda’s Clearing”. Creoda was an important Anglo-Saxon […]
Druidism officially recognised as a religion in Britain
The Charity Commission in the United Kingdom will re-classify Druidry / Druidism as a religion. This means that the Druid Network will be able to maintain charity stats that gives it tax breaks. However, the amount of money the Druid Network will earn will be very small. There are only 350 or so people registered […]
Christian TV network suggests Yoga can lead to Demonic Possession
Should Christian’s do yoga? This is a question raised by the Christian Broadcast Network who suggest many Christians grapple with this idea. They point out that yoga isn’t just exercise as it has a spiritual component. Although much of the yoga in United States has been stripped of its Hindu origins there are American Christians […]
Russian fairy tale wedding video
Okay, this is a slightly odd video for In Pure Spirit to share as we don’t normally do weddings – but this wedding is odd enough to share. Picture the scene; a bride and groom meet in a fairy enhanted woodlands. She blows magical kisses at him that knocks him off his feet. They play […]
Samsung Green Memory
Samsung are keen to keep the focus on their green efforts. In fact, they’ve a whole sub-brand called Samsung Green Memory. How is memory green? Samsung’s point is that memory which uses less power is greener. Of course, this isn’t really a big number for people off the street but when you’re talking about companies […]
Dig toilets not graves – remote controlled poo
When you watch this video keep in mind it’s being done by a charity and not a TV prank show. Okay; it’s a PR stunt but isn’t that okay? WaterAid want to highlight an important issue – billions of people around the world don’t even have access to a toilet. If that doesn’t allow them […]
Polar Bear hugs – the Nissan Leaf
Okay, this is an ad for Nissan and it’s also shameless greenwashing… but I still like it. The ad comes out from Nissan USA too. The polar bear is cute. The ad, despite the greenwashing, still keeps important climate matters front of mind.
Growing Strawberries in a Stella McCartney handbag
Here’s a funky video from cafedirect. They’ve team up rocket gardens to show people how easy it is to grow fruit and veg at home. I rather like the look of the rocket gardens website. Checking down at the bottom of the page I can see it’s part funded by the European Agricultural Fund for […]
