Martyr

Remember, it’s an island with a very shallow gene pool.

I’m not foolish enough to believe anybody reading this can keep up with the modern deluge of media.  I’m immersed in news because I’m a paid critic and even I can’t follow the entire flow of information in the electronic age, still...

When I think of the early Christian martyrs they no longer appear through a distant lens.  Events of the last few years and especially last two weeks are hammering the final nails into what may well be the next great wave of martyrdom.  My, Lord, they’re threatening to kill pizza makers...