[EN] Every 99 years… / [RO] La fiecare 99 de ani…

[EN] Almost every 99 (+/- a few) years, something significant has been setting the world on fire over the centuries. [RO] Aproape la fiecare 99 (+/- câţiva) ani, ceva semnificativ a aruncat lumea în flăcări de-a lungul secolelor.

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[EN] Many suspect me of being a conspirationist and may wonder where did I get this wacky ideas from. [RO] Mulţi mă suspectează că sunt un conspiraţionist şi s-ar putea întreba de unde am aceste idei năstruşnice.

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[EN] I just noticed this… curiosity, made some subractions and searched for historical data. [RO] Eu doar am observat această... curiozitate, am făcut nişte scăderi şi am căutat date istorice.

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.2013 - 99 = 1914

[EN] The beginning of the First World War (1914-1918) that would bring the end of three empires and the rise of the USSR. [RO] Începutul Primului Război Mondial (1914-1918) care va aduce sfârşitul a trei imperii şi ridicarea URSS.

1914 - 99 = 1815

[EN] The End of Napoleon Bonaparte’s adventure and the beginning of the Perfidious Albion’s supremacy known as Pax Britannica. [RO] Sfârşitul aventurii lui Napoleon Bonaparte şi începutul supremaţiei Perfidului Albion cunoscută drept Pax Britannica.

1815 - 99 = 1716

[EN] The battle of Petrovaradin, one of the first nails in Ottoman Turkey’s coffin. [RO] Bătălia de la Petrovaradin, unul dintre primele cuie în coşciugul Turciei Otomane.

1716 - 99 = 1617

[EN] The fervent counter-reformist Ferdinand II is elected King of Bohemia and The Thirty Years War begins the following year. [RO] Ferventul contra-reformist Ferdinand al II-lea este ales Rege al Boemiei şi Războiul de Treizeci de Ani începe anul următor.

1617 - 99 = 1518

[EN] The Treaty of London marks the first attempt of European Integration and building a lasting peace of the continent. [RO] Tratatul de la Londra marchează prima încercare de Integrare Europeană şi edificare a unei păci durabile pe continent.

1518 - 99 = 1419

[EN] Western Europe was caught in the Hundred Years War, and the Hussite Wars would break after Jan Hus’ execution in 1415. [RO] Europa de Vest era prinsă în Războiul de O Sută de Ani, iar Războialele husite vor izbucni după execuţia lui Jan Hus în 1415.

1419 - 99 = 1320
[EN] France is confronted with the so-called Shepherds’ Crussade, a chaotic anti-nobility and antisemitic movement. [RO] Franţa se confruntă cu aşa-zisa Cruciadă a Ciobanilor, o haotică mişcare anti-nobiliară şi antisemită.

1320 - 99 = 1221

[EN] The Mongols begin their conquest of Central Asia, killing one million people in Merv (ancient Persian city) that year. [RO] Mongolii încep cucerirea Asiei Centrale, ucigând un milion de oameni la Merv (străvechi oraş persan) în acel an.

1221 - 99 = 1122

[EN] Byzantine forces under Emperor John II Komnenos defeat the Pechenegs which would disappear from history. [RO] Forţele bizantine de sub comanda Împăratului Ioan al II-lea Comnen îi înving pe pecenegi care vor dispărea din istorie.

1122 - 99 = 1023 - 99 = 924 - 99 = 825 - 99 = 726

[EN] Byzantine Emperor Leon III Isaurus bans the worship of icons, thus the iconoclastic rage begins. [RO] Împăratul bizantin Leon al III-lea Isauricul interzice cinstirea icoanelor şi astfel începe furia iconoclastă.

726 - 99 = 627

[EN] The founder of Islam, Muhammad, creates a confederation of tribes in today’s Saudi Arabia and his beliefs spread in the area. [RO] Fondatorul islamului, Mahomed, creează o confedereaţie de triburi în Arabia Saudită de azi şi credinţele sale se răspândesc în zonă.

528 - 99 = 429 - 99 = 330

[EN] Emperor Constantin the Great moves the capital of the Roman Empire to Constantinople. [RO] Împăratul Constantin cel Mare mută capitala Imperiului Roman la Constantinopol.

330 - 99 = 132 - 99 = 33

[EN] Some scholars consider the year 33 AD as the year the Crucifixion, while all agree to place it sometime in the years 30-36. [RO] Unii cercetători consideră anul 33 AD drept anul Crucificării, în timp ce toţi sunt de acord să o plaseze cândva între anii 30-36.

[EN] As long as, since then, we know that Christ is Risen!, there are reasons for hope, no matter what world cataclysm awaits us. [RO] Câtă vreme, de atunci încoace, ştim că Hristos a înviat!, sunt motive de speranţă, indiferent ce cataclism mondial ne aşteaptă.

[EN] As for something bad happening that year – a grave financial crisis erupted in Rome, leaving many aristocrats bankrupt. [RO] Cât despre ceva rău petrecut în acel an – o gravă criză financiară a izbucnit la Roma, lăsând faliţi mulţi aristocraţi.

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1914 + 99 (+1) = 2013/2014

[EN] What next? [RO] Ce urmează?

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God’s place in a humanist society (24) [Locul lui Dumnezeu într-o societate umanistă]

For the Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland, closing down their website once a week is a sign of adherence to one of the dearest dogmas, the Holy Sabbath.

“This site is closed today in observance of the Lord’s day” – this is what their webpage says every Saturday. They clearly reject the Orthodox view of a renewed Creation, which established a new Holy Day (Sunday) of rest and worship.

This Free Presbytherian Sabbath is nothing but an idol. So is their Bible, and idols are also the gang of much appreciated Scottish reformers and their heritage:

“This priceless heritage is not ours without great cost. It was handed to us at the expense of much labour, sweat and blood.

To see the truth of this we do not need to go beyond our native land. Who has not heard of John Knox, George Wishart, Andrew Melville, and Alexander Henderson and a host of others too numerous to be mentioned?

Their life and their struggles on behalf of true religion [?!?!?!] is bound up with the history of Scotland in such a way that no one can read the history of our native land without realising the important part they played in handing us our religious heritage.”

I wonder what the epithete ‘free’ means, apart from signifying ‘liberation’ from the obnoxious Roman Catholic Church of the early 1500s?

Of Calvinist descent, iconoclastic, condemning the celebration of Christmas, this so-called church is ‘free’ from most of the ties that the Orthodox Church maintains to the Holy Apostles, and ultimately to its Founder, Our Lord Jesus Christ.

The birth of contemporary British humanism can be traced back to the birth of such self-proclaimed ‘free churches’. It all started with such twisted perceptions of God’s Revelation, and we can witness the results 500 years later, and almost a millennium after 1054/1066!

It’s no wonder that alternative families, abortions, euthanasia, genetic manipulation, and repression of Christianity, founded on a tragic denaturation of human nature, are made possible and cherished as humanist values of paramount importance in today’s Great Britain.

[For all the episodes of this series, and all the posts on this blog go to/Pentru toate episoadele din această serie şi toate postările de pe acest blog mergi la: Contents/Cuprins]