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Stellenbosch Gemeente is busy with a series titled “Breek Uit”. (I was not sure whether to translate this to “Break Out” or “Break Free”. I went with “Break Free” due to inspiration from Queen.) This Sunday’s theme was “Isolasie”, presented by André Serfontein.
Homo Sapiens are a gregarious species. Theory has it that we have large [...]

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It has been a long time since I went to watch a movie. What a choice we made. 30 Days of Night. Horror. I’m not sure I’ve ever watched a horror movie on the big screen. It was horrifying.

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It is currently 02:46. Yes, early morning hours. Ideas do not keep a schedule.
On Friday night, I attended a brilliant set of talks given by the NG Church. This is the church that used to be married to the state during Apartheid era South Africa. My respect for this church is growing tremendously.
At this meeting, [...]

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There is one serious problem, or danger rather, with communication media like the Internet. It is absolutely brilliant how it can bring such vastly diverse groups of people together, but there is something fundamentally dangerous about that two-edged sword.

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A Freethinking Maties General Assembly took place last night. There were nine new faces (more than half of those attending), and the direction the discussion took pleased me tremendously. Below I share some thoughts about the society, and mention some other groups, including Stellenbosch Humanists.

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Yup, here goes. Lets see if I can tackle something like this without letting it get time-consuming…
For my international readers, a little background on why this relevant to me: I’m studying at Stellenbosch University, South Africa. Stellenbosch is situated about 50km from Cape Town. The town is host not only to a University, but also [...]

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