RE the vessels
SOME THINGS ARE HOLY, SET APART TO A HOLY GOD.
Some things are not. Do not commonize, profane that which is holy.
B. knew enough of the history of N to have behaved more wisely. He foolishly did not.
It was a bit like Billdo and Shrillery. They know the Bible. They knew the standards of behavior called for in the Oval Office.
They said, essentially, 'up yours' to Almighty God and the people of this Republic.
In due course, the handwriting on the wall will come for them. Alas, enough people agree with them, it appears to be coming for the Republic as a whole.
Blessings to you and your family. Great to have discussions about the issues of life! PRAISE GOD!
South Asian Floods Leave 5 Million People Homeless (Update2)
July 16 (Bloomberg) -- Flooding and landslides caused by monsoon rainfall in South Asia have left 5 million people homeless, killed 150 and damaged crops, Red Cross and Indian government officials said.
Bangladesh, Nepal and northeast India are the worst affected as heavy rains swelled rivers and forced residents living along their banks to flee homes.
``All the major rivers in the Indian states are flowing above danger levels, especially the mighty Brahmaputra in Assam and Bhagmati in Bihar,'' said the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.
Agricultural crops in an area of 1.3 million hectares have been affected by floods in the Indian states of Bihar and Assam, Shivraj Patil, India's home minister, said in parliament in New Delhi. Forty nine people were killed in the two states by the floods, he said.
India's June-to-September southwest monsoon, which accounts for four-fifths of the country's annual rainfall, arrived two weeks before the normal start date of June 1 in some parts of the country, according to the India Meteorological Department.
Dry Spell
The floods in some parts of India are taking place as dry spells affect other areas, including Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. The break in the monsoon in these states has raised concern that farm output may fall. Only a third of India's arable land is irrigated, with the rest depending on the monsoon rains.
Still, the rains in India's northeast are likely to continue and the floods worsen, according to the country's weather office.
``The northeast region will continue to receive rain in the next few days,'' N. Jayanthi, deputy director at the India Meteorological Department's office in the western city of Pune, said in a phone interview. The ability of the soil in the region to absorb water has declined, she said.
Bangladesh may also continue to be affected by floods, the Red Cross said. ``The situation is serious in Bangladesh and worse could still come,'' it said.
Bangladesh has 136 million people living in an area about the size of the U.S. state of Florida, much of it on the Ganges delta and prone to flooding.