In the Christmas issue of the weekly magazine, the editors of “Sieci” carefully describe, as every year, the circumstances of the birth of Jesus, but also Polish Christmas traditions. The more than 100-page issue of the weekly magazine also contains commentary on the political events of the end of the year, including: reactions to the appointment of the new government of Donald Tusk and discussion about its composition. Articles from the current issue available as part of the Network of Friends subscription: https://wpolityce.pl/tygodniksieci/wydanie-biezace.
Secrets of Bethlehem
Grzegorz Górny emphasizes in the article “Secrets of Bethlehem” that thanks to the power of oral tradition, the followers of Jesus managed to preserve the memory of important places of worship and important souvenirs of the first Christians were found. This happened despite the Roman Emperor’s attempts to hide the tomb.
Mary must certainly have told the faithful of the Jerusalem branch of the early Church about her birth. Thanks to her stories, the memory of Jesus’ birthplace in Bethlehem has been preserved. Sint mentioned this. Justin Martyr, a local man, was born around the year 100 in Neapolis (formerly Shechem, today Nablus in the West Bank), he called himself a Samaritan and knew Palestine very well. He wrote that Christ was born in a specific cave in Bethlehem. In 135 AD, Emperor Hadrian ordered this site to be filled in and a grove planted over it in honor of the god of youth, Adonis. Thanks to this, subsequent generations of Christ’s followers were able to locate the cave
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Grzegorz Górny also casts doubt on whether Jesus was ultimately born in a cave or a stable.
Biblical archaeologists agree that both versions are true. In the mountainous landscape of Judea, there is no shortage of caves that have served as stables for local shepherds for centuries. Sheep were herded into these caves because it was cool in summer and warm in winter. The cave in which Jesus was born was elongated. At the back, a basin had been carved into the wall, serving as a stone manger for the animals. This is what Saint would have mentioned. Luke’s manger in which Mary placed the newborn baby. Therefore, the stories about the cave and the stable are not mutually exclusive.
Looters of the lost democracy
Konrad Kołodziejski, in the article “Raiders of the lost democracy”, presents the results of a survey commissioned by “Rzeczpospolita”. The question was asked: “What kind of Prime Minister will Donald Tusk be?” 42 percent respondents answered that it was “bad” or “terrible.” The author notes that this result seems surprising, because apparently… A large number of Poles who went to the polls two months earlier had no idea who they were actually voting for. They did not want Tusk, but by voting for Hołownia, PSL and Left they contributed to his return to power.
Kołodziejski notes that… Tusk’s only real program is revenge against PiS: he will take this issue seriously and will even be willing to take shortcuts to put an end to it. Everything else: social programs, welfare and security of citizens are only guidelines, useful insofar as they help achieve the main goal. The author emphasizes that he is not surprised by the reactions of ordinary people who express their concerns about Tusk’s style of government. But according to him, publicists should know who the old/new prime minister is.
Kołodziejski adds that Marcin Matczak recently noted the danger of a reversal of the whole situation, who for years accused PiS politicians of bending and breaking the law, and considered the party itself ‘psychologically fascist’. At the same time, he believed that Tusk was an impeccable politician guided only by the good of the state and democratic values. The author explains that… Matczak does not understand how the new “democratic” authorities could go haywire and circumvent the law to take control of the state as quickly as possible..
Polish pride
In the article “Polish pride”, Stanisław Janecki wonders who was the most famous Pole in the world last year. He comes to the conclusion that it is Iga Świątek and Robert Lewandowski: When we talk about Polish faces that are recognizable worldwide, they are currently the best tennis player in the world […] and an FC Barcelona player […] considered the best player in the history of Polish football. The author adds that for several years Lewandowski has been the most famous living Pole in the world in terms of reach and recognition, and Świątek – if we take into account his prestige, recognition and recognition among social elites.
Janecki also comments on other industries, fields and groups. He argues, among other things, that Polish businessmen are not rich enough to be of global importance, nor are they involved in companies that are impressive in size or that capture the imagination of the masses.
He also points out that… neither artists from the Vistula River have global reach and recognition (it is a myth that Poland is the culture of the world), nor living Polish scientists who are recognizable and appreciated only in academic circles and specific areas of research.. However, he emphasizes that we have different names from different scientific fields (for example, medicine, physics or chemistry) that are known in their field. Janecki gives examples: Prof. Agnieszka Zalewska, physicist who headed the Council of the European Organization for Nuclear Research CERN near Geneva in 2013 (as the first woman) […]. In scientific circles, the cardiologist Prof. Dr. known and respected. Piotr Ponikowski, again the most cited Polish scientist – according to the latest ranking of “Highly Cited Researchers Top 1%”.
We also recommend articles by: Stanisław Janecki “Zgrana Paczka”, Marek Budzisz “Trump, or the concept of a ‘sleeping NATO’”, Jakub Augustyn Maciejewski “It is not appropriate to abort”, Konrad Kołodziejski “10 most annoying eco-absurdities”, Jan Rokita “An important book about the depraved philosophers”, Aleksandra Rybińska “Ethnic simulants”, Milena Kindziuk “Mothers of saints – imperfect mothers”.
Also noteworthy is the conversation between Michał Karnowski and Stanisław Obertaniec, a journalist, founder of three radio stations, anti-communist activist since 1966, co-founder of Solidarity in Legnica, senator of the term 1989-1991 “To hatred for good governance”. , or Piotr Słabek with Prof. Ph.D. Aleksandra Skrzypietz on celebrating Christmas and New Year at the court of King John III Sobieski “Royal Christmas Eve”.
In addition, the weekly magazine also contains commentary on current events by Dorota Łosiewicz, Bronisław Wildstein, Andrzej Rafał Potocki, Marta Kaczyńska-Zielińska, Alina Czerniakowska and Katarzyna Zybertowicz.
More in the new issue of the weekly magazine “Sieci”. Articles from the current issue are available online as part of the Network of Friends subscription: https://wpolityce.pl/tygodniksieci/wydanie-biezace. We also invite you to watch the television program wPolsce.pl
Source: wPolityce