The doctrine that God has ordained all that will happen, especially with regard to the salvation of some and not others.
Predestination
Fact of the Day
Lord Kitchener had four spaniels, called Shot, Bang, Miss, and Damn
Quote of the Day
"We learn from history that man can never learn anything from history.
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~ Hegel (German philosopher, 1770-1831)
On This Day
1787 The 'First Fleet' of 11 ships carrying convicts to Australia left England.
1888 Slavery was abolished in Brazil.