About the author

Marc Thomas

Marc is 21 years old and is currently studying for a BScEcon European Union Studies at Cardiff University, South Wales. He is the author of the website heknocks.com. Marc has a heart for intercession and to see the Church of Christ become the beautiful bride described throughout the word of God. He is primarily concerned with the relation between language and ideas behind it.

Articles from Marc Thomas

Revolutionary Fascination

Aug 21st, 2009 | By Marc Thomas | Category: Revolution & Justice

The 56th thesis of Friedrich Nietzsche’s book “The Gay Science” (nothing to do with homosexuality of any kind) reads,

“When I think of the craving to do something, which continually tickles and spurs those millions of young Europeans who cannot endure their boredom and themselves, then I realise that they must have a craving to suffer [...]



China: 13M Abortions Each Year

Aug 1st, 2009 | By Marc Thomas | Category: Life & Family, News

Time Magazine sets the figure of abortions carried out in China every year at 13 million. Chinese National newspaper, The China Daily, however, says that actually the numbers of abortions are much higher with 10 million abortion pills being sold every year and an undisclosed, immeasurable number of abortions carried out in rural facilities.
With abortion [...]



The ‘A’ Word

Jul 20th, 2009 | By Marc Thomas | Category: Culture, News

Video from JillStanek.com:

Earlier this week, Senator Mikulski got herself into a tight spot when introducing government plans on state-funded healthcare. Questions were raised by Senator Orrin Hatch about whether or not the new scheme would include ‘tax-payer funded abortion.’
Mikulski, seemingly unwilling to mention abortion, took a dance around the term instead employing terms such as [...]



The Dissolution of Scientology in France?

Jul 4th, 2009 | By Marc Thomas | Category: Law & Politics, News

On Monday June 15th, the two leading prosecutors in a high-profile case between four former-‘disciples’ of the Church of Scientology and the Church itself called for the dissolution of the organization in France.
Many groups of society in France, which is a secular state under the first article of the Constitution, have been militantly anti-religion for [...]



What is Science? (Part One)

Jun 25th, 2009 | By Marc Thomas | Category: Philosophy & Science

Science is a somewhat ambiguous word. Often, it is taken to mean the interpretation of empirical evidence indicating a phenomenon, physical effect or biological function. Modern society, to a certain extent, is based heavily on the idea that we should shape our function and everyday living by scientific finding and fact. However, this was not [...]



Half of Britons do not believe in Evolution

Jun 24th, 2009 | By Marc Thomas | Category: News, Philosophy & Science

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2009/feb/01/evolution-darwin-survey-creationism
Guardian – 50% of Britons do not believe in evolutionism while only a quarter say it’s definitely true. Ironically, the results of the ‘Rescuing Darwin’ survey also reveal that 25% believe evolution is only ‘probably’ true.
The survey was conducted by ComRes (http://www.comres.co.uk/) whose clients include several of the biggest British banks, the BBC and the [...]



Sextuplets survive abortion advice

Jun 16th, 2009 | By Marc Thomas | Category: Life & Family, News

“They more or less advised us to [abort some of the babies],” says Nuala Conway, a 26 year old mother of newborn sextuplets in Northern Ireland, “They told us about the risks we faced if we went ahead with the pregnancy.”



Everyday Heroes

Jun 15th, 2009 | By Marc Thomas | Category: Law & Politics, News

Article: Everyday Heroes
Elaine and Jonathan Huguenin, a twenty-something married couple, live in New Mexico and run a small photography business called ‘Elaine.’ So why is it that two young Christian photographers have been compared to people refusing services to African-Americans in the 1950s?
The trouble began when Elaine, rather cordially, refused to photograph a same-sex commitment [...]



Shannon Minter on Proposition 8

May 26th, 2009 | By Marc Thomas | Category: Law & Politics, News

Editor’s Note: A guest community post from Marc Thomas, a frequent contributor to VOR via comments.  Learn more about Marc at his blog: www.heknocks.com. Guest community posts do not necessarily represent the views of Voice of Revolution.

As I write, the seven-judges of the Supreme Court in San Francisco consider the legitimacy of Proposition 8 and [...]