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Can I Bring A Small Pen Knife In My Checked In Plane Luggage ?

Thursday, February 4th, 2010

Hi Im flying to Kenya this week, i would like to pack a small swiss pen knife in my checked in luggage (so obviously not my in-flight luggage) and wondering if you know or know how i can find out if this is ok to bring??
I have brought a pen-knife to jamaica last summer, but last november when i flew to belfast, my penknife disappeared from my luggage. Will it get x-rayed and removed?
If this helps at all, im flying from Heathrow on Qatar Airlines and booked my tickets via travelocity.co.uk
Thanks guys!

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The Old Christian Saying That There Are No Atheists In A Foxhole – Is It Wishful Thinking?

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

I lived 30 years in Belfast with daily bombings and shootings (committed by Christian – both Catholic and Protestant).
I have been within 30 meters of large bombs going off and I have been shot at once and was standing beside a friend as he was shot 3 times in the face and neck. These are only a few of many lifethreatening experiences that I dealt with on a daily basis. I guess these were my foxholes. Never once did I cry out for God. I acted instinctively. I had no opportunity to think about a God. My body took over – genetic impulses for survival drove a fight or flight system and that was all that happened.
So, is the old addage that there are no atheists in a foxhole simply wishful thinking on their part?

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