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Today we're going to continue exploration of Henry Beissel's "Catastrophic Glory", a collection of essays which Henry states were previously "delivered orally as talks or addresses on various public occasions. In view of the rapidly deteriorating situation across the world with accelerated climate change and its catastrophic consequences, the rapid global financial collapse, the growing threat of nuclear war, the population explosion that exceeds our planet’s carrying capacity—all of which are combining to create serious episodes of famine, extreme poverty and exploitation, sickness, and spreading violence across the globe, I feel compelled to publish these observations to join those who are already warning of an immanent catastrophe unless we join forces to oppose the forces of destruction in the hope that humanity will weather the apocalypse and move on to create a more glorious world order of peace, compassion and love. A tough road lies ahead and only time can tell where it will take us, but without our full commitment to the forces of truth and creation we have no future on earth.

Today we're going to continue exploration of Henry Beissel's "Catastrophic Glory", a collection of essays which Henry states were previously "delivered orally as talks or addresses on various public occasions. In view of the rapidly deteriorating situation across the world with accelerated climate change and its catastrophic consequences, the rapid global financial collapse, the growing threat of nuclear war, the population explosion that exceeds our planet’s carrying capacity—all of which are combining to create serious episodes of famine, extreme poverty and exploitation, sickness, and spreading violence across the globe, I feel compelled to publish these observations to join those who are already warning of an immanent catastrophe unless we join forces to oppose the forces of destruction in the hope that humanity will weather the apocalypse and move on to create a more glorious world order of peace, compassion and love. A tough road lies ahead and only time can tell where it will take us, but without our full commitment to the forces of truth and creation we have no future on earth.

Henry Beissel is a Canadian poet who has published 24 volumes of poetry, six books of plays and countless other articles and essays during a writing and teaching career that has spanned more almost sixty years. He was also an active humanist playing important roles in several of Canada's leading humanist organizations. 

Today we're going to continue exploration of Henry Beissel's "Catastrophic Glory", a collection of essays which Henry states were previously "delivered orally as talks or addresses on various public occasions. In view of the rapidly deteriorating situation across the world with accelerated climate change and its catastrophic consequences, the rapid global financial collapse, the growing threat of nuclear war, the population explosion that exceeds our planet’s carrying capacity—all of which are combining to create serious episodes of famine, extreme poverty and exploitation, sickness, and spreading violence across the globe, I feel compelled to publish these observations to join those who are already warning of an immanent catastrophe unless we join forces to oppose the forces of destruction in the hope that humanity will weather the apocalypse and move on to create a more glorious world order of peace, compassion and love. A tough road lies ahead and only time can tell where it will take us, but without our full commitment to the forces of truth and creation we have no future on earth.

Henry Beissel is a Canadian poet who has published 24 volumes of poetry, six books of plays and countless other articles and essays during a writing and teaching career that has spanned more almost sixty years. He was also an active humanist playing important roles in several of Canada's leading humanist organizations. 

Today we're going to begin exploration of Henry Beissel's "Catastrophic Glory", a collection of essays which Henry states were previously "delivered orally

as talks or addresses on various public occasions. In view of the rapidly deteriorating situation across the world with accelerated climate change and its catastrophic consequences, the rapid global financial collapse, the growing threat of nuclear war, the population explosion that exceeds our planet’s carrying capacity—all of which are combining to create serious episodes of famine, extreme poverty and exploitation, sickness, and spreading violence across the globe, I feel compelled to publish these observations to join those who are already warning of an immanent catastrophe unless we join forces to oppose the forces of destruction in the hope that humanity will weather the apocalypse and move on to create a more glorious world order of peace, compassion and love. A tough road lies ahead and only time can tell where it will take us, but without our full commitment to the forces of truth and creation we have no future on earth.

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