Daily Archives: October 2, 2025

White Paper: From Azazel to Scapegoat: The Evolution of a Biblical Term and Its Modern Connotations

Posted on October 2, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary The term scapegoat has become a common expression in modern languages, describing an individual or group unfairly blamed for the faults or problems of others. Yet this meaning is a profound shift from its biblical origin in Leviticus … Continue reading →

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White Paper: What Was Lost: Scotland in the Wars of the Auld Alliance and in the Brain Drain of Empire

Posted on October 2, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary Scotland’s history is marked by two great forms of loss: first, the devastation of recurrent wars fought against England in the medieval and early modern periods, often within the framework of the Auld Alliance with France (1295–1560); second, … Continue reading →

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White Paper: From “Not Reckless II” to Global Arena Rock: What Bryan Adams Has—and Hasn’t—Said About Into the Fire, Waking Up the Neighbours, and 18 ‘Til I Die

Posted on October 2, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary Adams has publicly framed Into the Fire (1987) as a purposeful break from the teen-nostalgia/romance formula of Reckless (1984), accepting that some listeners expected a sequel and didn’t get one. He has said he wasn’t fazed by the … Continue reading →

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White Paper — A Typology of Satan’s Techniques (Scripture & History)

Posted on October 2, 2025 by nathanalbright

Purpose: To map a typology of techniques—drawn from Scripture and tested against historical patterns—by which Satan (and demonic/subversive powers) seek to dominate, deceive, and derail humanity. The paper connects those techniques with the prior fall of certain angels (the “Watchers”) … Continue reading →

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