Posts by Adam

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A question of culture

by Adam in

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last year my girl's daughter was in 3rd grade.

we lived in cupertino, ca.

this area has a lot of newly immigrated families from (mainly) the middle east, asia, and mexico.

Last year my girl's daughter was in 3rd grade. We lived in Cupertino, CA. This area has a lot of newly immigrated families from (mainly) the Middle East, Asia, and Mexico. The teacher sent the little one home with a notice that there was going to be a "culture day" in her classroom. The kids were to wear "cultural" clothing and bring "cultural" food to share. My girl is white, her daughter's father is black. Both sides of the family have been in America for as far back as anyone can tell. We decided that the little one's culture was American. She was going to wear jean shorts and a t-shirt, both with American flags and sentiments on them, and bring burgers and fries to class. The teacher responded that we could not do this because it wasn't "cultural."

Does anyone else think that the teachers reaction was wrong? Does anyone else think the teacher's response is symptomatic of a general disregard and/or dismissal of American culture in this country today?

P.S. We fought it and sent the little one in the garb and with the food of her rightful culture anyway.

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Do you post elsewhere?

by ikhandi in

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i have been here for a little over a year now(most of that is time i lurked) i would like to branch out and see what is discussed on other boards.

is this forum the main place you do most of your posting?

Adam

I have contributed to this site:

http://www.geocities.com/citizensforsanity/

I'm also an admin for the message forums associated with the site.

http://pub27.ezboard.com/bcitizensforsanity

It is a very conservative site designed with the purpose of gathering people who want to do something about some of the more insane aspects that the left has brought into our modern society. So if you're a staunch liberal, I suggest you don't go. It's not designed to be a place to debate with the left but to do something about it. Some of the people are even a little too conservative for me.

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Forgiving & Forgetting

by StinkyPantz in

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come on, can you really do it?

and is it really necessary?

i don't know about ya'll, but i often feed off my hatred, fear, anger.

Adam

I forgive if I can, forget nothing.

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..you can fool some of the people

by yesidid in

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did anyone on the board have a sudden; this is it, its wrong, wrong all wrong moment.

mine was an interesting one.

we, [my husband and i] were having questions and doubts for many years.

Adam

Mine was not a single moment, but occured over the time we spent studying the Revelation book. By the time we were done I was still going to meetings, but in my heart I had decieded that the JWs weren't for me. All these quotes they took and said "the words mean this which is representative of this event." They gave no explanation other than "we know this because the faithful and descreet says it is so and they get thier info from Jehovah." I needed more proof than that and they had none. I also realized and that there were hundreds of people and organizations out there that had very different interpretations for that wacky book (I personally think john had lost his mind by then or had etten the brown acid) and their own set of explanations as to why their interpretations were right. But no one had incontravertable proof that their version was the right one.

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Has The Internet REALLY Hurt Jehovah's Witnesses?

by minimus in

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the watchtower society tries to "demonize" the internet.

what damage do you think the internet has caused on the jehovah's witness religion??

?

Adam

You'd have to be questioning your beliefs to even be here as the WTS frowns on these sites.

The WTS frowns on a huge chunk of what is available on the internet, not all of it ex-JW sites. That's because there is a lot of information on the net, and not only directly regarding the WTS. Information and knowledge that can get current JWs thinking and asking questions which is bad for the WTS. When they say that you have to be extremely careful about internet usage, what they mean is that there is a whole lot of material that contradicts their view of the world and they want JWs to be very careful not to be exposed to any information that shows that they are wrong.

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Has The Internet REALLY Hurt Jehovah's Witnesses?

by minimus in

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the watchtower society tries to "demonize" the internet.

what damage do you think the internet has caused on the jehovah's witness religion??

?

Adam

Just as movable type and the printing press allowed the common populace to get out from under the Church ages ago, the internet allows easy dissemination of knowledge to potential and existing JW converts. Knowledge is the biggest enemy of the JW organization. That's why they don't want anyone digesting anything but WT sancioned material.

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NY homosexual HS and Brown vs Board of Education

by Adam in

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the supreme court in brown vs. board of education of topeka unanimously declared that separate educational facilities are inherently unequal and, as such, violate the 14th amendment to the united states constitution, which guarantees all citizens "equal protection of the laws.

" a year later the court will order states to begin desegregation "with all deliberate speed.".

isn't segregating schools into hetero and homo in direct violation of this ruling?

Adam

I know people are going to have different opinions and even experiences that directly relate and thank you for sharing. But my question is this: Is the existance of this school constitutional? This may very well be a good idea and I am sure that it will save a lot of kids a lot of grief. But the Supreme Court of the United States said that "seperate educational facilities are inherantly unequal and violate the 14th ammendment." I don't see any way around it. The constitutionality issue is much more important than any one person's opinion because that issue is what will determine whether this school continues to operate or is shut down.

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What should replace twin towers?...

by Brummie in

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...a memorial to the victims or thriving business offices?.

would building offices show a disrespect for the victims or would it be a good idea in the sense that it shows the usa are picking up where they left off and not being deterred by the terrorists?.

brummie

Adam

I like the idea they've got now with the "paths of heros" showing where certain companies of firemen and police came in and with the whole sunlight shaft set up every 9/11.

My first reaction, and I still think it's a good idea, would be to rebuild things exactly the way they were with one exception: Make the towers one floor higher.

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JWD Maps America America

by Lady Lee in

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well here is the start .

if your name is not on it then either it wasn't on the old texas map or it wasn't added to the previous list so... .

if you want your name added please say so and let me know what state you are in.

Adam

Adam is in Washington state.

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NY homosexual HS and Brown vs Board of Education

by Adam in

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the supreme court in brown vs. board of education of topeka unanimously declared that separate educational facilities are inherently unequal and, as such, violate the 14th amendment to the united states constitution, which guarantees all citizens "equal protection of the laws.

" a year later the court will order states to begin desegregation "with all deliberate speed.".

isn't segregating schools into hetero and homo in direct violation of this ruling?

Adam

Also, simply being a privately funded organization or service provider doesn't allow you to discriminate at will. Several male-only clubs and organizations that never recieved a dime of government money have been shut down or made to accept women as members.