there's a number of bible principles mentioned but ultimately, they say it's up to you.......... can you think of any other questions that we could ask to see if we can do something or not??
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There's a number of Bible principles mentioned but ultimately, they say it's up to you
That about summs up everything I learned in 6 years at the kingdom hall.
Questions:
Should my pet be punnished for masturbating?
If I see my pet masturbating, am I just as guilty of masturbation if I don't turn my pet over to the elders?
Will putting on a tight doggy sweater on my pet induce it to masturbate?
i have always loved perfumes and oils and i have quite a collection that i use as the mood strikes...but i am getting low on many of them and it is time to think about making that birthday gift list sooooooo... what do you wear and what do you like and why?.
my all-time innocent favorite is muguet des bois(lily of the valley)--reminds me of my youth and a cousin who gave it to me as a gift who is passed now.... but i also love the scent of lilac, usually in an oil.. my favorite perfumes are: obsession, rare rubies(avon), coty wild musk, revlon's fire and ice, white shoulders, sand and sable, ck's truth, (and also mesmerize, odyssey, foxfire, jasmine, raining violets, honeysuckle, lemon velvet, hawaiian white ginger--all old classic avon you can only find at flea markets or once a year in the book.).
but i need something new....i like the oriental/spicy blends, but not for all the time.
Don't wear cologne too often any more now that I'm no longer single. But when I do I wear Jean Paul Gutier, have for years. Probably should switch though, it sounds way too French. Vanilla candles smell good to me. Always kept them in my room to make it smell good for the drunken party girls.
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the situation with sars in asia appears to be worsening and travel restrictions alone are likely to have a devastating effect on the immediate asian economy (singapore, taiwan, hong kong etc...) as a lot of these rely on trade and travel.. i wonder if the world could now cope with going back 20+ years to a time when fewer people travelled and international travel was a rarity for the majority of people.. nowadays we take for granted that we can jump on a plane and jet off to faraway lands ... but what if we couldn't?
i think one "benefit" (bad word) to sars is that it could put a brake on globalisation which i see as a bad thing.
I think that as more people travel farther, they are exposed to more different cultures and learn different viewpoints than what they've got at home. I feel that exposure coupled with learing and a good heart leads to tollerance. In my view a group of people who attempt to wall out outside influences and differences of lifestyle are inherintly less tollerant than those who have been exposed to a variety of different peoples and ways of life. Just a thought.
"what follows is the text of a presidential address which will be given by.
president bush on july 4, 2003. the source of this material remains.
my fellow americans:.
"What follows is the text of a presidential address which will be given by
President Bush on July 4, 2003. The source of this material remains
unidentified.
My fellow Americans:
As you all know, the defeat of Iraq's regime has been completed. The
discovery and destruction of all weapons of mass destruction have been
covered thoroughly in the press. An new Iraqi government has been
established and appears to be stable. Our mission in Iraq is complete. This
morning I gave the order for a complete removal of all American forces from
Iraq. This action will be complete within 30 days.
It is now time to begin the reckoning.
Before me, I have two lists. One list contains the names of countries which
have stood by our side during the Iraq conflict. This list is short. The
United Kingdom, Spain, Bulgaria, Australia, and Poland are some of the
countries listed there. The other list contains everyone not on the first
list. Most of the world's nations are on that list. My press secretary will
be distributing copies of both lists later this evening.
Let me start by saying that effective immediately, foreign aid to those
nations on List 2 ceases immediately and indefinitely. The money saved
during the first year alone will pretty much pay for the costs of the Iraqi
war. The American people are no longer going to pour money into third world
hell-holes and watch those government leaders grow fat on corruption. Need
help with a famine? Wrestling with an epidemic? Call France.
In the out years, together with Congress, I will work to redirect this
money toward solving the vexing social problems we still have at home. I am
ordering the immediate withdrawal of all US forces from Kuwait, Saudi
Arabia, and all other Middle Eastern nations. Leave us alone. Solve your
own problems. Need help? Call Germany.
On that note, a word to terrorist organizations. Screw with us and we will
hunt you down and eliminate you and all your friends from the face of the
earth. Thirsting for a gutsy country to terrorize? Try France, or maybe
China.
Regarding the nation of Israel, I have this to say. It seems like everybody
has forgotten what happened to European Jewry during the 1930s and World
War II. Our nation will never permit the destruction of Israel. No way,
Jose. Nevertheless, to Israel and the Palestinian Authority. Yo, boys.
Work out a peace deal now. Just note that Camp David is closed. Maybe all
of you can go to Russia for negotiations. They have some great palaces
there. Big tables, too.
I'm ordering the immediate severing of diplomatic relations with France,
Germany, and Russia. Thanks for all your help, comrades. We are retiring
from NATO as well. Bon chance, mes amis.
I have instructed the Mayor of New York City to begin towing the many UN
diplomatic vehicles located in Manhattan with more than two unpaid tickets
to sites where those vehicles will be stripped, shredded and crushed. I
don't care about whatever treaty pertains to this. Pay your tickets
tomorrow or watch your precious Benzes, Beamers, and limos be turned over
to some of the finest chop shops in the world. I love New York.
A special note to our neighbors. Canada is on List 2. Since we are going to
be seeing a lot more of each other, you folks might want to try not pissing
us off for a change. Mexico is also on List 2. President Fox and his entire
corrupt government really need an attitude adjustment. I have a couple
extra tank and infantry divisions sitting around. Guess where I'm gonna put
'em? Yep, border security. So start doing something with your oil. Oh, by
the way, the United States is abrogating the NAFTA treaty---starting now.
It is time for America to focus on its own welfare and its own citizens.
Some will accuse us of isolationism. I answer them by saying darn tootin'.
Nearly a century of trying to help folks live a decent life around the
world has only earned us the undying enmity of just about everyone on the
planet.
It is time to eliminate hunger in America. It is time to eliminate
homelessness in America. It is time to eliminate World Cup soccer from
America.
To the nations on List 1, a final thought. Thanks guys. We owe you.
To the nations on List 2, a final thought. Drop dead.
God bless America.
Thank you and good night."
after reading the face of war post on how the us in covering up the atrocities, it has finally compelled me to ask this question which has been on my mind for weeks.
i am glad to see saddam gone and think in the end it will have been the right thing to do.
but when bush told saddam to disarm "or else" what if saddam had really disarmed?
Regime change and keeping someone like Saddam from having WMD were always, and still are, the primary goals and reasons for beginning the war. But killing the thousands of enemy soldiers nessecary to realize the regime change leavs a distinctly less pleasant flavor in the mouth of the media-consuming public than the side benefit of regime change, which is liberation. Thus liberation is what is going to be focused upon. Both regime change and liberation are good things, but liberation plays much better.
As to the "or else" ultimatum, that was simply a gesture. Everyone knew that Saddam was not going to cooperate fully with 1441 and provide all neccessary documentation to the UN on his own as was demanded of him by the world. Everyone also knew that he was not going to give up power within the 48 hrs demanded by Bush. But, as civilized people, we must be able to say that we did give him the chance.
just an interesting article:.
the washington post's gas attack .
today's outrage was yesterday's no big deal .
Realist, what you call hypocracy, I call politics. France said it agreed that Saddam should be disarmed, it couldn't have cared less. France said they wanted more time for inspections to work and didn't mention once about how they controlled the largest percentage of any country of Iraq's exports and how they didn't want that messed with. It's not hypocracy, it's politics. Politics is spin. Sure we went into Iraq for reasons other than liberation, but highlighting liberation puts the action in the best light. So liberation is going to be focused upon by the politicians who backed the action. That is reality. That is politics. Everybody does it. Find one country that doesn't. Whining about the real nature of politics and about the fact that America is practicing it now doesn't get you anywhere.
And as for all the negative actions you listed that the U.S. has commited and all the wrongs that we haven't writed yet, that's such a cheap, blatant, anti-American distracting tactic that I respect you less for having used it. Sure the U.S. isn't perfect and sure there's thing that we haven't fixed yet, and sure there were unpleasant means used to accomplish positive ends but look at the big picture! How many U.S. and Japanese soldiers DIDN'T die because we used the bomb? Japan and the neighbors it was brutalizing, better before or after WWII? Germany better before or after WWII? East Germany or West Germany better? North Korea or South Korea better? Life for the average joe in Panama better before or after we got that punk out? Would people in Vietnam be living better or worse lives if we had been able to keep South Vietnam free? Africa better or worse without the billions in U.S. aid we send there every year? Iraq better before this or after this? There's always gonna be bad things you can point out about every country and every military action but if you look at the big picture and take all the good and all the bad commited by the U.S., you must agree that the good far outweighs the bad...........
.......or you're not a realist.
just an interesting article:.
the washington post's gas attack .
today's outrage was yesterday's no big deal .
So in order not to be a hypocrite, the U.S. must treat every incident of every human rights violation and/or every possession or usage of WMD by anyone, anywhere, any time in exactly the same manner with the exact same level of political and/or military pressure and in exactly the same time frame for every occurance.
And you call yourself a realist.
baghdad (afp) - more than 100 children held in a prison celebrated their freedom as us marines rolled into northeast baghdad amid chaotic scenes which saw civilians loot weapons from an army compound, a us officer said.. around 150 children spilled out of the jail after the gates were opened as a us military humvee vehicle approached, lieutenant colonel fred padilla told an afp correspondent travelling with the marines 5th regiment.
"hundreds of kids were swarming us and kissing us," padilla said.. there were parents running up, so happy to have their kids back.
"the children had been imprisoned because they had not joined the youth branch of the baath party," he alleged.
Okay, maybe the term "leftist" is a little strong, but it sure ain't as unbiased as it presumes to be. Anyone can tell that the articles and comentary favor the left to a very visable extent. Tell you what, I'll concede that Fox is "skewed" to the right if you acknowledge that NPR is "skewed" to the left. Neither are quite as "fair and ballanced" as they tout.
baghdad (afp) - more than 100 children held in a prison celebrated their freedom as us marines rolled into northeast baghdad amid chaotic scenes which saw civilians loot weapons from an army compound, a us officer said.. around 150 children spilled out of the jail after the gates were opened as a us military humvee vehicle approached, lieutenant colonel fred padilla told an afp correspondent travelling with the marines 5th regiment.
"hundreds of kids were swarming us and kissing us," padilla said.. there were parents running up, so happy to have their kids back.
"the children had been imprisoned because they had not joined the youth branch of the baath party," he alleged.
dedalus,
I know, I used this particular title as a counterpoint to the other title recently used that starts the same way.
I'm listening to NPR right now, a leftist radio station that loves to point out anything and everything that's going wrong with the war. It seems that they can't do that right now as all their reporters are filing the same reports: Massive crowds all over Iraq thanking the US soldiers, waving American flags, and chanting "Bush is #1!" I would like now to quote amac from an earlier thread. "THE DAMN IRAQIS DON'T WANT OUR "LIBERATION"! THEY WANT US GONE"
baghdad (afp) - more than 100 children held in a prison celebrated their freedom as us marines rolled into northeast baghdad amid chaotic scenes which saw civilians loot weapons from an army compound, a us officer said.. around 150 children spilled out of the jail after the gates were opened as a us military humvee vehicle approached, lieutenant colonel fred padilla told an afp correspondent travelling with the marines 5th regiment.
"hundreds of kids were swarming us and kissing us," padilla said.. there were parents running up, so happy to have their kids back.
"the children had been imprisoned because they had not joined the youth branch of the baath party," he alleged.
Well, if they're worried about the U.S., U.K., and Australia becoming occupying, dictatorial forces bent on eradicating their culture, they have only to look at Germany, Japan, and South Korea. I don't think history will show that we did any of them a bad turn.
Saw another report on NBC last night with people who had either been in the torture chambers or knew people that had been sent there. They reenacted the beatings and electrocutions people went thru for the cameras. One guy was tortured because he prayed too much and because of that was deemed dangerous to the Saddam regime. They also showed some women and children who had been kept hostage as human shields for weapons caches.
No more kids in prison for not joining the Hitler Youth, no more being strung up by your arms and electrocuted for praying, no more women and children as human shields. Honest humanitarians must be so happy that somebody finally put an end to this. (wink wink to Trauma Hound)
