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...That Darn Cat!..Computer help needed...
by OUTLAW inmy cat likes to visit me while i`m on the computer..so he sits on the desk... he ran across my keyboard and now my text for jwn and only jwn,is the size of a pin...lol!!...
i need a magnifying glass to read anything.....i have frigg`in tried everything and i can`t get the text to return to normal....... any suggestions?..thanks......
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Witnesses 2nd largest Christian group in Mexico?
by betterdaze in(translated from http://www.elmundodetehuacan.com/index.php?command=show_news&news_id=122176).
there god for all.
catholics in mexico have 'leadership' of faith, but they are not alone, across the country are competing beliefs, which, briefly, is always a god.
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(translated from http://www.elmundodetehuacan.com/index.php?command=show_news&news_id=122176)
Catholics in Mexico have 'leadership' of faith, but they are not alone, across the country are competing beliefs, which, briefly, is always a God
Stephany Bland Ros / The World of Tehuacan
Mexico March 28, 2010
In a country that has been since colonial times mainly Catholic, gradually diversifying religious supply increasingly giving way to new beliefs and making changes in the religious scene in Mexico, especially when it comes to the nation's capital or major national cities, who have had more open to the arrival of new faiths.
For small cities like Cordoba, Orizaba and Tehuacan, the picture has changed dramatically, despite the presence of new religious expressions, Catholicism remains the main belief.
Organizations like the United Church of Christ, Bible Church Missionary Baptist Church, Evangelist Church, Jehovah's Witnesses and the Pentecostal Church are those who have gained ground in the states of Puebla and Veracruz in recent years according to the Directorate General Associations Religious of the Interior Ministry.
Although much has been said about the crisis facing the Catholic Church, Catholicism is just one of the religions that had managed to stay with millions of believers in almost all parts of the world, mainly in Latin America. Mexico is the second largest Catholic country in the world according to figures from INEGI.The second Christian group in the country are Jehovah's Witnesses, third place is the Church of the Light of the World, followed by Pentecostals that are present mainly in border towns and indigenous communities and which together are placed as the second national Christian creed.
This phenomenon is attributed largely to globalization and becomes more noticeable at the U.S. border, the Southeast region of the country and in big cities.
The priest Jesus Edmundo Flores Beristain, Minister Chaplain of the cathedral of Tehuacan, Puebla said "Mexico is a people identified by their Catholic faith, the Virgin of Guadalupe and united by religion, has tried to divide the people in their beliefs through the increase of sects. It is a serious problem, but not in any way mean that the Catholic Church is wrong, but there are many Catholics who are not evangelized, who are Catholic by tradition but are not aware of living in their faith, who do not appreciate religion and not participate in the sacraments, that has affected the quality of life in the Catholic church. "Catholic leaders say the proof of its strength is that throughout history have gone through countless persecutions, killings, slander and not collapse because it is sustained by God.
"The presence of religious indifference is a problem not only in the region.
Fortunately in Cordoba-Orizaba meets most still retains much of the sacraments and devotional practice.
They have appeared many new religions that have attracted the attention of people who like the novelty, becomes popular but then return to Catholicism, "said Father Jorge Montero Diaz, communications ministry in the diocese of Cordoba.
But this church has been embroiled in scandals, cases of pedophilia, priests who do not fulfill the vow of chastity, of policy interventions, which has meant it is common to hear the expressions of mistrust even the Catholics themselves have to his church.
"It's very sad that through the media we learn only the bad things that happen within the Catholic religion, of course there are bad members, but never talk about all the good that exists in the Church," concludes Father Jesus Flores. -
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Westside Teaneck JWs: $600K for one-acre riverfront site
by betterdaze inteaneck plans to buy open space.
thursday, march 25, 2010 .
last updated: thursday march 25, 2010, 1:21 am.
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Teaneck plans to buy open space
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Last updated: Thursday March 25, 2010, 1:21 AM
BY HOWARD PROSNITZ
Teaneck Suburbanite
STAFF WRITERMore than a decade after negotiations began, the township is on the verge of acquiring the vacant property at 640 River Road.
TEANECK SUBURBANITE FILE PHOTO/HOWARD PROSNITZ Teaneck is on the verge of acquiring the vacant property at 640 River Road. At the March 9 council meeting, Township Attorney Stanley Turitz announced that a contract had been signed between the township and the Jehovah’s Witnesses congregation that owns the one-acre riverfront site. The selling price is $600,000, if the closing takes place before July 30, and $625,000, if it takes place afterwards.
The township has applied to Bergen County Municipal Open Space Trust (MOST) fund for $430,000 toward the purchase. The township’s MOST funds will pay the balance. The council unanimously approved an ordinance agreeing to purchase the property.
"This is a dream come true," Wally Cowan, former chair of the Parks, Playgrounds and Recreation Advisory Board, told the council. "It is a beautiful location. There is no better view in all Teaneck of the Hackensack River."
The site has been owned by the Westside Teaneck Jehovah’s Witnesses at least since the late 1990s.
Cowan recalled that when the Hackensack River Greenway was first established 11 years ago, it ended at the site.
"We would begin at Terhune Park and we would end by walking up this vacant lot to River Road. One day there was a for sale sign on the property," Cowan said.
Recognizing the importance of adding the land to the Greenway, Cowan began raising money for the purchase. He said that he still has a letter from the Jehovah Witnesses dated June 22, 1999 agreeing to sell the lot to the township.
But the deal fell through, said Cowan, who did not say specifically what went wrong.
"The Witnesses never came back to the idea of selling the property. They decided to build on it instead," he said.
The property owners twice sought variances from the Board of Adjustment to build a Kingdom Hall on the site. The board rejected both applications, citing, among other reasons, the high volume of traffic on River Road and the inadequacy of the 35-space proposed parking lot.
In March 2009, the DEP conducted a hearing in Teaneck on waterfront development at the site. The hearing had been called at the Jehovah Witnesses’ request.
At the time, Paul Fantoukis, a member of the Westside group, said that the property owners did not intend to submit another application to develop the site, but that the purpose of the hearing was to remove an old violation.
According to attorney Bruce Rosenberg, who represented Norma and Marty Goetz, neighbors of the property who have long opposed the Witnesses’ plans to develop it, the property had once been illegally filled and was subject to a violation for the landfill.
Rosenberg said at the time of the hearing that for more than 20 years Teaneck’s Master Plan has identified the land for open space.
Although several houses separate the property from Terhune Park to the south, the part closest to the river connects directly to the park. Cowan said that he hopes the property will become part of the park, as well as part of the Greenway.
He said that any structure on the site would spoil its natural beauty.
"Once we acquire the property, we will have the freedom to do plantings. We can focus on how to make this site environmentally useful and protective of the river. It is a wonderful addition to Teaneck."
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"ABSTAIN from...fornication, and blood."
by wary inif fractions of blood are now allowed,.
by the same reasoning what fractions of fornication can i have?.
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Good question!
~Sue
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How do you eat matzoh?
by betterdaze inbuttered and smothered with fruit preserves is #1. .
sometimes i'm lazy and just spread flavored hummus on it.
simple, simple.. .
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Mine says only "wheat flour and water."
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How do you eat matzoh?
by betterdaze inbuttered and smothered with fruit preserves is #1. .
sometimes i'm lazy and just spread flavored hummus on it.
simple, simple.. .
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How do you eat matzoh?
by betterdaze inbuttered and smothered with fruit preserves is #1. .
sometimes i'm lazy and just spread flavored hummus on it.
simple, simple.. .
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Me? Buttered and smothered with fruit preserves is #1.
Sometimes I'm lazy and just spread flavored hummus on it. Simple, simple.
Also good to scoop up tuna salad.
How do you eat your matzoh? Do you have any good matzoh recipes to share?
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Weird New Jersey: Mystery Knitter
by betterdaze inwest cape may police ask 'mystery knitter' to apply for permit after local interest growsby maryann spoto/the star-ledger.
march 13, 2010, 7:30am.
katelyn mccormick (back), who recently moved across from the park, thinks the .
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King Josiah?
YHWH Himself desires Jersey Girls to knit woolly garments for trees. HE put them bare and nekkid before us in the first place!(The trees, that is.)
(Okay, some Jersey Girls, too!)
~Sue
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Is Rock music satanic?
by Weeping inin the following statements, rock musicians testify of an outside power that has taken over them while writing and performing rock music.
some of them have actually identified this power as demonic: .
in smash hits magazine, bon jovi says: ".
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"We call it 'Electric Church Music' because to us music is a religion."
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"When I was a little boy, I believed that if you put a tooth under your pillow, a fairy would come in the night and take away the tooth and leave a dime. Now, I believed in myself more than anything. And, I suppose in a way, that's also believing in God. If there is a God and He made you, then if you believe in yourself, you're also believing in Him. So I think everybody should believe in himself. That doesn't mean you've got to believe in heaven and hell and all that stuff. But it does mean that what you are and what you do is your religion. I can't express myself in easy conversation—the words just don't come out right. But when I get up on stage—well, that's my whole life. That's my religion. My music is electric church music, if by 'church' you mean 'religion', I am electric religion."
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Weird New Jersey: Mystery Knitter
by betterdaze inwest cape may police ask 'mystery knitter' to apply for permit after local interest growsby maryann spoto/the star-ledger.
march 13, 2010, 7:30am.
katelyn mccormick (back), who recently moved across from the park, thinks the .
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