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  Do you have a good recipe for No Cheese and Meat Pizza.....HELP!

  by restrangled in

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  i am trying to cooperate with my son, cooking for his new found diet.. i always make great homemade pizza, but not with out cheese and italian sausage!.

  i have tons of veggies, olive oil, the red sauce, and even pesto....but no idea how to make his pizza taste good, and not burn up veggies without cheese over!.

  can you help?.

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  PrimateDave

  If you are asking "how do I make a sausage and cheese pizza without sausage and cheese," then I'm not sure what to tell you. I focus on the crust which I make myself. It is a basic recipe. I use a cheap propane oven because that is what is in my apartment. I had to learn how to cook the crust, sauce, and vegetables in that oven. I used to make pizzas in an electric oven with a pizza stone, and that is different. All I can say is experiment with temperatures and placement. Maybe you can partially cook the crust and sauce, add the vegetables and move the pizza up to the broiler rack. In my oven I have to put the crust on a cookie sheet on the bottom because that is where the flame is. When the bottom is done, I turn the crust over, put the sauce on it, and add the vegeatables. When the bottom of the crust is done (again), I move the pizza up to the top rack so the vegetables get more time to cook without burning my crust. There is no broiler in my oven, but that is what works for me.

  Dave
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  Do you have a good recipe for No Cheese and Meat Pizza.....HELP!

  by restrangled in

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  2. friends

  i am trying to cooperate with my son, cooking for his new found diet.. i always make great homemade pizza, but not with out cheese and italian sausage!.

  i have tons of veggies, olive oil, the red sauce, and even pesto....but no idea how to make his pizza taste good, and not burn up veggies without cheese over!.

  can you help?.

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  PrimateDave

  Have you ever just tried it without the meat and cheese? Just sauce and assorted veggies? Can you find non-dairy cheese substitutes (VeganRella or teese) at your supermarket? Worthington makes a canned ground beef substitute that I think goes well on a pizza. Have you Googled "vegan pizza"? You might get some recipes and videos to help you out.

  Dave
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  Genesis 1:2 — "God's active force" and equivalents

  by Spike Tassel in

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  and a mightywind that swept over the surface of the waters [the new english bible].

  and the spiritof god hovered over the surface of the water [the revised english bible].

  and the spiritof god moved upon [was brooding upon] the face of the waters [american standard version (asv), the modern reader's bible, the webster bible].

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  How can one define accurate? Language is such a flexible thing, and translators always bring their biases to their work. That is just the way it works. When we read something that fits our own personal biases, we tend to accept it as "more accurate." Even the best translation is a distortion of an original work. I can only imagine how beautifully the Hebrew text reads to a native Hebrew speaker. My second language is Spanish, and even after twenty years speaking it I sometimes feel like a beginner. For example, an English translation of Don Quixote probably could never quite compare to reading the original work in Spanish, even though the two languages share so much more in common than English and Hebrew.

  Dave
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  Creator or Evolution? Confused...

  by Newborn in

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  i don't feel i have to know the truth about how life started or where we're coming from etc, but can't help thinking abt it anyway now and then.

  guess it's only natural.. right now i feel really clueless and that i have too little knowledge abt the darwin, big bang theory.... (i was always taught by the dubs that darwin questioned his own theory...but was it really so?)..

  i have a close friend who's sure of the evolution but can really the complex and wonderful life and nature come abt by chance (even though he says it's not chance...).

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  What it comes down to for me at least is that all of the sciences combined, not just the theory of evolution, show that the creation account of the Bible is a myth and the global flood never happened. Archaeology and the Documentary Hypothesis call into question much of the remaining portions of the Bible to the degree that, at least for me, shows that if there is a god or pantheon or Intelligent Designer, it didn't have anything to do with the writers of the Bible.

  Currently the Theory of Evolution, the theory of the common descent of all life on the planet from a simple life form, seems most plausible to me. Where did the first life form come from? That is not so clear. Either we don't yet understand the processes involved or we are looking in the wrong place. The answer is we don't know. Where did the Universe come from? The processes are generally understood, but nobody knows why the Universe is. For me at least, the answers are not found in the Bible. Why should anyone assume that these questions will ever have an answer?

  Dave
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  Genesis 1:2 — "God's active force" and equivalents

  by Spike Tassel in

  1. watchtower
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  and a mightywind that swept over the surface of the waters [the new english bible].

  and the spiritof god hovered over the surface of the water [the revised english bible].

  and the spiritof god moved upon [was brooding upon] the face of the waters [american standard version (asv), the modern reader's bible, the webster bible].

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  PrimateDave

  I'm not taking sides in this issue, but since FuzzyPaul used a quote from the JPS Tanakh 1917, I will provide the quote from JPS Tanakh 1999:

  "a wind from God sweeping over the water"

  Footnote: Others "the spirit of"

  Dave
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  Confusion on what to believe, also guilt.

  by izzysma in

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  i was raised a witness up until i was 16, never was baptized, and now that i have my own child now i am having a really hard time with wanting her to know what religion is.

  as i have gotten older, wiser i am doubting the truth even more...actually i never doubted it until just a few years ago.

  being a witness is the only religion i know so i still have that sense of loyalty to it even though it's not what i choose to be.

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  At the very least you need to find a copy of the book Crisis of Conscience written by a former Governing Body member Ray Franz. He tells how the organization works, shows its very human leadership as they are. It was a real eye opener for me and many others on this forum. It should clear up a lot of your confusion.

  Dave
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  Hubby's Doubts...

  by cognac in

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  well, after reading mr. flippers thread yesturday about stephen hassan, i decided i would like to talk to hubby about cults in general to see what would happen.

  i knew we couldn't go to this site because his walls would go up.

  http://www.geocities.com/rick_g22/cults/cults1b.html.

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  Good video, Black Sheep! Thanks for posting it.

  Dave
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  If no organized religion existed, would Bible principles work for you?

  by The Berean in

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  none, a few, most, nearly all?.

  examples ....

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  "Bible principles" is a rather subjective term. I suppose that some of the Ten Commandments are pretty universally accepted. Don't kill, steal, covet, etc. Love your neighbor. Be honest, loyal, and kind. The concepts are there in the Bible, but they are not unique to it. Organized religion can be positive or negative. It is basically a social organization of people who work together for a common goal or purpose. The stated goal of a religion may be similar to positive Biblical principles, but an objective look at what the religion actually does may be negative and contrary to positive Biblical principles.

  For example, Jehovah's Witnesses claim to love God and neighbor. What actually happens? As an organized religion, Jehovah's Witnesses are deeply involved in material pursuits such as the aquisition of real estate, the construction of buildings, and the printing and distribution of literature. The main goal is to increase the number of adherents, which in turn will increase the acquisition of material wealth. The corporations of this religion often take steps to protect the property and material wealth in ways that go against the very principles that the religion claims to uphold. Then steps are taken to hide these facts from the rank and file. Hypocrisy is compounded by lies.

  I think the same forces are at work in other large social groups. While individuals may hold to the highest of standards, large organizations fall prey to baser pursuits. imho.

  Dave
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  What are the best books you've ever read about evolution?

  by JimmyPage in

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  PrimateDave

  Thanks once again for your reply, Jaguarbass. I can see where you are coming from, and I respect that. I apologise for getting this thread off topic.

  Dave
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  What are the best books you've ever read about evolution?

  by JimmyPage in

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  Inkling, if I may, what I think JB is going on about is that humans were designed by space men from the planet Nibiru. So, naturally we didn't evolve. What is unclear to me is how super intelligent space men (not to mention life as we know it) evolved on a planet that supposedly spends 99% of its time beyond the orbit of Neptune and Pluto. How cold is it on Pluto? Sitchen not only mistranslates ancient Sumerian texts, he has no concept of physics, ecology, astronomy, or any other hard science. Granted, I could probably enjoy reading a book by Sitchen as long as I didn't have to pay for it. I do enjoy reading thought provoking works of fiction.

  "Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away." - Philip K. Dick, science fiction writer.

  Dave