Posts by digderidoo

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ex-jw-uk

by bigmac in

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i'm quite new to this site, & have realised some members have a union jack symbol under their avatar.

i don't.. could we have a "show of hands" from any uk members?

i've already found several by reading older posts..

digderidoo

@ didgeridoo: what part? i used to be in brum & west brom.

Bit late in replying but Dudley

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25 year old farzana iqbal was stoned to death by a crowd led by her own father and two of her brothers outside the high court in lahore yesterday.. her crime was to reject her cousin, who her family had decided she should marry, and fall in love with a man of her own choosing.. thousands of women are murdered every year in so-called "honour killings" but convictions are very rare.

pakistani law permits victim's families to forgive a murderer, but in these cases the killers are family members who are nominated to carry out the execution by the rest of the family.. this is what happens when you allow a mysogynistic religion to influence secular law.. reuters report...l.

digderidoo

The 1990 Qisas and Diyat Ordinance was amended in 2005 with section 311 of the Pakistan Penal Code, which allows the Court to override any compensation agreements arranged by the family. Section 311 legislates that the Court should give a minimum 10 year sentence for so called 'honour' killings despite any 'family pardons'.

Dr Wiki can be misleading and not always reliable.

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"Honour" Killing in Pakistan

by cofty in

25 year old farzana iqbal was stoned to death by a crowd led by her own father and two of her brothers outside the high court in lahore yesterday.. her crime was to reject her cousin, who her family had decided she should marry, and fall in love with a man of her own choosing.. thousands of women are murdered every year in so-called "honour killings" but convictions are very rare.

pakistani law permits victim's families to forgive a murderer, but in these cases the killers are family members who are nominated to carry out the execution by the rest of the family.. this is what happens when you allow a mysogynistic religion to influence secular law.. reuters report...l.

digderidoo

"digeridoo - The OP does not say otherwise. Please read it more carefully."

The OP states, 'Her crime was to reject her cousin ...' and 'This is what happens when you allow a mysogynistic religion to influence secular law', which has lead others to infer that this killing is done somehow under the rule of law.

"The law allows them to nominate someone to do the murder, then forgive him. "

The forgiving is in relation to the commuting the death penalty to imprisonment, rather than being let off with the crime. That statement is very misleading, though I accept that it's a fault of Reuters and the person quoted, rather than yourself. I'd argue that convictions are rare due to people in communities in the countryside (where the majority tend to happen) being to scared to come forward as witnesses, rather than the fact that a family can commute the death sentence to imprisonment.

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"Honour" Killing in Pakistan

by cofty in

25 year old farzana iqbal was stoned to death by a crowd led by her own father and two of her brothers outside the high court in lahore yesterday.. her crime was to reject her cousin, who her family had decided she should marry, and fall in love with a man of her own choosing.. thousands of women are murdered every year in so-called "honour killings" but convictions are very rare.

pakistani law permits victim's families to forgive a murderer, but in these cases the killers are family members who are nominated to carry out the execution by the rest of the family.. this is what happens when you allow a mysogynistic religion to influence secular law.. reuters report...l.

digderidoo

There is a fundamental flaw in the OP and some of the comments here.

This killing was NOT done under Pakistan law, Sharia law or any other law ... she was killed before the Court was opened, she was waiting to enter the Court as a witness for her lover who'd been accused of kidnapping her, the father has been arrested.

So called 'honour' killings are a big problem in Pakistan but they are not done under law, they are condemned by Pakistan law and justice will no doubt be served for this horrendous crime.

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How do you study? What are your methods of memorizing big amount of text?

by will-be-apostate in

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i'm having an exam in mineralogy in 20 days and need to learn 120+ pages of content.

i've learned a part of it so far.

i'm just curious how did you/do you study?

digderidoo

I have just completed a law degree and had to memorise hundreds of cases. A method that I used was to record my revision notes into my mp3 player, I played it everywhere I went. Also lots of practice of past papers if you can access them.

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Short Online Course (Free) on the Fall and Rise of Jerusalem in 587BCE by Tel Aviv University

by digderidoo in

for those interested in the fall and rise of jerusalem in 587bce tel aviv university are offering a short 6 week online course through coursera in october 2014.. i have done a couple of coursera courses, they are always of the highest quality put together by scholars of whatever the subject matter is about.

universities tend to offer these as tasters and short introductions into their specialities.. you can get the information on the following link the fall and rise of jerusalem | coursera.

emory university are also offering a course through coursera on the bible's prehistory, purpose, and political future starting may 26th the bible's prehistory, purpose, and political future | coursera.

digderidoo

The course on the bible's pre history starts today for those who are interested.

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Short Online Course (Free) on the Fall and Rise of Jerusalem in 587BCE by Tel Aviv University

by digderidoo in

for those interested in the fall and rise of jerusalem in 587bce tel aviv university are offering a short 6 week online course through coursera in october 2014.. i have done a couple of coursera courses, they are always of the highest quality put together by scholars of whatever the subject matter is about.

universities tend to offer these as tasters and short introductions into their specialities.. you can get the information on the following link the fall and rise of jerusalem | coursera.

emory university are also offering a course through coursera on the bible's prehistory, purpose, and political future starting may 26th the bible's prehistory, purpose, and political future | coursera.

digderidoo

I have signed up for the two courses.

I don't think the course will focus on the reasons for adopting 587BCE as scholars take the date for granted without any dispute. It is only JW's that dispute the date. I think the focus of the course shall be around the events of the time period, as examined through the bible, archeology and other data.

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Short Online Course (Free) on the Fall and Rise of Jerusalem in 587BCE by Tel Aviv University

by digderidoo in

for those interested in the fall and rise of jerusalem in 587bce tel aviv university are offering a short 6 week online course through coursera in october 2014.. i have done a couple of coursera courses, they are always of the highest quality put together by scholars of whatever the subject matter is about.

universities tend to offer these as tasters and short introductions into their specialities.. you can get the information on the following link the fall and rise of jerusalem | coursera.

emory university are also offering a course through coursera on the bible's prehistory, purpose, and political future starting may 26th the bible's prehistory, purpose, and political future | coursera.

digderidoo

It can be done at your own leisure, though within the time frame of the six weeks. They tend to release the material each week for you to do, you can catch up if you miss a week.

I'm definitely interested in the Fall and Rise of Jerusalem though it's a long way off.

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Short Online Course (Free) on the Fall and Rise of Jerusalem in 587BCE by Tel Aviv University

by digderidoo in

for those interested in the fall and rise of jerusalem in 587bce tel aviv university are offering a short 6 week online course through coursera in october 2014.. i have done a couple of coursera courses, they are always of the highest quality put together by scholars of whatever the subject matter is about.

universities tend to offer these as tasters and short introductions into their specialities.. you can get the information on the following link the fall and rise of jerusalem | coursera.

emory university are also offering a course through coursera on the bible's prehistory, purpose, and political future starting may 26th the bible's prehistory, purpose, and political future | coursera.

digderidoo

For those interested in the fall and rise of Jerusalem in 587BCE Tel Aviv University are offering a short 6 week online course through Coursera in October 2014.

I have done a couple of Coursera courses, they are always of the highest quality put together by scholars of whatever the subject matter is about. Universities tend to offer these as tasters and short introductions into their specialities.

You can get the information on the following link The Fall and Rise of Jerusalem | Coursera

Emory University are also offering a course through Coursera on The Bible's Prehistory, Purpose, and Political Future starting May 26th The Bible's Prehistory, Purpose, and Political Future | Coursera

I still enjoy the archeological and historical significance of the bible even though I no longer have any real belief. It's enjoyable studying this having no other agenda than learning. I intend to register for one or both of these courses. If anyone wishes to study any of these courses and wants a 'study buddy' for the duration please PM me.

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WTS buys £1,000,000 luxury sea-front property in Wales, UK

by Simon in

shower room.

office.

games room.

digderidoo

Try telling people in North Wales around Snowdonia and surrounding regions that Welsh is a dead language, it's their first language both in homes, the workplace and socially, they only speak English to English people.