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  Adam is Israel

  by Christ Alone in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i've recently been informed about the belief that the genesis account of adam is not speaking about the literal first man and woman, but a metaphorical retelling about the beginning of the nation of israel.

  one of the proofs that they use is when cain kills abel and is forced to leave.

  he is concerned about a posse coming after him to avenge abel's death.

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  glenster

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Israel#Pre-historic_Levant
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  Mother Teresa attacked by Atheist/Anostic group -

  by james_woods in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  while i am no fan of mother teresa after reading some of the revealed facts about her life and work - i thought this was just a little out of the realm of polite conversation (but was interesting):.

  atheist group at dartmouth plans anti mother teresa event.. .

  http://www.campusreform.org/blog/?id=4503.

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  glenster

  Is this it then?:

  The hospital accommodations are sub par, and the question is whether that's
  Teresa's doing or the fault of higher-ups in allocating money for her.

  She got money from a guy who later was shown to be a swindler. She has the
  option to decide what to do about an ethical problem--have it returned to middle
  class or better investors or desperately poor people.
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  Mother Teresa attacked by Atheist/Anostic group -

  by james_woods in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  while i am no fan of mother teresa after reading some of the revealed facts about her life and work - i thought this was just a little out of the realm of polite conversation (but was interesting):.

  atheist group at dartmouth plans anti mother teresa event.. .

  http://www.campusreform.org/blog/?id=4503.

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  How about Gandhi? What's bad about him?
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27lMS76hGG0
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  Does This Looks like James Woods' Magnificent Ferrari? What Do You Think?

  by Scott77 in

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  glenster

  Scott77: the best guess I have for the Ferrari is the screenshot on p.1 (Vice City takes place in 1986). The video is for cedar's preference for a Lambo (the GTA Infernus).
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  Mother Teresa attacked by Atheist/Anostic group -

  by james_woods in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  while i am no fan of mother teresa after reading some of the revealed facts about her life and work - i thought this was just a little out of the realm of polite conversation (but was interesting):.

  atheist group at dartmouth plans anti mother teresa event.. .

  http://www.campusreform.org/blog/?id=4503.

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  glenster

  PS to my last post: I can't find where Teresa's missionaries contacted the
  missionaries who were fully qualified doctors who had proper facilities, yet
  Teresa' missions regularly took in people with serious medical problems. Every
  description is either a complaint of the circumstances (higher likelihood of
  suffering and even death) or a tribute to Teresa.
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  Mother Teresa attacked by Atheist/Anostic group -

  by james_woods in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  while i am no fan of mother teresa after reading some of the revealed facts about her life and work - i thought this was just a little out of the realm of polite conversation (but was interesting):.

  atheist group at dartmouth plans anti mother teresa event.. .

  http://www.campusreform.org/blog/?id=4503.

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  glenster

  I read the recommended article. Again, this is something I've only done a
  little research about, so I'm learning as I go along.

  Daya Dan, the care center that the article says is getting some overdue im-
  provements for challenged children, was founded in 1998, a year after Theresa
  died, so that's doesn't pertain to Theresa or earlier policies. The article
  reaffirms one thing I thought was probably true:

  "'We should remember that Mother Teresa was clear that Missionaries of Charity
  was not operating a hospital. The homes are to serve the poor and give them the
  basic needs,' says Sunita Kumar, wife of former India Davis Cup coach Naresh
  Kumar and one who has been working with Missionaries’ sisters for over four
  decades."
  http://forbesindia.com/article/on-assignment/mother-teresas-legacy-is-under-a-cloud/15932/0?id=15932&pg=0

  That sounds like a Salvation Army post to me.

  I'm still not clear what the obligation is for the group to have been more
  than that--a place for temp. shelter, bath, and food. So I can imagine the
  haphazard efforts of those not trained in medical care, or not giving it, if en-
  countering something drastic, same as at a Salvation Army post, or such efforts
  in a transition period if they've tried to become more since Theresa's time.

  “What stops them from starting a hospital? Surely, money is not a problem,”
  asks Aroup Chatterjee, a London-based critic of Missionaries of Charity.

  Isn't that like asking why a Salvation Army post doesn't become a hospital?
  We generally don't hear complaints that they aren't.

  The same Catholics already have missionaries trained for medical work (see the
  links in an earlier post). What I'd still like to see these articles explain is
  the policy of relationship between the simpler outposts and the Catholic groups
  with missionaries trained as doctors to diagnose and treat patients.
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  Mother Teresa attacked by Atheist/Anostic group -

  by james_woods in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  while i am no fan of mother teresa after reading some of the revealed facts about her life and work - i thought this was just a little out of the realm of polite conversation (but was interesting):.

  atheist group at dartmouth plans anti mother teresa event.. .

  http://www.campusreform.org/blog/?id=4503.

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  How do you deny medical care if it isn't what you offer in the first place?
  The negative spin on that, combined with her outlook of looking for the silver
  lining in suffering, seems to be combined in a rumor of her sadistically wanting
  people to not go to the Catholic groups who provided medical attention, then
  editorials get batted back and forth. "Denial of providing medical care" may
  also leave out a recommendation to be taken to one of the Catholic medical mis-
  sions (see the links below). I don't know proof one way or the other, but I
  can't think of any reason to assume they'd keep their fellow workers a secret.

  Catholic medical missions:
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_Missionaries_of_Mary
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_Mission_Sisters
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  Curiosity may have made 'historic' discovery on Mars

  by wolfman85 in

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  2. current

  after reading this news on the link below i wonder, what do you think could have found curiosity on mars?.

  http://www.dnaindia.com/scitech/report_curiosity-may-have-made-historic-discovery-on-mars_1767511 .

  curiosity may have made 'historic' discovery on mars published: wednesday, nov 21, 2012, 13:54 ist .

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  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOAj-DfJpRg
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  Does This Looks like James Woods' Magnificent Ferrari? What Do You Think?

  by Scott77 in

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  glenster

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZC7rLhF6Tg0
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  Mother Teresa attacked by Atheist/Anostic group -

  by james_woods in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  while i am no fan of mother teresa after reading some of the revealed facts about her life and work - i thought this was just a little out of the realm of polite conversation (but was interesting):.

  atheist group at dartmouth plans anti mother teresa event.. .

  http://www.campusreform.org/blog/?id=4503.

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  "But primary health care is not what Mother Teresa’s order was founded to
  do. There are hundreds of Catholic medical orders which generously fill that
  need (the Medical Missionaries of Mary, who operate overseas, and the
  Daughters of Charity, who have for decades run numerous hospitals in this
  country, to name but two). Rather, the charism of the Missionaries of Charity
  (with whom I have worked) is, quite specifically, to provide solace to the
  very many poor patients who would otherwise die alone."
  http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/1996/sep/19/in-defense-of-mother-teresa/

  "And so far, this much seems to have been undeniable: that Mother Teresa
  and her Sisters do pick up the poor from the pavements of Calcutta, give them
  shelter, food to eat and, if need be, the possibility of a dignified death."
  http://www.lrb.co.uk/v18/n01/amit-chaudhuri/why-calcutta
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8w81qOc5nU

  I don't claim a lot of research on it, but is this the perspective? She had
  some conservative stances--while I'd recommend liberal, that didn't enter into
  her primary efforts. It sounds like she ran a lower income version of something
  like a Salvation Army outlet. If you're homeless, you get a place to stay over-
  night and get something to eat. Somebody might lead a prayer. I wouldn't go
  there for medical care any more than to a plumber, and someone might hazard
  something basic if at all in that way--others had the expertise to make those
  decisions. But if I was homeless, I'd rather have them there than not.