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  Ethics at work

  by joannadandy in

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  today i was listening to speaking of faith, a program on npr.. http://www.speakingoffaith.org/programs/2003/08/29_whistle/.

  they were interviewing colleen rowley, the whistle blower who worked for the fbi and wanted to investigate mussoui, before september 11th.

  she was, and so was the host, making the arguement that having a strong religious faith allows one to do the right thing in the face of adversity, and going against the grain, not following the herd blah blah blah.

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  jelly

  As an individual (a deist) and as a person that has studied history I see no coralation between faith and ethics.

  Terry
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  What's The Difference Between UK & US?

  by Englishman in

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  2. friends

  i'm only posting this so as to get a buzz from looking forward to our trip to joy & steve's place in october.. i last went to the usa when i was 12 years old and i'm keen to know what differences to expect.

  i know that their service industry is vastly superior to ours, someone told me that restaurant staff are actually helpful over there!.

  umm, driving on the opposite side is going to be strange.

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  1. You can order drinks in cups that are literally a 1/4 gallon in size
  2. You can instantly make friends with any American by saying bad things about the French
  3. At four way stops the guy on the right has the right away, if four people show up at the same time work it out amongst yourselves (in reality 4-way stops are a type of passive population control device)
  4. Many people freak out abut smoking anywhere, be warned we have tobacco nazis here
  5. Some parts of the larger cities are not safe, be careful where you go
  6. If you have toddlers do not leave them unattended ever.

  Terry
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  Disgusting: Torture of live chickens at Tyson

  by kitties_and_horses_oh_my! in

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  please look at the following link:.

  i'm not a big peta supporter - i think they too often only tell one side of the story - but if you read virgil butler's statement i think you'll find there aren't too many ways to look at the situation that would put it in a good light.

  dry ice bombs shoved up a chicken's rectum so it would blow apart, chickens scalded to death in so much pain that their eyes pop out of their heads, live chickens having their wings and legs ripped off by sadistic employees - it makes me sick.

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  I would question anything from PETA or a PETA like organization. What the hell would the point be of raming dry ice up a chickens ass, it does not even make sense. Factory workers can be pretty strange however. I remember a case a couple of years ago where a guy at a turkey processing plant had sex with a live turkey for $80.00 US from his workmates. He was arrested and convicted of animal cruelty.

  Terry
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  Why are Americans always shooting themselves?

  by Zep in

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  i recently watched bowling for columbine and came away with the impression that michael moore is saying that americans are always shooting themselves because they are paranoid to the hilt.. i cant figure it out!

  why are americans always going postal on themselves?

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  jelly

  The Columbine kids bought some of their guns illegally, so did the beltway sniper sometimes (often) laws dont fix problems. Just think the war on drugs. Some gun laws are necessary, and waiting periods are generally a good idea. But creating more laws are not going to fix the gun problem any more than creating stiffer penalites will fix the drug problem.

  It's a sociatal problem that does not have any easy fixes. The solution involves maybe decriminalizing some behaviors, training educators to control the inmates of their learning facilities, parents doing their jobs, etc, etc,. Stiffer penalities for other crimes. Basically, I dont see any single factor but a host of several.

  Terry
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  Why are Americans always shooting themselves?

  by Zep in

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  i recently watched bowling for columbine and came away with the impression that michael moore is saying that americans are always shooting themselves because they are paranoid to the hilt.. i cant figure it out!

  why are americans always going postal on themselves?

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  Moore has lost a couple of court cases after getting sued about previous videos he made. If you search on the internet you can find out about them. Also, many of the things brought up in his video were factually inaccurate. America does have a problem with gun violence but not for any of the reasons moore brings out.

  I personally think it has more to do with the criminilization of drugs and the drug culture that surronds it. Add in gangs, crazy white kids, crazy black kids, crazy latino kids, high school teachers that allow bullies to exist, parents that dont watch what their kids are doing, cheap beer, you get gun violnece.

  I have never seen a study but I believe a huge coralation (sp?) between drugs and gun violence exist.

  Terry
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  Rebels and Red Coats - Native Americans & Blacks in the American Revolution

  by Simon in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this topic is largely in response to the topic:.

  in one post, i said:one possible reason that both native americans and blacks (then slaves) were treated so badly for so long is that both largely sided with the british in the war of independence.

  i guess countries have some kind of giant collective consciousness that takes a while to change.. .

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  I think it was more of a catholic thing than irish. But because Irish tended to be catholic in practice the irish got a trouble from these guys also.

  Terry
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  Rebels and Red Coats - Native Americans & Blacks in the American Revolution

  by Simon in

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  this topic is largely in response to the topic:.

  in one post, i said:one possible reason that both native americans and blacks (then slaves) were treated so badly for so long is that both largely sided with the british in the war of independence.

  i guess countries have some kind of giant collective consciousness that takes a while to change.. .

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  While the KKK is without a doubt about racism, Its important to remember they also hated Catholics, and the Irish (just like the british) . So while you had to be white to join the hate was not limited towards only black poeple. I dont think SS was being sympathic to the clan he was just pointing out some history. The legal system of reconstruction dramatically changed the power structure to a more fair way and in attempt to revert to the status quo (unfair prewar laws and standards) KKK was formed to act in extralegal ways.

  Terry
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  Alert: Women and Men who Care!!

  by patio34 in

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  this is part of a fundamentalist "war" on women's rights, in my opinion.

  i'm trying to get the word out to as many people as i can.

  this just came across my screen.

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  jelly

  Both the left and right have their intollerant wack jobs. I think its important to call these guys for what they are no matter if its a Dem or a Rep trying to hire the lunatic. This guy must go.

  Terry
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  Write a Story - Go To Jail

  by ignored_one in

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  My understanding is that if you talk about killing specific people it is a felony. Like if your teachers name is Bob you cant write a how to kill Bob story. But if it is made up of fictional characters then I cant see what the problem is.

  Terry
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  Holiday booked today...Scared of Flying!

  by ScoobySnax in

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  ok so i booked my holiday up today over the internet, going next monday week 1st september to corfu in greece, anyone been there>?.

  also i'm scared sh@tless about flying.

  any tips?

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  I have often wondered how people react in Airplanes when they are falling to their deaths. I mean the o2 comes down and if you get that on you will live the whole ride down, and basically from 35k feet you are talking about a four minute plunge. I wonder if any body just completely checks out of reality. I mean having four minutes to dwell on certain death must seem like an eternity in hell. I would hope my mind would put me somewhere else, like convincing myself I was actually on a rollercoaster or something. It would be interesting if a recording from the passenger cabin survived a plane wreck to see what would be on it. I wonder if you would see many people putting their arms up in the air a laughing as they do on roller coasters. The really wierd thing is that sometimes when I get on rollar coasters I wonder if I am really in a plane.
  Terry