i learned about y'all in the second grade, and fell in love with your beautiful land.. my geography book was filled with pictures of your wheat fields, lakes, rivers, and smiling people.. one of the ancestors, an aunt of hank aaron, used to regale us with wonderful stories of her visits to your country: the cleanliness, the warmth and friendliness of the people, and the lack of overt racial prejudice.. later on, i read about the underground railroad.
my heart swelled with admiration and respect as i found out how your country welcomed fugitive slaves.. my resolve is to visit y'all one of these fine days and see for myself what i've been told.
my little jw daughter and her dad have been there, and they both agree that canada is a land of freedom and opportunity.. to the canucks on this here forum, i salute you, as you only reinforce what i've been told about y'all.
O Canada. Good thread Syl....I do love living in this vast country. Like Vamp and Outlaw I live in British Columbia...on the west coast with great views of the Pacific. Grew up in the far north but have been here for about 10 years and don't plan on leaving anytime soon.
A pic of the type of scenery from my neck of the woods...
i don't know how to embed youtube videos on here but heres the link:.
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http://youtu.be/hjgzlpbjilw.
Put the earbuds in and tried to listen to this at work...put me to sleep. Good treatment for insomnia.
Ah the old conventions...remember trying to make it look like I was taking notes but really just trying to take a nap. Then your head would bob and wake you up. Hated that. Just wanted to sleeeeep.
when does a scientific perspective become as tenuous as a religious one?.
light the blue touch paper and stand well back............... i know there are some historic threads but it would be interesting see the views of the current (overlapping) generation of jwners.. btw just leaving the office be back in about an hour.
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Gotcha Nickolas...thanks. From my perspective I'm convinced as well, as much as that the earth revolves around the sun. And yes...sorry cantleave about the veering off topic.
found this wee beastie on my garden wall this evening.
i know it's a moth but what type?
i've never seen anything like it before in my life.
Crazy moth you got there mummatron. Here's the pic fortis...
when does a scientific perspective become as tenuous as a religious one?.
light the blue touch paper and stand well back............... i know there are some historic threads but it would be interesting see the views of the current (overlapping) generation of jwners.. btw just leaving the office be back in about an hour.
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but I don't think it has been proven in the accepted sense of the word.
Nickolas...wondering if you wouldn't mind elaborating on that. Granted I'm early in studying evolution but from what I've read so far, Dawkins and Coyne, the theory of evolution is as rock solid, and accepted, of any scientific theory. Perhaps you meant something different...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i225vcs3x0g&feature=related.
Great stuff. Love the picture of the dinosaur on the wall.
wouldn't a loud voice from heaven asking for a show of hands pretty much do away with the need for the preaching/evangelizing work?.
why is this a stupid question?.
no, seriously!.
Tammy....American Idol, of course.
answer this one.. you wake up.
you are naked.
you are lying on beautiful green grass amid a flourishing paradise garden.....you are in eden!.
Grab a beer, flick on the game and remind Eve of her God-given place.
Then all hell would break loose.
wouldn't a loud voice from heaven asking for a show of hands pretty much do away with the need for the preaching/evangelizing work?.
why is this a stupid question?.
no, seriously!.
Touché PSac....you kicked my ass there. ;-)
i just found a danish article in "jyllands posten" (yea, the ones who printed drawings of muhammed once).
i hope that my translation is ok, otherwise, please tell me if there is somewhere you dont understand it.. .
jehovahs witnesses to be investigatedmembers are encouraged by the leaders, to cease contact with those leaving the society.. .
Just went to the link and using Google Translate, this is how it translates that portion:
The spokesman for Jehovah's Witnesses in Denmark, Erik Jorgensen, rejects that renegade members regarded as insane.
"But with regard to follow the right lessons, they have a sick view of things. And the Bible has a clear guide to how to deal with apostates, "said Erik Jorgensen.
