Yup! This is a 'can of worms' topic, and it raises many issues, but I raise the issue because of this little girl:
Her name is Tanilla, and this is what happened to her:
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Having Children is 'easy' to do, but should everyone have the right?
by fulltimestudent inyup!
this is a 'can of worms' topic, and it raises many issues, but i raise the issue because of this little girl:.
her name is tanilla, and this is what happened to her:.
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Having fun in China
by fulltimestudent ina tourist seems to get carried away with his visit, but his video gives a good overview of modern china.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pe4rij0icjw .
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but somewhere else in China, the mood is completely different:
In Hunan province (Hu is the Chinese word for lake and nan means south - so south of the lake), located in the south of central China, is a river called Xiaodongjiang.
The Chinese newspaper, 'The People's Daily' has just published some images of a fisherman on this river, here's some of them.
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Having fun in China
by fulltimestudent ina tourist seems to get carried away with his visit, but his video gives a good overview of modern china.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pe4rij0icjw .
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Some young Americans (from Wayne State University) discuss their experience of China and its affect on them:
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Having fun in China
by fulltimestudent ina tourist seems to get carried away with his visit, but his video gives a good overview of modern china.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pe4rij0icjw .
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There is a different vibe in the street life and the crowds. Hard to explain, but the mood of the crowds is different - more light-hearted perhaps?
This student picked up a calmer mood:
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Having fun in China
by fulltimestudent ina tourist seems to get carried away with his visit, but his video gives a good overview of modern china.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pe4rij0icjw .
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A tourist seems to get carried away with his visit, but his video gives a good overview of modern China
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After Kingdom Hall bomb blast = Twisted Witness logic! Saved by Jah!
by Witness 007 inin sydney in the late 80's a bomb blew up the kingdom hall killing one man and injuring many.
the hall was badly destroyed.
later stories spread about how jehovah "saved" the congregation.. 1. the brother who died was large and sat in front saving many lives by taking the full impact.
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A couple of points to consider labmik.
First, I agree that its wrong for any religion to attempt to 'hold-on' to members by hiding them in the case of intra-family religious disputes. And unfortunately, at times, some witnesses have done that.
Second, in the matter of Len Warwick, his former wife does not seem to have been a witness at the time the Kingdom hall was bombed. The program last night stated that Warwick's former wife' sister was associating with that congregation, and the bombing was apparently a revenge act against her.
Incidentally, I believe, (well according to a good friend - also an XJW) the speaker that day, was David Winder. My friend, who was in the same congregation as David W., said that David W. told him that the bomb was located right under the platform, and was packed with nails, and therefore intended to hurt as many people as possible. Winder's name was not mentioned (that I recall) in the program. Not sure if he's still alive?
For those interested, this is the web-site of the TV program that discussed the murders and bombings. The full program went for about 1 hour, very detailed and not pulling punches in its accusations against Len Warwick. It seems to be at the least inviting him to sue the TV program.
http://au.news.yahoo.com/sunday-night/features/article/-/17866516/the-family-court-murders/
The article breaks the full program into 4 segments, the KH section is in segment 3. The program states that Warwick's former wife and her sister were receiving threats and the police thought it a good idea for them to move out of Sydney. Some brothers helped them move - and that was Warwick's justification for the bombing.
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Restoring an 8th Century Painting in one of the World's Oldest Monasteries
by fulltimestudent inhere's a video of the restoration (as part of an appeal for funds, which i do not neccessarily support - except from a historical perspective).. .
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/255690355/an-8th-century-painting-needs-restoration .
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And, we realise that the age of 'miracles; must be long gone when we see a painting of St . Collouthos performing an eye operation, not with a prayer, but some kind of instrument. Let's hope the patient kept their eye-sight.
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Restoring an 8th Century Painting in one of the World's Oldest Monasteries
by fulltimestudent inhere's a video of the restoration (as part of an appeal for funds, which i do not neccessarily support - except from a historical perspective).. .
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/255690355/an-8th-century-painting-needs-restoration .
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More on the paintings.
Some of the paintings are not quite what contemporary Christians would expect to see in church. I don't think any church today may have a mural of Mary breastfeeding a mature (say age 4 to 5) Jesus.
(quote) The church must have been built around 645 and soon afterwards the first, preliminary decoration was applied, consisting of decorative patterns and crosses, painted in simple red ochre paint.
Probably before the beginning of the 8th century a more monumental layer of paintings was begun. This second layer was apparently not planned as one consistent decorative programme, but one by one paintings were added over the 8th century.
The first painting uncovered entirely was that of the breastfeeding Virgin, an impressive image that must have been painted as one of the first of the second layer, the Virgin being the patroness of the church. It is not a coincidence that the face of Mary reminds of Fayum portraits, especially when seen from nearby. This painting, like most of the other 8th murals in the church, was done in the so-called encaustic technique, using bee's wax as a medium for the pigment. This was another interesting discovery. It was generally thought that this painting technique was forgotten by the 8th century, but these paintings, done by different masters over a span of several decades, prove the opposite.
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Is Buddhism a religion of love ...? ... (raucous laughter)
by fulltimestudent ini quote from a web-page devoted to the dalai lama:.
the heart of the buddhaforget all the fancy meditation practices, says his holiness the dalai lama, the real heart of buddhism is complete commitment to others.
in this commentary on the way of the bodhisattva, he describes the awakened heart of the buddha, which is his vow to attain enlightenment for the sake of all sentient beings.. - http://www.shambhalasun.com/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=27&itemid=161 .
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This is - Ngawang Lobsang Gyatso (Tibetan: ???????????????????????, Wylie: Ngag-dBang bLo-bZang rGya-mTsho) was the 5th Dalai Lama: a key religious and temporal leader of Tibet who lived from 1617 to 1682 (CE). Gyatso is credited with unifying central Tibet after a protracted era of civil wars. As an independent head of state, he established diplomatic relations with China and also met with early European explorers. Gyatso - who wrote 24 volumes' worth of scholarly and religious works on a wide range of subjects - was the first Dalai Lama to wield effective temporal power over all of central Tibet, and is very frequently referred to simply as the Great Fifth. (from Wikipedia)
His unification of central Tibet was not accomplished by prayers or great compassion - he did it the old fashioned way, with a better army!
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Is Buddhism a religion of love ...? ... (raucous laughter)
by fulltimestudent ini quote from a web-page devoted to the dalai lama:.
the heart of the buddhaforget all the fancy meditation practices, says his holiness the dalai lama, the real heart of buddhism is complete commitment to others.
in this commentary on the way of the bodhisattva, he describes the awakened heart of the buddha, which is his vow to attain enlightenment for the sake of all sentient beings.. - http://www.shambhalasun.com/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=27&itemid=161 .
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and, in next door Thailand, Buddhists also clash with a Muslim minority:
