Posts by Uzzah

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Canada's Non-Involvment in Iraq War - Why?

by Uzzah in

although there has been some comment in the international press about the government of canada's decision to not provide direct assistance, very little has been said about why they made this decision.

the united states and

so why would risk potential economic downturn and alienation by refusing to participate in the war?

Uzzah

Although there has been some comment in the International Press about the Government of Canada's decision to not provide direct assistance, very little has been said about why they made this decision.

The United States and

So why would risk potential economic downturn and alienation by refusing to participate in the war?

Some pundits have listed the following possible answers:

- is already spending enough on international policing efforts in Bosnia for example

- Canadian troops are still highly active in fighting the original war on terrorism in Afghanistan

- Canadian Ships are still providing military escort in the Persian Gulf

One area that has received little attention and that I feel is a huge reason for the Prime Minister to not show active participation.

According to polls, in Quebec 85% of voters are against Canadian involvement in the war. Considering the population is largely French their alliance with France might be the explanation behind this. Why does this carry more weight than the 85% of Ontario/Alberta and BC residents that favor the war?

There is a provincial election underway in Quebec . If the current Federal party were to back a war in Iraq , they would essentially be handing the province over to the separatist party (Parti Quebecois). This would lead to huge domestic upheaval yet again within .

It would also present an even larger economic problem for the country due to the instability as was evidenced during the last attempt for separation, than a possible short term loss suffered by the wrath of angry Americans over the war, which fortunately tend to have a short memory.

PM Jean Chretien has essentially given his fellow Liberal Party candidate in a federal compromise to assist him win the election in Quebec .

Election results and the future economy will determine if it was the right decision.

I’d be interested in hearing the views of other Canadians and interested parties on the above .

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WTS pulls another fast one on the flock

by stichione in

did you notice in today's watchtower study article, paragraph 19, the following:

"the parties to the new covenant are god and anointed ones.

jesus is the mediator"

Uzzah

This point was highlighted shortly before the release of the Greatest Man book. Often when you asked 'anointed" ones about hwo they knew of their hope, a common answer was that when reading the New Testament it was as if it was written to them, whereas the great crowd reads it more like history and prinicpled directives.

It was explained that the great crowd could still pray to Jesus based on the merits of our association with the 144,000 and not on our own.

<gag>

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Which are you? Emotional or Intellectual?

by Yizuman in

jw
friends

after observing the two sides arguing about the war with iraq, i have come to see 2 kinds of groups, not just the argument from conservatives and liberals, but from those who think with either from their intellectual or emotional standpoints...... from the emotional standpoints who oppose the war, which i would call the "oprah thinkers", these are the group of people who think with their emotional part of the brain rather than the intellectual part of the brain.

the oprah thinkers likes to cry alot and dab their eyes with a hankerchef.

they get outraged when a human being regardless of their background (good or evil) gets killed for whatever reason it may be.. then there are those who support the war, which i would call the "spock thinkers", who think from the intellectual part of the brain rather than from the emotional part of the brain.

Uzzah

It falls into the same pattern

People who help an anonymous person begging = good decent Christians

People who don't help an anonymous person begging = evil vile atheists

Categorization and all or nothing thinking has been evident with that particular poster since his first post here. But maybe I am just being emotionally intellectual about the whole thing.

Uzzah

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Vicki Boer v. Watchtower Child abuse Civil Trial - No News Yet but Update

by hawkaw in

victoria a. boer v. watch tower bible and tract society of canada et.al.

involves vicki suing the watchtower and some of its elders.

the organization treated her paedophile father in high regard even after vicki came forward.

Uzzah

Ray:

Vicki Boer is the gal that you are referring to that relocated from Ontario to NB. She, Mike Moss and the Berry girls were the brave souls that stood up on that show and roared!

I am still hearing positive comments about the 5th Estate program. I have spoken with a few Witnesses about it and the most (worst) any of them can say is it is a shame the Society's dirty laundry had to be aired in public. Of course the JW's are pissed at those who participated in the program but they couldn't deny the facts presented.

It was well done and I look forward to (hopefully) it re-airing in the future.

Uzzah

PS - Great to hear from you on the boards again Hawk. Your presence has been missed

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Trivia - LOL

by Uzzah in

jw
friends

here are some interesting facts.

(trying to lighten the mood a little).

if you yelled for 8 years, 7 months and 6 days you would have produced enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee.

Uzzah

Scully:

You know I care and would do just about anything for you... but I have to draw the line at finding out the gender of a pig. LOL Friendship only goes so far!!

Uzzah

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Trivia - LOL

by Uzzah in

jw
friends

here are some interesting facts.

(trying to lighten the mood a little).

if you yelled for 8 years, 7 months and 6 days you would have produced enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee.

Uzzah

Here are some interesting facts. (Trying to lighten the mood a little)

If you yelled for 8 years, 7 months and 6 days you would have produced enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee.

(Hardly seems worth it.)

If you farted consistently for 6 years and 9 months, enough gas is produced to create the energy of an atomic bomb.

(Now that's more like it!)

The human heart creates enough pressure when it pumps out

to the body to squirt blood 30 feet.

(O.M.G.!)

A pig's orgasm lasts 30 minutes.

(In my next life, I want to be a pig.)

A cockroach will live nine days without its head before it starves to death.

(Creepy. I'm still not over the pig.)

Banging your head against a wall uses 150 calories an hour.

(Do not try this at home...... maybe at work.)

The male praying mantis cannot copulate while its head is attached to its body. The female initiates sex by ripping the male's head off.

("Honey, I'm home. What the....?!")

The flea can jump 350 times its body length. It's like a human jumping the length of a football field.

(30 minutes... lucky pig... can you imagine??)

The catfish has over 27,000 taste buds.

(What could be so tasty on the bottom of a pond?)

Some lions mate over 50 times a day.

(I still want to be a pig in my next life...quality over quantity)

Butterflies taste with their feet.

(Something I always wanted to know.)

The strongest muscle in the body is the tongue.

(Hmmmmmm........)

Right-handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people.

(If you're ambidextrous, do you split the difference?)

Elephants are the only animals that cannot jump.

(OK, so that would be a good thing....)

An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.

(I know some people like that.)

Starfish have no brains.

(I know some people like that too.)

Polar bears are left-handed.

(If they switch, they'll live a lot longer.)

Humans and dolphins are the only species that have sex for pleasure.

(What about that pig??)

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What Was The Final Straw That Made You Leave The Organisation?

by SpannerintheWorks in

jw
friends

as a faithful and zealous witness, nothing can question your faith.

but one day, something does!

you begin to have doubts.

Uzzah

I was already pretty much inactive with the doubts (actually knowledge that things weren't right moreso than doubts) I had. But what was the clincher that made me take steps to never go tot eh Kingdom Hall again was the article in the Watchtower when they blamed the individual JW who was imprisoned over the conscientious objector/alternative work arrangments as if it was all their own doing thereby absolving the Society of any of the blame.

As much as I was already repulsed by a lot of what the Society had done and was doing, that article send me over the edge and made me realize I had enough.

I was "Uzzah" while I was still active and I guess I have continued that role ..still trying to 'steady the ark' The cool part is God hasn't struck me down yet ..what does that tell ya? smirking

Uzzah

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Should SARS be getting more attention?

by Simon in

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sars, the new deadly virus that seems to be spreading quickly round the world, is very worrying but is not getting much attention i think because of the war.. scientists have been saying for some times that we are overdue for a pandemic of spanish flu proportions and this could be it !.

in just a few days / weeks it seems to have reached most major countries, infected thousands and killed more people than the iraqi's have.. should we be concerned?

Uzzah

I have been working closely with various agencies regarding the SARS warnings in my area.

The following is a great source of realistic information not tainted by sensationalism.

http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/english/protection/warnings/2003/2003_11.htm

It provides daily updates on the occurence of SARS as well as measures being undertaken.

Also keep in mind that the minimums being released to the media to suspect SARS (such as temperature) are different than those being given to medical professionals in the diagnosis of it. For example, a temperature of 38 degrees is told to the public for them to get checked out, whereas a rapid onset of fever reaching 40 degrees is what is the factor for medical diagnosis. Most of this campaign is public awareness and their taking rpeventative measures to slow the spread of the disease.

The same precautions you would take to prevent getting a cold, should assist in preventing SARS. Regular hand washing (with soap), proper rest, proper diet all contribute to the body's ability to fight off infections, such as colds, flu, and SARS.

Also keep in mind people are being released daily after successfully being treated for SARS.

It is always wise to take precautions, but it is by no means TEOTWAWKI

Be well

Uzzah

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Iraqi expatriates return to battle U.S.

by Trauma_Hound in

http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/0326war-jordan26.html iraqi expatriates return to battle u.s.

margaret coker .

cox news service.

Uzzah

Heathen:

I want to leave the safety of Canada and return to the United States to join their military and join in the destruction of the Saddam war machine. Should I be allowed to do so?

Is the freedom to chose not to have freedom (democracy) still not a freedom? What about the freedom to live according to one's chosen culture even if despised by you?

Uzzah - in the "things that make you go hmmmmm" kind of mood

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Saddam has key to Detroit & "Maxim"-ize the troops

by Uzzah in

these stories qualify as the "strange but true" articles of the day.... i am not posting this to fan flames but found the two stories interesting and both raised an eyebrow but in different ways.... a gift worth a foot in the mouth .

this is one gift the city of detroit may never be able to live down.

back in 1980, when times were much different than they are now and the u.s. was on a completely different footing with a certain despotic middle eastern leader, saddam hussein was given the key to the motor city.

Uzzah

These stories qualify as the "Strange but True" articles of the day...

I am not posting this to fan flames but found the two stories interesting and both raised an eyebrow but in different ways...

A Gift Worth A Foot In The Mouth

This is one gift the city of Detroit may never be able to live down. Back in 1980, when times were much different than they are now and the U.S. was on a completely different footing with a certain despotic Middle Eastern leader, Saddam Hussein was given the key to the Motor City. The presentation was made by a priest on behalf on Mayor Coleman Young, during a visit by a group of Chaldeans to Baghdad. In turn, Saddam donated $200,000 to a Chaldean Catholic church in Detroit. At the time, America – as the entire nation may also want to forget – was giving covert aid to Iraq in its war with Iran. Twenty-three years later, there’s nothing covert about the U.S.’ aim in Iraq. Maybe when they find Saddam, U.S. troops may also want to hunt down that gift key and have it returned to the U.S. – to be tossed in the Detroit River, for posterity’s sake.

For Their Viewing Pleasure

Don’t say the publisher of a couple of the top men’s magazines isn’t supportive of the troops in Iraq. Dennis Publishing is shipping 15,000 free copies of Maxim and Stuff over to the American soldiers in the Gulf, with the intention that the scantily clad models covering their pages will boost morale. It’s not a new idea by any means, as pin-ups of lovely ladies were all the rage in World War II. Not wanting to be left out of the mix, Time Magazine is also making arrangements to send copies of its two latest issues on college basketball (re. March Madness stuff) to sites housing U.S. military personnel. Word is People magazine could soon hit the desert too. Wondering where Playboy is in this time of need? While the legendary girly glossy isn’t delivering any of its skin mags to the front, it hopes to make a contribution by setting up an e-mail address where the fighting faithful can sign up to receive non-nude pics (shucks) and messages from the playmates. And the women involved in the war haven’t been forgotten either. Long before the hostilities began, someone from the front wrote Hearst Corp. asking for some quality reading material. In reply, the publisher sent issues of its Marie Claire magazine along with skin care products to dozens of female soldiers. The publisher said it will soon also deliver copies of its Good Housekeeping title – maybe because even on the front, no one deserves a tent that isn’t aesthetically pleasing.