canada has universal healthcare.
the consensus is that america never will.
can anyone explain why, please?
Unless the demographics change drastically in the future it's likely to remain a deadlocked issue and it'll stay as it is - so there we have it.
There is no consensus among US citizens for change re health care that's free at the point of delivery.
May things continue the way they are - I'm sure we can all respect the democratic will of the US electorate
even though i’m agnostic so will not commit to either intelligent design or chance, i love being part of the congregation for the close personal relationships.. there is such a great atmosphere inside the congregation it really is like a family and you don’t get this anywhere else.. a real friend is someone you can rely on when you are in need.
if things go wrong for you and you are going through a hard time you know real friends will be there for you.
as long as you didn’t bring it on yourself by going against gods law then you have to prove you are repentant first of course.. there is a lot of research now saying that good friends is essential for healthy and happiness.
I don't know much about links between health and relationships.
But I have heard that two-parent families are the best to bring up children.
canada has universal healthcare.
the consensus is that america never will.
can anyone explain why, please?
Can anyone explain why, please? - because there hasn't ever been a referendum on it.
Does the majority of US citizens actually want an NHS-style healthcare system?
what would watchtower corporation(tm) do in compromise of their 'north korean style rules' if by publicly removing them, they could get more money and power?.
if each governing body(tm) member (pee be upon them), were offered a few million quid/bucks each to rescind the barbaric 'no whole blood' rule?.
i know what i think these fake religionists would do.
EG. If each Governing Body(tm) member (Pee be upon them), were offered a few million quid/bucks each to rescind the barbaric 'no whole blood' rule? - this is an interesting thought.
But I think that they might well refuse this money, knowing that their refusal would probably lead to an increase of donations among the faithful (brainwashed) and save face.
The GB or whoever are in charge of the religion are pretty canny. They know how to keep their bullshit going. Let's face it, they've been doing just that for 150 years, lol.
https://avoidjw.org/news/jehovahs-witnesses-mysteriously-deleted-shunning-videos/?fbclid=iwar3jjfsa3zx-4kxrdtjwopmzty-5wxhrxm1-gvjtp9j20ovqfpxh.
Of course they cover up their shunning policy.
Just like they cover up the fact that, until only very recently, they required two witnesses for child sex abuse.
Theocratic Warfare (TM).
original reddit post (removed).
yesterday was the opening of the open mic in zagreb in there new location the cafe bar Spunk - lol.
Sounds like the right place for Lloyd.
original reddit post (removed).
he’s a legend in his own lunch break
we seem to have had an influx of religiots - the people who want to tell us all about how we / the wts / whoever are wrong, wrong, wrong about everything and how right they are.
they obviously have special insight, or voices (probably voices, right?
) telling them the real truth.. as proof, there is inevitably a wall of random scripture references and quotes.. sorry, but we're not here for that.
Of course people often view all Christians through the lens of Evangelical Christianity - evangelicals are just one branch of Christianity. They deserve criticism, but I'm not sure they should be used to represent Christianity.
You're one of the nice ones, Jan
i see they have updated their list of translations or versions where some form of yhwh or jhvh appears in the new testament.. https://www.jw.org/en/library/bible/study-bible/appendix-c/divine-name-new-testament-2/.
If you agree Jesus wouldn’t have followed a superstition to avoid the divine name then I don’t know what exactly we disagree about - I'm not sure we have anything to disagree about in this thread.
I'm just pointing out how the divine name was used so repeatedly in the OT that it almost became monotonous, whereas it was only used sparingly in the NT.
I think the words you’re looking for are ‘hallowed be thy name’ - yes, those words were part of the model prayer. But Jesus encouraged his followers to call God 'our Father'. Which sons or daughters call their father by his own name? I certainly don't call my father by his own name ...
“a spokesperson from dorset coroner's office told the bbc that due to the nature of his death there would be no inquest.
no further details were given on cause of death by the coroner.” https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-65633872.
no "further" details were given?
I take your point, Jan, but as I understand it a heart defect is a specific disorder.
I wouldn't file that under 'natural causes'.
As I understand it, natural causes is used when someone is 70 or 90 or 100 and their heart just stops beating and they die peacefully in their sleep.
I don't think this happened here.
(BTW, I'd like to echo Unky Punky's sentiments - I hope this man's loved ones get comfort and support at this difficult time. I should have said this in my original post.)
