Posts by the_classicist

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How many languages can you "speak"?

by averyniceguy in

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even though i am myself deaf, i can speak english pretty well and i also do america sign language.

what about you?

the_classicist

English mainly, Latin, a bit of Greek and French, and I need to learn German, Italian, and French if I want to go to grad school.

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Whats up with Witnesses being allowed to VOTE now?

by runningrussianboy in

i read somewhere that jw's can vote now?

it was in a kingdom ministry a few years back.

i remember being told that voting for anything but jehovah was a sin.

I remember seeing in a Questions from Readers article that voting was a decision one should make personally based on one's "bible-based conscience", or something like that. This particularly stood out to me (though I don't know where to find it!).

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Anyone know anything about the law in BC re alimony

by orbison11 in

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or where i could find information on obtaining it after the divorce?.

orbi

the_classicist

Gov. of BC's site on spousal support: http://www.ag.gov.bc.ca/family-justice/law/spouse/index.htm

Hope this helps.

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OFFICIAL WORLD CUP THREAD! "here we go, here we go, here we go"!

by nicolaou in

less than 2 hours before it all starts and a quarter of the earth's population will be watching!

- c'mon you americans, get on board.

germany kick-off against costa rica at 5pm to be followed by poland v ecuador at 8pm (bst)

the_classicist

Who do you think is the best so far?

While they aren't the big guys, I think that Mexico v. Iran was pretty fun to watch; USA v. CR was pretty good too.

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Do we have non-Biblical evidence that Jesus Christ existed?

by Inquisitor in

what non-biblical, historical evidence proves or supports the notion that jesus once existed as a living, breathing jewish man?

i'll start with the one that i used to swear by back when i was a good jw.

the roman historian suetonius (c. 69-140 c.e.

the_classicist

Not until long after he died. Pliny mentions that he was executed under Pontius Pilate in his letter to Emperor Trajan about the rise of the Christians and the decrease of worship in pagan temples. Tacitus also mentions the Christians. Nothing contemporary, though (hey, the bible's not even contemporary).

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From now on I'm calling this the "Rainy Season"

by JH in

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for a 2nd year on a row, it's been raining most of april, may, and now june.

i went for a ride on bike.

i was 6 miles away and it was sunny.

the_classicist

I was staying in the Okanagan when, on a perfectly sunny day, a thunderstorm suddenly came in. Of course, I was on my bike, on the other side of town from where I was staying. It rained extremely hard for 20-30 min. and after 20 min. of riding in it, I decided to pull into a shopping mall and hide in the entrance. Of course, 10 min. later it stopped. By that time, I was so soaked you could see clear through my shirt and I could literally pour water out of my shoes.

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OFFICIAL WORLD CUP THREAD! "here we go, here we go, here we go"!

by nicolaou in

less than 2 hours before it all starts and a quarter of the earth's population will be watching!

- c'mon you americans, get on board.

germany kick-off against costa rica at 5pm to be followed by poland v ecuador at 8pm (bst)

the_classicist

Football from 10:30 pm to 6:30 am every day for four weeks. I'm melting.

It's 6am - 2pm here.

Go Czechs!

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NEWSFLASH!!!! CATHOLIC CHURCH OKS CONDOMS!!!!

by anewme in

i just heard a brief report that the vatican has okd the use of condoms to prevent the spread of the hiv virus.

this is good news and a relief to many.

in light of the growing aids epidemic world wide this allowance is very compassionate on the part of the church.

the_classicist

Betrand Russell said something like this: Catholic women can now prevent conception through mathematics, but not through physics.

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Nuclear attack in New York on June 9 or 10?

by RR in

nuclear attack in new york on june 9 or 10?.

the lord's witnesses press release is headlined: "bible scholars predict an 85 percent probability of a nuclear terrorist attack on the un complex in manhattan on june 9 or 10"

robert duncan