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Jehovah's Witness School Principal a "tyrant and a bully"
by sizemik ina controversial coney island principal has pulled the plug on patriotism.. her refusal to let students sing god bless the usa at their graduation has sparked fireworks at a school filled with proud immigrants.. greta hawkins, principal of ps 90, the edna cohen school, wont allow kindergartners to belt out the beloved lee greenwood ballad, also known as proud to be an american, at their moving-up ceremony.. context: middle correlation photo five classes spent months learning the patriotic song, which skyrocketed in popularity after the 9/11 attacks and the 2003 invasion of iraq.it was to be the rousing finale of their musical show at the june 20 commencement.
the kids, dressed up for their big day, would wave tiny american flags which, as the lyrics proclaim, still stand for freedom.. but hawkins marched in on a recent rehearsal and ordered a cd playing the anthem to be shut off, staffers said.. she told the teachers to drop the song from the program.. we dont want to offend other cultures, they quoted her as explaining.. the curt edict stunned both staff and parents.. a lot of people fought to move to america to live freely, so that song should be sung with a whole lot of pride, said mom luz lozada, whose son, daniel, is in kindergarten.. the song has been sung at previous school events.
last years fifth-graders, including another lozada child, performed it at graduation.. everybody applauded and whistled, the mom said.
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Conclusive evidence of a Grand Designer
by sizemik insome of you have no doubt seen this before .
interestingly, ray comfort is an ex-pat kiwi lol.
i used to see him here in christchurch nz .
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The literal and inerrant accuracy of the Bible . . . a modernist view?
by sizemik ini've seen it stated more than once on this site .
that the fundamentalist view of the bible being the inerrant and infallible word of god, is a modern interpretation not shared by the early christians.
the view has been promulgated most notably by e r sandeen who, among other things, held this view .
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The Ruling "Prince" of Dubland
by sizemik inthis is an extract from a brisbane times article regarding princes current tour of australia .
.. seems prince is finding his feet as the uber-dub these days.
even freedom of religion is conditional it seems, ie; only for jw's.
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The Greatest Commandment . . . Emotional Blackmail?
by sizemik inin reply to the question "which is the greatest commandment of the law?
", jesus replied .
"love the lord your god with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.
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Watch Tower Society v. Jehovahs Witnesses
by sizemik inan interesting follow-up article by steven unthank .
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.. http://jwnewsnetwork.wordpress.com/2012/04/08/wts-v-jw/.
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Victorian State Government announces inquiry into sexual abuse among religious organisations
by sizemik inthe victorian premier, ted baillieu and attorney-general robert clark made the announcement at parliament house at 1.15pm yesterday.. some would prefer a royal inquiry (see article), but either way, things could get uncomfortable in wt world down the track.. an inquiry was one of the key recommendations of an earlier inquiry into child protection by retired judge phillip cummins.. this was the same inquiry steven unthank made submission to in person, which was fairly well received.
the efforts many others have gone to in order to add weight will surely have also contributed.
a number here have made a contribution in various ways and can feel gratified by this progress.. the full herald sun article is here.. .
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Stupid People Awards
by sizemik inthis is so stupid .
i feel no remorse for laughing .
stupid people awards.
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Eating Blood v Transfusion . . . same thing?
by sizemik inthe wts ban on the transfusion of whole blood or primary components is established on a number of "principles" which when taken in their entirety give rise to the doctrine.. one important one is the refusal to distinguish between the consumption of blood by eating .
and the consumption of blood by surgically implanting it (transfusion).
we've all heard the "alcohol" analogy.