Posts by Saintbertholdt

with the christmas almost upon us i would like to share a personal experience with you about drinking and driving.. as you may know the local police are having a serious go at drink drivers this year... well, a couple of days ago i was out for an evening with friends and had a small number of drinks before dinner, followed by some rather nice red wine.

feeling jolly i still had the sense to know that i may be very slightly over the limit.. that's when i did something that i've never done before - i took a taxi home.. sure enough on the way home there was a police road check, but since it was a taxi they waved it past.

i arrived home safely without incident.. this was a real surprise as i had never driven a taxi before, i don't know where i got it and now that it's in my garage i don't know what to do with it.. any ideas?.

Saintbertholdt

Thank you for the reminder Simon.

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Watchtower 1974 says FAT Brothers will be disfellowshiped and not enter Paradise!!!

by Witness 007 in

someone at bethel dinning room was hogging all the bread rolls!!!

would a brother on the writting dep.

dare vent his frustration thru the spiritual food our watchtower???

Saintbertholdt

Watchtower 1974 says FAT Brothers will be disfellowshiped and not enter Paradise!!!

Exquisite! #fatshaming

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Basic Principles for Forum Moderation

by Simon in

a perennial issue for any online forum is moderation and applying rules.

we have a set of community guidelines and posting guidelines that are intended to make clear what is and isn't acceptable but this tends to focus on the obvious standards of behavior for, well, obvious reasons.

it's easy to talk about people being aggressive or insulting etc... as those are common and clearly unwanted behaviors and the typical issue for online communities - the most likely things to come up.. does this mean that everything *not* on the list is allowed?

Saintbertholdt

... but if you wanted another mod ...I would be willing.

Me too. I'd be a wonderful mod. I would only delete those posts that I disagree with.

I'd even do it free of charge. No strings attached. Just like a free home bible study.

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Philosophy vs Metaphysics vs Theology vs Science

by Simon in

the punchline is awesome.. from the oatmeal (but i couldn't find the link to it, image from facebook).

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Saintbertholdt

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Wish me good luck...

by FadeToBlack in

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omg.

i have the entire service group coming over for dinner on sunday.

i don't mind when my wife has a couple over that are cool, but with more than 2 or 3 extra people in my house i get nervous.

Saintbertholdt

Wish me good luck... I have the entire service group coming over for dinner on Sunday.

You have my sympathies - and a blessing on you for doing your duty in feigning kingdom interest.

Do it in the spirit of Kwanzaa and you'll feel much better in the end.

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Brave New W0rld of Education - The Regressive Left

by cofty in

i found this to be a thought-provoking film on the trend in higher education.. oubliette drew my attention to a brilliant article recently called "the coddling of the american mind".

please have a look at the film, click the link and check out the links in the article.

i would love to hear your thoughts.. ...

Saintbertholdt

The correct solution to ideas you don't like is to argue against them with better ideas.

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Article: As religious group cashes in, former councilman lashes out

by AndersonsInfo in

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http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20151217/blogs04/151219858.

as religious group cashes in, former councilman lashes out.

by erik engquist .

Saintbertholdt

Hi defender of truth,

Whoah the story link you posted is very interesting and could have much wider implications.

Past city council member David Yassky said: "'I’m outraged and infuriated because the witnesses got considerably larger zoning designation than someone ordinarily would have on that site with no affordable housing required,' said Yassky. 'They argued that they deserved deference as a religious organization, and they got that deference from the city. For them to turn around and flip the site to a developer is completely contrary to the premise that they held out to the city in getting the zoning in the first place.'

"The group’s failure to fund upgrades to a nearby park and the York Street F-train station, as promised in the deal, amounts to salt in Yassky’s wound. 'I voted for [the rezoning], based on the promises that they made about the park and the subway stop, and based on the theory that religious organizations shouldn’t be treated the same as for-profit developers,' he said."

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I'd report THAT to the police, but not THIS...

by Northern Star in

i am new to the boards, so a little background info may be a good idea?

also, i'm not quite sure which sub-forum to post this to....

i have a typical religious background for my country; grew up with lutheran christianity (which was our state religion up until 2012; we now have a secular constitution).

Saintbertholdt

Hi there Northern Star, you wrote:

"...but that if the murderer himself would not talk to the police, they would not pursue the matter further... Cognitive dissonance” came to mind..."

Did they give any sort of rationale for their conclusions because they're not just experiencing cognitive dissonance, they're experiencing cognitive disintegration.

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Here's a simple question for them: Do they pay taxes?

If they answer in the affirmative ask them why do they pay taxes? What is the scriptural basis?

Now every government on this planet today requires that citizens HAVE to report a matter if they have witnessed a crime or are aware of an unreported crime. It is a part of each citizens civic duty. IT IS MANDATORY, just like taxes.

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The rule for any sane human being regardless of faith should be the following: Its not just a sin its a felony.