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  Dear Syrian Refugees

  by Simon in

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  welcome to canada from one immigrant to another !.

  calgary is welcoming it's first refugees from syria and iraq so tomorrow i'm going to take all the winter clothing that we have and donate it to a women / children's charity.

  it's not much (well, actually, it's a huge pile ... everything from when we first moved over!

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  Good Stuff, OC!

  I've been volunteering in the ESL program here for a while, too. There are many Chinese these past few years, and about 1/4 from Arab countries. Looking forward to 2016 and seeing what happens.

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  Dear Syrian Refugees

  by Simon in

  1. social
  2. current

  welcome to canada from one immigrant to another !.

  calgary is welcoming it's first refugees from syria and iraq so tomorrow i'm going to take all the winter clothing that we have and donate it to a women / children's charity.

  it's not much (well, actually, it's a huge pile ... everything from when we first moved over!

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  The Syrians I know are a lawyer, teacher, chef. They are a hard working and well-educated people. Most Arabs are at least bilingual,and often trilingual. Most often their native language/dialect, french and english. The same is true with Chinese people, most of whom have studied english for years.

  Help can be needed with spoken English, French speakers may be more fluent in the spoken word.

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  Bloodless surgery is the standard today because of medical progress. Or NOT?

  by Nathan Natas in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  it appears diogenesister feels a need for a proper ass-kicking.. ok, if you insist.

  i'm a dub proctologist.... attempting to hijack greatteacher's thread "jw parents in severe car accident,".

  diogenesister seized my observation that "bloodless surgery is the standard today, not because of the wtb&ts but because of medical progress" with he carefully-crafted argument "bull crap.".

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  The spread of the HIV virus gave more urgency to the need for bloodless surgery, and the medical profession stepped up to the game. The JWS played a part, particularly with the business end of R&D for new machinery (at least that is my impression). So, they did participate, but I think the HIV crisis did more to promote bloodless surgery.
  
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  JW stand on Philosophy is inexcusable!

  by Pinku in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  paul knew that torah with all its rituals and sacrifices did not originate with god (jeremiah 7:22; 8:8), hence he warned christians to guard against deceptive philosophy that would take them back to torah.

  (colossians 2:8 compare 2:11, 16, 17) in view of the over-all view of the bible, there is no excuse to use the word philosophy with any negative connotation.

  jws built their stand on philosophy based on this wrong (negative) use of the word philosophy found in colossians 2:8.. the greek word philosophi a means love of wisdom.

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  OTWO - hey, that's one of the "20 Questions" in the well-known textbook. "Is there any such thing as real altruism? Or is feeling good the reward? Discuss"

  And Pinku, I guess you kinda provide an example that would support the "no" part of the debate.

  
  

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  JW stand on Philosophy is inexcusable!

  by Pinku in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  paul knew that torah with all its rituals and sacrifices did not originate with god (jeremiah 7:22; 8:8), hence he warned christians to guard against deceptive philosophy that would take them back to torah.

  (colossians 2:8 compare 2:11, 16, 17) in view of the over-all view of the bible, there is no excuse to use the word philosophy with any negative connotation.

  jws built their stand on philosophy based on this wrong (negative) use of the word philosophy found in colossians 2:8.. the greek word philosophi a means love of wisdom.

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  My parents had a major freak-out when I told them I was studying philosophy. Seemed crazy to me. Seriously, WTF?

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  Could Wt afford to proselytise in China if they were allowed in.

  by joe134cd in

  1. watchtower
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  i was just thinking today if china opened it doors to wt, and there was the surge of interest as was the the case with the european eastern block countries when communism 1st fell.

  what would be wt reaction toward it.

  could wt even afford to proselytise in china.

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  Not only that, but it would be a hard sell in China. I've made a few new Chinese Canadian friends, and they are not likely to have any wool pulled over their eyes, especially with respect to religion.

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  Nativity Scene in JW Literature

  by Wild_Thing in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  does anyone know if the jws have very printed a picture of, what might be considered, a nativity scene in any of their literature?

  i think it would funny to create a christmas card using their own artwork!

  haha!

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  Jan, I remember that my father celebrated as a child. That side of the family goes back to 1800s. So, I would say "yes".

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  Dear Syrian Refugees

  by Simon in

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  welcome to canada from one immigrant to another !.

  calgary is welcoming it's first refugees from syria and iraq so tomorrow i'm going to take all the winter clothing that we have and donate it to a women / children's charity.

  it's not much (well, actually, it's a huge pile ... everything from when we first moved over!

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  Something I was thinking, is that there may be many volunteers needed for ESL work, especially conversational English. Check with the local Library for that - they should have an ESL volunteer program there. :)
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  The value of starting a new topic

  by smiddy in

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  i see some members , who have been on this board for many ,many years , who very seldom posted a topic for discussion..i would like to encourage everyone in this situation to re-think there reasons for not starting a subject for discussion.. sometimes after the event , i have thought to myself why did you start that topic ,stupid, however on reading the replies to that said topic , i have learnt a helluva lot more in having done so .in other words i learn a great deal more from the feedback i get from you guys than the question or statement i post.. you might think your question or statement is irrelevant , however to somebody else on this board it may just be the thing they are looking for to help them get through some issue of there own .. so please don`t hold back from posting a subject dear to your heart , or anywhere else .. just saying .

  smiddy.

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  COmments mixed up .......sorry.

  I've had similar happen. It's easy to feel silly and redundant. But you are right, Smiddy. It's always worth sharing, you never know what you may learn, or who may read and be helped.

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  Dear Syrian Refugees

  by Simon in

  1. social
  2. current

  welcome to canada from one immigrant to another !.

  calgary is welcoming it's first refugees from syria and iraq so tomorrow i'm going to take all the winter clothing that we have and donate it to a women / children's charity.

  it's not much (well, actually, it's a huge pile ... everything from when we first moved over!

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  Excellent hummus, stuffed grape leaves, think Lebanese food, Mediterranean, olive oil.

  YUM