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Off-Topic / Minecraft
« on: June 17, 2012, 08:00:43 pm »Message ID: 556826
I was wondering if anyone has actually checked this game out. It has eaten away so many hours since I bought it last February.

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Debate & Discuss / This is for Walks...
« on: October 08, 2011, 11:42:15 am »Message ID: 429124
Walksalone asked me to post this for him.  He said to give everyone his regards and to say that at this moment he is focusing on his Spirituality and steering clear of all negativity.

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Dig for Children’s Remains Begins at Canada’s Oldest Residential School
Sovereign Mohawk Nation commences groundbreaking investigation of mass murder by Church and State



Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Es109fRbMYQ


BRANTFORD, ONTARIO – Elders of the Mohawk Nation in collaboration with the International Tribunal into Crimes of Church and State (ITCCS) and its Secretary, Kevin Annett, announced today the

commencement of forensic excavations on the grounds of the oldest Indian residential school in Canada - the Mohawk Institute run by the Church of England.


Frustrated by the ongoing whitewash by the Canadian government of the murder of residential school children by Catholic and Protestant churches, the Sovereign Mohawk nation of Grand River has begun digging for children’s remains to “finally give them a proper burial and bring to trial those who killed them”, to quote Mohawk elder Bill Squire.


Squire and eight other Mohawk elders have granted authorization to Kevin Annett and the ITCCS to conduct Ground Penetrating Radar surveys and excavations at the Brantford residential school in order to bring the evidence obtained to International tribunals and human rights courts.


Initial evidence obtained at these digs today confirmed eyewitness accounts of the deaths and burial of children at the Brantford school, as well as the cover up of their remains.


The Mohawk elders and the ITCCS are issuing a call to other indigenous nations to commence similar excavations at former Indian residential schools across Canada, rather than rely on the Canadian government and its churches for justice or disclosure.


Further updates will be released as the excavations continue.


For information contact the ITCCS and Kevin Annett at hiddenfromhistory1@gmail.com and http://www.itccs.org/.


Media Contact:

Bill Squire – Hereditary Chief, Wolf Clan
Tel. (519) 757-3624


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See the evidence of Genocide in Canada at www.hiddennolonger.com and at the website of The International Tribunal into Crimes of Church and State at www.itccs.org .

Watch Kevin's award-winning documentary film UNREPENTANT on his website www.hiddenfromhistory.org
Mass graves of children opened in Canada

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Off-Topic / Minecraft and Terraria
« on: June 27, 2011, 09:40:59 am »Message ID: 375310
Hey, I was just wondering if anyone plays these games and what they think of them. My husband has been going crazy over them for months.

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Debate & Discuss / bin Laden
« on: May 01, 2011, 09:42:40 pm »Message ID: 347481
I posted these thoughts on facebook tonight, and I wanted to share them with FC as well.

The thing is...Osama bin Laden was a horrible human being.  He was a threat to our country.  This outcome was inevitable.  However, it gives me a sick feeling to celebrate the death of a man, any man, no matter what type of person they were.  Human life is human life.  The second that we lose all sense of the enormity of what has happened here, then we lose our humanity as well.
 
 I am relieved that he is dead, but I'm also scared.  There are so many out there who are on the other end of the spectrum.  One death does not a victory make.  This is not Harry Potter, and bin Laden was not Voldemort.  He did not have his followers imperiused... how many of them are following him of their own accord, and how many of them are ready to retaliate?  
 
I have to say, though, that there were a couple of things that have relieved me in Obama's speech, and a couple of things that scared me even more.  Did anyone else see the fear in Obama's eyes?  What about the look in his eyes when he told the country that this process began with intelligence last August?  Nine months.  How huge is that?  Others may try to claim credit here, but... words escape me.  
 
I am reminded of the morning after Obama won the election back in 2008 and the look in the man's eyes when he was let in on the information that only the President is privy to.  I feel the same fear.  There is so much that we do not know, and Obama's eyes speak volumes to that fact.



I also wanted to share this:

"I don't know where Bin Laden is. I have no idea and I really don't care. It's not that important. It's not our priority." G.W. Bush 3-13-2002. Transcript of the press conference here: http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=65091#axzz1LAP6mzbo

"We will kill bin Laden. We will crush al Qaeda. That has to be our biggest national security priority," Barack Obama. 10-07-2008.

Thank you US forces, and thank you Mr. President.

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edited to add: video of Obama's speech and transcript.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/05/02/osama-bin-laden-dead

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Debate & Discuss / Trump not eligible to run for President?
« on: May 01, 2011, 05:00:20 pm »Message ID: 347385
A humorous little article I would like to share with my homies here on FC...


http://www.borowitzreport.com/2011/04/24/trump-dogged-by-rumors-his-hair-is-not-from-us/

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Debate & Discuss / More words of wisdom from my Rabbi
« on: April 26, 2011, 12:35:38 pm »Message ID: 344574
Each week my Rabbi sends out an email message about the Torah portion we are covering.  His message this week was something I wanted to share with my friends on FusionCash.  Enjoy...I know I did.


As we each began our respective Seder meals earlier this week, we spoke of the bitterness of bondage and slavery. In fact, the Seder begins by reminding each one of us that we were slaves in the land of Egypt. This is not a vicarious holiday celebration. Actually, that our ancestors were slaves to Pharaoh is of little consequence to the story. Ultimately, what did or did not happen thirty-five hundred years ago takes a back seat to the very real purpose of the holiday. If there was an Exodus that freed people from slavery, I am thankful to God, but that event has not served to change the world, bringing an end to servitude or oppression. Many will go so far as to argue that religion has done more to enslave man than any other factor in human existence.

The way in which we throw God at each other, tying our use (abuse) of God to blame, to guilt, to supremacy ... people are oppressed by religion (usually someone else's being imposed on them). Now, I know, this is a heck of a thing for a Rabbi to be saying, but we all know that it is true. Look at the news. The wars in the Middle East are billed as religious wars, as we refer to combatants as religious fanatics, not political power mongers. I was called an intolerant religious fanatic, for refusing to accept that God liked anyone of us more than the other. Our own government's political system is exploited for ardently religious ideologies. I refuse to believe that whether a man believes in abortion or not speaks to his ability to handle fiscal policy responsibly. I refuse to accept that the gender of partners in a marriage is the legislative business of a government who guarantees inalienable rights to people, one of those rights being marriage (Loving vs. the State of Virginia, United States Supreme Court). Faith should be sacred, not political. By politicizing it, we make God pick sides. As I recall, though, from a commentary several thousand years old, as the people of Israel crossed the sea into freedom, Pharaoh's chariots were overcome by the sea. The angels were celebrating because Israel was free. God was crying saying, "The Egyptians are also my children." God does not choose between us, we do.

For me, this is the real story, even the real value of Passover. If we ever want to bring healing and peace to this world, we have to get passed the notion that there is an "us" and a "them." The Pharaoh in this story is only one of a long list of tyrannical people in history, who oppressed others, believing that God liked them - best. It takes a tremendous amount of ego and arrogance to think that one is better than the rest of the world. If God is the universal creator, then this type of ego must be outside of the experience of God.

To read the Haggadah (the book used for the Passover Seder ritual), one sees the theme played out over and over again. Social degradation destroys humanity. Where we earn more money, we are entitled to enjoy more things, not more dignity. Where we diminish another’s dignity, we enslave them. Where we diminish our own dignity, we enslave ourselves. This holiday reminds us that slavery is not a term locked in history; it is very real today.

With Passover comes the command to work for freedom, and we know that freedom has to come from within, first. We were free for forty years in the wilderness, but still saw ourselves as slaves to the life we lived in Egypt. Throughout time, even while living in horrific conditions, people who are accustomed to being oppressed, often stay oppressed, even when other options were present. Abused children become abusive adults. Abused spouses stay in abusive situations, oppressed people support oppressive regimes. Until the soul is free, the condition of the body is not dispositive. Freedom must begin internally. Rabbi Isaac Luria taught the Hebrew word for Passover, Pesakh, can actually be read as the two words, peh sakh, “the mouth speaks.” On Pesakh, we open our mouths to sing songs of praise to God because this is the time we celebrate the miracle of freedom. There are many different levels of the soul. At the very highest level, the soul is completely free to move in the direction of God. At its lowest level, it is enslaved to the demands of the human ego and search for power. As people who are oppressed, we must first realize that enslaved, our souls have fallen. Only when we can understand and accept where we are in life, can we move towards redemption. Each of us still has one foot in Egypt. Each of us are held back and hold others back. Each of us needs to understand and accept the role we play in diminishing each other’s dignity, then and only then, can we work towards freedom. Next year may we be closer to fulfilling the prophecy that is the name of the city sacred to so many; Jerusalem. May our Yiru Shalaem, our ability to “See Peace” be more real and clearer as we would gather next year.  Shabbat Shalom.


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Debate & Discuss / Planned Parenthood
« on: April 13, 2011, 02:29:47 pm »Message ID: 339570

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Debate & Discuss / WBC at it again
« on: March 23, 2011, 08:46:00 pm »Message ID: 330078
Can the Westboro Baptist Church sink to a newer low?  Yes, of course they can.  They are now planning on picketing Elizabeth Taylor's funeral.  Really?  Not all publicity is good publicity.  Sheesh.

http://www.thewrap.com/media/article/elizabeth-taylors-funeral-be-picketed-anti-gay-group-25783

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Debate & Discuss / Born this way
« on: March 10, 2011, 03:40:57 pm »Message ID: 324745
The story about the blog:
http://www.cnn.com/2011/LIVING/03/09/born.this.way/index.html?hpt=C2

The blog:
http://borngaybornthisway.blogspot.com/


I think this is absolutely amazing.  I wanted to share it here for anyone who may be interested or who knows anyone who may need to read this.

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Debate & Discuss / Justice
« on: March 02, 2011, 08:35:57 pm »Message ID: 320992
Every week I find in my email a brief discussion on the week's Torah portion from my rabbi.  This week, there were two lines that stood out to me, and I felt the need to share it with D&D and ask for an open conversation.  What do you think about this?  What does it mean to you?

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Justice is not a political concept; rather it is a religious mandate. Where oppression rules, we have a God based obligation to free the captive.

Tawk amongst yaselves.

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Off-Topic / Superbowl Commercials
« on: February 06, 2011, 03:49:46 pm »Message ID: 310326
Come here and talk about the ones that made you laugh or made you groan.  So far, after the first commercial break, I'm loving that Doritos dog.

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Debate & Discuss / SOTU
« on: January 25, 2011, 05:19:55 pm »Message ID: 304071
Who is pumped for tonight's State of the Union Address?  I've created this topic for everyone to have a place for discussion on any points Obama may or may not have raised, associated word vomit or praise, and complaints about the current state of our country.  Have fun... it starts in less than an hour...

BTW... what would you like to see Obama address?  It is purported that he will be addressing the economy and job creation/growth.  Anything else you'd like to see him address?


Here is the Transcript:  http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/State_of_the_Union/state-of-the-union-2011-full-transcript/story?id=12759395

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Debate & Discuss / Ran across this online...
« on: December 21, 2010, 04:08:24 pm »Message ID: 288249
Art. 11. As the Government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion; as it has in itself no character of enmity against the laws, religion, or tranquillity, of Mussulmen [Muslims]; and, as the said States never entered into any war, or act of hostility against any Mahometan nation, it is declared by the parties, that no pretext arising from religious opinions, shall ever produce an interruption of the harmony existing between the two countries.

Where did this come from?  http://www.stephenjaygould.org/ctrl/treaty_tripoli.html


And check it out... it was unanimously approved.

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Debate & Discuss / I'm Curious...
« on: December 07, 2010, 10:55:46 am »Message ID: 281892
Anyone have any opinions about Wikileaks?  I think I've discovered a correlation on opinion and age, LOL.

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