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Zerk commented about Are You Experienced, On Thursday October 12th, 2006 02:02:00 PM
I would say that most beggars in the USofA are severely mentally ill. So it would not be out the question to give them money/food or whatever. Our gov't mental institutions are not the greatest in the world, however, the Church does do a lot of good work.
--Zerk
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Zerk commented about Jerusalem Feelings, On Tuesday August 23rd, 2005 01:08:00 PM
Definitely agree. Didn't mean to imply that people would feel sorry for you. Was just digressing on
Yeah, I imagine the 'volunteers' in Israel and Palestine are more wacko than altruists. There are many more urgent issues in the world than the poor Palestinians. It would take some level of flawed/perfunctory analysis to conlude in finding a need to go fight for the Palestines when there are much more urgent matters in the world.
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Zerk commented about Jerusalem Feelings, On Friday August 19th, 2005 04:18:00 PM
Also, am not saying that the physically rich cannot do good deeds. I am just saying that often it is harder for them to empathize and get the ball rolling.
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Zerk commented about Jerusalem Feelings, On Friday August 19th, 2005 04:16:00 PM
Andy, I would try reading a book called "Mere Christianity", by CS Lewis. It is brilliant. Your thoughts invoked some flashbacks to the book. I think in the bible it says something to the effect that a rich man has better luck walking through needle's eye than passing into heaven. I think that means rich in the sense one could be rich in heritage, looks, monetary -- physical things. Perhaps that is why you see the downtrodden and frumpies doing charity work. It takes a lot of humility, humbleness (granted there are some poseurs and some genuine chariters) to realize that you can't do it alone and the world is not for only doing what you like when you like. At first look, others may think you fit into this category, but I definitely don't think you do. You provide a service/outreach to many people. I am sure each person can take inspiration in your thoughts and expriences differently.
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Zerk commented about Hotel in Vilnius Lithuania, On Tuesday July 12th, 2005 06:00:00 PM
Good lookin' flat, however, a good ole boy from the USA can't afford such....
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Zerk commented about London Bombers - Are they the Devil, On Friday July 8th, 2005 02:55:00 PM
Anonymous/Ash: I agree with some of the stuff you said, however some points:
1. Actually defense contractors and security firms in turn spend their money they earn in the USofA as well as the American Military. So the the Iraq war is some form of government spending.
2. This war is not about securing OIL in my opinion. It is about expediting the democratization of the Middle East. We spent much more money on the war than will ever be reaped in Oil profits for the USofA, albeit gov't spending.
I think we will reach an alternative fuel to OIL before it becomes a full blown crisis. Oil is short-term problem not a valid long-term strategic move.
3. I have a problem with the leaders of Islam. I don't want them to say, "Targeting violence against the whole is bad in the name Islam". In other words they can be construed as saying: "The risk in killing innocent ISLAMIC lives is a sin." Rather say, "Acts of violence in the name of Islam is NEVER justified". There is no wiggle room. I guarantee, you will be hard pressed to find a non-west Muslim statesman that will say this outright. Look at the polls. It will tell ya the conscious of a large proportion of the Islamic population.
Ash:
1. Yes, you have given some good examples of Christian wrong doings -- albeit 200+ years ago. The Ugandan rapers and pillagers of the LRD is largely Christian moniker -- they are animistic. They really don't have much to do with Christain faith. Do the readin' -- you will see what i mean.
2. Look at every war/civil war in the world going on right now it is usually a muslim sect that cannot get along with its neighbor. I slightly think much of Islam is a some sort of members only religion, others out of the club really don't matter:
1. Southern Thailand Buddhists gov't vs. Christains
2. Nigeria: Christain South vs. Muslim North
3. Iran and Iraq (proxy): Shia vs. Sunni
4. Timor: Christain vs. Islam
5. Proxy war: Hindi vs. Islam (never heard of the Christain south fighting with the Hindi)
6. Uzbekistan: Islamic Rebels vs. Corrupt gov't
7. Afghanistan: Extremee Islamists vs. Moderate Islamic Afghani tribes and gov't
8. Kurdish Islam vs Islamic Bosnians vs. Croats vs. Serbian Orthodox
9. Algeria Touareg vs. Islamic gov
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10. Sudan: Animistic/African/Christain south and west vs. Islamic North
11. Chechnya: Secular Russian gov't vs. Islamic warlords
12. Arab Islam vs. Kurdish Islam
13. Yemen: Tribes vs. Islamic Radicals
14. Jews vs. Palestinian and Rest of Islam
15. Lebanese Christians vs. Sunni Syrian
16. Extreme Wahabis vs. Saudi Royal Family
17. Ivory Coast vs. North Islam
18. Guarantee there will be brewing unrest in France. Ever been to Marseille? The French muslim population largely is poor, unemployed, unassimilated, illiterate in French (unless from French colony) and angry. The French are proud, nationalistic, largely secular and strangely principaled. I smell trouble a brewin'.
Number whatever....Yes, been to London and the muslim population is better assimilated and immersed into the British culture. Yet, it is nowhere as assimilated as the American Muslim. Yet you do have some problems in Sheffield and Birmingham with unemployment and alienation. The difference with a unemployed and alienated Muslim is that he or she will be MORE prone to blaming the ephemereal "west" and committing gross acts of violence. Where as the bubba in Los Angeles without a job might go kill a convience store clerk and take the money....
Yes, US has been involved in a lot of proxy wars, but never for land grabs, promoting Christianity, etc. Usually been in the name of freedom and stability.
I realize some of these are non sequitur, but you get the point. Not saying Islam is instigator in the aforementioned either...but they are involved. Enough rambling. I had to get some of this off me chest and write it down. Sure there are holes throughout....but perhaps you can ascertain some of the points.
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Zerk commented about London Bombers - Are they the Devil, On Thursday July 7th, 2005 09:58:00 PM
Anonymous, I agree with your analysis that FOX news is biased. However, I do not think that Muslims, as a whole, have had an organized effort to RENOUNCE such violence categorically. I am not talking about Heads of state or Mr. Imam saying killing civilians for a cause is baaaad. I am talking about a show of faith across the community and THIS HAS NOT HAPPENED. I know this is a generalization. I know that 94 percent of muslims are law abiding citizens (I sure some break sharia code every day in those districts that IMPOSE this) good peaceful, people. However, I know that if such violent actions were to happen in the Christian community the faith would stand taut and completely resolute against those involved. NO AND, IF, BUTs, etc. I have traveled a LOT and have "some" muslim friends and there seems to be this latent sympathy towards Bin Laden and his gangsters -- like they are the underdogs or the equalizers for injustices done to them by the west. This is what I am calling Bullsh*t.
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Zerk commented about London Bombers - Are they the Devil, On Thursday July 7th, 2005 03:47:00 PM
The problem I have with ISLAM is that GENERALLY they acqueisce when these devil nut jobs do something like this. I have yet to see a united MUSLIM effort to condemn their actions -- Even after September 11th. It is always, "I don't agree with what they do -- killing civilians and all -- but the West is causing this" OR try this one "It's the fault of Bush's policies " or it is "the troops in Saudi Arabia" or "Palestine" -- always a pirouetting justification.
The west is not causing people to blow themsevles up and injure innocent civilians in the name of Allah. Look at the polls, man. Over half of the MUSLIM population looks favorably on Bin Laden (whom is the devil manifested). What is up with that? Hell this Bin Laden ain't no Rebel James Dean. This a person that supports ANY means to his cause (of which I don't fully understand). It is about time for the Muslims to pick their arses off the ground and stop whining about being the victims of everyone else's policy and make a categorical statement against this VIOLENT interpretation of jihad. Moderate Islam can do good, but the devil allowed for the loop holes in the faith to support violence in the name of the CAUSE. I ain't saying Christians in the past have not acted in the same fashion, but I can tell you now it is categorically out of fashion for killing in the name of...and don't even bring up Iraq. We are making no money, taken HUGE diplomatic gambles, HUGE gambles in human lives and all for the sake of expediting the Middle East out of the Middle Ages.
I could ramble on and on.....
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Zerk commented about Let's Go, On Tuesday June 21st, 2005 07:50:00 AM
I call the Let's Go, Let's Gay due to their inordinate amount of attention spent outlining Gay hotspots.
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Zerk commented about MY GUILT, On Friday January 14th, 2005 12:53:00 PM
I loved your comments on the American/Western Hippie with a credit card (you can sweeping generalize these people b/c they are easy to spot and all think/dress the same way). These are the people that give the progressive and the democratic party a really bad name. They talk of social issues, but really know nothing about society. They talk of economic change or whine about globalization, but know nothing of Economics (not even 101) -- they learn their perspectives from wack job workshops. They are more often than not self-important and have zero humility and claim to be independent complex thinkers, but they are the quintessential herd mentality. They are the ones picketing the existence of the WTO, but want trade balances for Lesser-Developed Countries (LDCs will need a forum to achieve this). They are the ones following a devout ascetic human being and claiming deep spiritual understanding, yet I know of only one source to this and it is not in the form of another human. The list goes on. In short, they are a walking paradox of convoluted thoughts mired in the miasma of DOPE. The non-presumptuous, curious, humble American hippie is alright with me though. diatribe over.....
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