Everything posted by Mark H.
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Ponies @ Fort Hew (#DefendTheFort): The MahFaggin GDT
With Bond, it was well worth it, IMO. What a great way to take advantage of the fact that you have a Canadian tail back.
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The Tech Thread
Telegram - the app that was supposed to rival/replace Whats App - is now infested with bots.
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Elks at SSK
Saw a bunch of guys who looked to be low on electrolytes.
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3 stars plus hh a tale of two half’s
1. DL - sacks, and hurries that led to rushed throws. Eventually adjusted their run stopping 2. ZC. Got hit a lot tonight. Still same old steady hand at the controls. 231 passing yards. 3. OL. The 9 minute drive made up for A LOT. Definitely hitting people in the mouth... all second half
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The Winnipeg Thread
Chinese immigrants - used to call Domimion Day "Humiliation Day'
- Lock of the Week 5
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The WFH Thread
Some real nice condos on Waterfront drive - not that far from downtown.
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The Airline Thread
Maybe that's the catch - with cheaper airlines
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The Airline Thread
Had to cancel some Flair flights yesterday. We got 55% of our costs back, as credits
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Manitoba Politics
Treaty education coming to Manitoba Schools. https://news.gov.mb.ca/news/?archive=&item=59968 The end game is a compulsory grade 12 Indigenous Studies course.
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The MLB/Goldeyes Thread
This one did.
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Religious Beliefs
Well, it gets even more complicated when the persecuted later become the persecutors Short answer: each situation needs to be viewed differently Example: we can still feel the reverberations of residential schools, and they cannot and should not be ignored
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World Politics
Yep - we've also lost count of how many times he's been deceased
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Religious Beliefs
To an extent - but they were also used to fund all those lavish churches and cathedrals - they were definitely Luther's biggest grievance against the church.
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Religious Beliefs
Not quite. The church as a whole was guilty of the practice of selling indulgences, not just corrupt individuals. Luther got many things wrong - but he was right about that one enormously prevalent fact. Beside his alcohol consumption, he was also extremely anti-semetic, among other thigs we could mention My people stem from a group (Anabaptist) that rejected all of Luther's ideas (or the lack of them)
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Religious Beliefs
Maybe not Pagans after 313 AD, but the persecution of minorities after the reformation, was beyond the pale.
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Random News Items
Big players in the Canadian Hog industry are shrinking their herds: Olymel, Hylife, etc. I doubt Maple Leaf will be far behind Most producers are assuming they won't turn a profit this year
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Restaurant/food thread
I will be checking that out. Frozen pizza is prime fuel for marking marathons.
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The Winnipeg Thread
Moved some posts to the religious beliefs thread.
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Religious Beliefs
Yes. That is the root of the rift between Christianity and Judaism. People were forced to choose one or the other - or be persecuted Literally, the persecuted became the persecuted. (I prefer the German: die Verfolgten werden die Verfolger)
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Religious Beliefs
Which is the main reason why there so many churches today. The original intent of the reformation, was to get back to what the scriptures were really teaching. But everything was already so corrupt, that it only took hold in very small groups.
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Canadian Politics
I think - I shall give this thread a temporary hiatus
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Canadian Politics
If it's rarely done right, then my statement is at least partially true.
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Canadian Politics
So basically - no one is doing it right.