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New group for those who renounce Islam! 2007-06-22 08:02:00 A new organisation, representing former Muslims who fear for their lives because they have renounced their faith, is to be launched at England tomorrow.The Council of ex-Muslims of Britain plans to speak out against Islam
ic states that still punish Muslim apostates with death under Sharia law.It also aims to become the voice of non-religious ex-Muslims who do not want to be represented by “regressive” umbrella groups such as the Muslim Council of Britain.The group states that Islam has all the characteristics of a Cult. One characteristic of destructive cults is that they make it difficult or impossible for people to leave the group. Those who do leave are subjected to false claims, hate- and harassment activities, or even death.The council is being headed by Maryam Namazie, an outspoken human rights activist, following the formation of similar branches across Europe. Miss Namazie, a Left-wing feminist who was awarded the title of “Secularist of the Year” in 2005, has herself f
Ambulance for the fat a Calgary first! 2007-06-22 07:47:00 Calgary paramedics are now driving the first ambulance in Canada specifically designed for fat patients.The ambulance can accommodate people weighing up to 1,000 pounds, so obese patients don't have to be reluctant about calling for medical help, said Grant Theirren, the superintendent of special operations for Emergency Medical Services."We encourage everybody to call 911 regardless of their weight and situation," he said. "We have the tools to make things easier, to keep patient dignity, and offer them the professional service that every other patient has exposure to."The upgrades to the ambulance include a specially designed air mattress that is inflated beneath the patient, making transfer to a widened stretcher easier and safer. A remote lift system then gently raises the stretcher into the ambulance.Paul Lapointe, a public education officer with EMS, said the ambulance, refitted at a cost of $30,000, should cut down injuries among paramedics transferring obese patients.Your "get Read more:Calgary
Only in America! 2007-06-21 23:29:00 Only in America
, the latest fad is...Diaper Harness for Doggies! The STA-ON diaper harness is used to keep diapers on dogs, whether young puppies, untrained adult dogs, or elderly incontinent dogs.The idea is the invention of Dorrie Krenkel, who grew tired of diapers that kept falling off of her dachshund, Bucky.So, if you're tired of picking up after "Poopsie" here is the answer! The harness is intended to work with babies' diapers (you just poke a hole to pull the tail through), and you can get the harness in a variety of colors. They sell for $12.95 for the smallest size to $16.95 for the largest.Your "no shit" scribe;Allan W Janssen(Note; Not recommended if your doggie has "issues!")http://God-101.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/full
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They said WHAT! 2007-06-21 19:42:00 I don't know whether it's just my warped mind or if someone at the advertising agency that produced this commercial has an even more twisted mind than mine!There is a public service announcement on T.V. to conserve energy and the gist of the message is that we should turn off the lights when they are not being used. Good, but over the talking they flash a series of (subliminal) messages to "flick off" the lights. These last on the screen for about 1/3 of a second and are repeated about four or five times in a row. The only problem is that the message is in capital letters and what you SEE is this message.... FLlCK OFF..... FLlCK OFF ..... FLlCK OFF! (only when you see it for a third of a second that's not what you see.... see!)Now, is it just me, or are there nefarious forces out there bent on corrupting the unsuspecting. After all, we wouldn't want Granny to suddenly get upset! Would we? (Don't kid yourself, Granny can probably out-swear and out-drink most of you young whipper-sn
Boys will be boys! 2007-06-21 09:32:00 http://God-101.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/full
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Blinded by the light! 2007-06-21 08:11:00 A 17-year-old Benoni girl - who claims to have seen the mother of Jesus - is telling her pilgrims to look into the setting sun to witness a beautiful miracle.But a renowned medical doctor, with a lifetime of experience, says people should never look into the sun with the naked eye.Francesca Zackey speaks in tongues and she believes that by looking into the burning star, believers will see it spin while an amazing kaleidoscope of colours pour out around the Virgin Mary herself. (To protect delicate eyes against the hydrogen giant, Mary places a protective shield in front of the sun.)Meanwhile, the reality of the situation is that dozens of people have lost their eyesight due to the proclamations of this wayward "Prophet!"A notice was issued by the local authorities;Faith, for so many people, is a wonderful thing. It gives hope and comfort, and brings people together. But if it is abused by fanatics, it mutates into an ugly weapon that can be used to spark atrocities.People argue that, w Read more:Blinded
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Nice, eh! 2007-06-20 20:19:00 Allan W Janssen is the author of The Plain Truth About God-101 (what the church doesn't want you to know!) www.God-101.comhttp://God-101.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/full
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Jerry hits the nail on the head! 2007-06-20 12:16:00 Yes, my loyal and faithful readers, your humble author has given a long and hard look at some of the dialogue generated on these pages. It's good to see that everyone has definite opinions on the problems of the world, and some of the strange things we are subjected to in our daily lives. Over the past few months we have discussed great topics on religion and politics, as well as heart-rending articles on the human condition and tales of valour and courage.We have explored the noble sacrifices made by the few and the thoughtlessness displayed by the many. We touched on subjects of human achievement and failure as well as showing the heights of altruism and the depths of debauchery. Amidst all tales of the human condition we have addressed on these pages, it seems somehow fitting that the one article which generated the most response, by far, is the story of the woman who tore off one of her boyfriends testicles! (Believe me, you don't want her mad at you!)So say what you want about p Read more:Jerry
Thank God for Universal Health Care! 2007-06-27 09:35:00 Thank God for the Canadian Health
Care System. As you may or may not know, my wife just went through a terrible bout with cancer, (non-Hodgkins Lymphoma) and although the disease will eventually be terminal we hope she still has some decent time left.When the cancer went to what they call "aggressive" she was rushed to hospital and spent they next two months there. She did manage to survive the ordeal (even though the chances were far less than 50/50) and is now back at home recuperating.When I think of what the hospital costs would have been without the government health care I shudder, because the only way out of that mess would have been bankruptcy. (I am self-employed so I don't have one of those fancy private health care plans like I would have needed in the States!)Because all our hospital costs were taken care of by the Canadian and Ontario Government I don't have the financial worries I would have had otherwise incurred, and on top of this I just found out about some really i Read more:Thank
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SAY WHAT? 2007-06-26 18:19:00 I just read that the giant squid has eyes the size of basketballs!So here's lookin' at ya!Allanhttp://God-101.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/full
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One more Kick at the Evolution/Creation Cat! 2007-06-26 12:40:00 Forget about the people who don't believe in Evolution
at all. We also have to address the people who believe in evolution but just aren't sure of the exact process.Historians often assume that they need pay no attention to human evolution because the process ground to a halt in the distant past. That assumption is looking less and less secure in light of new findings based on decoding human DNA.Guest Post by NICHOLAS WADE of the New York Times:Genetic differentiation in modern humans has continued to evolve since our leaving the ancestral homeland in northeastern Africa some 50,000 years ago. This both through the random process known as genetic drift and through natural selection. The genome bears many fingerprints in places where natural selection has recently remolded the human clay, researchers have found, as people in the various continents adapted to new diseases, climates, diets and, perhaps, behavioral demands. A striking feature of many of these changes is that they are loc Read more:Creation
Michael the Sicko? 2007-06-26 12:11:00 PETA has a message for Michael
Moore: You’re the Sicko
.The animal-rights group is blasting the filmmaker as a hypocrite for criticizing the U.S. health care system in his new documentary, “Sicko,” because they say he’s in such poor health himself.(Michael has not done, or said, anything to PETA!) “There’s an elephant in the room, and it is you,” PETA president Ingrid Newkirk wrote in a letter to Moore.Newkirk urged the rotund Moore to become a vegetarian, which many nutritionists say is a good way to lose weight, and visit PETA’s Web site GoVeg.com for veggie recipes. Writes Newkirk: “As they say at Nike: ‘Just do it.”Peta has a reputation for trying to sensationalize everything, but comments like that about Michael Moore are hitting below the belt. (Whether he has to loosen it or not!)So, I have this to say to Mr. Newkirk; "Just Kiss It!!"Your "don't mess with me" scribe;Allan W Janssen(Now, I don't think this really applies to Ingrid (!), but you find that a l
Ghosts eh! Wanna Bet? 2007-06-26 08:24:00 A paranormal investigator claimed today he is in line to win £1 million after betting he could prove the existence of an afterlife.Ross Hemsworth, 49, from Glastonbury, England, has placed a £100 bet with odds of 10,000/1, that he will provide evidence of an afterworld beyond reasonable doubt.If the self titled “scientific investigator of anomalous phenomena” is proved correct not only will he bag the money but will also become one of the most famous men in modern history.Mr Hemsworth denied his scheme was crackpot and said a team of scientists and doctors were working around the clock to prove existence of the after life.He could not provide details of the evidence he is set to produce as it was being kept “under wraps”.The evidence must be provided and accepted by bookmakers William Hill before the end of the year or the business entrepreneur would lose his bet.He said: “There is something out there trying to make contact.“With the evidence we have got we are not a mill
Teenage "Mall Rats" Beware! 2007-06-26 06:23:00 The latest technological breakthrough in the war against Mall Rats!Meanwhile, in Europe, police forces on the autobahn use Porsche 911 Carrera police cars with a top end of over 300 KMH!In Italy we get to see none other than a Lamborghini Gallardo!And England? Why it's the Lamborghini Murcielago lp640 Police Car. Meanwhile, here in Canada, (In spite of the vast distances, we have a speed limit of 100 KMH and don't see a need for all those exotic sports models.) our Police Cars are more utilitarian and one hell of a lot cheaper!Highway speeders have to watch out for the Provincial Police, and city scoff-laws get no mercy from the local cops!!!!Your "pull over buddy" scribe;Allan W Janssenhttp://God-101.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/full
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No Tickee..... No washee! 2007-06-25 12:39:00 U.S. judge rules in favour of dry cleaner sued for millions. Guest Post by By Lubna TakruriA judge ruled today in favour of a dry cleaner who was sued for US$54 million over a missing pair of pants. The judge's decision said Custom Cleaners did not violate the city's Consumer Protection Act by failing to live up to Roy Pearson's expectations of the "Satisfaction Guaranteed" sign once displayed in the store's window. Judge Judith Bartnoff of District of Columbia Superior Court ordered Pearson to pay the court costs of defendants Soo Chung, Jin Nam Chung and Ki Y. Chung. Pearson, an administrative law judge, originally sought $67 million from the Chungs, claiming they lost a pair of suit trousers and later tried to give him a pair that he said was not his. He arrived at the amount by adding up years of alleged law violations and almost $2 million in common law claims. Pearson later dropped demands for damages related to the pants and focused his claims on signs in the shop, which hav
Gay marraige nixed! 2007-06-25 11:09:00 Canadian Anglicans voted against blessing same-sex unions late Sunday afternoon.Church delegates voted on the issue at their general assembly, or synod in Winnipeg.Earlier in the day, delegates voted in favour of a motion decreeing that blessing the unions does not violate core doctrine of the Anglican Church of Canada. But another motion, which would have allowed individual dioceses to choose whether to perform the blessing, was rejected by the bishops of the church late Sunday afternoon. Cheryl Chang, a spokeswoman for Anglican Essentials, a group lobbying against same-sex blessings, said she believes confused and frustrated parishioners will start finding other churches immediately."People [will] leave to go to the Catholic church, the Baptist church, the Pentecostal church. That's going to happen starting next Sunday, or next Monday even," Chang said."These are decisions that are very confusing for the church, and ultimately, very divisive."Both resolutions were widely supported b Read more:nixed
DON'T WORRY...... BE HAPPY! 2007-06-25 10:26:00 (Who says that animals don't have feelings!)Allan W Janssen is the author of The Plain Truth About God-101 (what the church doesn't want you to know!) www.God-101.comhttp://God-101.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/full
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Worst Album (CD) Cover of all Time! 2007-06-25 08:38:00 It's contest time Friends and Neighbours. Below is a collection of what your humble author considers to be the worst album covers of all time. Either vote for you favourite in the comments section or nominate your own choice! (Prize to be announced!)Your "loads of fun at parties" scribe;Allan W Janssenhttp://God-101.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/full
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Coyote ugly doesn't begin to descibe it! 2007-06-24 20:27:00 You might be seeing a lot of Elwood over the next few days but just remember you saw him here first!Elwood, a 2-year-old Chinese Crested and Chihuahua mix, was crowned the world's ugliest dog on the weekend, a distinction that delighted the New Jersey mutt's owners. Elwood, dark colored and hairless — save for a Mohawk-like puff of white fur on his head — is often referred to as "Yoda," or "ET," for his resemblance to those famous science fiction characters."I think he's the cutest thing that ever lived," said Elwood's owner, Karen Quigley, a resident of Sewell, New Jersey.Quigley brought Elwood out to compete for the second year at the annual ugly dog contest at the Marin-Sonoma County Fair. Elwood placed second last year.Most of the competing canines were also Chinese Crested, a breed that features a Mohawk, bug eyes and a long, wagging tongue.Quigley said she rescued Elwood two years ago. "The breeder was going to euthanize him because she thought he was too ugly to sell," s Read more:Coyote
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Salman Rushdie is not the problem. Muslims are! 2007-06-24 08:52:00 In a battle between flaming fundamentalists and mute moderates, who do you think is going to win? GUEST POST by Irshad Manji. (Times Online)Growing up in Vancouver, I attended an Islamic school every Saturday. There, I learned that Jews cannot be trusted because they worship “moolah, not Allah,” meaning money, not God. According to my teacher, every last Jew is consumed with business. But looking around my neighbourhood, I noticed that most of the new business signs featured Asian languages: Mandarin, Cantonese, Japanese, Korean, Hindi, Punjabi and plenty of Urdu. Not Hebrew. Urdu, which is spoken throughout Pakistan. That reality check made me ask: What if my religious school is not educating me? What if it is indoctrinating me? I am reminded of this question thanks to the news that SalmanRushdie
, author of The Satanic Verses and ten other works of fiction, will be knighted by the Queen of England. On Monday, Pakistan’s religious affairs minister said that in light of how Rushd Read more:Muslims
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Sunday Morning Funnies! 2007-06-24 06:56:00 BUMPER STICKERS WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE! * Jesus loves you, but everyone else thinks you're an asshole! * Impotence... Nature's way of saying "No hard feelings. * Everyone has a photographic memory, some just don't have film. * Save your breath... You'll need it to blow up your date. * Some people are only alive because it is illegal to shoot them. * I used to have a handle on life... but now it is broken. * Your ridiculous little opinion has been noted. * Try not to let your mind wander... It is too small to be out by itself. * Guys, just because you have one, doesn't mean you have to be one. * Jesus is coming, everyone look busy. * A bartender is just a pharmacist with a limited inventory. * Horn broken, watch for finger. * All men are idiots ... I married their king. * My kid had sex with your honor student. * Help wanted, Telepath: you know where to apply. * IRS: We've got what it takes to take what you've got. * I'm just driving this way to piss you off. * Jesus paid for our Read more:Sunday
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Do it to your Parishioners, but not to your Wife! 2007-06-30 09:37:00 I ran across a guy from Miami today that has me in my usual state of "Saturday Morning Confusion."Theologically, "Creciendo en Gracia," founded by Jose Luis De Jesus Miranda, is a "Cult of Christianity" based in Miami, Florida. (This term is used by a group or organization whose central teachings and/or practices are claimed to be biblical, but which are in fact un-biblical.)Sociologically, "Creciendo en Gracia" has other cult-like elements as well, and that put a whole new light on what they are up to.The once-inconspicuous sect called "Growing in Grace," which De Jesus founded 20 years ago, proclaims sin doesn't exist. (Yea, O.K. I can see people buying into that!) Church leaders say it’s gaining followers, and that 2007 donations have already exceeded the $2 million raised in 2006.But, here is where I always get my head turned around by what people are willing to believe in! (Remember my quote from the book "The plain truth about God-101." Tell people enough times, with enough co
Forbidden City! 2007-06-29 18:43:00 Never before seen pictures of the Forbidden
City!Who knows what mysteries are in store for us?Besides, what can you do with 18 years of your life? Well........... you could make a miniature castle!Either that, or this guy's the husband of the "50 Foot Woman!"http://God-101.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/full
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Human Zoo! 2007-06-29 12:32:00 They are conducting an experiment in Adelaide, Australia that sounds like a rather interesting new way to keep animals in captivity!Authorities are opening a new zoo and before they do, there is a study underway to determine the most humane and stress free way to house the animals. To do this properly they are going to do a study with humans first. A group of people will be put in the enclosures and left there for a few days while visitors come just like they normally would and look at them. After a few days, or even weeks, another study group will be subjected to the same thing while the old group is questioned on improvements or changes that have to be made to ensure the animals will live a stress free life while in captivity. (This is such a far cry from the old days where animals were just put in a cage and left there until they died.) Zoo
Director Dr. Emile Huk-Huk, in an interview at the start of the study, explained that thinking has changed about keeping different species in ca
This ain't right! 2007-06-29 08:20:00 A lot of the problems in the Middle-East and even elsewhere in the world are not so much religious as they are, to a great extent, of a cultural and even tribal nature. They are just portrayed as being a religious problem. (Most often as us vs. them, Shia vs. Sunni, Islam vs. Christianity, etc.)However, this does not excuse what is happening in a lot the Mosques in the Mid-East, and I would like to give an example that should put it in a new light.Imagine you go into Church or Synagogue on a Sunday morning and then the Minister, Priest, Chaplin, Pastor or Rabbi or whatever starts his sermon and preaches...... not the message of Love or Forgiveness or Repentance or Tolerance etc., but rather preaches violence against some other group of Christians, or Nationalities, or ethnic group, or better yet, "go out and get those dirty, God forsaken Muslims or Jews!"Something like this would be in the papers and on the news by the time you got home from Church. To imagine this happening is totally
The Ballad of Genarlow Wilson. 2007-06-28 15:33:00 Wilson v. State is a court case brought about to appeal the aggravated child molestation conviction of Georgia man Genarlow Wilson.Here's a quick re-cap of what has happened so far boys and girls. Genarlow was at a party back when he was seventeen and made it with two, that's right, count em,two girls that night. First he had sex with the older (17) girl and then had the younger (15) girl perform oral sex on him later in the evening.Now instead of becoming a local hero for making it twice during one party the cops got a hold of a tape of the whole thing and started an investigation.As soon as she heard this the older girl yelled she had been raped and this is where the shit hit the fan. (It looks like the girl yelled rape to save being labeled as "loose," but our wayward hero was eventually exonerated of this heinous crime.)But! The cops still had him on tape getting the dirty (oral sex) from the fifteen year old and pressed "aggravated child molestation charges" against him! The "ag Read more:Ballad
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Silence is NOT Golden! 2007-06-28 10:39:00 We have some friends who go south for the winter every year!With the increased security concerns here in North America, it got to the point where when she had to go to her local Member of Parliament to have her signature confirmed on her passport renewal application. (She is of Middle-Eastern descent and the passport office said that her signature didn't match and they wanted to check her out in person.)Now it is possible that the signature was a little different for whatever reason, but personally, I believe it was profiling on account of her Middle-Eastern background. This brings me to the point of this little rant.People who are perceived to be Muslim here in North America have one hell of a "public relations" problem! Ethnic profiling is a fact of life here, no matter how much you agree or disagree with it. It's something that will have to be lived with because it is the Muslim's themselves who are to blame for it. And not in the way you think! Yes, there is a small group who ar Read more:Golden
Poll This! 2007-06-28 06:41:00 We gave you the results of a poll last week that showed Americans believed in Creationism more than Evolution by a small majority.(I don't believe in no evolution!)->But, the results show another trend which seems quite surprising. Americans trust the military and the police force significantly more than the church and organized religion, a new Gallup Poll says. Only 46 percent of respondents said they had either a "great deal" or "quite a lot" of confidence in the church, compared with 69 percent who said they trusted the military and 54 percent who trust police officers. The figures are among the lowest for institutionalized religion in the three and a half decades that Gallup has conducted the poll. Peaking at 68 percent in May 1975, the numbers bottomed out at 45 percent in June of 2003. But while confidence is waning for organized religion, the numbers are even bleaker for other American institutions. Just 25 percent expressed confidence in the presidency, while a mere 14 percen
Muslim Brotherhood spells trouble for Egypt! 2007-06-27 22:27:00 The MuslimBrotherhood
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is trying to reproduce Hamas' experience in Gaza. Tariq Hasan, a columnist for the Egyptian daily Al-Ahram, wrote: "In Egypt there are those who are trying to reproduce what Hamas did in Gaza. For anyone who has the slightest doubt about this and wants proof, it is sufficient to consider statements by Brotherhood representatives in parliament. They said that Egypt waved the Zionist flag, despite the people's opposition to this. This means that Egypt, like the Palestinian Authority, deserves a revolution! "The Brotherhood, like Hamas, does not recognize the legitimacy of the parliament that ratified the peace treaty with Israel, nor the legitimacy of the state that ratified these agreements, since [in its view] it is a traitorous state that works for foreign interests and that does not represent its people. From these statements we understand that the Hamas problem is not [limited to] just Gaza, but it is also in Egypt, and that the Brotherhood holds th
Life is what it is! 2007-06-27 19:49:00 Now I suffer from vertigo, and this is enough to make me want to puke!(But it sure would be one hell of a nice scene on the way down!)What happens when you have too much "fest" while at Oktoberfest! Don't let life get you down bunky, let a smile be your umbrella!And finally, one more way to bug a cat! Oh yea!http://God-101.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/full
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