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Recent content by Bob Crowley

  1. Bob Crowley

    Fetterman: Trump declassifying UFO files would be ‘incredible,’ ‘bipartisan’

    What amazes me is that people think that if UFO's exist, that will lead to some sort of Golden Age. In dealing with our very own species we murder, rape, commit war, steal, scam, discriminate on the basis of race, gender, religion, and politics, and kill our own unborn children while calling...
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    Going for a Run

    GOING FOR A RUN “I’m leaving!” Bob called out to his wife, who was most likely lying on the bed. She’d had a knee operation not long before and needed to spend some time resting. “Okay” she replied. He slid the door shut, and moved out the gate. He stopped as he prepared his Garmin tracker...
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    The World Cup of Catholic Converts

    I'm reading a book "CS Lewis & the Catholic Church" by Joseph Pearce. CS Lewis never swum the Tiber and remained Anglican, although he was becoming negative about the long term prognosis for Anglicanism. But on a more hopeful note, while CS Lewis has fallen out of favour with trendy...
  4. Bob Crowley

    What an disaster Trump really is

    No doubt you've heard the joke before. A priest, a pastor and rabbit walk into a bar. The bartender says to the rabbit "What are you doing here?" The rabbit says "I'm here because of auto-correct".
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    RFK Jr. says it may be "better" if fewer children receive the flu vaccine

    Thanks for that. I was able to get rid of them.
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    RFK Jr. says it may be "better" if fewer children receive the flu vaccine

    In response to the question, "do vaccines cause super viruses?", an AI generated answer was as follows - As far as I'm concerned, all Kennedy is going to achieve will be a lot of deaths and life long medical problems, resulting in a huge demand on hospitals and medical centres. I hope the...
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    Joshua Harris Says His Exit From Christianity Was Tied to Personal ‘Upheaval’

    I can't comment on the Uniting Church from personal experience. All I know is which denominations merged or part merged. There are some "Wesleyan Methodist" churches around, and after another pastor wrecked my old pastor's church after he died (which the pastor predicted would happen), the...
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    Joshua Harris Says His Exit From Christianity Was Tied to Personal ‘Upheaval’

    While he was technically "Reformed" as a Presbyterian pastor, he was originally Methodist. The Uniting Church formed in Australia in 1977, comprising all the Methodist and Congregationalist parishes, but Presbyterian parishes voted for or against parish by parish. Some did, some didn't. As a...
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    Joshua Harris Says His Exit From Christianity Was Tied to Personal ‘Upheaval’

    I won't comment on Pastor Harris himself as I'd never heard of him till now. I will say that compared to Australians, Americans seem to wear their religion and politics on their sleeves, whereas in Australia we're a bit more laid back. None of the main religious parties in Australia would say...
  10. Bob Crowley

    I feel old...are you this old too?

    And that was when they were playing in their school teams...:scratch:
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    lonely alcoholic

    I'm not an alcoholic so don't have that burden to bear. There have been very negative times in my life, but by the grace of God and assistance from some other people I've managed to keep going. I know this much - you're not going to jump all the hurdles in one go. You won't find a great...
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    An essay on Quantum Physics and Christian Theology and Mysticism

    I note you had the extract from Julian of Norwich's book in which she described being shown creation as being no bigger than a hazel-nut. I think she was being shown in visionary form hundreds of years before scientists developed the theory of the "sum zero energy" universe. If the universe...
  13. Bob Crowley

    Tips: Good Conversation Starters

    Conversation is a bit monotous though - L4W - Woof Woof. Dog 2 - Woof Woof... Dog 3 - Woof! L42 - Woof!! Woof!! Grrr!!! Dog 2 - Woof? Dog 3 - Woof, woof, woof, woof... Mind you, it's not what you say - it's how you say it!:preach:
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    Pope Leo XIV to visit Australia in 2028, Sydney bishop says

    At the bottom of the article Bishop Umbers quipped about priests possibly not turning up if the "Doggies" were to make it into the Grand Final at the same time in 2028. For the record the "Doggies" in this context are the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, a rugby league team based in Sydney. It...