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  1. MrBishop

    Paedophiles...where do we put them? (Dbl-post-OTC)

    Paedophiles...once they've gone to jail and done their time, they're released and followed by a psychologist, they take their meds etc...BUT...where do they live? The law says that you have to let the neighbourhood where they're going to be moving to, that they're going to be having a...
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    Homosexuals get the bum rap? (Dblpost-OTC)

    Good morning folx...just got a fax which set me off. It's a petition going against Homosexual Marriage and used several popular arguments...religious and terminological. The one that caught my eye was that "If gays were allowed to be married, this would allow them to adopt. It is well known that...
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    October is Breast-Cancer Awareness Month

    During 2003 an estimated 211,300 new cases of breast cancer are expected to occur among women in the United States. NBCAM encourages all women to recognize the importance of early detection by participating in National Mammography Day on October 17, 2003. Everyone knows or will know someone...
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    The Death Penalty

    SInce I've been reading the paper and watching the news lately, I've developed a special kind of sensation. It's a combination of "sick to my stomach" and "Self-rightiousness". It makes me want to write to my governament and ask them to reinstate the death penalty. Practically every day, I hear...
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    Gay/Lesbian religious unions (Marriage)

    Working for an Anglican church in Canada means that I am innundated with questions and opinion on the topic daily. Some people are all for it...no restrictions, others are opposed to the term "Marriage" being used for homosexuals because the common definition for marriage is between a man and a...
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    Rape and False Memory Syndrome

    Rape is a cancer on society and the evil that resides in all ages, races and genders. The rape/molestation of a child is a horrible thing to conceptualize, and in my opinion, the worst of all crimes. Here's the kicker...some people, in their adulthood, uncover memories about rapes which they...
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    Self-defence vs. Vigilantiesm (Where to draw the legal line)

    Obviously...different places will have different definitions/interpretations of the law and the line between the two. Where would you draw the line ?
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    MrBish goes postal

    I must've gone nuts for about 10 mins there and typed my feverish brian out on OTC. I sweear...that's the first time in ages since anyone's gotten my blood boiling to that point. If I'd had a gun..I would've shot AE and I was argueing against guns f'r crissakes! *Takes a deep breath* I...
  9. MrBishop

    Ban Dihydrogen Monoxide!

    BAN DIHYDROGEN MONOXIDE! Dihydrogen monoxide is colorless, odorless, tasteless, and kills uncounted thousands of people every year. Most of these deaths are caused by accidental inhalation of DHMO, but the dangers of dihydrogen monoxide do not end there. Prolonged exposure to its solid form...
  10. MrBishop

    The Death Penalty

    SInce I've been reading the paper and watching the news lately, I've developed a special kind of sensation. It's a combination of "sick to my stomach" and "Self-rightiousness". It makes me want to write to my governament and ask them to reinstate the death penalty. Practically every day, I...
  11. MrBishop

    Are your Online friends as important as your IRL friends?

    I have lots of friend IRL...my yearly BBQ proves taht to me, just in the bills alone, and I also have lots of online friends, which my email box and MSN contacts shows easily. I'm unlikely to meet most of my online buds, mostly because of the rules of Geography and Accounting (I can't afford...
  12. MrBishop

    Justintime - Rest in Peace

    Good morning, I'm not sure how many of you on Xi are/were also members of OTC, but a long time member of OTC has just passed on. I've listed teh OTC link here: If you knew Justin and would like to post there, please do so. Thank you Marc "MrBishop' Gendron Rest in Peace Justin
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    Request for prayers or good thoughts

    This is about a woman with whom I work, and whom I am replacing while she sits by her son's bed. believe in the power of prayer. I have a special favour to ask each of you. A young lady who is an employee in the Diocese of Montreal has a son who has a very rare form of leukemia, so unusual...
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    Euthenasia

    Euthanasia or assisted suicide in Greek means "easy death". There are two types of euthanasia. The first type is the one discussed the most often; Active euthanasia is the use of tools to induce death; that is, drug overdoses, stopping life-saving devices, poisons, suffication etc...
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    Is the Internet the next "Opiate for the Masses" ?

    Religion used to be considered the Opiate for the masses. It rendered them listless and inactive, mostly out of fear for the repurcussions from God and the church. Television became the next recognized Opiate, with names like the Boob-Tube and the Idiot-Box, churning out zombies raised more...
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    Tripped on the OTC and fell in here

    Well....looks like I tripped on a munchkin roaming around OTC and fell into the wrong door. Looks mighty lively in here considering how few were in here the last time that I walked it's halls. Well XiBasers...deBish is back....start praying! :wave:
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