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iano
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From: Co. Wicklow, Ireland.
Joined: 07-27-2005


Message 16 of 20 (313237)
05-18-2006 2:59 PM
Reply to: Message 15 by truthlover
05-18-2006 2:35 PM


Re: A Rose by any other name?
I will say that the churches who have been asking us to come meet with them to help them reach out to the community and seek unity with one another don't think us hyper-exclusive.
Given your earlier comments that you will seek unity with those who think like you do (ie: who share the same doctrine) then it is not surprising that someone (yourselves) might be considered to be achieving best-practice and that others would want to follow best-practice
It doesn't really answer my question though - about whether you agree that Creek is one denomination of which there are many (some of which will globally share your views). And given that, whether you have any qualms about 1 denomination (of 200 or so people - most of whom are children) out of 20,000 denominations, making such claims as to who is or isn't a Christian. (I accept that some others within the 20,000 will share your basic doctrine but I don't know whether they make those same claims so I referred to your community alone)

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EZscience
Member (Idle past 5154 days)
Posts: 961
From: A wheatfield in Kansas
Joined: 04-14-2005


Message 17 of 20 (313239)
05-18-2006 3:08 PM
Reply to: Message 13 by truthlover
05-18-2006 2:11 PM


Re: Community foundations
Well I must say I like your interpretation of Christianity.
You have a way of making it sound a lot more appealling than most who go around preaching about it. (High praise coming from a confirmed old atheist like myself )
I think your town sounds a like a great place to live and good luck to all of you.

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truthlover
Member (Idle past 4059 days)
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From: Selmer, TN
Joined: 02-12-2003


Message 18 of 20 (313245)
05-18-2006 4:08 PM
Reply to: Message 17 by EZscience
05-18-2006 3:08 PM


Re: Community foundations
Thanks. I went to 7th through 9th grades in Kansas, by the way. A little town called Haysville, outside of Wichita. Then I went back for a year of college in Winfield. I liked it.
I noticed your biking picture, of course. I'm a runner myself (not a very good one or anything), and the streets of Winfield were one of my favorite places to run.

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Trump won 
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Message 19 of 20 (356866)
10-16-2006 1:19 PM
Reply to: Message 1 by truthlover
08-31-2003 11:24 PM


I am wondering about your community's education for the children. Are books readily accessible, are classes taught? And in general what is the education like there. I believe public education is a benefit for society.
I also have a question about living conditions.
What are the shelters like now in the village? Cabins? Mobil homes? What exactly?
My only true concern is the education that the children in your village recieve.
I look forward to your answers.

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truthlover
Member (Idle past 4059 days)
Posts: 1548
From: Selmer, TN
Joined: 02-12-2003


Message 20 of 20 (356881)
10-16-2006 2:18 PM
Reply to: Message 19 by Trump won
10-16-2006 1:19 PM


I only saw your post because I was testing my new phone, and I used as my test web page. (I got a Blackberry 7130c. It works pretty well. I needed an electronic planner of some sort that was easy to carry with me, and it does the job well.)
Anyway:
I am wondering about your community's education for the children. Are books readily accessible, are classes taught? And in general what is the education like there. I believe public education is a benefit for society.
Well, I believe public education is a benefit for society, too, but it's not doing real well at the moment. Judging from the few children that have been in public school then come to a class I was teaching, they're not doing real well. Admittedly, that sample isn't big enough to draw conclusions from, but with what the public schools report about themselves, they don't seem too hard to improve on.
We use home school curriculum mostly, though we do sometimes use Hought-Mifflin (sp?) and other typical public school books, especially for science and history, where home school books are often scared to admit the earth is old and thus aren't accurate.
My opinion of our education is that it took a few years to get it up to snuff, but now it's awesome and it has been for several years.
We are reviewed by the local school superintendent that we are on good terms with. He's a regular customer at our cafe, and he comes out and checks on classes on a random basis.
What are the shelters like now in the village? Cabins? Mobil homes? What exactly?
Almost exclusively mobile homes, late model and in good condition. There are a couple small cabins and two renovated double-wides that are no longer mobile homes, but sturdy, large, well-built houses.

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