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Report details sexual abuse by more than 300 priests in Pennsylvania's Catholic Churchhttps://www.cnn.com/2018/08/14/us/pennsylvania-catholic-church-grand-jury/index.htmlA new grand jury report says that internal documents from six Catholic dioceses in Pennsylvania show that more than 300 "predator priests" have been credibly accused of sexually abusing more than 1,000 child victims.
"We believe that the real number of children whose records were lost or who were afraid ever to come forward is in the thousands," the grand jury report says.
"Priests were raping little boys and girls, and the men of God who were responsible for them not only did nothing; they hid it all. For decades. Monsignors, auxiliary bishops, bishops, archbishops, cardinals have mostly been protected; many, including some named in this report, have been promoted."
The lengthy report, released Tuesday afternoon, investigates clergy sexual abuse daying back to 1947 in six dioceses: Allentown, Erie, Greensburg, Harrisburg, Pittsburgh and Scranton.
Pennsylvania's two other dioceses, Philadelphia and Altoona-Johnstown, have been the subjects of earlier grand jury reports, which found similarly damaging information about clergy and bishops in those dioceses.
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Haha, as this post opened up, I was trying to figure out what kind of priest a "chomo" priest is. I thought maybe it's something I hadn't heard of. I guess you meant homo, as in homosexual. I guess it would be more accurate to call them pedophiles. Bisexual pedophiles maybe? Since they were doing it with boys and girls. This is sickening news, but sadly, it's hardly news. There have been so many abuse scandals within the Catholic church that it's ridiculous. I feel like there really need to be some new measure put in place. There needs to be some church-wide independent investigations. The church is pretty rich though and they have great lawyers that seem good at covering things up. |
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I'm using apex launcher 3.3.3. With retroika icon pack. material notification shade. substartum dark gray theme, all can be found at google play store.
I'll have to take a look at those. Have you every tried Nova Launcher? I just looked at screenshots of Apex in the Play Store and read the description. It seems like the functionality is just about exactly the same. They both have a free version and a pro version. It looks like the app drawer works identically. I much pretty dark themes myself too. Especially with the active matrix on the new AMOLED screens, they don't have to use power to display black pixels, as far as I understand it. |
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Sure am. Running stock nougat 7.0 modified. Moto x pure edition unlocked and rooted.   That's a nice device! What small icons you have! What launcher are you using. I've been using the Nova Launcher. I love that you can customize it so much. There seem to be endless options! I don't keep my icons so small though. I have a 5x6 grid, not counting the tray at the bottom. I wish I could get my phone rooted. I have the Galaxy S7 SM930U. It's virtually impossible to root. |
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Next time try to make any trading decisions only based on your own trading strategy. As I understand you don't use any strategy and just make panic selling
Yeah, this is very good advice. In order to use you own strategy though, you first need to come up with a strategy. It should include very clear rules about what to do when. The key to have consistent success in investing is to remove the emotions. When you follow rules, you have to ignore your emotions. Of course, when you trade emotionally you can have some success, but it is much more risky and unpredictable. I wish you better luck in the future! |
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I think because of weak faith. . and no one shares the problem of finding a solution that causes suicide. in order to avoid suicide often worship. always with positive people and positive thinking
I don't think faith has anything to do with suicide. You sound like a religious person. If somebody from your church commits suicide, is that your first reaction? You think that person must not have had enough faith? When people commit suicide they usually aren't thinking in their right mind. I think it's even an insult to faithful people to blame them of not believing enough after they are dead. Each person should just worry about their own faith. |
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I just got around to watching this video. It's hilarious. I mean it's sad at the same time. The middle class people are taxed heavily and the rich people just keep getting richer. The poor people are just there to keep the middle class scared and keep them working. I have see so many times how it's often not a good thing to be in the middle class. When I was traveling in Chile, I remember people telling me that it's better to be poor than by in the middle class because you won't have to pay taxes. There are lot of people living in cheap huts, but inside they have huge TVs and expensive sound systems. Even in the US it's similar. If you have no money, you can get free health care in the US, but if you have a bit of money, you may be hit with medical bills that are more than your annual salary! |
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If you read the UN's Universal Declaration of Human Rights, I think you'll get the answer. Article 26 reads as follows: Article 26.
(1) Everyone has the right to education. Education shall be free, at least in the elementary and fundamental stages. Elementary education shall be compulsory. Technical and professional education shall be made generally available and higher education shall be equally accessible to all on the basis of merit.
(2) Education shall be directed to the full development of the human personality and to the strengthening of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. It shall promote understanding, tolerance and friendship among all nations, racial or religious groups, and shall further the activities of the United Nations for the maintenance of peace.
(3) Parents have a prior right to choose the kind of education that shall be given to their children. Everyone has the right to educations. There are no exceptions indicated here. The answer is that or course people with special needs also deserve education. The type of education is another question, but everybody definitely deserves it. |
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The most of the people say that the smartphones exist to give others their undivided attention, but what they don't know that using the phones during social events actually diminishes them own experience of those events. So this tool is responsible for our unsatisfying social interactions.
We are really addicted to our phones? What can we do? What you can do when you keep your phone on and what you do on usually?
I go through different phases with my smartphone usage. For the most part I could live without it. I definitely prefer it. These days I spend a fair bit of time every day to check my Instagram subscriptions and many channels I'm subscribed to on Telegram. I usually do that first thing in the morning and before I go to bed. During the day I can go for a long time without even touching my phone. If I'm bored though, I often reach for it. A month of so ago I deleted a zombie game I had. I was playing it for like 2 hours a day throughout the day. I downloaded an app that measures how much you use each app and I deleted the game almost immediately, when I realized how much of my time it was taking. I guess I'm not an addict, since it's pretty easy for me to change my habits. |
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I hadn't heard of this either. I think it's a great idea. It's also a great sign. I think it can be sort of a local tourist attraction. Some people may even come and buy Bitcoin just to give it a try in this city. Sort of like people go to Vegas and buy casino chips. I think every little bit can help to get people more comfortable with crypto. I love the name TravelByBit too. Good on the Australians! Hopefully we see more of this in other countries too. |
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I don't think that all rich people think taxes are good for nothing, but of course everybody would prefer to pay less. I just realized that it's strange that rich people could pay, for example 1 million dollars in taxes in a year. They will never actually use government services worth 1 million dollars. I wonder if there is a tax limit per person anywhere.
Yeah actually, a lot of rich people reached that level through constant perseverance and dedication. Especially self-made millionaires, who built up companies out of nothing. They deserve to pay less taxes in my opinion because they did a lot of work on their own, and they are actually contributing more to society than the government is by providing valuable products or services and employing a vast amount of people. It's strange if you imagine it on a smaller level. Say you have a small village. It has a population of 30 people. You all decide that it would probably be nice to have a paved road in your village. You decide to all put your money together pave a road. 29 people make about the same wage and Jim makes 3 times as much. It seems a little bit absurd that the other 29 people say, yeah, we'll all pay $100, but you make 3 times more that us, so you pay $300. You are basically being punished for making more money. Income tax is a bit ridiculous. |
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The higher the income, the higher the taxes are --- and that is true. However, what makes the rich with higher taxes go even richer, is theor attitude towards tax, the timing in their payment, and how they pay taxes. I believe that rich people see taxes as an expense for nothing. Meaning, they do not let their money flew just like that. They make sure that they are benefiting to what they think they give. Second, their proper timing. They tend to use money, take it and send it, reconsidering the time. Meaning, they make it a point that everytime they pay taxes, income will also be with them. Lastly, they ensure that they pay the right amount, in accordance with the law, and they know how and when to compromise things, in general, for their betterment.
I suppose you have a specific country in mind? You do realize that each country has their own tax laws right? There are most definitely countries that do not charge more to people that have a higher income. I mean, in the end they'll pay more in a nominal amount because they make more, but there are countries that have equal taxation for everybody, regardless of income. I don't think that all rich people think taxes are good for nothing, but of course everybody would prefer to pay less. I just realized that it's strange that rich people could pay, for example 1 million dollars in taxes in a year. They will never actually use government services worth 1 million dollars. I wonder if there is a tax limit per person anywhere. |
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If you ve never being in certain situations in life, you may never understand why they choose those options, it ain't the best option though. Alot of people wear a smile but ya all don't know what they pass through on a daily basis. Depression is a silent killer. Talk to somebody today, always check up on your friends and love ones regularly to make sure they are OK. Even a simple text most times would help someone. If you ever find yourself in such situations please speak up and seek for help. Life is difficult
I agree that you can't completely know, unless you are in that situation. You can learn a lot from others though. There have probably been millions of people who have attempted suicide and not succeeded. There are definitely millions who have thought about it. Some have even technically died and then come back to life. We can learn from the experiences of those that have gone through. This can help us understand it better and prevent some suicides in the future. |
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Suicide is irrational! However, people that commit suicide are often psychologically unwell. One of the foremost researcher on suicide, Emile Durkheim, stated that suicidal thoughts could be as a result of poor social bond or restrictive social system whereby people believe suicide is better than living. The best way to help them is to form bonds with them, make them understand that they matter.
I certainly wouldn't encourage suicide, but I find what you said interesting. You declare that suicide is irrational. Irrational means "inconsistent with reason or logic" or "affected by loss of usual or normal mental clarity" ( https://www.thefreedictionary.com/irrational). It is impossible to imagine that somebody could use reasoning and make the decision to commit suicide with normal mental clarity? I think suicide usually happens when people think it is better to be dead than to continue living. Of course, most times this is done out of desperation, when people are not thinking clearly. I think though that it's possibly that somebody could decide to commit suicide in his/her right mind. This could especially be true in case where somebody is suffering from a terminal illness. |
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I do have cousins who are IT students and they are encouraged to use tablets and laptops in class. I think at some point it was even required. Personally I think it is a great way to learn, even though a tablet and a laptop are not cheap. I also heard that some universities may start incorporating VR in class. I think this is a better way to learn than the use of laptops and tablets, especially in Science class or even History. Instead of sitting in your desk for an hour and listening to your professor, students will be immersed in virtual reality and learn their lessons quickly and better.
I would be very interested to see how VR would be used in the classroom. I can understand being immersed in virtually reality. What does be in that reality though? What could be done there and can't be don't in "real" reality. I'm sure you would be just watching a teacher lecture in VR. Can you think of anything concrete examples of how VR would be used. I think that VR is a cool thing, but I can't see how it'll be used widespread yet. |
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Very interesting! I visited Sudan two years ago. I didn't realize in advance that this was such a common thing. It looks like about about 20% of women are in polygynous relationship there. I never met anybody directly with multiple wives, but some people talked to us about it. I was surprised that even some young modern people seem to be okay with it. They may dress in modern clothes and not keep many traditions, but polygamy doesn't seem strange for them. That was new for me. |
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I want to specify in what kind of country I would like, no would love to leave in it forever.
Here are the followings...
1. A country that value human rights.
2. Also a town that could have peace and no war.
3. A place that people would treat others the same.
4. People in the will not think of evil and would think of the right.
5. A town that would have a leader that will let people grow a life a good place to rich and no poor.
6. A world that would be perfect no madness.
Still this is what I want but I cannot make this happen on my own. Still we could make this happen if there will be a rigth order by the help of a leader and a guidance of the Creator.
In the end accept the world you are leaving in and be a good person who can change your city or the world and be a person that who can one look up to.
This sounds like the beginning of some totalitarian society. Your 4th point is a little alarming. "People will not think of evil and would think of the right." How do you image you could control what people think of? It's an illusion that you could actually do that. What would you do to punish the people if they were to think of something evil? Wouldn't that punishment be considered evil? How would you actually be able to identify is somebody thought of something evil? Only if they acted on it? |
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Aside from the obvious benefits of technology, there are so many cons I don't even know where to begin... health issues for one, effects on the brain, eyes etc etc etc
no it should not be because it effects the children eyes and makes their mind weak and lazy.......
Haha, don't you find it a little funny that you are writing this from a screen? Or are you dictating it to somebody to make sure you protect your eyes? By your logic, children should be protected from all screens until when? Until they are 16-18? Then it'll be fine for them to use all the screens. Today's reality is that we are all using screens constantly. Using devices and the internet is one of the most used skills in adults' lives. If schools aren't teaching the most important skills, what are they doing? |
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I don't think tablets should be the primary way kids learn in class. If they were, couldn't the kids just learn at home with their tablets? Or right, no, they need a babysitter. That's why they need to go to school. Tablets should be a very powerful tool to be used in classrooms. It is much closer to what real life with be life for the kids after they're finished school. They will have a smart device in their pocket or their hand all the time and they will have access to all the world's information in a click. If technology can do something for us, why should we do it ourselves? Tablets are a very welcome change in the antiquated school systems.
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I'm not sure if I would want to create my own whole state, but I have thought of things like this. There was a thread on here about seasteading. That's the closest thing I've heard of recently to somebody starting their own state from scratch. I remember about 10 years ago, ThePirateBay was trying to buy an island or something like that so they would be exempt to copyright laws. I don't think that worked out. For me, I think some thing much smaller scale would be better. I have many people in my life that I love, but, unfortunately, most of them are spread all over the world in different cities and countries. I've often thought that it would be really cool to gather all the people that I think are awesome and all like together in some sort of community.
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Most nations structure their taxes in such a way that they are made to pay more taxes but little did they know that taxes are actually mearnt for the poor and middle class to pay.Let's say that you are paid by the government as a middle class worker.Definitely the government has control over your funds so he taxes you first even before you get the money.The rich man who owns his business decides to delay tax payment and use that money to even make more investments and later pay or better still there are legal ways to swerve tax payment. So the rich are smarter than the government.
It's probably better not to say that the rich are are smarter than the government, but rather that the rich run the government. Rich people fund the government leaders and their campaigns. They have private meetings with politicians. They constantly lobby the government. Rich people influence politicians to have laws created that benefit them. I think your version of how the rich pay taxes is a little simplified. Of course, they can invest the money instead of paying taxes up front, but they should also be paying taxes on the capital gains too. |
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