Wisdom of the Crowd: 56% of the respondents said that abortion should be the choice of the mother. 40% said that it should be banned after the fetus has reached a certain stage.
A pastor's wife was expecting a baby, so he stood before the congregation and asked for a salary raise. After much discussion, they passed a rule that whenever the pastor's family expanded, so would his paycheck. After 6 children, this started to get expensive and the congregation decided to hold another meeting to discuss the pastor's expanding salary. A great deal of yelling and inner bickering ensued, as to how much the pastor's additional children were costing the church, and how much more it could potentially cost. After listening to them for about an hour, the pastor rose from his chair and spoke, "Children are a gift from God, and we will take as many gifts as He gives us." Silence fell over the congregation. In the back pew, a little old lady struggled to stand and finally said in her frail voice, "Rain is also a gift from God, but when we get too much of it, we wear rubbers." The entire congregation said "Amen." GOTTA LOVE THOSE SENIOR CITIZENS! Laughing
Many of us came from convict backgrounds, sent in to exile for stealing a coat or a loaf of bread or a silver spoon. Some came for murder and robbery or prostitution. Tough people. Many came from China to work on the Gold Fields. Some came from Italy to work on the Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electricity scheme. Some came from Hungary during the Revolution. Some came from Vietnam during the Vietnam War. But they came for a chance to work and start a new life. And they worked hard !! The Greeks, Poles, Ukrainians, Italians, Russians, Latvians, Dutch, Serbs, and Irish, so many more that it would be impossible to name. There were no hand-outs, no privileges offered. These people were given a chance to start a new life, in Australia, to become Australians. And Australians they became. They learned English and embraced our country while offering the gift of their food and culture and music. I have spoken with friends from Hungarian, Italian etc, backgrounds and, while they embrace and celebrate their roots, they consider themselves Australian.
When our Politicians condemn an elected member of the Dutch Parliament for coming to Australia to speak his views, we have a problem.
When 16,000 English-speaking skilled-professional workers are refused visas and 12,000 uneducated, non-English speaking refugees are accepted, then, guess what, we have a problem!
ReplyDeleteA pastor's wife was expecting a baby, so he stood before the congregation and asked for a salary raise.
After much discussion, they passed a rule that whenever the pastor's family expanded, so would his paycheck.
After 6 children, this started to get expensive and the congregation decided to hold another meeting to discuss the pastor's expanding salary.
A great deal of yelling and inner bickering ensued, as to how much the pastor's additional children were costing the church, and how much more it could potentially cost.
After listening to them for about an hour, the pastor rose from his chair and spoke, "Children are a gift from God, and we will take as many gifts as He gives us."
Silence fell over the congregation.
In the back pew, a little old lady struggled to stand and finally said in her frail voice, "Rain is also a gift from God, but when we get too much of it, we wear rubbers."
The entire congregation said "Amen."
GOTTA LOVE THOSE SENIOR CITIZENS! Laughing
Thoughts from Pickering.
ReplyDeleteMany of us came from convict backgrounds, sent in to exile for stealing a coat or a loaf of bread or a silver spoon.
Some came for murder and robbery or prostitution. Tough people.
Many came from China to work on the Gold Fields.
Some came from Italy to work on the Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electricity scheme.
Some came from Hungary during the Revolution.
Some came from Vietnam during the Vietnam War.
But they came for a chance to work and start a new life.
And they worked hard !!
The Greeks, Poles, Ukrainians, Italians, Russians, Latvians, Dutch, Serbs, and Irish, so many more that it would be impossible to name.
There were no hand-outs, no privileges offered.
These people were given a chance to start a new life, in Australia, to become Australians.
And Australians they became.
They learned English and embraced our country while offering the gift of their food and culture and music.
I have spoken with friends from Hungarian, Italian etc, backgrounds and, while they embrace and celebrate their roots, they consider themselves Australian.
When our Politicians condemn an elected member of the Dutch Parliament for coming to Australia to speak his views, we have a problem.
When 16,000 English-speaking skilled-professional workers are refused visas and 12,000 uneducated, non-English speaking refugees are accepted, then, guess what, we have a problem!
- Larry Pickering