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  1. Machjo

    How would you deal with a draft?

    I would simply request a non-combat role.
  2. Machjo

    Alternative to Bill 101?

    I'd like to know your thoughts on the following: Wht if the Ministry of Education allowed at least, let's say, four language choices in its elementary and secondary schools, while limiting the restrictions of Bill 101 to "any language taught to 50% or more of those receiving compulsory...
  3. Machjo

    Question about US culture.

    Unfortunately, there is no world culture forum, so I'm putting this in the Canadian culture forum for lack of a better place. Today I came across the following statement from a Chinese EFL newspaper for middle school students: "Chinese like putting their hands into their pockets when talking...
  4. Machjo

    The Canadian content challenge for youth.

    Can you, before next spring at the latest (you have almost a year there), organize to teach children between the ages of five to fifteen, at least two hours a week? Teach what? Anything! Here might be some ideas: ESL, Moral education, Scouts, Girl guides, another language you know, swimming...
  5. Machjo

    Canada's very own national religion

    Israel has Judaism; Arabia, Islam, Iran, Zoroastrianism; China, Confucianism and Taoism; the US, Mormonism; India, Hinduism, Sikhism and Buddhism; Japan, Shintoism; and France... Raelism! Poor France. :? But what about Canada? Sure we have native spirituality, but that actually began before...
  6. Machjo

    Does evil exist?

    If we consider that the opposite of exixtance is non-existance, then would it not be logical to conclude that the opposite of spiritual qualities which exist is just an absence of said qualities? For instance, according to science, darkness and cold do not exist (they're just absences of light...
  7. Machjo

    Do you choose to believe what you believe?

    Well, do you? Honestly, I find that I don't. If yo told me there was no floor under my feet, even if I wanted to believe you, even if I desperately wanted to believe you, I just coudn't; it's beyond my control. I used to not believe in God; again, not a choice. even if I wanted to believe in...
  8. Machjo

    Compilation on the Oneness of Religion

    What does your Faith teach on the oneness of religion?
  9. Machjo

    Compilation on language from the world's religions.

    Please share any of which you know.
  10. Machjo

    Compilation on Women

    Any quotes from the wold's religions on women?
  11. Machjo

    Compilation on Peace!

    What does your Faith teach about peace? Please share your quotes.
  12. Machjo

    Education Compilation!

    What do the world's religious texts teach about education? Please include any quote you like.
  13. Machjo

    Prayer Compilation!

    Please share any prayer from any religious text (doesn't necessarily need to be your own). And feel free to post it in any language you wish.
  14. Machjo

    "Faith forum"?

    Since I don't profess Christianity, I guess I'll post this thread in the non-Christian forum. I can understand why we'd want to have a Non-Christian Discussion forumand a Christian (I'm guessing it has to do with the demographics of Canadian Content so as to prevent Christians from overwhelming...
  15. Machjo

    Internaitonal Solution to the Quebec Problem!

    Quebec separates from Canada. Canada reunites with the UK. Quebec reunites with France. Canada and Quebec are thus linked through the EU. Although we'd still end up with a separate currency (the Euro in Quebec, the Pound elsewhere). What do you think? :)
  16. Machjo

    Nouvelle Ordre Linguistique Canadienne?

    serriez-vous prets a souenir une politique telle que cele-ci: Tout canadien doit recevoir une entrevue a l'age de cinq ans pour determiner sa langue de naissance pour ensuite determiner a quelle ecole il devrais etudie, selon les categories suivantes. POLITIQUE DE LANGUE D'INSTRUCTION 1. Tout...
  17. Machjo

    How to tell a believer from a non-believer?

    I used to profess irreligion, and later professed faith. Yet in reality, it wasn't a big change since it was really nothing more than redefinition. for instance, when I professed not to believe in God, I was effectively saying that I did not believe in superstition or certain outdated laws...
  18. Machjo

    Free holidays vs. fixed holidays?

    If you had to choose, would you prefer having the government select specific holidays (Easter, Christmas, etc.) for us to celebrate, or simply scrap the two and require employers to give staff two additional days off each year, which the staff emmber could negotiate with the employer?
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    Ought Canada to automatize the military?

    If a police officer witnesses a crime, he needs not contact parliament to have a vote on whether or not to arrest the person. He need not worry about whether or not the criminal in question is a friend of the prime minister's or not. Everything is automated. Laws are passed which clearly...
  20. Machjo

    Bilingualism a Principle for Peace?

    Do you think it a necessary principle for peace for every person to learn a second language?