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matthias   
8 Mar 2008
History / Poland-Russia: never-ending story? [1341]

A decent relationship yes, a good relationship no. Move on? More like pretend that the situation is not as bad as it is and just ignore it. IMO it would be counter-productive not to discuss it.

Sorry if it pisses you of but its just another point of view

In the end your right, but not very constructive.
matthias   
8 Mar 2008
History / Poland Betrayed in WW2 [243]

For my part, I'm a member of the Polish American Congress in Southern California.

First, I like to say that I have been reading your posts for the past couple weeks and it's an honor we have a person like you that represents the Polish people.

Our goals are meagre at best, we don't have a lot of political clout but one of our main objectives,

I am suprised that Poles have been here for such long and with fairly high numbers and we are not able to achieve the political clout as the latino community has (I know there numbers are higher but that is not our only shortfall). We need much better organization and pull all our resources to influence local elections. The latino community has done a fairly good job at this. Poles should vote for a candidate between themselves and then all Poles should come together and vote for that candidate in the local elections. Our strength will be if we all stick together.

Polish history is nearly ignored in American schools.

I can attest to this. I've taken history in collage and experienced the same.
matthias   
8 Mar 2008
History / Poland Betrayed in WW2 [243]

If anyone has the wonderful book "Gods Playground" by Norman Davies, the chapter in the second Volume entitled "The Polish Emigration" has a section on the disunion of Polish America. It does a better job at explaining than I do.

Thank you for the recommendation, and Ill make sure to keep an eye out for the book next time I'm at borders... Your explanation does make perfect sense and goes a long way to explain these shortfalls.... Some things still puzzle me, but hopefully the book will be able to answer that....
matthias   
8 Mar 2008
History / Poland Betrayed in WW2 [243]

Thank you for all those recommendations and Ill try my best to see if I can find them at borders and I'll also try to locate them at the library....

I'd much rather just type out the paragraphs here than have you spend 30 bucks for a little illumination.

I'd really much apprecite it if you find the time and are willing to do it...... Whenever you can, please post it here or feel free to PM, whichever works for you..
matthias   
8 Mar 2008
News / Do you think that Polish catholics resent the new German Pope? [108]

Indeed this is nothing wrong because for Polish people he was more than Pope. However people who somehow mentally transfer their liking of JPII to disliking of BXVI seriously lost their way...

Agreed no one is denying this......

If Christians are unwilling to vote for candidates who would stand in defense of the Christian values then whom other people would do this? (We are talking about crucial issues not any trivial disagreements!)

What's good for religion is not always whats good for the country.... The church isn't always right you know....

This comment exposed your lack of knowledge of the US politics. Obama all the time repeating that he is a Christian.

You might be right, I heard that from friends whereas I should have done my own research... However its not religion what matters, it's his views... Plus this doesn't change the facts that good people can be found in all faiths... So whatever he is doesn't matter and shouldn't matter to anyone.... As long as he respects seperation of church and state....

however I can assure you that among top politicians a chance to find such person is very tiny.

Agreed but not impossible, plus it's time to change this....

This is realistically impossible, whole system is based on this that these two parties are in opposition to each other. In fact this is the greatest success of both parties that they convinced Americans that their candidates are the only electable.

Yes I already pointed this out.
matthias   
9 Mar 2008
Life / How much do you HATE POLISH PEOPLE and POLAND [1260]

Just don't go shopping in Poland. Worst service in the world, maybe second only to France.

It could be true for you, however I seemed to have no problems....
matthias   
9 Mar 2008
News / Do you think that Polish catholics resent the new German Pope? [108]

brate, what`s wrong with you?? Are you on grass?

we don`t speak about Orthodoxy but about universal Christian values.

what's wrong with you, your retarded if you think we should have a problem with the pope just because he's German

f majority of people would act like a good Christians, I have no idea how this could be harmful for the country.

First Church is against abortion even if a person is raped..... What the fu*k.... How can we ask a women to have a baby of a rapist...... Second look at muslim nations where there is no seperation of church and state, it just breeds extremetism. Thirdly church doesn't believe in evolution. Fourthly Church and Science don't mix very well. There's many others.

However because we discuss some certain case, please write at which point Clinton's/Obama's platforms are right and the church is wrong?

First they respect abortion in case of rape. Second they respect seperation of church and state. They believe in evolution(whoever doesn't is a fu*ken idiot). They respect science. and many others.

So you can see the church is not always right, also whose to say what a good Christian is... Am I not a good Christian because I believe in evolution or becaue I believe a women has a right to abortion when she's raped.

Neither the Church or Politicians are always right, but as I said that doesnt mean that we can't support both?
matthias   
9 Mar 2008
Life / How much do you HATE POLISH PEOPLE and POLAND [1260]

Are you from Germany by any chance?

Naw American and Polish citizenship. Now to be honest I have found Poles(except my close friends) don't accept me as a Pole because I grew up in America. However I started to become a little snobby just to pi*s them off and they seemed to become a little nicier. Same with the people in the stores, don't be afraid to be a little assertive and their hard shell will crumble...

Good be also because I workout and compared to most Poles I'm twice there size...
matthias   
9 Mar 2008
News / Do you think that Polish catholics resent the new German Pope? [108]

Do you know how they explain this position?

Don't know, don't care.... But Im sure you will tell me.....

Please... Show me one Christian state without such separation,

There isn't one your right... But not because of the Church.... but because the people demanded it.... I never heard of the Church every adovacating such a position...

Wrong again, Catholic Church don't deny evolution as long somebody don't claim that this theory exclude creationism. While from scientific point of view nobody ever proved that theory of evolution exclude theory of creationism.

They might not exclude it but they sure don't teach it..... They only teach creationism...

You have no idea that in the past the church ran education in Europe and students somehow did not complain. Priest Nicolaus Copernicus (educated in such school) and many others would disagree with you. Personally I don't care who announcing some scientifically proved theory. Beside of that the clergy rather don't work on professional carrier these days.

Some science church accepts and some science the church does not.... They sure as hell don't accept stem cell research or any genetic research.... They see it as humans playing God......

They are for abortion on demand, so how a Christian could vote on them? The rest of your sentence was proved wrong above.

Like I said already, I don't support all the positions of politicans as I don't support all the positions of the church...... however doesn't mean I can't support either of them because they have many positions that I do agree with....

Here's a hypothetical for you.... Let's say you have a politican where you know that he would stamp out all corruption, bring in the highest economic growth in a decade, improve health care, improve education, improve the whole country.... Would you not vote for him just because he supports abortion.... No need to answer I already know the answer to that.....

Almost forgot,

I think Poland's abortion stance is perfect....... Only in cases of rape or medical reasons...

Don't hesitate to post them. :)

There stance on condoms....... There stance on no sex before marriage, etc I can still list more if your intrested...
matthias   
9 Mar 2008
History / Poland Betrayed in WW2 [243]

yes the history is important but it should not be paramount and the number 1 issue in their lives.

Good point..... History is important but it's not everything...... Also I'm sorry about your accident.....

History sometimes repeats itself so we can't completely disregard it... But at the same time history doen't always repeat itself... So we can't live in the past...

We need to find the right balance between History and living in the present..... However with Tusk I think Poland has managed to find that balance....
matthias   
9 Mar 2008
News / Do you think that Polish catholics resent the new German Pope? [108]

There stance on condoms....... There stance on no sex before marriage

Now I understand the Church can't adovate such things and say it's okey(so I respect there stance) but that's why it's good that we have the state to step in and be much more pratical when it come's to such matters...
matthias   
10 Mar 2008
Love / Polish-Islam Relationship Union [450]

For example: by Islamic law, non-Muslims don't have much of standing in court. The court law counts the word of the Muslim as true even if two pagans, three Jews and four Christians say otherwise. Christians cannot build new churches or repair the old ones. Non-Muslims cannot own a house that is bigger than their Muslims neighbors. Muslim woman may not marry non-Muslims

I'm not at all suprised at this... I wish more people read this book so they can see the mindset these people have..... Some people on this forum try to potray these people as , victims trying to protect themselves..... I say protect what??? their savagry.....
matthias   
10 Mar 2008
History / Poland Betrayed in WW2 [243]

What is it you fear? Give the new generation credit. Or are you referring to Feliks and myself? We are the ones that lost our fathers homeland. You see Poland has victims that have a right to speak. Kind of funny the way "Communism" silenced the people and now the very people our fathers fought to protect think they can silence us.

You have the god given right to discuss this, especially because your looking for closure.... It's clear your intentions are pure....
matthias   
10 Mar 2008
History / Poland Betrayed in WW2 [243]

how are you going to achieve closure if you keep talking about the subject, what has happened has happened, you can't change it, its not like a contempary issue is it???

Normally I would agree with you but if Russia is trying to deny Katyn again they are asking for the wounds to reopen.....

I think Polish history should give young Poles hope and pride that their Grandparents or great-Granparents overcame such terrible adversity. It should instill a sense of encouragement that they can change Poland for the better. But alas maybe I'm just a dreamer.

I also agree with that......
matthias   
10 Mar 2008
News / Do you think that Polish catholics resent the new German Pope? [108]

HAVANA - Catholic churches are full to capacity during mass, and the neighborhood Communist offices are empty.

news.ncmonline.com/news/view_article.html?article_id=931ebcc0475f62fffa67a2547c3a8453

Interesting article about the growth of religion in officialy aethist Cuba....
matthias   
11 Mar 2008
News / Do you think that Polish catholics resent the new German Pope? [108]

Before you start criticizing you should learn at least your opponent reasons.

What so difficult to understand. There is no good reason why a women who is raped can't have an abortion. It was not her fault and she had no control over getting pregnant. Now please tell me this good reason that you think qualifies......

Church exist much longer than democracies and still you cannot show one example from the past. You have no slightest evidence to make such judgment.

In case you didn't know throughout the middle ages the Church was linked to government. Popes had power of governments. The church did not voluntarily give up this power, they had no choice but to accept it.

Creationism don't exclude evolution and otherwise. These are two different subjects, biology teachers don't talk about creationism as well. When creationism is clearly based on belief, evolution pretends to be science. So obviously you make contradictory claims, blame the church for not teaching about evolution and on other hand you don't want the church be involved in science. You cannot have both ways...

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creationism

Some light reading creationism is used to reject the theory of evolution... As to your second point why would science teachers teach about creationism. Science deals with theories that can be observed or there is evidance for.. Science deals with facts not faith. As for the church they should teach the truth, if there's evidance that creastionsim is a lie why teach it?

Help me to understand your point. Why do you oppose abortion, what is the reason?

Why because I believe that a child is innocent and had no choice to be created as for the mother and father they had the choice to have sex or not.

I will answer just after I learn about your reason to oppose abortion.

well now you can answer it.....

fail to see how these position may negatively affect a country. Lack of per-marriage sex would save many Africans if they would stick to church's teachings. Even if you don't follow this you could hardly claim that somebody who has different opinion could not live well . While the country should stick its nose to personal decisions of individuals. This sort of issues could no be regulated from the top anyway.

The church's teachings can negatively affect a country because it's clear condoms can help prevent the spread of std's and teaching against this is not practical because it's clear people are going to have sex regardless. Now I respect the position of the Church, how can they adovate sex however you must admit that it's not very practical.
matthias   
12 Mar 2008
News / Do you think that Polish catholics resent the new German Pope? [108]

This is age of kings and they were the masters. Of course they could not afford to waste talents of educated clergy

Kings were not masters, at least not always... You have the wrong image of a king. Even a king had to make alliances and he could not always afford to alienate the church. However this doesn't matter because it doesn't change the fact that the church did not accept sepration of church and state eagerly, it was more like becaue they had no choice.

Creationism according to RCC doesn't reject evolution. Here is stance of the Polish bishops

Well according to RCC, however the reality is quite differant. Creationalism is primarily used to be an alternative to the theory of evolution. Creationalism is used so we reject evolution. If the church had it's choice they would not admit to evolution however kind of difficult with so much evidance.

Big Bang theory is not based on evidence,

wrong..........

No such evidence exist, provide one if you can...

Well for one, depending on the forms of creationisms because there are several. One form believes in the exact creation as described in Genesis. LOL First off carbon dating tells us the earth is billions of years old not 10,000(give or take) as Genesis tells us.

Without writing a book about all the evidance the one above should suffice.

There is a logical hole here. You write about innocent child, a human. If so, like every innocent human being this child have some fundamental rights, for example a right to life. You cannot punish one person for wrong-doings of others. If you deny such child right to life, this will backfire sooner or later because precedent exist and other groups might be targeted later. Biologically there is no basic difference between unborn children. If you divide them on some groups where one are allowed to be born while others not then this is your irrational (because emotional) decision not a scientific fact.

I know where your heading with this.... Good point.... Yes I adovate that the unborn child has rights. However in case of rape the sin of abortion rests with only the father who committed the rape and not with the innocent mother(who had no choice to being raped). So I still see all abortion as sin but in case of rape where there is abortion only the rapist and not the raped commits the sin of abortion. The rapist has a choice, the raped doesn't have much of one.

This is impossible. A person who fails to understand basic social issues or is morally so twisted could not run the country with such outcome. On other hand slogans like "improve health care or education" are typically populist, politician who raise them these days is a liar and cannot be trusted. Do you have such dilemma? :)

Are you serious that this is impossible........ I can list you a couple American president's who were for abortion yet while they were in term the country has experienced huge economic growth, reduction in debt, better healthcare and education reforms. Come on dude, be serious you know this is not true...

Anyway what is worth more for a Christian innocent life (Decalogue) or money (Judaszowe srebrniki?)? You cannot buy everything.

Good point, unfortunately money makes the world go round.... Look at poor African nations who have no money to feed there people... Poverty, disease and crime is rampant. So yes money can't buy everything but it sure can buy a lot..
matthias   
13 Mar 2008
Life / How much do you HATE POLISH PEOPLE and POLAND [1260]

am i going to hv a big surrprise there ?:) by the way im egyptian

No one is going to attack you or anything just because your Egyptian, but if you don't show respect, there not going to think twice about giving you a dose of reality.
matthias   
13 Mar 2008
Life / How much do you HATE POLISH PEOPLE and POLAND [1260]

I don't understand the Polish disliking the Russians, honestly

Read up on the history of communism and ww2..... That should answer your question....

You want something more recent..... Let's start with Russia threatening Poland with nukes, politically motivated meat ban, cyber attack on Estonia..... Theres dozens more...
matthias   
13 Mar 2008
Love / Polish-Islam Relationship Union [450]

i hope if ppl can think well ?

lol, thanks for that..... Im going to copy this if you dont mind and use it against some other fu*kers who defend terrorists.... My favorite is "there just defending themselves...."
matthias   
13 Mar 2008
Love / Polish-Islam Relationship Union [450]

if you want more contact me i will feed you, let ppl know where is the true,

thanks, definately, feel free to send stuff over, Just PM me.......
matthias   
14 Mar 2008
News / Do you think that Polish catholics resent the new German Pope? [108]

As far as separation is concentrated, this is your opinion not based on evidence.

lol, be serious here.

We discuss primarily about RCC, I don't know and care less what Muslims or Hindu people think about it.

were talking about creationsim and the truth is it is taught to disprove evolution..

What was before Big Bang? What caused Big Bang? How could Big Bang create a life from nothing? Perhaps a God caused Big Bang? :) Fundamental questions without answer...

Before the big bang, there was a contrantraction of energy in one spot, the energy mass was fairly unstable until it one day exploded. Life evolved from atoms in the atmosphere such as hydrogen, carbon, and others that bonded to create molecules. Those molecules evolved into single celled organisms and than into more complex organisms. After billions of years humans were the end result.. this is not to say god wasn't involved because I think he was but he did not create humans as we are now....

I am not a scientist so this is my best explanation and all of this IS based on evidance.... Scientist didn't pull this out of thin air u know.... lol

You raise religious aspect of sin, while from religious perspective one sin doesn't justify another. Beside of that from legal point of view one person cannot be punished for wrongdoings of other. While you would allow the child to be killed a criminal will continue his miserable life with human right activists monitoring whether he wont be punished too severely and taxpayers forced by politicians founding him luxury conditions in hotel (sorry prison!).

One sin doesn't justify another... maybe so but the sin of abortion rests with the rapist and not the raped... No mother should be put in the position to have a baby of a rapist....

I'm deadly serious, politicians cheat you, promise heaven and proclaim to be success everything what they did. In the first country they say that they want copy perfect model of second country and in this second country they say that they want to copy perfect model of this first country. While when you talk with people from other countries they say that their model sucks as well. Politicians want just to create more jobs in public sphere for their palls in bureaucratic apparatus. How many years people can buy these empty promises? The highest time to destroy this bubble.

Yes policitans are cheats, but not all..... You must understand politics to see how the game is played. You might be the best person every and people won't vote for you.... I blame the people for their ignorance as much as the politicans. Anyway I know many good politicans such as JFK who was not against abortion and he was a great politicain before he was killed.... Don't generalize...

Money don't solve any problems, Africans must take care of their problems themselves and Europeans and Americans should rather concentrate to not spoil their effort. Spanish empire collapsed when they gained control over American gold.

my friend come back to planet earth.... we must help Africa.... You preach your a man of god and yet you will let these people suffer. aid money would help develop Africa's economy.
matthias   
14 Mar 2008
News / Do you think that Polish catholics resent the new German Pope? [108]

I'm talking about RCC, I cannot discuss about other versions cause I have not such knowledge

Understandable........

Author of this theory claims that he don't know what was before... Different people have different explanations and nobody is able to proof his rights. They back their theories by traces not evidences.

true, no one knows anything for sure yet based on our technoligcal advancement but all the evidence points in that direction....definition of theory is educated guess.... and this is a educated guess

Not maybe but for sure. While rapist should be punished, this fact cannot have any impact on child. You need to face some basic realities of legal system in western civilization, I invented nothing new here.

if you want to bring the law into this than fine.... Law says abortion is legal.......

How many times you voted in elections?

Im only 24 so I had the chance to vote only once in the presidential elections, once in local and state elections... Either way I know how the game is played....

I happened to know something about economy as well. African governments should receive no money at all from Europe or America. This is not helpful at all, even opposite. We should trade with them, abolish many trade barriers. One could of course send private cash to some useful organizations working over there.

K, your still sending money to Africa be it a private organization or not... Don't twist the conversation. I support sending money to Africa and it seems you agree...
matthias   
14 Mar 2008
News / Do you think that Polish catholics resent the new German Pope? [108]

Listen I support big bang theory but don't knock relgion because it made Europe into what it is today.......

Religon is just as complex as science..... You must have the rationale and the intellect to grasp it.... Not talking about blind devotion but really understanding what it means...
matthias   
14 Mar 2008
News / Do you think that Polish catholics resent the new German Pope? [108]

Current laws are worth nothing in general, bureaucratic mafia and populist politicians control this business.

I was talking about theology with you, when you decided to steer the convesation towards the law... So I did and when I proved to you the law supports abortion you decried the law was run by beurocratic mafia... Make up your mind if your going to use the law to support your own arguements you cannot dismiss it when I do the same.. If you want to talk about theology that's fine with me but dont start twisting the convesation to talk about law and then complain when it doesn't go your way..

Nearly everybody who vote claim so. Then why nearly always we are ruled by thieving populists?

did I say all politicians are good... No, thats why were are ruled by thieving populists... I said some are good and if they can do good for the country being pro abortion should not prevent me from voting from them... Many pro abortion(which I dont support) polictians have done a lot of good for the country... This should not prevent me from voting for them.....

You are wrong, there is huge difference. In first case corrupt Euro-American politicians hand over money of their taxpayers to totally corrupt UN bureaucrats and they to maybe even more corrupt (if this is possible at all) African caciques. All of them steal more or less and in the end African caciques waste the rest of cash on programs from the start based on western subsidies. You could subside them to the end of the world and they would be still poor.

Second option when you willingly send your private money directly to organization that you trust. These money at least reach to the people, however wont change situation over there in general. This could be done only by Africans themselves.

No your wrong, the discussion was about sending money to Africa, we werent discussing how this should be done.... I see you like putting words in my mouth and twisting the conversation to support your arguements... I support sending money to Africa was my arguement but didn't say how, yet you said at first that you don't support sending money... when I said your not a good Christian if you don't think we should help, you changed your mind and said you support sending money through private organizations... Whats the differance between me saying I support sending money to Africa and you saying you support sending money to Africa through private organizations????? I just wasn't as specific as you.....

According to this theory nothing existed but science cannot blindly trust some certain theories, reject others and abandon to investigate such problems. Beside of this if they say that nothing was before so where is action - reaction connection (związek przyczynowo-skutkowy)? IMO serious hole in this theory.

Give this a read, I don't think you understand completely what the evidence for the big bang theory is....

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Bang