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Universal Law of Attraction
Presence of Light
Posted: Tue 13 May, 2008
Lets talk about it, for people that agree with or somewhat agree with, to share their experiences, not for debating if it is or isn't.
Here is my take. All of reality is created by mind, and all mind is a facet of One-Mind, singularity, God. Does God have a Supreme Personality?
Therefore, as creations in the "Likeness and Image" of God, we have the same faculties of creation, however, we create within the scope of awareness that we have. For those who are not in the higher dimensions of causal reality where they can see directly how thoughts create forms, they must work with more primitive tools, yet, it is still
that is the most powerful and therefore simple tool of all.
So, the Law of Attraction states that we attract experiences into reality based upon the content of our thoughts + the vibration of our emotions.
This is easy enough to see. A dog is barking, someone has a headache, they yell at the dog, another person feels light and happy, they don't notice. Another person goes to discipline the dog, another, to pet it and treat it nicely. Some will speak smoothly to the dogs, others rigidly train their behavior.
Each of these people has different stories. The angry person : "Oh the damn dog is
barking!". The happy person "What dog? Oh,I didn't even notice." The disciplinarian: "Those owners ought to be ashamed!." Etc, etc, and each of these people lach onto and form as sculptors statues of what they wish to see, ignoring any contrary evidence to be cast away with the chisel of their one-pointed perspective.
Like seeks like, birds of a feather flock together, they say. A dog whisperer looks at dogs far differently than a dog lover, who might find even "atrocious" (to the whisperer) behaviors "cute."
Look at Angelica from the Rugrats as a pristine example, everything diabolical she does is, in some way, cute to her parents, who have enabled these personality traits.
But so the metaphysics, the issues people stumble with: so if I think about getting a Ferrari, it comes?
yes ? No ?
Does God oversee? Does the unvierse stop and say "approved" and "denied"? If so, why ? Karma? The law of attraction barely talks about the law of karma, it seems.
So, lets get into this.
Abraham-Hicks tells us that everything we ask for is given, every-time, however the thought forms must be sustained over a period of time to become dominant enough parts of our reality that they manifest in the physical dimension. They say that 17 seconds of focus upon a thought-form is enough to set it in motion. The only reason requests aren't granted is due to cognitive dissonance, doubting, or not actually caring enough to keep the request alive. "Oh I'd like a pizza........ wait... never mind I'm full."
created things that you KNOW, were miraculous?
Share your stories on creation, and your ideas on this law of attraction.
I created a cat once. I was in love with a girl named Kat and I was so happy, more happy than I'd ever been, that "for once in my life" [the attitude of someone experiencing
]I had been "brave enough" [the attitude of the fearful] to tell a girl I liked her, and asked her out to coffee, and she said yes. Ecstatic in bed, thanking God, for hours and hours on end, feeling relief, release, joy, light-heartedness, the dissolving of terrible pains that I didn't even know vexed me, imagining our perfect life together. This did not work, and vexed I prayed often during the night about Kat, and about what I wanted from a girlfriend. One night I got it into my head "I want to meet a Reiki healer in the astral planes" and I said often that I wanted my girlfriend to be root chakra present but still spiritual. I prattled on and on about this, and about 3 am I hear a cat meow outside my apartment.
I think nothing much of it other than "weird" and go back to sleep. Many hours later I get up and go outside and immediately a cat runs right into my apartment from nowhere, and sits on my lap, and I play with it and cuddle with it. Now, this was not a nromal cat. The cat was an energy healer. It would beam tremendous amounts of cat energy into my root chakra from time to time, strong vibrations, strong enough that hours later if I were far away and closed my eyes, i would see cat stripes everywhere in the astral dimensions, and feel that my body was a cat's body. Now to take this even further, the cats eyes were exactly like the eyes of my taiji teacher, and so though I never named him, I thought of giving him the name of my teacher.
Paramahansa Yogananda talks in Autobiography of a Yogi about how masters can tune into the persistent thoughts of others and grant their wishes in this way. He cites incidenceof a man obsessed with cauliflower or some type of food, which he then led the man to steal from their temple in order to teach his disciples a lesson about locking doors.
] Luke : 19:26"I tell you that to everyone who has, more shall be given, but from the one who does not have, even what he does have shall be taken away.
Now, supposing Master Jesus was right, these people are right, that we get everything we ask for, what do
want, and, has it come? Will it come? Something as simple as financial abundance, is only wrong if it is for selfish reasons, no ? I would like financial abundance, so that I can travel, have some nice simple possessions like an electric sitar? Crystal singing bowls, which can help aide the spiritual clarity of myself and many others. Seems nice, so.
What do you think?
Now Jesus says, lets abandon and give away all possessions, if we do this it may be easier to attain spiritual realization, and yet if we do this it will be harder to help teach others the way. If we wish to liberate all sentient beings from Samsara, and we live as an ascetic, how will we teach the average American how to meditate, without convincing them to be ascetic with us ?
The law of attraction I sometimes bang my head thinking "why ask anything at all?" hence he says "think that the father knows not what you are thinking? Then simply pray 'Our father, who art in heaven..." (paraphrased)
and to be as the lillies, and the crows, for they are not concerned with such matters, so it seems as if asking for anything is inferior to living int he way of the Tao, which does not ask for anything at all, yet still receives. yet to ask or not ask seems to denote that we have "free will" which is another level of inquiry for "my mind"
Hitherto I extend one function of asking to the Unvierse:
Dear Universe, please grant me an electric sitar, and a suitable cable for it.
Posted: Tue 13 May, 2008
if you focus on wanting something, you will keep on wanting it, since that is what you focus on - the want to have something.
how to get what you want, and want what you have.
Presence of Light
Posted: Tue 13 May, 2008
in the sense you mean, focusing on the lack the "need" or "craving" that comes from saying "I want" this creates an identity of NOT, which solidifies itself over time with stories "oh i could never have that " + "i want it so much"
in the sense of saying "universe I want $5000" vs "universe i have $5000" vs "universe please give me $5000 today so i can...."[explaining why]
these all seem similar as long as faith is incorporated knowing it will be granted... it seems like saying "please give me" is more auspicious than saying "i have" or "i demand" or "i command" for it denotes giving this process a personality which is benevolent and grants what is asked of it, whereas trying to demand force or verily say I HAVE could get you things, that you realize you don't want in the first place ?
or ?
do you have experience with this Pasquale?
Posted: Tue 13 May, 2008
Well, I have experimented with the LoA for a few months now...
I believe it works but you have to understand some stuff before
you use it and to gain what you want you might run into a brick
wall a few times before you figure it out by trial and error.
I'll write about it more in a few hours when I come back.
EDIT: I have enough time to write this. When you ask for
something you have to put it in the present tense, as if you
already have it. So it would be "I have 5000$". But that is just
the content of the thought. What's more important is the energy
you give it.
It's hard to explain, especially because English isn't my
first language... You have to visualize those 5000$ (lets stick to this
example), as if you already have it. You imagine what would it be like
if you already have it. See them, feel them, smell them (
), imagine
what would you buy with the money, and how would you feel
already owning that sum of money. It's crucial that you visualize only
the end result. The destination but not the path.
You have to feel abundant and rich to get it flowing. Now if you're doing
it right the money will come to you. The delay is based on your perception
on that sum of money. If 5000$ is A LOT to you, it will take some time.
(WARNING: If you don't get any emotional response when imagining those things
it might mean that you don't actually want or need it.)
And another thing, don't push it too hard. When I tried getting 500$ by visualizing
and thinking about it every day, feeling the positive emotions and stuff like that,
I got some reflections in reality (like finding extra money on the ground) but the manifestation just wasn't there. Then after a few weeks I stopped trying so hard
and that is when it happened
You have to allow your intention to manifest. Be in harmony with your wish.
Hope it isn't too much... I'll write more when I return.
Presence of Light
Posted: Tue 13 May, 2008
thank you Chris
the emotion is neutral, I channeled the money a week ago and felt it covering me, its not the money I care about, just the freedom of mobility, to travel
I would feel, right now, the same as I do, right now, if I had it land on my lap, well okay if it fell from the sky I'd say "cool", one time I asked God for a quarter and he made one fall from the sky a short time later, and it was really cool, and I said "thanks God!" but
I'd just go buy my electric sitar and some crystals, and think about and be very excited about going to Florida
I know/expect it is already so, here,
I program usually daily
so I mean, the thing is I'm not good at trusting that God loves me, or the universe loves me, that things are OKAY and GOOD, and that' it's good to be alive.
i don't think you can say "it's good to be alive" as a mantra, I think it requires more effort to come to feeling that way you know?
it is good to be alive though
the total summation of my desire is FREEDOM, including freedom from money, so I can go to Netherlands, so I can go to Florida, so I can go to Canada, but more th an that
the freedom to teleport, bi-locate, fly, to get out of the body, when I want to.
so do I sit and say "I can teleport" ?
ultimately a persistent affirmation and feeilng of bliss and love that is stronger than any-thing this world can throw at us, and
for the Kingdom of heaven to descend upon Earth, liberating our souls from physicality.
I pray the Lord's prayer usually.
Posted: Tue 13 May, 2008
So far, everything in my life that I really desired/wanted has come to me. It's an inner knowingness that it will / is going to happen. And patience.
it's not like saying:"ooh, i want this and that" and then sit back and do nothing. It's not like that. You have to do something for it, accept those little things that will lead you to it. Often it is also a changing of the state of mind. Expect the unexpected.
Don't expect something to happen in a way you already prescribe. Let the universe take it's course. Don't focus on the material thing - imagine how you will feel when you have it. You don't need anything.
Don't think"if I have this and that, then I will be truly happy". no, it doesn't work that way. Be happy already. You don't
anything to be happy.
Posted: Tue 13 May, 2008
You're absolutely right Q.
People seem to mess it all up. They think that they need to
more so they can
what they like, and then they're going to
But it's actually the other way around. You have to be happy first.
@Eyelids: Then don't imagine money. Think of traveling, think of Florida, Netherlands, Canada and everything else you want. Imagine the emotions you would feel if you were already there enjoying it. Feel it, be it. Perhaps God (or the Universe, whatever you call it) will give you money so you could do that, perhaps it will be some other form of resource or opportunity. That is the way, not the destination. It's your job to choose
you want but not
you'll get it.
It may require from you to change your state of mind like Q said, and to take action when you see the opportunity. Don't just sit, visualize and expect it to fall into your lap (every single time
). If you see a chance, feel a hunch, then go for it.
Then again, when you do make the choice to own the electric sitar and those crystals and intend to get it, and start doing the process, don't bother with the way it's going to happen. It could be a gift from someone, you never know. But you have to allow it. You have to be able to let it go so it can manifest.
The problem is, this is such a wide subject and you can't cover much ground with a couple of posts... You should read about it a lot, it keeps you motivated. Just don't give up. You deserve happiness like everyone else. It's up to you to choose things to be that way.
Good luck
Presence of Light
Posted: Tue 13 May, 2008
i don't really need anything at all this is true
but regardless of what i do, i have a divine timeline that will pan itself out
i don't have free will, and i do.
for instance i randomly got an acoustic guitar, that i did not expect, i didn't think i would like it much, it was hard to play, now i'm wonderful at it, and i wonder, what caused me to become a great musician? and i wonder, what will i do with my talents
WHOSE talents are they, anyway? its not UP to me...... i just want bliss yes, so I meditate.... every day, yes, and its a tedious process for some reason.
people say "you should get a job"
no, i "shouldn't"
if I "should" then i'd be working right now, wouldn't I? there is no need for that, for me
I'm just waiting for
what ? I programmed the perfect girlfriend, just as I got sick of it, she s howed up.
i have to meet her in Florida
our love was amazing
now we still have it but its distant... i'd never felt that love before ever
yet it could fall apart and I'm not sure if I would care
but I don't think it will fall apart
my glorious visions of us having fun there in the sunshiney state
does it matter ?
you guys are right its just about feeling happy, and creating happy things.
Posted: Tue 13 May, 2008
It's different for every person. Religion, belief, happiness is not what's
written on paper (or stone for that matter).
It's what you feel inside, in you, in your heart.
If you feel you should be happy, then do things that make you happy.
For me it's a bit of "spirituality" and some down-to-earth stuff.
I want to explore, to expand, evolve, grow, learn as a human being and
become more aware. And at the same time I want things that aren't like
that. For instance marriage, kids, freedom, a bit of wealth...
Just look inside yourself. Whatever you find there, just do it.
Don't be limited to what society thinks is right. It's your choice, your
journey, your truth and your life.
Presence of Light
Posted: Wed 14 May, 2008
all these folks want to make some money
selling e-books about the secret
rambling on and on and on about how important it is
"I have $5000"
now what ?
"I have $5000.............. I have $5000......... thank you."
now what ?
Mmmmm... now what ? There IS something to this idea
before I knew about all the marketing and gimicking, and even heard of "The Secret" or LOA I programmed myself to win lots of money at a casino when i was 18 by saying so in my dreams 3 nights prior, and often during the day.
Then I randomly chose a slot machine, pulled it (to my grandpas disapproval) and immediately got 777 and won $300 or something like that.
There IS something to it. Yes, yes, there is... yes, yes there is.
My question is that WHAT IS THE TRUE SECRET, AND WHY ISN'T IT FREE?
You KNOW what I mean, we can go to bed tonight and reprogram our entire universe, and speak with efficient friendly managers, angels, gurus, genies, Gods, what have you, who will precisely lay the blue-prints up for us.
Don't you think? it seems it has to be that way.
hacking the matrix, if you will.
but hey I mean even further than this, stepping out into the dream, saying "nope now my car is blue" and waking up, and it is
THIS HAS TO BE.... don't you think? Or not at all? ludicrous? Mabbeh
maybe its because I hate money,
I do.
forget it.
But the list of things I want (that are not against society's standards of approval):
Calea Z
Crystal Singing Bowls
Golden Light illumination of spritiual body
astral and causal access
a giant garden
an electric sitar
to be able to whenever I want say "yes I will go buy some organic shampoo, because I
afford that" or "yes I will get a crystal ball."
so its that easy, "I am wealthy..... I have everything I wish for, and it is good."
it really has to be you know
its not about money its about "lets go get coffee" its about "lets go to amsterdam" its about "lets go on a cruise" its about "i want to visit India and meet the people there" its about "i want to study under an accomplished musician"
its about lots of things
not about money.
how about lets go to a far-away amusement park today and ride a great classic roller coaster? mm, yes, lets.
then we can ?
money is evil
no doubt, doubtless, the blanket of all lies and dishonesty, but.........
try telling that to my electric sitar ? How do we expound and reason and rationalize our way into where we "want" to be?
Posted: Thu 15 May, 2008
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Presence of Light
Posted: Thu 15 May, 2008
hmmmm okay
you could have just asked t hem for a slice!
well lets see then, what they mean is that i void my mind of other thoughts, and hold the one I want there ?
if so it should already be done, and here right now.
the ego is so tiny, it seems like we have the freedom to tinker around and create, and i spose we do, but feeling seems infinitely more important than thinking, or creating
Rod Serling
Posted: Thu 15 May, 2008
I'm undecided, but currently I am testing out the Law Of Attraction on 2 different aspects in my life to see if it's effective even in some small way or not.
Posted: Thu 15 May, 2008
I used the money example because it was the easiest one I could use.
To answer your other question: No, maybe it shouldn't. In this reality there's
a buffer of time. Things don't come at the exact moment. If so, when you think
of a disaster it would immediately appear, and that would be somewhat unpleasant.
People generally can't "control" their thoughts. It's not about that.
It's about guiding them.
And yes, emotions are very important. They show you whether you're attracting
with your thoughts things, people, action, circumstances that you want or don't
want. So, when you think of something that you don't want, you'll feel
fear, anger, doubt etc. and realizing that, you can change the course of your
thoughts so they attract what you do want.
Practice thinking about what you would like experiencing every day a couple of
times for a few minutes, and see what you feel.
Now, about the time buffer (again). If you consider the thing you want a big
thing, then it will take longer for it to manifest. It's all about perception. What's
an electric sitar to the Universe, God (whatever you like to call it)? It's a drop in
the ocean. So if you think of it that way, as something that will come to you
easily, it probably will. But you have to make sure that your belief is stronger then
the doubt that might arise.
Presence of Light
Posted: Thu 15 May, 2008
as a representative of potentialities
universal bliss
for instance
an electric sitar would aide me greatly in my experience of reality
ergo it is inevitable that it comes and lands in my lap in one way or another
i feel as though mayhaps I should find reasonable and agreeable and smooth employment, for the practice of daily zen and non-attachment, shining onto others,
a floral store, a sort of hallmark-esque store, a new-agey store, something that is harmonious and good to the aura
however this is not up to me but to the universe to land me there, for the electric "sitar" [which is an electric guitar with sympathetic strings and a bridge set up that it causes them to buzz] is much better arriving right now, today, for obvious reasons of enjoyment.
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So, assuming the Launch take care of business it comes down to an amazing race for the fourth playoff spot, not unlike last year when SIX teams finished at 8-6 and two of those were eliminated. It likely will come down to the three teams that are 6-6 but there are probably a few ways a 5-7 team can close out with 2 wins and get in with a 7-7 record. On paper Chesapeake might have the toughest road given they end with a home and home against Denver as most teams find it difficult to win in Denver because of the need to acclimate to the altitude, although Ohio handled it last night.
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Rochester finishes with a road trip to Atlanta and the home game with Ohio and needs a sweep. That is also not out of the realm as they own a season's sweep of Denver and have proven they can rise to the occasion in the past few years.
For Atlanta and Charlotte it's pretty simple. Win the last two and hope. Both play Boston so they will not be able to benefit from head to head tiebreaker possibilities as much as the 6-6 teams.
When you look a little deeper at the tiebreakers you get some tidbits:
Florida holds the tiebreaker over both NY and Rochester, but not Chesapeake (goal differential)
Rochester and NY will only play once this season and NY has that win already
Chesapeake and NY also only play once this season and NY has that win already too. NY wins out and goes no matter what.
Atlanta has already beaten Rochester and if they get to 7-7 they will have swept Rochester. Atlanta and NY have played twice and they not only split, but also scored the same total goals against each other so that will require another level to solve.
Charlotte has the deepest hole. They would not only need to win at NY but win by at least 3 points to even out that tiebreaker. Rochester has the tiebreaker already over Charlotte but Chesapeake and Charlotte have the same exact scenario as Atlanta and NY.
If I had to put money down on this one I think it would look like:
Denver at #1 (after last night's game I believe Denver has the one goal differential in the 1-1 series)
Ohio at #2
Florida at #3
New York at #4
That would send the Launch out to Ohio for the 1st round and Denver hosting NY.
No matter what, stay tuned!


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Submitted: 17 September 2006 | Published: 28 September 2006
About the author(s)Andries G. Van Aarde, Universiteit van Pretoria, South Africa
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The article forms the second part of an essay that aims to introduce narratological codes applicable for the exegesis of New Testament texts. In the first article generic elements that constitute a narrative discourse were discussed. The focus was on aspects of intercommunicative nature. The aim of the present article is to explain how interactive relationships in a narrative discourse reveal the perspective from which a narrator presents a narration. This perspective pertains to what technically is referred to as "narrative point of view". The relatedness of this concept to the notion "focalization" is explained by ilustrating the narrator's situation with regard to the role time, space, and characterization play in the poetics of a narrative. The article is concluded with a discussion of the concept the "narrator's ideological perspective". In a following article that forms the third part, the theoretical explanation will be demonstrated by an analysis of John 4:43-54.
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Traffic rule violations increase in Mumbai compared to 2018
3873 school vans, other vehicles violated traffic rules in Hyderabad
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It's not working Airbnb law ineffective
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Residents packed the city council's chambers last week to hear that the recent law passed by Bethlehem's legislative body to control the phenomenon of private homes being turned into short-term rentals for a constantly shifting population is not working.
Bethlehem City Solicitor William Leeson explained that there is a pending lawsuit against the City of Bethlehem challenging the validity of the ordinance. He said this has effectively put enforcement on hold until that case has been adjudicated – a process that, if appealed, could take years.
BETHLEHEM City asked to regulate strays
Tuesday, September 4, 2018 by DOUGLAS GRAVES in Local News
"A ginger cat called out to me one morning on my walk to work," said Julie Vitale, tears never far from her eyes.
Vitale, a Bethlehem resident, was speaking Aug. 21 to Bethlehem City Council urging the city to adopt a TNR (Trap, Neuter, Return) policy. She was describing an incident that happened in Allentown, but was telling her story hoping that it would emphasize the plight of feral cats in Bethlehem.
LEHIGH COUNTY Gaming grantees chosen
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"This is my 27th year in corrections," said Warden Janine Donate when asked by Commissioner Nathan Brown to address the board of commissioners Aug 22. She is currently the warden of the Lehigh County Jail.
Donate had just been introduced by Lehigh County Executive Philips Armstrong as someone of whom he is proud; someone who has been "coming up from our own ranks."
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Tuesday, August 21, 2018 by DOUGLAS GRAVES in Local News
Lehigh County Commissioners approved their 2019–23 Capital Plan Aug. 8. The plan sets the investment in capital projects through 2023. Commissioner Dr. Percy Dougherty sponsored the plan. He said the $129.1 million plan is higher than previous years because it contains about $73 million for the planned Cedarbrook renovation.
In other business, the commissioners reappointed William McQuilken of Lynn Township to the Lehigh County Drug and Alcohol Abuse Board.
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Tuesday, July 31, 2018 by DOUGLAS GRAVES in Local News
Lehigh County Commissioners gave preliminary approval for the 2019-20 Capital Plan July 25. In gross numbers, the plan calls for a five-year grand total expenditure of $129,107,334.
The first reading of the plan passed 8–0. Commissioner Brad Osborne was absent.
Some big-ticket expenses being funded in 2019 include replacement of the voting system - $3.5 million; the Coplay to Northampton Bridge - $5 million; courthouse upgrades - $1.06 million.
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The music was loud. The elementary school girls were having an afternoon out at Bethlehem Skateaway in Bethlehem Township – some were roller skating, some were playing a table game with Haneef Muttaqi, an adult volunteer, and others were walking or lounging around in their socks just talking with friends. The June 27 skate party was part of bigger plan.
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Advocates for the bill banning conversion or restorative therapy for minors in the jurisdiction of the City of Bethlehem were happy when City Council voted 6 – 0 (Councilman Michael Colon was absent) to pass the bill.
"You are the 17th municipality in Pennsylvania to pass a similar ordinance," said Adrian Shanker, a leader in the LGBT community. He is the founder and executive director of the Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center in Allentown. He serves on the advisory board for Pennsylvania Department of Health's Office of Health Equity among other responsibilities.
Valley nonprofits in pipline to receive grants
Tuesday, July 24, 2018 by DOUGLAS GRAVES in Local News
The Pennsylvania Music Preservation Society will probably get a $2,000 grant, $3,000 less than the newly formed nonprofit had requested. Lehigh County Commissioners approved a motion at its July 11 meeting to amend the bill to reduce the original $5,000 to $2,000.
At the previous meeting, at the first reading of the bill, Commissioner Percy Dougherty opposed the idea of giving $5,000 saying other deserving organizations who have been operational for many years were only getting $2,000. The bill will be voted on again at the next commissioners meeting.
Ordinance outlaws conversion therapy
Monday, July 16, 2018 by DOUGLAS GRAVES in Local News
Conversion therapy for minors is now illegal in Bethlehem. City council voted 7-0 July 3 to revoke the business license of any licensed therapist found to be providing a service that seeks to, according to the stature, "change an individual's sexual orientation or gender identity, including efforts to change behaviors or gender expressions or to reduce or eliminate sexual or romantic attraction or feeling toward the individuals of the same gender."
Allentown passed a similar ordinance in 2017.
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Monday, July 16, 2018 by DOUGLAS GRAVES in School
Not everyone can have a legacy such as the one left by Dr. James F. Goodwin, Jr.; one that continues to influence the lives of young men and women long after his passing. The African-American physician, who practiced medicine in Bethlehem in 1935, had struggled to get his education. According to a biography, the experience led him to start a scholarship program to "help deserving Negro students who needed financial assistance."


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