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The safest place in the world
Reader comment on item: Siege in Sydney
in response to reader comment: Van Diemen's land
Submitted by Michael S (United States), Feb 22, 2015 at 23:47
Ah, but I hear Tasmania is full of devils! That would be like moving to London, or to Washington, DC. I'm more choosy than that. Guadalcanal seems friendlier, by comparison.
On a less (?) whimsical note, yes, Tasmania does seem to have a more appealing climate -- more like what we have here in Oregon. On the other hand, Israel is friendly; but their neighbors are not so friendly.
There's only one safe place to be on earth, during good times or bad; and that is being ANYPLACE God wants you to be, in His service.
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