Horse racing seems to have had its share of tragedies too.Jockey Caitlin Forrest died in a fall in October in Australia and jockey Juan Saez died a few days ago in the N.Y. U.S.A. Puts a damper on sports. Tragically sad!
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Vale Phillip Hughes, killed playing cricket
by Max Divergent ini can't see that there's a posting about the tragic death of australian cricketer, phillip hughes last week.
he was an extraordinary talent, grew up on a cattle farm and, by all accounts, was a thoroughly decent and happy 25 year old man.. he missed hitting a ball bowled at him and was struck by it in the neck: the rock hard ball would have been travelling at about 85km/h.
the blow ruptured an artery causing too much blood to flow into his brain.
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El, Baal and JHVH
by Doug Mason inone of the most important sources that we have for the most ancient stages of the religion of israel are some epic texts about the gods of canaan that were found in an archaeological excavation in a place called ras shamra (ancient ugarit) early in the twentieth century.
these epics reveal a very rich ancient canaanite mythology, especially in the elaborated stories of the gods el and baal and their rivals and consorts.
while, of course, the israelite branch of the canaanite group partly defined itself through the rejection of this mythology, much of the imagery and narrative allusions that we find in the works of the israelite prophets, the psalms, and other biblical poetic texts are best illuminated through comparison with these ancient texts.
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Thanks for the book title. Marked.
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Why do "Apostates/exjws" always go into "Watchtower-bashing" when you show them inconsistencies in the Bible?
by booker-t ini have noticed with "apostates/exjws" they always resort to "watchtower-bashing" whenever you show them inconsistencies of the bible.
we could be talking about contradictions, such as where did cain get his wife if adam,eve, abel, and cain were the only ones on earth?
the usual answer when they cannot answer will be "well the wt gave false prophecies in 1975".
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"...the Bible has been tainted to some degree by religion."
Nay sir! The bible has been painted to an exponential degree over the centuries. Looks like a 'tarred and feathered' job by ,,,what is it ? some 40000 christian dnominations!!!
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just wanted to introduce myself
by TheMark ini've been a lurker for quite some time and enjoy the forum.
i've reached a point in life where i don't argue ideologies anymore so i don't have much to say.
i've been out for decades and believe i've been mostly de-cultabilized (if that's even a word).. my family is still in and i haven't had contact with them in years.
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Welcome to Freedom! Of thought ,expression , and expansion of the mind!!
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JW 10 Commandments (possibly much more): Thou shalt.....
by androb31 in1. love the org.
your god with all your heart, mind, soul and strength....... 2. listen obey and be blessed..... 3. not wear tight pants...... 4. not not wear colorful socks..... .
others feel free to add to the list.. .
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Thou art to have yet another sport-"Go- Cart"!
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JW 10 Commandments (possibly much more): Thou shalt.....
by androb31 in1. love the org.
your god with all your heart, mind, soul and strength....... 2. listen obey and be blessed..... 3. not wear tight pants...... 4. not not wear colorful socks..... .
others feel free to add to the list.. .
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Thou shalt not show matrimonial interest in a sister till thou gettest an MS.
Thou shalt turn in false FS reports in order to covet a MS post and higher.
Thou shalt kiss elder ass to become a MS.
Thou shalt desist from getting a higher education.
Thou shalt be braindead to all evidence offered against the WBT$ and its GB.
Thou shalt play only one sport called"Knock Knock".
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My family has known I'm an apostate
by cognac ini found out that my husband has not only gone to the elders, but has been going to members of my family about me over a period of a few years.
this piece of news is just so depressing.
i've been wondering how my family knew i didn't go and thats why so many of them have becoming more and more distant.
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HeyLady!
Sorry about your situation but just hang in there. He is in the "This is all her doing, I'm innocent, so don't blame me", mode. His primary goal is to absolve himself of all blame. He does this by telling everyone about you. His screwed moral compass apart ,you need to steel yourself and let him know you don't give a damn. Please stop being upset. Rather, prepare for a lot of flak from all around. Grit your teeth, grin and bear it . Once they see your resolve, their finger pointing will morph into ," how could you " looks and, finally, a resigned " ignore her completely", phase will set in.
Get on with what you really want to do. You set the ball rolling away from the cult you wanted to leave. Now follow the ball and don't look back. Jellyspine will try to hold the " You let me down terribly", card over you . Don't let him. Let him know what a lowlife invertebrate he is. Balaamsass2 has given you the other angle.
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Is the WTS effectively 'pimping out' sisters?
by Simon ini can't remember the topic with the discussion about the talk where they suggested that sisters should only consider ministerial servants as potential marriage partners but think about the implications more.. are they trying to use the potential affections of sisters to enourage brothers to do more and work harder?.
isn't this a form of 'pimping out' the sisters by limiting their attention to the people contributing to them?.
it seems to cross a line to me but i guess it's not vastly different to "only marry another jw".. what do you think?.
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40 years a minis. servant,
not a sister looked my way
went crackers chokin' my turkey
some11 times a day!
but all changed in a wink
when Tony the Turd decide;
Soon I get the best dam pussy
He done pimped my ride!!!
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New pick-up lines for non Ministerial Servants
by Quarterback inhere they are straigt from the presses of bethel.
a new publication for those trying to date and get that young sister to pay attention to him.
here are the top 10:.
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" Hey Beautiful! How about lunch after the walk in the clouds. I mean FS."
"Not unless you are an MS!"
" Is that your new GB BS?
" DON"T YOU DARE Talk to me ever! Try your luck on some online DS.
" Might as well. Looks like this hot- under- the- wire's got PMS!
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God is not an element both in religious fanaticism and atheism alike
by exWTslave inin my intimate conversations with many of my atheists friends i have found that their real problem is the human rights abuse of the religious fanaticssomething which god hates (not the lack of proof for gods existence) (means when the religions went to one extreme, their opponents go to another extremethus god is not at all an element in religious fanaticism and atheism alike) atheists shun, belittle or resist proofs for the existence of god, because they fear it will only further strengthen the religion from which the fanaticism arisethus object of atheists attack is fanaticism (not god) .
hence what atheists do is really a service to the humanity (while fanaticism is a crime against humanity).
hence when the atheists ask for proof for the existence of god, one need not take it seriously.
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EXWTSlave, Pinku, Kalos, or whatever else you choose to call yourself. If you were an honest man you wouldn't try to support your half baked ideas
when commenting as Kalos while OPing as exWTSlave and vice versa. A con man needs a lot of savvy!