doogie
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high gas prices? bah!
by doogie ini have a cavalier that i fill up maybe once a week (usually less than that actually).
this week i paid .10 more a gallon than last week.
you know how much extra the rise cost me?.
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Links between Jesus and other ancient Man-Gods
by doogie inrecently, at the prompting of another poster, i began to look into the similarities between jesus and other man-gods of ancient cultures.
i was shocked!
not so much by the minute details shared between the gospels and the stories of krishna, osiris, zoroaster, mithras, dionysus and others, but mainly because i had never heard of this before.. things like: being born of a virgin, espousing the redeeming power of baptism, turning water into wine at a wedding, having an entourage of 12 close followers, those 12 sharing a final meal with the god, instructing his followers to eat of his body and blood to benefit from his sacrifice (the blood usually symbolized by juice or wine), sacrificing his life by crucifixion on behalf of mankind, being dead for 3 days and then resurrected, he will return at some point to cleanse the world, and much more.. now, i know this is probably nothing new to most of you, but i was amazed.
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kitty killers
by doogie ini just read this on cnn.com and thought it was interesting:.
madison, wisconsin (ap) -- although wisconsin residents have voiced their support for a plan to legalize wild cat hunting, some legislators and cat lovers say they will continue their fight.. the proposal would allow licensed hunters to kill free-roaming cats, including any domestic cat that isn't under the owner's direct control or any cat without a collar, just like skunks or gophers -- something the humane society of the united states has described as cruel and archaic.. .... every year in wisconsin alone, an estimated 2 million wild cats kill 47 million to 139 million songbirds, according to state officials.
despite the astounding numbers, the proposal has been met with fierce opposition from cat lovers such as ted o'donnell.. o'donnell, who gathered more than 17,000 signatures in an online petition to oppose the plan, was joined at monday's meetings by scores of other animal lovers who held pictures of cats, clutched stuffed animals and wore whiskers.. .
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have you done things BECAUSE they were condemned by the WTS?
by doogie inhey guys,.
since leaving, has anyone done anything specifically because it was condemned by the society?.
- i went and got a tattoo (i had wanted one anyway, but really enjoyed it since it was a no-no...i'm getting a big'n next week...).
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why take the time to "fade"?
by doogie inhey guys,.
i'm perplexed by something and i don't know how well it will be received on this board but i'm really curious.
why did you take the time to fade away vs. just daing yourself?.
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ex-JW for life?
by doogie inhey guys.. i have a question.
i noticed that when i go online i'll hit a couple of news websites, maybe check my email, but eventually i always seem to find my way to some sort of jw related site.
yeah, i know, that's not a question...hold on, i'm getting to it.... is there a time when an ex-jw should become an ex-ex-jw?
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how close are humans to a world-wide power outage?
by doogie inwarning-potential depression ahead!.
this is without a doubt, the most depressing article i've ever read.
yeah, i make a great saleman, huh?
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today, i am a man
by doogie ini bought my first grill last night.
and i cooked out, wisconsin style (beer and brats, baby).
my texan girlfriend had never seen such a display of raw manhood.
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violent videogames and kids
by doogie ini didn't want to hijack the thread about videogames at bethel, so i thought i'd start another.the indiscriminate killing of policemen, the ability to kill prostitutes as well as ordinary citizens, the drug culture that is reflected in san andreas, these are all things that the young ones in my community strive for, they look up to the thug, the pimp, the hustlers who sling rock in my community.
theses are not the things i would want my child to concentrate his attention on.
the language is absolutely deplorable, and theres more to come.
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why do animals die?
by doogie inif man dies because of inherited sin (as pretty much all bible based religions believe), why do animals die?.
if sin is "falling short of god's will" and sin results in death, how have animals "fallen short" thus deserving death?
if there was a dog messiah, would animals be redeemed as well?