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  "Politics is doo-doo" (a rant)

  by logansrun in

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  folks, after many an argument on-line about politics on this forum i have come to the conclusion that politics is $hit.

  bush lies.

  so does kerry.

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  hybridous

  Maybe this is my naiviety talking...

  I don't think either political party (Dems or Repubs) will get serious about problem solving until there's a tangible threat from a third party. Until then, it's party first, damn the rest.

  And isn't that the scam? Choose like you really have a choice, when you really don't. I just hope enough people wake up in time to do something about it. When is it gonna stop? When the government decides it needs 50 cents from every dollar I earn to do more nothing?

  Washington is no longer an extension of the peoples' will, it is a parasitic entity, concerned with only its perpetuation at all costs. Remember that when your party asks for your loyal support.

  AND...remember to cheat on your taxes. F* 'em...long, hard, and dry. because they're already doing it to you.
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  Sitting here listening to my man Satch's latest offering

  by DanTheMan in

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  and of course it is stupendously unbelievably good.

  another great one joe, you rule!!!

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  hybridous

  Actually Steve Vai is no slouch either...

  You're right - he's probably even better (techinically) than Joe, but...

  Something about Satch makes me have to give him the edge...so many of his tunes are so well constructed. He doesen't just 'go off' each and every time...he holds back at lot, for the sake of the song, and the songs are better for it. When he does cut loose, it seems so much more impressive, as a result.

  A true musician of our modern times, if there ever was one. The fact that this stuff isn't for mass popular consumption makes it even more special to me. When I listen to Satriani, I feel like I found gold in the backyard.
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  Prophecy debunked in one sentence

  by logansrun in

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  the very act of looking into the future, changes -- indeed, negates -- that future.

  bradley

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  hybridous

  ball,

  So in the case of the cat in the box - the cat is both dead and alive until the box is opened and we see what universe we're in by the outcome?

  Is that the gist of that theory?
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  Take George out of the equation.

  by Thunder Rider in

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  this whole blame the president thing is getting old.

  you "anyone but bush" people kill me.

  you're all so quick to condemn but have you any real constructive criticism?

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  hybridous

  Did anyone mention why the US can't play hardball with the Saudis regarding terrorism? Check out where their money is.

  This a mess.
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  Prophecy debunked in one sentence

  by logansrun in

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  the very act of looking into the future, changes -- indeed, negates -- that future.

  bradley

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  hybridous

  Is this anything similar to the idea that observing a particle changes its position, therefore a particle's position always remains unknown?
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  THINGS YOU NEVER HEAR IN A Kingdom Hall...

  by WildTurkey in

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  things you never hear in a kingdom hall...

  hey!

  it's my turn to sit in the front roll.. .

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  hybridous

  'So-and-so is doing so well since he left the truth.'

  'That sister is so fat and she's getting even fatter, I wonder when the elders are gonna counsel her about respecting her body.'

  'I don't care where they tell us to rent rooms for the assembly, I'm gonna stay where I want to.'

  'It doesn't matter if Armageddon comes tomorrow or in 100 years, let's just serve God because it's the right thing to do.'

  'We've got to stop counting coffee breaks and driving time as service time. From now on, we're only gonna count the time spent actually talking to people.'

  Honest Elder: 'I don't care what the CO wants to hear, I'm gonna lay it out for him, as it is.'
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  Sports and JW's (allowing kids to play)

  by confusedjw in

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  what are people's experiences here of jw's who let their kids play sports and the consequences for them?.

  for instance did you know any kids who played little league or high school football or basketball?.

  any canadiens who allowed their children to play hockey at any of the levels?.

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  hybridous

  Blondie, my parents split when we were very young. Mom raised us by herself. What you said makes sense. What the heck kind of 'status' are the elders gonna take away from a single JW woman that hasn't been taken away already?!

  I really do resent the JW upbringing, but I'm glad Mom was a little more liberal than most. Probably had something to do with her being single - no idiot JW husband to lord it over us all, trying to prove he's the shit. When I look at the elder's kids I grew up with, I really do appreciate the fact that it could've been much worse.

  Mom also held up college as a goal for us, and we're all either in or graduated. A rare breed, my Mom is. Maybe if there were a few more like her, this thing would look less like a cult.
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  Sports and JW's (allowing kids to play)

  by confusedjw in

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  what are people's experiences here of jw's who let their kids play sports and the consequences for them?.

  for instance did you know any kids who played little league or high school football or basketball?.

  any canadiens who allowed their children to play hockey at any of the levels?.

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  hybridous

  All of us (my family, not the whole congregation youth) played HS sports, did HS drama, did band...etc...

  Mom was reasonable, in that regard. I think she kept the elders off her back by making sure we were all 'pillars' of the congregation.

  All except me are still witnesses. I guess it's not as dangerous to the membership as the WT thinks it is.
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  intersex

  by lurk in

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  watching a prog on ppl who are neither one sex or the other but are called intersex (wildew hermaphrodite etc) all sorts of conditions that resulted in them being both sexes in one body .it was facinating there were also a couple of men who had found that the reason they felt like women was because they had an extra x chromosone, they d spent all there lives feeling like weirdo's.. iw as wondering if anything liek this had ever come up in the org?

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  hybridous

  Maybe someone with better resources can confirm (or dent) this, but...

  I'm almost positive I remember reading some crap WT publication, article, or whatnot explaining how witness who had sex changes should determine what restroom to use.
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  Do you think Jesus would get disfellowshipped?

  by Nosferatu in

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  if jesus were a jw, do you think he would be disfellowshipped for his conduct?

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  hybridous

  Jesus never would have been allowed to be baptized in the first place.

  They would have sit him down to ask him 100 questions and he would've answered each one honestly and truthfully - but these wouldn't be the answers the WT tells the elders they need to hear. Thus, he would not procure permission to get baptised.

  No baptism - no expulsion - and he'd be better off for it. Probably, he'd be 'marked' and members of the local congregation would be warned about having too much contact with the Son of God.