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Tough Question for ExElders...
by Xena inwith a friend suddenly confronted with the prospect of being disfellowshiped recently it got me wondering about how an elder feels the first time he disfellowships someone.. the first time you disfellowshiped someone was there regret?
sadness?
or a sense of justice?.
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Gender discrimination?
by teejay insixty minutes covered this story a month ago and meet the press brought it up again this morning when rumsfeld was interviewed.... when stationing troops in foreign countries, the u.s. military tries to abide by the rules of the country.
in saudi arabia, the custom for women in public is that they wear an abaya, a floor-length, long-sleeve, loose-fitting garment that covers everything but the face.
air force lt. col. martha mcsally filed a lawsuit against the pentagon, arguing that the policy was discriminatory because men are not required to dress in traditional muslim garments.. when interviewed on sixty minutes, mcsally was so offended by the garment that she would not put it on just to demonstrate what it looked like.
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Watch out ... I'm a dangerous man !
by Simon init seems that i'm a dangerous man.. last time we went over to vist my dad in canada, my sister rang the local congregation to warn them that i was going!.
wow ... i feel like 'the jackal' or something ... international danger man!.
what sad pathetic little lives they lead ...
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***PART 3 ***THE JUDICIAL TRIBUNAL***
by zev inpart three..... the judicial tribunal.
as soon as i had asked to meet with elder w, and explained briefly what happened, he said: if i had known it was this serious, i would have had another elder here, this is a judicial matter.
how the hell is this a judicial matter?
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What about normalcy? Is it even an option?
by watergoddess inwhat about normalcy?
is it even an option?
am i hoping in vain for something that wont come?
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Living forever or immortal ?
by Simon injust a thought ... when describing jws and what they believe, be sure to tell people that they think they are immortal and will never die as this seems to sound a bit more 'looney tunes' than that they will live forever.. well, does to me anyway.
did you ever imagine how it sounded to joe public on the door while you showed them a crappy picture of 'paradise' from the livre forever book?
i'm sure the person was thinking:.
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JW's Say To Love Your Children..........!!!!!!
by ladonna ini get this in my email.
thought i'd share this one!!!!!.
children need a sense of security to overcome their fears, especially in .
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Hey y'all check this out
by cellomould ini pulled this from .
http://www.ewg.org/pressreleases/capr20010928.html .
california farmers could reap $185 million in u.s. house showdown on subsidy reform.
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Stretchmarks....uggh....
by d0rkyd00d inhello all, i'm 17/m, and i lift weights a lot.
unfortunatey, i've been cursed with stretchmarks, and i've had them since before i started lifting (since about 13).
i've tried everything from cocoa butter to vitamin e oil, nothing makes them go away.
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Fear and guilt
by William Penwell inwent to a borg assembly the other day.
the only thing i remember is them preaching fear and guilt, fear and guilt.
i heard a jw sister say how she pioneered because she felt so guilty.