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  How to Wear a Pinkie Ring, by Stephen Lett, Governing Body Member

  by Oubliette in

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  always the fashionista amongst the governing body members, mr. stephen lett recently showed us how even an older man can display a certain swagger, a certain je nesais quoi that says, "i'm one of the anointed, and you're not!".

  he does this in so many ways, but the one i want to draw our attention to is the way he rocked the theocratic fashion world with his wearing of a very manly pinkie ring in a recent wtbts video.. - -.

  stephen lett of the governing body of jehovah's witnesses demonstrating how to wear a pinkie ring.

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  andrekish...wth was that? 
  

  andrekish said: If I am ever truly lucky enough to walk this planet forever,

  Not to worry ... you won't be.
  
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  Supreme Court of Canada Overturns Ban on Physician-Assisted Suicide

  by Heaven in

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  epic news today in canada!

  this has been a long time coming and i for one am glad.

  i have no qualms about using this if i'm not aging well.. supreme-court-overturns-ban-on-physician-assisted-suicide.

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  Epic news today in Canada! This has been a long time coming and I for one am glad. I have no qualms about using this if I'm not aging well.

  supreme-court-overturns-ban-on-physician-assisted-suicide

  Supreme Court overturns ban on physician-assisted suicide

  

  The Supreme Court of Canada is seen Friday, April 25, 2014, in Ottawa. (Adrian Wyld / THE CANADIAN PRESS)

  
  

  The Canadian Press
  Published Friday, February 6, 2015 9:38AM EST
  Last Updated Friday, February 6, 2015 9:48AM EST

  
  

  OTTAWA -- The Supreme Court of Canada has unanimously struck down the ban on providing a doctor-assisted death to mentally competent but suffering and "irremediable" patients.

  The historic, groundbreaking decision from the country's top court sweeps away the existing law and gives Parliament a year to draft new legislation that recognizes the right of clearly consenting adults who are enduring intolerable suffering -- physical or mental -- to seek medical help ending their lives.

  The judgment, which is unsigned to reflect the unanimous institutional weight of the court, says the current ban infringes on all three of the life, liberty and and security of person provisions in Section 7 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

  It does not limit physician-assisted death to those suffering a terminal illness.

  The court clearly instructs parliamentarians that current laws "unjustifiably infringe s. 7 of the charter and are of no force or effect to the extent that they prohibit physician-assisted death for a competent adult person who (1) clearly consents to the termination of life and (2) has a grievous and irremediable medical condition (including an illness, disease or disability) that causes enduring suffering that is intolerable to the individual in the circumstances of his or her condition."

  The pressure will now be on Parliament to act in an election year, as the court says no exemptions may be granted for those seeking to end their lives during the 12-month suspension of the judgment.

  Friday's decision was spurred by the families of two now-deceased British Columbia women, supported by the B.C. Civil Liberties Association.

  Gloria Taylor, who had a neurodegenerative disease, eventually died of an infection. Kay Carter, then 89, travelled to Switzerland, where assisted suicide is allowed.

  Taylor had won a constitutional exemption at a lower court for a medically assisted death in 2012, but that decision was overturned in subsequent appeals.

  The Supreme Court gave a ringing endorsement of the original B.C. trial judge's findings, albeit not for a constitutional exemption.

  The decision reverses the top court's 1993 ruling in the case of Sue Rodriguez, a fact the decision attributes to changing jurisprudence and an altered social landscape.

  Two decades ago, the court was concerned that vulnerable persons could not be properly protected under physician-assisted suicide, even though courts recognized the existing law infringed a person's rights.

  But the experience of existing jurisdictions that permit doctor-assisted suicide compelled the courts to examine the record.

  The B.C. trial judge "found no compelling evidence that a permissive regime in Canada would result in a 'practical slippery slope,"' wrote the top court.

  "An individual's response to a grievous and irremediable medical condition is a matter critical to their dignity and autonomy," the judgment says.

  "The law allows people in this situation to request palliative sedation, refuse artificial nutrition and hydration, or request the removal of life-sustaining medical equipment, but denies the right to request a physician's assistance in dying."

  The ruling goes on to state that "by leaving people like Ms. Taylor to endure intolerable suffering, it impinges on their security of person."

  The nine Supreme Court justices also note that when their court struck down the country's prostitution laws in 2013, it recognized that the legal conception of "gross disproportionality" has changed since the Rodriguez decision.

  "By contrast, the law on overbreadth, now explicitly recognized as a principle of fundamental justice, asks whether the law interferes with some conduct that has no connnection to the law's objectives," says the judgment.

  "The blanket prohibition (on physician-assisted death) sweeps conduct into its ambit that is unrelated to the law's objective."

  The court agreed with the trial judge "that a permissive regime with properly designed and administered safeguards was capable of protecting vulnerable people from abuse and error. While there are risks, to be sure, a carefully designed and managed system is capable of adequately addressing them."

  
  
  
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  JW. Net heals a JW Physician and his patient!

  by abiather in

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  i met a jw physician last month, by chance, in a waiting lounge!

  i moved to the seat next to him and asked him: are you one of jws?.

  surprised, he responded: i was, till last year.

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  To relieve constipation drink lots of water and eat a diet high in fibre. Psyllium husk works well for constipation along with some specific herbal teas such as senna.  Dandelion tea acts as a mild laxative as does green tea. Coffee helps too.
  
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  Christian missionary whinges about the prosperity of Kenya

  by cofty in

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  jessica tidwell arrived in nairobi ready to heroically preach the gospel to destitute, half-naked peasants, living in mud huts and covered in "bug bites".. when she discovered that nairobi was in fact a prosperous, modern city with people in expensive clothes buying food and electronic goods in shopping malls, she was dejected and said so in her missionary blog.. the comments section below her blog entry is well worth a read.... here is bob marley's take on self-centred western christian missionaries.. "we're going to chase those crazy baldheads out of town".

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  Simon says: Their life is to tell you that you need to live yours like them, LOL

  This angers and saddens me all at the same time. A long running tradition from the get go with the Christian cult. Believe the way we do, Convert or Die. Their long running and bloody legacy stands as a testament to this.
  
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  Caleb & Sofia have Mormon cousins

  by wifibandit in

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  this was pointed out by throwingawayjehovah.

  http://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/2lnkst/this_was_in_a_mormon_catalog_that_got_sent_to_us/.

  http://www.coreyegbert.com/blog/i-want-to-be-baptized.

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  Wow...

  Just saw this... man oh man ... "The Holy Ghost is Like a Blanket" (wtf?)
  

  More like a monkey on your back you can't get rid of. 
  
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  The WT is making a broadway musical about a cart, no joke!

  by EndofMysteries in

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  i'm literally speechless on this.

  mixed between a big wth, rofl, dumbest thing ever made, and shock that wt actually made this and is taking it seriously!

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxvnn04xd3u.

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  hoser said: I watched it and I'm not really sure which direction  the watchtower is going in.  Maybe they don't know either. 

  I'm going with lower... they are definitely sinking lower.
  
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  Christian missionary whinges about the prosperity of Kenya

  by cofty in

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  jessica tidwell arrived in nairobi ready to heroically preach the gospel to destitute, half-naked peasants, living in mud huts and covered in "bug bites".. when she discovered that nairobi was in fact a prosperous, modern city with people in expensive clothes buying food and electronic goods in shopping malls, she was dejected and said so in her missionary blog.. the comments section below her blog entry is well worth a read.... here is bob marley's take on self-centred western christian missionaries.. "we're going to chase those crazy baldheads out of town".

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  Christians need to let go of this unnatural need to convert everyone. Give it up and go home. Have a life. Sheesh!
  
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  I was shy on my first JW.ORG Video, I am so happy sharing God's Organization with you!

  by JWCart1975 in

  1. watchtower
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  jw.org is the fastest growing media outlet in the world, our local cobe said we are going to take the media from satan's wicked world!

  repent before it's too late and come back to the kingdom hall with all your loving brothers and sisters!

  you won't find happiness without jehovah's organization and you know it!

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  Some people just have way too much time on their hands. 
  
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  DON'T PANIC — Hans Rosling showing the facts about population

  by cantleave in

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  an incredible lecture that uses statistics to show that the world is much better than many people think.. the challenge of population explosion - has been solved.. the challenge of extreme poverty is within our grasp.. the challenge of climate change - well that's something we need to focus on,,,,,,,,, take an hour watch this, it dispels the doom and gloom preached by many.

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  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fack2knc08e.

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  Hans Rosling is an excellent speaker. I'm always envious of people who have this skill as I suck at presenting.

  When I was in school, I was pretty good at math. I applied my skills to what the Jehovah's Witnesses were claiming... that they were preaching to all the inhabited Earth.

  Now as a kid, we all have a pretty good BS Meter. This claim was setting mine off big time. 

  

  
  

  It is mathematically impossible for 7 million JWs to preach to over 7 billion people in the world. The math just doesn't add up. Coupled with the fact that JWs aren't in all countries and that some countries have been avoided by the Watchtower shows this isn't happening either. 

  Indigenous tribes of people continue to be discovered that were previously unknown. For generations these people have been born, lived their lives, and died without ever hearing 'the good news of God's Kingdom' from a JW. They've never heard of Jesus either.

  To me, this just illustrates the ridiculous claims from religion. 

  Hans' stats do the same. Religions fear monger... they try to tell us things are bad so you better sign up with God/Jesus to be saved. And give us your money. 

  No. Sign up to do something constructive and positive for the world (like Taslima in the video).
  

  
  

  
  
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  sooner's new job

  by BigMike in

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  Congratulations sooner/Big Mike! Always good to see us 'misfits' succeed.