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GTA V trailer
by glenster inhttp://www.rockstargames.com/videos/video/8001.
http://www.grandtheftwiki.com/grand_theft_auto_v.
http://www.gtaforums.com/index.php?showforum=239.
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Do you notice a difference in new relationships out of 'the truth'?
by New light for you inits 3 years since i (we) left, we somehow didn't have a committee or anything, but were able to leave with no friends, but still able to have contact with my jw mom.
in these 3 years of "learing" how to get and have friends that aren't witnesses its been quite the learning curve.
how do you meet people?
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Has Your WT Experience Taught You to Be Wiser?
by cameo-d indo you think your wt experience has taught you not to be so gullable?
because of the injustices and bad experiences, have you become a more discerning person?
do you find now that you ask many more questions before you "jump" into things?
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Fancy a 6 day Trans Siberian train journey?
by ThomasCovenant inhttp://www.google.ru/intl/ru/landing/transsib/en.html.
http://www.google.ru/intl/ru/landing/transsib/en.html.
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Vote issue stumbled studying work colleage
by artemis.design init is my opinion everyone has the choice to follow jw path if they choose.
what angers me is that half the time, people don't realise what they are getting themselves into.
my work college had been studying for quite a while.
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Atheist Church in UK? Fun or a new type of cult?
by artemis.design ini have not commented for a while, but i found this really interesting.
im in the uk, and atheists are becoming more outspoke in their (lack of) beliefs.. you may find this article interesting.
it is bbc so a reliable source.. what happens at an atheist church?
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"Shadenfreude" is pleasure derived from the misfortunes of others
by artemis.design ini have only resently come across his german loanword, but it has become my new favourite word.
we don't have an english equvalent, but it sums up so joyously what i feel everytime i hear some misfortune regarding jw organisation.. am i bitter & twisted???
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Birthday V Anniversary -I don't send JW family an Anniversary card
by artemis.design inwhen i was growing up in a jw family, i always resented the fact that i had to save up my hard earned pocket money to buy my parents a wedding anniversary gifts, when we, as kids, never, ever had a special day.
i don't mean the usual, not celebrating birthdays or christmas, but we had no special day at all.
we didn't lack for toys, but that idea of looking forward to a certain day and have a wrapped gift, is something i don't ever remember experiencing as a kid/teenager.. forward fast to 16 and leaving home, i decided i didn't want to celebrate anniversaries.
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Zen Living part 23 (summarized): Loving Kindness: What the World Needs Now
by JimmyPage inlove really is the answer.
zen living reveals that loving kindness, compassion, and the desire to relieve the suffering of others emerge naturally from a zen practice.. as the world experiences struggle, conflict, and pain, zen living can teach those who practice it how to release fear, hate, and the delusion of difference.. loving kindness can heal emotional, political, social, and spiritual separation.. we can help spread strength, power, and unity through loving kindness by practicing mindfulness every day.. .
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JW charity status within the UK, has anyone ever petitioned the charity commission (following on a comment re Diseased mind/ Independent article)
by artemis.design ini am not a regular poster, but i like to read discussions.
i'm picking up a comment in the other post regarding the millions jw organisation claims from tax payer in gift aid, and the recent independent article saying that a complaint has been submitted to the charity commission.. in times of austerity, the government is searching every corner in order to find cut backs.
it seems an appropriate time to petition local mps to remove charity status from non-deserving organisations.. i am a very laze ex-jw, and rarely get worked up about anything, but this opportunity seems too good to miss.