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  Do you fear the big A and does the conflict impact your actions?

  by Maverick in

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  on another tread this point came up.

  scotsman posted a comment about a certain poster being gay, and i do not know or care if this is true or not, and in conflict over the fear of dying at armageddon for this "sin".

  do any of you fear the big a because of your lifestyle?

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  Thief!

  No fear of the big A for me.
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  Ridicule or Reason on JWD? What do you do?....

  by ScoobySnax in

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  do you think its right to ridicule jws on this forum or reason with them?

  so many threads.

  so many strong personalities.

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  Scooby is just utterly conflicted by the gay versus jw issue. This isn't so unusual, I have gay friends that still think they'll be destroyed at the big A, and there are plenty other non exJW gay people who think they'll pay for their sin. What is unusual is that he visits and posts here. Although he posts proJW threads, the fact that he lies to the Witnesses (in the sense that he witholds the truth about his sexuality) shows he doesn't respect them as an organisation.

  And often his threads are posted late at night (post work?) probably when he's bored or frustrated by his conflict.

  edited to add: the board copes with xenophobes and Messiahs, it can cope with a gay JW apologist.
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  So is anyone else going to watch the eurovision song contest?

  by BLISSISIGNORANCE in

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  sunday night..................it's on again!.

  every year my family keeps tradition and we watch hours of hilariously bad/not so bad european pop music.

  from remote places like estonia to malta and germany, it's on for young and old.. we usually invite fellow esc fans/friends and we consume good wine, watch the show and have a fun night.. abba launched into their career by winning eurovision in 1974 with 'waterloo'.. here is the web site.......................enjoy.

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  The Italians don't enter because they think it's too trashy. Have you heard their pop music - it's perfect for eurovision! I've tried to explain the concept to some Italian friends but they just don't get it.

  Last years UK entry was abysmal, but I loved the fact that some thought it was as a result of the war that there were nil points. This years entry is the dull guy from the BBC reality programme. Shame, he lacks euro pizzazz.
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  So is anyone else going to watch the eurovision song contest?

  by BLISSISIGNORANCE in

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  sunday night..................it's on again!.

  every year my family keeps tradition and we watch hours of hilariously bad/not so bad european pop music.

  from remote places like estonia to malta and germany, it's on for young and old.. we usually invite fellow esc fans/friends and we consume good wine, watch the show and have a fun night.. abba launched into their career by winning eurovision in 1974 with 'waterloo'.. here is the web site.......................enjoy.

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  So is anyone else going to watch the eurovision song contest?

  Am I a gay man? About 6 years ago there was this Belgian guitarist that had the most ridiculous little dance moves. We'd taped it, so watched him on a loop for another hilarious hour afterwards.

  Do you get the Terry Wogan commentary in Oz? He's pleasingly snide.

  scotsman (who rejects stereotyping)
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  abortion...Do parents have the rights to know..

  by Brummie in

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  ..if their young daughter is going to have an abortion?

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/nolpda/ukfs_news/hi/newsid_3709000/3709681.stm.

  i think this mother had the rights to know, british law doesnt think so.

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  Surely each case should be judged on its own merits. This particular one seems to have been mishandled (although what loving mother would sell their story to the press!) but only one side is reported as the health care workers cannot make any comment. Who knows what the girl told them about her family.
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  This is horrible....

  by desib77 in

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  i know that the issue of the man being beheaded by the iraqis has been discussed already but they just played the sound of the beheading on talk radio (shawn hannity).

  this is absolutely horrible.....the sound of him screaming just makes me ill.

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  Sheep

  You were disfellowshipped for teen sarcasm?!
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  This is horrible....

  by desib77 in

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  i know that the issue of the man being beheaded by the iraqis has been discussed already but they just played the sound of the beheading on talk radio (shawn hannity).

  this is absolutely horrible.....the sound of him screaming just makes me ill.

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  The savage sheep said

  yes sarcasm often works better than just getting in a verbal fight

  Doh!
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  Which Way Did You Choose To Leave The Organization?

  by minimus in

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  for me it was the slow, purposeful fade....and you?

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  Maya

  While my exit was short and sharp, I wouldn't advocate it for everyone. Maybe you've forgotten what it's like on Planet Witness.
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  Which Way Did You Choose To Leave The Organization?

  by minimus in

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  for me it was the slow, purposeful fade....and you?

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  Minimus & Caspian

  Go on girls, scratch each other's eyes out!
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  Which Way Did You Choose To Leave The Organization?

  by minimus in

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  for me it was the slow, purposeful fade....and you?

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  scotsman

  Resigned as an elder and stopped attending meetings a fortnight later. Told the other elders that I'd never believed in it and that if I wanted help, I'd call them. I didn't.