i need to know.
preferably before this coming saturday at 7:30 pm.
Ummm... I have.
We were not JWs (that came later)
A mutual friend introduced us.
I guess you could say it went OK...
...he asked me to marry him the next night. (yes really)
....we got married 3 1/2 months later. (yes really)
...and we're still married. And even living together. And we're mostly still speaking to each other. (although he is occasionally the biggest pain in the butt I know)
NOTE: IN NO WAY DO I RECOMMEND THIS COURSE OF CONDUCT!!!
but you asked...
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1516&e=4&u=/afp/20040122/od_afp/us_nudist_offbeat_040122183013
tampa, united states (afp) - the first nudist resort created primarily for christians in the united states is due to open in florida and its co-founder claims that he can provide passages in the bible where nudity is prominently mentioned.
"depending on the version of the bible you use, there are as many as 40 passages that refer to nudity," said bill martin, co-founder of natura, which will be the first christianity-themed nudist colony in the country when it opens in a tampa suburb in april.
in the US the terms are more synomynous with swingers being the overtly sexual ones.
To the best of my understanding, yep (hubby is more involved in the online nudist community, nudist rights and so on, so he knows the finer details better). I do know that more U.S. 'nudist' places are heavily emphasizing the phrase 'family friendly nudism' to make darn sure there is no misunderstanding of the terms.
Edited because I forgot to say: Hubby, along with some others we know, prefers the term 'naturist' because he's an ecologist and likes to make the finer distinction of being "out in nature" nude rather than just sittin' around the house. You coulda knocked me over with a feather when I found out that in Arizona you could be nude in the national forests legally. Try that in Nebraska!
We have swingers of course, but standing around naked waiting for sex is a very inefficient use of sex time, so our swingers tend to go straight to the sex...
LOL!
Brilliant holiday as you can see...Yes indeed! Hubby noticed your pic and said, "Hey! I see naturists!!" He sometimes wonders why I come on this board (having 'gotten over the JW thing' so he says), and was very interested in the thread.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1516&e=4&u=/afp/20040122/od_afp/us_nudist_offbeat_040122183013
tampa, united states (afp) - the first nudist resort created primarily for christians in the united states is due to open in florida and its co-founder claims that he can provide passages in the bible where nudity is prominently mentioned.
"depending on the version of the bible you use, there are as many as 40 passages that refer to nudity," said bill martin, co-founder of natura, which will be the first christianity-themed nudist colony in the country when it opens in a tampa suburb in april.
I missed that thread. One thing you may (as Icelandic) (?) not realise is that in English 'naturist' is generally the outdoor loving-family oriontated type, and 'nudist' is generally the 'out for sex' type.
Nope, sorry...my screen name is not my real name (though it is Norse). I'm American.
My only experience in naturism/nudism is in the central U.S. and in Arizona. I agree with you about the term 'naturist', but would disagree that 'nudist' is "generally the 'out for sex' type"...the 'out for sex' type doesn't last long in the nudist resorts with which I'm familiar, if they are overt in 'coming on' to people. There are open relationships, of course in nudism as there are in the general public, but it must be carried on very privately, among consenting adults.
I'm very conservative about such things and I've rarely been the least bit uncomfortable where we've been (after 21+ years of marriage, I'm very uncomfortable being 'hit on' and wouldn't go if it happened often).
My husband just read this over my shoulder and saw your 'out for sex' comment and yelped, "That's not true!!" He says since the modern naturist/nudist movement started in Germany in the early 1900's the European term is naturist, but the American term is (generally) nudist. The 2 terms are generally synonymous in the U.S. In Europe naturism seems to be the "out in the forest" type, but as most (public) places in the U.S. don't allow nudity, private resorts are the norm here. He also adds that "swinger" is the term used by 'out for sex' types in the U.S.
http://www.coloradodaily.com/articles/2004/01/26/news/news04.txt
care for some god with your pizza?
by scott heiser colorado daily staff
"One thing that's different about Jehovah's Witnesses, as opposed to other religions, is that we're not on a proselytizing mission to convert the world," said Wegman. "But our purpose is to do an educational work, to educate people. We're not as result-oriented as most. The success we do have is wonderful."
Talk about a bald-faced f***in' lie. Doesn't it make you want to set up a table right across from them with "The Truth about Jehovah's Witnesses"???
They have a table set up at my campus all the time, too. Mostly they just sit there counting their hours as people try desperately to avoid them (thank goodness).
Occasionally someone I know will get handed a Watchtower or Awake by someone (some of those guys doing 'street work' actually force the mags on people), and I always give them a warning. It goes right in the trash when they find out what JWs are like.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1516&e=4&u=/afp/20040122/od_afp/us_nudist_offbeat_040122183013
tampa, united states (afp) - the first nudist resort created primarily for christians in the united states is due to open in florida and its co-founder claims that he can provide passages in the bible where nudity is prominently mentioned.
"depending on the version of the bible you use, there are as many as 40 passages that refer to nudity," said bill martin, co-founder of natura, which will be the first christianity-themed nudist colony in the country when it opens in a tampa suburb in april.
We talked about this a while ago and I guess I killed the thread...
Valis ~
May the fleas of a thousand camels infest your armpits.
Oh, wait...I guess they already did and couldn't stand the smell...
of Coke.
yep, it is actually snowing here!
they are concerned about ice later today.
brrrrrr.... .
My parents said they had enough ice in KS to keep them from going to church (they can watch their church on tv, so that's what they did).
We're supposed to frost down here tonight!! Dang, it's supposed to be warm down here! I think we jinxed it when we moved in!!
Pepsi
what would jws do if all the members of the governing body were assassinated?
do you think they would have serious doubts that jehovah was truly with them?
would the whole organization fall apart?
What would JWs do if all the members of the governing body were assassinated? Do you think they would have serious doubts that Jehovah was truly with them? Would the whole organization fall apart?
No.
It would just "prove" to the rank and file that Satan's world was "out to get Jehovah's organization" and it "really was the truth (tm)". It would make them stronger than ever. They could spin it beautifully.
Look what happened to the U.S. after Sept. 11 - people felt compelled to put aside their differences, and certainly refrained from criticizing the President. The same thing would happen to the WTBTS
plus, it mentions jw's in it .
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/us_nudist_offbeat.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/us_nudist_offbeat.
See. There's a reason my husband refers to me as "The Buzzkill"
