Posts by talesin

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Walking Dead, evidently a hit show

by nonjwspouse in

not my cup o tea for sure, but i found out my nephew is a regular zombie on the show.. anyone here like the show?

i'm kinda afraid to even watch it ...my imagination is a bit to active.. .

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talesin

He looks a bit like Kevin Bacon, sans face! :P

Yeah, it would be too much for me.

You may do okay without your glasses on, unless there's lots of squishy, gorey noises............ hehehe

tal

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Nursing School

by sooner7nc in

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i start the journey towards getting a degree as a registered nurse on jan. 14th, 2013. wish me luck.. .

Frieking Bethel Heavies/COs and their second rings!

by lambsbottom in

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dude, every picture i see of any bethel heavies or gb members (a lot of cos also) have them wearing a second huge gold ring!

this is a clear sign of "hey i'm a bigshot!

" you just dont see that in interviews of celebrities or politicials.

This is one of the weirdest threads .... I know so many people who wear rings? My roommate wears three?

Whack-a-doo! I agree with Rebel8, what's the big deal? I guess it's just one of those 'making fun of JWs for no solid reason' threads.

And I doubt he'd be flashing a Free Mason ring if he has one ........ that would be just TOO obvious, as they are hard to come by - rarely does a non FM possess one. This I know because I sold them for many years.

:)

tal

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Walking Dead, evidently a hit show

by nonjwspouse in

not my cup o tea for sure, but i found out my nephew is a regular zombie on the show.. anyone here like the show?

i'm kinda afraid to even watch it ...my imagination is a bit to active.. .

.

talesin

I really liked the cop series "The Shield" (some violence, but not tons), and haven't watched The Wire yet. Breaking Bad is a TERRIFIC drama and story is excellent - you'll laugh, you'll get a tear in your eye. There is some violence at times, but it's all about the tale, and I recommened it, too. :D

Another really good drama I've been watching is Nurse Jackie.

haha, I'm recently housebound and was never a TV watcher, so now I try to find good ones. The prison drama OZ was one of my fav shows ever, too (HBO).

:)

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Walking Dead, evidently a hit show

by nonjwspouse in

not my cup o tea for sure, but i found out my nephew is a regular zombie on the show.. anyone here like the show?

i'm kinda afraid to even watch it ...my imagination is a bit to active.. .

.

talesin

Very cool that your nephew has a regular gig on the show! Congrats to him. :))

I don't watch it - zombie stuff gives me nightmares.

tal

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It's my 25th yr anniversary of freedom

by rebel8 in

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approximately 25 yrs ago today, i left the borg forever.. .

thank you jwn/jwd for helping me heal by listening to me.

there are not many greater gifts than freedom..

talesin

So happy you are here, and that you have made a life for yourself, despite your family and the JW. Your comments are often inspiring, and always thoughtful. Much love to you!

tal

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Can a religion claim: Only we have the truth?

by Kalos in

truth is self-evident (things like: the whole is greater than its part ....).. truth is always right (things like: caring for the accident victim helplessly bleeding on the road ....).. claiming: only we have the truth is like claiming: only my university is useful.

history shows that many school/college drop-outs have made significant contributions to the society like many those who completed their education!

and on the contrary, many school/college drop-outs have made significant damage to the society like some of those who completed their education!

talesin

They can claim anything they want .......... all religion is based on mythology and mystical thinking - none of it provable - so, yeah.

Hell, I am the true Wonder Woman! Prove me wrong!

:P

tal

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Love all the people...

by new hope and happiness in

there are a lot of topics about religiouse hatred, so on a personal level why do you find it difficult to love or like individuals?.

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talesin

The secret is ... when you are making new friends, learning not to 'care' about your differences, and celebrate the commonalities. If a person has attributes that you don't like to be around, then stay away from them. Spend time with people that share your point of view. It's just that simple.

The only place you have to tolerate arseholes may be on the job. In your personal life, why bother?

It took me a long time to practice this ... many years of saying "Why? Whydoes s/he/it act like that?" It can make you crazy .. haha! Finally, I realized that I can't ever read those people's minds, or understand why they act lke they do. And life is far too short to waste time trying, unless you are a therapist and that is your profession.

xx

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The myth of persecution, early Christians weren't persecuted.

by jam in

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anyone read candida moss book how early christians invented.

a story of martydom.

the romans did not terget, hunt or.

talesin

I've been reading about this too, jam.

Finkelstein, can you reference your cut-and-paste, thanks.

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Early Christianity and the Punishment of Back-sliders

by fulltimestudent in

from the writings of tertullian comes this picture of repentant sinners around the year 200 ce in north africa.. locate yourselves in the stream of time.

accepting for the moment the conventional dating for christianity, this is a little more than 150 years after christian communities were first established.

no one from the first century is still alive, but possibly there were grandsons and daughters of some of the original christians.. .

talesin

Paul. The Bible's pre-eminent misogynist. (I agree WTW, that David is right up there with him.)

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