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Why do animals suffer?
by nicolaou inbonnie is fourteen years old now and she's still fit and active, but she sleeps (and farts) a lot more and is definitely slowing down.. she loves us in her own dumb way and always comes to the door to greet me when i get home from work.
she doesn't 'sin' but yeah, she'll steal biscuits and feel shame afterwards.
she's loyal and intelligent and i dread the day when .
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Why do animals suffer?
by nicolaou inbonnie is fourteen years old now and she's still fit and active, but she sleeps (and farts) a lot more and is definitely slowing down.. she loves us in her own dumb way and always comes to the door to greet me when i get home from work.
she doesn't 'sin' but yeah, she'll steal biscuits and feel shame afterwards.
she's loyal and intelligent and i dread the day when .
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talesin
kaik, he's a beauty! You 'struck a chord' with me (ie, touched my heart), when you talked about how he greets you.
I remember walking home from the bus stop, and when I got close (2-3 houses away), would hear my gurl calling from the window. She would hear the thump of my cane / cast coming down the street. When I got in front of the house, I would see her, pressed up against the screen. By the time I walked up the outside stairs to the side entrance of my flat, and opened the door, she would be there, saying "Where have you been?", and curling in and out of my legs, purring, then running up the stairs to her food dish! hahaha, you evoked some beautiful memories, thank you! xx
I will post a picture of my Precious Blue. : ))
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Are Magicians Spawns of Satan the Devil?
by Cold Steel ini was perusing the internet not long ago and came upon this series of videos by a guy calling himself xendrius.
it declares that many of today's best magicians are in league with the devil.
his claims are based on his observation that the tricks would be impossible to do unless the magicians had made unholy pacts with the devil.. so what's the take of the wtbts?
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talesin
Sparky1. SO TRUE W
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Thanks GOD JW's don't have Beauty Pageants
by James Mixon ini can see it now, we are the most beautiful and smartest people in the world.. steve harvey will never be the host of another beauty pageant.
lol.
i was thinking, don't you think it's time for our society to move on from beauty pageants?.
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talesin
Also I believe focusing on physical beauty can be bad for younger children and child beauty pageants,
well while the whole eduction system is in the toilet here in the US as the interest of the child is
diverted to some irrelevant beauty pageant.
How do you folks feel about Beauty pageants???I think that the proliferation of CHILDREN, dressed up in Mae West-type makeup and hair, is deplorable.
Little girls are not meant to be held by such rigorous standards of behaviour for ANY reason. That's not even taking into account the 'pedophile connection'.
Think, for a moment, of the movie "Stand by Me". You know, it's about the boys going in search of a body (and yes, the short story was called "The Body" by the master, Steven King).
Umm, when I was growing up, in the 60s, girls did this stuff too! We were what was referred to as "Tom boys" .... and it was the norm! Some girls were into girly-things, some not, and some --- (SHOCK AND AWE) were in-between!
It sickens me to see a 5, 9, or 14 YO tarted-up with make-up, and made to perform - and no, not the 'fun' kind of dress-up, but rigorous training, painful hair treatments, etc. is extremely twisted. Let them be a child! Stop watching them on TV because it fascinates you --- instead, write a letter to the producers.
That's all. xx
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Basic Principles for Forum Moderation
by Simon ina perennial issue for any online forum is moderation and applying rules.
we have a set of community guidelines and posting guidelines that are intended to make clear what is and isn't acceptable but this tends to focus on the obvious standards of behavior for, well, obvious reasons.
it's easy to talk about people being aggressive or insulting etc... as those are common and clearly unwanted behaviors and the typical issue for online communities - the most likely things to come up.. does this mean that everything *not* on the list is allowed?
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talesin
I've always said "This is Simon's coffee shop (or pub if you prefer), and as I would in any venue, I respect the owner's rules". The End.
Thanks for providing the venue, Simon (and to your family, and of course, the other mods). I know that at times, if seems like a thankless effort, but you know, that's not really true, right? xx
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Are Magicians Spawns of Satan the Devil?
by Cold Steel ini was perusing the internet not long ago and came upon this series of videos by a guy calling himself xendrius.
it declares that many of today's best magicians are in league with the devil.
his claims are based on his observation that the tricks would be impossible to do unless the magicians had made unholy pacts with the devil.. so what's the take of the wtbts?
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They say it's demonic. And that is one of their most fallacious teachings, because "everyone knows" that magic is tricks! Just watch "The Prestige".
Eed-jits! :P
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Thanks GOD JW's don't have Beauty Pageants
by James Mixon ini can see it now, we are the most beautiful and smartest people in the world.. steve harvey will never be the host of another beauty pageant.
lol.
i was thinking, don't you think it's time for our society to move on from beauty pageants?.
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LOL!
I guess you didn't know ----------- every DC is a beauty pageant! It's planned for months .. the outfits are bought / sewn, planned for every day. Stock is taken.
It's kinda sad, the way JW gurls are pitted against each other for looks, even more than in regular western society. In the 'world', you can be an artist, a geek, a punk, or whatever, and find your niche. In the JWS, you have to be pretty, and 'spiritual', oh, and yes, if you want to snag the good-looking guy that comes from money and his father is an elder, fashion-forward. Ugh, glad I rejected that culture. xx
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talesin
W-F - I heard that said and just told that ignorant person that if they care to educate themselves, CSA is called, by the experts "soul murder". It usually causes some consternation in the JW or other person that is trying to minimize the real effects of child sexual abuse.
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Drink Driving
by Simon inwith the christmas almost upon us i would like to share a personal experience with you about drinking and driving.. as you may know the local police are having a serious go at drink drivers this year... well, a couple of days ago i was out for an evening with friends and had a small number of drinks before dinner, followed by some rather nice red wine.
feeling jolly i still had the sense to know that i may be very slightly over the limit.. that's when i did something that i've never done before - i took a taxi home.. sure enough on the way home there was a police road check, but since it was a taxi they waved it past.
i arrived home safely without incident.. this was a real surprise as i had never driven a taxi before, i don't know where i got it and now that it's in my garage i don't know what to do with it.. any ideas?.
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Yes, nic, the bouquets were for redvip Simon..
:P
Great thread and reminder, though, that should be bumped! : ))
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J.W. Women Should Stop Wearing Mascara!
by The Searcher inthe wtbts/ org dictates to its subservient followers what constitutes a bible truth/principle and what does not.
example: it-1 p. 319 birthday - ".....there is no indication in the scriptures that faithful worshipers of jehovah ever indulged in the pagan practice of annually celebrating birthdays.
the bible makes direct reference to only two birthday celebrations, those of pharaoh of egypt and herod antipas.
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talesin
The Searcher - I think that is a refreshing point of view! And held by more folks than one might think. My grt-grandfather told me, and I always remembered: "Make-up is like frosting on a cake. A little makes it better, but too much is sickening."