Phantom Stranger

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  Were you ever bullied at school for being a Witness?

  by truthseeker in

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  i was very badly bullied in school, although most of the bullying was verbal.

  i was the only witness kid in school too.

  when i got to college, i made damned sure i never told anyone what religion i was.. .

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  Phantom Stranger

  I have to go with maxwell on this. Take a kid and teach him that he has a truth that no one else has, and all the other kids will die and he won't... and poof, you've got a pain-in-the-ass.
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  NDE' & OBE's

  by DebraDoll in

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  please accept my request in the spirit it is meant-no unkindness is implied here but i must limit the responses and information as this is a big course project due very soon!

  those of you who experienced either (or both!

  ) phenomenon while you were still an active member of the borg only, please contact me asap, if you are comfortable relating your experience to me.

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  Phantom Stranger

  Debra, I hesitate to say this, but you seem to be havihng trouble getting replies. The tone of your post is really commanding. It's not very inviting - you start off with a demand, before you even clearly state what you are looking for. Also, your font and line spacing is really hard to read.

  I suggest re-writing your request in a way that's a bit friendlier-sounding and a bit more accessible visually. I bet you'll get more results.

  Best of luck,

  PS
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  What impression do you think you've made here, since you started posting?

  by JH in

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  i'm listening .

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  Phantom Stranger

  No clue. But no one wanted to buy me drinks or have lunch with me, so I guess that's feedback.
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  What does the WTS do with its billions of dollars ?

  by fearnotruth22 in

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  Phantom Stranger

  Isn't most of that in real property?
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  Should The Age Of Consent Be Lowered To 13?

  by Englishman in

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  2. child-abuse

  at present the age of consent in the uk is 16. .

  in spain the age of consent is 13. .

  the argument i have heard put forward is that a legal age of consent has little effect on younger people.

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  Phantom Stranger

  This sort of law is not progressive by any means- it's an artifact of the times when a woman wsa "old enough" for marriage when she was old enough to have children. It's not a question of sex at all, it's a question of legal responsibility. If you can't sign a contract because you're considered not legally responsible, why should you be able to take your knickers off?
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  Jourles, et al.: dirtclod.com is kaput?

  by Room 215 in

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  maybe i've missed a thread or an announcement, but it seems that jourle's ultra-valuable website, dirtclod, is no more.

  a shame.

  does anyone know what happened?

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  Phantom Stranger

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/9/61457/1.ashx
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  Should The Age Of Consent Be Lowered To 13?

  by Englishman in

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  2. child-abuse

  at present the age of consent in the uk is 16. .

  in spain the age of consent is 13. .

  the argument i have heard put forward is that a legal age of consent has little effect on younger people.

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  Phantom Stranger

  Englishman, the law is not primarily to protect them from each other, I suspect, but to protect them from adults.
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  the society and education

  by NewYork44M in

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  experience over the weekend.

  just to clarify..... sad is the societys official acronym for special assembly day.

  i attended yesterday at the brooklyn assembly hall with approximately 1,800 others.

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  Phantom Stranger

  That's a narrow view of the LDS. They also know that wealthy people who are large employers have political power, and since Mormons can exercise political power, ...you get the drift.
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  Are They Preparing FOR DEFEAT?!! (Awake Dec.8)

  by metatron in

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  the current awake (dec. 8) is about taxes!.

  it seems to go to special pains to say that you must pay your taxes no matter.

  how unfair they are.. i would assume that this article was approved for publication because the $68 million.

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  Phantom Stranger

  As you point out, they would not say it unless they are going to pay it.

  Probably why they are selling some facilities.
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  Going through a painful Divorce

  by caspian in

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  just waiting for the final "decree absolute" to come through in the next 3 weeks or so.. but man why is it so hard, the final break.

  i really need this to be over so i can finally get on with the rest of my life.. .

  cas..feeling a little sorry for himself today.. feel free to offer any support or advice.

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  Phantom Stranger

  Cas, I read all the books on how it was going to take at least a year to get through any painful loss, such as divorce.

  Well, since I'm a smart rat, and I know things, I decided to work extra hard and show how I could do it in less.

  Since I worked so hard and kept pulling myself off of the floor each time and trying again, I managed to make it last two years, all because I didn't give myself the time I needed, and put additional pressure on myself to be superhuman.

  Just take the time you need. The physical and emotional processes of grief and loss are well understood, and explained in many excellent books. It's taking the time that is hard for some of us. Read some of these books, go esy on yourself, and know you'll come out the other side.

  Regards,

  PS