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  Find out what level of Dante's Inferno You'd go to!

  by czarofmischief in

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  i went to the 7th level.. the dante's inferno test has banished you to the seventh level of hell!.

  here is how you matched up against all the levels:.

  level | score.

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  CountryGuy

  7th Level ...

  So, what beer tastes good warm. More importantly, who's going to bring it?
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  Infidelity amongst JWs

  by YellowLab in

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  does there seem to be a higher incidence of infidelity amongst the jws?.

  my brother, who is an active jw and ministerial servant, has an elder friend who was recently disfellowshipped for having an affair with another sister in the hall.

  it turns out this sister was divorced a few years earlier from a "worldly" man who had an affair on her.

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  Interesting point, Old Hippie. However, I think it gets lost by the presentation. To say your comment was a bit harsh is an understatement.

  That said, that line of thought ("and he was an elder's son") was very prevalent in my congregation. The elders' families were always held up as examples to the rest of the congregation. They were presented to the congregation as "this is how you should live your life." They were the pioneers. They were the ones that were always filling in last minute for the TMS. They were the ones giving demonstratons during the service meeting. And, if the elder kissed the butt of the CO enough every visit, they were the ones giving demonstrations or experiences at assemblies and conventions. I'm sure my congregation was not the only one this happened in. So when I read, "and he was an elder's son" it just meant that yup, it happens even to "the best" *gag* of them.
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  And so it begins

  by Yerusalyim in

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  tom green, the convicted polygamist in utah, is requesting (through his lawyers of course) that the supreme court overturn his convictions based both on the supreme court ruling on the texas sodomy law and the massachucetts supreme court ruling on gay marriage.. so begins the trip down the slippery slope.

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  Sphere, I'll help you out with that listing of items that are a threat to marriage. Reality shows are a bigger threat to the "institution" of marriage than two women walking down the aisle together, or two men growing old together in a loving, committed relationship.

  Remember these?

  • "Who Wants to Marry A Millionaire?"
  • "Married by America"
  • "Temptation Island 1, 2 and 3"
  • "Joe Millionaire 1 and 2"

  The first two on the list had people marrying "strangers." "TI" took committed couples and tested their committment to each other by seeing if they could resist some "hottie" coming in and trying to sleep with them. "Joe M" was/is just a down and out lie where the ladies think this poor ($) guy is very rich and are after him basically for his money. In the end, the players get played themselves. I honestly have to wonder how me and my partner of five years are a bigger threat to the moral fabric of society than the FOX network.

  Yeru, thank you for your saying that there should be some mechanism in the government that will allow us the same rights as married couples. Yes, you can (and we have) pieced together legal documents, such as power of attorney, that will give us some of the same rights; but I don't feel that I should HAVE to go to great lenghths to get a watered-down version of the rights my sister got automatically when she got married. Earlier this year, my partner was taken to the emergency room. The nurse, who was very gruff, made it clear that unless I was a relative, I would not be allowed to see him. I could have taken the time to get the documents and go back to the hospital and argue with Hitler-in-a-Pair-of-Scrubs; or I could lie and say I'm his brother. I wanted to be with him, so I lied. I shouldn't have HAD to lie. No one, straight or gay, should ever be put in that situation.

  I want to be able to see my true love should one of us be ill and in the hospital. When we pay taxes, I want to get the tax breaks that married couples do. When I die, I want to be able to leave him enough money to live on without the government taking a large portion of it as an inheiritance tax because he wasn't legally my spouse. As an American, I don't want special rights given to me because I am gay... I just want the SAME rights everyone else has. It doesn't have to be called marriage... call it "domestic partners," "civil unions" or "a sunny day in may" for all I care. I just want the opportunity to prove all the ultra-conservatives wrong and celebrate our 50th anniversary in 2048.

  (Stepping down off soap box now...)
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  Joanie the Jehovah's Witness Stripper

  by blondie in

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  want to hear paul thorn sing this song?.

  http://www.houstonjones.com/cds_&_samples.htm.

  select the mp3 marked "joanie..... blondie

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  I think she was in my congregation!

  One of the funniest things I've heard all year!!! I want to buy the cd just so I can hear the whole song.
  It's been a cold, wet, miserable day. Thanks Blondie, I needed that laugh. But the best thing of all is now when I have a kingdom melody stuck in my head, I can start singing this song!!
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  Elder called me JUST NOW. LMAO

  by Vivamus in

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  *watery eyes from laughing*.

  omg, remember i went to the hall for the magazines.

  lmao.

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  Too funny! Way to think on your feet!

  Hey, as far as getting the mags in the future, just go to a local hospital or nursing home. There's always a set in the waiting rooms around here.

  Country Guy
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  Mickey Mouse vs. Looney Toons

  by Leolaia in

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  did anyone catch the looney toons marathon the other week on boomerang?

  i have to say that i always thought disney mickey mouse cartoons sucked and were never funny to me.

  who would you rather watch -- mickey or bugs bunny?

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  I love them both, so I don't really care... unless I'm sick. Then I have to watch Disney cartoons and eat grilled cheese sammiches, while laying on the couch covered up in my favorite blanket. It's worked for me since I was 10. I highly recommend it next time you are ill.

  Country
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  The Un-Christmas Gift

  by 76crash in

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  i just received my annual un-christmas gift from my mom.

  it contained 2 dishtowels, an awake!, a watchtower, 2004 daily text, the book "worship the only true god", and a letter.

  the letter was the kicker, in it she directed me to an article she "really appreciated" in the awake!

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  CountryGuy

  If your mother is like my mother, even if she suspected it, she would NEVER actually say or do anything to let you know what she was thinking. It would be more along the lines of 1 Corinthians 15:33, (everyone say it with me now....) "Bad associations spoil useful habits."

  My mother would be thinking, "Those evil homosectionals (I swear that's how she says the word.) are preventing my baby from worshiping Jehovah. If I give him these dish towels and the magazines, maybe he'll come to his senses. Then those bitties at the Kingdom Hall will stop gossiping about me and my family in the cargroup."

  Either way, enjoy the dish towels!
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  What have you replaced religion with?

  by logansrun in

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  (obviously this question is for those who are non-religious in any conventional sense).

  what have you replaced religion with in your life?

  (by that i mean the religious life with it's rituals, worship and group identity) what is your raison d'etre?

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  CountryGuy

  When Roseann Arnold was asked by her son, on her television show, what religion they were, she she told him, "Basically, we're good people... non-practicing." Same for me.

  However, I did used to watch Touched by an Angel every Sunday night. Well, until those heathens at CBS moved it to Saturday night and then cancelled it! It kinda gave me my "spiritual fix" for the week.
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  Best Films Ever..........

  by ScoobySnax in

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  to be safe, as usual i resort to fluff........ ok your favourite and worst top 3 films ever.... top.

  1. starwars.... rotj.

  2. jurassic park.

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  CountryGuy

  My all time favorites are:

  • The Princess Bride (Peter Faulk, Fred Savage, Cary Elwes, Andre the Giant)
  • Titanic (Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane)
  • Miss Congeniality (Sandra Bullock, Benjamin Bratt, Michael Cain)
  • X-Men (Patrick Stewart, Hailey Berry, Famke Jansen, Hugh Jackman)
  • Wait Until Dark (Audry Hepburn)
  • Back to the Future (Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd)

  My all time hated movies are:

  • The Gods Must Be Crazy
  • The Royal Tannenbaums
  • The Avengers (even with Sean Connery)
  • American Beauty
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  Were There ANY Advantages To Being a Jehovah's Witness?

  by minimus in

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  ...didn't have to buy any christmas presents......

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  I'd have to say I got a few advantages:

  *Never went into debt buying Christmas or birthday gifts. *I love public speaking thanks to the Theocratic Ministry School. *My parents taught me a wonderful sense of right and wrong. *Because of the dubs' importance of being a good example to the world, I made good grades in high school and got a great scholarship to go to college with. *I was friends with the prettiest girls in school, because they were dubs. More than once, my classmates told me what it waste it was that the prettiest girls in school were witnesses. *My folks are the only one in their families that aren't alcoholics. If they hadn't been dubs, they probably would have been, too. *If my sister hadn't been "rebelling," she never would have gotten pregnant and I wouldn't be the fantastic uncle I am!

  And, I guess most of all. Because I was a dub, I learned to see the good in any situation... even when it totally sucked. You know, kinda like finding advantages to being a dub.