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  Edinburgh Business Trip

  by azor in

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  i'm traveling to edinburgh in october.

  i'm from southern california and i was hoping i could meet some on this board that are near that area for lunch or an early dinner.

  please pm me if you would like to have a little apostate gathering there?

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  Tell me the time and I'll be there. Thank You Cofty. I look forward to meeting you and anyone else who can make it.
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  Did anyone vote yet?

  by NewYork44M in

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  i voted today in nyc.

  a well organized process.

  very busy and most of the people voting were african american.

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  1st time for me. Filled in my mail in ballot as I'll be out of the country on election day. Taking it to the post office tomorrow.

  Holding my breath hoping this great democracy passes the 2016 crazy test. Learns from this dance near the cliff and adjusts accordingly
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  Edinburgh Business Trip

  by azor in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm traveling to edinburgh in october.

  i'm from southern california and i was hoping i could meet some on this board that are near that area for lunch or an early dinner.

  please pm me if you would like to have a little apostate gathering there?

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  Are we on for this Sunday? The Stable sounds great.
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  Edinburgh Business Trip

  by azor in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm traveling to edinburgh in october.

  i'm from southern california and i was hoping i could meet some on this board that are near that area for lunch or an early dinner.

  please pm me if you would like to have a little apostate gathering there?

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  I'm open. When traveling I usually like local favorites/specialities. As long as they serve beer and scotch I'm good. I'm really looking forward to it.
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  Edinburgh Business Trip

  by azor in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm traveling to edinburgh in october.

  i'm from southern california and i was hoping i could meet some on this board that are near that area for lunch or an early dinner.

  please pm me if you would like to have a little apostate gathering there?

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  I will be there early Sunday morning the 6th. Are you all available for an early dinner? I'm not familiar with the area at all, but I will be renting a car or uber to meet you all.

  Cofty, 88JM, notsurewheretogo, happyoutsidethebox, and Dozy. Can one of you make arrangements? Tell me the time and place and I'll be there. I would love to meet all of you.
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  New movie by Mel Gibson 'Hacksaw ridge'

  by barry in

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  i just went to a pre screening of this movie about an adventist guy who didn't want to kill but joined the army as a medic on the front line.

  desmond doss saved 75 men in one operation singlehanded on the island of okinawa where desmond worked lowering men down a 400ft cliff to safety.. i thought this may be of interest to jws because of the pacifist stand they also have.. the movie comes out on the 4 th november..

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  Schnell I agree with you. Simon I differ with you on this one. The reason he had the stand he did was due to his cult indoctrination. I admire anyone who puts there life at risk to save others. Soldiers, emergency responders and the like.

  A soldier who refuses to carry a weapon is not admirable.
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  New movie by Mel Gibson 'Hacksaw ridge'

  by barry in

  1. jw
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  i just went to a pre screening of this movie about an adventist guy who didn't want to kill but joined the army as a medic on the front line.

  desmond doss saved 75 men in one operation singlehanded on the island of okinawa where desmond worked lowering men down a 400ft cliff to safety.. i thought this may be of interest to jws because of the pacifist stand they also have.. the movie comes out on the 4 th november..

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  I am personally getting tired of the adulation poured upon pacifists as though they stand on a higher moral ground. It is immature at least and deadly at its worst.

  SDA is a cult and it should come as no surprise to anyone who has escaped one that this man acted the way he did. Cults have an amazing ability to get people to do crazy things.

  Saving people's lives is admirable. His stance as a soldier unwilling to carry a gun because of his crazy belief system is not.

  All diplomatic options should be fully exhausted before any type of force is considered. However believing and practicing that force is never acceptable is fool hardy.
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  Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR)

  by Simon in

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  i stumbled across something the other day that made me sit up because it seemed to perfectly describe a feeling i experience from time to time that apparently isn't uncommon.. it's called autonomous sensory meridian response or "asmr" and is a kind of tingly feeling on/in your head.

  you can read about it here:.

  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/autonomous_sensory_meridian_response.

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  I've had this experience from time to time since my teens early 20's. When I first noticed it I went to the doctor and they had no idea what it was. It used to freak me out.

  Sleep paralysis used to do the same thing to me. I never thought it was anything other than physiological. When I finally understood what it was I felt much better.

  Thanks for the info Simon.
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  How can anyone who is truly spiritual-minded attend Bethel and not realize it's all a scam

  by sosoconfused in

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  not that i was any better(lol - but as i sat back and thought about the time i spent there, and the things i saw i feel disgusted.. i could literally write a thousand stories about the discrimination, favortism and all out dishonest that took place but i doubt anyone would actually care.

  the one thing however that really sticks out in my mind is when i was in a nice room with my roommate that he kind of inherited after his previous roommate left.

  it actually had a bathroom and we both had space for real beds(not those dang trundle beds like we had in standish).. .

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  Count me stupid. It took me another 20 years after leaving to wake up to the nonsense.
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  Edinburgh Business Trip

  by azor in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm traveling to edinburgh in october.

  i'm from southern california and i was hoping i could meet some on this board that are near that area for lunch or an early dinner.

  please pm me if you would like to have a little apostate gathering there?

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  azor

  I'm arriving in Edinburgh early Sunday November 6th. Can we meet for an early dinner around 4 or 5pm?

  I'm open to a place. Let me know.