and the child's parent? All too often i see young mothers engrossed in their phone conversation oblivious to what their kids up to. The sperm donor is long gone.
stan livedeath
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Moral responsibility.
by nicolaou inno subtlety here, it's going to be obvious where i'm going with this.
please consider the following scenario.. you're seated on a railway platform bench waiting for your train.
a high speed intercity is about to hurtle through without stopping when you see a small child running to the platforms edge!
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How do you feel about Brexit?
by SydBarrett inthe "independent scotland" thread got me thinking on this.
there are a lot of brits on this board.
what are your thoughts on brexit?
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stan livedeath
surely one of the reasons for joining the EU in the first place--was to allow limitless cheap labour into the UK--thus keeping wages for the working masses low. Since leaving--wages have rapidly gone up. Whether thats a good thing--or not--is beyond me.
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"Independent" Scotland joke!
by BoogerMan inhumza yousaf, scotland's first minister, said: "scotland, i'm afraid, is suffering because we are not independent.
" https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-66012834.
try telling that to scotland's tourists and many island communities: the ferry services are dying month by month, and the two new overdue & over-budget ferries justify a serious legal/criminal enquiry.. any bunch of incompetents who can't provide a small country with a ferry service and a legally binding contract to build 2 new boats - having controlled scotland since 2007 - has no credibility in claiming they could run a country!.
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stan livedeath
i think if there is another vote on the subject of Scottish independence--then the whole of the UK should be included in the vote.
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How did you pass the time when the Kingdom Hall meetings became boring and repetitive/
by RULES & REGULATIONS inanother boring and repetitive ''watchtower study.
'' all the articles are about the ''faithful and discreet slave.''.
for whatever reason, you tolerate this for years.
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stan livedeath
i was watchtower reader one warm stuffy sunday afternoon. During one long question i nodded off--and nearly fell out of my chair.
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What is "the UK’s LARGEST GROWING consumer goods sector?"
by BoogerMan inwould you have guessed it's vaping?.
apparently kids can buy vapes in the uk - with very little/zero deterrents for retailers.
follow the money!.
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stan livedeath
I approve of vaping. It means i can see cloud of breath emitted from the lungs of user--so i can avoid it.
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JW Marriages - Loophole in wedding vows
by Finally-Free innot being raised as a jw, i went to many church weddings, mostly in catholic churches.
all the times i went to jw weddings i thought it unusual that they had their own vows, much different from the wedding vows used elsewhere.
i remembered jws mentioning "divine temination" of marriages to me and thought the vows reflected that thought.
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stan livedeath
i once attended a JW wedding in my home congregation ( my dad wasnt there ). The authorised person wanted to see the -licence-? banns or whatever--?--but the couple had forgotten to do all that pre-nuptial formality. So the actual " tying the knot" couldnt proceed. But they went ahead with the rest of the speech--and we all attended the wedding reception--but the bride and groom each returned to their respective parents homes afterwards. The got a special licence and finalised their marriage a few days later.
I dont know if they stayed together.
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JW Marriages - Loophole in wedding vows
by Finally-Free innot being raised as a jw, i went to many church weddings, mostly in catholic churches.
all the times i went to jw weddings i thought it unusual that they had their own vows, much different from the wedding vows used elsewhere.
i remembered jws mentioning "divine temination" of marriages to me and thought the vows reflected that thought.
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stan livedeath
Back in the day--my old dad was an Authorised Person-- to officiate at ( JW ) weddings. ( In the UK ).
Over the years he attended numerous weddings in the West Midlands--and he was a stickler for the official vow words had to be used.
He told me that At one wedding--the person conducting the ceremony decided to use his own words--and my dad stopped him and insisted he use the exact words in the script. I dont think he was too popular after that.
He told me the reason he was strict about it was in case of any future marriage bust up--the use of unauthorised vow words could result in the marriage being declared nul and void.
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How Do You Know You Are In The Wrong Religion?
by Vanderhoven7 ini believe this list which many of us worked on needs to see the light of day again...and added to if possible.. you know you are in the wrong religion:1. when the all important question is not: "do you believe in the lord jesus christ?"....but....
"do you believe in the "faithful and discreet slave" appointed in brooklyn in 1919?"2.
when you will be refused baptism if: a. you don't believe jerusalem was destroyed in 607 bc (whereas all non-jw scholars, all encyclopedias and all history books say this event took place in 587 bc.)b.
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stan livedeath
May I ask the obvious counter question?
How do you know when you are in the right religion?When youre totally comfortable with it.
It doesnt matter which religion you choose--or are born into: they all worship the same god, a man made idea.
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The currently missing 'Titan' submarine. What do you think?
by SydBarrett inany opinions are just speculation, but my guess, being morbid, is that there was not a hull breach and implosion (although that would have been the most merciful fate for them), but instead the amateur level of building this thing meant that it lost power and communication and got itself tangled in the titanic's wreckage or is sitting on the actual seabed with no way to release ballast to resurface.
terrifying.
what's your gut feeling?
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stan livedeath
They should have to pay a deposit / fee towards potential search and rescue costs.They should have to pay a deposit / fee towards potential search and rescue costs.
i think amateur "sportsmen/women"--here in the UK--should also pay a levy to pay for NHS treatment when they get injured in their sport..also to compensate their employers while they are off sick.
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The currently missing 'Titan' submarine. What do you think?
by SydBarrett inany opinions are just speculation, but my guess, being morbid, is that there was not a hull breach and implosion (although that would have been the most merciful fate for them), but instead the amateur level of building this thing meant that it lost power and communication and got itself tangled in the titanic's wreckage or is sitting on the actual seabed with no way to release ballast to resurface.
terrifying.
what's your gut feeling?
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stan livedeath
rich folk doing a trip to see titanic . Not so rich climbing high mountains.
---or jumping out of aircraft
---or playing violent contact sports ( rugby, football etc ).
All just pointless selfish injurious games.