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  The Right to Discriminate

  by RubyTuesday in

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  every one discriminates, and everyone is discriminated against, at some time.

  discrimination is using your judgment to make decisions about whom you will associate or reward with use of your time and property.

  all people discriminate in their personal associations constantly -- you discriminate in whom you choose as your friends, lovers and business associates.

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  Ruby,

  That's my point- I, as usual, don't get the "point" of Phantom's post. You are clearly female, and he's addressed his post to a white male. Hmmm.

  Regards,

  Love_Truth
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  A MUST--You won't regret it!!

  by patio34 in

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  http://www.themeatrix.com/

  you've got to watch this - about the big agri-corporations and the food you eat.

  turn up the volume; you won't want to miss any of the very creative and factual cartoon docu-drama.

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  Yeah, I live in farm country, and have been to many operations and slaughterhouses, so I'm familiar with what the cartoon says- It's all true.

  Your alternatives are to go with organically raised products (very pricey) and/or raise the meat and produce yourself.(I do some of each).

  In the big picture, it's a shame, but if these practices were stopped, it would result in much higher prices. My gut feel is that most people would not deal well with that, and that is why these practices will remain.

  Bottom line is that there are lots of nasty, unhealthy, dangerous things out there, and it's up to each of us to "pick our poison".

  Cheers.
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  ?Questions From Readers? sort of

  by garybuss in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  ?questions from readers?

  ?do jehovah?s witnesses allow the use of autoreason thoughts (autotransthinking), such as having their own thoughts stored and later put back into them?.

  mental health personnel often distinguish between homoreason thoughts (coming from another person) and autoreason thoughts (the patient?s own thoughts).

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  Answer:

  Generally, in examining what might be a possibility that it is not quite certain what could be, or not, we must keep our guard up that we truly have what isn?t definitely needed sometimes. However, some in the past, or not, have had (at times), absolute uncertainty about whether critical or non-critical thinking is definitely dangerous for an uncertainty. Therefore, it behooves us, or not, to sometimes remember what we have been confused about while never forgetting our duty to not forget what we used to remember, or else, darn it! In conclusion, we must never, or always, make use of auto-reason thoughts, trans-thinking, and the like. Those who fail to do so, or not, would have to maybe be expelled or synthesized into the Congregation to keep it clean or dirty, depending on the local Body of Elder?s decision, in keeping with the Governing Body?s clear and confusing direction, sometimes.
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  The Right to Discriminate

  by RubyTuesday in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  every one discriminates, and everyone is discriminated against, at some time.

  discrimination is using your judgment to make decisions about whom you will associate or reward with use of your time and property.

  all people discriminate in their personal associations constantly -- you discriminate in whom you choose as your friends, lovers and business associates.

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  Phantom,

  Ruby is not female?

  Who knew?

  Relevance of your quotation?

  Cheers.
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  The Truth About Christianity - Give your views

  by Sirona in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  ex- jehovahs witnesses often reject christianity based on what they were taught by the wts.

  when i left jws it was difficult for me to see what christianity was all about - the non-jw version.

  every time i picked up a bible, i could see the watchtower interpretation jumping out at me.

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  Sirona,

  Reading comprehension problems are rampant on this board, eh?

  I'd like to invite Christians on this board to post what they believe....I hope this can be an open discussion - religion bashing isn't welcome in this thread.
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  Have you read your "camels" today.

  by wannaexit in

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  of all the stupid type and prototype watchtower invented, the most idiotic one to me is that the 10 camels used by abraham's servant eliazer to find rebekah represent the bible today.

  do any of you remember this absurdity?.

  wannaexit

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  ROTFLMAO!!

  No, I am happy to say I do not remember that one!

  Whenever they gave their mindless interpretations of prototypes, types, and anti-types, I would get ill from the pompousity of it all.

  Glad to be out, and thanks for the laugh, that was a good one!
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  Marriage Advice...

  by Tuesday in

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  for all the ones that are married out there.

  i'm newly married, but i think there's a problem.

  i'm just going to go over the morning and say that this is a typical day.

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  Dude, you want my advice? You asked for it:

  Relationship rule #1- There are takers and givers in life, and love. Taker + taker = failure; Taker + giver = failure; Giver + giver = success. Find a giver.

  If you really want to save your marriage, she's going to have to become a giver; that is almost certainly not going to happen.

  However, if you desire, (for your conscience's sake), go to a Marriage counselor immediately (get a loan if you have to), attend therapy or anything else the Counselor suggests. It will cost a lot, but in the end, you'll either learn to solve your problems, or, at the very least, you'll know you did everything within reason to save the marriage.

  It sounds like you would benefit from therapy as well, IMO, because the fact you let yourself be walked over is indicative of a problem that either was pre-existant to the marriage, or came to be afterwards.

  I hope you're not offended by my telling it like it is.

  Been there, done that, got the T-shirt.
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  Things Learned Along the Way

  by blondie in

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  i have collected sayings, homilies, whatever along the way that crystallize something bigger i learned.

  i will post a few every day.

  if you have one, please share it.. if you lie down with dogs, you'll get up with fleas.. to belittle is to be little.. somewhere, i got the idea if i just took care of others, i would be taken care of.. blondie

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  "It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, and comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat. Shame on the man of cultivated taste who permits refinement to develop into a fastidiousness that unfits him for doing the rough work of a workaday world. Among the free peoples who govern themselves there is but a small field of usefulness open for the men of cloistered life who shrink from contact with their fellows. Still less room is there for those who deride or slight what is done by those who actually bear the brunt of the day; nor yet for those others who always profess that they would like to take action, if only the conditions of life were not what they actually are. The man who does nothing cuts the same sordid figure in the pages of history, whether he be cynic, or fop, or voluptuary. There is little use for the being whose tepid soul knows nothing of the great and generous emotion, of the high pride, the stern belief, the lofty enthusiasm, of the men who quell the storm and ride the thunder. Well for these men if they succeed; well also, though not so well, if they fail, given only that they have nobly ventured, and have put forth all their heart and strength. It is war-worn Hotspur, spent with hard fighting, he of the many errors and the valiant end, over whose memory we love to linger, not over the memory of the young lord who "but for the vile guns would have been a soldier." -Teddy Roosevelt
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  Songs that get you moving...

  by czarofmischief in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  okay, here's a nice fluff thread for us to snuggle on before the election heats up.. what song cheers you up as soon as you hear the first few notes?

  also, have you ever had any experiences that related to the music playing in the background?.

  i'll start:.

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  What song cheers you up as soon as you hear the first few notes? What cheers me up are twangy bluegrass banjo music like "Big Rock Candy Mountain" (http://www.reallyrics.com/lyrics/H004800010001.asp), "Watermelon Smilin' on the Vine", etc. Hard not to feel happy when you're listening to banjo pickin' and simple bluegrass lyrics. Also, have you ever had any experiences that related to the music playing in the background?

  Sure, when making love (something mellow, new age, etc), exercising (metal), whatever. There's alway good music appropriate for the occasion.

  ...the song that gets my heart pounding as soon as I hear those first few notes. As for getting the heart pounding, which I prefer for exercise, Yes, AC/DC, Metallica, or other metal is always good for inspiration.
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  The Truth About Christianity - Give your views

  by Sirona in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  ex- jehovahs witnesses often reject christianity based on what they were taught by the wts.

  when i left jws it was difficult for me to see what christianity was all about - the non-jw version.

  every time i picked up a bible, i could see the watchtower interpretation jumping out at me.

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  Sirona,

  This sums up what I have come to believe quite well:

  We must start with the Law of Love, then add to that those other things (all summed up in that law, but fully expounded on elsewhere) as follows:

  Putting faith in God (YHWH), his Son, Jesus Christ, his Son's ransom sacrifice's power to redeem us, and his inspired word the Holy Bible - Hebrews 10:12, 26; 11:6; 11:1-40; John 3:16-21; Romans chapters 4, 5 & 6; Romans 10: 9-17; Acts 4:12; 10:43; Matthew 26:28; Mark 3:28-30; James 4:17; 5:15; 1 John 4:9-14;Luke 13:23,24; 1 Timothy 4:10.

  Real faith compels us to works, service to God - James 2:26; Acts 26:20; Hebrews 10: 23-25.

  Practicing the fruitages of the Holy Spirit, doing our utmost to avoid sin -Galatians 5:19-25;1 Corinthians 6: 9,10; Matthew 12:31.

  Prayer - Matthew 5:44, 6:9, 26:41; 1 Thessalonians 5:17; James 5:16; Romans 12:21; Phillipians 4:6; Colossians 4:2; 1 Peter 4:7.

  If one starts out studying the New Testament with the express intent of examining each statement as to wheter it is a Law/Rule that MUST be obeyed for salvation, versus a principle/suggestion.admonition, etc, versus chronology, prophesy, etc, one finds that the ?core beliefs? are those necessary for each individuals salvation, while most of Scripture is for other purposes, and should be treatted accordingly.

  The WTC, starting with Rutherford, became Apostate when they began (as all man-made religions eventually do) on the path towards making their interpretations of principle, suggestion, admonition, chronology, prophesy, etc into LAW, and equating these man made laws and traditions with GOD?s laws. THIS is APOSTACY.

  I choose to believe that all Scripture as inspired of God. To me, belief that the Bible is God?s word is central to my conclusions::

  1)- If it is wholly not God?s word, why read it, for other than entertainment and curiousity? You surely won?t gain salvation by it, if you believe so. But what if it IS God?s word? You?ve ignored his guidebook, and have no one to blame but yourself.

  2)- If it is not wholly God?s word, even if you believe parts of it are inspired, your choice of what is and is not inspired puts you, and everyone who believes such, in the unenviable position of having to uniquely discern what parts to believe. The logical conclusion of this path leads to infinite possible combinations, so what is the point of the Bible, then? To confuse us? That just doesn?t make sense.

  3)- If it IS wholly God?s word, then we are blessed to have it, and believe it, and learn from it. This of course, takes faith.

  While it is impossible to prove any of the above viewpoints, each of us must pick one as the foundation of our research, and hence, what we place our faith in. If Jesus? words were true, that we should build on Rock, rather than Sand, then my choice will always be the above number 3. Belief that the entire Bible is the inspired word of God is the Framework within which I do do my research, and always will be.

  I see far too many flaws with looking to outside sources to shed light on God?s word.

  How far the Jehovah's Witnesses have come from this view! God judges the heart ( Hebrews 4:12 ), not whether one thinks the "right thoughts" in doctrinal matters of belief.

  In the end, God will judge each of us as individuals (Phillipians 2:12-18), not as part of a ?religion?, ?group?, ?organization?, etc. Far too many hide behind the mask of their religion?s beliefs, letting THEM decide what is right and wrong, what is necessary for salvation, etc. It takes personal study, research, and the ensuing Love, Faith, and other Fruitages, along with the aforementioned Scriptural practices, to gain salvation.

  That is why, IMO, Jesus spoke these words in Matthew 7:13,14: ?You can enter God's Kingdom only through the narrow gate. The highway to hell is broad, and its gate is wide for the many who choose the easy way. But the gateway to life is small, and the road is narrow, and only a few ever find it.

  That frames my beliefs quite well.