Hmmm, interesting. You know whenever I thought of my grandfather shunning us I always tended to think of The Color Purple and the character Shug being shunned by her minister father...
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A possible 'cure' for shunning?
by Jim_TX inas a youngster... i remember seeing a movie called 'fiddler on the roof'.. in that movie - about a jewish family... three daughters who get married... one goes off and follows her heart - which means that she goes against 'tradition' of the jews.. as a result - her father - does the 'jewish' thing... and rips his garments while saying "i have no daughter.
" (very melodramatic.
) he then shuns her.. (sound familiar?).
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Do witnesses picket when they are on strike?
by JH inwhen a company is on strike and employees picket outside the building with signs, do witness employees participate in any way?
usually there is a strike fund for those who picket.
what about the witnesses, how do they proceed when their company is on strike, and do they get the same amount of money as the others who picket?.
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"If witnesses don't participate in strikes , why do they get the salary increases that the union fights for?"
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How many of the Jacksons are Disfellowshipped or Disassociated?
by booker-t indoes anybody know the current status of the jackson family.
is michael jackson disfellowshipped or disassociated?
what about latoya jackson?
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*"I understand Firpo describes himself as the Jacksons' "spiritual adviser."
Yeah, I saw him on CNN over this summer (?) and he was given that title as well as the title of "Jackson family spokesman."
*Happyout- I kind of gathered he was a bit off...I don't know why I keep harping on this Firpo Carr thing...just don't understand why he would be allowed to go on an Islamic speaking tour with Jermaine Jackson...unless, Jermaine's actually a JW posing as a Muslim American in order to convert Muslims to Dubism...Okay, I'll stop. -
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I think I hate Mother Teresa now...
by Preston ini've been reading christopher hitchen's love poverty, and war.
it's a pretty good book that puts a lot of things in perspective regarding iraq, iran, pakistan...there's even a section on mother teresa.
this section...was probably the most interesting part of the whole book i have read so far.
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I wasn't comparing it to the struggles of a 3rd worlder, I was trying to put her words on struggling in poverty into some kind of context.
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I think I hate Mother Teresa now...
by Preston ini've been reading christopher hitchen's love poverty, and war.
it's a pretty good book that puts a lot of things in perspective regarding iraq, iran, pakistan...there's even a section on mother teresa.
this section...was probably the most interesting part of the whole book i have read so far.
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"Well, you can be pretty goddamn sure that her context was far different than that of a westerner saying "I didn't grow up with much and it's not that I consider it a virtue but I do think that I learned much from it."
How the hell do you know this? Humans think so differently? And please don't give me a run down on Western this and Eastern that...
"Oh, I'm sorry, I'm suggesting that humans not take on another bullshit myth!"
I don't think anyone so far has said to take anything said of MT at face value and deify her. What I am saying is that it's pretty damn easy to look at someone after they're dead and demonize them. She was a person who made mistakes like everyone else on the face of the earth. so should that lessen anything she did that was good?
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Marine Chooses Wedding Ring Over Finger :(
by Nancy Drake in.
http://abcnews.go.com/us/wirestory?id=323056
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the world is full of crazies
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That time has come. Anyone that has any interest can send me a message.
by anuva ini have said enough and i wipe my hands clean
no dear brown boy .....you haven't .... don't you remmeber me...a child of learning truth....i am sure you do , i really want to appreciate your invitation that you want to help us all , and i would no doubt utilise all your great knowledge .i hope you will not step back from your promise , and keep helping me .. ... i heartly wish that all respected members who know me (and of course any others who are interested too ) , please participate in this learning experiance of mine and help and appreciate any side whom you think has the truth , the student ...'anuva' ......or the teacher 'brownboy' .
i would like to quote this saying in the last ...."it is enough that good people do nothing , evil will spread their wings ".
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Wait- Anuva? Are you saying that you are starting a bible study with brownboy?
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I think I hate Mother Teresa now...
by Preston ini've been reading christopher hitchen's love poverty, and war.
it's a pretty good book that puts a lot of things in perspective regarding iraq, iran, pakistan...there's even a section on mother teresa.
this section...was probably the most interesting part of the whole book i have read so far.
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"this woman collected billions from well-meaning Westerners and let the people in her care die horrible undignified deaths"
I don't know FD. I don't know all the facts. But about what you say here "She considered their pain to be a good thing." I don't know the context she said this in but I will say that I didn't grow up with much and it's not that I consider it a virtue but I do think that I learned much from it. I've learned a lot from pain. Could you tell me what context MT was taking about this? I'm curious... -
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Happy Birthday!
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Out of Curiosity...Does Anyone Believe Anything They WereTaught??
by confuzzed ini think the question speaks for itself?
while there is much we don't believe, there are some things we can't ignore.
anyone agree???
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"if i can find people who may have been thinking the same way once as i am now then maybe i can figure out how to deal with all this"
Just hang on and stay on the forum. You'll find many that have gone through the same thing, I promise you.