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  Should obesity be a DF offense?

  by jws in

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  a headline on today's usa today says that obesity is the #1 killer.

  if being fat is such a health risk (like cigarettes), why don't the jws disfellowship people for being obese?.

  i know in some cases, people gain weight due to medical problems that are hard to control.

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  As I recall, both gluttony and "drunkenness" are considered in the same league in the bible, even in the good 'ol NWT. I think they are both 2 of the seven deadly sins(?). In any event, we all know how JW's pick and choose their disfellowshipping offenses, failing to take into consideration the allegorical, cultural, and historical context of the scriptures. We know far more about the reality of addictions--including alcohol AND food addictions today than they did when they set the no-no's in Hebrew/NWT times.

  It IS inconsistent to label cigarette smokers as worthy of disfellowshipping, but "guttony" and obesity as not. Very, very few reasons exist for the vast majority of obesity: it's simply chalked up to eating more than you consume. And based on my exp with the JW's, a LOT of them eat to much because they've got a lot of issues, conflicts, and pressures and they aren't encouraged to have a lot of relaxation outlets.
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  How the Women of the Media Sell Unhappiness and Liberalism to the Women of

  by RubyTuesday in

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  saw this woman on the news.....must get this book.. http://www.myrnablyth.com/pages/1/index.htm

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  Hmmm...hotness in a woman is an indicator of political leaning? I'm assuming irony...I hope.
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  George Pisses Off Her Majesty..

  by Valis in

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  why on earth would he bring his own chefs?

  you would think that it would be quite an honor to get to sleep at buckingham palace and he would want to be on his best behavior...sheesh... .

  sincerely,.

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  Maybe he has dietary requirements that he doesn't want to impose the palace chefs...
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  Do any of you start humming a Kingdon tune out of the blue?

  by Singing Man in

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  do any of you start humming a kingdon tune out of the blue?

  i do from time to time, i love music you can take any key and there will be a kingdom song that starts with it.

  that is how i learned how to play a harmonica was by remembering the tunes of jehovah's witness's.

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  blacksheep

  Too funny!!! Just today I was silently humming "We're Jehovah's Witnesses" while ironing. When I realized what I was doing, I laughed because I knew my JW mother would see this as a sign that I really wanted to come back. NOT!!!

  Glad I'm not the only one who does this!!!
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  Can someone please explain

  by blacksheep in

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  i've been out of the org so long that my memory is fading as to exactly what their rationale is for not celebrating thanksgiving.. i was speaking to my dad, whose not a jw but a supporter of it (for my mom's sake), and he was for some reason informing me of my mom and his attempts next week to take a relative (for whom they are caretakers) up to visit my aunt and uncle (several 200 miles away) for thanksgiving.

  but he made sure to inform me how my mom and he would not eat with them (they'd go somewhere, like a movie, for a while).

  again, forgive me, i've been out too long.

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  blacksheep

  Just to clarify, you all just confirmed the bizarre rational of the WTS. Glad I'm not the only one who sees it!!!
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  Can someone please explain

  by blacksheep in

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  i've been out of the org so long that my memory is fading as to exactly what their rationale is for not celebrating thanksgiving.. i was speaking to my dad, whose not a jw but a supporter of it (for my mom's sake), and he was for some reason informing me of my mom and his attempts next week to take a relative (for whom they are caretakers) up to visit my aunt and uncle (several 200 miles away) for thanksgiving.

  but he made sure to inform me how my mom and he would not eat with them (they'd go somewhere, like a movie, for a while).

  again, forgive me, i've been out too long.

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  blacksheep

  Thank you all for your responses. Ah, the memories come fading back. Now I realize why a sane person cannot remember the reason Thanksgiving should be prohibited...
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  Can someone please explain

  by blacksheep in

  1. watchtower
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  i've been out of the org so long that my memory is fading as to exactly what their rationale is for not celebrating thanksgiving.. i was speaking to my dad, whose not a jw but a supporter of it (for my mom's sake), and he was for some reason informing me of my mom and his attempts next week to take a relative (for whom they are caretakers) up to visit my aunt and uncle (several 200 miles away) for thanksgiving.

  but he made sure to inform me how my mom and he would not eat with them (they'd go somewhere, like a movie, for a while).

  again, forgive me, i've been out too long.

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  blacksheep

  I've been out of the org so long that my memory is fading as to exactly what their rationale is for not celebrating Thanksgiving.

  I was speaking to my dad, whose not a JW but a supporter of it (for my mom's sake), and he was for some reason informing me of my mom and his attempts next week to take a relative (for whom they are caretakers) up to visit my aunt and uncle (several 200 miles away) for Thanksgiving. But he made sure to inform me how my mom and he would not eat with them (they'd go somewhere, like a movie, for a while).

  Again, forgive me, I've been out too long. That whole plan seems asinine. Heaven forbid they'd actually eat with their own relatives on Thanksgiving.

  Does anyone know the Dub's current (religious) position on this? (Like, did some Pilgrim smoke crack at the first Thanksgiving meal or something)?
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  A question for those who do NOT live in the United States

  by logansrun in

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  i've heard it over and over again in conversations about the us -- "what other country would you rather live in?

  " the question is stated in such a fashion as to say that nothing is better than living in the good 'ol us of a.

  "what, are you stupid?

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  Well, technically I'm breaking the rules because I am an American. But I have lived in Europe, including Netherlands and the UK. I guess I expected the grass to be greener over there. It wasn't. I much preferred the UK because I lived near London and loved the theatre, museums, etc. My neighbors were warm and really made my husband and I feel like part of a small community. I really related to the pub life. I loved just sitting and talking to people in a casual environment: we don't do that too much in the US (esp in West, where I'm from). There were many things about the UK that I loved and would ideally like to return for several weeks/months at a time.

  But based on my life there, I've learned to appreciate the US a lot more. Obviously, there are a lot of downsides and problems we face here. But there are anywhere. I'm more comfortable here by far. But I still love traveling to other countries.
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  Truth, Justice, and the American Way

  by D8TA in

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  ah yes, the ?truth?

  ?and not by the standards of one publishing company in which we all here share something in common with.

  as i?ve sat silently for months, browsing this board on occasion, and i still can?t believe there are people here who blind themselves with ?patriotism?

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  blacksheep

  "Hate my typing and writing style don't ya? Get's under your skin doesn't it?"

  Neither your typing your "writing style" is the issue. Your attempts at putting people in categories, and your attempts to suggest that anyone who doesn't agree with your ridiculous "truth, justice and the American way" schtick apparently coming from so vast many Americans who apparently know absolutely nothing about history, should be challenged. I challenged that. Free speech and all that, you know, that you so ardently endorse.

  And I don't plan to let the door hit me anywhere, thanks. I entered the thread because I challenged your position. And I'm not about to leave it because you can't deal with people challenging your ideas.
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  Truth, Justice, and the American Way

  by D8TA in

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  ah yes, the ?truth?

  ?and not by the standards of one publishing company in which we all here share something in common with.

  as i?ve sat silently for months, browsing this board on occasion, and i still can?t believe there are people here who blind themselves with ?patriotism?

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  blacksheep

  "There 3 categories of people here: Those Who Support America and are Content with the Current System. Those Who Support America and are not Content and Want Change. Those Who Can Care Less. "

  Oh and thanks for putting everyone here into nice neat "categories." I'm sure you've put me in the first category.

  In response to your agressive comments, It is you who are sounding closed minded and ridiculous. Not all the unbelievealbe numbers of crazy conservatives you have created who are supposedly shouting "America right or wrong," and who are chanting "Truth, Justice and the American Way."

  It is you who sound more hung up on the fallacies promoted in the "truth"...namely, categorizing and judging people, inventing ridiculous cariacatures (some concervative devil) who are woefully demonic, ignorant or worse.