Onesong, let me be the first to welcome you to the forum. Look forward to hearing more of your story.
Big Dog
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1st post from a former S.O!
by onesong ini'm 36 yrs.
old and was a jw for 35.i did everything from pioneer to bethel to ms to elder, school overseer ect.
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Catholic church says the bible is wrong
by Satanus inhttp://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,13509-1811332,00.html
here are some excerpts:.
the hierarchy of the roman catholic church has published a teaching document instructing the faithful that some parts of the bible are not actually true.
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Big Dog
You know, that's what I sort of find cool about the Catholic church, that they can have elements like this that challenge the establishment and things just sort of roll along and it gets dealt with eventually. Can you imagine a group of CO's, DO's, or elders trying something like this?
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Why are there so many "Should Gay's Marry" ads?
by Elsewhere in.
recently i've noticed that about 90% of the large ads are asking the question: "should gays marry?".
any particular reason?
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Big Dog
Steve2,
All kidding aside, I am sorry to hear that you had a bad experience in a long term relationship, gay, straight, it doesn't matter, that just plain hurts.
I am all for equal protection under the law, so many laws we have are archaic and phobic in their origins and I think its high time to take them off the books. There has been a long trend of enlightenment but it would seem the pendulum has swung and now its headed back to a more conservative bent, at least here in the states. This too shall pass, I really don't think we are headed for another darkages.
Edited to add:
You make a good point when you say lawyers end up the winners! Ain't that almost always the case?!
Why do you think I went to law school?
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Why are there so many "Should Gay's Marry" ads?
by Elsewhere in.
recently i've noticed that about 90% of the large ads are asking the question: "should gays marry?".
any particular reason?
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Big Dog
Steve2, a bumpy ride? Heh, vicious custody battles are a little more than a bumpy ride my friend. I have seen shit fly out windows and former lovers be separated by baliffs and deputies during those badboys.
Oh, and then there is alimony, that should be interesting. In the US in some states once you say I do everything becomes community property, so if you have a net worth of 1 million before marriage and your partner 10 bucks, after you say I do, his net worth just increased substantially.
Division of property, let me tell you, it can be far from orderly for heteros, I have seen some truly epic battles over who owns what.
But as I said, I'm all for it, why should us heteros have all the fun. Yes, there are some benefits to being married in terms of health and possible pension benefits, but here in the US most of it can be gotten around in other ways, probably health benefits being the most difficult, but all in all, big picture, hmm, I don't really know that gays stand to gain more by being allowed to marry, but I know that lawyers sure do.
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Why are there so many "Should Gay's Marry" ads?
by Elsewhere in.
recently i've noticed that about 90% of the large ads are asking the question: "should gays marry?".
any particular reason?
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Big Dog
Its all part of my master plan to jump in on the ground floor of being a gay divorce specialist. I can't wait for gays to get married, a huge vast untapped sea of potential clients locked in custody battles, fighting over the benz, fighting over the artwork. Imagine lesbian couples fighting over the Prada handbags, gay men fighting over the Prada handbags, the possibilities boggle the mind.
Gays have no idea what they are letting themselves in for.
But the devil's advocate is here waiting for them.
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The human body: A temple of god and a vessel for satans temptations.
by Elsewhere inhow can the body be both?
how did/do you reconcile this paradox?
some related scriptures that comes to mind are:
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Big Dog
How about neither, I prefer to think of it as an amusement park.
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Wild Gorrillas Using Tools
by bavman in.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/09/0930_050930_gorilla_tool.html
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Big Dog
And then the world will be ruled by damn dirty apes.
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How similar would racism/sexism vs. religious discrimination be?
by kwintestal ini've been reading up on recent rulings of human rights violations in nova scotia, and the awards that have been given to victims in the last few years.
something that i've noticed is that the two common violations are always matters of race, or sex.
nowhere did i see someone who was the victim of religious discrimination (except a minister who wasn't permitted to use a town facility for preaching, btw he was awarded $6,000).
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Big Dog
And their mothers dress them funny.
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Some pearls from John, Lennon that is
by Big Dog inwisdom from the walrus:
all we are saying is give peace a chance.
christianity will go.
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Robdar,
Its like my Kennedy moment, I can remember it clear as day, I was sitting in my high school drafting class and the teacher would let us play the radio while we worked and I remember it coming on the radio that John had been shot and killed and the radio playing his and Beatles music non-stop for days.
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Some pearls from John, Lennon that is
by Big Dog inwisdom from the walrus:
all we are saying is give peace a chance.
christianity will go.
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Robdar,
They were unique, I don't think we'll ever see anything quite like them again.