Evil, my boy...once again you are wrong. We actually agree on more than we disagree. I, too, believe that a couple should play to their strengths. I, by no means, advocate a dictatorship. But I believe that in hetero relationships, traditional marriage works best. Sorry I can't speak for gay relationships; never having batted for that team. The man has a role that he is best suited for, and the woman has her natural role. When roles and responsibilities are blurred, traditional marriages and families suffer. Look at the increase of divorce, the rise of teenaged and unwanted pregnancy and the fact that the majority of boys in this country are lost as to what their place is. Too many fatherless kids and too many deadbeat dads. The truth is, in heterosexual families, weak men make weak families. This may surprise you, but I place the blame squarely on the shoulders of men.
I'm happy for you and your partner. You seem to have found your nitch. That's not true with much of America. Good luck to you and yours. I mean that most sincerely.
Posts by Sith
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26Head of the house? Who?
by upside/down ini have read in different threads, comments to the effect of married dub males as being despotic, tyrannical lords of their domain.
and i'm sure in many istances this is true.
i had never heard of men (family heads) referred to in such terms before i became a dub.
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Indianapolis 500
by purplesofa inany race fans out there????
i watch this every year and was able to go once as a kid to the 500. .
my grandfather raced cars(midgets) and once had a speed shop across from the 500 track and sold car engines and car parts.
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Yes, Purps. Women rock. But can they fix sinks?
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I like your answer, Java. I would add that it is pro-reality.
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It is finished, or is it just beginning?
by IP_SEC inwell i am no longer one of jehovah's witnesses.
i had fully intentioned to disassociate myself from the platform today, but i decided that if i wanted a chance to save my marriage that i'd better tell my wife.
she immediately went to to one of the elders.
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Matt, I just wanted to add my condolences/congratulations. "Is it finished, or is it just beginning?" It's both. I personally spent many years being a part of an organization and way of life that I absolutely despised. I did it for my family and friends, and because I felt guilty feeling the way I did. Friends are not friends and family members don't really love you if they expect you to live within their own little perception of the world.
Years ago, I began to realize what it means to be true to yourself, regardless of the consequences. "To thine ownself be true". Good luck. -
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Head of the house? Who?
by upside/down ini have read in different threads, comments to the effect of married dub males as being despotic, tyrannical lords of their domain.
and i'm sure in many istances this is true.
i had never heard of men (family heads) referred to in such terms before i became a dub.
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Many marriages fail because people don't take the time to find a compatible mate. True enough. Life changes us all, and the course we've decided upon and set sail on with our significant other will most likely change somewhere down the line. The commitment to changing with each other is what keeps marriages together.
Every government, every business, every organization, really every group, has a head. 50/50 partnerships very seldom work. There has to be an ultimate authority, an ultimate responsible party. In a marriage, whether that authority is the man or the woman, may not matter. What matters is that one of them take the "lead", which in my world, means responsibility. -
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The English language is so goofy! Can you think of some?
by Rod P inenglish is a funny language.
no wonder it is so difficult and tricky to learn.
take, for example, the following, which come from: http://www.geocities.com.
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Why aren't buildings called "builts"?
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How could Jehovah alter his musical taste so much?
by jaffacake insomeone told me that not so long ago it was to some extent unacceptable to listen to beatles music.
but now it is rap and heavy metal that is distasteful to jehovah.
i suppose it used to be rock&roll in the 1950s, and before that were bing crosby or glen miller the ones singing and playing the devil's music?
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I always believed that John Denver was the devil incarnate.
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Head of the house? Who?
by upside/down ini have read in different threads, comments to the effect of married dub males as being despotic, tyrannical lords of their domain.
and i'm sure in many istances this is true.
i had never heard of men (family heads) referred to in such terms before i became a dub.
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Maybe the reason the majority of marriages in this country are failing, or have failed, is because the modern American marriage is TOO much of a partnership.
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What are some good non satanic metal groups/albums?
by Leander ini created a post like this awhile back but i thought i would start with a fresh one for 2005. i'm still somewhat of a newb to the metal world but i'm a more familiar with the music now than i was a year or two ago.. first off i love almost everything metallica does, i even liked most of the songs from st anger.
i really dig songs with crushing riffs and hard hitting melodies, but what i'm discovering is that a lot of bands love throwing occult themes and references into their music.
i'm not quite that hardcore just yet, in fact i bought a few albums without realizing some of the content.
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What? Are you kidding me? They're ALL satanic, just as Elvis and The Beatles were before them.
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Witnesses and alcoholism
by Grace inmy jw husband has made me promise to let him die rather than approve a blood transfusion because of bible doctrine; however, the same bible speaks against alcoholism and drunkeness and yet he continues to drink and sometimes gets absolutely smashed.. last night we were at a non-jw staff party for my place of employment, and he lost any shred of dignity through his heavy drinking.
we got home at 3 a.m. and he jumped out of bed at 8:20 and said, "i have to get to book study; i'm reading today.
(it behooves me how he can do this time and again without even taking so much as an asparin!).
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I have known for years that I was an alcoholic. I grew up the The Big Lie, and my JW buddies and I partied hard for many years. I drank with JWs during my teens and all through my adult years. I was PRed for it once, and DFed for it another time. Never, in all the years that I struggled with alcohol, did any "brother" or "elder" offer any help or counseling beyond, "Trust in Jehovah", as if I could pray my addiction away. A few years after I was DFed for the 3rd and final time, I went to my first AA meeting. The talk of God and spirituality turned my stomach and I couldn't stay. I continued my life of self-destruction. Almost three years ago, I went back. I was finally ready to accept, once again, a "Higher Power" in my life. I have been sober now for 2 years, 3 months and 10 days.
Here's the kicker. The Kingdom Hall that I attended for the first 10 years of my JW life was sold a while back. The local AA fellowship bought and remodeled it. It's where I attend most of my meetings. Sometimes as I drive up to the building, I thank my Higher Power that He was able to evict that deadbeat, Joe Hoba.