"The dark side of human nature is a constant, no matter what label people take for themselves."
I agree and believe that is supported by religion expecting perfection from followers. There is this encouragement to suppress and even negate the dark side of human nature. If openly acknowleged the shadow can be expressed and released but if hidden..
That is why I like and respect Balinese Hinduism. They say there is a balance between light and dark in all aspects of life.
doofdaddy
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Neo-Nazi Buddhists persecute Muslims in Myanmar.
by fulltimestudent inin myanmar and thailand, islam is a minority religion and the buddhists are supreme.. both nations are the scene of atrocities committed by buddhists against muslims, (the difference is that in thailand, muslims have been fighting back).. this asia times report tries to analyse the myanmar problems.
myanmar's neo-nazi buddhists get free rein: .
(which is another way of saying that neither the government or aung san suu kyi's opposition party speaks agains the persecution).
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Who would you date?
by MsD ini was just wondering i have a friend who is getting divorced.
she is 32yrs old and has 4 children ranging from 10 yrs old to 18 mths old and i wonder if she can ever really date again?
she's a really pretty woman but still i wonder.
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doofdaddy
Depends on what kind of parent she is. I know single mothers with kids who are a pleasure to be around, so the sacrifice of no "single" time would be compensated by being part of a family. On the other hand, I know single mothers who are hopeless at parenting and their kids are like feral cats! The danger for us decent guys is that children whether they want to or not will see you (eventually) as dad. If there is a breakup the poor kids can be distraught. I have been there but thankfully could keep contact with the little one. She is now eleven and flourishing.
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This was posted on a kingdom hall in Africa
by His Excellency in.
"kingdom hall is our college, paradise is our university, god is our propietor n jesus is our principal, d holy spirit is our teacher, angels are our guidance, d bible is our handbook, trials oppositions n temptations are our exam, telling about armageddon is our is our assignment, prayer is our tool, salvation is our degree n praise jah is our motto.
enrol 2day, there is a room 4 all and tuition fee is free!!
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doofdaddy
Nice work jgnat. Caught out again. I checked this person's posting history.......
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I listened to his talk and there were no surprises, balance tolerance self discipline. Interesting that he now talks about all religions having truth giving India as an example of religions having respect for each other, as he said the opposite 10 years ago. Also accepting all the different streams of Buddhism. I have gone to MaCleod Ganj (India) to one of his sessions and have gone to a session with the young man he has endorsed as his successor and have walked away underwhelmed.... As noted above he (inmy opinion) is just a funny pope. We have Tibetan monks living in my area and raising money, while driving a brand new suv seems a priority.
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Hmmm...
by mrsjones5 injust got a call from my mother.
a daughter of one of my mother's cousins just died due to complications of breast cancer surgery.
the funneral will be this saturday.
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Send flowers and a card
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Are we all bitter?
by LouBelle ini posted a link on fb that lead to a topic here.
i then had one of my 'friends' start having a go about how bitter everyone is here....fact he said.
(he used to be a jw elder but left a while back, not sure why he left or if he has even researched the faith since leaving) the more i tried to reason with him that actually it is a support forum, the more he lashed out that everyone here bad mouths the jw's and only attack the jw's.
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doofdaddy
His attitude reminds me of an old friend (who has since died from his habits) who, when I would voice disgust over certain jw teachings would jump up and defend the witnesses. I had to finally say well why not go back if you love it so much? Of course he couldn't as he was the biggest "sinner" I knew! His wrestling with his dark side had him defending what he deep down thought was right..Humans are funny critters.
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Shunning a myth says jw spokesman
by doofdaddy inhttp://www.theage.com.au/national/jehovahs-witnesses-a-cruel-cult-20130315-2g5x3.htmlit's hotting up in australia regarding cults, especially tax free like jws but how is the response of vin toole (the australian wts legal mouth piece) regarding shunning!.
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Yup
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2 jws just called on my door
by l p ini saw them coming down the street...the excitment grew.....then 2 people walked up to my door.... .
one could hardly speak english...struggling to invite me to the memorial....i said "why should i go".
they told me ...bec jesus died for everyone just one day a year is very important.... .
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doofdaddy
LOL! That is hilarious and oh so true. Yrs ago we were chucking a party at our place and the jws knocked on the door. My housemate of the time answered and the jw went into how bad the world is and doesn't it make you feel sad? My mate said no, opened the door and showed the jw hundreds of smiley faces he had put up on the wall! Allegedly the jw dropped his head and left in silence...
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Shunning a myth says jw spokesman
by doofdaddy inhttp://www.theage.com.au/national/jehovahs-witnesses-a-cruel-cult-20130315-2g5x3.htmlit's hotting up in australia regarding cults, especially tax free like jws but how is the response of vin toole (the australian wts legal mouth piece) regarding shunning!.
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doofdaddy
Excellent points! Marking all comments just in case...
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Shunning a myth says jw spokesman
by doofdaddy inhttp://www.theage.com.au/national/jehovahs-witnesses-a-cruel-cult-20130315-2g5x3.htmlit's hotting up in australia regarding cults, especially tax free like jws but how is the response of vin toole (the australian wts legal mouth piece) regarding shunning!.
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Sorry MM your post came in while I was writing. Good points but as said previous, he'll keep being vague until it gets to an enquiry.