Posts by jstalin

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Got my wisdom teeth out two weeks ago
by jstalin in
1. jw
2. experiences
.... and it still hurts.

i woke up last night at 1am and couldn't get back to sleep until i took more ibuprofin.

i was hoping the pain would be gone by now.
jstalin

Feeling painful-ier
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Got my wisdom teeth out two weeks ago
by jstalin in
1. jw
2. experiences
.... and it still hurts.

i woke up last night at 1am and couldn't get back to sleep until i took more ibuprofin.

i was hoping the pain would be gone by now.
jstalin

.... and it still hurts. I woke up last night at 1am and couldn't get back to sleep until I took more ibuprofin. I was hoping the pain would be gone by now. One side still hurts while the other is much better.
Oh, and now I have little caverns in the back of my mouth where my wisdom teeth used to be. I hope those close up and heal... I'm getting all kinds of food stuck back there.
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Zeus v Jehovah
by jstalin in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
why should i believe in jehovah, but not zeus?.

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discuss..
jstalin

I don't get what you are getting at. Same source for both names? What does that mean to you? How do you interpret that?
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California Court Affirms Right To Gay Marriage
by BenV in
1. jw
2. friends
just got this email!.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/16/us/15cnd-marriage.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss.

ben (celebratin' with friends).
jstalin

Well, Jstalin, it has managed to get that way without "gay marriage," ya know? Not much of what any of us has said will be measurable for another generation or two. But the signs are pretty clear. They seem to mirror other cultures and societies that have faded from the scene. Greece and Rome still exist; but their "heydays" were hundreds or thousands of years ago.

What can be said on this topic of "gay marriage" and being healthier and living longer? Has homosexuality contributed to the phenomena? http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2005/jun/05060606.html
Ah yes, make sure that the gays don't get treated equally because they are disproportionately affected by life-threatening disease. Wow, great logic.
Have you ever considered, perhaps, why that is the case? Perhaps the psychological damage done to young gay individuals who are constantly told, by cult groups such as the JWs and parts of society at large, that their very existance is an abomination? That they are fags and sissies? Perhaps the constant discrimination and hatred lead to higher instances of drug use and risky behavior in attempts at covering up who they are? I'm not excusing the behavior, but one must be careful in distinguishing correlation and causation.
Black Americans also have a lower life expectancy than white Americans. Should we also deny them the right to marry? The industrial revolution managed to occur without women's suffrage too. Perhaps that shouldn't have been legalized either, according to your logic.
And I still have a hard time connecting your doomsday scenarios with gay marriage. How, exactly, does modern society mirror Greece or Rome? What "decay" are exactly you referring to?
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Real Estate, Good Time To Buy?
by Indo_Dude in
1. jw
2. friends
is anyone else planning on buying in the near future?

with the bubble in real estate finally popping, when do you think prices will hit bottom?.

when my grandmother died, she left a small amount of money to me which will pay off my school loans, and leave me with some left over for a downpayment.
jstalin

I think prices will hit bottom between this fall and early next year.
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Building On Pagan Foundations - WT website
by BluesBrother in
1. watchtower
2. bible
i once commented on this old article, in a post, but i see that it has been given a new lease of life on the official wt website.

the odd thing is that they themselves of course are quite happy to take an old church and convert it into a kingdom hall.

one of my old congos looked hard at one.
jstalin

If the church hadn't adapted to local customs and culture, there would be no church (including JWs).
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Does love exist ?
by caliber in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
love exists .

then prove it!

.......only solid, concrete evidence please !
jstalin

Love is an emotion - a construct of the human mind. Are you suggesting that god is the same?
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INVISIBLE JESUS ALREADY CAME BACK........Gosh! Really?!!
by Terry in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
it really is quite funny.

we actually use to believe jesus returned.

he came back in 1914. he was----invisible!.
jstalin

Prove he didn't
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Rutherford's last book Children 1941-"Don't have kid's till after Armegedon
by Witness 007 in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
printed during w.w 2 on cheap paper this soft cover book is rare.

so i stole one from the hall.

interesting quotes.. watch.
jstalin

for the work in the remaining MONTHS before Armagedon."
It's only been about 800 months.... it's still very close!!
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A bit off topic but ........
by 1914BS in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
at what point would you go bankrupt (or similar drastic measure) if gasoline keeps going up?.

today in vancouver b.c.

i payed 1.336/litre at the pump for regular.
jstalin

My job is in walking distance. If it got extremely expensive, I would just ride my motorcycle more.