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  Suggestions for car buying

  by FlyingHighNow in

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  if you were a lady and you were 55 and had $5,000 or less to spend on a used car, what would buy?

  top concerns: good mpg; reliable; in not having major issues like ball joints breaking, timing belts breaking, etc.

  not too expensive to maintain.

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  Pay/have a mechanic of your choosing give it a thorough inspection. Don't forget to call your insurance company, as different cars are higher to insure.
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  New Study Exposes Acupuncture As Pseudoscience

  by alecholmesthedetective in

  1. social
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  besides it being pseudoscience, what interests me about this is that even though it's something to do with the "qi" energy flowing in our bodies, that wasn't a problem for some members of my family or a special pioneer i knew.. new study exposes acupuncture as pseudoscience.

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  I've seen horses being acupunctured. They had needles all in their butts, and totally calmed down like they were drugged (but no drugs given). So, it's not quack.
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  If they changed their blood ban…would their be a floodgate of lawsuits?

  by Londo111 in

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  i know nothing about legal matters, but there are those here who are quite keen at these things.. if they changed the no blood teaching, would this open the watchtower society up to litigation?.

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  First, the Watchtower is a religion. Religions can change their doctrine without legal liability in the US. Even if they were not a religion, attorneys can not bring into evidence a "subsequent remedial measure" (i.e. fixing a mistake) to prove that the original was wrong. I can't say about the rest of the world. But, the Watchtower actually changing their stance would be a loss of credibility. I think the Watchtower no longer believes in its blood ban. Hence, no new articles. Further, I think the Watchtower is hoping that the "fractions" will end up being the medical norm. So, as science grows to fit the Watchtower, the Watchtower does not have to adapt its policy.
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  Tween went Christmas Caroling, Knocked on JW Door

  by skeeter1 in

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  2. friends

  my tween went christmas caroling with a small group through our neigbhorhood.

  they didn't know where some jws lived in our neighborhood.

  by accident, they knocked on the jw door.

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  The adults in the neighborhood wish him good riddance for other reasons. Their losing their house is of no concern or joy to the neighborhood. It's totally for other reasons. Only that the auction gives the neighborhood an end date for the neighborhood.
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  Tween went Christmas Caroling, Knocked on JW Door

  by skeeter1 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my tween went christmas caroling with a small group through our neigbhorhood.

  they didn't know where some jws lived in our neighborhood.

  by accident, they knocked on the jw door.

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  It could be a Halloween visit, but I heard that their house was being auctioned by the bank. Of course, they are fighting it. Now, the auction is scheduled for March 2014. I think many in our subdivision are counting down the days. The "grown ups" in the neighborhood don't like them for various reasons.
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  Tween went Christmas Caroling, Knocked on JW Door

  by skeeter1 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my tween went christmas caroling with a small group through our neigbhorhood.

  they didn't know where some jws lived in our neighborhood.

  by accident, they knocked on the jw door.

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  My tween went Christmas caroling with a small group through our neigbhorhood. They didn't know where some JWs lived in our neighborhood. By accident, they knocked on the JW door. A woman answered. The householder stood there, blankly staring at the carolers, who were singing. She went back into the house. The kids thought it was to get someone else to enjoy the carolers or to get a treat. A man came out, and told the kids to "Go Away!" Apparently, he said it in a mean, nasty way. (There was no "Thank you, but we don't celebrate Chirstmas...", which had there been it would have gone a long way with these kdis.) The man's nastiness and the woman's coldness made an impression on the tweens, and one of them said in that scarcastic 13 year old voice, "Weeeellll, Thank you very much!"

  My tween (and some from the group) came home and told me all about it, and had figured out that this house might be a JW house. So we talked about it. I said, "The funny thing is that this JW couple knock on other people's doors, trying to push the Jehovah's Witness religion by proposing a Bible study. When I was a JW, we talked about people who were not receptive to us at the door, and I really thought those people were not liked by God because they were mean to us." The kids then talked about it and said, "Well, do onto others as you would do to yourself." In other words, they all "got" how the JWs were, a one-way street. I'm pretty sure these kids will slam the door on JWs who come to their house now. LOL.
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  Do You Give A Sh*t About "Duck Dynasty"?

  by minimus in

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  when i see them on chia pets, i'm thinking--- has the world gone mad?.

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  Wearing beards. Is that where the baseball players/young guys are sporting all those beards? I just don't get it. Hairy faces, but everyone young is supposed to be "Brazilian" on their bottoms. And, perhaps Outlaw could find some line about moustaches/beards and a good ride.

  Did you see that the old guy said some things about homosexuals? Quoted Bible and all. I have to admit, it was a funny comment about anuses versus vaginas, and women having more to offer then a man. But, a woman could never grow a beard. So, the old guy forgot that only men could offer the benefits of facial hair. But, the old guy is going to get some backlash like Paula Deen did. Watching this play out is like having a back seat ticket to a mud ralley.

  Skeeter (trying to keep the post P.G.)

  p.s. Their shows are very funny. Did you see the one where they bought a winery? What about when the old man needs a new hunting dog, and he comes home with a standard poodle? I split a gut.
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  Well it is time for me to say GOODBYE!!!

  by mouthy in

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  2. beliefs

  it has been nice talking with you.but i seem to upset a few because of my faith.. so have a great christmas.... & be good, i wont be here to send you to your rooms .

  i have grown close to many of you.... if i have ever said anything to hurt you sorry!!!!.

  when i kick the bucket i am sure "mary" who ssometimes post will let you know.. mouthy grace gough.

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  Hey Mouthy. I'm always naughty!!!
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  How to get through an Assembly?

  by kaxozula in

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  me just learning the truth about the truth has just made it hard to even get through a two hour meeting at the the kingdom hall.

  i get so sleepy during them and i almost cannot contain it!

  the last time i went to a convention, i was still an avid believer but as you can see, that has changed.

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  If you are single..... You sit down at an assembly near people from your congregation. Then, you go to the bathroom about a half-hour into the first program. When you return to your seat, you pick up your stuff and say, "Pardon, I'm moving seats. I bumped into a very old friend from another congregation that asked me to sit with them." Then, you leave!

  I don't know how you do it if you are married or a kid. Practice meditation?
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  scum bag elder

  by Crazyguy in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so last night i had a family meeting and told my kids that i was quitting as a jw and then gave my wife my da letter to give to the one elder i like at the hall tonight.

  so this morning i see a text from the co elder the one that met with me and is gunning to get me out and had already tried to get me to a jc meeting this week.

  so the text reads "your wife has informed me of your letter and its sad to hear, would like to meet one last time not as a jc, to be sure this is what you want.".

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  I haven't read all of your posts to know your background. Is your wife also leaving/wants to leave? Or, is this between you and the Borg? If it's between you and the Borg, I wouldn't use the wife as a messenger. I think that would be very hard on a believing/hoping spouse to do. She loves you, and her doing this could be very hard on her emotionally. You have to take into account her feelings all the way through this. The rest of your family too. You are asking them to lose their friendships, which a short time ago you probably defended as being the best.

  My advice to you, is to slowly point out the illogical to your family, assure them of your love to them, and have as many good family outings and picnics. If you alienate them (say, wifey thinks you are less of a man to have a woman do his bidding, left the JWs, left Jehovah), you are setting yourself up for a divorce. If she divorces you, then who is going to get the kids? What if she remarries? What if it's a quickie JW marraige? What if he's a wife-beater who is going to expose your children to abuse, or worse, a pedophile brother who wants to be near your teenaged daughter, but WOWS your wife with a 2 week fake show that he is absolutely great JW husband material? You have too much to lose, to not carefully plan every battle and every battlefield.

  Skeeter