This particular one is kinda tricky. "Blood doping" can be accomplished by sleeping in a hyperbaric chamber, training at high altitudes, etc. It can also be accomplished artificially. I think we will consider these :old" arguments quaint once people start gaining enhancements from genetic modifications.
baltar447
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Say It Ain't So, Lance!
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My Experience in the Watchtower (Part Two)
by Eiben Scrood ini had related the first part of my story in part one.
thanks for all the responses and sorry for the wait for part two!
part two obviously won't make as much sense if part one hasn't been read.. here is my continuing story:.
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baltar447
Really enjoying your tale. Looking forward to part 3.
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baltar447
For her I'm sure the ear thing represents her desire to break out of the restrictive cult household. I apologize if I was taken the wrong way I'm not against tattoos and piercings, my wife has tats and has had piercings before, it can be hot lol. I just really hate gages
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baltar447
I'd say if you get the phone call, "Dad can you pick me up?" then yes.
It may have just been a idle threat though.
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baltar447
IF they kick her out that's pretty shitty of them for sure. But I can sympathize with the "kick-out" reaction, because I just told my wife that I'd make my kids live in a tent in the back yard until said ear gages were removed.
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baltar447
And for my kids 15 is too young for any type of body modifications. Earrings I consider an exception to that.
Sorry, I think this is a hot button with me, I positively hate that kind of body mod, so I am completely biased.
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baltar447
You know, I'm all for personal freedoms, and I don't have a problem with most piercings, because they don't need be permanent. But I've gotta side with them on this one (not the kicking out part). I think ear stretchers are completely stupid and it's one of those things like a tattoo on the face(permanemnt bad decision) that will leave you with streatched out ear lobes for the rest of your life or at least until you can afford plastic surgery to fix it. Not in my roof lol. I'd let my kids get a piercing or two, depending on what it is, but absolutely no stretching of any kind.
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Anyone watch "Grimm" ?
by Glander ini have never seen an episode but my wife loves the show.
we just heard today that our 18 yr. old granddaughter will be an extra in an episode filming now.
guess i'll have to watch it.
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baltar447
Really like it the series. Not a fan of the new opening though. Reminds me of the opening to that dumb Lorezno Lamas show from years ago.
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Congregation By Laws?
by tootired2care inperhaps this was already discussed in another thread, if so i apologize in advance; but i was visiting some family several months back and we get into a conversation about their local congregation.
one of my family members helps with some of the book keeping in that congregation.
after a while he started talking about how the elders received some wierd letter from the society stating something to the effect that the congregation must put together or enforcing something for "corporate by laws" or "congregation by laws" - i'm not sure which.
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baltar447
It's either to sieze control of the property of the congregations or shield liability to itself or both.
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Updating the NWT again
by nicsfreedom ini could not believe my ears when my father told me recently that his circuit overseer (2 weeks ago) said that there are 5 scriptures that the society is going to revise.
has anyone else heard of this?
if any of them have to with jesus i am going to tell my parents to run not walk out the kingdom hall, yikes!
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baltar447
Weird, it does appear alot more than 5 times...