Dave_T

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  Do Sex Offender Laws Go Too Far In SOME Cases?

  by target in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  a young man of 20 has sex with his willing 17 year old girl friend.

  her parents find out and press charges.

  now he is a sex offender.

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  I agree with Mary here. I think these laws were made by people who deny their kids the right to have possession of their own body.
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  American version of Harry Potter?!

  by Dave_T in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i've recently heard that the harry potter series had been "translated" in american english.

  i've read books in both british english and american english for years and i've never perceived them as 2 different languages.

  there are a few differences like there are differences between canadian french and belgian french but it's still the same language, right?

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  Hi Mary,
  You're absolutely right. The American version was titled "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" and the original title is "Harry Potter and the Philosopher Stone". I'd really like to know the publishing house's reason for this major change. Funny thing is the movie adaptation of this book kept the original title and I think the dialogues are mostly in British English (even though the scriptwriter was American).
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  American version of Harry Potter?!

  by Dave_T in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i've recently heard that the harry potter series had been "translated" in american english.

  i've read books in both british english and american english for years and i've never perceived them as 2 different languages.

  there are a few differences like there are differences between canadian french and belgian french but it's still the same language, right?

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  I've recently heard that the Harry Potter series had been "translated" in American English. I've read books in both British English and American English for years and I've never perceived them as 2 different languages. There are a few differences like there are differences between Canadian French and Belgian French but it's still the same language, right?
  I remember I bought a Stephen King novel in England a few years ago and the same thing had happened: the book had been completely rewritten in British English. I hate when publishing houses do that! Aren't they supposed to write somewhere in the first pages that it is not the original text? Are there other people like me here who prefer reading a book exactly as the author has written it - even though it means learning a little more about the author's culture?
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  WHAT RELIGION IS YOUR BRA?

  by SWALKER in

  1. social
  2. humour

  a man walked into the ladies department of a macy's and shyly walked up

  to the woman behind the counter and said, "i'd like to buy a bra for my

  wife.

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  I am for ecumenism... (yummy!)
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  TERROR ALERT _ UK AIRPORTS in CHAOS

  by Crumpet in

  1. social
  2. current

  'airlines terror plot' disrupted

  all airports have been put under the restrictions

  reid statement

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  Hi Jim,
  I've traveled by train for years and I have to say your description of AmTrak could fit the French railways too. Same problems here.
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  Reveal something interesting that we didn't know about you

  by JH in

  1. jw
  2. friends

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  ok, i'll start with myself.

  i'm a nut job, hey i bet you never knew that !!!

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  I play the electric guitar naked sometimes. I did that even when I was a JW (I've never really fitted in). I don't know if that can be characterized as interesting though...
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  Are things really worse now?

  by NikL in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this morning amidst the news of the possible terrorist attack involving planes from the

  i told her that nothing happened.

  she of course pointed out that this time it didnt but maybe next time.

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  No, not worse.
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  Arrested bombers British?

  by frozen one in

  1. social
  2. current

  as reported in the states some of the 21 bombers arrested in london were british born and raised.

  were these people converts to islam?

  how will this effect british attitudes towards muslims in general?

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  Hi frozen Actually, there's no equivalent to the Pope in Islam. There are several Muslim denominations and there are different religious leaders who don't teach the same doctrines (as in Christianity). Not all Muslims acknowledge the same laws. I understand that people get angry. I do too when I see such things on the news. But we shouldn't accuse all the Muslims of terrorism just because one or two members of their community carried out a terrorist attack. It would be unreasonable. Most Muslims I've known (and I've known many of them) just want a job, a house, a family and want to be free to worship their god. Most Muslims are not dangerous fanatics. However, if we, westerners treat them with contempt, we will be partly to blame for the increase in terrorist threat. Having said that, I think that no country should enforce religious laws such as the sharia. This automatically leads to cruel punishments and deprivation of freedoms. But this is what happens when religion and politics are mixed or, in other words, when there's no separation of church and state. The same situation existed in Europe a long time ago. People have been publicly executed in the most gruesome ways for centuries. The secularization of Europe is, in my opinion, the consequence of the abuses of power by clergymen. Ergo the French Revolution for example. Religion should be a personal matter. No one can tell you what religion you should be or should not be. Period. And, sorry if I drifted off the topic.
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  Arrested bombers British?

  by frozen one in

  1. social
  2. current

  as reported in the states some of the 21 bombers arrested in london were british born and raised.

  were these people converts to islam?

  how will this effect british attitudes towards muslims in general?

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  The terrorists don't even give a damn that the other Muslims who live in the western world will suffer a greater discrimination because of their murderous behaviors. I hope most people will be clever enough to see that the great majority of Muslims in Europe and the US condemn these terrorist attacks. After all, people were clever enough to see that the majority of Catholics had nothing to do with the IRA bombings, for example.
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  Are you still a Jehovah's Witness?

  by Wordly Andre in

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  if not,.

  then wish me a happy birthday!!

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  Buon compleanno!