Posts by aSphereisnotaCircle

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Is it okay for JW to be deal or no deal contestant?

by asilentone in

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aSphereisnotaCircle

I don't see why not.

Sister in my old hall won big on Wheel of fortune years ago when it was a hot new show.

Her daddy was/is a very well known elder. I never heard any of the dubs condemn her for it.

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Watchtower and Awake Magazines

by ldrnomo in

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how many of you actually read the watchtower and awake magazines from cover to cover when you were in?.

ld.

the 100th monkeythe japanese monkey, macaca fuscata, had been observed in the wild for a period of over 30 years.. in 1952, on the island of koshima, scientists were providing monkeys with sweet potatoes dropped in the sand.

the monkey liked the taste of the raw sweet potatoes, but they found the dirt unpleasant.. an 18-month-old female named imo found she could solve the problem by washing the potatoes in a nearby stream.

she taught this trick to her mother.

aSphereisnotaCircle

I agree with A.Fenderson.

They make a huge leap of assumptions and nothing to back it up.

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Arrest the Victims, not the Pedophile

by blondie in

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milwaukee archdiocese apologetic for priestpriest at center of church sex abuse scandalupdated: 2:19 pm cdt march 25,2010. text sizeaaastartindexst.

francis, wis. -- the archdiocese of milwaukee said it continues to reach out to those who have been harmed by a catholic priest at the center of a scandal about the way the vatican has handled reports of abuse by clergy.

the rev.

aSphereisnotaCircle

Murphy died in 1998.

What a shame, his victims deserve a pound of flesh.

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I have a touchy situation...could use some advice

by tenyearsafter in

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i just got an e-mail from my 80 year old mother asking my wife and i to join her for the memorial this year.

i really don't want to go, but i am also trying to maintain some degree of a relationship with her.

she is breaking the "rules" by not shunning me, but i don't know how she will react if i reject her invitation.

aSphereisnotaCircle

If you love your Mama I think it's a good idea to do this small thing to make her happy.

Even though I know it is not a small thing, for me it would be agonizing to do.

However, if you do not have a good relationship with your Mom, I would not do it.

If your Mom was abusive or negligent, I see no reason to bend over backwords to make her happy.

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Waht do you think of Russian/overseas brides who go after western older men???

by Witness 007 in

my witness mate says he's going to go to the philippines to find himself a witness wife....i've seen a number of them here with much older men....sometimes they have kids and all........what you think?

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p.s don't ya hate that friggin add on here....make me look like a dirty perv at work!!!!!!

aSphereisnotaCircle

I think they are trying to improve their lives, more power to them.

It's not an ideal situation, but few are in this world.

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How to tell if someone is an Atheist

by Elsewhere in

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how to tell if someone is an atheist:.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0a4_bwcax0.

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aSphereisnotaCircle

Love it

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Swansea paedophile in 17-year barrage of child abuse

by behemot in

swansea paedophile in 17-year barrage of child abusesunday, march 21, 2010, 12:00a pensioner branded a "filthy paedophile" after being convicted of a barrage of sustained child abuse, which started over 43 years ago, has been jailed for 19 years.. gordon brian redmond was convicted at lewes crown court of 18 indecent assaults against children including six charges of rape and one charge of actual bodily harm.. the 72-year-old had already pleaded guilty to two charges of indecent assault against children.. the sexual offences took place while redmond, now of excelsior house, princess way, swansea, was living in brighton from 1967 to 1984. seventeen of the charges were sample counts examples of ongoing behaviour and offences.. the jury was unable to reach a verdict on a seventh charge of rape, and judge michael lawson qc ordered the charge to lie on file.. sentencing redmond, judge lawson said no sentence could truly reflect his actions.. "there is no mathematical calculation i can do that can match the harm that you have done with a certain number of years in custody," he said.. "nor can i undo the damage that has been done or bring peace and comfort to those who have suffered as a result of your selfish behaviour.".

redmond's sentence had to be determined according to the guidelines applicable at the time of the offences guidelines that judge lawson said reflected "an outdated view of serious offences".. redmond became a strict jehovah's witness in the 1970s and moved to a farm in pontyberem in 1984.. the offence of actual bodily harm took place in november 2006.. judge lawson paid tribute to the prosecution witnesses for their courage throughout the trial, particularly redmond's first victim.. "she has displayed a generosity of spirit throughout this trial that you do not deserve and which you never showed to your victims," he said.. prior to sentencing, defence barrister bernard richmond qc said his client was already enduring terrible punishment for his crimes.. "this rather proud, arrogant, cocky, difficult, bolshy, very full of himself, scary man, who everyone was supposed to look up to and admire, now stands in the dock as someone of very little money, no future, and with a reputation as a filthy paedophile," he said.. "he has been shunned by the jehovah's witnesses.

his wife, christine, has been forced to choose between her faith and her husband, and has chosen her faith.".

aSphereisnotaCircle

While the congregation may NOW be shunning him; what did the elders do from the 1970s - 1984?

Exactly!

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I'm going poo-less

by rebel8 in

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no, this is not my annual march colon cancer awareness thread!*.

a certain poo-less poster here has inspired me to stop using shampoo.. according to various hippie types, shampoo forces your scalp to produce extra oils and it takes a while to adjust.

sudsing detergents are bad for the environment too.. plus they have carcinogens and flying spaghetti monster knows i don't need any more of those.. so....have you gone poo-less?.

aSphereisnotaCircle

i used to wash my hair with eggs.

Yeah, me too.

You want to be sure not to rinse it out with very hot water though,

bet you learned that too.

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The Nephilim, who were they and are their descendants among us?

by The Finger in

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It seemed strange as a JW that angels saw women as good looking

Yeah, why did jah create horny angels?

It makes no sense.