Sailor Ripley

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  for atheists/agnostics

  by BlackSwan of Memphis in

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  how did you get to the point where you are at now?

  was it primarily new information that made you rethink religion and god?

  learning about the ice age, the universe, the fossils out there?

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  Sailor Ripley

  Great question. I've got so much to tell or reasons to give, but instead of boring you I'll say, simply, that it's what I believe. I have faith that there is no reason to have faith.
  
  I prayed a lot too and not one time was a prayer answered to give me any hope that there was a grand diety.
  
  I assume my degree in Biology and hangin' around with Analytical Scientist didn't help either. Oh, and that whole Jehobee Cult thing really threw me for a loop. Once I got to college and realized that Worldy [sic] people were not the demons that I had been taught, it became pretty clear to me.
  
  I love it when a Dub finds out that I don't believe/care anything. They look outside and say, "look at that tree. Do you think it just happened without Jehovah's hand?" Yep. It's like a vacuum tube in their tiny brain pops.
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  hello

  by TxTiger in

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  geetings from the lone star state!.

  i am a friend of sara/decki/sparkplug ( and have been for over 12 years).

  she dragged me on here to meet all of you since she speaks very highly of most of you (lol).. take care and have a great day!.

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  Sailor Ripley

  Howdy y Bienvenidos!
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  Your idea of the 'perfect day'....

  by AK - Jeff in

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  for me it is today.

  about 80f with blue skies, and a light breeze.

  for some reason it takes me back to my days of childhood - i even took a somewhat nostagic drive thru my hometown today.

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  My perfect day? Anything non-JDub. Anything after that is ancillary.
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  My son

  by wonderwoman in

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  my son (almost 13) and i got home from school shopping and there was a package in the door.

  addressed to him from my super jw sis.

  my heart sank, the convention...i knew what was inside.

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  Sailor Ripley

  The tough part is getting "him" to believe that their wonky and a bunch of nuts. At 13 I didn't believe poop that my parents told me... I had to live it for myself. I'm certainly not saying let him be a JayHo, but I, myself, would be careful not to say "no" about it. He's got to see and more importantly feel the pain of the Dubs' Borg.
  
  Oh, I have no idea how to do the above I just gave my 2, well in this case, 1 cent worth based on the way I felt at his age. Let us know what you do as I'll be doing it in a couple of years with my crack-pot family.
  
  Keep Trucking and stay strong. Remember all the Dubs want to do is get him in then they'll drop him like a hot potato. You can win this fight!
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  I Got The Phone Call Last Night - My Dad Died

  by BrendaCloutier in

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  my mom called last night to tell me he passed on sunday.

  he died peacefully and fairly painlessly.

  my mom said she was talking with him, went to answer the phone, and 5 minutes later he was gone.

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  Sailor Ripley

  You wrote, "Heck. Maybe I'll buy a dress."
  
  Make it a damn-nice one!
  
  Writing rocks! Get after it. Letters to paper is all that matters.
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  Happy Heretic, Freethinker, Apostate - How do you see yourself?

  by Seeker4 in

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  in the thread on agnostic or atheist, startingover posted an article by a woman who is referred to as the happy heretic.

  i like that phrase.

  how do you view yourself?

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  Sailor Ripley

  Daddy and Husband. Oh, yeah and an Atheist, Free-Thinker, Camus Lover, but I still enjoy going to Catholic Mass because I like the homilies. And I watch Squawk Box because I believe the US economy is rockin'! Don’t believe the main-stream media, which is all doom-and-gloom… kinda like the Dubs.
  
  I just wanna live and let live, with a social responsibility, nothing special.
  
  Long live Metal!
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  Can we be honest?

  by seahart in

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  ok, seriously people, can anyone here say they honestly enjoy las vegas?

  what an utterly depressing place.

  my wife and i went there for a "wedding".

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  I absolutely love it for 2.75 days. In on Thurs aft, leave on Sun morn. At 2.76 days I can't get away from Bing-Bang-Bing-Bong-Bing-Bang-Bong-Bing fast enough. Even in the airport, I'm ready to jam a pencil in my ear to get it to stop.
  
  We casino hop with a lot of booze and little sleep. No shows and no looking at the fountains. We get cool comps and then we're outta there as fast as possible.
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  I have trust issues , but what do you think about this ....

  by troubled mind in

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  the reverend down the street has made friends with my son ...... yesterday we came down hard on our 18 yr old son because he has not gotten a job since graduation , and can not pay for his share of the cell phone or car insurance .

  so we took these privileges away until he can pay .

  well he must of went over to the rev's last night and the guy offered to give him $100.

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  I did some head-hunting for a placement agency. They also had a temp agency there. They placed people for everything and anything you can think of.
  
  Let him follow his dream as long as he can afford it. If he likes it like you say he does, he'll find a way, the preacher's offer notwithstanding. If he can't afford it then it's back to the salt mines he goes. He's 18, time to decide; especially when it comes to seemingly weird advances by so-called authority figures.
  
  It sounds as though he still lives at home. No college in his future? He can be poor and in a band all at the same time he's gettin' edumacated.
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  Cheer Me On Rah rah rah!

  by AuntieJane in

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  ok, here is something you haven't read on this board.

  i don't get on any other boards & not here very often but thought i'd get your reactions on this event in my life.

  my 24 yoa married daughter (2 years married) decided to go back to school to finish her degree.

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  Sailor Ripley

  Good for her! The degree will help her family in the long run. I had some buddies that were cheerleaders. They are an extremely tight-knit group with a lot of support and camaraderie. She'll have fun!
  
  Chin up, Captain. Let the troops know that you have faith in them. They'll do it... or they won't. What you can do best is support them both with an extremely positive outlook for the future. A little out-of-the-ordinary. So what! Sounds like she's her own girl. Tell her to keep rockin' in the free world.
  
  Keep us posted.
  
  ...my 2 pennies.
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  I Got The Phone Call Last Night - My Dad Died

  by BrendaCloutier in

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  my mom called last night to tell me he passed on sunday.

  he died peacefully and fairly painlessly.

  my mom said she was talking with him, went to answer the phone, and 5 minutes later he was gone.

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  Sailor Ripley

  Our deepest condolences are with you and yours. My wife lost her dad 3 weeks before our wedding. We enjoyed seeing every family member and friend regardless of their religious affiliation.
  
  Whatever you decide to do, I hope it works out well for you.
  
  p.s. Your first sentence reminds me of the first sentence in "The Stranger" by Albert Camus.