I thought that whole baby beauty pageant thing was only here in the US, too bad. I have watched a few episodes of Toddlers and Tiaras, I am constantly astonished what Parents are willing to do to their children. Make up, spray tan, fake teeth, wigs, hair teased and sprayed, elaborate dresses, dance lessons, pageant coaches. Often the parents can barely afford these things, they could probably put the money they spend into a savings account and have enough to put the child through college, instead they end up with a bunch of tacky trophies and tiarras. The girls usually end up being brats as the mom will do anything to make sure their little darlings perform on stage. It's horrific.
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Baby Beyonce-The 19 month old 'beauty queen' good or bad? For once, I disapprove
by fulltimestudent inhttp://www.msn.com/en-au/travel/news/baby-beyonce-19-month-old-beauty-queen-wowing-crowds-with-single-ladies-routine/vp-bbbskv4?ocid=mailsignout.
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LisaRose
Thou speaks folly, verily, thou will be worm food, but thy God doth not exist, except in the fevered dreams of thee. How art does thou believe in a loving heaven father who doth torture his children in the pits of hell?
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Christian Pastors ORDERED to Marry Gays or Face JAIL TIME & FINES $$$
by oneyeopen ino.k just worked out how to start a new post/thread, just came across this and wanted to share with anyone that may be interested.. http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/oct/20/idaho-citys-ordinance-tells-pastors-to-marry-gays-/.
coeur dalene, idaho, city officials have laid down the law to christian pastors within their community, telling them bluntly via an ordinance that if they refuse to marry homosexuals, they will face jail time and fines.. read more: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/oct/20/idaho-citys-ordinance-tells-pastors-to-marry-gays-/#ixzz3ibe4kyvq follow us: @washtimes on twitter.
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Apostate, I did not mean to imply that you believed the story. I was talking about the people that are devoted Rush listeners that believe everything he says. I am sorry I did not make that clear. It's an interesting story that should be discussed, I am glad you brought it up, It's always interesting to me how different media portray the same story.
Next time there is coverage of a hot button fundie issue, look at it on Huffinton Post, Fox News and CNN. I did that once and it was an eye opener, it shows how bias creeps in.
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Christian Pastors ORDERED to Marry Gays or Face JAIL TIME & FINES $$$
by oneyeopen ino.k just worked out how to start a new post/thread, just came across this and wanted to share with anyone that may be interested.. http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/oct/20/idaho-citys-ordinance-tells-pastors-to-marry-gays-/.
coeur dalene, idaho, city officials have laid down the law to christian pastors within their community, telling them bluntly via an ordinance that if they refuse to marry homosexuals, they will face jail time and fines.. read more: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/oct/20/idaho-citys-ordinance-tells-pastors-to-marry-gays-/#ixzz3ibe4kyvq follow us: @washtimes on twitter.
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LisaRose
I love how people like Rush Limbaugh like to get the fundies spun up. It's ear candy that is swallowed whole, no one ever does the research to see if these things are true. This story will be told and retold, even though it has already been shown that the law doesn't apply to churches or this place because it is a religious corporation.
I got an email once that was going on about the words "in God we trust" being removed from the dollar coins. It had a picture of a coin and people were urged to not accept them. The only problem was the words had simply been moved to the edge of the coin, and had been moved back several years ago.
A nicely told lie is that confirms someone's fear or bias is believed more readily than any truth.
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Marriage is done
by cognac inits been done for a long time.
relieved with the idea of finally being free without the fight.
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LisaRose
I am glad you are in a good place and moving on with your life. It's never easy when a marriage fails, but sometimes divorce is the best option.
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on UPI, this poster,Survivor, shared her story and it is heartwrenching
by nonjwspouse ini have been following the comments to the $13.5 million judgement story.
this post is gripping.
i hope she finds support for the story being told by so many, over and over.... i am not even close to being qualified to understand fully.. http://www.upi.com/top_news/us/2014/11/01/jehovahs-witnesses-must-pay-135m-to-teachers-sex-victim/2761414865636/#comment-1673431193.
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LisaRose
I posted comments on one site, it was interesting to see some of the comments and the comments of the Watchtower apologists. One person said they couldn't be a cult because they didn't have one revered leader, obviously sadly misinformed about cults.
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Christmas lights
by Gorbatchov inthis night i installed christmas lights in the trees in the front garden of our house.. we all like it, the children like it, so this is the first year we have this lightning.
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hope the elders will like it too ;-).
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LisaRose
Doesn't it feel great to just be able to do something like that? The Watchtower makes out that Christmas is all abut materialism, greed and stress, but really, Christmas is what you make of it. Putting up lights is a simple way to celebrate the season and feel like part of a community, I love walking around n a cold winters night and seeing all the lights and decoration.
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one last step..Is being mentally out the same as being emotionally out?
by MissFit inwe talk here about the importance of being mentally and physically out to be really free.. what about being emotionally free?.
i realized for me, i had to be emotionally awake first.
i had been yo-young back and forth for years.
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LisaRose
Welcome New Demosthenes. I think we have all had to go through what you are going through. It does get better, but I think there will always be those felling of loss and sadness for relationships we lost. It's hard, but it's worth it to live a life of integrity and honesty. Be patient, give yourself time, it will get easier.
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Those who vote, do you stay loyal to your party?
by EndofMysteries ini was ready to vote today but i found out i had to be registered 30 days in advance, i missed the mark by 4 days.
anyway, even though i selected a party, i was on quite a few votes going to vote for other parties.
here is why, i was looking up the websites of each candidate.
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LisaRose
I am not registered to a party, I tend to vote Democratic, but I vote based on the individual and do not hesitate to vote republican if it's the better candidate.
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ALERT: NEW LAWSUIT settlement - $13 MILLION
by Watchtower-Free inhttp://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/135m-awarded-to-bible-teacher-gonzalo-campos-alleged-abuse-victim-jose-lopez-281031832.html.
(published thursday, oct 30, 2014).
thursday, oct 30, 2014 updated at 11:58 pm pdt.
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LisaRose
I think BOTR is entitled to her opinion, as one of only a few attorneys here I am always interested in what she has to say, however she had admitted she hasn't really read up on the case, so her opinion is just that, one person's opinion. Obviously there are a lot of legal issues involved, ultimately it is the courts that will decide the outcome anyway. As with any case, being as fault and being able to prove liability are two different things.
What is important to me is that the practices of the Watchtower are being exposed. Even if this lawsuit does not ultimately prevail, it's letting others see how they operate. I doubt the Watchtower cares that much about the money, they have been happy to pay off victims before, as long as they could keep everything a secret. It's just the cost of doing business for them, so they are probably more worried about the publicity. Maybe that is why they wouldn't cooperate, they would rather pay up than provide what they requested, maybe they know those documents have information that would be even more damming and create even more publicity.
There have been numerous outlets carrying the story, so it's not just local news. I posted a comment on one of them, there were also JWs defending the Watchtower, I got one very irate response to my comment, which made me happy. It's nice to know that at least some JWs are finding out about it.