my husband is from egypt.
his family left when he was 8. he was never a jw but because of his background has been extreamly helpful to me.
we often talk about the similarities beween the control the egyptian government has with the people and the control jw's have over there people.
foundsheep: "We often talk about the similarities beween the control the Egyptian government has with the people and the control JW's have over there people. "
My wife and I concur. She's just finished listening to the audio book "Infidel" by Ayaan Hirsi Ali and the control of Islamic communities over women has many similarities to JWs. Although, to be honest, I think women are treated much worse in fundamentalist Islamic cultures than in JWism.
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here is the first section of the essay i'm putting together for my writers circle.
more will be posted shortly.
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So far, so good. Looking forward to more.
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Here are some common examples of hinders in racquetball:
-Accidentally hitting your opponent with the ball as it is heading toward the front wall.
-Unintentionally bumping into your opponent while attempting to make a play on the ball.
-Obstructing your opponent's view of the ball or having the ball pass between your legs making it difficult for your opponent to see.
-Deciding not to hit the ball because you feel your opponent might be struck by it based on where they are standing and where you are intending to hit. This is generally known as “holding up”.
minimus: "Maybe the elder could be a racquetball partner for me??"
As long as you don't "hinder" his spirituality.
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i would appreciate it if someone could tell me the address of beth sharim.
i know it's in san diego, but, what is the street address?
thanks in advance..
Ding, I have no idea. We just took a couple photos from each end of the property out on the sidewalk. It looked like someone was home and we didn't want to freak them out to much.
But as you can see from the pictures, it's in a wide open non-gated community. Unless they're a Do Not Call, I'll bet the local JWs have tried working that Historic Marker into a customized WT "presentation". Just speculating of course.
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i would appreciate it if someone could tell me the address of beth sharim.
i know it's in san diego, but, what is the street address?
thanks in advance..
Beth Sarim will always hold a special place in my heart. It's the first place I ever photographed my teen-age son flipping the bird.
Good times!
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i would appreciate it if someone could tell me the address of beth sharim.
i know it's in san diego, but, what is the street address?
thanks in advance..
Ding: "The owners are going to be mighty surprised when Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob show up and evict them!"
I think it would be pretty hard for the owners not to be aware of "The Princes" with this big ol' marker right next to the front door.
The last shepherding call I went on while still an elder was with this nice old couple. The wife had a recent Training Certificate from the YMCA proudly displayed on the wall. Fortunately for them, their house was very cluttered and the Gestapo elder who was with me didn't notice it.
I discreetly mentioned this to an elder from another congo who I knew would be cool with it. He told me that one of their ELDERS belongs to the YMCA because it's cheap and close. He just doesn't wave it about.
Yet another, "do as I say, not as I do" from the fine shepherds.
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i'm hardly the biggest fan but i thought this was genuinely funny.
he held a mirror up to the overpaid botoxed schmucks and some of them found it funny.
but i'm hearing there's a bit of a criticism.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvhxzp2spla.
His closing quip was witty:
"I'd like to thank God for making me an atheist."
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an ex-jw meetup group i attended just watchted worlds apart together and the host wants to do this type of thing more often.. i would love to see religulous, but the group would be divided on such a movie.. i suggested the documentary, jesus camp and september dawn.. do you have any suggestions i can pass along?.
Smart ass answer: Photo Drama of Creation
On-post answer: All episodes of "Mr. Deity" from YouTube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qzf8q9QHfhI
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