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  is it normal for a father, to walk hand in hand in public with his adult daughter?

  by varian in

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  talking about europe and the western world....

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  Paralipomenon

  socially taboo? yup.

  chances are she's always held her dad's hand since she was little and views it as a bond she shares with her dad.

  i comment this way due to something i noticed from my son. each night they come to us for goodnight hugs and kisses. our oldest son always gives a peck on the lips.

  now i was raised that kissing on the lips had a romantic component and for family we'd kiss on the cheek.

  i was a bit perplexed on how to handle it so i talked to my wife and she said that it really wasn't a big deal and he may grow out of it. in the short term, it is just routine.

  chances are, if someone has something going on with their daughter, they aren't going to publically display it. as someone said, malice is in the eye of the beholder. i see it as a woman doing something she has been doing since she was a child, and a father that may be aware of the social taboos, but doesn't want to break his little girl's heart by changing a routine for the sake of others
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  An Elder's honest opinion...saw this on another site...thoughts?

  by MsGrowingGirl20 in

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  by "shadow elder".

  before i express my opinion to the readers and contributors to this website (www.ex-jw.com), i would like to explain who i am and to present my bona fides as someone qualified to comment on this website and jehovah's witnesses in general.. first of all, i am an active jehovah's witness living just outside of new york city.

  being a large metropolis, new york has many kingdom halls located within the city and several more in surrounding boroughs, counties, and suburbs.

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  Paralipomenon

  agreed, shows the honest mindset of someone that is trying to rationalize the errors in the watchtower versus having no other belief to turn to.

  his comments are spot on for the most part.
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  Anyone here use a tablet computer

  by maksym in

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  just curious here who uses the new tablet computers, whether they be android based or ipad ios from apple.

  does anyone here use a phone to post and what is your experience with that?.

  i'm curious as to how much more time there will be before these devices are the main computers for people.

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  Paralipomenon

  This is my field, I make apps for iPhone/iPad and Android devices.

  What I personally use is an iPhone for my day to day stuff, and an Asus Iconia a500 Tablet for when I'm mobile.

  I did like BlackBerry for a while for email, but the new devices are more of a pain to use.

  One of the nice things about an Android tablet is the ability to use it's memory as a giant USB stick. If you have movies, books, or other files you want to bring with you, it's not as simple getting them onto your iPad.

  With an Android tablet, you can just plug it into your computer and transfer the files on or off.

  I use my iPhone to share my internet access with my tablet and keep a bluetooth keyboard if I need to type something up.

  The lack of Flash in mobile will become a nonissue soon. With growing support for HTML5 you'll have many media rich solutions for mobile devices. In fact I think eventually "apps" will start to get replaced by online solutions, but I figure that to be at least 2-3 years off.

  What I suggest people do when considering a new phone or tablet is make a list of all the things they want to do, or envision themselves doing with it, then make sure they get a device that can handle it.
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  Immortality.....will it come from god or man, The answer's here

  by Wizard of Oz in

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  immortality......will it come from god or man.

  just finished watching a short thought provoking doco about the major advances science has made toward that goal.

  it can be accessed @.

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  Paralipomenon

  That story was short lived.
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  Yahoo! Answers is swarming with JWs

  by DilemmaGF in

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  almost all the questions in yahoo!

  answers related to jw are answered by jws.....

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  Paralipomenon

  You can set up a question filter based on the keyword "Jehovah" and see all the questions. It really is a nasty spiteful group of witnesses over there.
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  When was the last time you cried and why?

  by usualusername in

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  the last time i cried was about 5 weeks when i attempted suidice.. .

  what was the last event that made you shed a tear?

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  Paralipomenon

  About 7 years ago when my wife told me that we should get a divorce. It was over me wanting to disassociate, no pressure on her to change her faith. She couldn't see herself married to someone that wasn't a Witness.

  Long story short, we didn't divorce and she's no longer a witness either, whole thing played out on the forums here about 4 or 5 years ago.
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  The Obsession Of Apostates

  by Bangalore in

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  the obsession of apostates.. a jw apologist's view.. http://dismythed.blogspot.com/2009/01/obsession-of-apostates.html.

  bangalore.

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  Paralipomenon

  Witnesses that make sites like that strike a humorous chord with me.

  I have to wonder if they know it is not the truth, but feel trapped either mentally or physically by family members. They KNOW they aren't suppose to be making websites, yet they do so in defiance of the Governing Body.

  I have to think that they realize it's wrong, but since they aren't willing to leave, they attack those that had the courage to stand up for themselves. Kind of like the homophobic politicians and preachers that get exposed with a gay prostitute.
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  Tim Horton's

  by Sic Semper Tyrannis in

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  i have a question for my canadian friends here.

  i go there often, and i see a tim hortons on pretty much every street, like mcdonalds is down here.

  i've gone in to see what the fuss was all about, and all i saw were donuts and pastries i can find in every grocery store or gas station back home.

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  Paralipomenon

  The main pull to Tim's is the coffee.

  I'm not a coffee drinker, but most that I know got their first taste at Tim's.

  It's a Canadian Icon as much as Hockey and Maple Syrup.
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  Discussion with my dad about 607 in a week,,,,help?

  by stillstuckcruz in

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  so to make a long story short, my family found out about my "apostacy"(i couldn't take it anymore) and now everything is all in shambles.

  they still feel there is "hope" for me.

  (ha!).

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  Paralipomenon

  I wouldn't bother.

  Chances are, even if you win, you lose.

  My father is an elder that I considered reasonable. Very intelligent and observant.

  What I learned from my conversation with him is that the Witness belief structure is not based on reason or logic, so those rarely work in arguments. It's coming up on six years since I had that conversation without contact.

  They don't even see shunning me as their decision. I am forcing them to shun me by not blindly accepting their religion.

  You can't win on facts unless they are prepared to see the truth. Sadly, most aren't.
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  My Lord This Girl Is Hot, Somebody Please Tell Me Her Name!!!

  by Philadelphia Ponos in

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  i hate to start a "no room for george" type thread but i really need to no the name of this girl.. .

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  these sences are from the past episode of spartacus that aired on friday on starz..

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  Paralipomenon

  Not my cup of tea.