Here, here I third the motion....
Happy Mother's Day to all the great self-sacrificing Moms out there.
Cheers,
Alex
Alpaca
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Happy Mother's Day to all the moms in here
by Layla33 ini just want to give a big happy mother's day!!
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Should the US Comander and Chief be Under the Same Law as the Citizens?
by frankiespeakin inok what do you think should the prez or comander & chief of the us be under the same accountability as the citizen of his country?
or should a higher standard be applied?.
if it were true would that not stop alot of us bombing of other countries?
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Alpaca
There are plenty of scholars who would say that ignoring habeas corpus is a pretty blatant violation of Constitutional Law.
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Should the US Comander and Chief be Under the Same Law as the Citizens?
by frankiespeakin inok what do you think should the prez or comander & chief of the us be under the same accountability as the citizen of his country?
or should a higher standard be applied?.
if it were true would that not stop alot of us bombing of other countries?
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Alpaca
If you are really passionate about learning more on this subject, I would strongly recommend reading Chalmers Johnson's "Sorrows of Empire." It will make the hair on your neck stand up.
Alex
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What is the "world" we must not love?
by Awakened at Gilead injohn2:15-17)15 do not be loving either the world or the things in the world.
if anyone loves the world, the love of the father is not in him; 16 because everything in the worldthe desire of the flesh and the desire of the eyes and the showy display of ones means of lifedoes not originate with the father, but originates with the world.
17 furthermore, the world is passing away and so is its desire, but he that does the will of god remains forever.. how do you understand this scripture after leaving jws?.
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Alpaca
Well you know how that goes....
It can mean whatever you want it to mean. For me this scripture is just one version (among many) of great thought and teaching that recommends a life of simplicity.
If there is possibly one thing good that came out of being a Dub, it is that I see the futility in being unnecessarily materialistic. I live a pretty minimalist lifestyle--but it is by choice, not because I couldn't go out and buy tons of shit. The thing is that everything you own requires attention. It has to cleaned, waxed, polished, washed or in some other way taken care of. If you're not careful you can become a slave to the stuff.
Cheers,
Alex
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Blondie's Comments You Will Not Hear at the 05-11-08 WT Study (CRIES)
by blondie in" (ps.
but like david, we can be comforted in knowing that jehovah fully understands our distresses.-ps.34:15.. ot example--david.
ot example--solomon.
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Alpaca
Blondie,
Once again thanks for the hard work dissecting the WT. I really don't know how you do it.... my blood pressure would be through the roof.
Hope you are well (as well as possible).
Cheers,
Alex
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Should the US Comander and Chief be Under the Same Law as the Citizens?
by frankiespeakin inok what do you think should the prez or comander & chief of the us be under the same accountability as the citizen of his country?
or should a higher standard be applied?.
if it were true would that not stop alot of us bombing of other countries?
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Alpaca
That's the whole issue right now with the Bush presidency, which is modeled on Cheney's unitary executive theory. We are the midst of a Constitutional crisis that is far from being resolved.
The founding fathers established habeas corpus because of the legal abuses of the monarchy. Bush has turned the clock back 250 years and he thinks he has the power of an unaccountable monarch.
I don't think the average person realizes the jeopardy our Democracy is in right now.
Cheers,
Alex
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Should the US Comander and Chief be Under the Same Law as the Citizens?
by frankiespeakin inok what do you think should the prez or comander & chief of the us be under the same accountability as the citizen of his country?
or should a higher standard be applied?.
if it were true would that not stop alot of us bombing of other countries?
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Alpaca
Sorry for the double post--the board must be running slow and I thought my post disappeared.
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Alpaca
the WTS might not want its readers to check out the context of what they frequently cite out of context...hmmm..
Dooooooooo ya' think????
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Poverty is not enough reason to miss meetings.
by ThomasCovenant insome interesting (to me) quotes from the society with regard meetings and the book study.. .
watchtower 1967 9/15 page 573. poverty may be considered by some as a reason for missing meetings at the kingdom hall.
transportation costs are heavy.
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Alpaca
Damn right!!!!
Besides anyone who follows the BORG's directives is going to end up in poverty.
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Jehovah's Witness wives do not need consciences.
by hotchocolate inmy feelings on this subject have continued consistent throughout my time from being a zealous, believing witness to now.
so there's all these areas of "conscience" as a dub, which movies you can watch, what you can wear etc etc.
but.. here's the catch.
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Alpaca
Hey you guys/ladies,
Don't even get me started about the Dub dogma on keeping women subservient. The whole thing is just so archaic and chauvinistic. It used to drive me crazy.
There were some extremely intelligent women in the congregation that I belonged to. One of them was a bank manager and she could have done a helluva lot better job at keeping the Congregation's accounts than the account servant did.
Or, how about insisting that sisters in Minnesota wear skirts in January while they were out in service??? How's that for just plain stupid???
Cheers,
Alex