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  Is age just a number? 30 year difference between partners....

  by LouBelle in

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  a collegue of mine, a mother of 19 year old twins is distressed.

  her one son has been going out with an older women (this came to light when the other twin was sick and tired of all the lying going on) the truth is that the older women turns out to be her very good friend, who is now 49 years old.

  let's call her madam x.. madam x is a very '"sweet"" woman - i know her, as i used to work with her.

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  Do you take Responsibility

  by kerj2leev in

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  usually the one that doesnt want to be friends anymore wont recognize his/her part in the failure.. in jg wifes thread about being friends with your ex the above comment was made.

  in failed relationships it's usually both parties that share the blame.. in the past three years since my divorce i have come to except my part in the break-up of our marriage.

  i have identified areas that i need to work on to be in a healthy relationship.

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  Homosexuals are human also...

  by zeroday in

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  pretty much living my entire adult life in jw land i had such a one sided biased against the world including gays...in my own family there were a number of gay members that i thought i was so above them and better than them because the bible said so...i had a cousin die of aids in the early 80's and felt no remorse at all...since my departure 4 years ago i have redirected my priorities in life to include those of not my way of life...i currently have a gay cousin about my age and see the world in a whole new light...i no longer feel superior to anyone and accept those for who they are...this has been a long and hard road back to simplicity i'm just sorry it took so long...

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  Find a place inside where there's joy, and the joy will burn out the pain.

  by nvrgnbk in

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  find a place inside where there's joy, and the joy will burn out the pain.

  -joseph campbell.

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  Boycott the Beijing Olympics?

  by nvrgnbk in

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  i heard that amnesty international is saying that human rights violations have actually increased as china prepares to put on its best face- any that dare to cast the government in a negative light are being silenced.. can a boycott do any good?.

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  This trip to the Beach

  by purplesofa in

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  i went to the beach today, it was cloudy and looked like one hell of a storm was coming toward us.

  somehow it missed us, but the cloud and lightening display was awesome.

  i fed the gulls part of the bread from my sandwich teasing them to come closer and closer.

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  There's a crack in everything...

  by Confession in

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  it's unavoidable... when a jw finds out you no longer believe it's "the truth," they're eager to jump on flaws in your thinking.

  they (and formerly, we) want to believe that, when someone leaves, there must have been something that "soured you" to the organization.

  some personal thing that resulted in bitterness and therefore your departure.. it's good to be able to say that you didn't leave because of any big scandal or personal affront, isn't it?

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  What is YOUR bible of choice?

  by gloobster in

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  although i'm pretty much an atheist, i still like reading the bible.

  it's an amazing literary masterwork to say the least.. my question is, after discovering that the new world translation of the wts was poorly translated and altered in ways designed to support their various peculiar doctrines (see john 1:1, etc.

  ), what bible translation are you all the most fond of?.

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  Hello Atheists......need advice

  by wings in

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  how do you deal with "no faith"?

  what do you put faith in?

  how was you transition from belief to non belief?

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  Is there a Christian message without the element of fear/perceived threat?

  by nvrgnbk in

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  so many christians highlight love and mercy as the main point of their religion.. that's undeniably appealing.. but is it true to christianity?.

  in the end, isn't the belief all about escaping god's violent wrath?

  aren't those that are unable to accept the system's contradictions and absurdities promised suffering and eventual destruction as punishment for their disbelief?.

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