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  Check this out- JW Car Lot

  by itsibitsybrainbutbigenoughtosmellarat in

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  http://www.circuitvehicles.com/home/.

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  It's a shame that Cal Worthington died...he could have given them a few tips..."I'll stand on my head to sell you a car!"

  For those not familiar, Cal was a Southern CA fixture in the car business...he was on TV pitching cars for 40 or 50 years.
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  Colorado Flooding Near My House

  by dazed but not confused in

  1. jw
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  here are some picture in my neighborhood.. our house was not affected.

  there is possibly more flash flooding expected tonight.. in the picture below our house sits at the bottom right corner about 2 blocks out of frame.

  yesterday and tonight we are staying in another town with family.. .

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  Sammie...I think pretty much everything in the mountains in that area is trashed. The reports are that some small towns in the high country may be cut off for another week or two before they can be reached other than by helicopter. According to the news this morning, there are still 180 people unaccounted for...
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  Colorado Flooding Near My House

  by dazed but not confused in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  here are some picture in my neighborhood.. our house was not affected.

  there is possibly more flash flooding expected tonight.. in the picture below our house sits at the bottom right corner about 2 blocks out of frame.

  yesterday and tonight we are staying in another town with family.. .

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  I hear ya DBNC...this is definitely not the typical sunny Colorado weather we are used to! I don't think I've seen this many inclement days in a row since I have lived here. I hope you fare well and the next storm doesn't affect you further.
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  Colorado Flooding Near My House

  by dazed but not confused in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  here are some picture in my neighborhood.. our house was not affected.

  there is possibly more flash flooding expected tonight.. in the picture below our house sits at the bottom right corner about 2 blocks out of frame.

  yesterday and tonight we are staying in another town with family.. .

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  DBNC...we are down south near Castle Rock, and the rains were relatively mild here. It is crazy how the weather can vary so much in Colorado! It is one of the things I love about living here, but I hate to see these kind of extremes...I am glad to hear that your house was not affected. I had not heard about any looting, but it doesn't surprise me...stealing from people already under stress, it just doesn't get much more despicable than that.

  Latest account I read stated the Boulder/Longmont area has received in excess of 10 inches (25.5 cm) since Wednesday evening...the annual average for most of the Front Range area is about 15 inches (38 cm). 65% of your annual rainfall in less than 3 days is a bit tough to absorb!

  Stay safe, and batten down the hatches...they are calling for more rain tomorrow!
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  Richard Dawkins Fail...

  by tenyearsafter in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  wow...hard to believe anyone would openly make this kind of comment.... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/09/richard-dawkins-pedophilia_n_3895514.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000003#slide=989667.

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  Adamah...I agree with much of your last comment. We could probably do a long string posts just on the insanity of our (U.S.) sentencing laws. The fact that a person can do more prison time for certain types of white collar crimes than murder makes me shake my head. I think we can all agree that the issue of child absue, of any type, is a volatile topic, and constitutes abhorrent behaviour. Adamah, although we may not always agree on every point, I do appreciate your well thought out responses to discussions.

  Steve2...I think RD has every right to comment on this or any subject. I also think that we should take his comments, as with any other opinion, with a balanced approach and not accept it as gospel just because we respect the source. I don't think anyone would argue that sexual torture is not more outrageous and severe than fondling. I am not a psychologist, so I can't speak to the harm the "lesser" of these acts causes the victim...I will assume that it varies from person to person. Unfortunately, RD is not a psychologist either, so what he speaks is strictly personal opinion. My concern is that some would take what he says as having more validity because of his expertise in a completely different field, thus confusing some people as to how they should react to this sensitive and serious subject.
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  Richard Dawkins Fail...

  by tenyearsafter in

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  2. child-abuse

  wow...hard to believe anyone would openly make this kind of comment.... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/09/richard-dawkins-pedophilia_n_3895514.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000003#slide=989667.

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  Adamah and HB...

  I think what bothers me, is that it would appear that we run a double standard when it comes to comparing secularists and religious people. I absoulutely find ANY type of molestation abhorrent, but I think we would be quick to tar and feather the WTS and individual JW's (or any other religious denomination) as condoning pedophilia even if it just involved "minor" groping. It just seems to me that some are more willing to be apologists for the "other side" by finding justification for their positions or statements.

  I get what RD says about times being different, but certain types of behavior are inappropriate and likely harmful no matter what the era or time might be. I doubt highly that he is saying it is ok to molest children, but I still don't understand why it is even necessary or relevant for him to open a discussion on the relativism of sexual abuse.

  Adamah, my mention of the judge differentiating on "types" of rape was more a reference to the "slippery slope" of assigning degrees to the crime rather than trying to make a direct comparison of rape versus molestation.

  I would hope that people who support RD are just as balanced and open as they expect opponents of him to be.
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  Richard Dawkins Fail...

  by tenyearsafter in

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  2. child-abuse

  wow...hard to believe anyone would openly make this kind of comment.... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/09/richard-dawkins-pedophilia_n_3895514.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000003#slide=989667.

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  Does anyone subscribe to The Times that could post the full article? Curious if the quotes were in context...thanks.
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  There she goes with that "thank Jehovah" again

  by ShirleyW in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  just once after serena williams says "thanks to jehovah god" i would love to hear the commentator ask her "when's the last time you've been out in field service or attended a meeting"?.

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  I almost feel sorry for Michael Jackson...he got a lot more grief during the Thriller days than the current crop of JW superstars. I would say the $$ the WTS gets is more important than the type of "witness" is being given to the world.
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  Richard Dawkins Fail...

  by tenyearsafter in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  wow...hard to believe anyone would openly make this kind of comment.... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/09/richard-dawkins-pedophilia_n_3895514.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000003#slide=989667.

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  Here is the full article from The Times:

  http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/magazine/article3858647.ece

  I don't have a subscription, but for someone who does, please share to confirm that the story was completely reported in the Huffungton Post and The Washington Post.
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  Richard Dawkins Fail...

  by tenyearsafter in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  wow...hard to believe anyone would openly make this kind of comment.... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/09/richard-dawkins-pedophilia_n_3895514.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000003#slide=989667.

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  Zound...I saw this article in the Huffington Post, which is traditionally a very liberal mainstream news service in the U.S.. Religion News Service is the "desk" of HP that the article appeared in.

  I am a disturbed that he classifies activity like pedophilia as "major" or "minor". I remember a situation in the U.S. a few years back where a judge referred to a rape case as being minor because the victim "asked for" the assault by her actions. He eventually had to resign in disgrace.

  What really bothers me is that his attitude is not all that different than the WTS about this subject...I would guess the majority of child molestation that occurs among JW's would fall under Dawkin's definition of minor. Very disturbing...