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  How can I help my elder dad?

  by home_and_dry in

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  my dad has been an elder for many many years and he is a good man.

  he was always there for me even when i got df'd, and after i was reinstated i eventually drifted away and still now he is there for me.

  he accepts the fact that i am in a relationship but not married and have two children.

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  Francois

  jgnat makes a good point. The truth has a power separate and distinct from the truth teller. When you are telling the truth about a malicious elder who does lie you are laying hot coals on his head; and not you, but the one who sent you. And there's not an elder in existance who can withstand the simple truth stated in a plain and simple way. Try it.
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  Would you?

  by donkey in

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  scenario 1: if you could guarantee that you would not get caught would you steal a million dollars?.

  scenario 2: if you could guarantee that you would not get caught would you steal a million dollars from the wtbs?.

  scenario 3: if you could guarantee that you would not get caught would you steal a million dollars from a bank?.

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  Francois

  What has getting caught got to do with it; and what has the amount got to do with it; and finally what has who you have stolen it from got to do with it? Theft is theft is theft. You want to make it to the next level of being don't you?
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  JW funeral! Help!

  by smurfette in

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  my grandma died yesterday.

  i love her very much and miss her terribly.

  she joined the jw's late in life after years of my mom coaxing her to join.

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  Francois

  I suggest that each and every time any of the Oh so holy JWs give you any shit whatsoever, you respond with a little sermonette based on Mt. 7:1. And really drill it home to anyone who has the gall to say anything to you.
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  Female sexuality and the WBTS

  by dmouse in

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  this is my last post for a couple of weeks as i'm going on holiday (st ives).

  my apologies to those waiting for august's km, it's going to be a bit late!.

  anyhow... i was enjoying amazing's recent thread where he picks apart the society's view on masturbation and, like him, realized that female sexuality is seldom discussed.

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  Francois

  Note that, "Then if a girl understandingly takes care of herself..." or, when translated into the English, SHE JERKS OFF (or whatever you ladies call it), instead of getting it on with her sweet boyfriend, she'll maintain her ladiness.

  BUT, if a guy does it, you know, understandingly takes care of himself so as to avoid a terminal case of Blueballs or worse, then HE will be jerked (pardon) before the local Gestapo for a FAR LESS interesting interview which will likely end in his being "cast out."

  Or - to put it as effeciently as possible - the WTBTS doesn't know what the hell they're talking about when it comes to sex; nothing, nada, nyet. And since they know nothing, they ought to keep their flippin' mouths SHUT.
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  Would you or have you used a blood tranfusion?

  by TylerMacKay in

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  would you or have you used a blood tranfusion since you the left the wt?

  i was wondering what your feelings are on it now

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  Francois

  Yes I've had a blood transfusion; three units of whole blood. Five years ago. Fell from great height. Go Boom. Broke pelvis away from spine. Bled out half my blood. Thus transfusions. Never gave it a second thought.
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  brown paper on the mirrors at assembly

  by freein89 in

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  this happened in the mid 80's at a circuit assembly in wisconsin.

  the "brothers" decided they had the solution to the long lines for the ladies room.

  they went in there and covered the mirrors with brown paper.

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  Francois

  Blondie, you're right. We don't have to contend with wiggling our worm through passages built into our "foundation" garments, mainly because we don't have foundation garments.

  And we don't have to wash our hands after we pee, 'cause our daddies showed us how to take a leak without peeing all over our hands. See? It's so simple. To be a guy, I mean.

  Women have got it tough from start to finish. You think they'd get a break every now and again, but nooooooooo.

  My heart is with you all.
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  Would you ever come back for someone you loved?

  by micheal in

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  if there was someone you were crazy about who went back to associating with jw's again and they asked you to come back too, only because to live dividedly for the rest your life would be just too hard and awkward.

  keep in mind your role would be very limited, few meetings a month, couple hrs service a month etc.. i know "if" this was before me i would feel that i would never ever want to come back.

  i don't believe it is the truth, can't stand the control among other reasons.

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  Francois

  If the kind of love you describe was mutual, my main squeeze would never axe me to do such a thing.
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  Flies Fly From Fly - Honest`

  by Francois in

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  if this isn't the weirdest thing i've read today or any day, i'll eat your, no my, shorts.. tuesday june 24, 12:35 pm.

  'fly boy' continues to suffer as doctors struggle by indo-asian news service .

  advertisement.

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  Francois

  If this isn't the weirdest thing I've read today or any day, I'll eat your, no MY, shorts.

  Tuesday June 24, 12:35 PM 'Fly boy' continues to suffer as doctors struggle By Indo-Asian News Service ADVERTISEMENT Kolkata, June 24 (IANS) A 13-year-old boy whose bizarre ailment has a fly-like insect emerging out of him is far from being cured as doctors struggle to detect the source of the parasite. The fully-grown flies, as doctors described the parasites, have been emerging out of Chandan Goswami's genitals and flying off for more than two weeks now. Chandan, now receiving treatment at a state-run hospital in West Bengal's Burdwan district, is said to be suffering from a condition called myiasis, a disease seen mostly in Central and Latin America. In myiasis, the larvae of a type of fly invade a human or animal body, dead or alive. The deposited eggs can then enter the body through pores, the mucous membrane or even the mouth. The hatched larvae then emerge out the host's skin and pupate. However, in Chandan's case, whole flies complete with wings are emerging out of his body and flying off. "This is very, very rare. We are trying to find out how the fly entered the boy's body," says Sudhansu Pan, the surgeon attending Chandan. Doctors carried out a cystoscopy to clear the boy's urinary tract, but the treatment has failed because two more flies emerged out of his penis on Monday. Doctors admitted they have not been able to identify where the parasite deposit lay inside Chandan's body. Health authorities have formed a medical board of seven doctors to treat Chandan. Doctors were also "coordinating" with physicians abroad who have experience in dealing with myiasis. In myiasis, the maggots usually are found underneath the skin and are removed by minor surgery. But whole flies emerging out of a human body is rare, doctors said. Chandan told doctors he first felt pain in his abdomen almost a month ago. And then he saw the flies intermittently coming out of his penis. He told his parents, but they didn't initially believe him. Earlier this month, they saw the strange occurrence and took their son to Burdwan hospital, where doctors too were stunned to see the rare case.
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  Letter from a friend in Iraq

  by Yerusalyim in

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  ok, i won't give his name, but he is a major with an engineer unit in iraq.

  here's what he has to say on iraq, i've highlighted a few interesting points.

  it has been a while since i have written to my friends about what's really going on here in iraq.

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  Francois

  Isn't it just AMAZING how some of the armchair generals in command here can pronounce themselves unmoved, mainly on account that if what this post is saying is correct, it blows up their dearly held, preconceived notions?

  Simon, your closely held predilictions are showing. Perhaps you should go bite Blair on the ankle and leave Bush and the USA alone.

  Monday morning quarterbacks. Gotta love 'em.
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  Moral absolutes

  by Aztec in

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  i keep saying i am going to start a thread on this topic so here goes.... what, if anything, is always morally wrong?

  murder, rape, incest?

  how much do you think your belief, or lack thereof, in a higher power influences your opinion?.

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  Francois

  Suppose there was a nuclear exchange between all nations having such weapons.

  Suppose there are two people left on the planet. A 60 year old man, and a 14 year old female. The female is the man's granddaughter.

  The man realizes to save the human race, he must impregnate the female. He's getting old and he might die; he might die in an accident; he explains this situation to the female - that essentially they are the new Adam and Eve. The girl is unimpressed and wants nothing to do with the geezer.

  The man forces himself upon the girl at what he has figured to be her most fertile time. His motivation is not selfish sexual satisfaction; his motivation is repopulation of the planet (Now should he engage in repopulation? Perhaps THAT'S the moral question here).

  Is the rape and incest of this case even a moral question? Or is it something else?

  What do you think?