... and people were so nice and welcoming ...
... and they never took themselves too seriously ...
... and they never resorted to name calling ....
oops! It's the Schutzstaffel! Off to the camps for me ....
... good thing I got my slinky.
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For Those Born 1930 - 1979 Remember The Good Old Days ?
by AWAKE&WATCHING inthose born 1930-1979. .
to all the kids who survived the 1930's, 40's, 50's, 60's and 70's!!.
first, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and or drank while they were pregnant.
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I did it for two hours last night....
by AK - Jeff inattended another church service.
i enjoyed the modern music at the beginning of it.
the 'sermon' or message was a discussion of leviticus chapter 3. i found it interesting, but not particularly inspiring.
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Little Toe wrote:
Augustine: "In essentials, unity; in non-essentials, diversity; in all things, love."
Augustine also wrote: Dilige et quod vis fac. Philosopher William James translated it as "If you but love [God], you may do as you incline." More contemporary translations read: "Love, and do what you want."
That makes it simple -- doesn't it?
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For Those Born 1930 - 1979 Remember The Good Old Days ?
by AWAKE&WATCHING inthose born 1930-1979. .
to all the kids who survived the 1930's, 40's, 50's, 60's and 70's!!.
first, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and or drank while they were pregnant.
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... and remember those cute little water fountains that had signs that said: "For Whites Only"
... and "people of color" had to ride in the back of the bus!
... and don't forget the Cold War and the McCarthy Hearings and World War II.
... the Vietnam War and Korea ...
... and how long has it been since there's been a public lynching?
... Oh! I'm getting so nostalgic ... somebody hand me a Kleenex!
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For Those Born 1930 - 1979 Remember The Good Old Days ?
by AWAKE&WATCHING inthose born 1930-1979. .
to all the kids who survived the 1930's, 40's, 50's, 60's and 70's!!.
first, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and or drank while they were pregnant.
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Gawd! How I miss polio!
And remember when spousal abuse or beating your kids was nobody's business but Dad's.
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I did it for two hours last night....
by AK - Jeff inattended another church service.
i enjoyed the modern music at the beginning of it.
the 'sermon' or message was a discussion of leviticus chapter 3. i found it interesting, but not particularly inspiring.
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I hope nobody minds my jumping in here. Let me just say a brief hello: "Hello."
At first when I left the WTBTS in 1996 I was reluctant to go to any religious service. My mind was doing some pretty crazy things during my initial withdrawal from the JWs. No friends. No family. I'm sure most of you have been there.
Well, in time I tried the recapture the spiritual experience. Went to a variety of churches (god lite; nothing fundamentalist) and other religious services (Buddhist). Nothing. Zilch.
About a month ago I got an invitation from a woman (lesbian) to go to this new church -- she said it would be like nothing I had experienced before. It was billed as "open to everyone." The service was held in a lesbian bar. The main minister was a very large butch lesbian. There were gay couples (male and female). Some transsexuals (they were obviously in transition). Did I say most of the church was black and gay ... and it seemed most had a Pentecostal background.
There was singing and clapping and dancing and crying because it was so emotional and Jesus was so good to 'em -- 'cause everybody else had turned their back on them ... they had like a Motown Revue on the stage ... and more crying and singing. And boy, did they love Jesus.
The singing, clapping and dancing was great fun -- but I just can't buy into the whole cathartic "I just think Jesus gave me an enema! hysteria. And yes, I'm glad these marginalized people have a spiritual nexus to somewhere. And the people were all very nice ... Guess I'm just a-religious these days.
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