Posts by lurk3r

About 5 years ago, one of my relatives referred to her as an "apostate"...I have wondered for a while now if she was ever here. Brave gal put her pic up, and i knew it was her! Back in "the day" Toronto had many youths, and many parties...stretching from Toronto to Kitchener. Hundreds of youths out having a good time. I wonder how many have passed this way...

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Tall Penguin.

by lurk3r in

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do you know her or keep in touch?

we have/had many mutual friends in to during our teen years.

i am just delighted to have stumbled on her profile and pic!.

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Do you know her or keep in touch? We have/had many mutual friends in TO during our teen years. I am just delighted to have stumbled on her profile and pic!

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Defining "race".

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if we enter into a "new world" with no boundries, and people mix freely in a "perfect world", with no regard for race or a particular ethnicity, what will the world become?

how and where would everything settle out genetically in the stream of time?.

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Purps - lets say this is true. If people are ressurected from the race they once were, but still, over the stream of time, your still dealing with the same issue.

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Defining "race".

by lurk3r in

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if we enter into a "new world" with no boundries, and people mix freely in a "perfect world", with no regard for race or a particular ethnicity, what will the world become?

how and where would everything settle out genetically in the stream of time?.

lurk3r

As Camoe has pointed out before - if it was just JW's that made it though, and the whole world lived under control of The Society, and we ALL had the same rules and regulations, it would suck. There would be no individualality, we would all be the same. THAT would suck. Could this not be likened, at least somewhat, to ethnic variety? Who wants to be all the same? This world started out with defined ethnic cultures....why take it away?

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Defining "race".

by lurk3r in

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if we enter into a "new world" with no boundries, and people mix freely in a "perfect world", with no regard for race or a particular ethnicity, what will the world become?

how and where would everything settle out genetically in the stream of time?.

lurk3r

Thanks BlueCanary - Im long winded. God created this ethnic diversity (if you beleive in God) and it's beautiful. It would seem to me that perhaps, given the way things are headed, that we could lose this.

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Defining "race".

by lurk3r in

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if we enter into a "new world" with no boundries, and people mix freely in a "perfect world", with no regard for race or a particular ethnicity, what will the world become?

how and where would everything settle out genetically in the stream of time?.

lurk3r

"race" is defined only by the word "human", will people get past their insane idiocy.

Thats not where Im coming from though Farkel. Im talking about breeding. In a "perfect world", with a paradise throughout, and living "forever", and everyone crossbreeding, what will happen. Will there still be "pure" races? Don't get me wrong, I am not prejudiced against anyone or any race. I was just a thought that crossed my mind. In the Socity's new video, I seen a picture of a scene posted here. I looked at one and didn't notice anyone that looked particularily defined in color. If everyone is mixing, and loving one another as we naturally should, what would happen to the ethnic groups? Would everyone eventually become a Heinz 57, with sporatic features representing all the diffeerent ethnic groups that have been in times gone by?

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When and should I tell my family I am pregnant?

by Free yet lonely in

left three years ago - did the fade away and managed to avoid getting dissed.

have been living with my boyfriend for a year and a half and am 9 wks pregnant, we are both very happy about it.

i have been having a really hard time with the hormones and the morning sickness - cannot eat anything except crackers as it comes back up immediately and the slight smell of anything unsavoury sets me off.

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FYL - I know of a similar situation. VERY similar. I have a friend, that faded, then came back. Within a 6 or 7 months of coming back, she was prego by a worldly guy. She told her parents 4 months in, went to a commitee and did not get d/f'd. CRAZY.

Tell you parents I say. They will be pissed at first, but really how can they hold a grudge like this long term? Perhaps it would draw you closer?

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taking good advice and sharing about myself(a little)

by freedomisntfree in

im 20 from a family of both sides 3rd gen jdubs and ive been generally inactive minus assemblies memorials and the occasional meeting for 3 years.i dont what all im supposed to include in here....i left becuase:(not in order of importance).

1)i felt and feel personally failed by the organization by allowing my siblings and cousins as well as many friends and there mothers over the years be sexually abused and mistreated.. 2)to much conjecture and flip flopping the "nobodys perfect" exscuse wasnt cutting it anymore.

3)i want to help people in a real and unconditional way not just for the purpose of converting them.

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PM ALERT!

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Any great elder or JW experiences?

by cognac in

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i was in an abusive marriage.

these elders were so incredibly loving that i really believed even in there mistakes they were directed by god.

mistakes that could have and did cause me physical harm by my ex.

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He really was loving.

Just like anywhere in the world, there are good and not so good people. Thank you for posting this. I too have met many wonderful elders, and have seen some very loving acts of kindness over the years with such ones. Their not all bad.