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  POLL----

  by minimus in

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  how many here have been a jw since the 70's or before?......80's on?

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  Born into it in the 70s.

  Never got past being a C grade dub though.

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  Spain paves way for gay marriage

  by ignored_one in

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  in light of recent gay threads i thought this would be interesting:.

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4469653.stm spain paves way for gay marriage spain's lower house of parliament has approved the right of homosexual couples to marry and adopt children.

  the government-backed bill now passes to the senate, where it is expected to get final approval in the coming weeks.

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  In light of recent gay threads I thought this would be interesting:

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4469653.stm

  Spain paves way for gay marriage Spain's lower house of parliament has approved the right of homosexual couples to marry and adopt children.

  The government-backed bill now passes to the Senate, where it is expected to get final approval in the coming weeks.

  The opposition centre-right Popular Party voted against, saying that gay relationships fall outside the traditional institution of marriage.

  Religious groups, including Roman Catholic bishops, Jews and protestant bodies also expressed their opposition.

  Correspondents say the law will worsen relations between the Socialist government and the Roman Catholic Church.

  Socialist Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero took office in April 2004, intending to remove what he called the Church's undeniable advantages and create a secular state with streamlined divorce and relaxations in abortion law.

  Cheers

  Under the proposed bill, Spanish Civil Law would include the phrase: "Matrimony shall have the same requisites and effects regardless of whether the persons involved are of the same or different sex."

  Justice Minister Juan Fernando Lopez Aguilar argued that the bill overcomes "the barriers of discrimination, many of them with deep historical or primitive roots, which affect rights and freedoms and, in a specific way, the extension of free choice in the search for happiness, an unwritten basic right".

  If the new Pope wants to say something about it, I'm prepared to respect whatever he says, he can count on my respect for him Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, Spanish Prime Minister

  The vote in parliament was passed by 183 votes, with 136 against and six abstentions.

  Members of gay and lesbian groups in the public gallery cheered and clapped when the result was read out.

  If the bill is approved by the Senate as expected, it will make Spain the third EU country to authorise gay marriages after Belgium and the Netherlands.

  The Spanish Bishops Conference, which has opposed the bill from its conception, says it goes "against the common good" and that it was "unfair that real marriage should be treated the same as the union of persons of the same sex".

  Mr Zapatero, before the vote, was asked how he felt the newly elected Pope Benedict XVI might greet the news.

  "If the new Pope wants to say something about it, I'm prepared to respect whatever he says, he can count on my respect for him," he said, according to the Associated Press news agency.

  "One of the guarantees of democracy is the freedom of religion, freedom of opinion and freedom to carry out a political project with the citizens' vote."

  Story from BBC NEWS:
  http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/world/europe/4469653.stm
  
  Published: 2005/04/21 16:49:14 GMT
  
  © BBC MMV

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  scrubs

  by tijkmo in

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  new series started in uk tonight...with hot new nurse....peace out

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  Bah. On Sky One which I don't have.

  I'll just have to stick to downloading them.

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  I saw Motley Crue this weekend

  by Dustin in

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  so, i went to see motley crue at the same place where i used to go to the district convention this last weekend.

  it's such a strange feeling walking into those places for the first time since i permanantly left the jw's behind.

  the first song they played was "shout at the devil".

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  Saw Nine Inch Nails at the Astoria a couple of weeks ago. 1600 person venue so nice and intimate.

  So much moshing I was dripping with sweat. They played for a good 90mins too which was cool. Only played 3 new songs which was great too.

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  Brits. Will you vote in next month's General Election?

  by nicolaou in

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  as everyone had guessed, the election has been set for may 5th.

  personally, this is my first opportunity 'post wt mind-control' to vote for our next government.

  i don't suppose that i will - 40 years of 'neutrality' and non-involvement have rather flattened my desire to take part in political change.. how about you?

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  Dammit. Supposed to be going to Alton Towers that day.

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  recommend some new music

  by tijkmo in

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  have you found some new band or artist that you would reccomend we listen to...for this to work we would need to know what style of music you normally listen to and then we can know if its what we would enjoy...eg.

  i like pink floyd...genesis...yes...etc.....................and have just found mercury rev......brill

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  I've recently got into Bloc Party and Interpol. I do like Four Tet's new album too.

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  Best beer and Worse beer you ever drank...

  by JH in

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  what's the best and worse beer you ever drank?

  the one i hate the most is labatt 50 .

  and the one i drink and like the most is labatt blue .

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  Best: Grolsch, Leffe or Hoegaarden.

  Worst: Some absolutely vile stuff we had on holiday in florida. Milwaukee 'Best'. Shame we bought a fair bit of it.

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  Chapter 14 - Dread Unabridged Details from the new OD Book

  by ezekiel3 in

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  this is the complete text from chapter 14 of organized to do jehovah's will.

  prepare to hear more about "sifting" from the org.... .

  chapter 14. maintaining the peace and cleanness of the congregation.

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  If an unbaptized wrongdoer is unrepentant after two elders have met with him and have tried to help him, then it is necessary to inform the congregation. A brief announcement is made, stating: "[Name of person] is no longer recognized as an unbaptized publisher." The congregation will then view the wrongdoer as a person of the world. Although the offender is not disfellowshipped, Christians exercise caution with regard to any association with him. (1 Cor. 15:33) No field service reports would be accepted from him.

  Does this give the go ahead to shun unbaptized publishers who leave too?

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  I see Holly made it to the memorial

  by SeymourButts in

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  she went for the first time and claims to have really enjoyed it.

  she also claims how wonderful the awake is.....even to the point of hoping they double the size.. looks like it is hook line and sinker for her.

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  I'm sure she'll enjoy it even more once the love bombing dries up.

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  Ten killed in US school shooting

  by Simon in

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  another tradgedy ... .

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4370617.stm.

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  But how much of the UK's violent crime is gun related as opposed to a punch up on a night out?

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