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  "Spiritual Endagerment As Grounds For Divorce"? Paleeez!!!

  by itscrap&theyknowit! in

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  i've noticed my husband (w/the backing of the brothers) trying his best to 'catch me' or imply inproper dealings or what whatever with the opposite sex.

  we had a big blow up where it resulted in his being terribly cursed out and demeaned (by me, of course and i hate doing that but it is the only way to keep him at bey).

  i hate when he tries to incriminate me when it comes to a simple acquaintance or phone call.

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  Morbidzbaby

  itscrap&theyknowit!, you have a PM dear.
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  By looking at the Human Body - what normal conclusion should we come to...

  by sinis in

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  as it pertains to evolution or creation?

  with modern science looking at the construction of the human body they have found some organs that are no longer necessary for function, and believe they are carry overs from evolution.

  with this in mind, and potential flaws in our design, if we were created by an all knowing, highly advanced god, should we not have been "built" better?.

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  what intelligent all knowing being would place a man's vulnerable testicles on the OUTSIDE of his body, completely unprotected? And THEN place a billion nerve endings there?! I don't know if we were created or evolved, but I do know that if we were created, God is an a-hole who laughs everytime a poor chap is punched in the junk.

  That's kinda funny lol... But, when looking at it from an evolutionary standpoint, it makes sense. The testicles need to be kept cooler than the rest of the body in order to keep sperm production up (heat kills the poor buggers). The Y sperm are more vulnerable than the X sperm (that's right...in the nuts, women are stronger lol), but too much heat will kill off huge numbers of both. This is why when a couple is trying to have a baby, men are told to switch to boxers (briefs keep the testicles close to the body, increasing their heat and decreasing sperm) and to stay out of hot tubs. Testicles are actually pretty amazing...when they're too cold, they pull up closer to the body to warm up, too hot and they relax away from the body to cool off. Keeps the swimmers at an even temperature (kinda like a hen rotating her eggs so they cook evenly lol). In an evolutionary sense, this "design" is perfect. Looking at it from a creationist standpoint, it's just plain stupid that an all-powerful god couldn't come up with a better freakin' plan.
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  can long distant relationships last?

  by varian in

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  now i met this nice woman on the net.

  its a six hour cardrive away.

  due to my employment, there is no way i could give up my position and just move to her.

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  This is my predicament now, only mine is about a day and a half's drive away. I was already thinking about moving to his state before we met, it just so happens that I met him and it clinched it. We have been through so much together, even over the distance. Now it's just a matter of waiting until June *sigh*.

  Surprisingly, I took a more leisurely approach to this relationship than with all of my past relationships. I used to be like you. I'd worry if I hadn't heard from the guy all day, whether it was through text, phone, email, IM, whatever. I'd panic. What if he stopped liking me? What if he found someone else? Holy hell, what if something happened to him??!! My man and I started out as friends. He sent me a private message after I responded on one of the threads he commented on...he liked my response and wanted to be friends. Okay, sure. I'm not one to go for a younger guy, but okay (it's only by two years). We started chatting and it ended up being HOURS of back and forth that first day. The next day, we exchanged numbers, and a few days later he asked me to to be his girlfriend. It wasn't serious at first. He was scared to even THINK about me moving down there. It took a couple of months for him to even consider it. He was confused because he felt strongly and didn't know why. It scared him. Scared me, too.

  Fast forward to now, and it's going great. I talk about him a lot on here, I know...Everything makes me think of him, a lot of times the things we discuss on here are things he and I have discussed. I just love him so much and have never had such a laid back and comfortable relationship. That's exactly what it is...comfortable...content. He lets me be myself, whether I'm being silly, serious, humorous, bitchy...he loves all of it. He's the first man who has never asked me to change something about myself. We have differences of opinion and we can talk through it without yelling, without arguing, without getting mad at each other. We banter back and forth, we have debates, we challenge each other to broaden our thinking... He's my best friend. We talk every day, text when we're not working or sleeping or going about our daily lives, just talk about everything and nothing.

  I would say bringing up her moving to you would depend on how long you've been together. I was in a LDR a couple of years ago and he kept saying he'd move to where I was, but he kept putting it off. I went to visit him and asked if it would be feasible for me to move there...he said it wasn't a good place for me. So, yeah. He couldn't make up his mind what he wanted. If your relationship is solid and you both have expressed love for each other, there's no reason you can't have a mature discussion about someone moving eventually. Until then, there's always vacations and weekend trips, etc.
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  Anyone else believe in the Ancient Astronaut theory?

  by sinis in

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  interesting link:.

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  http://www.crystalinks.com/ancientastronauts.html.

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  lol @ poopsiecakes

  I think it's plausible, personally. For ancient peoples to draw, sculpt, and carve images of machines and men in what appear to be space suits (like the astronaut in the Nazca lines), somehow I don't think they were doing so out of flights of fancy. Everything else they made images of were things they had seen, things that made an impact on them, things they experienced in every day life (hence, the petroglyphs of animals being hunted and people in canoes, etc). In my own reasoning along those lines, for them to create images of things like machines and astronauts, those had to be something that made an impact on them, something that was a part of their lives, not something they dreamed up.

  Why are people so interested in the heavens? The stars? The constellations? No other animal is really even aware of such or shows an interest in them. You don't see a dog lying on the ground on it's back contemplating the night sky. I think there are clues to the existence of other beings just in the Bible alone... A moving star that led the astrologers to baby Jesus. A star that just appeared out of nowhere and led them straight to him, settling right above where he was born. UFO's have been sighted at night and what do they look like? Moving lights or stars! Now, JW's believe that star in the gospel account was put there by Satan, but by that reasoning, we would have to assume that Satan is just as powerful as Jehovah or Jesus in that he was able to control the heavenly bodies. That makes no sense, since Jesus supposedly kicked Satan's ass and threw him down here with us.

  The pyramids, Stonehenge, the Mayan pyramids, etc...all show technological advances that it seem would be impossible for peoples of those eras. The perfection of the stone cutting, the tools needed for such precision compared with the tools available at those points in time...they are incongruous, in my opinion.

  Am I a strong believer in the theory? No. I do read about it and all the evidence that has been given to support the idea. I'm somewhere in the middle. I definitely don't believe in a divine sky daddy being who watches my every move, knows my heart, and is going to destroy me for not being a JW, or even a Christian, though. But I think there may just be something to this alien thing.
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  "Spiritual Endagerment As Grounds For Divorce"? Paleeez!!!

  by itscrap&theyknowit! in

  1. watchtower
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  i've noticed my husband (w/the backing of the brothers) trying his best to 'catch me' or imply inproper dealings or what whatever with the opposite sex.

  we had a big blow up where it resulted in his being terribly cursed out and demeaned (by me, of course and i hate doing that but it is the only way to keep him at bey).

  i hate when he tries to incriminate me when it comes to a simple acquaintance or phone call.

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  You need to arm yourself with a copy of the Child Custody booklet put out by the Society. Your ex will more than likely have his lawyer use the infoin it in court to make the JW's look "not crazy" and show he would be a better parent. I have it in PDF format if you want it. There is also "Responding to Child Custody booklet in court" which is a refutation of that booklet which would prove useful to your lawyer.

  Spiritual endangerment is NOT a "scriptural" reason for divorce, only of separation.

  The following is from the "Keep Yourselves in God's Love" book:

  In certain extreme situations, some Christians have decided to separate from or divorce a marriage mate even though that one has not committed fornication. In such a case, the Bible stipulates that the departing one “remain unmarried or else make up again.” (1 Corinthians 7:11) Such a Christian is not free to pursue a third party with a view to remarriage. (Matthew 5:32) Consider here a few exceptional situations that some have viewed as a basis for separation.

  Willful nonsupport. A family may become destitute, lacking the basic essentials of life, because the husband fails to provide for them, although being able to do so. The Bible states: “If anyone does not provide for . . . members of his household, he has disowned the faith and is worse than a person without faith.” (1 Timothy 5:8) If such a man refuses to change his ways, the wife would have to decide whether she needs to protect her welfare and that of her children by obtaining a legal separation. Of course, Christian elders should give careful consideration to an accusation that a Christian refuses to support his family. Refusal to care for one’s family may result in disfellowshipping.

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  physicalabuse. An abusive spouse may act so violently that the abused mate’s health and even life are in danger. If the abusive spouse is a Christian, congregation elders should investigate the charges. Fits of anger and a practice of violent behavior are grounds for disfellowshipping.—Galatians 5:19-21.

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  endangermentofspirituallife. A spouse may constantly try to make it impossible for the mate to pursue true worship or may even try to force that mate to break God’s commands in some way. In such a case, the threatened mate would have to decide whether the only way to “obey God as ruler rather than men” is to obtain a legal separation.—Acts 5:29.

  In all cases involving such extreme situations as those just discussed, no one should put pressure on the innocent mate either to separate or to stay with the other. While spiritually mature friends and elders may offer support and Bible-based counsel, they cannot know all the details of what goes on between a husband and a wife. Only Jehovah can see that. Of course, a Christian wife would not be honoring God or the marriage arrangement if she exaggerated the seriousness of her domestic problems just to live separately from her husband, or vice versa. Jehovah is aware of any scheming behind a separation, no matter how one may try to hide it. Indeed, “all things are naked and openly exposed to the eyes of him with whom we have an accounting.” (Hebrews 4:13) But if an extremely dangerous situation persists, no one should criticize a Christian who, as a last resort, chooses to separate. In the final analysis, “we shall all stand before the judgment seat of God.”—Romans 14:10-12.
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  Registered to Vote...

  by PYRAMIDSCHEME in

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  i registered to vote today.

  it all came from my political science class i am taking in college.

  the more i heard the more i wanted to vote.

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  I did too when I changed my license over...

  Then the town mailed out a thingy that states who lives in the house and what they do for work, whether they're registered to vote, etc... So that we could double-check and make corrections if needed. My dad saw I was registered and he was like "Uh, what's this? It's says you registered to vote??". I said "Yup...you did too!" and he sputtered "Yeah but...that was when I was worldly!" so I said "Well, most of the JW's consider me that now anyway, so what's the difference?"...no comment lol.
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  Bible joke in the 7/15/11 WT (for nonChristians)

  by SweetBabyCheezits in

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  the watchtower ?

  july 15, 2011 (p17).

  10 pauls warning about false stories is part of his first letter to timothy, a christian overseer who was charged with preserving the purity of the congregation and helping fellow believers to remain faithful.

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  Sir82, that's EXACTLY what I was thinking!!
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  In the next ten years the JW "history" will only extend back to 2000

  by sinis in

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  given current statistics with regards to attrition in the jw ranks, it becomes appearant that we are seeing the unfolding of the early 20th century with regards to the teachings of the jw's late 19th century.

  with fewer and fewer old timers hanging on, and the influx of young or newbies, it is becoming quite clear that these newcomers ~5 maybe even ten years in... have no clue about the foundations of 1914, 1919 inspection, etc or the failed attempts of end of days, ie 1975, etc.

  i believe this is what the gb are banking on!!!

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  Baltar~ Yet the 1914 chronology is still taught, although briefly mentioned, in the Knowledge book. They need a brand new even more dumbed-down study book.

  Oh, the Knowledge book has been "old light" for years! It's onto, yes you called it correctly, an even more dumbed-down book :

  

  There's also a "noo light" version of the United in Worship book, but it's called Worship the Only True God... and in a lot of places, it's word-for-word the UIW book, but with slight changes.
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  If One More Person Calls Me "Boo" LOL

  by PublishingCult in

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  seems to be the trend today to call another, a friend or loved one, "boo".

  it was cute about five years ago when it was seldom used.. it's old, it's overdone, it's done by everyone, it should stop now.

  find a new pet name you damned boo-hooers .

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  Igot2bMe~ Oddly enough, Schmoopie was in a baby names book after that episode aired...I kid you not. If I ever see a kid named Schmoopie I'm gonna smack his/her parents!
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  djeggnog, YOU were a professional musician...answer THIS non-religious question.

  by the pharmer in

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  don't worry, this should be an easy elementary question, especially for a former professional musician.

  (those of you wondering why i ask, i wonder just how stubbornly he will hold on to his false statement -- one of many -- even though it is a relatively benign and non-religious topic.

  how many intervals in a harmonic minor scale, djeggnog?

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  Morbidzbaby

  LOL I know this one...