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  Christians risk rejection and discrimination for their faith in Britain.

  by BurnTheShips in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the first poll of britain's churchgoers, carried out for the sunday telegraph, found that thousands of them believe they are being turned down for promotion because of their faith.. one in five said that they had faced opposition at work because of their beliefs.. more than half of them revealed that they had suffered some form of persecution for being a christian.. the findings suggest a growing hostility towards religion in this country, which has been highlighted by a series of clashes between churchgoers and their employers.. and so on.

  more at the link.. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/religion/5413311/christians-risk-rejection-and-discrimination-for-their-faith-a-study-claims.html.

  silver lining: there are still christians in gb!.

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  Brocephus

  I think the Abortion picture is disgusting but for other reasons than beks I guess. Pictures like this made me start to research what a fetus is and lead to my current position against elective abortion for contraceptive purposes.

  I wonder where Beks works that she doesn't know much about her coworkers. I have only been at my job for less than two years. I have 60 people in my department. I'd say about 20 of them or so I have met their spouses/partners and had serious talks about God and faith with a dozen. In a department of 60 people there is always a funeral or party happening. Maybe you just work with a bunch of cold bastards that don't talk to eachother. Anyhow my Boss is gay and we all get a long. Everyone is respectful, that's the key to getting along at work and the message boards. LOL.
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  Happy District Convention Experience - "Our Pioneer family ate food from the gutter."

  by Witness 007 in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  yes how impressed i was 3 years ago at the district convention no less, when a pioneer family came out kids and all...the talk was on "sacrifice.

  " the parents saying how dad works part-time in a crap job just for petrol money and bare necessities!

  they relate how one day after witnessing the had no money left due to car repairs for food, but.....jehover provides...a vegetable truck must have taken a corner too fast and dropped some produce in the gutter....dinner said the pioneer kids....jehovahs blessing on us!.

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  Brocephus

  It's not a Pioneer story but do any of yall remember this story:

  Two sisters are in a Nazi concentration camp during WWII. The rations were very meager and all they had to do was sign a retraction of their faith to be released. They decided if they didn't retract they would surely starve to death. They signed the retractions and the Nazi guards release them into the wilderness immediately. After wandering through the forest a few days the Soviet Army finds them and they are taken as prisoners. The Soviets who didn't see the point in feeding prisoners at all starve them to death and the die.

  Moral of story: Hovah, gonna get you!!!!!! Amazing the scare tactics they used. I was a child and found something completely f-cked up about this story. Personally, it could be but I doubt it's true.
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  Christians risk rejection and discrimination for their faith in Britain.

  by BurnTheShips in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the first poll of britain's churchgoers, carried out for the sunday telegraph, found that thousands of them believe they are being turned down for promotion because of their faith.. one in five said that they had faced opposition at work because of their beliefs.. more than half of them revealed that they had suffered some form of persecution for being a christian.. the findings suggest a growing hostility towards religion in this country, which has been highlighted by a series of clashes between churchgoers and their employers.. and so on.

  more at the link.. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/religion/5413311/christians-risk-rejection-and-discrimination-for-their-faith-a-study-claims.html.

  silver lining: there are still christians in gb!.

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  Well beks sometimes people make friends at work. Strange I know.
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  Christians risk rejection and discrimination for their faith in Britain.

  by BurnTheShips in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the first poll of britain's churchgoers, carried out for the sunday telegraph, found that thousands of them believe they are being turned down for promotion because of their faith.. one in five said that they had faced opposition at work because of their beliefs.. more than half of them revealed that they had suffered some form of persecution for being a christian.. the findings suggest a growing hostility towards religion in this country, which has been highlighted by a series of clashes between churchgoers and their employers.. and so on.

  more at the link.. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/religion/5413311/christians-risk-rejection-and-discrimination-for-their-faith-a-study-claims.html.

  silver lining: there are still christians in gb!.

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  Brocephus

  When the liberals finnally figure out the Muslim nations are not our friends who do you supposed they'll call on to clean up the mess?

  I think we all know it's going to be a guy that can tell you what Jesus means to him while hiting a pie plate at 150 yards with no scope. God Help us, all.

  Before I get called names, I know many fine individuals that are muslim or from the mideast. They came here and left there for a good reason. However the unchecked immigration is letting in the bad apples and agents of foreign governments in with honest folks. All 19 hijackers on 9-11 entered the U.S. legally.
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  Whale Wars? Piracy or not?

  by Brocephus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  ok, i am hooked and the new season starts tonight.

  plus the show looks great on my new hdtv.

  here is my question:.

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  Brocephus

  Good points Mindmelda but we have plenty of threads about Abortion. Sorry if I got the thread going there. This is about Whale Wars this show is crazy. Right or Wrong these people make some good TV!
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  Whale Wars? Piracy or not?

  by Brocephus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  ok, i am hooked and the new season starts tonight.

  plus the show looks great on my new hdtv.

  here is my question:.

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  Brocephus

  OK, I am hooked and the new season starts tonight. Plus the show looks great on my new HDTV. Here is my question:

  Why is this not piracy? It is clear the Japanese have the right to kill these whales legally, even thought I find it disgusting.

  Here is the synopsis of the show for those who don't know:

  The Facts:

  Commercial Whaling was banned by an international agreement.

  Part of that agreement gave the Japanese the right to take 500 Meinke whales and 50 fin whales per year for "reasearch" purposes.

  The Sea Sheperds are a group of Whale lovers that attack and disable the Japanes ships when they go to Anartic area to harvest these whales.

  Bonus Question: There has been passionate discussion about the man that killed the Abortion doctor. How do you think the two situations compare?

  For more background on the show: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/richard-spilman/whale-wars---eco-terroris_b_211993.html
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  My experience with the Bethel Legal Dept. regarding a Ministerial Servant molesting a boy

  by BonaFide in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  the experience that follows contains some details that some might find graphic.

  so be warned.. the body of elders received word that an unmarried ministerial servant, age 20, had been seen fondling a younger male bible student, age 14. the ministerial servant himself had been studying with the boy.

  the ministerial servant was a quiet, timid brother.

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  Thank you Bonafide and Barbara for sharing. This confirms so many peoples suspicions, which is the Watchtower is only watching out for themselves. For those that don't understand what is so freak'n wrong about this is:

  1. The brothers (not faulting you Bonafide you were brainswashed) are not allowed to follow their conscience and operate independently.

  2. The Society's only concern is covering their butt and doing the bare minimun of the law, not protecting a child. Having an anonymous tipster report this incident is going to be taken less seriously than being reported by the eyewitnesses minister.

  This is such a double edged sword for the society. Imagine if they did the responsible thing and urged all the Zombies at KH to take molestation seriously and act independenlty according to their conscience. Does anyone else see the witch hunt that would happen? Every grudge in the KH would now involve a molestation charge! As paranoid and petty as JWs are, it would be like the Salem Witch Trials all over. It would be freaking Hilarious, Brother "spiritually weak" takes the PO's parking spot. Next thing he knows he's in the back room accused of stared and little boys privates in the men's room during the service meeting, LOL. Now that I think of it, it was reading The Crucible at 16 that started opening my eyes to the fact that these weren't God' people, just another sad f-cked up church in American History.
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  Do you carry in backcountry?

  by daniel-p in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  there was another thread that got a little derailed by arguments between gun-owners and non-gun-owners, but i'd like to continue the discussion of a single topic (without rantings on gun control, please):.

  do you carry a firearm while in backcountry?

  either 4-wheeling, backpacking, or doing ranch-related work, etc?

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  Brocephus

  I carry in the back and front country. Only two ways the cops will ever find out. 1, if I am doing something criminal which i don't do. 2, if I have to use it and in that case a misdemeanor would be worth it.

  Never ever consent to a search...support your local criminal defense attorney.
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  How can I prevent oil stains or clean the oil stains in my garage?

  by asilentone in

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  i would appreciate your helpful suggestions.

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  Brocephus

  Stop parking your car in the garage.
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  David Carradine commits suicide

  by John Doe in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  http://movies.yahoo.com/news/movies.ap.org/actor-david-carradine-found-dead-bangkok-ap.

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  Brocephus

  Maybe this was an INXS style auto-erotic asphxiation type of deal? They are saying he was nude and their were "several" ropes around "several" parts of his body. It often progresses to suspending onesself during autoerotic asphixiation, heightens the pleasure supposedly. Sometimes you slip and get your neck caught and you strangle. I wrote a paper on it once in school. I came across some crazy stories in my research.

  Or....

  Uma Thurman was seen leaving the seen in a Yellow Jumpsuit... sorry had to say it.