Every morning. My beard is too thick to go without, but too thin to let it grow out, other than a mustache.
GLTirebiter
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Guys, how often do you shave your face?
by asilentone ini shave my face every few days, what about you?
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Unions Tell Pilots to Avoid Body Scanners at Airports
by leavingwt insome people are fed up with our 'airport security theater' stunts.
unions tell pilots to avoid body scanners at airports.
pilot unions at two of the nation's largest airlines are advising their members not to submit to body scanners at airport security checkpoints as tension grows over what they see as intrusive or risky checks.unions representing pilots at american airlines and us airways have advised their more than 14,000 members to avoid the scanners, which peer beneath clothing, and instead get a pat down from transportation security administration (tsa) officers.. .
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GLTirebiter
I'm more concerned with the radiation etc., than being seen.
Good point, Berengaria! Licensed radiologists are medical professionals trained to understand and manage the risks of X-ray machines, airport screeners are not. Two obvious differences compared to medical X-rays are avoiding unnecessary and repeated exposure, and wearing a lead-filled apron to protect the gonads. This is a significant concern to flight crews and "frequent flyers" who are screened hundreds of times every year; their cumulative exposure is high despite the low dose for one pass through the machine.
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Does the Catholic Church Still Teach...
by Mad Dawg inthat it is a sin to eat meat on friday?
if so, it seems that it is ok to kill man on friday as long as you don't eat him..
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GLTirebiter
That's a question without a simple answer, because there is no single "Protestant doctrine". The doctrines of the more traditional Protestant churches are close to those of the Catholic church, as you said. That applies even more to the Greek, Russian and other Orthodox churches. Here are some major doctrinal differences I know of, though not all apply to every non-Catholic Christian group:
Apostolic succession: the leadership and authority of the Christian church has been passed from St. Peter and the other apostles through a chain of bishops, unbroken to this day. The Vatican authority you cited is a large part of this, but the doctrine includes all Bishops, not just the papacy.
Transubstantiation: the consecrated bread and wine truly become the "body, blood, soul and divinity" of Jesus Christ, so that "Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood lives in me and I live in that person" (John 6:56)
Purgatory: a stage in the afterlife where the souls of those who have died in God's grace and are assured of salvation, but are not totally free from sin, will be purged of their remaining sinful nature before spending eternity in God's presence. The Church teaches that we are to pray for the dead, so they may be cleansed and enter paradise (2 Macc 12:43-45 ).
Prayer to the Saints, especially to Mary: they are not to be prayed to in worship, but rather that they, who are in God's presence, will carry our prayers to the Father, Son and Holy Spirit and intercede on our behalf. Saints are not treated as gods, but rather well-connected friends in the highest of places!
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Eliminating all traces of exJWs
by Scully indoes anyone know if it is common practice for jws to take down or remove photos of dfd or dad family members within their homes?.
if so, is there any basis for this practice within wt literaturetm?
or is it simply a matter of "going beyond the things written" in order to hurt and disrespect the target, and extended family members who have close ties to the target?.
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GLTirebiter
The stories on this thread sound like a contentious divorce: cutting faces out of pictures, eliminating personal momentos. This makes sense I suppose, because it's breaking similarly strong emotional bonds.
When they go to the studio to have a "family picture" taken without telling you about it, that's a powerful hint that you're now a non-person. How I wish that was a hypothetical scenario!
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Does the Catholic Church Still Teach...
by Mad Dawg inthat it is a sin to eat meat on friday?
if so, it seems that it is ok to kill man on friday as long as you don't eat him..
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The Church teaches that man does have free will. From article 1730 of the Catechism (vatican.va):
God created man a rational being, conferring on him the dignity of a person who can initiate and control his own actions. "God willed that man should be 'left in the hand of his own counsel,' so that he might of his own accord seek his Creator and freely attain his full and blessed perfection by cleaving to him."
The Church doesn't view grace and works as being opposites, rather that works are the outward signs of having accepted God's grace and allowing it to work in our lives. Wherever you have one you also find the other. From article 2003 (emphasis added):
Grace is first and foremost the gift of the Spirit who justifies and sanctifies us. But grace also includes the gifts that the Spirit grants us to associate us with his work, to enable us to collaborate in the salvation of others and in the growth of the Body of Christ, the Church.
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Thanks and Goodbye
by brotherdan ini really do appreciate all the help you guys have given me in this process.
but it's time for me to leave.
it was time for me to leave the wt (at least in my mind) when it became damaging to me.
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GLTirebiter
Dan, it's sad to hear that one of the good guys is leaving, and you certainly are a good guy. But I know that you're doing your best to do what's right for your family, and that you are the best judge of when it's time for you to move on. Like growing up in a big family, there comes a time to leave the bickering behind and move out on your own. I wish you well as you move on.
Thank you for being part of this group. You will be missed, please do stop by and tell us how you're doing occassionally. Godspeed, Dan, and may God bless you and your family.
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Oompa update
by Robert7 ini don't post much, so most of you don't know me.
i live in nc near oompa, and he has become a good friend with my wife and i over the last few years.. so as an update, my wife visited oompa today!
he's recovering, but has a long recovery to go.
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GLTirebiter
Oompah, I'm glad to hear you're on the road to recovery. Get well soon!
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A sense of displacement--holidays and what not
by sd-7 insome days it's a sense of almost temporal displacement--perhaps the belief that someone went back in time and changed something, so that this moment is not what it was meant to be.
other days it's a literal displacement, waking up alone, since i move too much in my sleep and it became clear that i should sleep separately from my wife.
anyway, i feel this odd, hollow sense of sadness.
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GLTirebiter
Of course, mostly I'm working on forgiveness. I have to forgive my wife for turning me in to the elders ... even the Watchtower Society needs to be forgiven.
SD, that's the right perspective. There's genuine "Christmas spirit" in what you said, and that counts for more than all those presents, decorations and parties. Do as much or as little of the holiday rituals as you are comfortable with, so long as you keep that attitude in your heart.
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Why the JW's mental image of Paradise is a pipe dream
by Sour Grapes inyesterday during the witchtower study, every one was.
talking about how wonderful paradise will be with no food.
shortages, perfect weather, no pollution, no disease, and be.
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Who is going to make the toilet paper?
Remember all those "magazines" piled up in the basement? You say there's nobody left to place them with? Sometimes two problems can be turned into one solution!
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When are you putting up your Christmas Tree?
by AwSnap ini haven't decided.
maybe i'll put it up the week of thanksgiving... i am so excited i cant wait .
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GLTirebiter
I try to do that on Thanksgiving weekend, and take them down for New Year's. That's "weather permitting" for the outside part, of course.