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  I need to get a credit card, any suggestions?

  by EntirelyPossible in

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  i got all of my credit scores yesterday and it turns out i have a low credit score because i have almost no debt and haven't had a credit card in years.. i need to get a card to build some debt and all that good stuff.

  should i go for miles, cashback, something else?.

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  GLTirebiter

  Whatever card you get, remember this fundamental rule: If you won't still have and still be using something for longer than it takes to pay it off, then don't make time payments on it. You are only digging yourself in deeper that way. Find a way to pay as you go; be honest with yourself about which things you really need and what you can do without.

  If you get a gasoline company credit card, pay it off in full every month--no exceptions. If you use a card at the grocery store, same thing. The gas will be burnt and the food eaten long before you finish making those "low monthly payments". If you aren't going to keep a car longer than five years, don't take out a five year loan to buy it--lower your expectations and get something you can afford to pay off in less time, so you don't have more payments to make when the time comes to replace it.

  Don't succumb to the temptation to have it all--that only benefits the lenders who want to collect 18% compounded interest on everything you buy.
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  How would SOPA affect us?

  by Aussie Oz in

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  i note a lot of recent news about sopa and both sides of the story.. i hope this will not turn into a debate about it or its legalities or the constitution, it's about the effect of it itself.. mixed in no doubt is a large amount of speculation from both sides as to how it will or will not work and the 'freedoms' under threat.

  i beleive the concept of protecting intelectual property etc is fine, as i want the same protection for my artwork etc, but i gather this bill may go to far as it were.... many feel it will adversely effect the internet in as diverse ways as making sites shut down either by force in in self protection such as etsy, flickr, utube, wikipedia and social networking sites.. is it all being blown out of proportion?.

  do we as an online community very used to posting, cut n paste, links etc face the risk of simon having to pull the pin?.

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  It would have a chilling effect on free speech. The consequences for being accused of a violation and the difficulty of clearing yourself will lead to extensive self-censorship, especially if the use is legal, but causes somebody else discomfort (fair use quotations of WTBTS publications, for example). Even those with the resources and the will to mount a vigorous defense could fall victim to death by a thousand cuts--being hit with so many claims against them that it would be impossible to respond to them all.
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  Did your spirituality improve after confessing to wrongdoing?

  by jwfacts in

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  i was reading this thread, http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/members/private/220730/1/had-my-jc-today-oh-sugar, and morbidzbaby mentioned their husband confessed to uncleaness because he did not feel he was getting blessed by jehovah.

  however, blessings did not increase after the confession.. it made me wonder about the whole idea of confessing so that you do not loose jehovah's blessing.

  when i was in bethel i confessed about a couple of menial things.

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  If the confession is voluntary, there is a good chance for spiritual improvement. That can lead to genuine, personal admission of what you have done, why you did it, and a determination to stop doing it.

  When the confession is coerced, not only is such an internal personal conversion unlikely, but also it is likely that the target of the interrogators will become hardened against making any meaningful changes in outlook and behavior (other than "Next time, don't get caught", perhaps). Intimidation breeds contempt; respect leads to cooperation. The WT seems to not understand this.
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  Help! Help!! Desperately need DOGGIE help!!! Help with a doggie!!!!

  by ziddina in

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  2. family

  i hope this is the correct category..... since pets are kinda sorta like "family", anyway..... a friend of mine (who lives about 25 miles away, in the center of the city) recently lost her beloved six-year-old spayed female daschund doggie under very tragic circumstances.. her other dog, an eight-year-old neutered male daschund, has been inconsolable since her loss.

  so my friend decided to adopt another small dog - a spayed female daschund - one that was rescued from a breeder..... this poor little dog has lived in a cage for her entire life!!!

  all six years of her life - in what was, in effect, a doggie concentration camp.... she is not "socialized" in any way, shape or form.

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  When the puppy is a bit more comfortable to "Tammy" and their other dog, she should consider a dog socialization class. We've used one the local humane society offers. It's mainly for newly adopted puppies, but older dogs can benefit too. They taught much to both the dog and the owner, and the price was reasonable.
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  Greetings from Snowbird

  by Glander in

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  she is taking care of herself and is feeling better.

  she said to say that she appreciates everyones well wishes (she drops in frequently) and will post when she is up to it.. .

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  GLTirebiter

  I'm glad to hear Sylvia is doing better. I hope we'll be hearing from her soon!
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  Arianism and Jehovah's Witnesses

  by Band on the Run in

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  2. beliefs

  i was reading about franks in the middle ages and was surprised that huge chunks of europe believed in arianism.

  perhaps it was 1,000-1200. so i looked up arianism to try to understand it as more than the opposite of trinitarianism.

  the wikipedia article began to discuss it and within the first few paragraphs said that jehovah's witnesses have a unique take, quite different from arianism in the past.. it was too much for me to understand.

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  GLTirebiter

  A significant difference is the "Archangel Michael transformed into human Jesus, then after dying transformed back to Archangel Michael again" teaching. That detail is not in the historic Arian doctrine (AFAIK). Otherwise they follow Arius closely:

  • Belief that the Godhead is unshared--that the Father alone is the one (capital-G) God
  • Belief that the Father alone has always existed and is unchanging (immutable)
  • Belief that Jesus has only a lesser degree of divinity, inferior to the Father (little-g "god", per NWT/Johannes Greber rendering of John 1:1)
  • Belief that Jesus is not of the same substance as the Father
  • Belief that Jesus is a created being, rather than self-existent

  From this summary of a Brittanica article:

  Christ was viewed as the most perfect creature in the material world, whose moral integrity led him to be "adopted" by God as a son but who nevertheless remained a secondary deity, or Logos substantially unlike the eternal, uncreated Father and subordinate to his will. Because the Godhead is unique, it cannot be shared or communicated so that the Son cannot be God. Because the Godhead is immutable, the Son, who is mutable (being represented in the Gospels as subject to growth and change) cannot be God. The Son must, therefore, be deemed a creature who has been called into existence out of nothing and has had a beginning. Moreover, the Son can have no direct knowledge of the Father since the Son is finite and of a different order of existence.
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  How can girls guard against temptation in this sex-crazy world?

  by nicolaou in

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  2. beliefs

  just about the funniest thing i've read in ages!

  *** w61 12/15 pp.

  767-768 questions from readers ***.

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  GLTirebiter

  journeying to the new world of righteousness, where there will be no sex problems amid a sex-crazy population.

  In other words... "Get thee to a nunnery!"

  
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  Atheism Sucks!

  by whereami in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  ok...who's kid is this?

  i know somebody here put this poor kid up to it.

  lol.

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  GLTirebiter

  This video displays a dsiregard of flag etiquette (section 7-i). If you're going to make a video of yourself delivering a lecture while standing in front of the flag, be sure to hang it properly!
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  Any Snappy comebacks to this email

  by loosie in

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  why you should seek further higher education.

  the kingdom hall is your university, jehovah is your professor, jesus is your instructor , .

  the holy spirit is your protector, the angels are your support system, .

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  GLTirebiter

  THE BIBLE is your TEXT BOOK

  "But you are only allowed to use the Cliff'sWatchtower Notes."

  There is room for all.

  "There is room for only 144,000 -- reserved seating only -- and you're not on the list."

  Tuition is free.

  "Tuition is beyond price. However much you 'donate', you still haven't given enough!"
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  Preparing the Kool-aid - April 15 WT

  by LostGeneration in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  check this paragraph from the article about how jah spared noah, the israelites at the red sea, etc.... scary!.

  pg 26 para 16. as events unfold during the great.

  tribulation, christians will need to heed.

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  GLTirebiter

  "begin fleeing to the mountains"

  Time to pack up the 4WD with MREs, guns, and ammo!