Posts by TheClarinetist

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ex-witness to atheist

by Itsallwrong in

hey all i was a witness most of my life in the lansing area of michigan.

i've glanced at online communities like this before but mostly shyed away from them because after leaving the organization i became an atheist.

i'm not ashamed of it by any means, but these forums and websites seem to be mostly filled with folks who are still religious but just don't agree with the governing body's methods.

TheClarinetist

Another atheist here with another welcome.

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Is POLYGAMY ever justifiable? I say yes, Yes, and YES!!!!!!

by Judge Dread in

jw
friends

it is in the nature of man to want to have more than one woman.. a man cannot help himself.

he was born that way.. if it was legal, men would have multiple wives, two, three, maybe ten if he could afford it.. that's all.. jdw .

TheClarinetist

support polygamy as a regular institution society needs to align itself to suppress the rights of women and younger men

Society doesn' t have to support polygamy... It would just have to make it legal... and it wouldn't require supressing anyones rights... The only possible supression I could think of is that hospital visitation would require a major overhaul to allow for multiple spouses. Polygamy is simply having multiple husbands/wives. The issues that you speak of have to do with certain cultures that condone polygamy. On the other hand, there is a minority of people that are forced not to marry because of their multiple consenting partners.

Of course, gay marriage is a more immediately pressing issue when you're talking about minorities not being allowed to marry.

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Is POLYGAMY ever justifiable? I say yes, Yes, and YES!!!!!!

by Judge Dread in

jw
friends

it is in the nature of man to want to have more than one woman.. a man cannot help himself.

he was born that way.. if it was legal, men would have multiple wives, two, three, maybe ten if he could afford it.. that's all.. jdw .

TheClarinetist

Yes, as long as everyone is a consenting adult.

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ACRONISMS ... let's play,,, do you know what this means?

by talesin in

jw
friends

okay, these two i have 'borrowed' from the us military --- do you know what they mean?

snafu.

fubar.

TheClarinetist

Personally, I'm fond of FUJIGM.

EDIT: Also, WYSIWYG. (pronounced wizzy wig)

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Anything scary happen after you left or joined another religion?

by lilbluekitty in

i see i only get to post one thread a day so i'd better make this one count.. did anything scary or bad (besides shunning, etc.

) happen to you after you left?

what about if you decided to join another religion?.

TheClarinetist

I have panic attacks when entering churches, but I haven't been to one in a while, so that might not be a problem with anymore. That's just me though. You shouldn't have any issues... The majority of American's have been to a church with no problems; the only thing really holding you back is your own fears. Have you thought about going to a Unitarian Church at first, though? The more secular nature might make the transition a little bit easier on you at first.

Might be a good idea to do a lot of research before you jump into bed with any one particular group, though. I'm still trying to separate out my own beliefs from the things that I was taught as a JW, and I found out that a lot of things that I held dearly was a bunch of bologna. Just my two cents.

Oh, and a belated welcome to the forum.

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Man jailed for posting religious abuse on Internet

by hotspur in

TheClarinetist

"Political statement" in the sense that the punishment was ill-suited for the crime but instead done to deter others... Which is manipulative, but whatever.

Thanks for the background. Makes much more sense now.

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Man jailed for posting religious abuse on Internet

by hotspur in

TheClarinetist

Yeah... But that is extremely mild compared to the stuff I see every day. I was hoping that someone could elaborate a little on the historical/social context I'm missing here. It referenced it briefly in the article, but I thought that the religious violence was limited to Ireland mainly.

Or is it just a case of "American's say things every day that people in the UK would be put in prison for?"

And I was referring to the judges verdict as a political statement, not the anti-Catholic sentiment.

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Man jailed for posting religious abuse on Internet

by hotspur in

TheClarinetist

Wait... Why would he go to prison for that? Am I missing something important? It does seem like a political statement more than anything.

@Teary: No.

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Sax Man: Careless Whisper Prank

by leavingwt in

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaolu6zkaws.

TheClarinetist

I LOVE SEXY SAX MAN. That is all.

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Landlord???

by TheClarinetist in

jw
friends

apparently our landlord is coming over tomorrow for to "inspect for cleanliness".

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TheClarinetist

We've had them come out randomly before (with notice, of course), but the fact that they literally said "for cleanliness" kind of pushes my buttons a little bit. Oh well... Only one thing to do...