TheClarinetist

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

  by Judge Dread in

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  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 .

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  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

  1. jw
  2. 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 .

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  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

  1. jw
  2. friends

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

  snafu.

  fubar.

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  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

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  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?.

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  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

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  recent news item in the uk.

  this guy received a 8 month jail sentence which case was prosecuted under "hate crime" laws.

  this is a very similar situation to the recent case that cedars, amelia, cantleave and others have pursued in hampshire with the police.

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  "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

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  recent news item in the uk.

  this guy received a 8 month jail sentence which case was prosecuted under "hate crime" laws.

  this is a very similar situation to the recent case that cedars, amelia, cantleave and others have pursued in hampshire with the police.

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  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

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  recent news item in the uk.

  this guy received a 8 month jail sentence which case was prosecuted under "hate crime" laws.

  this is a very similar situation to the recent case that cedars, amelia, cantleave and others have pursued in hampshire with the police.

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  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

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

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  I LOVE SEXY SAX MAN. That is all.
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  Landlord???

  by TheClarinetist in

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

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  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...
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  Landlord???

  by TheClarinetist in

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

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  Apparently our landlord is coming over tomorrow for to "inspect for cleanliness". There's nothing I can really do, but is that common practice? WTF?