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  Anyone watched the film 'Sicko'?

  by katiekitten in

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  i watched this film last night, and it made me really really grateful that we have free health care in the uk.

  i know we complain about the state of the nhs, but the bottom line is if there is ever anything wrong with me my first thought will not be 'does my insurance cover this' or 'can i afford this'.. there was one part of the film where michael moore takes some people to cuba to get free health care and one woman picks up inhalers for 5 cents a piece, that are costing her $120 in the us.

  she just breaks down and crys at the disparity of the cost.. it was also telling to see the insurance companies employ people specifically to try and find ways to deny claims or to void policies where a claim has been made.

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  Yep, saw the film and met MM at the premiere:

  As MM brought up in the film and as many people, including myself, have repeatedly mentioned, the folks against "Socialism" (or in their minds Communism -- ooooooo!) are quite content with the "socialized" services they receive nowadays. What if you had to pay for Fire or Police Dept insurance? What if you called 911 and the first thing they asked you was, "What insurance do you have?" The next time you dial 911, think about this and the role socialism plays in our US society. If someone gets bent out of shape over Socialism, I would highly suggest you start weening yourself off of these services in your community. Get a larger garden hose, setup a super secure alarm system in your house, get a gun - do what you need to do to get yourself out of the system. Hmmm, is it any coincidence that our fire trucks are painted Red?
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  Denver CO Congregations?

  by feenx in

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  hellllllllllo all :)

  so anyone from any denver congregations?

  i was in the bear valley cong.

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  CG, I was in Greenwood Village for only two years('00-'01). I have a hard time remembering some of the last names from there, but if you wanted to pm me with the families that you knew, I would recall them easier. I'm good at remembering the faces, but I'm superbad with names. You mentioned Orchard Park as being one of the congos -- when I was there, the only two english congos were Greenwood Village and DTC, with a foreign language group that met on the lower level. The hall was on Orchard.
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  The Depths They Will Sink To.....

  by sweet pea in

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  having almost gotten over my jw ex-best friend telling me she could no longer be my friend, handing me back my spare keys, sending a note and present to my kids with not even a 'dear sam', shunning me in the park, etc, etc she now sacks her immigrant cleaner (who became her cleaner due to my recommendation a year ago) by text message.

  cleaner phones her to check out what's going on and she tells her you can no longer clean for us as you work for sam and my husband wants us to have no connection whatever - you may tell her things about us and we don't want that.

  charming, another kick in the stomach for me and a great witness to the cleaner (who ironically we found out a few months ago has a father who is a witness!).

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  I know it's rough when your friends do that to you, but there is a way to look at this positively. Just keep telling yourself that by your friend's example, they unknowingly kept a "worldly" person from ever joining this cult....and you didn't have to say a word.

  "By their fruitage..."
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  Denver CO Congregations?

  by feenx in

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  hellllllllllo all :)

  so anyone from any denver congregations?

  i was in the bear valley cong.

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  CHL, were you in the DTC congo? I was in the Greenwood Village side. The best man in my wedding, Josh B.(a biggie sized version of Beavis), was, and I believe still is in the DTC hall. He married a sister from the UK. We both were in the Monument hall too(his folks still are).
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  poll for the ladies....

  by sweetstuff in

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  i noticed alot of polls of what the guys prefer..how about the ladies?

  do you prefer blonde, redhead or dark?

  how about height?

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  So what about guys with braces? <----- *sorry, closest avatar I could find that looks like braces*
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  Jehovah's Witnesses Are An Illogical People & They Should Be Embarrassed!

  by minimus in

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  question a witness in a very logical manner about their view of blood transfusions and blood fractions and see what you'll get.. ask a witness where in the bible it states that you can't talk to a disfellowshipped family member unless he or she lived in your home.. ask a witness why they need 2 witnesses to establish that a child has been molested but they don't need 2 witnesses to establish that a spouse has been unfaithful and that the accuser may now be free to "scripturally" remarry.. have a jehovah's witness prove to you that filling out a service report is necessary for a christian to have god's approval.. can you think of other proofs that the witness religion is totally illogical??

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  Auld, shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!! You're tipping him off to my psychological tools.

  Nah, my GF is way better looking.

  But you haven't seen me get all dolled up yet...
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  Jehovah's Witnesses Are An Illogical People & They Should Be Embarrassed!

  by minimus in

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  question a witness in a very logical manner about their view of blood transfusions and blood fractions and see what you'll get.. ask a witness where in the bible it states that you can't talk to a disfellowshipped family member unless he or she lived in your home.. ask a witness why they need 2 witnesses to establish that a child has been molested but they don't need 2 witnesses to establish that a spouse has been unfaithful and that the accuser may now be free to "scripturally" remarry.. have a jehovah's witness prove to you that filling out a service report is necessary for a christian to have god's approval.. can you think of other proofs that the witness religion is totally illogical??

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  Jourles, I'll take care of you later.

  If I didn't know better, that sounds like you're going to get me drunk and try to take advantage of me!
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  Jehovah's Witnesses Are An Illogical People & They Should Be Embarrassed!

  by minimus in

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  question a witness in a very logical manner about their view of blood transfusions and blood fractions and see what you'll get.. ask a witness where in the bible it states that you can't talk to a disfellowshipped family member unless he or she lived in your home.. ask a witness why they need 2 witnesses to establish that a child has been molested but they don't need 2 witnesses to establish that a spouse has been unfaithful and that the accuser may now be free to "scripturally" remarry.. have a jehovah's witness prove to you that filling out a service report is necessary for a christian to have god's approval.. can you think of other proofs that the witness religion is totally illogical??

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  Re: deaconbluez post --- Any other questions Min?

  That about covered it.
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  If you were given $1M.....

  by Jourles in

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  ...and the only stipulation for spending it was that you had to use it in some way against the wts, how would you use the money?

  a tv campaign?

  radio?

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  And, I would get some software to translate the whole thing into Spanish (so Spanish language posts would get into the main system in English and could be translated into Spanish if the user wants it), Portuguese (for Brazil), French, Italian, Chinese (just in case), Nigerian, and any other languages that are in emergency conditions with potentially exploding populations of Witlesses. After that is established, other languages would be added so eventually every language where Puketower litter-ature exists would have access to the whole system in their native language.

  Maybe we could get the WTS to license their MEPS system for us to use. You never know, it would mean money coming in instead of going out!
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  If you were given $1M.....

  by Jourles in

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  ...and the only stipulation for spending it was that you had to use it in some way against the wts, how would you use the money?

  a tv campaign?

  radio?

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  Those are some really good ideas there. I won't comment on Min's idea...

  Para, if I were still in but wanting to fade or get out, I would probably be inclined to join in on such an activity. Anonymity is one of the greatest freedoms for jw's still in - just look at this board.