Posts by laverite

canmore has been hit really hard, looks awful.. and all that water is coming our way .... http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=m9f35m-fovi.

http://www.calgarysun.com/2013/06/20/heavy-rain-in-banff-canmore-area-causes-flooding-forces-evacuations.

http://globalnews.ca/news/658584/flooding-washes-out-trans-canada-highway-banff-canmore-declare-states-of-emergencies/.

laverite

Stay safe and comfortable, Simon. Hoping the best for everyone in Alberta and sending good thoughts.

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"I won't watch HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER" because Neil Patrick Harris is gay"

by OnTheWayOut in

that's what my jw mother said.

folks, there are plenty of reasons not to watch how i met your mother, but a gay actor playing a straight part is not one of them.

i should give her a list of known gay actors and ruin a bunch of movies and t.v.

laverite

I wonder how people who take this stance deal with Broadway. Is Broadway off limits, then?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6S5caRGpK4

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"I won't watch HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER" because Neil Patrick Harris is gay"

by OnTheWayOut in

that's what my jw mother said.

folks, there are plenty of reasons not to watch how i met your mother, but a gay actor playing a straight part is not one of them.

i should give her a list of known gay actors and ruin a bunch of movies and t.v.

laverite

I wonder how she found out about NPH. Maybe it was the opening act at the 2013 Grammys the other night. :-D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3IpegKvdt0&feature=player_embedded

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exJW Psychology 103--Let's Reconsider "Confidentiality"

by Billy the Ex-Bethelite in

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over the course of decades as a jw, an elder, a bethelite, then learning ttatt and wanting to leave, i'd collected a lot of insight into the power of "confidentiality.

" although the confidentiality in a judicial hearing is supposedly to protect the sinner, in actuality, i saw that it was about control and was protecting the power of the jc.. i didn't use any of this knowledge until i was called before the boe because the other elders figured they had grounds to remove me as an elder.

it was a work situation that only lasted a matter of hours, but it was enough that they seized the moment.

laverite

I really enjoyed reading this, Billy. I wish you would do a "Crisis" book of your own.

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My Mom has decided to turn me in... I am not afraid (Letter Inside)

by sosoconfused in

the only reason i am posting this is because i know many of you are going or will be going through something similar and wonder if it is worth it.

i personally feel that it is worth it regardless of what i lose.

my wife is backing me and i have my children.

laverite

The fact that what she is telling people is that you have "...turned my back on the organization" speaks VOLUMES. It's all about the bOrg. Cult. Period.

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My Mom has decided to turn me in... I am not afraid (Letter Inside)

by sosoconfused in

the only reason i am posting this is because i know many of you are going or will be going through something similar and wonder if it is worth it.

i personally feel that it is worth it regardless of what i lose.

my wife is backing me and i have my children.

laverite

Sosoconfused:

You wrote:

"She still has all the bound volumes going back who knows how many years but has literally taped them all closed so that "She is not persuaded by old light". It is a freak show"

WOW. Just...WOW. Everything from her letter SCREAMED cult. It's all about a giant publising corporation and her complete and total loyalty to it. There is nothing she wouldn't sacrifice for the Corp. Not you. Not her family. Not even herself. So very sad.

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What books, songs, artists, movies, etc were banned in your JW home?

by serenitynow! in

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my mother was very strict about entertainment.

in school i was doing a project about teen suicide and had checked out some books on suicide and abortion.

i had alot of explaining to do for that.

laverite

I just had a flashback to the Flashdance theme song. It was banned from our home/car radio in a major way!!!! My father thought the words "Take your passion, and make it happen" were "Take your pants down, and make it happen."

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i would love to debate

by new hope and happiness in

i would love to be able to debate some of the issues on this site.. this is the first site i have debated on.. i would like to debate with credibility.. i think i debate on only what i feel secure about, and that is a good start.

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but on this thread i would appreciate some tips on how to constrctively debate on a thread..

laverite

Nice example, Julia. It works for high school and college as well.