Posts by Julie

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White House Lunatic Imperils Us All.

by Englishman in

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not just content with attempting to scuttle the kyoto accord by claiming it was anti-american, bush has now pulled the usa out of an international agreement on tightening up controls on chemical warfare, citing almost exactly the same concerns.

can't you blokes across the atlantic impeach this lunatic?.

..... fanaticism masquerading beneath a cloak of reasoned logic.

Julie

Dearest Englishman--

Many of us here in America are none to pleased with our current president and his corporate America cabinet. There are many who were duped into voting for him but they deserve our sympathy not our scorn. They believe in a party who was stupid enough to throw-over an independent-thinking, I'll-do-what-I-think-is-right-damn-the-big-money sort of guy like McCain, (who btw would have drawn vast support from both major parties), for a guy who merely proved his fundraising abilities. The same party who endorsed Bob-I'll-do-anything-for-a-buck-Dole for president (read Senator for Sale my Republican friends, you'll see my point).

The beauty of the situation though is that, even though we are a Republic (which I expect will be the main point of our promised and much anticipated civics lesson) we the people still have enough power to correct the situation in 2004. I think this last election fiasco has shown enough of the usually uninformed, easily-swayed-by-slick-ads-and-inflammatory-rhetoric voters the high cost of apathy. Let us hope that an inspirational Hero-type pops up between now and then. One who actually gives a shit.

Fear not Englishman and all our other international friends, America will get it's shit together, enjoy the Rhetoric-Show we will be subjected to by Bushies until then.

Julie

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JAH PROVIDES WHAT WE NEED WHEN WE NEED IT....

by Jigrigger in

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here is a quote from a true dub on the great crowd db:.

"we had 32 baptized at our dist.convention.. i really enjoyed all the talks.it was information we all need.

jehovah always provides what we need when we need it.. yeah right!.

Julie

:You mad at God? Blame the 'god' of the WT... 'Jehovah'... for HIS false christs... and not the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the Holy One of Israel, JAH OF ARMIES. They are NOT one and the same.

It is important to realize that, thanks to the ambiguity of "God's Word" (the bible), anyone can make God out to be whoever they want. I know my idea of what God would be is nothing like the God of the bible "JAH OF ARMIES"--as you say. My God would never condone murder, rape, slavery and all other manner of Bad Behavior. My God would love all people on the earth and wouldn't have favored any race or demand the sort of worship equal to that of the world's greatest ego-maniacs (Henry VIII and Hitler to name just two). My God would be more concerned with people loving each other and would say so if ever moved to provide the mortals with a book of instruction. We would be encouraged to use our brains for the betterment of mankind, learning and science would be greatly encouraged as well as an appreciation for this life, not the next (which I believe the bible states is spent basically singing Biblegod's praises).

It *wouldn't* be filled with ridiculous rules, tales of massacres, contradictions and ambiguities.

Julie

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Toilets are Unbiblical

by JanH in

it's about time to put an end to the unbiblical and perverted practice of making water closets and other forms of toilets.

this ungodly practice is clearly prohibited in god's word the bible:.

deuteronomy 23: 12-14 "designate a place outside the camp where you can go to relieve yourself.

Julie

*LOL* Jan--

Thank you for possibly saving us all from shitting our way into Hell.

Good one wise-ass--
Julie

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My god!

by mommy in

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i just posted a reply to shelby aka aguest on another thread.

i can say it was the most emotional post of my life here at jw.com.

i don't want it lost.

Julie

Wendy--

Remember, bravery is nothing more than facing up to what it is we are afraid of. Cowardice is running from it. I think your post, and the thoughts you put out for the world to see, definitely puts you into the Brave Soul column.

Julie, who is rather discerning about who gets Brave Soul status

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American Legal Eagles Where Are You?

by Englishman in

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theres been lots of posts recently concerning the american justice system.

to be fair, most of us europeans dont really understand it very well, and we have been giving you yanks a bit of a hard time lately, so i think that it would be great if we could all have some enlightenment on how it works.. for example, in the uk there is one law that applies to every citizen no matter who they are.

in the us, different states seem have different laws.

Julie

Hey E-man,

I am no lawyer and I don't even pretend to be a law student but I do know this: If a judge overseeing a case feels that the jury was incorrect in it's verdict based on the law and the case presented he/she does have the authority to overturn and/or alter it.

Our justice system isn't perfect but it's got plenty of merit. I just did jury duty two weeks ago and was pleased with what I saw.

Julie, who thinks the parents involved in the British nanny case should have sprung for someone better qualified and have paid a horrible price for saving a few bucks on a cheaper, less experienced care-giver

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McVeigh vs Death Penalty

by Amazing in

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i am a policitcal conservative, at least a fiscal conservative and sociel moderate.

i support the death penalty, but i agree that our judicial system needs to overhaul how wwe treat criminals to achieve better rehabilitation results.

and of course, withhold the death penalty in cases where there could be doubt.. in mcveigh's case, i believe that he deserves the death penalty.

Julie

Crossroads said, among other things:

:If you didn't know AL got more votes than JR,thus Al
won the majority.

Justathought said:

:This is all just opinionated rant. Got any statistics to back this up?

Do you actually dispute this FACT????? Where in the hell have you been?

Marvelling at those whose minds are closed and locked up tight,
Julie

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I Rote A Paean to Myself

by Tallyman in

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much less _accuse me_ of being "obnoxious"... or "antisocial"...?.

everything would be consistently phony and anonymous and invisible.. now, even overwrought i, can see the "obvious reason(ing)" behind that.. okay.

and i said to myself: "i am god!

Julie

Hi Tom,

Very clever, very, very clever.

Funny you should post such a piece today as I was thinking of you earlier. Do you ever read a columnist named Molly Ivins? She's nationally syndicated and I love her style. The way she writes reminds me so much of you, I am sure if you are not a fan of hers yet you would be if you read her stuff.

Good to see you out being all social and everything.

Love to you my friend--
Julie

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Are you a hypocrite?

by Julie in

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in light of the recent discussions on the death penalty in america i got to thinking.

i wonder about the commandment thou shalt not kill.

don't all christians subscribe to this?

Julie

For the record:

I don't like the idea of abortion *or* death penalty. I wish neither existed, like many other nasty things mankind has come up with.

But then again I wish people wouldn't go around murdering each other and making babies they didn't want/can't take care of (whatever the case may be).

I'm just one of those twisted, soft-hearted people who wishes everyone could treat each other in a humane way and that all babies born were coming into loving, healthy environments. Not very practical, huh?

Julie, the poorest philanthropist you'll ever know

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Are you a hypocrite?

by Julie in

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in light of the recent discussions on the death penalty in america i got to thinking.

i wonder about the commandment thou shalt not kill.

don't all christians subscribe to this?

Julie

Hi to all--

Thanks for your input.

I have one question to all believers who can justify being for capital punishment. I notice there is much reference to OT/Hebrew teachings to justify this. Didn't all this supposedly change with the "new covenant"? Like moving on to a higher code of ethics type of thing?

And as for you Amazing,

:I for one am very pleased that my mother decided that I was more than a mere 'none discernable shape of mass tissue' but that I was a person she already loved and wanted to keep.

Me too Amazing. I am glad your mother loved and wanted you and I am sure she has never once regretted her decision. I only wish every child coming into this world could know such luxury.

:That is the value I was raised with. On the otherhand, your arguments are utterly shallow, meaningless, and void of any merit or thought. - Amazing

My, but aren't we on the offensive today? Have you ever seen photos of the various stages of development? I contend that while the fertilized egg is attached to and living off the lining of the uterus it is basically a bit of tissue that will one day be a human being.

And though you claim (ASSume)otherwise, I have given the issue a great deal of thought. But of course you are a man and I am sure you have never found yourself alone, scared, poor and pregnant. But I am sure you are still quite qualified (in your own righteous mind of course) to judge those who do find themselves in the depths of despair with such situations (of which a MAN played a 50% role in creating).

I am sorry to have stepped on your toes in the McVeigh thread Amazing. I don't have anything against you and don't consider you particularly stupid or anything in spite of my never-to-be-forgiven "I'll speak slowly for you" remark. It seemed you missed a few points I tried to make in that thread, I got frustrated at being misunderstood, and your attack-attitude tells me you are still insulted.

I now realize you are not at all stupid, just incredibly narrow minded and thin skinned. I'll try to go easier on you in the future so as not to upset you so badly. I can guess at how painful life can be for the thin-skinned folks like yourself. Hope the bronchitis is clearing up, I know first hand how horrible it can be.

Take care all,
Julie

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Are you a hypocrite?

by Julie in

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in light of the recent discussions on the death penalty in america i got to thinking.

i wonder about the commandment thou shalt not kill.

don't all christians subscribe to this?

Julie

Greetings all,

In light of the recent discussions on the death penalty in America I got to thinking. I wonder about the commandment Thou shalt not kill. Don't all Christians subscribe to this? There is no disclaimer saying, "unless you think they really deserve it" or anything, just don't kill. Period.

Isn't this one of the arguments used by the anti-abortion people? Aren't they quick to point at anything in the bible that might be construed as condemning "murder"?

The part that confuses me is this: here in America we have plenty of "good Christians", take for instance our Attorney General, John Ashcroft (featured in a recent AP article telling us why we need the death penalty). These fine people applaud, even demand the death penalty but are dead set against abortion. They see killing a fully formed human being as perfectly acceptable (even though God has not apparently "called him/her home" yet), while a group of cells that forms no discernable shape yet is to be valued above all else (regardless of circumstances).

It appears highly hypocritical to me for someone to be for the death penalty and against abortion.

Julie