Posts by lauralisa

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wow pic of JC, will person post it again

by orangefatcat in

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could the person who posted the wow pic of jesus do it again, as i lost all my files.

thankyou very much/

lauralisa

Hey that's not Jesus, it's JanH.

It was really cool, btw.

laura

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Ethics and morality,

by Norm in

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in the west we are rightly very concerned with child labour and other such matters.

western consumer groups boycott firms that have their clothes made by factories using children.

i know this is usual in europe and i guess it is in the us too.. in other areas we see no such concerns.

lauralisa

Responses to this one could go way off the charts, or not

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Your FIRST reaction to these words:

by belbab in

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and this good news of the kingdom will be preached inall the inhabited earth for the purpose of a witness to all the nations, and then the accomplished end will come.

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belbab

lauralisa

Gives VeniceIT a big glass of wine and cracks up

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Your FIRST reaction to these words:

by belbab in

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and this good news of the kingdom will be preached inall the inhabited earth for the purpose of a witness to all the nations, and then the accomplished end will come.

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belbab

lauralisa

I remember very well at some assembly or another a "deep" "new" "light" "thing" "whatever".

It was based on Matthew 10:23:

When they persecute you in one city, flee to another, for truly I say to you, You will by no means complete the circuit of the cities of Israel until the Son of man arrives.

The implication was clearly stated, in their typical obfuscated (we are saying this, but we aren't really saying this, but...) fashion, that even though there are billions of people living in China and India who will never meet a JW in their lifetimes, don't worry! This scripture has a second fulfillment - ie THIS generation....

My understanding at the time after discussions with really spiritual people was that we can augment understanding of Mt 24:14 with THIS scripture. JW's don't have to put off expectation of the "end" just because they have not yet achieved complete infiltration of the entire populated earth.

Concerns about the 'innocents' who have not yet heard the jw dogma were dismissed as doubts about God's ability to judge.

Uh, yeah. Gack.

Hi, Shelby! Where've ya been?

lauralisa

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If we move to Minneapolis, will we have a life?

by lauralisa in

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my mate is flying this weekend to minneapolis for an interview.

it seems very likely that it will result in a wonderful career opportunity for him.

my job is pretty portable, and there's no question that i'll go with him if he accepts.. what's minneapolis/st.

lauralisa

You all rock. Thanks so much for the info!

Thanks for the links, Harmony.... VERY helpful! I'll definitely be in touch if we end up there, that is, if my butt is not permanently fused to the space heater. I am REALLY interested in the art gallery/framing industry. Are there some *good* frame shops in the area or have the monster mega-craft chain stores eaten them all up yet?

Thirdson, thank you for the invitation. I would be very happy to meet you and Mrs. Thirdson!

Gopher, thanks too. Uh, what is the "Mall of America?" My idea of shopping consists of knowing exactly what I need, run into store, buy it, get the hell outta there.

JanH! If half of Minneapolis is posting here, can you extrapolate the percentage of those who view Norwegians as neanderthalic?

Skip, I'm sorry you're no longer there. I could personally slap you then. (I'd apologize after though.)

POD, too late.... by brains fell out years ago

laura

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If we move to Minneapolis, will we have a life?

by lauralisa in

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friends

my mate is flying this weekend to minneapolis for an interview.

it seems very likely that it will result in a wonderful career opportunity for him.

my job is pretty portable, and there's no question that i'll go with him if he accepts.. what's minneapolis/st.

lauralisa

Hi,

My mate is flying this weekend to Minneapolis for an interview. It seems very likely that it will result in a wonderful career opportunity for him. My job is pretty portable, and there's no question that I'll go with him if he accepts.

What's Minneapolis/St. Paul like? (It can't be intolerably weird, because I know Harmony is from there.) I'm scared, nonetheless. I've lived on the east coast for most of my adult life. Any information would be greatly appreciated Is it true that one must remain frozen solid for six months out of the year? Do they have telephones? Will Prince come to my door wearing a "fat suit?"

Thanks yous guys, laura

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Ethics and morality,

by Norm in

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friends

in the west we are rightly very concerned with child labour and other such matters.

western consumer groups boycott firms that have their clothes made by factories using children.

i know this is usual in europe and i guess it is in the us too.. in other areas we see no such concerns.

lauralisa

Norm,

Isn't it simply about leverage?

The players insert loaded concepts (and/or withdraw them) into their dialogue when it serves a strategic purpose. Ethics and morality are not constants.

Power gaming is interesting, whether it's played between two individuals or 2.5 billion collective individuals.

If everyone played nice.................................

lauralisa

edited to correct dorky spelling error

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