Posts by lisaBObeesa

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is it moral and or rational to teach children and adults that Santa is real?

by mankkeli in

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1) yes it is moral and rational.

2) yes it is moral.

3) yes it is rational.

is it moral and or rational to teach children and adults that Santa is real?

by mankkeli in

jw
friends

1) yes it is moral and rational.

2) yes it is moral.

3) yes it is rational.

lisaBObeesa

Yes, it is moral and rational.

There is nothing immoral about the Santa thing. Lots of cultures have stories like this for children. These stories serve a cultural purpose in raising Children. That's how I looked at it, anyway.

I told my kids that Santa was real. I told them how much Santa loved the children and wanted them to be good, blah, blah, blah.

Then, when they got older, they confronted me about it...and I told them:

"Yes, Santa is real, but now, by asking these questions, you show that you are old enough to know who he is. You are old enough to know the secret. You already know Santa keeps track of how you are doing, he loves you, he provides you with wonderful things. Now you are older...and you want to know if he is real? He is REAL. But the secret is that 'Santa' is not just one man...'Santa' is all the adults in your life who have been raising you and loving you! Santa is uncle Jim. Santa is your dad. Santa is me. Santa is the neighbor lady, Mrs. Jones. We are the ones who have been loving you and keeping track of how you have been doing and we are the ones who put the gifts under the tree. WE are Santa. And now, because you have shown you are old enough, YOU ARE SANTA, TOO! Now YOU are helping to raise the little ones, keep an eye on how they are doing as they grow, and you will secretly get them gifts at Christmas! Because now you are Santa, too! It is a serious responsibility, all this helping to raise little ones to be good, setting an example, and carrying on the Christmas traditions, but it is also so fun! Congratulations!"

It was awesome. And it was the truth.

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so going to San Francisco next week

by Found Sheep in

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i've seen many post from those from that area..... anything ex-jw going on?????

may meet one ex-jw i met on facebook ex-jw site....

lisaBObeesa

Things I like to do in San Francisco....

Check out the Church of John Coltrane

http://www.coltranechurch.org/

Walk all the way around Stern Grove...a BEAUTIFUL park hidden away in the City...

See some music somewhere.

Drive across the Golden Gate Bridge and go to the look-out point that is UP the hill...(not just the one on the right where the busses stop...the one on the other side of the road...

Go to The Cliff House..but not to eat...just check out the views and history...maybe have a drink at the bar.

Walk the path over by the Sutro Baths (next to the Cliff House), around Land's End, to the view of the GG Bridge...not sure the name of the path, but easy to find...

Eat dinner at The Blue Plate.

Eat ice cream at Bi-Rite Creamery. (seriously. OMG.)

Have pizza (or other food) at Pizzaria Delfina.

Explore the Mission District...eat Mexican food...

Take a twilight cruise of the bay...

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Sugar: The Bitter Truth (YouTube)

by leavingwt in

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this is an interesting presentation.

robert h. lustig, md, ucsf professor of pediatrics in the division of endocrinology, explores the damage caused by sugary foods.

he argues that fructose (too much) and fiber (not enough) appear to be cornerstones of the obesity epidemic through their effects on insulin.. .

lisaBObeesa

I can't watch the whole video right now, but I will later today.

I gave up all refined sugar and all white flour (white flour is turned into sugar by the body almost instantly) about 2 months ago. Now I ONLY eat 100% whole wheat.) I also don't eat artifical sweeteners. Either I'm eating something naturally sweet, or I'm not eating something sweet. And I eat pleanty of things that are naturally sweet.

My only exceptions are some dark chocolate, only after dinner (dark chocolate is good for you, and ..I love it).

I eat as much as I want following these rules. I feel soooooo much better! No more afternoon crash!

And I lost 15 pounds without even trying! I eat lots of food! Maybe twice as much as I ate before. I have not even started to exercise yet.

I will NEVER go back to foods with refined sugar in them again. I found that before, refined sugar was in everything i was eating...it was in my wheat bread, in the spagetti sauce, in the lunch meat, in the 'healthy' cereal,....I really had to hunt to find versions of my favorite foods with no refinedsugar (and no FAKE sugars) in them. But I found them.

Now, I am an absolute true believer in cutting out refined sugar and white flour. I want to tell everybody! People don't really want to hear it, though...

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January 2012 WT Study edition on PDF pulled from JW.org website

by bnybyt in

the wt study edition is getting a facelift for the new year.. the january issue had been posted on jw.org but.... the boes hadn't received notice by letter of such a change.. the wts likes to play up every opportunity to have a new release.. this time the jw.org techies jumped the gun and went on to post.

the issues for download according to their established schedule.. unfortunately, they went ahead of the fds/gb who too late .

realized the cat was out of the bag, sort of saying.. well, it got pulled off the website, for now at least.. what's so secretive about it?.

lisaBObeesa

The ONLY good thing I got out of being raised a JW was exposure to lots of good vocabulary and the reasonably complicated sentence struture of writing that was for adults.

Now they toss that out the window, too.

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Evangelical Says Mormonism Is Not Cult; Open To Saying JWs Are

by Justitia Themis in

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http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2011/10/09/my-take-this-evangelical-says-mormonism-isnt-a-cult/?hpt=hp_t2.

editors note:richard j. mouw is president of fuller theological seminary, an evangelical school in pasadena, california.. by richard j. mouw, special to cnn.

some prominent evangelical pastors have been telling their constituents not to support mitt romneys bid for the presidential nomination.

lisaBObeesa

If your religion spawns lots of websites for fomer members who call leaving your religion 'escaping,'....you might be in a cult. If former members need support to adjust to life outside your religion,....you might be in a cult.

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End Of All Viral Diseases?

by metatron in

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http://www.torontosun.com/2011/09/29/the-end-of-infection.

there are all kinds of developments right on the edge of emerging.

this is one.. metatron.

lisaBObeesa

"Wouldn't elimination of all (honestly, I don't believe in absolutes) viruses render our immune systems vulnerable to them if they come alive, again?"

Exactly what I was thinking. I think I'd like to keep my strong immune system...

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Fading: Slow-Torture Approach to Exit Strategy

by DarioKehl in

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i posted earlier on here today about the gut-wrenching physical ailments that come from living a double life as a fader.

it's effort.

it's work!

lisaBObeesa

Dario, thanks for posting all that. Thanks for sharing. We're all behind you, friend.

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Dumb ass family moved in next door with autistic kid JEHOOVER HELP!

by Witness 007 in

first off i have no problem with the kid......his mum though is a dumb sh#t country trash kinda gal, just moved in.

right now i'm in my bedroom being blasted by 80's music.

she put a stereo in her tin shed which is next to our bedrooms, so her autistic kid can play loud music...or should i say, same f#cking song over and over again.

lisaBObeesa

Thank you, Justthatgirl!

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Blog - Jehovah's Witnesses and (Academic) Dialogue with Non-Members at the Society of Biblical Literature?

by Mickey mouse in

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-gilmour/jehovahs-witnesses-and-ac_b_987545.html.

excerpt (bold added):.

intrigued by this gap in the scholarly conversation about contemporary uses of the bible, i recently proposed an sbl session examining the watch tower bible and tract society's use of scripture.

lisaBObeesa

very interesting article, and some interesting comments...