Posts by mynameislame

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$15.00 minimum wage

by hoser in

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while we are talking about economic stimulus i thought i’d bring up the $15 minimum wage.

pros and cons?.

mynameislame

I don't know what the minimum wage should be but I feel like if your business model doesn't allow you to pay a decent wage maybe you need a new business model.

Also the minimum wage discussion needs to include a discussion about affordable healthcare. A couple years ago I had surgery. The surgeon's bill for 3-4 hour of surgery was over $20,000, insurance knocked down to $4000. Keep in mind this was just the surgeon. The hospital got their cut as well as the anesthesiologist physical therapy, follow up visits etc.... If I didn't have insurance I would have been toast no matter what kind of job I was working.

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new series "The Good News According to Jesus"

by neat blue dog in

this concept was leaked here not too long ago, and it was just announced at the next section of the 'annual meeting' on jw broadcasting.

they allude to it being a half hour series and say that it will cover literally every detail in all four gospels in chronological order through the course of all episodes.

they also insinuate that it's the most ambitious project yet (i guess making use of that new media production facility).

mynameislame

Makes me wonder exactly how long this last picosecond of the last nanosecond, of the last microsecond, of the last millisecond of the last centisecond of the last desisecond of the last second of the last minute of the last hour of the last of the last of the last of the last of the last days is going to last.

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Bathing Daily Doesn’t Help The Planet

by minimus in

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the new york times as well as other news agencies are reporting that in order to help save the planet we should limit our daily bathing.

they say daily bathing really because popular in the 20th century because elites decided to impress and use petroleum based soaps and take advantage of their indoor plumbing.

a lot of this daily bathing ritual was just for show.

mynameislame

SouthCenral, I believe the show Freaks and Geeks brought up trimethylmaneria and it seemed a lot more understanding and loving than "the brother's" comments.

On a side note I saw an article that mentioned we might want to think twice before replying to an email with "thanks" because of the wasted resources. Kind of ironic since email was supposed to be the savior of the planet since we wouldn't need to print and send paper documents anymore.

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The Bible and its use of excesses beggars belief ?

by smiddy3 in

how many accounts of the bibles use of excesses can you recall ?

i will start off with a favourit of mine.. the inauguration of solomons temple and the sacrifices offered .2chron.7 :4-5 , 22,000 cattle and 120,000 sheep ?

c,mon.

mynameislame

Not sure if this is the type of stuff you are referring to but the books of Kings and Judges come to mind as being full of hyperbole.

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Caitlyn Jenner for California Governor

by LoveUniHateExams in

remember when caitlyn jenner came out as a trans woman a few years ago?.

it was stunning and brave, i'm sure you'll agree.. well, a good portion of her congratulators are now dreading the prospect of jenner becoming california governor.. you see, jenner is a republican, and has come out and said that trans women competing in women's sports is unfair (which is correct and a breath of fresh air).. so now trans people and their allies are getting ready with the smelling salts in case transwoman caitlyn jenner wins the race.

https://www.vox.com/22409461/caitlyn-jenner-california-governor-recall.

mynameislame

Didn't Jenner get outed for playing exclusively in women's golf competitions?

It's hard for me to believe this person isn't doig whatever it takes to get back some of the infamy that came from being associated with the Karashians.

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Double Speak from last night's CLAM

by eyeslice in

now that there are no meetings to physically attend, i am in a position where i listen in to my wife's zoom calls.

i thought some of the ideas in last week's clam were a bit strange, for instance they harped on about being 'friendly' to non-jws but not to become 'friends' with them.

the poignant question being put to the audience; 'what is the difference between being friendly to an unbeliever and being his friend?'.

mynameislame

Good thing Priya didn't also happen to be a JW who's father wasn't reaching out for privileges, or worse yet, an unbeliever. And forget about it there was another JW in the class with Priya and Sophia. Mean worldly kids on one side, gossiping JWs on the other.

Do any of the videos have legitimate interactions between JW families? The few I've seen always seem to be just Sophia's family against the world.

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Will you be giving a 'Witness' when your name appears in the obituary?

by was a new boy in

'he remained faithful to jehovah up to his death.'.

i guess that means he never got in trouble with the elders.. .

'he enjoyed spreading the good news about god's kingdom and helping others...'.

mynameislame

They just do that to save on postage for the ghoulish JWs that peruse the obits for their letter writing campaigns.

You know because they are so loving and thoughtful.

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Did I miss any big news?

by Iamallcool in

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i used to read this site everyday for years!

i am still learning to be ex ex jw.

did i miss any big news, etc?

mynameislame

The new definition of a generation. They are up to two full lifetimes with just a smidgen of overlap.

It's so stupid it seems to be\have an agenda that I'm not quite sure what it is.

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The GREATEST—EMERGENCY RESPONDER-----JEHOVAH GOD!

by pistolpete in

this is not mine, and i check and didn't see me posting it in the past, but it’s appropriate with what covid did to the door to door preaching work.. considering we are living in the last days, and everlasting life is at stake……….

and the only means of salvation ------is the preaching work……... why would jehovah allow door to door preaching to stop for a whole year-----maybe longer?????.

all jehovah’s witnesses never noticed how dumb the door to door preaching work actually is.. jehovah is the greatest emergency responder.

mynameislame

Not to mention that this was pretty much the opportunity of a lifetime considering that almost everyone was at home.

I was keeping my eye out to see if any of the rocks started preaching.

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"Criminal Minds" quote

by neat blue dog in

i was just watching an old episode of criminal minds and there was this description of cults:.

"cults commonly have their own language.

they invent or redefine certain words only the cult members understand.

mynameislame

I've always said: If you have a ready reply as to why you're not in cult you're probably in a cult.