has you all know i was engaged to another lady before i married my wife, but part of the reason my ex and i broke up was because we couldn't get a kingdom hall wedding.
to make a long story short why is it such a big deal ?.
Heh. There wouldn't have been a wedding in the Kingdom Hall if they had known...
Hmmm. Looks like we outsmarted ourselves on that one. All our wedding ceremony pictures are in fluorescent light. I remember the photographer saying, "This place is lit up like a K-Mart."
Goddamn it! Shoulda told 'em we were fucking like bunnies before the wedding!
my mil of 38 years - who has not spoken to me for the 9 years since i left her cult - died on sunday.. today, as a favor to my sil who has spoken to me very rarely, for the same reasons, over the same period of time, i was moving some personal items to her home from the nursing home.
in this instance i guess it is ok to speak with me - if i have a strong back and a conveyance that aids her needs at the moment.. anyway, in the parking lot of the apartment complex where she lives, while we are moving in those items, guess who shows up?
five or six of my old 'best friends'.
"I'm sorry, did you just greet my wife and ignore me while I am standing here? How is it that you feel the right to do that?"
Then, get all in his grill and whatnot.
my italian friend loves going to the "feasts" that occur in italy, boston or nyc.
these feasts feature a "saint" with dollar bills pinned around her and they parade the saint in a long procession and chant "viva (whomever)".
they are quite serious about this and are proud to talk about the past generations of observers who appreciated the events.
Told, ya, binadub, though it gives me no joy in saying so.
my italian friend loves going to the "feasts" that occur in italy, boston or nyc.
these feasts feature a "saint" with dollar bills pinned around her and they parade the saint in a long procession and chant "viva (whomever)".
they are quite serious about this and are proud to talk about the past generations of observers who appreciated the events.
Binadub, you'd be better off having this conversation with your dog. About the same ability to engage the conversation, but the dog will at least listen to what you have to say.
my italian friend loves going to the "feasts" that occur in italy, boston or nyc.
these feasts feature a "saint" with dollar bills pinned around her and they parade the saint in a long procession and chant "viva (whomever)".
they are quite serious about this and are proud to talk about the past generations of observers who appreciated the events.
Ep, you flatter yourself. So ewwy. If you wanted a real conversation, you could have one. You prefer your pointless jibberjabberslobberhaterspeach. And good for you -- it suits you perfectly.
You with all your, "you may go now," talk. Silly boy. "Stalin's genocide had nuthin' to do with atheism, I tells ya! Nuttin'!"
my italian friend loves going to the "feasts" that occur in italy, boston or nyc.
these feasts feature a "saint" with dollar bills pinned around her and they parade the saint in a long procession and chant "viva (whomever)".
they are quite serious about this and are proud to talk about the past generations of observers who appreciated the events.
'member what I said before, EP? Q to tha E to tha fuckin' D, bizzach!
how much do you want to bet, that in the next year or two, the governing body will get "new light" and change their name to jehovah's christian witnesses"?.
OK, but I'm still interested in a bet? Do we have anyone on the other side willing to make a wager?
how much do you want to bet, that in the next year or two, the governing body will get "new light" and change their name to jehovah's christian witnesses"?.
I'll take the "No," side and bet $100.
*a rebound is the need to fill a void with something we partly had confort in; whether in romance or faith.... .
i posted the following in another thread, and i welcome your feedback - especially if you disagree with my logic.
"as per one of my notes, my biggest fear is my, our, natural tendency for confirmation bias.
And who better to ask about truth than someone who clearly understands that those other ancient stories are simply myths (Epic of Gilgamesh) whereas ONLY ONE OTHER (Genesis) is truly a historical record of events?
If you know someone from whom you can purchase a clue, do so now, please. When did I say Genesis was an historical record of events? Well, dummy, never. Because it isn't an historical record.
Moron.
my italian friend loves going to the "feasts" that occur in italy, boston or nyc.
these feasts feature a "saint" with dollar bills pinned around her and they parade the saint in a long procession and chant "viva (whomever)".
they are quite serious about this and are proud to talk about the past generations of observers who appreciated the events.
How are you going to throw " National Socialism's paganism" into the mix with Atheists? Weren't Facists/Nazis and Communits enemies? Didn't the Catholics lend support toe the National Socialists? Quit reaching.
{sigh}. There is a long history of National Socialist antagonism toward the Catholics, beginning with the assault on Catholic schools and ending with guys like Max Kolbe getting killed. I grabbed pagans because they tend to get pretty good treatment here vis-a-vis the idea of Catholic violence in a way similar to the atheists.
None of the Atheist you have met are supporting the ideas of a Central State Communism.
None of the Catholics you have met support burning heretics at the stake, but that doesn't seem to cut us much of a break, does it?
If you include Pol Pot who was just was anti-science as he was anti-religion, then I can include any religious group that has ever appeared.
Not so much, and you know it. The Khmer Rouge were against religion -- atheists. Catholics are not against science. Did you say something about reaching?
NC, perhaps I have misundrstood you. You did say some, " have simply come to a different conclusion than you have when looking at your churche's long and bloody history." That position would seem to suggest that the crude "body count" exercise has some bearing on the matter. Now, you say it doesn't matter. So, help a brother out: does it matter or not?
As for whether atheists need to "own" Stalin or the Gang of Four, it seems quite the dodge to claim no organizational affiliation. These guys were atheists, living an authentic atheist life in accord with good atheist principles. It is those principles you endorse, so how to you get to skip out?
