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  David Cameron Confronts Cristina Fernandez (UK v Argentina)

  by cofty in

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  cameron briefly confronted the argentine president cristina fernandez de kirchner when they met at the g20 meeting in mexico today.. the prime minister told ms fernandez she should "respect the views" of islanders who are taking part in a referendum on the issue of control.

  - read more at bbc.... i never thought i would offer praise of a tory leader but hey credit where its due..

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  When I lived in Mexico I had several friends from Spain who talked wistfully of the past. They lived in a world of counterfactuals. If only Spain had done this, and if only the British had not done that. The Spanish seem to forget that the stole a huge amount of gold from the Americas and ended up with almost nothing for it. If only….

  It wasn't just them, it seemed to be a common theme throughout Latin America.

  If only Mexico had won the war and kept California, we would be sooo rich.

  If only Bolivia had won the war with Chile we would still have a port and we would be soo rich. We would not be the poorest nation in South America.

  If only Argentina had not lost our Islands 170 years ago...bla bla bla.

  We can't blame the past for the realities of today. It is over, and it is not changing. Bolivia will never get a port. California may be ruled by people of Mexican descent but never by Mexico, and Argentina will never get the Falklands. If these groups just stopped complaining and started using their political capital for attainable goals, they would be a lot more successful.

  PS I was amazed to learn that almost all of South and Central America viewed North and South America as one continent "America" rather than two. It is almost as if none of them believed in continental drift theory.
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  German court rules religious circumcision on boys an assault

  by mind blown in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  wonder how jw germans get around the blood/issue doctrine?.

  http://news.yahoo.com/german-court-outlaws-religious-circumcision-172728400.html.

  circumcising young boys on religious grounds amounts to grievous bodily harm, a german court ruled tuesday in a landmark decision that the jewish community said trampled on parents' religious rights.. the regional court in cologne, western germany, ruled that the "fundamental right of the child to bodily integrity outweighed thefundamental rights of the parents", a judgement that is expected to set a legal precedent.. "the religious freedom of the parents and their right to educate their child would not be unacceptably compromised, if they were obliged to wait until the child could himself decide to becircumcised," the court added.. the case was brought against a doctor in cologne who had circumcised a four-year-old muslim boy on his parents' wishes.. a few days after the operation, his parents took him to hospital as he was bleeding heavily.

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  Sulla,

  Just because some people who are against circumcision are anti-semites it doesnt mean they all are.

  Here is a great Jewish American Dr., who has been a medical opponent for years. Dr. Dean Edell

  http://www.drmomma.org/2010/02/dr-dean-edell-statement-on-circumcision.html
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  Colordo Springs Disater - Waldo Canon Fire Support

  by HintOfLime in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i hope everyone else in colorado springs is doing ok, and getting to safety if they are inside the evacuated areas!

  for those that don't know, it is a literal apocolypse here.

  http://www.gazette.com/articles/charred-140903-waking-city.html.

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  The fires here are terrible. I hope everyone stays safe.

  HOL and Magwitch, we all need to do a colorado apostafest in the next few months....It would be fun. I think Zidna, sheeptoslaughter, and Thor are in co too.
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  A Question For the Guys...

  by Quendi in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  this thread was inspired by the "a question for the ladies..." thread and anybody is welcome to post.. if you are now free and clear of the wts, how have your dress and grooming changed?

  i'll start the ball rolling by saying that i made some changes that i really like.

  i'm down to two suits and they are only for job interviews and perhaps some solemn occasion.

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  Quendi does need a bow tie!

  I grew out facial hair, and dont wear suits. My other dress didnt change much.
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  Any of you folks from the awesome state of Colorado??

  by SweetBabyCheezits in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my wife and i are thinking of moving our family to a better place in the us....away from jw family and out of the southern bible belt.

  just curious how many of you live around co and, more specifically, near fort collins?

  of course, we're open to any city that is less conservative and has awesome summer weather and outdoor activities.

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  Lime are you in the springs? I am glad that I am safe in the middle of my Denver concrete jungle.
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  Hospitality after Public Talk - ???

  by RubaDub in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i see a lot of mentions about hospitality after the public talk and honestly, i guess it is a practice that was not in the ny/ct area i grew up in or here in south florida today.. i grew up with an elder father and grandfather who gave public talks and were generally well-liked.

  as a child, i never recall being invited to someone's house after the meeting.

  granted, it was rare to travel more than an hour but regardless, it was typical to get in the car and head home after the "amens.

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  We had assigned hosts here in CO. The speaker and his talk title would be on the info board and 'host' would be right next to that. The annouced it thurday night with the title of the talk.

  I am suprised that it was not universal, because it was so obligitory where I grew up.
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  German court rules religious circumcision on boys an assault

  by mind blown in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  wonder how jw germans get around the blood/issue doctrine?.

  http://news.yahoo.com/german-court-outlaws-religious-circumcision-172728400.html.

  circumcising young boys on religious grounds amounts to grievous bodily harm, a german court ruled tuesday in a landmark decision that the jewish community said trampled on parents' religious rights.. the regional court in cologne, western germany, ruled that the "fundamental right of the child to bodily integrity outweighed thefundamental rights of the parents", a judgement that is expected to set a legal precedent.. "the religious freedom of the parents and their right to educate their child would not be unacceptably compromised, if they were obliged to wait until the child could himself decide to becircumcised," the court added.. the case was brought against a doctor in cologne who had circumcised a four-year-old muslim boy on his parents' wishes.. a few days after the operation, his parents took him to hospital as he was bleeding heavily.

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  Anyone who gets their kid circumcised for cosmetic reasons should think first. Would you get your child a nose job if they had an ugly nose? Would you get them a cool tattoo so they stand out?

  No?

  Then why the fu*k would you chop of part of thier genitalia to fit in? You realize thats how the male penis lubricates right? You realize that it de-sensitizes the penis right? Did you know that in the US much of the push to circumcise came from Victorian, anti-masturbation crusaders?

  Please don't do it and tell others not to.

  Signed,

  An Unfortuantely Circumcised Man.
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  German court rules religious circumcision on boys an assault

  by mind blown in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  wonder how jw germans get around the blood/issue doctrine?.

  http://news.yahoo.com/german-court-outlaws-religious-circumcision-172728400.html.

  circumcising young boys on religious grounds amounts to grievous bodily harm, a german court ruled tuesday in a landmark decision that the jewish community said trampled on parents' religious rights.. the regional court in cologne, western germany, ruled that the "fundamental right of the child to bodily integrity outweighed thefundamental rights of the parents", a judgement that is expected to set a legal precedent.. "the religious freedom of the parents and their right to educate their child would not be unacceptably compromised, if they were obliged to wait until the child could himself decide to becircumcised," the court added.. the case was brought against a doctor in cologne who had circumcised a four-year-old muslim boy on his parents' wishes.. a few days after the operation, his parents took him to hospital as he was bleeding heavily.

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  @Nathan it is anti semi-tism only in the sense that arabs are semites too. Otherwise you are way off base.

  The majorty of people who get circumcised are Muslims(which are a majorit non-arab), Americans(US), and Jews. There are aprox 20 million Jews worldwide, which is certainly smaller than the 1.5billion Muslims and the 300 Million Americans.

  If anything it is an anti-Muslim slap in Germany since there are more Muslims than Jews.
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  Update on Alan Feuerbacher's heart attack that he had last Sunday

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  alan'swife, julie, talked to the cardiologist this morning.

  the news about alan's heart is good.

  he described the heart attack as mild and said that although there is damage to the lower portion of his heart, the pumping action probably won't be affected much.

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  I only know Alan by reading his archived posts, but I really like him. I send my best thoughts.
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  A JW book stand just started near my work

  by biometrics in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  a jw brother has setup a bookstand in a shopping mall area (outdoor) near my work.

  i must say he's put some effort into creating the counter, and display stand.

  at first i thought it was a coroprate stand selling insurance or something, then i saw "awake".. he had a really comfortable chair, and looked bored watching people walk past.. the local gov allow market stalls there three days per week.

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  They have them in NYC at both 14th st and 42st. I have a worldly friend who has promised to tell all her friends to take and throw away literature. It was easy, because all of her friends are gay, and I just told her how the WTS treats the LGBT community.

  I saw that there is a twiter handle @jwtrash where you can tweet pics of trashed literature.