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  Delicate subject "Gay youths in the Boy Scouts.

  by jam in

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  first of all i,m not against gays, i have made a 180 degree.

  turn on my view on homosexual.

  i thought my son was gay and.

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  I'm glad to see the Boy Scouts moving in the right direction. I had hoped that gay adults would be allowed in too, and it will happen eventually. I don't think there is any "risk" to allowing gay youths or leaders to participate - gay doesn't equal pedophile.
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  Bible Writers not just ignorant "goat herders"

  by applehippie in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  really, the bible was written by nothin' but goat herders?

  i don't post much but this does irk me.

  yes a few may have been shepherds or fisherman, but a fair amount were far more educated and were professionals in their fields of occupation.

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  People - humans - have always been highly intelligent and adaptable. That's why we are still here despite our obvious physical weaknesses compared to various other species. However, the specific knowledge needed to live and thrive in different circumstances vary widely. I would be hard pressed to live comfortably in a pre-industrial society, and I suspect a person who lived in Egypt in 500BC would be hard pressed to adapt to modern life without coaching.
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  USA | California | 10-year-old Jehovah's Witness Girl Shot Dead

  by jwleaks in

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  2. friends

  slain 10-year-old girl spoke of devoting her life to ending violence hours before she was shot.

  by stephen magagninipublished: friday, may.

  just hours before she was shot to death, 10-year-old elvira campos said she wanted to devote her life to teaching people the bible "and its promise that one day all the violence would end," said her best friend and teacher, olga cruz.. "that afternoon i picked her up for bible study, and we talked about the future," a tearful cruz recalled thursday afternoon.

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  If she was studying with someone outside the family, I wonder if her parents were dubs at all. Poor kid.
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  To our fading and in-suffering friends, status report please

  by Mad Sweeney in

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  2. friends

  if you're still in for the sake of others, how's it going?

  what specific plan are you working on to get your loved ones out so you can leave, too?

  how is that plan progressing?

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  It's been 18 months since I attended my last meeting, and I don't even know when I last went in field service. I don't know what the official explanation for my absence is and I don't care. Life is so much better on the outside - like getting out of prison. I am very glad that my husband - Just Ron - and our 3 boys are free too.
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  Drinking at meetings / assemblies / conventions ... who's done it?

  by HarryMac in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  for me .... 1).

  last district convention after having 'read up' (took some family to it).. 2).

  last 'meeting' to watch step-father-in-law finally get his and get disfellowshipped for molestation.. ...both were taking vodka shots in the bathroom.. i'm sure there's lots of good stories out there..

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  I never did, but it sure would have helped
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  Question for some of the other gay posters

  by littlerockguy in

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  have you guys seen the meme on facebook going around about "tim tebow vs jason collins" comparing tebow "bashed for professing christ" and collins "praised for homosexuality" and then at the bottom the scripture isaiah 50:20: woe to those who call evil good and good evil?

  i have had a couple friends of mine post that on their wall and it showed up on my wall.

  i don't care what they believe however it just bothers me that they didn't think that i would find it offensive.

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  I find that offensive even though I'm not gay
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  Oklahoma Tornado

  by Simon in

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  2. friends

  wow, just saw this on the news.

  truly devastating.. sorry i have no words to offer anyone other than that we're thinking of anyone who'd been affected..

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  tornado resistant buildings can be built, but they are generally considered unattractive and are very expensive. when a well built commercial building like a school or a strip mall is totally destroyed, standard construction homes don't stand a chance. most commercial buildings are reinforced concrete and steel rather than lumber.
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  Prayer answered

  by StopTheTears in

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  my van broke down before christmas.

  i could not even afford to have it "looked at", let alone repaired.

  so, i have been praying that god would somehow work this whole situation out.. .

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  I'm glad you have transportation again, but I agree with the other posters who have said that God/Jesus had nothing to do with it.
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  What kind of cigar are you smoking, alcohol are you drinking, or other pleasure enjoying tonight?

  by Comatose in

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  it's a chilean wine for the spouse and a coffee and brown sugar infused cigar for me.

  quite nice.

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  Just Ron and I went to karaoke party last night - bud select beer for him and premixed margaritas for me. Had a great time singing badly and hanging out with our friends. Surprisingly, there was no orgy or wife swapping. Guess the WT got that part wrong too LOL
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  This is a tall brother that is giving the talk :(

  by Iamallcool in

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  I think those are his socks, it looks like he took his shoes off to protect the upholstery.