QueenWitch

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  You know you're getting old when...

  by nonjwspouse in

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  ...you can remember as a kid having to stand by the tv set in a certian spot, sometimes holding the antenna to get better reception.. yes, i was an antenna sometimes.

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  any more trips down memory lane for you oldies like me?.

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  QueenWitch

  you remember (for the US people), Stores like Best, Memco, Caldor

  -streetlight curfews

  -hand games and jumprope and hopscotch

  YKYGOW you're drinking with your legal age kid

  -when CDs and ATMs first came out
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  Flash mob at wedding

  by usualusername in

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  unbelievable!.

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  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-23020504.

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  QueenWitch

  that was awesome! way better than a sermon at the wedding.
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  Will gay marriage hurt freedom of religion?

  by jam in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  sorry if this have been posted before.. but in my local newspaper today an interesting article.. red blue america... the first amendment and same-sex marriage cannot coexist harmoniously.

  something will have to give---and it will start with the freedom of conscience.. here's why: if the law says there can be no "rational basis" for treating the union between a man and a woman as something unique-if a union between any two(or,perhaps someday, more) consenting adults is a "marriage"----then it really doesn't matter what your conscience tells you.. we don't prosecute people for holding unpopular beliefs--yet- but the authorities do look askance at discrimination.

  that's why we hear so much lately about caterers, photographers and florists running afoul of several states' civil rights laws for refusing to do business with gay couples.. it's only a matter of time before what we understand as "freedom of religion" is whittled down to little more than the freedom to worship whatever deity you choose in a special building one day out of the week.. this is not the entire article, just a few key points.

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  NO.

  The law that was passed in MD states that a religious institute will not be forced to peform same-sex marriages. With that said, there are many churches like Unitarian Universalist that will gladly provide a religious ceremony if said gay couple wishes it.

  Like someone already said, the problem is when a church-run institute provides services for the general public but not for the gay public. Discrimination, pure and simple.
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  Needed - a printable 2013 DC badge

  by venetian in

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  2. bible

  is anyone able to post this years dc badge for printing?.

  i'm a man with a plan .

  mawahhhhhhh!.

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  QueenWitch

  I lol'd at Br H. Potter, Hogwarts Cong!
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  Overlapping Generations: A wacky kool-aid thread

  by RayPublisher in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  another wacky kool aid thread for your reading pleasure from the hardcore dubbs on jw talk dot net is here if you want to read it:.

  they wax philosophical, they curse this horrible old world, they gently try to project how soon the big a will come, and then swoon when someone quotes a tidbit from a gb member that they overheard.

  warning: those with weak stomachs do not read!.

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  I don't care how you slice it, a generation is about 20-30 yrs by today's standards. this overlapping generation simply does not make sense.
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  What about your vow to Jehovah?

  by a watcher in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  did you get baptized without being dedicated?.

  why did you allow men to come between you and jehovah?.

  why were you serving jehovah at all?

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  Did you get baptized without being dedicated? No. At the time I thought I was dedicating my life to Jehovah as I understood God to be at the time.

  Why did you allow men to come between you and Jehovah? I didn't. I was baptized at 17 yrs old in 1992. So the baptismal questions I answered were the ones with the "spirit-directed organization" clause in it. I declared my dedication, baptism, and subsequent disfellowshipping null and void for the following reasons:

  -I was a minor and unable to enter into any legal contracts

  -the baptismal questions were unscriptural

  -I was emotionally coerced

  Why were you serving Jehovah at all?Out of love, or for other reasons? I was a minor child with a baby living at home with my mother. It was her way or the highway. I have since rededicated my life to Goddess as I understand Her to be, no baptism necessary. I realized that I cannot prove or disprove the existence of God and that God has no gender. I prefer to address the Divine as Female.
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  Blondie's Comments You Will Not Hear at the 06-09-2013 WT Study (READ BIBLE)

  by blondie in

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  2. friends

  comments you will not hear at the 06-09-2013 wt study (april 15, 2013, pages 7-11)(read bible).

  4. what does it mean to read the bible in an undertone?.

  1:6) how, then, are we to understand jesus words about this generation?

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  The bible may have some good advice therein but it is also outdated. Why do you think that mainstream books have 2nd and 3rd editions? because the info is updated. Why should we live our lives based on a 2000 yr old book?
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  Something better than Xmas

  by zound in

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  saw the title of this recent watchtower and it reminded me of the standard response to b'days and xmas celebrations:.

  "we don't limit giftgiving to a specific day, we give gifts all year round!".

  did anyone growing up a jw get gifts all year round?.

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  Pfft, we were too poor. We only got new clothes beginning of the school year. Made it even worse after the Xmas break. Even other poor kids got something new and we didn't.
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  ApostaCy or ApostaSy, which is the correct spelling ?

  by Phizzy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i am a pedant, but the reason i care about spelling and grammar etc on jwn is that jw's will pick on any minor error and discount everything else you say, so if you are writing articles on blogs or wherever, you need to get it "right", in the sense that it cannot be criticised.. i know that "apostasy" can be written with a c and be acceptable to some, but as the origin is the greek word apostasia i prefer to spell it with an s to avoid criticism.. we should try to make our spelling and grammar acceptable to all if we wish to be taken seriously, i think we need to pay attention on here too to make sure our posts make sense, with some posts i just think, "wtf are you on about ?".

  pedants rant over..

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  QueenWitch

  seems like "s" is the correct spelling
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  So apparently I'm now a Secular Humanist

  by Oubliette in

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  i was doing some research on the subject of beliefs and belief systems when i came across an on-line survey/test that supposedly helps you determine which religion or philosophy is most like your current beliefs.

  if you're curious, you can take the quiz here: belief system selector quizafter answering the 20 questions the results were spit out!

  tada!!!.

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  I'm nitpicking but technically UU isn't a Christian denomination anymore. It started out that way though before the merging of Universalist and Unitarian. I think some who didn't appreciate the liberalness still separate themselves.