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Posts by Scully
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24Why is sex suddenly pure and holy after you receive a marriage certificate?
by doubtful in...but gross and detestable any time before marriage.
if a witness couple who are engaged to one another, decide to express their love toward each other by engaging in sexual intercourse just weeks or even days before they're officially married, they are considered to be loathsome, unclean people.
the witness girl would be seen by others in the hall as a dirty little whore...and the guy would just be thought of as a horny young man who couldn't keep it in his pants.
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Katherine Jackson: "my son is gone and for forever"
by leavingwt ini'm left to assume that sister jackson has concluded that michael will not be resurrected.
.. the matriarch of one of music's most famous families isn't planning any special preparations for the daily trek to a downtown los angeles courtroom where the trial begins may 9, but she says she'll rely on her faith to carry her through.. .
"i have mixed emotions," she told the associated press in an interview this week.
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Scully
"I'll be there, but it just hurts me because my son is gone and for forever and this man is trying to get away and get off," she said. "He needs to be punished."
Whatever happened to Waiting on Jehovah™?
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Boy Denied Communion Because of Cerebral Palsy
by whereami incan't you just feel the love!!!
!kevin castro's grandmother calls priest's offer of annointing of sick 'offensive' .
a catholic church turned away 8-year-old kevin castro of floresville, texas, from his first communion because he had cerebral palsy, according to the boy's family.. when the rev.
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Scully
GL Tirebiter:
A communion is not really a big deal it is not a commitment other than saying you wish to join a faith community.
In the Roman Catholic church, Communion is a big deal and taken very seriously.
I've noticed this too - particularly a child's First Communion. Little girls get to dress up like little brides, and little boys get to dress up in a little white suit. And around here, there are parties held for a child's First Communion. It is a big deal.
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Boy Denied Communion Because of Cerebral Palsy
by whereami incan't you just feel the love!!!
!kevin castro's grandmother calls priest's offer of annointing of sick 'offensive' .
a catholic church turned away 8-year-old kevin castro of floresville, texas, from his first communion because he had cerebral palsy, according to the boy's family.. when the rev.
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Scully
james:
Maybe it is not the whole Catholic church - could it be just this one priest?
Maybe "just this one priest" was able to evaluate the child's ability/capacity to receive communion better than other priests who didn't know him or his family personally??
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Such disrespect- Someone desecrated a WT at the laundromat
by keyser soze injust in case you're wondering what happens to the magazines after they're left at laundromats..... it was ripped apart, with pages scattered all over the floor.
evidently, someone didn't like what they read..
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Scully
You can only desecrate something that's sacred. Watchtowers and Awake!s don't count.
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POSITIVE POST TIME!! We just want to know 3 things you are FOR.
by Terry inon this topic we don't care what you are against.. let's be positive and tell three things we are for which are meaningful to us.. .
1.music lessons for kids.
learning to read music and play an instrument.. 2.memory training and math strategies in schools.
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Scully
jgnat:
By the way, who is the royal "we"?
I think Terry is getting ready for Friday's festivities.
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POSITIVE POST TIME!! We just want to know 3 things you are FOR.
by Terry inon this topic we don't care what you are against.. let's be positive and tell three things we are for which are meaningful to us.. .
1.music lessons for kids.
learning to read music and play an instrument.. 2.memory training and math strategies in schools.
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Scully
I am for:
- having a personal chef, a maid and a personal trainer (all male)
- spa days (masseurs included)
- being independently wealthy
a girl can dream, can't she?
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Boy Denied Communion Because of Cerebral Palsy
by whereami incan't you just feel the love!!!
!kevin castro's grandmother calls priest's offer of annointing of sick 'offensive' .
a catholic church turned away 8-year-old kevin castro of floresville, texas, from his first communion because he had cerebral palsy, according to the boy's family.. when the rev.
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Scully
In my opinion you cannot compare the Catholic religion to that of the JW religion because the Catholics do not shun members who decide to stop attending church. Also the JW's do not have a "faith community" in any real sense. They belong to a legalistic cult of mainstream chrisitianity that is more concerned with the members obeying thier rules than with fostering community within its ranks.
So NO I would not feel the same way about this if it were a mentally challenged jw kid. That is my opinion as a mainstream christian who also grew up in the Catholic church and was a JW for a decade. I am viewing this from my experience on all sides of the issue. While You are also entitled to your opinions you must know you and I will never agree on this one.
Lil,
I'm sure you'll agree with me that JWs mis-use the rite of baptism - and they do use it as an inclusionary tool to get individuals to join or "belong" to the cult group. The mind-control tactics play on the sense of belonging that all individuals want - the sense of belonging that is an integral part of the human experience. I think you'll also agree with me that it is a bait-and-switch tactic whereby individuals who become baptized are thereby enslaved / shackled to the group and there is no way out unless they are prepared for the social and emotional ramifications that ensue with shunning.
To me, it is an issue of the capacity to consent. Legally speaking, some mentally challenged persons do not have the capacity to consent, because they do not comprehend the implied contracts involved in things like taking out a loan at the bank, engaging in sexual activity, and committing to a belief system (to name a few) - all things whereby the person would be at high risk of being taken advantage of by persons who do not have their best interests at heart, but who are seeking their own advantage over someone who will never be their equal. That's why I feel it is unethical, even in cases where the individual wishes to (or is encouraged by their relatives to) submit to these activities.
There's nothing wrong with us agreeing to disagree on the matter.
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What action should I take with my favorite cousin who is very condescending?
by RULES & REGULATIONS ini think i had enough of my cousin!
i'm planning to cut him from my life.
this is a cousin who has complained to me the last 10 years about his wife,kids,work and troubles with his brother and father.
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Scully
RULES:
I guess that's a good reason to try and salvage the relationship or mend fences.
Maybe you could have lunch with him and tell him how relieved you are that you went for that second opinion and don't need surgery after all. Thank him for sharing his feelings, and then punch him in the face for giving you bad advice. No, I'm kidding... you can say that you feel like punching him in the face for giving you bad advice... then have a big belly laugh and tell him what a goof ball he is for behaving insensitively to you and remind him that he's not the only person with problems. If he hasn't repaid his debt to you, tell him his first instalment is due at the end of the month.
heh heh
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Boy Denied Communion Because of Cerebral Palsy
by whereami incan't you just feel the love!!!
!kevin castro's grandmother calls priest's offer of annointing of sick 'offensive' .
a catholic church turned away 8-year-old kevin castro of floresville, texas, from his first communion because he had cerebral palsy, according to the boy's family.. when the rev.
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Scully
Lil,
If this was a mentally challenged child of the JWs, would you encourage "bending of the rules" to let him be Baptized™ so he can feel like he belongs to his faith community?
While I agree that the Catholic Church is a far cry from the JWs in terms of community inclusion/exclusion, I really feel that it is wrong to perform the rites of a belief system on an individual who doesn't have the capacity to understand the doctrines and requirements of the belief system.
