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  My Wife is reading "Learn From a Great Teacher" to my oldest daughter.

  by garyneal in

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  in the past, i've tried reasoning with my wife concerning the reading of religious materials to our children but the reasoning is not getting through.

  she believes that since my oldest daughter prefers church to the kingdom hall (no surprise) that in order to provide any kind of 'true' religious instruction she must read wt material geared to the kiddies.

  in the past, i reasoned that if she insists on reading material to her that will ultimately trash my way of life then i could do the same.

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  Scully

  If she's going to read her propaganda to your child, then perhaps you should read something to her that isn't propaganda.

  Or, alternatively, knowing the way the WTS uses leading questions in its indoctrination material, maybe your daughter could do with some gentle de-briefing, asking her how the chapter made her feel and letting her know that while it's ok to learn about what people believe, it isn't necessarily true (like Santa Claus - your wife will approve of that) but it's each person's responsibility to figure out what they want to believe for themselves.

  BTW, you might want to ix-nay the chapter about how Satan and the demons like it when we touch ourselves (Chapter 9 or 10 if I remember correctly) it's so NOT appropriate.
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  Where's the story about Jehovah's Witnesses killing people?

  by Snoozy in

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  that's the facebook message i just got from one of my friends on facebook that is studying ..she was raised a jw but the family left for years.

  her mom (widowed) is now back in and is trying to get her 35 year old daughter now staying with her to come in by telling her how she wil lbe destroyed if she doesn't..same old love.. snoozy.

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  It's simple. There's no story about it for now because the instructions have not yet surfaced in the Kool-Aid version of the Watchtower.
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  Osama bin Laden is Dead

  by jamiebowers in

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  Its still astonishing that it took this long to find and kill this murdering tyrant.

  Any other monumental undertaking would have had a lot to answer for had it taken almost 10 years, cost thousands of lives and billions of dollars to complete. I certainly wouldn't put it on my résumé.
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  Jewelry advice

  by TD in

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  as every married man knows (or should know) anniversaries where the number ends in either zero or five are more special and important than all the others.

  your 20th is somehow more special than the 19th) anyhow, i've got one of those "magic number" anniversaries coming up and am thinking about jewelry.

  any advice for getting the most bang for your buck?

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  Scully

  Remodelling the kitchen works nicely too.

  Small box = earrings or a ring.

  Bigger box = necklace or bracelet.

  Rule of thumb (according to my nurse colleagues) is that she will be more excited about a smaller box than a bigger one.
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  Osama bin Laden is Dead

  by jamiebowers in

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  One of bin Laden's wives, who survived the firefight in the compound, also identified him, the official said.

  Yeah, I can see her telling them something other than what they wanted to hear after seeing someone's face getting blown off.
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  Osama Bin Laden is dead !

  by troubled mind in

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  He's dead, and dead people don't care how they are buried.

  I don't suppose anyone asked him about that before they shot him in the face at close range with a 50 calibre long range sniper rifle, did they?

  We're talking about how the west, and specifically America, interacts with the rest of the world.

  Well, I know I'm not feeling too good about these particular interactions from my neighbours to the south.
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  Osama bin Laden is Dead

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  Scully

  Neck Beard:

  I agree with you, and have made similar comments on other threads.
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  Osama Bin Laden is dead !

  by troubled mind in

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  Burial at sea describes the procedure of disposing of human remains in the ocean, normally from a ship or boat. It is regularly performed by navies, but also can be done by private citizens in many countries. It is commonly referred to as "Sleeping with the Fish".

  Islam

  The sacred texts of Islam prefer burial on land, "so deep that its smell does not come out and the beasts of prey do not dig it out". However, if a person dies at sea and it is not possible to bring the body back to land before decay, burial at sea is allowed. A weight is tied to the feet of the body, and the body is lowered into the water. This would preferably occur in an area where the remains are not immediately eaten by scavengers. [3]

  I wonder how the sacred texts of Islam view removing someone's remains from land, and then taking it out to sea, to prevent the remains from being found.

  And how has that "fuck 'em, their Semites" attitude been working out so far?

  We're talking about OBL, Six. Nobody else. He was/is a deplorable excuse for a human being, and deserved/s to have justice served on him. I'm just not a fan of the way things seem to be being rushed, for lack of a better word, and I'm definitely not a fan of the party-atmosphere in its wake.
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  Osama Bin Laden is dead !

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  Terry:

  Jewish and Arab burial customs make it mandatory the body of a deceased be buried with 24 hours.

  This burial at sea made finding the body impossible. Burial on land would naturally creat a shrine and a magnet for hommage.

  Point taken regarding making the body impossible to find and enshrine. However I don't believe for one moment that they [whomever had custody of the remains] gave any thought to OBL's preferred burial customs - the remains could have just as easily cremated and scattered at sea to prevent their enshrinement after the identification process was verified by an independent reviewer.

  And, yes, for the record, I am aware that cremation is contrary to Jewish and Muslim practice.
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  Osama Bin Laden is dead !

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  Not Really.... A New York term used by some in ....not so legitimate business.

  Bin Laden is Sleeping with the Fishes Now!!!

  Surely you all remember the capture of Saddam Hussein, his imprisonment, his trial and very public execution. I would expect no less parading of the arch-enemy upon his capture (dead or alive) by the United States of Dubya. To dump "his" corpse in the sea so soon after "his" demise doesn't seem to fit the behavioural pattern.