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  Here are the pics of the 2012 Gilead Graduation, etc........

  by Iamallcool in

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  http://andreandclaudia.blogspot.com/.

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  It's hilarious that they are pimping for DollarTree.
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  Masturbation vid makes it's network debut

  by blond-moment in

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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fljpkipukc.

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  LMAO
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  It's Not Just JWs Who Practice Hateful Shunning

  by Quendi in

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  Scully

  Hutterites and Mennonites also practice shunning.
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  I *LOVE* this letter! NFL player in support of gay marriage, to close-minded politician

  by Scully in

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  http://deadspin.com/5941348/they-wont-magically-turn-you-into-a-lustful-cockmonster-chris-kluwe-explains-gay-marriage-to-the-politician-who-is-offended-by-an-nfl-player-supporting-it.

  "they won't magically turn you into a lustful cockmonster": chris kluwe explains gay marriage to the politician who is offended by an nfl player supporting it.

  chris kluwe.

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  http://deadspin.com/5941348/they-wont-magically-turn-you-into-a-lustful-cockmonster-chris-kluwe-explains-gay-marriage-to-the-politician-who-is-offended-by-an-nfl-player-supporting-it

  "They Won't Magically Turn You Into A Lustful Cockmonster": Chris Kluwe Explains Gay Marriage To The Politician Who Is Offended By An NFL Player Supporting It

  
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  Baltimore Ravens linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo has spoken out in favor of a Maryland ballot initiative that would legalize gay marriage. Yahoo has published a letter that Maryland state delegate Emmett C. Burns Jr. wrote last week to Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti, urging him to "inhibit such expressions from your employee." This is Minnesota Vikings punter Chris Kluwe's response to Burns.

  Dear Emmett C. Burns Jr.,

  I find it inconceivable that you are an elected official of Maryland's state government. Your vitriolic hatred and bigotry make me ashamed and disgusted to think that you are in any way responsible for shaping policy at any level. The views you espouse neglect to consider several fundamental key points, which I will outline in great detail (you may want to hire an intern to help you with the longer words):

  1. As I suspect you have not read the Constitution, I would like to remind you that the very first, the VERY FIRST Amendment in this founding document deals with the freedom of speech, particularly the abridgment of said freedom. By using your position as an elected official (when referring to your constituents so as to implicitly threaten the Ravens organization) to state that the Ravens should "inhibit such expressions from your employees," more specifically Brendon Ayanbadejo, not only are you clearly violating the First Amendment, you also come across as a narcissistic fromunda stain. What on earth would possess you to be so mind-boggingly stupid? It baffles me that a man such as yourself, a man who relies on that same First Amendment to pursue your own religious studies without fear of persecution from the state, could somehow justify stifling another person's right to speech. To call that hypocritical would be to do a disservice to the word. Mindfucking obscenely hypocritical starts to approach it a little bit.

  2. "Many of your fans are opposed to such a view and feel it has no place in a sport that is strictly for pride, entertainment, and excitement." Holy fucking shitballs. Did you seriously just say that, as someone who's "deeply involved in government task forces on the legacy of slavery in Maryland"? Have you not heard of Kenny Washington? Jackie Robinson? As recently as 1962 the NFL still had segregation, which was only done away with by brave athletes and coaches daring to speak their mind and do the right thing, and you're going to say that political views have "no place in a sport"? I can't even begin to fathom the cognitive dissonance that must be coursing through your rapidly addled mind right now; the mental gymnastics your brain has to tortuously contort itself through to make such a preposterous statement are surely worthy of an Olympic gold medal (the Russian judge gives you a 10 for "beautiful oppressionism").

  3. This is more a personal quibble of mine, but why do you hate freedom? Why do you hate the fact that other people want a chance to live their lives and be happy, even though they may believe in something different than you, or act different than you? How does gay marriage, in any way shape or form, affect your life? If gay marriage becomes legal, are you worried that all of a sudden you'll start thinking about penis? "Oh shit. Gay marriage just passed. Gotta get me some of that hot dong action!" Will all of your friends suddenly turn gay and refuse to come to your Sunday Ticket grill-outs? (Unlikely, since gay people enjoy watching football too.)

  I can assure you that gay people getting married will have zero effect on your life. They won't come into your house and steal your children. They won't magically turn you into a lustful cockmonster. They won't even overthrow the government in an orgy of hedonistic debauchery because all of a sudden they have the same legal rights as the other 90 percent of our population-rights like Social Security benefits, child care tax credits, Family and Medical Leave to take care of loved ones, and COBRA healthcare for spouses and children. You know what having these rights will make gays? Full-fledged American citizens just like everyone else, with the freedom to pursue happiness and all that entails. Do the civil-rights struggles of the past 200 years mean absolutely nothing to you?

  In closing, I would like to say that I hope this letter, in some small way, causes you to reflect upon the magnitude of the colossal foot in mouth clusterfuck you so brazenly unleashed on a man whose only crime was speaking out for something he believed in. Best of luck in the next election; I'm fairly certain you might need it.

  Sincerely,
  Chris Kluwe

  P.S. I've also been vocal as hell about the issue of gay marriage so you can take your "I know of no other NFL player who has done what Mr. Ayanbadejo is doing" and shove it in your close-minded, totally lacking in empathy piehole and choke on it. Asshole.
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  The Demonized Metronome

  by Farkel in

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  "i think i know why you are all screwed up, farkel.".

  "i'm not screwed up, mom.".

  "my metronome isn't demonized, mom?".

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  I think you should auction your demonized metronome on ebay. People love that stuff... you'll make a lot of money.
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  Lurkers - PLEASE watch this excellent video on 1914 that uses only Watchtower quotes!

  by cedars in

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  this is a truly awesome video, with a lovely overall presentation, that uses watchtower literature to explain how the expectations of russell and his followers regarding 1914 differ significantly from what is portrayed in modern publications.. if you're visiting this forum for the first time, please watch it!.

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zap6keflhpe.

  cedars.

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  Well done!
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  Tall Penguin update. Ch1: Heartbreaking Ch2: Ray of Hope Ch3: Heartwarming!!

  by Open mind in

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  i was perusing some older threads today and stumbled across a post by a former regular poster here: tall penguin.. .

  she's from canada and da'd in 2005. posted here for a couple years and then stopped, but started up a blog of her own.

  i remember reading a couple years ago her heartbreaking story of how close she had gotten to a young girl in her congregation and how she would likely never again have her in her life.. .

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  I tried to read the most recent entry, but the link didn't go to it directly....

  I loved the reply from Miss S on the second entry. That made my day!
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  Be thankful if you are shunned. . .. .

  by skeeter1 in

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  i have a jw family member who very rarely comes to see me.

  rarely calls me.

  but, now, for whatever reason is the time to see me.. first two minutes - i was deluged with him showing me the bible on a phone.

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  So, he goes onto how loving 'Jehovah' is. I said, "I think Jehovah's nuts. He commanded a father kill his first-born son." He said, "Well, the angel stopped it."

  I'd ask him where in the hell that "angel" is whenever a child dies from their parents refusing a blood transfusion.
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  Proof of adultery no longer needed to be spiritually free to remarry

  by WuzLovesDubs in

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  so this is what my soon to be ex says to me today...the same person who is courting wooing and flirting with a sister and has been for a very long time even way before i told him i wanted a divorce.

  he tells me that they "dont spy on people any more to get proof" that my just telling him i did or him telling the elders that i did is "sufficient" for him to be free.

  he also said hes not allowed to talk to said sister any more because she is "spiritually free" but not divorced yet!

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  wuzLovesDubs, my dear friend,

  If it were me, and my soon-to-be ex-hubby wanted me to admit that *I* committed adultery while he'd been out tomcatting around and lining up Mrs. #2, my answer to him would be "no, NO, and HELL-NO!".

  I would *never* give him that satisfaction. Let him do the deed and take the consequences. He wants to have his cake and eat it too. That's not how things work in JW-land.

  I'm laughing my butt off that it took a talking-to by the Elders™ to get it through his thick skull that his behaviour is totally inappropriate. Well, duh! Just shows how seriously he takes his belief system, because if he took it seriously he would have known that before he started scoping for a new lady friend.

  I'm sorry that you have been married to a d!¢khead. We still love you though.
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  My new worries about my mom-Suicide?

  by JWdaughter in

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  i love my jw mom.

  we have had issues and struggles, but she loves me, i love her and we tolerate a lot of things we differ about because of that love.. you may remember my dad died a little over 11 years ago, and my mom took to a lot of drinking and she was very depressed.

  i thought she would just die of despair or drink herself dead or drive drunk.. she has calmed down on the depression and i i know she still drinks too much, but i think it is a little more ocntained.

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  She may have already come to that decision and has made peace with it.

  Sometimes people who have struggled with depression, once they have made the decision to suicide, have a kind of transformation where they seem to be much happier, peaceful people - it's because they finally see an end to their pain and suffering.

  The fact that she's sold her home and is looking for ways to spend the money that will benefit family members is a big red flag, imo.

  The other thing would be to find out whether your mother has a plan for suicide and the means to carry out the plan. Does she have access to medication that, in combination with alcohol, would cause an OD or respiratory failure - something like sedatives, narcotics or antidepressants? Does she own a gun? Does she live in a highrise apartment with a balcony, or near a bridge, or near train or subway tracks? The major concern for me would be alcohol and pills - that is typically the method of choice of women - they don't want to leave a mess for others to have to clean up.

  While JWs used to consider suicide as an unforgivable sin - unworthy of Resurrection™ - the current belief is that it is not possible to know the mental state of a person who is suicidal, and that their eligibility for Resurrection™ is in Jehovah's hands.

  My suggestion to you would be to get in touch with her doctor, ASAP, and while the doctor may not be able to discuss your mother's medical information with you, you can inform her of your concerns and the doctor can assess your mother's status and refer her to a mental health professional if she feels that there is significant risk. That is, assuming that your mother will be seeing her doctor prior to your visit, to intervene sooner rather than later.