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  SAD news about OOMPA......

  by redredrose in

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  our friend, oompa, has passed away.

  just recieved the news a couple of hours ago, and have almost no details.

  it happened today or yesterday, he took his own life.

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  Scully

  Oh no! I feel like I've been punched in the gut. This is horrible news.
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  Studying just for marriage ?

  by Pitchess Co-Gen in

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  2. experiences

  did you notice that some jw's men and women tried to bring in new people just to marry them ?

  i saw this with my brother about the year 2001. he met this girl off some chat line.

  he liked her, but it was one big problem; she wasn't a jw.

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  Scully

  Yep. One of my in-laws was secretly dating a Worldly™ girl and they were engaged and planned to get married. Their plans went awry when they were told they couldn't use the Kingdom Hall™ for the wedding because of her status. She started Studying™ and got Baptized™ after a few months (not the usual 6 months). The wedding was a few weeks after she got Baptized™.
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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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  Scully

  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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  2. friends

  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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  2. current

  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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  Scully

  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

  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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  2. beliefs

  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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  Scully

  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.