david cameron (prime minister of britain) gave a speech today at a security conference in munich.
the transcipt is here.
he made some interesting points.
Cameron is saying that although Britain is made up of many races and religions what makes us united as a people is our nationality.
Nationality is inherently a political unity. For unity to exist it must be the strongest or most prominent bond. It is all a trick of the mind, but for a multicultural nation to live in harmony, it is self evident that without a strong sense of national identity it will not hold together as a nation.
what eating plain yogurt and dark, unsweetened chocolate will do for a body's spirit!.
lord, have mercy!.
syl.
Is this a private party or can anyone join in, comment?
I only eat dark chocolate, 80% is good. Milk chocolate is for children.
What's carnal chocolate. Where can I get some?
joseph bottum, writing in usa today.
who will defend the mideast christians?.
perhaps the situation in egypt will resolve itself peacefully.
The most dangerous thing in the world to be right now is, as always, religious!
what i ask is for some specifics.
it helps to say it, type it, get it off your chest.
read mine and maybe you will have a good idea what i mean.. i hope that i get my wife out of the jw's by all of the positive reinforcement i have given her to be an independent thinker.
As a young man from a poor family, I had many hopes and dreams. Fortunately they came true. It's a shame I fell out with my family over the JW cult but I have come to terms with that.
I just want to live a long life and continue to enjoy peace and contentment. If I sound smug that is not my intention. I am just saying that I am not pursuing any dream, just enjoying the ones that have already come true. I hope yours do too.
recap.
non-jw man with jw wife.
she joined after we were married, against my wishes.
Lion Cask I ask myself sometimes if this thing is so important to me that I will sacrifice my happiness and my wife's happyness to it.
This is a very deep and complicated subject. Pride is a treacherous enemy. If you love each other at a deep and fundamental level the rest is circumstantial. Instead of following, step aside and lead by your actions.
I would say, continue to distance yourself from the JW connection and be your own man. Spend less time thinking about what your wife spends her time doing and make sure you have a life and friends of your own. That puts you in a position of strength and makes you attractive to your wife. Don't play their game - play your own.
i say this to myself while consuming copious amounts of hot sauce.
something i adore.
what are you in love with so to speak, although it is not felt to be a harmful addiction?.
Life its-self is an addiction.
A successful life is a series of pleasurable addictions that only end with death.
Enjoy it while you can.
horrible isn't it?
it makes you so vulnerable.
it opens your chest and it opens up your heart and it means that someone can get inside you and mess you up.
nolongerwaiting That was beautiful.
my decision to de-program my mind, about a year ago, has been fairly uneventfull, despite a few intense but very real conversations with my wife and parents.. however in the past couple days my father has pretty much made it clear to me that he will put the gb (not god, although they are pretty much viewed the same) before me.
also tonight the inlaws, who have probly gotten whiff of my inactivity and who never get personal, started to give a lecture on the extreme importance of the family worship arrangement so lovingly arranged for us by the fds, and how if we are not taking advantage of this wonderful provision will not be prepared for armagedon.
i swear blood was gushing from biting my tounge.. im starting to sense that consequences are coming for my sin of independent research and study.
ranmac Unfortunately the closed world of the JWs is designed to be a prison. In the end, intelligent people have to decide which they value the most; their independence or their family. Compromise is difficult - sometimes impossible. Many years ago I escaped, at what I thought was a great cost. Looking back it seems like a bargain.
I wish you well and hope you are able to make the transition from slave to free man.
i'd say my worst is sometimes i don't like to deal with important things and don't unless necessary.. my best quality (and there are so many that this may be difficult.
what aboutchoo?.
I pick my friends and I pick my nose - but I don't pick my friends nose.
i was watching oz re-runs on hbo.
everyone is prepping for a major prison riot.
apocalyptic scenes are shown.
Time is real in as much as the speed of light is a constant factor. It travels at 186,000 miles a second. We know how far away other galaxies are by the number of light years their light has taken to reach us. That is still only a measurement.
Time does not exist per say but is a construct. Our perception of time as a humans is subjective. Our knowledge of time is objective. As for God - there are people on this board who claim he speaks to them. Why not ask them what He has to say?
