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  Jehovah's Witnesses recieve $30,000 grant to cover for assembly costs

  by Watchtower-Free in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  see bottom of article.

  http://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/showstory.php?story_id=542296.

  friday, february 21, 10:08 am estby max marbut, staff writer.

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  GrreatTeacher

  Sickening. Taking taxpayer money.
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  Me Before and After leaving the Lie

  by cantleave in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  when i was serving as an elder.

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  now.

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  GrreatTeacher

  You look 10 years younger!
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  Dating

  by d in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  as a ex jw i am cyncial to dating perhaps because i did not do much dating as a jw.

  do any of you still feel this way?

  i am not against dating but i am still that dating and getting yourself emontionallt attached is sort of a way of being in chains..

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  Here's what always worked for me. I have seen a guy around a few times so he is no longer scary. I could check him out at my leisure. Then he says, "I like your Kix concert t shirt. You like them?" And then I would say yes and we would talk a little more. Then he would say, "You know they are playing at the arena next week? I'm going to see them, yup already got tickets. Wanna come along?"

  He was already going, or so he said, so it took the pressure off so it didn't seem like such a big deal as a formal date. Girls get freaked out about the whole formal date thing, too. Keep it casual.
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  How do JWs Not see how barbaric YHWH is? Its what started my awakening.

  by BU2B in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  if one reads genesis from the first chapter through the end with an open mind, it is clear that not only is it not true, but that god is potrayed as a cruel, petty, childish micromanaging tyrant.

  if one continues reading the ot this is just further solidified.

  how do jws not see the obvious?

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  GrreatTeacher

  And yet, these gems of truth were also available in other and earlier religious traditions.
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  BOTR- Announcement

  by Band on the Run in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  law school is obviously not the hardest program to follow.

  it isn't something that can be replicated on the internet.

  a first year student can find the law.

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  GrreatTeacher

  Thanks for the tip 144001. I'll be applying to Waste Management shortly.

  Seriously, some of our custodians make more than $70,000. Something to think about...
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  BOTR- Announcement

  by Band on the Run in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  law school is obviously not the hardest program to follow.

  it isn't something that can be replicated on the internet.

  a first year student can find the law.

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  GrreatTeacher

  I always laugh when people expect to be paid well for their study and hard work.

  I work in what I consider one of the most important of the helping professions, teaching. You know, help form future generations, make a difference in the lives of many children, teach profound lessons that will stick with students for life, etc.

  Turns out society doesn't think that's worth much at all, well monetarily anyhow. "Teachers should teach for nobler reasons than just money!" That's what the local taxpayers say, as well as, of course, the local budget committee.

  GreatTeacher, BSEd

  Summa cum laude

  Doesn't make $hit
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  Religion VS Atheism and the decline of ethics and morals

  by EndofMysteries in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  being back in college after leaving the borg, one of the required classes for a degree at my college is ethics.

  after learning a few things, i am curious where morality and ethics is heading for the future of humanity.

  i wish i could find the source again, but several weeks ago i recalled reading a transcript of a very old document that talked about when christianity was being spread in europe, it brought civility and community.

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  GrreatTeacher

  Different perspective on "Yes ma'am" and "No sir."

  I think it depends on where you live. We don't really use that much in the north. I am a teacher and the students just don't say it. In fact, the teachers agree that when kids say it, it feels cloying and, well, kind of slimy. Like Eddie Haskel on Leave it to Beaver

  These things are so often regional.

  And, please, finger bowls? I wouldn't frequent a place that uses them, however, I do enforce napkin use in the school cafeteria.
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  The yuk factor and others

  by jgnat in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  will you share with me an interesting discussion on what morals we all may have in common?

  my recent reading has resulted in a fundamental shift in my worldview.

  it feels like my house of cards have reshuffled themselves yet again, and everything i see, hear and smell is put in a new context.

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  GrreatTeacher

  Hi, Cofty! Glad I caught you. My son plays online with friends from the UK and usually comes crawling out from his room about this time at night because all of his friends have gone to bed. What a pity, him and his first world problems!
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  The yuk factor and others

  by jgnat in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  will you share with me an interesting discussion on what morals we all may have in common?

  my recent reading has resulted in a fundamental shift in my worldview.

  it feels like my house of cards have reshuffled themselves yet again, and everything i see, hear and smell is put in a new context.

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  GrreatTeacher

  "Disgust Sensitivity and the Neurophysiology of Left/Right Political Sensitivities"

  Kevin B. Smith et al. October 19, 2011

  (Sorry, I could not figure out how to make a hyperlink with a tablet.)

  The thesis is that the more disgust sensitive a person is, the more likely they support conservative causes like opposition to gay marriage (icky).
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  The yuk factor and others

  by jgnat in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  will you share with me an interesting discussion on what morals we all may have in common?

  my recent reading has resulted in a fundamental shift in my worldview.

  it feels like my house of cards have reshuffled themselves yet again, and everything i see, hear and smell is put in a new context.

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  GrreatTeacher

  Some people are more sensitive to some moral foundations than to others.

  Politically, liberals are more sensitive to care vs. harm and fairness vs. unfairness and

  conservatives are more sensitive to loyalty vs. disloyalty and sanctity vs. disgust.

  I will try to find the reference for that.