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  'Lone Survivor' Movie....Amazing.

  by startingover13 in

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  2. friends

  last night i was finally able to make it to the movies and saw 'lone survivor', starring mark wahlberg.

  i did a little research beforehand about the film.

  premise: 4 u.s. navy seals are trapped in the mountains of afghanistan during a botched attempt to capture a taliban leader.

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  Saw it a few nights ago.. very good movie.
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  What do you say if you get asked "Are you an Apostate?"

  by KateWild in

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  2. experiences

  i am reuniting with past students and return visits.. i met up with a young lad i used to call on.

  he is not baptised, but at university in his 20's and living away from home.

  his mother is a jw and his father is not.

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  I would say: 'Get behind me Satan!'
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  trying to convince my wife not to confess...

  by wafflesandpancakes in

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  2. relationships

  during our engagement, we fooled around and touch each other down there.

  it's not a "tap" but definitely is not "stimulation".

  i tried to convince my wife, who, after 5 years of marriage, strangely felt guilty all the sudden, that its not do called porneia.

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  This really is completely insane. How anyone can live with this kind of self imposed neurosis in their lives just blows my mind.

  This religion utterly tries to dominate each second of your present life.. they hold every minute of your eternal future to ransom.. and still not satisfied they hold your past hostage too.

  Is this the 'freedom in Christ' they speak of in action? Or simply mental and emotional slavery to the obssesive perversions of old men?
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  I want to grow my hair back out!

  by onlyastory in

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  2. beliefs

  a few months prior to baptism i had shoulder length hair which i loved and had wanted ever since i was a child.

  i remember sitting with an elder during a bible study and asking him point blank if i 'had' to cut my hair.

  whilst the answer was given slightly awkwardly the answer was a no, "there are no rules that say you have to cut your hair".

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  I also hear people say things like 'you will be passed over for any privileges' if you grow your hair too long.

  That's for sure.. no more cleaning toilets, holding doors open, patrolling car parks, or holding the revered microphone in meetings for you mate..
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  I want to grow my hair back out!

  by onlyastory in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  a few months prior to baptism i had shoulder length hair which i loved and had wanted ever since i was a child.

  i remember sitting with an elder during a bible study and asking him point blank if i 'had' to cut my hair.

  whilst the answer was given slightly awkwardly the answer was a no, "there are no rules that say you have to cut your hair".

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  I guess it depends on your perspective...

  Either this:

  1 Corinthians 11:14

  Does not nature itself teach you that if a man wears long hair it is a disgrace for him.

  Or this:

  Numbers 6:5

  “All the days of his vow of separation, no razor shall touch his head. Until the time is completed for which he separates himself to the Lord, he shall be holy. He shall let the locks of hair of his head grow long.

  But then again there is this so none of it really matters..

  1 Samuel 16:7

  But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.”
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  The Face of the World is changing

  by fulltimestudent in

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  2. current

  60 years ago, in the western world, it was rare to see in media, any representation of a face that wasn't euro-white.

  these days, in response to market driven advertising, that is changing.. i can only speak for oz, and here i note that it is now quite common to see an asian face, most likely east asian (chinese, korean, vietnamese and japanese) in adverts.

  for various products.

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  Her name is Sui He and is a model from China. She is ranked the number 13 fashion model in the world.

  EASTERN ETHNICITY RISES
  So, why are Asian models like Sui He suddenly so successful? The shift in fashion’s consumer markets is a major factor. The industry is increasingly looking toward Asia for its financial future, and the burgeoning economy that has made them power players within the luxury goods market. Quite simply, fashion has been forced to reflect the faces of these wealthy new customers within their campaigns. As the epicentre of modelling shifts to be more inclusive of wider definitions of beauty, the good news is, the Asian girls are here to stay.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRAIyQBQtMs
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  I want to grow my hair back out!

  by onlyastory in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  a few months prior to baptism i had shoulder length hair which i loved and had wanted ever since i was a child.

  i remember sitting with an elder during a bible study and asking him point blank if i 'had' to cut my hair.

  whilst the answer was given slightly awkwardly the answer was a no, "there are no rules that say you have to cut your hair".

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  Interesting first post...
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  Seems the org have got this wrong as well..

  by Dis-Member in

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  china to become new world superpower... http://money.cnn.com/2013/07/18/news/economy/china-us-superpower/.

  will china supplant the united states as the world's leading superpower and top player in the world economy?a new pew research center survey of 38,000 people in 39 countries found the widespread belief that china is well on its way.. overall, a majority or plurality of respondents in only six of the countries surveyed believe the u.s. will remain on top.. "publics around the world believe the global balance of power is shifting," pew wrote.

  "china's economic power is on the rise, and many think it will eventually supplant the united states as the world's dominant superpower.".

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  China to become new world superpower..

  http://money.cnn.com/2013/07/18/news/economy/china-us-superpower/

  Will China supplant the United States as the world's leading superpower and top player in the world economy?

  A new Pew Research Center survey of 38,000 people in 39 countries found the widespread belief that China is well on its way.

  Overall, a majority or plurality of respondents in only six of the countries surveyed believe the U.S. will remain on top.

  "Publics around the world believe the global balance of power is shifting," Pew wrote. "China's economic power is on the rise, and many think it will eventually supplant the United States as the world's dominant superpower."

  In both the United States and China, an increasing number of respondents agree with this thesis.

  and..

  "For the first time in centuries China has overtaken the US as the world’s biggest trading nation, with total trade standing at $4.16 trillion in 2013."

  http://rt.com/business/china-overtakes-us-largest-trade-399/
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  wt exposer strikes in rest.

  by JunkYardDog in

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  2. friends

  i in a rest.

  eating lunch an older lady comes in with her 2 kids.

  the lady is fussy and i give her my table.

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  I don't agree with all that softly softly tactic. Sometimes hard and direct is the right way to deal with people have come to lie to you wether they know they are liying or not.

  Falshoods should be smashed top pieces no gentle dismanled with kid gloves.
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  New here, just wanted to say "Hello"

  by Goldiver in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  hello all, it is nice to have a forum for former jw's and see i wasn't the only one out there having serious doubts.

  my parents got into it when i was about 4 years old.

  my family was part of the granville ny congregation.. my dad in time became an elder.

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  Hiya..