You think so? And what is my opinion? I am very curious to hear it.
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Imagine A World Where Being "Gay" The Norm & Being "Straight" Would Be The Minority!
by Dis-Member inimagine a world where being "gay" the norm & being "straight" would be the minority!
[short film].. .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnojgdw0gpi.
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Imagine A World Where Being "Gay" The Norm & Being "Straight" Would Be The Minority!
by Dis-Member inimagine a world where being "gay" the norm & being "straight" would be the minority!
[short film].. .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnojgdw0gpi.
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Not hypocritical at all. I also shot them all free of charge. They are my very good friends.
You really have no idea about me do you? I can't say more without revealing too much and I shan't do so merely to please your unbalanced ego.. but I assure you I know more about gay people and gay issues than you ever will. Saying you once met a gay person in a bar really does not qualify you for anything.I'll leave it at that.
At no point in any of these posts have I even once expressed my own personal opinion on this subject. All I did was post a short movie and the viewpoint of others that I found interesting. Nothing more. These are not my beliefs but your too blinded by your own need to attack just about anyone to have the intelligence and detachment or objectivity to even see that.
Even if I did it would not matter. If I expressed that I preferred oranges to bananas would you call me bananaphobic? Yes you probably would.
What on earth makes you think my comment about lifestyle refers in anyway to your sexuality?
You jump to so many reckless assumptions I'd swear you have springs in your shoes. Again a very revealing action on your part. Do you have sex on the brain? Your quite out of control.
Such an embarrassing attitude, unjustified anger and vehemence reveals so much more about you than anything I have posted here does about me.
Let see how offensive you can be now. I only see the hole your digging for yourself getting deeper.
Sleep well..
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NEED Help before Monday
by Crazyguy ini noticed in a thread a day or 2 ago that someone mentioned a wt dated back in 1981 i believe where it stated that the policy of the jw's were that if anyone even thought a doubt about the jw's that they were infact apostates!!!
i downloaded the article in the 1980 8/1 pp17-22 and that was not the article.
can't find the thread, help anyone please!!!!!
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From Protecting the Flock..
PROTECTING THE FLOCK
A major responsibility of an overseer as he 'shepherds the flock of God in his care" is to protect it from dangers. (Acts 20:28) Acts 20:29,30 indicates that one of those dangers can be men who apostatize. There is a fine study of this subject in the August 1, 1980, Watchtower. All of you want to get thoroughly familiar with the contents of the study articles. Encourage all of the elders and ministerial servants, especially, to do likewise. Include key points in your "Continue in the Things You Have Learned" program.
Help the elders discern between one who is a trouble-making apostate and a Christian who becomes weak in faith and has doubts. (2 Peter 2; Jude 22, 23) The former one should be dealt with decisively after extended efforts put forth to readjust him. (2 John 7-10) On the other hand, one weak should be patiently and lovingly assisted to get the accurate knowledge solidify his faith.
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Keep in mind that to be disfellowshiped, an apostate does not have to be a promoter of apostate views. As mentioned in paragraph two, page 17 of the August 1, 1980, Watchtower, "The word 'apostasy' comes from a Greek term that means 'a standing away from,' 'a falling away, defection,' 'rebellion, abandonment. Therefore, if a baptized Christian abandons the teachings of Jehovah, as presented by the faithful and discreet slave, and persists in believing other doctrine despite Scriptural reproof, then he is apostatizing. Extended, kindly efforts should be put forth to readjust his thinking. However, if, after such extended efforts have been put forth to readjust his thinking, he continues to believe the apostate ideas and rejects what he has been provided through the 'slave class, then appropriate judicial action should be taken.
This is not to say that you or the elders should go on 'witch hunts,' as it were, inquiring into the personal beliefs of your brothers. Rather, if something reasonably substantial comes to the attention of the elders along this line, it would be appropriate to make a kindly, discreet inquiry so as to protect the flock. We cannot overemphasize the need to be cautious, discreet and kindly as such situations are dealt with.?James 1:19, 20. . . . "
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The day the music died
by Rattigan350 ini commented about how the 2008 yearbook gives the story of a girl who is on estonia idol and gives up an opportunity to progress to further rounds because she has a talk on the theocratic ministry school.
when jws started to study with her, that is the day the music died.. .
while watching the grammys, though most was trash the music from the 70s was great, i thought, what if paul mccartney's parents studied with jws and paul didn't become a musician.
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Would you belive that I have never heard a Justin Bieber song? Ever! I don't own a TV or a radio.
I suspect that I have been spared at awful lot of auditory suffering by simply removing these two items from my home and life about 10 years ago.
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Inserting pictures from Flickr
by Etude incan anyone provide steps for inserting a picture here from flickr?
i can get the image url from flickr but when i try to insert it here, it will not display.
as far as a i know, the image is set to public, but i'm not sure how to check.. thanks.. etude..
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That's a lovely plant. Is it growing in just water?
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Best "wake-up-call"-arguments?!
by Mr Fool inhi everyone .
it was not my intention to write here anymore, but i found things that caught my interest, things that i feel to share in the hope of someone finds it interesting.. the core is that the wt surprisingly admits that what "we" believe in, is after all, only opinions (awake 2000 june 22 page9-11 "do not be a victim of propaganda).. anyone with a scan of thiese pages would make my day ;-) the questions/arguments below are built around this:.
feel free to find better arguments ;-).
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Best "wake-up-call"?
This one kind of did it for me.
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Open mics - Anyone play at them?
by Oneoutallout ini miss playing guitar and singing with my 'ex friends' in a band.
we used to play at cong 'do's'.
not particularly good but can get by.
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Yes and not too far from the places you mention. Was house jazz guitarist in one venue for about 4 years running.
Will soon be using this amazing and cheap service (link below). You can jam in real time, rehearse and even record at 24bit digital quality with musicians anywhere on the planet without leaving your living room. My jazz quartet will be using this to rehearse.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GusCPIQ4GF0
and again..
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Quick builds- Were you on a team?
by Oneoutallout inwhich trade did you work with?
any interesting revelations or tales?.
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I did get kicked off the Haysbridge project for being a little drunk on a friday night and getting into a fight.
Proper builder then! lol.
I was at Haysbridge in 1985 too..
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Quick builds- Were you on a team?
by Oneoutallout inwhich trade did you work with?
any interesting revelations or tales?.
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Yes.. I knocked this one up in about 20 minutes. Pretty quick I thought.
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The day the music died
by Rattigan350 ini commented about how the 2008 yearbook gives the story of a girl who is on estonia idol and gives up an opportunity to progress to further rounds because she has a talk on the theocratic ministry school.
when jws started to study with her, that is the day the music died.. .
while watching the grammys, though most was trash the music from the 70s was great, i thought, what if paul mccartney's parents studied with jws and paul didn't become a musician.
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No one puts it better than Steve Hassaan.
Hassan’s Criteria for Mind Control
Steven Hassan is a leading American Exit Counsellor who authored Combatting Cult Mind Control (1990); now a standard text for understanding the tactics and influences of the cults (Hassan & Das, n.d.). He believes that cults try to suppress people’s distinct individual freedom by suppressing their free will, talents, creativity and ability to think for themselves. The ultimate goal of indoctrination and gradual dissociation is to make unique individuals into ‘clones’ that fit the cult’s mould or, theologically speaking, to re-mould people bearing God’s image to people reflecting the image of the cult leader/s.
More brilliant and essential reading over on Freeminds for those who seek to liberate themselves from these cloning techniques. The best discussion and analysis of the subject that I have ever read anywhere.
A Study of the Persuasion Techniques Used by Jehovah’s Witnesses and the Watchtower
