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  Why Worry About Stopping Comets?

  by AGuest in

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  given their relative size (usually), maybe we should learn to stop meteors first:.

  http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/16/world/europe/meteorite-fragments-are-said-to-rain-down-on-siberia.html?_r=0.

  interesting.. a doulos of christ,.

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  So, What's Scary Anymore?

  by AGuest in

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  used to be werewolves and vampires.

  thinkin' "twilight" did that in - just saw a commercial for a cartoon where the star is a teenage vampire.

  even the zombies are becoming friendly (seen a trailer about a zombie who falls in love and so reverts to "living" again).

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  Why WTBTS Disfellowshipping Works...

  by AGuest in

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  to the household of god, israel, and those who go with... may you all have peace!.

  i just wanted to share with you, briefly, what i have come to understand as to why disfellowshipping by the wtbts works... why it can continue being fomented as it is.

  i realize there are pages and pages of studies regarding cults and cult mindsets, etc., but i am not going to inundate you with such but rather try to keep this simple.

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  Genesis 3:16 - As to ALL Women... or One Woman? A Favor, Please...

  by AGuest in

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  may you all have peace!.

  so, as some of you might know (or discern)... or not... i am not your usual submissive/in subjection kind of girl.

  given what some apparently expect of women... as wives, daughters, female friends... and in general... i was curious about the greater fulfillment of genesis 3:16, because many are of the belief that it applies to all women as to all men... (including those that aren't their husbands)... and not the just one being addressed at the time (eve as to adham).. personally, other than paul's position on women teaching in public (which was borne of what was occurring in the region at the time, due to by-then jewish culture and roman occupation)... and peter's admonishment for wives to submit themselves to their own husbands... that i know of nothing that validates a woman being in subjection to anyone other than her own husband, and even then such "subjection" is not puerile or unrestrained (so as to just be a given), but borne of love and respect for her husband (in which case it should not be difficult)... who is obligated to honor her, as well.

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  An Interesting Question for the Board...

  by AGuest in

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  i just saw this done on a tv show and was intrigued by the answers (almost unanimously yes).

  "yes, but my husband is about to retire so i'm going to have to start telling him the truth!".

  "ohhh, yes - if my husband knew the truth he'd need medication!".

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  For I Love Jeff: The Magi Considered Bad in the Eyes of Jah?

  by AGuest in

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  greetings, dear ilj and peace to you!

  i tried to comment on your thread but for some reason it appears "stuck" and unable to take on additional posts.

  so, i've started this thread because i believe your questions deserve a response.

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  Since Fluff is Allowed (and Often Preferable): Stupid, Asinine, Gross, Ridiculous, and other "Bad" Commercials?

  by AGuest in

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  for me, it's a "liquid plum'r deep impact" commercial that just sets my teeth on edge.

  in it, the (mousey looking) "housewifey" woman (who is obviously married to an impotent tyrant and has about 8 kids) is in the grocery store, holding a bottle of the product, while fantasizing about the two guys who come to "snake the drain" and "flush the pipe, baby"... to a barry white-ish voice narration.

  now, i have no problem with some woman fantasizing about some hunks... and given the success of the romance novel industry i would be a fool to think bored housewives are among these.

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  The Great Crowd: Why... and Why No Man Is Able to Number...

  by AGuest in

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  john 5:9, 10. how many do these number, this "crowd"?

  it is because there is no set number.

  a set time for such of that group to come in.

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  Young Followers of Christ?

  by AGuest in

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  to the household of god, israel, and those who go with... may you all have peace!.

  this topic began on another thread of an unrelated topic (see http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/beliefs/242671/7/believers-vs-atheists-why-this-formulation.

  in order to try and keep that thread from redirecting further, i am continuing some new thoughts brought up there here.

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  Blood Transfusions - Truly a "Sin"?

  by AGuest in

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  to the household of god, israel, and those who go with... may you all have peace!.

  you may have seen where i shared this before but my understanding is that it needs to be shared again... because there are those who will benefit.

  i won't go into my usual tome... but only state: .

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