My parents were told I would not even enter school in the 1950ies. Now I have grand children, the oldest 10 years of age.
Posts by naja
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51What were you never going to do in "This system" But did it?
by karter infinish school.. finish my apprenticeship (why are you doing that brother karter you will never finish it in this system).. buy a house.. pay the house off.. karter..
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What is your relationship with ALCOHOL?
by nicolaou inhere in the uk new drinking guidelines have been issued which suggest "no more than 14 units a week - equivalent to six pints of beer or seven glasses of wine.".
another piece of the advice which is getting a lot of attention is that "if people drink, it should be moderately over three or more days and that some days should be alcohol-free.".
already people are making cries of "nanny state!
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naja
I go with Homer Simpson:
"Alcohol is the cause and the solution to all of life's problems"
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Noah's Ark
by Darkknight757 inso i'm reading the book "the atheist book of bible stories" and something just occurred to me.. noahs ark rested on the top of mount ararat.
how the hell did all the land animals, dinosaurs and other monsters get to ground level?
did noah and his family just push them off the mountain and hope for the best?
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... and the rainbow serves as a sign that Jehovah will never drown the earth again because he has another alternative: F I R E – 2. Peter 3:7 -
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sorry, it is: "If I Never Sing Another Song". Sung for instance by Sammy Davies Jr., Shirley Bassey etc.
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Udo Jürgens, c omposer of this song died yesterday – RIP
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GETTING THINGS STRAIGHT. Who invented the "FDS" as a prophetic identification of the GB? WHEN?
by Terry in15 july 1906 issue of the watch tower russell stated maria russell was the first who in 1894 "called attention to matt.
24:44-45, applying it to me at a meeting at allegheny and in another meeting with the new york church.
i demurred that i had not thought of the passage thus, and declined to make any personal application of it, although i could not deny the force of the argument....i urged great moderation in the making of any personal application" (p. r3811).
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naja
marked, thanks.
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HELP ME COMPILE A LIST OF DISCARDED WORDS AND PHRASES from the WTS
by Terry inin fort worth, texas around 1959. gradually i became aware of the argot.
special, private language).
jw's had these phrases they used over and over again.. upon first hearing, these words and phrases stood out as odd, weird or awkward.. however.
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... approach (reproach) your throne of undeserved kindness
"deep truth" (Fred Franz)
I remember one brother, whenever he prayed in his 3 minutes prayers at least 20 times he said "in this time of the end"
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CONFESS or COVERUP
by Terry inthe disconnect from the family of humanity......the snap of that fellow feeling......the cold indifferent shrug as each person dries up and hardens into a mere thing in a kingdom hall.....is a withering away of all that is noble, pure and innocent.. and when that icy moment sets in the rest of the world vanishes into an invisible nothing in the heart of that strutting and proud lump of human flesh called jehovah's witness.. it is the first of many deaths they will endure.... where does it begin and where does it end?.
perhaps by defending huge lies?.
if you are complicit in a crime against humanity you have two basic ethical choices:.
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naja
"Deliverance near at Hand" was the motto of the 2006 international Assembies.
How long can you stretch Hands?
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Bible reading section for the week of November 24th. Duet 28-31
by stuckinarut2 inso the "cong bible reading " section to be covered for this week is from deuteronomy 28-31.... have you ever read this section????
wow...just wow....there is some psycho stuff in it!.
"do as i (jehovah) say, or i'll mess you up with some really perverse and psychotic stuff!".
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In the Awake!—2009 pp. 23-26 the article: How Can I Make Bible Reading Enjoyable?
you find for instance the following suggestions:
While you read . . .
▪ Use maps and depictions of Bible accounts to help you visualize Bible scenes.
▪ Consider the setting, and analyze details.
▪ Consult footnotes and cross-references.
▪ Ask yourself such questions as:
FACTS: When did this occur? Who spoke these words? To whom were the words addressed?
MEANING: How would I explain this to someone else?
VALUE: Why did Jehovah God include this account in his Word?
What does it reveal about his personality or way of doing things?
What lessons can I apply to my life?To me it reveals a monsterlike personality
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Tower of Babel built by Babies!
by Billy the Ex-Bethelite inthe weekly tms bible reading assignment is not read, or not carefully read, by most of the sheeples.
it doesn't really matter, because the consideration of the bible reading material is one of the shortest parts on the meeting with a limited number of comments, and those comments are restricted to less than 30 seconds or you will get counselled.
over and over, the dubs are told to read the bible, yet the organization gives no real encouragement to read the bible by keeping everyone busy in the recruiting work and using relatively few scriptures in their "talks".. why?
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Mmxiv: Wasn't this impressive growth rate partially due to them being still so close to perfection back then?
Not so much when you look at Noah.
Genesis 5:32: After Noah was 500 years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham and Japheth.