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  Bush joke!

  by pudd in

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  george w. bush meets with the queen of england.

  he asks her, "your majesty, how do you run such an efficient government?

  are there any tips you can give to me?".

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  Lewis

  Another joke:

  "Did you hear that G.W. Bush's personal library completely burned down? Yes, it destroyed all three books! And one of them he hadn't finished coloring!
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  How to Be a Republican - A Primer

  by Michael3000 in

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  enjoy .

  1. being a drug addict is a moral failing and a crime, unless you're a conservative radio host.

  then it's an illness and you need our prayers for your recovery.. .

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  Lewis

  Excellent information, Corvin. One has to wonder why some of the middle-class continues to support a political party that really has no honest concerns for them.
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  Invitation To Americans To Find Fault With The British..

  by Englishman in

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  i thought we ought to even things up a little... go for it!.

  no obscenities please.

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  Lewis

  OK, I was never impressed with the food (but I was really let down by the French's offerings -- maybe I was expecting too much). And yes, you Brits should give the Elgin Marbles back to Greece ...

  but I really have had a good experience with people in the UK, very creative and edgy ... oh, I'll add I loved Ireland. So green and the people (that I met) were so friendly.

  Britain! The anchor of contemporary Western Civilization.

  ... and bad teeth? I thought the guests on the Jerry Springer Show had a monopoly on that.
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  What is the current teaching on resurrection of a Jehovah's Witness.

  by Triple A in

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  2. friends

  what is the current teaching on resurrection of a jehovah's witness.

  if they are active when they die will they be resurrected?do they have to meet so many hours, so many books placed?.

  the reason for this question is that my jw friend just had a very close jw friend of theirs die.

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  Lewis

  Well, [sob, sob ]

  I guess that leaves me out! (Racing out to buy drugs and ice cream.)
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  WTS retro slogan t-shirt designs

  by Pleasuredome in

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  with the 80's coming back into fashion, design or give ideas for your own wts slogan t-shirt in the style that was all the rage back then.

  it's a good piss take, and would look great at an apostofest.

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  Lewis

  How about:

  IS THAT A WATCHTOWER

  IN YOUR POCKET?

  ... OR ARE YA' JUST GLAD

  TO SEE ME!
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  Has the Watchtower Society ever been correct?

  by Lewis in

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  i'd really like to know if the wts has ever been correct ... in all honesty.

  i don't mean subjective, fuzzy dogma that has no empirical basis ... i mean stuff like 1914 and the original idea that it would be end of the world; millions now living will never die; 1975; the generation will not pass away ... ad infinitum.

  i have no axe to grind ... i'd really like to know.

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  Lewis

  I wasn't talking about unprovable doctrines like the Trinity or Hellfire. I personally don't believe in them -- not because I know it for a fact -- I'm just not religious.

  You can say you don't believe in the Trinity or hell, but since you don't have solid evidence: How do you know? You can only say this is what you believe. There are many earnest Bible scholars that do believe in both of them.

  Also, because sincere Hindus believe in reincarnation, does that mean they have the "Truth"?

  I mean the WTS's interpretation of scripture like the King of the North/South --- that's changed, right. The Generation thing has changed. Why are they publishing new books and magazines if they have the Truth. It would seem that since they claim to have a unique relationship with YHWH, that one comprehensive book would be enough.

  [Wake me when it's over ... or don't]
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  Selling homes and property - pre-1975

  by Bonnie_Clyde in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i just had a discussion with a relative who attended the district convention.

  he gave me the booklet, "keep on the watch.

  " according to him, the speaker who introduced the booklet talked about the people who were stumbled because of the change in understanding regarding "this generation.

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  Lewis

  This is just the kind of back-door reasoning that makes me lose all respect for the WTS. For an organization that micromanaged the lives of the flock (acceptable sexual activity for married people; vasectomies; recreation; friendships; disfellowshipping, etc.), it's hard to imagine they couldn't -- since being YHWH's mouthpiece -- clearly articulate: IT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN PEOPLE!"
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  Has the Watchtower Society ever been correct?

  by Lewis in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'd really like to know if the wts has ever been correct ... in all honesty.

  i don't mean subjective, fuzzy dogma that has no empirical basis ... i mean stuff like 1914 and the original idea that it would be end of the world; millions now living will never die; 1975; the generation will not pass away ... ad infinitum.

  i have no axe to grind ... i'd really like to know.

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  Lewis

  I'd really like to know if the WTS has ever been correct ... in all honesty. I don't mean subjective, fuzzy dogma that has no empirical basis ... I mean stuff like 1914 and the original idea that it would be end of the world; millions now living will never die; 1975; the generation will not pass away ... ad infinitum.

  I have no axe to grind ... I'd really like to know. Have they ever been correct? And if so, with what?

  I didn't leave the WT because of doctrine ... I left because I could no longer live as a Stepford Christian ... the idea of living with 6 million comatose worker bees under draconian overlords -- hey, I just wanted to run naked along the beach before the Watchtower police took the remaining 2 percent of my brain and made it into a complete magazine salesman and/or bird feed.
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  Selling homes and property - pre-1975

  by Bonnie_Clyde in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i just had a discussion with a relative who attended the district convention.

  he gave me the booklet, "keep on the watch.

  " according to him, the speaker who introduced the booklet talked about the people who were stumbled because of the change in understanding regarding "this generation.

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  Lewis

  Thanks for those links! It was like a walk down memory lane. And yes, there are those WT revisionists who say "1975? Huh? What? No way!"

  Even though I was young, I can remember people selling their homes, leaving careers so they could pioneer, and cashing in their stocks and bonds. Those were crazy times.

  I also remember a special talk at our hall that was by telephone hook-up. It was in 1976 or '77, I think, and the Society's speaker said, 'Just because it didn't happen in 1975, don't be fooled like some of the friends who are putting Armageddon off for five, ten, even 20 years.'

  Well, next year will be 30 years -- did I miss something?
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  Can some one explain how 607 is wrong

  by XQsThaiPoes in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the watchtower and many others claim something happend in 607. this is based on the idea the bible is acurate.

  the watchtower states in a few places 586 is the "real date" but they would make the bible wrong which is a no no.

  i know they have a vested interest in 607. i can't figure out why is this such a controversy.

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  Lewis

  Since I'm new here -- maybe this has been explained before. But Scholar, where did you earn your BA and MA in Religious Studies?

  scholar

  BA MA Studies in Religion

  lewis