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Were the pre-flood people that wicked?
by indoubt in
1. watchtower
2. bible
i have to say upfront that i am not sure about anything at this point of my life (i.e.

but i am trying to believe that there is a god, and that he is loving and cares about us...

i saw horrific pictures the other day about the floods that just occurred in dominican republic.
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Hypocrite Greenies
by grows1 in
1. social
2. current
there are many people in the world who consider themselves "green" advocates and "green" friendly.

like john kerry- has 7-8 houses, private jets, @ 6 really big gas guzzling autos, including suv's.

people who talk green but whose lifesytles reveal their true sentiments.
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The Answer to high Gas Prices.....
by ThiChi in
1. social
2. current
any thoughts on mr. taylor?s claims?.

u.s. demands greater oil output, lower prices.

"finance ministers from the united states and other major industrialized countries, hoping to affect the outcome of a battle within the organization for the petroleum exporting countries, formally demanded yesterday that oil-exporting nations raise production and lower prices to a level 'that is consistent with lasting economic prosperity,'" the new york times reports.
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Hypocrisy? Contradiction?
by Simon in
1. social
2. current
it's kind of ironic that in the same week that photo's of princess dianna lying dying in a mangled car wreckage are broadcast to little outcry that there seems to be a lot of ballyhoo about photo's of carefully arranged coffins carrying us troops back home.

http://edition.cnn.com/2004/world/europe/04/22/diana.photos/index.html.

http://edition.cnn.com/2004/us/south/04/22/mortuary.photos.ap/index.html.
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So what exactly IS an apostate?
by somebodylovesme in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i was under the impression that an apostate was anyone who left the witnesses, was df'ed/da'ed, or was just actively opposed to them.

but i was reading in my hubby's old "reasoning book" that an apostate is one who professes to believe in christ (but not the jws), claims to serve god (but is not a jw), tries to pull away current jws or attack them.

so, by that definition, would someone who fades away and professes no religion still be considered an apostate if he or she didn't try to take anyone with them and did not attack the religion?.
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Should jws work for certain employers?
by badboy in
1. jw
2. friends
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i understand that certain companies/employers donate to babylon the great.. should a jw therefore work for such people?
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The arab god... singular or plural
by Elsewhere in
1. jw
2. friends
i was looking around on the arabnews.com web site and i found the following "question from a reader".... the person writing the answer sounds a lot like a jw... "oh no... just because god refers to himself in the plural does not mean he really is.

sadly, the very next qfr is where someone is wondering if it is ok to raise his hands while saying a prayer.

i'm reminded of the legalistic bs of the organization.
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Comments You Will Not Hear at the 4-18-04 WT Study
by blondie in
1. watchtower
2. bible
comments you will not hear at the 4-18-04 (week of 4/12-18, 2004) wt study (march 1, 2004 issue)

review comments will be in black and parentheses ().

wt quotes will be in red and quotes "".
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my next door neighbour is mentally abusing her 16 mo old baby...
by azaria in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
the question isn't if i should do something about this, but how should i respond.

i only want to go to facs (family & childrens services) as a last resort.

i have considered asking if i could talk to her (in a non-threatening way), because i'm concerned for both of them.
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In the US: Our Children Will Be Subjected to Selective Service Very Soon
by gespro in
1. social
2. current
has this been discussed already?

if it has, please point me to the thread addressing this

i just heard this last night.