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  Just posting a few pics here - I hope you don't mind!

  by tim hooper in

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  i'm a bit of a newbie here i suppose, but i've been fascinated by the photo threads that pop up now and then - notably leo's, purps and sparks.

  so i thought i'd do my bit for posterity and bring you some pics from the uk that i've taken over the last few years, if that's all right with you that is!.

  although i'm fully digital these days, my early work was film-based so, as a result of that training i tend to just use photoshop in the same way that i used to use my darkroom - ie.

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  eddie c

  I stumbled onto this thread. Brilliant.

  Well done Tim.
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  Evaluating Raymond Franz

  by greendawn in

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  what do you think of ray(mond) franz?

  i have seen here some people critisise him as not being a really heartfelt opponent of the wts, but my view is that he was quite honest about his expressed motives against the cult.

  with his revelations he gave a lot of momentum to the ex jw movement (the apostate organisation according to the jws) and offered valuable assistance to those seeking to shake off the ideological and social dependance on the oppressive cult.

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  eddie c

  I used to meet secretly with an elder from my old Kingdom Hall.(i am considered to be apostate) This elder could not break away from the Watchtower. I gave him a copy of Cof C. A few days later he came back,put the book on the table and broke into tears. He explained that he too was having a crisis of conscience.Rays book was a lifeline for him,everthing became clear and he was able to finally break away from the Watchtower.

  We used to stand outside Watchtower Conventions holding up Rays book and announcing a new release from the governing body. A few brave witnesses came and took a copy.

  I agree with the above sentiments about Ray.

  Eddie
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  CO/DO's in the UK?

  by pobthespazz in

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  2. experiences

  can anyone compile a list of as many as possible past and present co/do's from the uk?

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  eddie c

  Jim Buckingham

  Wilf Gregory

  Nobel? Bowers.

  Its been over twenty years,not even sure if i have the names right.

  Gregory nearly caused a riot at one Convention when he described Football as the last of the bloodsports. Our Congregation used to play football...come to think about it,sometimes it did became a bloodbath.

  Eddie
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  Dawkins on Jehovah's Witnesses' "Creation" book

  by slimboyfat in

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  2. friends

  has anyone read dawkins new book the god delusion yet?

  he discusses the creation book on pages 119-121. he says that he discusses this particular tract only because it has had such a wide circulation - no fewer than 6 of which have been sent to him personally.

  well i think he has at least 7 copies by now because i personally know one witness who sent him one following his recent the roof of all evil?

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  eddie c

  Hi Slimboy,

  I will read Dawkins book when i finish my current reading......"The Case For A Creator",,Lee Strobel.

  Eddie
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  Who saw Borat?

  by roflcopter in

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  borat: cultural learnings of america for make benefit glorious nation of kazakhstan.

  best freakin movie of the year in my opinion.

  i laughed almost the whole entire 1.5hrs of playtime.

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  eddie c

  Unbelievable........i think he gets away with it because he is Jewish. Me and my son were just settling down to watch it when three Jewish men came and sat beside us. Must admit that at first i felt a bit uneasy,but within minutes everyone was in stitches. This Jewish guy beside me nearly died from laughing especially when Borat and his mate stayed in the jewish Bed and Breakfast. I think that Borat is showing the absurdity of anti-semitism.

  As for the church scene at the end,..... as a christian i can only say"God keep me safe from theses people"

  Eddie
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  OMG Trev in hospital now!

  by fullofdoubtnow in

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  2. friends

  trev (dedpoet) experienced breeathing difficulties during the night, and i had to call for an emergency ambulance.

  he was kept in overnight, and is still there under observation.

  he was conscious and breathing normally when i left him around 30 minutes ago, having been breathing through an oxygen mask earlier.

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  eddie c

  I sat opposite Trev at the Curry,lovely fellow.He kepy my two bodyguards entertained. Hope you are soon well.

  Eddie
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  Please share this inspiring story with everyone you know.

  by under_believer in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  people have been posting "encouraging" stories from their witness mailing lists lately.

  i thought i'd share one i encountered, too.

  many years ago, a new family moved into our neighborhood, little six-year-old emma and her mom and dad.

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  eddie c

  The Video is sick,and even worse is the fact that here in the west we are eating ourselves to death. Maybe we should point the finger at ourselves,after all since some here believe that threre is no God who else can you blame?.
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  Going to Church Today

  by Undecided in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i am going to church today with my wife.

  i was putting on a tie and found my old tie-pin with the hebrew yhwh on it that i had from my jw days.

  i thought about wearing it with my tie but just couldn't do it.

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  The first time i went to a Church after i had left the Watchtower..i was so scared i almost did not go in. I did eventually find a good Independant Evangelical Church. I am still there after over twenty years. Its not perfect,what Church is. The challenge is to be able to get on with one another and to have love and patience with each other. The important thing for me is that i am in a relationship with God through Jesus,this comes first. I do feel for anyone who is looking for a Church. Sadly some of the stuff that is going on these days could put you off Church forever. Having experienced the heavy hand of the Watchtower i wont let anyone force me to do anything i am not comfortable with.

  Hey Ken,dont give up.There are some lovely christians out there.

  Eddie
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  Do you find yourself spending too much time on this site?

  by restrangled in

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  i continually check for new posts, and enjoy the fluff as much as the serious stuff.

  there are so many different personalities and it so interesting to see any ones "take" on a subject.

  the intellect, humor, or just honest responses and real life experiences fascinate me.

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  eddie c

  Hi Kaytee,

  yes it would have been good to have had more time to chat....maybe next time....i will leave the bodyguards at home.

  Eddie
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  Do you find yourself spending too much time on this site?

  by restrangled in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i continually check for new posts, and enjoy the fluff as much as the serious stuff.

  there are so many different personalities and it so interesting to see any ones "take" on a subject.

  the intellect, humor, or just honest responses and real life experiences fascinate me.

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  eddie c

  Hi Mouthy,

  and how could i ever forget you.I will have to come again,its been too long.

  Eddie