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  'peoples choice awards' for me in my small city, if you knew my story:)

  by orbison11 in

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  well some here know my story,,after dfing, pretty bad,,,.

  lets just say i went from an easy financial existance to immediate extreme poverty.

  and being a mature female, that is harsh.

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  That is great! You have every right to feel proud of your accomplishments.
  
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  I'm certified !

  by Dawn in

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  as a scuba diver that is .

  now i can mark off one more thing from my "things to do before i die" list.

  i really like this one - i think it's going to be a life long hobby..

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  Congratulations, Dawn!
  
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  funny... I dont feel any different...

  by IP_SEC in

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  i guess even though im supreme now i'll stay the same ol' ip attention 'ho.. love me or hate me .

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  Congratulations. At the rate I'm moving up, I don't think I'll live long enough to reach that lofty level.
  
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  Mental Hammocks and Safety Nets

  by Qcmbr in

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  i was discussing the nature of faith with another lds member and they were quite horrified to hear my take on religion (in particular lds) and we batted around the ideas a lot but one really interesting thought caught my attention: .

  for faith to have 'power' it must be in something real (e.g.

  faith may motivate you to flip a lightswitch but it's wasted if there isn't any power to the house) ergo the search of religion / faith / philosophy must be for real things in which to have faith in (so we don't end up blowing ourselves up in crowded market places or praying to the duvet) however, we are constantly stopped from finding truth by our mental hammocks and safety nets that will not let us find solid mental ground.

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  The Bible is the Safety Net I had to get rid of.
  
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  The Colour Green / Am I just a cynic: Re Earth Day.

  by Guest with Questions in

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  first, i want to state that i am not against protecting our planet and i think we all should do what we can to conserve and be more environmentally conscientious.. i dont have facts but this whole earth day concert doesnt seem to sit right with me.

  is the green earth about the environment or is it about green money, are some environmentalists really green bigots or am i green with envy?

  im sure there are many who are sincere but have they thought out what this event contributed to the pollution of the earth?

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  You're not a cynic, you've just learned to see through the hype and hypocrisy. It's an advertising gimmick. The only thing these sorts of events do is entertain.
  
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  Is this the correct place for an introduction??

  by student1 in

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  long time lurker from the uk... making my first post ooh scary...the reason posting now is that i need some advice on talking to my jw family and friends, without their walls coming up!

  having read this forum for a good year, you all seem to be expert linguists!

  i want to be like an indiana jones type character and slip through the sliding door in to the tomb (my sisters brain!

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  Welcome to the board. And good luck with your sister.
  
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  One in five Americans thinks the Sun revolves around the Earth

  by Illyrian in

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  not intended to offend anyone but i found this article very interesting, if true this may go a long way in explaining why religion flourishes in many places across us of a. .

  ny times article.

  scientific savvy?

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  Whether the Earth revolves around the Sun or not is considered irrelevant to daily living by most people. What about the scientific knowledge of the engineers who place the town's water supply downhill from a stockyard? Or the water intake downstream from the town's sewer?
  
  Wasn't education supposed to correct this sort of problem? It's obvious, as other posters have said, that our schools are failing.
  
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  Sad News Orangefatcat's husband died this morning.

  by orangefatcat in

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  this is one of the sadest days in my life, my beloved husband marco passed away this morning at 5:15 am.. it has been a dreadful day.

  but my dear friend was with most of the day while we went togerther to make funeral arrangements.. that was really hard on me.

  i have done nothing but cry and cry all day, i finally fell asleep a few hours ago while my friend diane was here and she let me sleep.

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  I'm so sorry to hear about your loss.
  
  ((((((Hugs))))))
  
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  A lurker says hello

  by Madame in

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  r. f. wondered how many lurkers there are on the board.

  i don't know the answer, but i will admit that i since a few years am one of them.

  i read here almost every day.. like many others here i am an ex-jw, left the organisation about 25 years ago and never regretted it.. .

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  Hello Madame. Welcome to the board.
  
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  GETTING EVEN WITH JUNK MAILERS.....

  by Mary in

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  we all get junk mail, or applications for credit cards we don't want or even asked for.

  i got six applications in the mail today.

  i've phoned these numbskulls before and told them to stop sending me this stuff, as i don't want their credit cards.

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  I hope you added some supplementary comments on those invitations. Just think of how bad you would feel if someone in that office went to the D.C. and converted! Think of the mileage the WTS would get out of that! LOL ;)
  
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