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  What Are The Funniest Sitcoms That You Have Enjoyed?

  by minimus in

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  i was watching the beverly hillbillies the other night and i have to say, the writing and the acting was terrific!.

  another classic is all in the family.

  loved that show!.

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  So many good ones have already been mentioned; I'll add this one to the mix - Coupling.
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  Interview with a Scientology Insider

  by leavingwt in

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  the village voice has published an interview with a 32-year member of the church of scientology who left in 2010. .

  but until now, i've never told brousseau's entire story as a 32-year member of scientology and the last person to escape from the international base who is talking publicly about it.. in some ways, brousseau's tale is one of the most remarkable to come out of the secretive organization, and one that parallels so much of scientology's own development and controversies.

  he and miscavige were brothers in law.

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  I can't believe how Scientology gets away with all they do. Tragic, and scary as hell.
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  just need encouraging words... elders came over and breifly stopped by to encourage me back to hall

  by Butterflyleia85 in

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  2. friends

  well i was kinda cut of gaurd when i saw them.

  it was the two elders from the local congregation.

  they said they just wanted to come over for encouragement to come back to the meetingsm one of the elders i knew me sence i was a baby and saw my son in my arms and asked how old he was.

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  The elder said well you know there are people, prests, popes, etc and

  I wonder if they were about to allude to their own pedophile problem, but I would have stop him there too in order add, "Of course you are right, but don't forget to include elders and MS to the list." That would have driven home the point that you've been doing some research, and then make your comment about doctrine. Being that they ambushed you I think you did great.
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  Could UFO Disclosure Bring About A Golden Age?

  by metatron in

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  2. friends

  there are a great many people - and internet sites- that preach a sort of 2012/ufo gospel.

  while they may contradict one another, they mostly teach that ufo's will intervene and save us, especially if governments admit that they exist.. yeah, ok..... been there, heard that..... but could there be a core of truth to this idea?.

  what would happen if the world acknowledged that et's exist?.

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  It could be that the aliens have always been here, and that we are the result of their own scientific experiments in DNA modification. It could be that the many abductions that are coming more and more to light are simply their continued monitoring efforts and further tinkering with our DNA. In other words, mankind has been "seeded" and the aliens have been the gardeners of those seedlings throughout time.
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  I MAY VERY WELL MEET RINGO STARR!

  by Band on the Run in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  newflash in the ongoing addiction and mania that started at age twelve when the national broadcast news showed pictures of these english boys with very, very long hair.

  i stopped by a local grocery store b/c i was not certain that a challis scarf was wool or rayon b/c the fabric content is in arabic.

  thank allah for arabic numerals.

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  Wow, very cool. Hope it all works out for you.
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  Scientific Careers and Race

  by Quendi in

  1. social
  2. current

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  One of my favorite people ever: Neil deGrasse Tyson

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTTWSE4Qhx0
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  New YouTube video - Anthony Morris warns us against the horrors of higher education

  by cedars in

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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzcneuuajvg.

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  Some "bright professor" = someone who actually thinks for himself and teaches others to do the same. No wonder they're running scared.
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  Why reincarnation doesn,t make sense.

  by jam in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  this accomplish?

  the situation which surround the soul.

  change with each life, therefore how does this allow.

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  Nice post, earthfire. In a sense, we "evolve" into knowing/seeing/realizing we are one with all. It's the appearance of separation that is to been seen through. The "perspective" of what appears to be an individual is how Life views itself. When that perspective believes itself to be a separate and distinct entity the door has been opened to experience fear and suffering. So the ultimate outcome of reincarnation is the overcoming of this illusion of separation.
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  Why reincarnation doesn,t make sense.

  by jam in

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  this accomplish?

  the situation which surround the soul.

  change with each life, therefore how does this allow.

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  First of all why would the soul come back? What does

  this accomplish?

  To learn lessons that are essential to progressing/evolving into a more loving entity.

  The situation which surround the soul

  change with each life, therefore how does this allow

  us to deal with past circumstances.

  Ever notice how your "problems" follow you wherever you go? Same thing. The lessons to be faced and overcome can arise in different circumstances, so the important thing is to meet them and overcome them in whatever situation they arise during the current physical life.

  He or she comes

  back in a different body, with a different brain; therefore

  a different person is involved, and that person has not

  technically experienced reincarnation.

  You are assuming that what you are is limited to the physical mechanism of body/brain. What you are, according to religions that teach reincarnation, is something that transcends those, and the body/brain is just the interface mechanism with the physical world. The deeper "essence" of you is untouched by the physical world, but it's the physical world that is the "playing field" in which the "spirit" (for lack of a better word) learns to face and overcome those lessons which will help it evolve back to unity with its source.

  One other question, if one takes his own life will he

  or she be reincarnated? If so that create A whole set

  of new problems.

  Suicide is a way of avoiding facing the lesson being faced, so yes, one would reincarnate.
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  Who On This Site Would You Like To Meet?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  there are a lot of interesting people that frequent this site.. sometimes, we get an idea of what the posters are really like in "real life".

  and i'm sure i could be easily surprised by some that you think might be strong personalities because of their board presence, and in reality, they might be shy in a face to face setting.. i would enjoy meeting simon.

  simon used to be terribly annoyed by my posting and now i think he's accepted with tolerance my being here.. farkel seems like a grouchy cantankerous fellow but i think he'd be very interesting company!.

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  JamesThomas, hands down. Wish he were on here more.