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Bush Admin Officials Admit that Press Conference Was Rigged RE: MAR '03
by WhyNow2000 in
1. social
2. current
the comment is in regards to march 2003 press conference.. .

communications director dan bartlett said this white house uses news conferences more sparingly than other types of presidential events, because "if you have a message you're trying to deliver, a news conference can go in a different direction.".

"in this case, we know what the questions are going to be, and those are the ones we want to answer," bartlett said.
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Looooong Prayers!
by BigJ in
1. jw
2. experiences
ok, who remembers all those long prayers?

especially at the district conventions!.

we had our convetions at a small hockey arena and the stairs were really steep.
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To The Opposers of George W. Bush and The War In Iraq
by L_A_Big_Dawg in
1. social
2. current
as i read grenpalmtrees post to those of us that support president bush and the current iraqi war, i was reminded that i needed to do something concrete to show me support for this situation.

so i contacted camp pendleton (a marine base which has lost a number of troops in iraq), and spoke with an officer, and asked what i could do to support the families of those that have paid the ultimate price in this war.

he gave me a list of accounts, and i have since donated money to those accounts.
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Another JW Questions 1914 At The Meeting!!!
by minimus in
1. jw
2. friends
my mother told me that a regular pioneer in his 60's from a nearby hall questioned how we could be sure 1914 was the date christ was enthroned as king of the kingdom.

he questioned the brother conducting the meeting for field service.

it didn't go well......he left that hall and is reported missing in action!
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bad.bad.bad.
by mayflower in
1. jw
2. experiences
anyone else feel down right bad and evil for leaving the org dispite what their heart and conscience and better judgement tells them?

i've been inactive for about....oh....since october anyway and have gradually been letting friends and family know about it.

after every conversation i feel really guilty and selfish and i have to sit down and reassure myself that i'm doing the best thing for me.
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Calling all Bethelites
by Nadsam in
1. jw
2. experiences
when you were at bethel..what sucked most ?breakfast/daytext/table overseer.monday night wt studytuesdays bookstudy at one of the local cong.wednesday evening fieldservicethursdays parts on the service meetingfridays "family evening" / evening fieldservicesaturdays quick build hall construction assistancesundays field service/meeting/late supperdaily sisters housekeeping/snooping through your possessionscar poolsallowance daylaundry day / missing clothing / badly sewed clothingboring libraryfarm duty !!!

stalls vs $#it vs gardeninginking the press!digging/carpentry/bricklaying/box packing/loadingnasty crotch grabbin roomiesnot gettin sum..except nasty looks from roomieslousy infermary (basic asprin cures all !!!

)longest pompous a$$ prayers going on and on and on....old anointed bro's ..that pee themselves and need help !assembly sound duty omg!food service overseeingparking attendant workapostate lookout/security work (it does exist guys !
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We had a prophet among us...
by SixofNine in
1. social
2. current
... and we chose a politician instead.

prophetic words from wes clark before the senate armed services committe 9/23/2002:.

gen. clark: yes, sir.
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The Unforgiven
by Truth2Me in
1. watchtower
2. medical
this metallica song really speaks to me....sometimes it seems like the band must have studied what it's like to be disfellowshipped....they could have called the title "the disfellowshipped.

" been really struggling lately...wanted to share this, maybe some of you can relate..... unforgiven.

that old man here is me.
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WOULD YOU BE AN ACTIVE WITNESS IF????
by minimus in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
would you be an active witness or even an inactive one if you could change a few things?

for example: let's say the blood issue could be resolved, would you stay?

or if 1914 doctrine was dissolved or the disfellowshipping/ shunning view changed?
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did any of you read the entire bible once...?
by Richie in
1. jw
2. friends
just wanted to know if any of you have read the entire bible?

- i remember that it was mentioned in the congregation many times that this would be a requirement that we were to read the bible in its totality at least once and especially as elders!.

i myself never had the time (or energy) to read the scriptures from cover to cover.