Posts by Freedom Fighter

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Speaking in Tongues

by Pinned Blouse in

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i have visited several churches with family and friends and this is something that i cannot get used to.

i do not know if this is basically done in black churches or not ( i am aa) but it makes me a little uncomfortable.

i will say that i have had feelings in these churches that i have never felt in the kh.

I'm with Prop on this one. I can't help feeling that a lot of this is group hysteria. If you go to a club where fast tempo techno is playing you will see lots of people in a trance like state. That is why a lot of people like this kind of music - it induces a trance like state.

This could be a similar effect to stuff like the Toronto Blessing - if you work yourself up enough you could quite easily reproduce this.

No disrespect to those who incorporate this as part of their religious beliefs - as has been said a lot more research is needed.

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BLOOD -- WTS Questions and Sound Answers 3

by Marvin Shilmer in

blood -- wts questions and sound answers 3

w91 1/15 p. 29 the pure language unites a great crowd of worshipers ***: ?jehovah?s witnesses abstain from blood?

do jws abstain from blood?

Freedom Fighter

Blondie,

When you say that two medical reps can be appointed - would they have more say than the immediate family?.

I say this as I think my mum's blood card has one of the elders signatures on it. If worst case scenario - surely the hospital authorities couldn't allow decisions to be made in this way? Surely the families wishes would be the only ones considered?

Any thoughts?

FF

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What's your most annoying phrase?

by ozziepost in

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you know those people who pepper their conversations with phrases that were fashionable once but now - it's just plain annoying!.

probably the phrases travel the world.

"at the end of the day".

Freedom Fighter

Ok - here's my collection:

" Know what I mean? " - usually tagged on to the end of every phrase by Scottish people.

" Holistic overview "

" Paradigm shift "

" Blue sky thinking "

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Mozilla Firefox Browser version 0.9

by Yizuman in

has anyone tried this browser yet?

http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/ .

i love it and the only thing this browser doesn't see on this forum when posting is using the smilies when creating or replying a topic, only msie can see it.

Freedom Fighter

I just swapped over from IE to Mozilla also - I tried Netscape but didn't like it.

I am really impressed by Mozilla, so simple yet loads of features to amuse me!

Would definitely recommend it.

FF

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Any British TV watchers out there?

by wednesday in

i used to be a big fan of british tv here in the states.

where, besides, pbs, can i see some of the great programs i used to watch?

i'm in texas around dallas, so if anyone knows what channel they might be on, please respond.

Freedom Fighter

Hi Wednesday

I would recommend that you get the following on DVD - The Office (series 1 and 2), Absolutely Fabulous (any series), and Blackadder (any series).

These should tickle your funny bone. All the best for your surgery and hope everything goes well.

FF

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Update: The meeting with my mom....

by desib77 in

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friends

just an update for those of you who read about my decision to send my mother a letter.. my mom received my letter yesterday and then today she met me for lunch.

all through lunch she didn't mention anything that would be considered witnessing.

i was shocked.

Freedom Fighter

Brilliant!

Great progress! Small steps lead to big ones!

FF

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Was There Ever Any Rule That You Thought Was Silly In The Organization?

by minimus in

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the rule on having "large gatherings" was stupid.

because some people abused a "christian get-together" that had a lot of people, we could only get together in smaller groups.

Freedom Fighter

Minimus - was that for safety in numbers! lol! FF

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Was There Ever Any Rule That You Thought Was Silly In The Organization?

by minimus in

jw
friends

the rule on having "large gatherings" was stupid.

because some people abused a "christian get-together" that had a lot of people, we could only get together in smaller groups.

Freedom Fighter

Yup - the ' no trousers ' rule always got on my nerves especially in Winter, as Glitter says.

Not being allowed to say ' for god's sake' , not being allowed to be left alone with a member of the opposite sex, sisters not being allowed to take any responsibility.

FF

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