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  JWD Maps - Australia

  by Lady Lee in

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  well here you go ozzies.

  your own map.. one problem.

  i need names.

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  barry

  Im in canberra with Bliss and Kelpie. Barry
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  The door to door work a skill to make money

  by barry in

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  yes i go door to door im in the pest control business and when i need more work.

  there has been a drought in australia the past couple of years and the little creepy crawlies dont breed.

  door to door is the best advertising on an average night i can get $600 per hour in work.

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  Yes I go door to door im in the pest control business and when I need more work. There has been a drought in Australia the past couple of years and the little creepy crawlies dont breed. Door to door is the best advertising on an average night I can get $600 per hour in work. I just wish I had gone to more ministry school to hone my skills. Have any of you out there used what you learnt to make money? Barry
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  How many religious groups or organisations have you joined?

  by haujobbz in

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  my mother brought me into jw-ism from the age of 7 and before that she was a catholic and she was baptised twice in her life.. i was only baptised once .

  does that mean if you joined another belief would you have to be baptised again oh my god.. finally only 1 religion 4 me that being happy and enjoying what left of it.

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  barry

  I was brought up Adventist mainstream studied with the JWs joined the Baptists and then Good News Unlimited an Adventist splinter group. Refiner why do you like the cultic side of Adventism Barry
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  Is there one thing that convinces you that the JW's are wrong ???

  by run dont walk in

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  doctrines, people, elders, family, beliefs, is there a certain thing that convinces you they are wrong ???.

  had a discussion with my mom the other day and she asked "how can you be so sure they are wrong ?".

  i picked two topics that i had not talked to her about ( already said the pedophile, un, generation stuff.).

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  gday dont run walk, im an Adventist and when the JWs call I like to tell them all about the relationship of doctrine with the two churches it has a way making them unsure of themselves they dont get from the ordinary householder. I tell them about Adventists that are Arian just like the witnesses, soul sleep, the events of 1844 and 1874 as you mention it becomes obvious to them that the Adventists and the witnesses are like a sister church. We allways part friends. Barry
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  What is your favorite food?

  by Joker10 in

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  i personally don't have any favorites.

  i dont know why some people's favorite is pizza.

  just serve me rice and beans and i'm happy.

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  barry

  Kangaroo tail soup and koala drumsticks for me
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  Is the JW religion that unique ??? do others have the same problems ???

  by run dont walk in

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  is the jw religion that different from other religions, i am not talking about beliefs, but the set up and blueprint that they work from.. i had a great discussion the other day with 2 hetterites (not sure how to spell it) both in their mid-twenties, they talked about how they had just left about one month ago and were going up to fort mcmurray to work, as they talked about their childhood, their beliefs, their upbringing, their rules, do's and don'ts, i swear they could of been jw's, i mean they went throught the exact things that alot of us on this board went through, it was amazing and frightening.. not knowing alot about other religions, are the problems we went through with the jw religion any different from someone who is mormon, muslim etc.

  etc., do all religions although different beliefs by far, basically have the same blueprint in runnning their organization ???

  and controlling people ??

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  I was brought up and still am an Adventist which a very strict religion and similar in some doctrinal areas to the witnesses. My first wife was studying with the witnesses and when she came to my church she was terrified something I didnt understand at the time. Anyway when she studied with the minister at my church some of the doctrines i didnt agree with and I told the minister so. He tried to pressure me to go along with the traditional Adventist beleifs and eventually I left and we got married at the Baptist church and went to that church. The Adventist minister I had the dissagreements over was transferred to another church and nearly lost his job over the way he handled our situation. So the situation is with most churches the customer is allways right even if he is wrong but with the witnesses the customer or member is allways wrong. Barry
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  Are cats for true Christians?

  by tonyend in

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  is it my imagination or do some witnesses overthink things a bit too much?

  although this is most likely meant as a joke, it well illustrates jw thinking on a lot of matters.

  http://dbhome.dk/carlo/cat.htm

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  barry

  My exwife was studying with the witnesses a few months ago, she loves cats and has two of them. Anyway I sent that artical to her she could see the funny side. Barry
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  New Illinois Sex Law - Its a Killer

  by Amazing in

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  the governor of illinois just signed into law new legislation that says that anytime during sexual intercourse, if a woman (or man) says stop, then the other person must immediately stop ... or ... they can be charged with rape ... okay ... .

  so, i can see it now ... a partner is reaching orgasm and the other person says ... stop ... yeah ... okay, that's the law in illinois ... .

  oh, i understand the foundation of the law ... and i suppose it has its good purpose ... but ... .

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  We have that same law here in aussie land a bloke in western australia went on for 10 seconds longer when asked to stop and he was charged. Thats the only case ive heard of though. Barry
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  A day for a year in other churches

  by barry in

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  yes a day for a year is held by some adventists, jehovahs witnesses and the worldwide church of god while the great majority of textbooks of biblical hermeneutics dont even mention the possibility of a year day principle.. the following things are true about numbers 14;34.. 1.the word 'days' means days.. 2. the word 'day' means day.. 3. the word'year' meansyear.. 4. the word 'years'means years.. the full artical can be found www.goodnewsunlimited.org.au/yr_day.htm this site and organisatrion is good news unlimited supported by some adventists that dont agree with the official line.

  barry

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  barry

  Yes a day for a year is held by some Adventists, Jehovahs Witnesses and the Worldwide Church of God while the great majority of textbooks of Biblical hermeneutics dont even mention the possibility of a year day Principle.

  The following things are true about Numbers 14;34.

  1.The word 'days' means days.

  2. The word 'day' means day.

  3. The word'year' meansyear.

  4. The word 'years'means years.

  The full artical can be found www.goodnewsunlimited.org.au/yr_day.htm This site and organisatrion is Good News Unlimited supported by some adventists that dont agree with the official line.

  Barry
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  The Sun never sets on the American Empire !

  by Amazing in

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  talking with critics recently revealed a concern of theirs that if the usa is going to go after saddam because he is a bad guy ... then, they ask: "what about the rest of the world?

  " ... mmmm ... well ... yes ... what about the rest of the world?.

  to date, america has removed noriega of panama, tried to kill castro of cuba, assisted with the removal of marcos, former president and dictator for life of the philipines, took back grenada, beat the crap out of qadaffy of lybia, removed the taliban from afghanistan, and then removed saddam hussein of iraq from power ... in the past we helped remove hitler, mussilini, and a few other crumudgeons.

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  barry

  Amazing that is what we used to say about the British empire. The bit about the sun never setting. Barry