Ive never been a JW but the lady I studied with would come to my house for the study alone and I would go to her,s too. At the kingdom hall she told me not to sit with her during meetings because the elders may think there was something going on. Is that nuts or what.?
Posts by barry
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9My JW brother is dating
by jwNOT inha!
a few months ago my jw father and stepmother took me and my kids to a movie (rated g...lol).
anyway my grown jw brother who still lives with them called on their cell phone and he was planning on his "friend" coming over.
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My phone battery went flat Bliss
by barry insorry about that bliss but if you do want me to get rid of those wasps or have a problem im at youre service.
im not doing anything this afternoon anyway.
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barry
Sorry about that Bliss but if you do want me to get rid of those wasps or have a problem Im at youre service. Im not doing anything this afternoon anyway.
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Has anybody seen the Australian film The Nostradomus Kid?
by Whiskeyjack ini need help from all you aussie's out there.. most people i know have never heard of this movie.
it was written by john ellis (i believe) and deals with a young adolescent man's loss of faith (seventh day adventists) during the early sixties.
i never laughed so much.
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barry
Ive never heard of it and Im an SDA myself. You have me interested now wonder if the Church members can help me .
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How much of a Witness are you? Take the quiz!
by AlmostAtheist ini've wasted most of a day putting this quiz together.
it's only 10 questions, please give it a go and see what you get!.
if you think it could make a decent anti-witnessing tool, i might dress it up with links to the quotes site and the watchtower site to prove the accuracy of the points made.. if you see any inaccuracies or misleading comments, please let me know.. url = http://www.thebentinel.com/jw-quiz.php (embedded below).
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barry
Im 20% witness but ive never been one Ive mostly been a SDA. Barry
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Yankee or Dixie? (fluff)
by hemp lover ini love these stupid online quiz thingies.
(i'm 74% dixie, in case you're wondering.).
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/lgrob/southern_dialect_quiz.htm
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barry
Im 64% Dixie and Im 100% Australian. Cant work it out. Barry
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Church from Bible, Bible from Church?
by Big Dog inafter leaving the borg and through research convincing myself that the wbts did not have the "truth" i began to read a wide variety of religous materials and tried to delve into as many faiths as possible.
i was curious what others believed and after growing up in such an insular faith i found it fascinating to learn about all the different philosophies and beliefs.
one particular issue i found especially interesting, and that was the issue of sola scriptura, " simply stated, the protestant doctrine of sola scriptura ("scripture alone") teaches that every teaching in christian theology (everything pertaining to "faith and practice") must be able to be derived from scripture alone.
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barry
From what Ive learnt most of the canon was there by the second century but Hebrews to Revelation were not accepted until later Revelation being the last to be accepted in the eastern churches because they beleived Revelation was not written by John. In 371ad was the first time we have all the books listed as the canon by Pope Damasis. I beleive the catholic position is correct that the bible is a product of the church but I also beleive the church must agree with scripture or otherwise there are inconsistancies in youre beleif system.
What I found as very interesting is the fact that in the early church the baptisimal formula varied from different areas and was slightly different in wording but was allways trinitarian which later developed into the creeds. Vincent of lerins in the 5th centry talked about this and said christian doctrine is developed just as a child grows into a man. The modern champion of the developement of doctrine is John Henry Newman who wrote an essay on the developement of christian doctrine in 1845
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The rise and fall of my R/C Helicopter! :-(
by AlmostAtheist init's the most money i've spent on a toy since as long as i can remember, a little over $300.
i spun it around on the floor a bit (like the video said i was supposed to) and in about 3 minutes of that, i managed to crash it -- into my own leg, no less -- and break off the thingy that holds on the blades.
argh!!!
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barry
Their too hard to fly. If helicopters were ment to fly they would have wings.
I do fly the fixed wing ones and I have a one third pitts special as my next project with a 50cc engine.
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Plasma TVs
by barry ini want to get one today, anyone know a good brand name and model to get.
any help would be appreciated, thanks in advance.
barry
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barry
Thanks very much for youre replys and comments Big Tex thanks for that site. We didnt actually buy today but started at a place called Woden in Canberra had breakfast there and started looking, so many brands and prices. We saw one Chinese built one real cheap with a nasty picture but many good ones. Barry
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Plasma TVs
by barry ini want to get one today, anyone know a good brand name and model to get.
any help would be appreciated, thanks in advance.
barry
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barry
I want to get one today, anyone know a good brand name and model to get. Any help would be appreciated, thanks in advance. Barry
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Did you believe that the "Pope" was infalliable when you were Catholic?
by booker-t inmy roman catholic aunt has been a "devout" catholic for over 30 years and when the pope recently became ill she told me that god would not allow the pope to die but would take him directly to heaven because the pope is sinless.
i am not familar with catholic doctrines so i was caught off guard with my aunt but for any posters out there that were devout catholics like my aunt do catholics really believe that the pope is without sin and cannot die?
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barry
Their has been many bad Popes and Catholics know this, Catholics beleive the Pope is Infallible not Impecable. Infallible when he s a prounouncement of doctrine or faith