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  What book are you reading now?

  by Dimples in

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  i just stated reading a book called "the lovely bones" by alice sebold.

  i am beginning chapter 3. here is the excerpt from the inside cover:

  when we first meet susie salmon, she is already in heaven.

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  Am reading "S" for Silence by Sue Grafton. It's her latest. Good so far. Also, Crisis of Conscience. I read a lot - especially mysteries. I keep a notebook of the authors and their books I've read otherwise I can't keep it straight.

  If your like murder mysteries, Lisa Scottoline is an excellent writer. Also, Faye Kellerman and Jonathan Kellerman, Stuart Woods, Robt. B. Parker, Sanford, James Patterson, Ridley Pearson, Richard N. Patterson, Dennis LeHane, Harlan Coben, Eric Garci (Matchstick Men), Perri O'Shaunessey, Catherine Coulter, Michael Connelly, Nicholas Sparks, Brenda Joyce, Nancy Taylor Rosenberg, Patricia Cornwell, Jon Salem (Remember September), Jeff Abbot, Mary Higgins Clark, James Grippando, Fern Michaels, Sandra Brown, and I think that's it.

  I ask friends for recommendations and just try it out.

  Also read Diane Wilson's book. Very good. Could relate throughout.

  Hope it helps someone out there to try some of these authors. It's fun to read and not feel guilty reading fiction and not spending the time reading the Society's literature all the time. They always discouraged reading other material. Only if you had all of your Bible reading and lit. reading done and studied, but then if you had the time you should be out in service and if you had oodles of time you should be pioneering. Really, from their standpoint you'd never be able to read anything else!!

  Juni

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  we left out of boredom

  by joelbear in

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  i think a lot of us left because we got bored.. we are too smart and creative to be witnesses.

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  At one time I enjoyed the book study and fellowship in a home setting. Then they started going over and over the same books umteen times. Got so boring.

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  What hoops would a DA'd person have to jump through to get reinstated?

  by unbeliever in

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  i know a woman in my ex congregation that da'd herself years ago and has been trying to get reinstated for the last 2+ years.

  i rememeber it was quite the scandle when she left because she sent out some apostate literature and started going to church.

  i can't imagine why she would go back to the lie after knowing it's history.

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  Hi unbeliever,

  I tried several years back. First mtg. cried and told my story. (Different cong. in a different city). People were friendly as they didn't know my standing. Next mtg. what a change!! No one talked to me and heads turned my way w/that certain "stare". Obviously word got out from the elder's lips probably through his wife.

  He was supposed to contact my previous cong. Know what? Didn't hear from him for a year. I asked him what happened. Didn't give me a clear answer - just himmed and hawed around. Apologized for not getting back to me and said he was sorry. I told him he should be sorry as he didn't do his job and now I'm going my way and don't call me anymore.

  There are many hoops. I decided I was not going to put myself through it. Not emotionally healthy and they don't give a crap anyway. So unlike the Prodigal son illustration.

  Juni
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  Are Winter Olympics Boring?

  by Oroborus21 in

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  is it just me or are the winter olympics boring?.

  i dunno, maybe ice hockey sometimes is interesting and a few of the short speed skating events...but ice skating, all the skiing events, even snowboarding....it all seems pretty boring to me.

  and i like to ski but watching it on tv - boring.. the summer games are so much more interesting.. -eduardo

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  I watch some of the Olympics. I thought the opening ceremonies was good. They had a Ferrari come out and do spins, etc. Other stuff was great!

  Sherry, Yes I saw Collateral. The story line stunk, but I have a hard time w/Cruise anyway. I don't like how his relationship is going w/Holmes - he's very controling and it reminds me of bad times w/religion. Juni
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  Six foot tall bunnies

  by deeskis in

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  no abad-apoll, i haven't been smoking the "wacky t'baccy", but i just got back from a few days in the australian alps.

  we took my daughter and her two friends down for her birthday.

  so beautiful in the summer - check it out www.thredbo.com.au.

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  Hi D,

  I live in Wisconsin, USA. Our "funniest" animal would be the opossum. It's the only North American marsupial.
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  BIRD FLU;would someone read signifiance into this?

  by badboy in

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  there are 144 varities of avian flu,and there are 144,000 annioted(sp?)..

  would anyone read signifience into this?

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  GOOD ONE CLAM!!

  So far bird flu can only be passed on to humans from the birds. When it is able to pass from human to human WATCH OUT!

  Oprah had the top guy from CDC in Atlanta, GA on her program. He was trying to impress upon the audience and viewers the seriousness of not enough Federal funds given to develop a vaccine before it is able to pass between humans. If this happens and no vaccine ready, we are looking at a worse pandemic than the Spanish influenca.

  Again an irresponsible decision on the part of the Federal government.

  Juni
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  JW FORCE SCHOOL TO BAN HOT CROSS BUNS

  by DannyHaszard in

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  this is not a spoof

  school decides to ban the bun

  suffolk evening star, uk - 8 minutes ago .

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  THESE ARE PUBLIC SCHOOLS!!!

  IF YOU DON'T LIKE WHAT IS GOING ON THEN HOMESCHOOL OR START UP YOUR OWN SCHOOL WHERE YOU CAN DO YOUR OWN THING!!!!

  Juni
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  for those of you on the west coast, PRINCE is on SNL right now

  by orbison11 in

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  well the show is just starting and he is due to sing during the show.... hope this is not a double post:).

  orbi

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  I agree with you LuckyNun.

  He won't feel the "pinch" when/if he stops being a JW. People magazine had him attending the SAG Awards party w/ his Hollywood friends. Like someone else said here, as long as he keeps the $ coming in they won't do anything to him too soon.

  WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO THE BIG NO NO OF ASSOCIATING WITH THE 'WORLD'????? Quess it doesn't apply when you have the $.

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  SUPERBOWL

  by tijkmo in

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  seattle definately not getting the 50/50 calls in their favour

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  Hoping for Seattle Seahawks. Coach Holmgren and Hasselbeck were w/the Packers. So I do have an interest there with them.
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  Swartzentruber Amish Ordnung

  by blondie in

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  sometimes i wonder, is there a religion with worse doctrines.

  yes and no, while the rules about clothing and material possessions is more strict, much is very similar to the wts.. http://www.amishabuse.com/ordnung.htm.

  the ordnung is not about scripture out of the new testament or the salvation of your soul, but it is about control.

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  Very interesting information. Parallel in a lot of ways to JW religion because of the org. telling you what you can do and can't do down to the minuteness.

  I'd like to know how the women kept up their socks (string, buttons?) so they wouldn't fall down past their ankles. Loose, baggy underwear? That must feel great. And no p.j.s for the menfolk? Yep. RULE AFTER RULE.............................

  Juni