MungoBaobab

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  Group promotes international friendships among women

  by jgnat in

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  "it's a small world after all....".

  i discovered this neat association on one of my browsing expeditions today.

  this is my idea to end war; make friends, one at a time, until there is nobody left to fight.

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  MungoBaobab

  This is my idea to end war; make friends, one at a time, until there is nobody left to fight.

  I agree with Granny. All of my best friends are women, and let me tell you, their fights make the streets of Najaf look like Tellytubby Land!
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  Letter from my mother........

  by Redneckgurl in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  well, it's starting.

  my parents came by the house this past weekend and their memories were refreshed by the christmas lights we had up around the house that i was no longer a jw along with my husband and children.

  today she left this note in my car, along with a poncho that she knitted for me ..........tell me what you think, i want to write her back, but i would love to have some suggestions to use!

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  Just remember that there are many moms out there shunning their daughters for making the same choice as you. Obviously, your mom loves you very, very much. These little "guilt trip" reminders are for her, not for you. They're so she can justify having the level of contact she has with you. They're an apology to God. So try not to take it personally (yeah right! but try) because it's not as personal of a statement towards you as you might think.
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  noah and da flood

  by el jarocho mayor in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so i have dis question..... as a kid growing up jw..i was always told dat da big j in da sky was da one dat created all living things on earth.

  dat they were perfectly created and wit specif functions and all.

  so, can anybody tell me whats up with the polar bear, and for dat matter any animal dat lives in da north or south pole?

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  MungoBaobab

  Check page 86 & 87 of the Reasoning book. There's a nice Page A Page B contradiction here.

  Page A (86)

  Does the Bible allow for the idea that God used evolution to produce the various kinds of living things?

  ...There is no allowance here for one basic kind to evolve or change into another.

  But, Page B (87) says...

  Did God create all the millions of varieties of organisms that exist on earth today?

  ...In preparation for the global Flood in Noah's day, God directed that representative members of each "kind" of land animal and flying creature be taken into the ark. (Gen. 7:2,3,14) Each "kind" has the genetic potential for great variety.

  So, there you have it. Polar bears evolved by chance, not over millions or tens of thousands of years, but within a few generations after the Flood. I suppose they're saying that bears can only evolve into other forms of bears, but what about animals that no longer exist that are both bear-like and dog-like?
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  Perfection

  by Deputy Dog in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  perfection

  after a discussion with a couple of current jws, it's come to my attention that my conception of perfection in "the kingdom" is very different from theirs.

  on pages 188 & 189 of the knowledge book, we see the society's (or artist's) conception.

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  God will cure all of man's physical imperfections.

  So, if a man was maimed, the missing limb will grow back. Makes sense. If he had dentures, his teeth would grow back. Gotcha. What about if he was circumcised? Will foreskin grow back in the New system?

  What if a girl has a mole on her face that she's self conscious about? Will it go away? Well, I guess a mole is like an imperfection in the skin, so, okay, yes. But then what if said girl is Cindy Crawford, and the mole is considered sexy? Would that somehow make her less-perfect?
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  Marriage question

  by starfish422 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i have a question for those who got married in a jw ceremony, or who became jws after being married.

  did the elder marrying you, or those studying with you, counsel you as to what forms of sexual intercourse are acceptable within jehovah's loving organization(tm)?

  just having a "discussion" of sorts on another board and i'm being challenged by a dutiful jw wife.

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  If you were married by an elder, now that you're out, do you feel that somehow your marriage is less valid?
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  They are making me mental!

  by CeriseRose in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  no, not jws (although if i think too long about it, i'm sorely tempted to decorate my car a la christmas and park it at the kh during a meeting... *evil grin* ).

  i belong to a 'non-religious' message board (have since 2001) that seems to have a large proportion of newly-arrived christians on it.

  normally, i could care less if they're there; the topic is not religion, there's plenty of places to post that don't even smack of religion.

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  Musicians and athletes piss me off. Whether its accepting a music award or an MVP-type interview immediately post-game, what's the first thing you hear?

  "I'd like to thank God for making this happen."

  For some reason, I find it more annoying when they specifically thank Jesus or Allah by name. Once I heard a football player say, "First I gotta give it up for my man J.C... Jesus Christ!" Not even the frickin' apostles who HUNG OUT WITH JESUS called him that. This was, of course, in response to some specific question about a specific play from the game.
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  Family in Illinois USA murdered by a JW

  by proandcon in

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  2. friends

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  note the sad story below.... .

  http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-harvey01.html

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  MungoBaobab

  What kind of a person would kill their own family...especially their own BABY?!

  5,000 women a day.
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  Will the real Jehovahs Witnesses Stand Up?????????

  by rnovello in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  have anyone of you ever heard of or read anything at livingwaters website.

  it is pure evil .

  you would not believe what they do to people on the net who join their site.

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  MungoBaobab

  NOT wise to do push ups when you're aroused. Ouch.
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  Testing your faith ;)

  by MegaDude in

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  2. friends

  taipei, taiwan -- a frame grab from video shows a lion attacking a man who jumped into the animal's enclosure and shouted "jesus will save you" at the taipei zoo.

  the man, identified only by his surname, chen, suffered from bite marks on his arms and legs.

  "he took this dangerous action today because he imagined he heard voices," psychiatrist teng hui-wen told reporters, saying his case was still being investigated.

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  MungoBaobab

  That's nothing special. That bike doesn't even have pedals.
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  Prince Says...............

  by professor in

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  2. friends

  "you can live forever (and that's a mighty long time) in paradise on earth!".

  is he baptized yet?

  it would get him a lot closer to being an ex-jw and then maybe we could talk to him here!

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  MungoBaobab

  Nancy Drake, that symbol is genius!

  Thanks kaykay_mp!