I definitely did NOT think it was well written, but I still couldn't put it down. And I went out and got Angels and Demons as soon as I finished it. I think the hook is that it makes you think about things that you've been taught and taken for granted your whole life in a different light, as opposed to just being a run-of-the mill action story.
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7Da Vinci Code reviews
by aniron inhere are some reviews i came across about the dvc film.. "the greatest turkey ever told".
"an awful book ..... by great acheivement turned into an even worse film".
"after all the hype, controversy and theological arguments, ron howard's adaptation of dan brown's all-conquering novel is finally with us but unfortunately it's a bit of a damp squib.".
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When Did You Start To S L O W Down In The "Truth"???
by minimus inwhen you look back at it, what got you to slow down?
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lucky
mentally, I slowed down after the generation change.
physically, I didn't slow down. I stopped abruptly. I actually auxiliary pioneered my last month (and made my time! although I never turned it in) and the day before I left for good, I worked in service with the C.O. I gave a talk at the last meeting I attended.
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Jewish Holidays
by moomanchu in.
since jw,s cannot celebrate "christian holidays" can they celebrate jewish holidays.
i asked my mom this question never got an answer.. jesus was at the temple for the feast of the dedication for starters.. thoughts
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lucky
I asked an elder this once (I was kind of infatuated with the idea of celebrating Hanukah). He couldn't come up with any reason not to, other than the one Mary stated, that we're no longer under the old covenant, so we're not OBLIGATED to.
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No Jehovahs Witnesses ?
by oldflame inhave you or are you liiving in a town with no jw's ?
i lived in a town in wyoming called thermopolis wyoming.
no kingdom halls and no witnesses roaming the streets.
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lucky
There was a group of three or four families in my old congregation in CA who moved to Provo Utah to serve where the need was greater. They had a very rough time, both getting work and making any sort of inroads with bible studies or the like. They ended up moving back home after a few years.
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Better off Poor in UK than Rich in US!
by Seeker4 innational public radio this morning had a story about a study of middle-aged (55-64 yo) whites in the uk compred to the us.
they were shocked at the results.
the study was done to try to find out the effects of poverty on health , which is why they just studied whites, to eliminate the effects of race.
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The fast food culture has been around much longer in the US but I don't think the UK is far behind
Has anyone seen "Jamie Oliver's School Lunch Project"? I've only seen the first episode, but it looks like school lunches in the UK aren't any better than the ones here in the U.S.
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Were you a BRAT during your family bible studies?
by kid-A ini was a monster!!!
lol.....i would always ask extremely difficult questions about the "troof" to my parents during our "watchtower family indoctrination hour"........ my parents often got so pissed off i would sent to my room without supper!
my favourite memories of our family watchtower studies involved.
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lucky
It's hard to recall a family study that did not end in tears or at least one of us three kids stalking off and slamming the bedroom door. Not only did we have the FAMILY study, we also had individual personal studies (my mom was pioneering and I think it was an easy way to count time). The only personal study episode I remember having any interest in whatsoever was when I was about 9 or 10 and we studied the "Blossoming into Womanhood" and "Blossoming into Manhood" (or whatever it was they were called) chapters out of the youth book. I remember my mom was disappointed the following week when it was back to the same old boring stuff and I was totally disinterested again.
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Fluff Alert: Humorous Cat Pictures
by blondie ina poster is looking for an animated picture of two cats looking out the window, snow falling.. in looking i found some funny pictures.
do you have a favorite to share?.
2) a sharp knife, 3) a large lime, 4) a patient cat, 5) too much tequila, 6) and it's football season?.
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The end is close! - Look at the pictures! Hilarious
by truth_about_the_truth inhere is a chain email that i got that has been circulating among the jws.. you have to be kidding me right?.
fw: something to think about wow!!!!!.
this is quite interesting seeing the progression of the stone hitting the false religious babylonish image at the base.
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lucky
The thing I find hilarious is that the email implies that that the rock is being moved by the unseen hand of Jehovah (kinda like a Ouija board!), instead of just consciously being drawn in a new location by a Bethel artist.
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upstate NewYork, anyone?
by annalice inhey everyone .
just wondering , anyone here from upstate new york?
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lucky
yep.
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JW's and sickness
by Honesty indid it seem to you that a lot of congregations had more than the usual sick people in them when compared with their worldly neighbors?.
could it be a common problem among jw's?.
do you think it may be mold?.
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lucky
I remember there was this one pioneer sister in my hall with "chemical" allergies and our hall was tiny (no second hall), so basically the whole congregation was banned from wearing perfume either at meetings or out in service. Well, one of the young elder's wives one day in service nearly got into a fist fight with this pioneer sister because the pioneer accused her of being insensitive because she was clearly wearing perfume and the pioneer sister was going to have to go home for the day because she was so sick. In actuality, the elder's wife was wearing an essential oil from the health food store with no chemicals. Everyone had some second thoughts about the perfume ban after that.