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  SIL succumbs to the cancer :(

  by LovesDubs in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i wanted to thank all of you who sent prayers and warm thoughts and healing vibes in the direction of my sister in law in california who found out in november that she had pancreatic cancer at age 44. she managed to get five more months before she could fight no more.

  my father called yesterday to tell me that despite everyone's best efforts, that she has only a couple days at most to live and that her organs are shutting down.

  they are trying to keep her as comfortable as possible and she is surrounded by her family and has a strong faith as a mormon that this isnt the end for her.

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  BlackSwan of Memphis

  I'm really sorry Dubs!
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  HELP with baby boy names! Contest!

  by Jez in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  we are having a boy and can't decide on names.

  we want something a little different, not in 'the top 10'.

  it also has to be english or german orgin.

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  BlackSwan of Memphis

  Derek - German

  Bertram - German

  Edwin - German

  Emil - German

  Leonard - German

  Zelig - German

  taken from:

  http://www.babynameworld.com/german-boy.asp
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  scriptural reasoning on shunning

  by BlackSwan of Memphis in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i was just browsing through my new cdrom and researching a few topics to share with some friends.. i found regarding disassociation and i seem to recall that when i called the 800 hotline for people questioning i got some great literature regarding how the scriptures applied are taken out of their context.. however, i no longer have this and am wondering if anyone has a link for this info or better yet can post it here.

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  it would just be nice to be able to show the contrast between how the jw's apply these verses and how they were meant to be taken.. thanks .

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  BlackSwan of Memphis

  Oh wow, Zico, thanks for that! I don't know why I didn't think of facts' place to begin with!!
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  scriptural reasoning on shunning

  by BlackSwan of Memphis in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i was just browsing through my new cdrom and researching a few topics to share with some friends.. i found regarding disassociation and i seem to recall that when i called the 800 hotline for people questioning i got some great literature regarding how the scriptures applied are taken out of their context.. however, i no longer have this and am wondering if anyone has a link for this info or better yet can post it here.

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  it would just be nice to be able to show the contrast between how the jw's apply these verses and how they were meant to be taken.. thanks .

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  BlackSwan of Memphis

  Ok well I hate to answer my own question but I think this is the information I was looking for and thought that I would share if any are interested:
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  scriptural reasoning on shunning

  by BlackSwan of Memphis in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i was just browsing through my new cdrom and researching a few topics to share with some friends.. i found regarding disassociation and i seem to recall that when i called the 800 hotline for people questioning i got some great literature regarding how the scriptures applied are taken out of their context.. however, i no longer have this and am wondering if anyone has a link for this info or better yet can post it here.

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  it would just be nice to be able to show the contrast between how the jw's apply these verses and how they were meant to be taken.. thanks .

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  BlackSwan of Memphis

  I was just browsing through my new cdrom and researching a few topics to share with some friends.

  I found regarding disassociation and I seem to recall that when I called the 800 hotline for people questioning I got some great literature regarding how the scriptures applied are taken out of their context.

  However, I no longer have this and am wondering if anyone has a link for this info or better yet can post it here.

  It would just be nice to be able to show the contrast between how the JW's apply these verses and how they were meant to be taken.

  Thanks
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  Don't you want to head your own cult?

  by daystar in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  i know this has been posted here before, but it's a classic.

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnnse5xyp6e.

  they seem to subtly, or perhaps not so subtly, refer to a number of cults in this video.

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  BlackSwan of Memphis

  woe, that was eerie.

  very jw-ish.
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  Creating a new gym soundtrack

  by Satans little helper in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so after the diet thread i'm finally getting round to moving my fat arse back to the gym regularly.

  i need to freshen up the mix of tracks on my ipod so i have something to give me a little boost while i am on the cross trainer or the running machine.

  anyone got any suggestions?

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  BlackSwan of Memphis

  hm I am doing that very thing right now as I write. I downloaded a great workout list:

  1. Raks Africa - Dinletir (selected by Jillina)	Listen	Listen
  2. Ah Ya Leil - Shereen (selected by Sonia)	Listen	Listen
  3. El Salam - Hakim (selected by Jillina)	Listen	Listen
  4. Warda - Warda (selected by Tamalyn Dallal)	Listen	Listen
  5. Ice Queen - Dinletir (selected by Rania)	Listen	Listen
  6. Talakik - Hakim (selected byAmar Gamal)	Listen	Listen
  7. Nebtidi Mnain El Hikaya - Mohamed Abdel Wahab (selected by Suhaila Salimpour)	Listen	Listen
  8. Chicky - Oojami (selected by Ansuya)	Listen	Listen
  9. Sahra Saidi - Gamal Gommaa (selected by Ansuya)	Listen	Listen
  10. Bitwannes Beek - Warda (selected by Veena & Neena)	Listen	Listen
  11. Il Alem Allah - Amr Diab (selected by Veena & Neena)	Listen	Listen
  12. Zeina - Mahamed Abdel Wahab (selected by Sonia)	Listen	Listen
  13. Msafer - Mahamed Abdel Wahab (selected by Tamalyn Dallal)	Listen	Listen
  14. Esma Yalli - Hakim (selected by Amar Gamal)	Listen	Listen
  15. Drum Solo - selected and performed by Suhaila Salimpour	Listen	Listen
  16. Habibi Ya Albi - Ihab Tawfik (selected by Rania)	Listen	Listen

  bellydance music
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  Worst flatulence experience? Here is mine... Can you top it?

  by What-A-Coincidence in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i had been having bad gas for a few days...when i mean bad, i mean clear the room bad and call in hazmat, it was so bad my dog left the room crying.. anyway, i was at the mall and i had to let one go and a man passed by and he said, "dam, they must be repairing the sewage pipes.

  " i said, yeah, huh.

  i was having a bad day but i just had to laugh.

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  BlackSwan of Memphis

  Have some class and talk about something more intelligent

  I'm all for intelligent conversation, but sometimes life just calls for potty humor
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  recipe exchange

  by BlackSwan of Memphis in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hey there all.. a friend of mine that i met through juniper's preschool (another mom) has included me in on an email recipe exchange.. i thought that i would extend the invitation to you all.

  i have a few that i had invited but cannot do it.. so far i myself have gotten a few great recipes.. basically the way it works is this.. i send you the invite.

  on the invite are two names at the top.

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  BlackSwan of Memphis

  Lol crzy! Okkkk what part makes you confused?

  Juniper: Lol, Thank you. That just brought a big smile to my face!
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  recipe exchange

  by BlackSwan of Memphis in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hey there all.. a friend of mine that i met through juniper's preschool (another mom) has included me in on an email recipe exchange.. i thought that i would extend the invitation to you all.

  i have a few that i had invited but cannot do it.. so far i myself have gotten a few great recipes.. basically the way it works is this.. i send you the invite.

  on the invite are two names at the top.

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  BlackSwan of Memphis

  Hey there all.

  A friend of mine that I met through Juniper's preschool (another mom) has included me in on an email recipe exchange.

  I thought that I would extend the invitation to you all. I have a few that I had invited but cannot do it.

  So far I myself have gotten a few great recipes.

  Basically the way it works is this.

  I send you the invite. On the invite are two names at the top. Mine plus another person.

  You send the other person an email with a recipe and then after removing the other person's name, move my name to the top of that list and add yours.

  Then you send out that invite to 10 other people.

  If anyone is interested in doing this send me a pm.