Must be in the same boat as me Legolas. Im pretty bummed about it but trying to make the best of it. I guess im not the only one in this state. Sure is depressing though.
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There is NO GOD!! AHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!
by GetBusyLiving in.
so how's the weekend going for you guys?
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I am against because it involves destroyng a life albeit in an as yet unconscious state
Im not making an argument with this post but clarifying a very misunderstood fact that not all abortions are commited on unconscience fetus's. They are carried out as late as nine months! I dont know if my earlier post was invisible to everyone but I already stated this well know fact.
Albeit in an as yet unconscience state! Tell that to the nine month old dying in a chamber not being fed or given any fluids, screaming to death as nurses walk by and ignore it. We treat criminals better! Least they get lethal injection and its over in a matter of minutes. Some babys lie dying for over a week, how is this humane?
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OK for WTS to rent YMCA facilities - 1964 KM
by Bonnie_Clyde in1964 km - page 4: .
question box: what viewpoint should we take toward membership in such organizations as the ymca, if one's membership is solely for the use of recreational facilities?.
answer: the young men's christian association is in actuality a manifestation of interfaith.
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One who fills out a membership form and pays the required fee so that he will be entitled to regular use of the organization's recreational facilities becomes a part of that organization. And it must be borne in mind that all these religious systems that are not serving Jehovah God are part of Babylon the Great. Joining such an organization is an act of apostasy. How unwise it would be to assign bodily exercise such a prominent place in our lives that we would compromise our faith to engage in it! (1 Tim. 4:8) Of course, it ought to be borne in mind that becoming a card-carrying member of an organization such as this is different from renting their facilities on a particular occasion for a stipulated price. On occasion, auditoriums and swimming pools have been rented from these organizations for use in connection with an assembly, but that is not the same as entering into an alliance with the organization as a member of it.
Oh of course its ok for the Watchtower to support and pay the ymca when it advances their own motives but on the same note the average JW doing much the same thing is committing apostasy. Oh I just love the Watchtower double think and double standards. They sure like to use double standards on a regular basis when it favors them, but then threaten the flock with excommunication for the very same act. A bunch of lying hypocrites, and im sad to think I used to belong to this religion.
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President Kennedy's assassination: big conspiracy or lone gunman?
by greendawn indo you think that john f kennedy was killed in dallas in 1963 by a lone psychopathic gunman -lee oswald- or by a large conpiracy that included the cia, the mafia, the military and many others.
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hundreds of books were written on the subject and 85% of americans believe that it was a conspiracy though the mass media world always believes that a lone gun man did it.
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Ive actually studied this case out of my own curiousity and the conclusion as to the projectory path of the bullets and the angles in which they entered showed evidence of up to three different locations in which shots were fired. Lee Harvery Oswald was a scapegoat in my mind and someone to pit blame on. The rapid succession of in which the shots were fired would be very difficult from his location. I also recently talked to a former army officer who is a close friend and he stated that it was a inside job. CIA was involved and that it had a connection with JFK being democratic. Who knows for sure, but I say conspiracy from the inside.
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Bogus Reinstatement...
by sammielee24 in..okay..would this work?????
here's the story.. i was df'd over a year ago.
i was raised in the truth and was an elder for 23 years.
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In this way, my reinstatement would bring about the communication that I need to make the changes and my fade means that I would be able to do this without stepping another foot inside a KH.
You may gain your family hopefully in this way, but remember that even faded ones are treated much the same as disfellowshiped ones. You will find that most in the congregation will not utter a word to you or even look your way if you are not a regular attender. Hopefully your family will not follow this same procedure. Just a word of advice from my experience.
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There is NO GOD!! AHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!
by GetBusyLiving in.
so how's the weekend going for you guys?
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My weekend is horrible. Lost out on a job of a lifetime due to a reference that snaked me. He said he was going to be a good reference and then he snaked me out of jealousy. Yah so not so good for me.
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Satan's Guitarist Coming straight at yah from hell. lmao
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latest WTS research on earthquakes and tsunamis
by jwfacts inrecently the awake 2005 july 22 on page 4 states about the december 26 2004 tsunami; .
exactly one year later, a magnitude 9.0 quake occurred just off the western coast of northern sumatra, indonesia, spawning by far the deadliest tsunami in recorded history.
the killer waves claimed over 200,000 lives and left many more injured, homeless, or both.
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Their going to play on any disaster and any numbers. We have to remember that the earths population is much more dence then in the 18th century or the 16th century. More population per square mile adds up to more deaths obviously but still in my mind is non sequential.
The real underlying fact to me is, How much brotherly love and aid did the WTBTS extend to the tsunamis relief fund? I didn't see the Society running to help all these victims with food/medical supplies or money. Rather they just use the crisis in furthering their beliefs on their followers. They never followed the Christ like example of helping ones in need who are not your brothers, of what benefit is their to helping ones of your own? Does not the world also do this? They failed to set the example in motion that they love to preach non-stop as their identifying mark of true christianity. This too me is the more important factor then any numerical number. Lives were involved and the Watchtower failed to even extend a helping hand to the "worldly tm " people who were affected. Thus failing Christs words, "Lord when did we comfort you or give you something to eat? ''The fact that you gave to the least one of these my brothers, you gave to me.' "
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My wife when she was concieved by her mother was almost aborted. It was due to the fact that her mother was in her 30's and getting up in years for child bearing. The doctors tried to talk her into an abortion and so did her husband. They kept stressing possible problems in the birth and after, which never happened. She was born fully normal. The few good things I have to say about the religion is it did prevent this from happening as she would not go through with it due to her beliefs. Myself my mother was single and going to university, not a JW, so it could have been a great possibility in my case too, so im happy im alive and not aborted.
I can understand the other side though especially when the mothers health is at stake. In that instance I think it should be up to the individual but as for getting an abortian due to carelessness or not using preventitive measures, I dont agree with it. One can always give the child up for adoption. I also am horrified by the methods used to abort babys, once the baby reaches the latter stages of development, basically a full grown baby even upto nine months, they will take out the baby and leave it in a chamber to where it will starve and scream. This is bloody inhumane and if they are going to abort a baby that late in pregnancy they should at least change the policies so that the child may be put under or some more humane way of deceasing the child rather then starvation. Earlier stages they use other means, some extract the fetus through a machine, kinda like a vaccum with teeth, and also sometimes a chemical that burns the fetus. Correct me if im wrong but my wife is a nurse and has witnessed some of these horrors.
Its not that im for or against thats upto the individual but we need to develop more humane ways of performing abortions when abortion is necessary. We even treat animals better by putting them down through a chemical injection.
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Let us not forget Randy Rhodes, I havn't heard anyone that could belt out scales or a solo like him. As for acoustic players I was blown away by Tim Reynolds, he is absolutely amazing on an acoustic, also I seen Dave Matthews live on several occasions and his playing really inspired me. Dave Matthews fools around with a lot of fifths and minors kinda like the old "Police" stuff, Its really catchy. I also like John Mayer hes got some nice sounding rythyms that he puts out on his acoustic.
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