Saoirse

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  an infuriating email forward re. atheism..

  by GetBusyLiving in

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  i just got this forward from some creationist.

  it pissed me off so much i want to curl up and die.

  i feel so alone.

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  Saoirse

  I am a Christian that believes God has used evolution to create this world. I do not understand why more Christians find Christianity and evolution difficult to bridge. It doesn't seem that difficult.

  Same here. I don't see anything wrong or unscriptual about evolution. I think the fear of evolution just stems from ignorance.

  GBL, don't let some stupid email ruin your day. There are people out there who love those sappy little stories and think that everyone else loves them too. I doubt it was a personal attack. When I get garbage like that I just delete it. If one person is constantly sending you stuff like that, just ask them not to do it anymore. Tell them you already have too much in your inbox.

  I hate forwarded emails and chain letters.
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  My Crazy Mother learns a lesson

  by RichieRich in

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  yesterday (monday) i was off school and work, and i told my mother i would go out in service.

  so monday morning i got up, got dressed, drove to the hall, and there was no one there.

  i fell asleep in my car while i waited, woke up to wave at a brother, then fell back asleep, and then woke up, looked around and left.

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  Then, with a smug look on her face, she demanded to know how I planned to get where I needed to go. I told I'd find a way. So I picked up my phone, and called a good friend of mine from school. I put him on speaker phone, and my mother listened in horror as he told it was NO PROBLEM.

  She was shocked, that someone who wasn't linked to me through the Society would dare help me.

  I know this is just a rant, as I'm pretty pissed, but It was a lesson to my mother, that I have a life outside the borg, and that I can survive.

  Good for you! I wish when I was 17 that I had an ounce of the self-confidence and resourcefulness that you have.

  My mother was a lot like that too. Screaming and yelling for no reason. Punishing me for things I couldn't control. Living with her was pure hell. My mother is bi-polar, sounds like your mom might be too.

  Hang in there, it won't be much longer. ((((((Richie)))))))
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  HOW MANY OF YOU ARE AFRAID OF BEING ON THIS SITE?

  by juni in

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  i have heard of this through pms.

  to each their own and i can understand the fear-factor - we are only human.

  what can they do to ya?

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  Saoirse

  I used to be afraid, that's why I lurked forever before posting. Now I just don't give a crap.
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  Kingdom Melodies: The Remix

  by GMahler in

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  i was going about my daily routine of surfing around myspace and i come across this guy's profile.

  http://www.myspace.com/thorubeo .

  check out track number 3. it's funny, when i was a kid, this was my favorite of all the kingdom melodies.

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  Saoirse

  That's hilarious yet strangely disturbing at the same time.

  What's with the naked chick next to the songs? I wonder if this guy is really a JW?
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  Guardian site

  by Peppermint in

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  http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,,1687735,00.html

  edited to make link clickable ~ scully

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  Saoirse

  Thank you!!!
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  Circuit Assembly talks as podcasts

  by slugga in

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  just thought i 'd mention it here first so that when they do start doing podcasts one we can say they nicked the idea from an apostate site and secondly i can sue them for nicking my idea :).

  <kerching kerching>

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  Saoirse

  I can't for the life of me understand why the WT doesn't already do something like this.

  My church has all the pastor's sermons in mp3, video and podcast available for free on the internet. You can watch all the services live via streaming video. You can even download study notes to go along with the sermon. All of this was done by volunteer members of the church.

  http://www.calvarymelbourne.org/
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  Thinking of leaving? Do you have a good Reputation?

  by M*A*S*H in

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  i've had an idea, a cruel and malicious idea.

  want to hear it?

  well, what i'm hoping is we can find someone who's thinking of leaving the jw's, has a relatively good standing in the congo and is a good actor.

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  Saoirse

  Riiiichiiie, Oh Riiichiiieee. Where are youuuu?

  That would be so funny! I would travel to NC just to see it!

  I've often thought of showing up at the memorial and then partaking of the emblems just to see everyone gasp in horror.
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  What is something that you consider attractive, and unattractive?

  by free2beme in

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  in human sexuality, we all have things that turn us on and things that turn us off, things that attract us and things that don't.

  often people think it is all about what you see in advertising, but often it is smaller things we think less of and yet it dominates our sex drive.

  for example, in a case study we did, we found that a lot of people would immediately answer things like "eyes" or "legs" and yet as we drove deeper into their answers, we found that eyes and legs were not what attracted people.

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  Attractive: Intelligence, confidence, good sense of humor, good manners, cares about others, blue eyes, blonde hair, tall

  Unattractive: Stupidity, no ambition, insecurity, conceitedness, rudeness, being showy with money, bad manners, body odors, clingy guys

  I would date an unattractive guy with brains and a good personality before I would date a good-looking guy who was rude and conceited.
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  Pictures- Just for fun

  by RichieRich in

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  i was just browsing through my files, and came across a few cool / neat / weird photos i thought i'd share.

  these are from my trip to bethel in mid-april of last year.. .

  there i was, right outside hq.

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  Saoirse

  why the digital clock above the neon sign?

  They did it as a public service so they can qualify for charity status.
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  update on New Orleans

  by stillajwexelder in

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  letter read from rbc - they are looking for elders (ideally with construction experience) to spend 3 months or more down in new orleans - for oversight and construction.

  having children and family is not a barrier.

  main probelm is combatting and eradicating mould.

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  Saoirse

  Keep it mind that it is standard practice for the WTS to demand the insurance checks from those that they have "helped" rebuild

  Does anyone have a copy of one of these letters? My husband volunteered after Hurricane Andrew and I said he never heard of anything like that.