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  The Real Reason to Bomb Iraq

  by metatron in

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  there's a lot of nonsense about the coming iraq war that's floating about.. there's a lot of dumb editorials and knee jerk comments about oil and george bush.. the reality is: they can't publically discuss the real reasons why a war with iraq.

  is desirable.here's the real motivation - they want to create a progressive secular.

  arab regime and fend off muslim fundamentalists.. comments about bush's iq are off the mark and foolish.

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  Og,

  I agree with your comment:

  So our best interests would be to reduce our dependencies on fossil fuels.

  I wonder though, what will the left do in each case of alternative fuels?

  When I was a pre-teen in school, we were told that nuclear energy would be the answer for the future. We were told that everything would be powered with a tiny capsule, and that energy would be so cheap that it would cost more to mail us our power and light bill than the actual cost of the fuel bill.

  Protests ended any prospects of that becoming a reality.

  What about wind power?

  I was in California this past summer. Driving around the state I saw miles of wind mills, how long will it be before the left starts protesting all of the landscape being cluttered with machinery?

  How about maybe extracting hydrogen from water?

  You can imagine the protests about that. We would be using the worlds supply of water. We would be threatening the worlds safety, hydrogen after all is a very powerful substance. (Hydrogen bomb?)

  I think we would get the same protesters and complaints no matter what kind of energy source the scientists came up with. It seems that with everything we use, as humans, there will be consequences, and there will be people calling us names for using it.

  I do not have the answers but I suspect that neither does anyone else.

  Borgfree
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  Central Indiana South of Indy

  by Forgiven One in

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  looking for ex-jw's from greenwood and whiteland area.

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  borgfree

  Hi Forgiven One,

  Welcome. I think the Ledbetters live in the Greenwood area.

  Borgfree
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  JWS Start New Religious Club

  by Voyager in

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  good morning everybody, you all may have already seen this web, but i found that it was hidden behind another one.

  the jws have got themselves a little club going on, with terms of agreement and the whole scoop.

  check out http://jehovah.to/general/nazi/ when you get there, click on home.

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  borgfree

  Or how about this one?

  garage sale, yard sale

  A sale of personal household items and clothing set up in a homeowner's driveway or front yard. These are common on weekend mornings in urban areas where there are many houses and good weather. Satan uses these to interrupt a brother's field service plans if he happens to be out with his wife or daughter. Of course, it is acceptable to stop for a sale if they are selling tools or sporting equipment.

  Are these people joking? Can they really be serious?

  Borgfree
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  things said at funeral

  by petespal2002 in

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  some weeks ago i attended the funeral of a jw sister.

  the service was taken by a brother who claims to be of the anointed, although he holds no position in the congregation.. at one point he looked directly at one of the elders in attendance and said, pointedly, "it does not matter what religion you claim to belong to.

  you could be catholic, lds, adventist, jw, or even the pope himself, but if you do not demonstrate love as jesus did you are not a true disciple and will not benefit from the biblical hope of ressurection.".

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  borgfree

  Sounds like a soon to be Ex-JW to me.

  Borgfree

  sorry DevonMcBride, I am a little slow.

  Edited by - borgfree on 14 January 2003 14:32:3
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  AWAKE Says We Shouldn't Judge Apostates!

  by minimus in

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  the february 8, 2003 awake has an article entitled:"is there an unforgivable sin".notice the good news for apostates or those who once associated.

  "some people who were once faithful christians have purposely drawn away from god, perhaps because of bitterness, pride, or greed, and are now apostate fighters against god's spirit.

  they willfully oppose what the spirit is clearly accomplishing.

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  I think it is a secret sin for all of you to say such bad things about the "glorious ones". Shame, shame!

  Borgfree (ducking)
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  my dad died

  by termite 35 in

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  2. friends

  dear everyone, my dad died suddenly and unexpectedly at the weekend.he did'nt turn up for a family dinner and my husband and i went to see if he was ok.he was dead.collapsed in his home.i can't stop shaking and i feel really sick.i've lost my mum and now my dad too.i wish i could sleep for months and wake when the pain has finished with me.

  it hurts so much .sorry to bring everyone down-but i'm stressed at having to sort out his arrangements due to the autopsy and funeral etc and the house and my feelings.

  ; i just wanted to tell you all as my husband's gone for a walk and the children are asleep and i'm feeling scared about viewing his body, but i know i'll have to and i feel guilty for feeling like that.stupid thoughts racing through my mind at the moment-need to 'hear' a friendly voice .

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  Very sorry for your loss termite.

  i'm feeling scared about viewing his body, but I know i'll have to and I feel guilty for feeling like that

  I wonder if it is so necessary to view the body. I chose not to see my bro-in-laws body recently (I know that is a lot different than a parent) I wanted to remember him the way I had last seen him.

  My thoughts are with you in your sorrow.

  Borgfree
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  Just So's Ya Know...

  by Inkie in

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  "a religion that teaches lies cannot be true.

  "--the watchtower, december 1, 1991, page 7.. inkie

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  I was only joking.
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  Just So's Ya Know...

  by Inkie in

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  "a religion that teaches lies cannot be true.

  "--the watchtower, december 1, 1991, page 7.. inkie

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  The Watchtower doesn't really teach lies. Their "current understanding" or, "present truth", just changes from day to day.

  Borgfree
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  Reparations for slavery: Just or unjust?

  by MYOHNSEPH in

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  there's such a broad range of perception on this board, i'm curious to know what you folks think of this issue.

  are contemporary decendents of black slaves in the united states justified in asking for monetary reparation for their ancestors' bondage?

  if you answer is in the affirmative, some related questions are:.

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  Sorry meadow77, I was kinda joking myself. However, I do think we have gone way to far in all of the PC names that are used today. If native American is now the accepted term, for what was once Indians, can the sport teams now keep their names without being harrassed by the PC crowd? like Cleveland Indians etc?

  I didn't mean to offend anyone, but I think until we can discuss race openly without being offended, or silenced, we will not really make progress in this country. There are more sides to the whole race, minority, etc. issue than is acceptable to discuss. I think many problems, or complaints, are discussed within different race groups, but will not be discussed openly between people of different races.

  I think a lot of anger can be, and is, built up because of special treatment for some to the injury of others. Practicing discrimination in the pretense of correcting discrimination is not only harmful, but causes great anger and hatred.

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  Reparations for slavery: Just or unjust?

  by MYOHNSEPH in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  there's such a broad range of perception on this board, i'm curious to know what you folks think of this issue.

  are contemporary decendents of black slaves in the united states justified in asking for monetary reparation for their ancestors' bondage?

  if you answer is in the affirmative, some related questions are:.

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  How many generations do we have to go back to be called "native American"? My family goes back several generations in this country, can I be native American? My father's mother was full blooded Cherokee, do I qualify to be native American by that? My grandparents on my mothers side were mostly English, am I native English? or, do I just have to claim that I am native Earthling?

  Borgfree