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Dell Computers
by unbeliever in
1. jw
2. friends
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i am leaning toward buying a dell notebook.

who uses dell, and if so are you happy with them?.
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What gives any being the right to be worshipped?
by dh in
1. jw
2. friends
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i'm not sure if i've phrased the question correctly, but what is it that you think gives god or whoever else the right to ask (or demand) the worship of us humans.
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Do you think their fries are really that good?
by Bumble Bee in
1. jw
2. friends
man goes berserk at pennsylvania burger king that ran out of french fries

dubois, pa. (ap) - a burger king customer berated the employees and nearly hit one of them with his truck after the clerk at the drive-thru window told him they were out of french fries, police said.. .

gregg luttman, 22, made an obscene gesture at the drive-thru clerk on new year's day, then walked into the restaurant and cursed at the staff, said sgt.
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Best Bible Translation?
by mywifeisaJW in
1. watchtower
2. bible
my wife has been a jw for about 10 years (we have been married 15 years).

over the years i have tried various strategies to deal with this, which i won't go into here...except that i have agreed to "read the bible" with my wife...and i get to pick the translation.. what translation would be best recommended to help highlight the errors of the nwt and jw thinking in general?

i have seen here that today's english version has been recommended...anything else?
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I'm not a Buddhist, but...............
by nicolaou in
1. jw
2. friends
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*** NEW DVD _ YOUNG PEOPLE ASK: WHAT WILL I DO WITH MY LIFE ***
by truthseeker in
1. jw
2. friends
this is an in-depth look at the new dvd released this fall.

it is primarily designed for young jehovah?s witnesses; in fact, the whole dvd is geared towards witness youth only.. .

on the front cover there are 8 happy youths carrying school books and bags.
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New discovery of a lost gospel
by Leolaia in
1. watchtower
2. bible
the lost gospel of judas, thought to be the same gospel mentioned by irenaeus (cf.

adversus haereses 1.31.1), is currently being prepared for publication.

http://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2004/07/exciting-news-about-coptic-gospel-of.html.
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Bad Nitrous Trip . . .
by carefully faded in
1. jw
2. friends
i just had the strangest experience at the dentist.

i went to have a cavity filled and the dentist gave me nitrous - as usual.

i have taken nitrous at the dentist many times with really good results.
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Some really fun optical illusions for you!
by Country Girl in
1. jw
2. friends
enjoy!.

http://www.liquidgeneration.com/sabotage/optical_sabotage.asp.

country girl
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The three wise men
by Simon in
1. watchtower
2. bible
just a thought.... looking through the greatest man book, something just occurred to me which i can't recall has ever been highlighted (but please correct me).. i always thought it a bit strange that jehovah allowed the three pagan astrologers to find jesus especially as they were obviously guided to him by satan's star (remember they were led to herod first who wanted to kill the messiah).

what purpose did it serve?.

well, a few pages earlier in tgm book, we see mary presenting a dove as a sin offering at the temple - this was the cheapest offering that was acceptable which must have meant that they were pretty poor at the time.. shortly after the three wise men visited the family had to flee to egypt when herod started to kill all the young boys in an attempt to kill jesus.. what would they need to travel and live as exiles for a couple of years?.