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  Watchtower Book Shelf CD-ROM...

  by zeroday in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i see that "quotes.

  watchtower.ca" is no longer selling this cd.

  does anyone know where i could get a copy.

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  Find relatives who have one, I have the 1999 one b/c of this (and I can get the 1993 and possibly the newest one).
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  Children's Identity Cards

  by Valis in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  greetings everyone...i thought i would share this with all you parents out there.

  i have these for my kids and think it is an important thing to have, especially if something happened and you needed to relay information the the cops or emergency personel.

  i keep mine in my wallet all the time...not only do i have their info, but i also have two picks to show off that won't get messed up or ruined.. http://www.ident-a-kid.com/.

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  Understandably... it is a good idea nonetheless. Though, one should think that if anyone were to have a database like this, it should be the government (well, in Canada, we think everything should be run by the government ).
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  Children's Identity Cards

  by Valis in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  greetings everyone...i thought i would share this with all you parents out there.

  i have these for my kids and think it is an important thing to have, especially if something happened and you needed to relay information the the cops or emergency personel.

  i keep mine in my wallet all the time...not only do i have their info, but i also have two picks to show off that won't get messed up or ruined.. http://www.ident-a-kid.com/.

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  Just for general information: The vast majority of kidnappings in the United States of America are caused usually perpetrated by parents. Strangers just randomly taking kids is very rare.

  I suggest reading the book, "The Culture of Fear" by Barry Glassner (a sociologist).
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  WHY DO PRISONERS DISCOVER "RELIGION"?

  by Mary in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  why is it that a number of people who commit the most henious of crimes, suddenly become "born again christians"--usually while sitting on death row?

  do they think this somehow absolves them of what they did?

  i remember when karla fay tucker was interviewed shortly before her execution (in texas) a few years ago.

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  I think that someone who truly finds religion in prison would want to serve their whole term instead of wanting to be released. Y'know that whole justice thing.
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  Babylonian Business Records

  by VM44 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i have read that thousands of babylonian business records exist on clay tablets, and that these alone provide proof that the year 607bce is not what the watchtower claims it is.. since business is conducted on a day to day basis, these records should provide a continuous record of each babylonian kings reign.

  is there a summary of the babylonian business records?

  in particular, a timeline showing the number of business tables in existence corresponding to various kings and dates within a king/s reign?.

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  I really don't see if why anyone would want to see business records... its probably like Greek trading tablets:

  Goats 500

  Slaves 325

  Going to Lesbos.

  Olive Oil 500 (greek volumetric unit)

  Going to Egypt.

  Or perhaps its like the Gilgamesh epic... "he who saw the deep."
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  Ugly People

  by Fe2O3Girl in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  do ugly people have a right to normal lives - relationships, marriage, families?.

  about half of us must be below "average" attractiveness.

  maybe xjws are on average more gorgeous than the general population.. what can you tell about a person by their facial beauty or lack of it?

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  I could be better looking than average if my acne medication ever decided to start working, all it does is give me chemical burns. And, yes, ugly peopel should hide from public , personally I'm smugly (smart + ugly), which makes me a valuable commodity (at least smart wise).
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  Looking for numbers of ex-Dubs...

  by upside/down in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i know there's 6 milllion dubs.

  but how many living ex-dubs are out there?

  estimate da'd, df'd, faded, raised never baptized, unbelieving (not opposed) mates, children etc.

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  I don't think there are any stat.s so you have to start your own... so start counting :

  One raised never baptised.
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  Charles and Camilla to marry

  by Fe2O3Girl in

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  2. current

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  about time!.

  http://www.guardian.co.uk/monarchy/story/0,2763,1409742,00.html.

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  Personally, I DO NOT want Prince Charles as my head of state especially with the "horse" Camilla. No offense, but Charles has always been the whiney baby, it seems, especially compared to Elizabeth II Regina. Maybe he'll pass up the throne to Prince William, at least that guy has charisma.

  PS. Do you think Prince Charles is racist? Whenever I see him shaking the hands of a non-white person on the news, he wipes his hands on his pants. (This may just be me, but I've seen him do it a few times esp. on BBC World).
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  Welcome My Sister!!! Sassafrass!

  by maybesbabies in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hey all, another of our sisters is here online!

  please give a warm welcome to sassafrass (am i spelling that right sis?

  to whoever was mean to her in chat, that's a real great way to welcome newbies, jerk.

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  Welcome! Have a good time posting.
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  New Tactic Used By Society

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  ...or not so new-----i'm seeing that they are getting rid of people on false charges.

  to the person, they are going after them and confronting them on whatever it may be but when it comes to official reasons for deletion, they are giving false information.

  this morning, i heard that another elder got deleted for going to a believer/unbeliever's wedding.it was also reported that he was caught "talking to a disfellowshipped person".

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  that ANOTHER elder got deleted for going to a believer/unbeliever's wedding.It was also reported that he was caught "talking to a disfellowshipped person"

  Its hard to believe that you can get df'd for that kind of thing. Its not even something serious (in the JW realm) like handing out "apostate" literature. A silly and petty religion,having forgot its occult history and moving to an extremely sola scriptura stance, that has no future. You know, someone should write a letter to the GB telling them to repent from their sins.