I'm not familiar with US law, but can't you picket where you damn well like, as long as it's in a public place and not a safety hazard? (<---- Not true in Canada).
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Question-- Should I inform the Sheriff??
by Junction-Guy infor those of you who dont already know by now, the sheriff's deputy who told us to stop picketing last thursday works for the very same department that i do.
she works patrol, and i work corrections.
i remember when she used to work in the jail a few years ago, but im not sure if she recognized me.
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The Armory Art Expo (for art lovers)
by Leolaia ina few weeks ago when i was in the big apple, i went to the world-famous annual armory art expo.
this is the only for-sale art exhibit i went to where you had to pay money to go to, and it cost $24 dollars or so.
but man, the stuff there blew my mind!
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the_classicist
That's some pretty cool stuff. I'd like to go to NY one day when I've enough $$$$. However, I'll be going to Europe before that.
From the pictures above, there appears to be art from every type of genre (not just post-modern), so that, in my books, is a "good thing."
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Am I right about the WT being wrong?
by FreedomFrog inhi everyone.... i was "raised" as a dub and got baptised in '86...so in total i had been a jw for over 20 years.
i came to realize that the "way of life" i was living was in fact made up of mostly lies.
i started "questioning" the borg about 6 years ago and finally came out with almostatheist last sept. i know in my heart that they are mostly wrong and very legalist.
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the_classicist
That feeling in which you wonder "What if they were right?" As stated, we all get it, if you have your bible handy, turn to Luke 21:8, it really helps to keep that in mind.
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What's Your Fantasy Job ?
by Taylor S. ini was in nassau sitting on the beach, sipping a 151 pina colada, watching the jet-ski guy, all toned and tanned.
i remember thinking, he's got the coolest job in the world ... sittting on the beach all day, renting & teaching drunk & horny tourists how to ride them.
that's my fantasy .... i wanna be the jet-ski guy.
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the_classicist
An agent for Her Majesty's Secret Service.
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Trying again...
by CeriseRose ini'm sitting here with great trepidation at being here.
i logged in yesterday, compelled by i don't know what...maybe to see who was around, or what everyone had been up to.
i hadn't logged in since i left back in november (december?).
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the_classicist
Welcome! Don't worry, we all go through ex-JW 'stuff.'
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I think ill start reading the Bible
by crizlee inat tonights book study i was bored and started reading the bible starting from genesis...and damn its interesting.
i got to chapter 12 in a hour session.
7 is used a lot.
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the_classicist
I just like reading old litarature and history. Maybe I should change my major from Aerospace Engineering to Archaeologist..I still have time before college starts. What do you guys think? Would that be a good move? Hell I made A's in US and World History. It came easy to me.
You have to remember the audience for whom Genesis is written: the Middle Eastern equivalent of hicks. Not saying this disparaginly, but I mean, at that time, the descendents of Abraham were simply tent dwellers with little or no metropolitan civilization. Genesis is written in terms that would be easy for such people to understand, especially if it came down through oral tradition before Moses supposedly wrote it (many Jews and Christians hold Moses to be the writer of the Pentateuch, but some-most modern scholars say that is impossible; of course, everyone has their bias).
Just so you know, archaeology doesn't have very many or well-paying jobs. You can still take an archaeology minor (maybe) while taking engineering, it depends on your university. Personally, if I had a strong ability in physics, I would go into engineering (but I never took physics, got 99% on my Math 12 provincial examination, though). I'm in Classics right now, if you're wondering, although I'm thinking of doing some linguistics.
If you want semi-objective notes for your bible, buy the Catholic New American Bible (not the New American Standard Bible). Even though they notes are written by the Confraternity for Christian Doctrine, they regularly call into question the authenticity and realism of the majority of texts in the Bible.
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I need Help on a Research Project
by JustMeNonJDub ini am currently writing a research paper on why people become jws.
i would greatly appreciate it if many of you fine people could tell me the reason(s) why you joined the jws.
those of you born to jw parents, please chime in also.
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the_classicist
I was born in it. So was my mum and her mum before that. I suspect my father joined to piss off his parents, seriously.
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UN/Watchtower/Who/
by Voyager inaccording to my little cousin who was (never) one of jehovah's witnesses, i have been doing my (research) wrong.
he told me that if i wanted to find out information about the watchtower and the united nations, then i would need to start typing in (numbers) instead of letters and words into my search engines.
here is what he told me!-----see below:.
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Officially Out
by jt stumbler ini have finally sent my official disassociation letter to the local kh.
now i no longer have to keep watch for a car pulling up in front of my house on saturdays.
im free, im free.
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the_classicist
Have fun with your freedom, but it is best to use one's freedom responsibly (trust me on this one).
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We picketed the Memorial, What a blast !!!
by Junction-Guy inthis is my first chance to post here since last thursday, so here it is.
amanda and i arrived at approximately 5:45 pm, and parked in the walmart parking lot.
amanda bought a folding chair and something to eat, as she just got off work.. we walked across the street to the kingdom hall and stood on the shoulder of the road.
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the_classicist
You are a braver man than most. However, I know most R&F would think it to be a sin just to look in your direction, so I hope some 'students' saw your signs.