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  Do You Ever Think "The End" Will Happen?

  by minimus in

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  or is it all jw bull?

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  Dizzy Cat

  It may - I never rule out anything in my mind or within life itself.

  Shit happens.
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  What Did You Give Up To Be A Jehovah's Witness?

  by minimus in

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  besides giving up our time and assets,is there anything that you particularly felt that you truly "gave up" to become or remain a witness?

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  1. A sense of magic - everything slowly faded to grey

  2. Cannabis - some would say a good thing

  3. Birthdays - not a huge sacrifice

  4. Sanity - became very depressed after two years of service

  5. Interesting friends who had their own ideas and were allowed to be different

  6. A sense of security - suddenly the world became demon infested and dark

  .... decent dress sense
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  11/1/02 WT: Why Should I Apologize?"

  by Room 215 in

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  aa usual, the boys in bethel prove their aptitude in the ``do as i say but not as i do'' department.

  they eloquently laud the virtues of open-mindedness, humility and freedom of speech, as long as it applies to others.

  this issue's covering article is but another in a long series of example.

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  I used to read the Plain Truth two years before I studied with JWs. I always found the magazine far more reasonable and straight forward.

  When I started my studies with a respected (hardcore) JW elder, he pointed out that the books I had ordered through the Plain Truth were Satan's words. He was only happy when I had consented to throw them away. I distinctly remember the look on his face when I asked him an honest question based upon the explanations of Bible based prophecy that the Plain truth taught at that time. He was really unwilling to discuss the teaching and simply drew my attention to WTBTS publications. I wish now, with hindsight, that I had been firmer and demanded a well rounded debate.

  Tsk .... inexperience and wanting to believe "something" led me down many a twisted pathway!
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  Great clouds of incense !

  by Dizzy Cat in

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  does anybody here smoulder incense?

  i recently got a charcoal burner and various resins to try.

  favourite at present being frankincense.. my house is absolutely fogged out today, the cats are staring at me with a curious glaze across their faces.. the resin based incense is far more potent than the standard sticks i used to burn and has a really pleasant smell.

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  Mmmm... must try Jasmine. Love that scent
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  Great clouds of incense !

  by Dizzy Cat in

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  does anybody here smoulder incense?

  i recently got a charcoal burner and various resins to try.

  favourite at present being frankincense.. my house is absolutely fogged out today, the cats are staring at me with a curious glaze across their faces.. the resin based incense is far more potent than the standard sticks i used to burn and has a really pleasant smell.

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  Dizzy Cat

  Does anybody here smoulder incense? I recently got a charcoal burner and various resins to try. Favourite at present being Frankincense.

  My house is absolutely fogged out today, the cats are staring at me with a curious glaze across their faces.

  The resin based incense is far more potent than the standard sticks I used to burn and has a really pleasant smell. Its a shame it isn't intoxicating, as I quite fancy drifting around the house in a daze

  If you are not sure where to get resin - try here - http://www.britstonia.co.uk (by the way Simon, I am not affiliated with this company at all).

  t-tar for a bit !
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  Need help putting username photo up!!!

  by more2C in

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  being the computer illiterate that i am, i would appreciate any help, putting my photo up.

  i registered with strike9.com, but don't know how to get my photo from a digital camera onto the jw site, with the correct size and everything.

  since strike9 doesn't have a help section maybe someone could explain to me how it all works.. can anyone help me, please?

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  Dizzy Cat

  Or mail the picture to my email address and I'll host it for you.
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  `Jehovah'.A pagan/political connection

  by badboy in

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  the name `jehovah' appears on a liverpool creamware jug with a transfer-print of spencer percival assassination on 1 side and john wesley on the other side.

  (methodist recorder,issue 7562,page 8.. i also understand that the tetragramm was assoiceted with baal.

  in view of the assoication with the death of a man and a pagan god,is jehovah an appropriate name 2 use.

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  Dizzy Cat

  Earth calling Badboy .... come in .... click .... brrrrr

  Sorry you're breaking up, I can't quite hear what you are saying?
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  Downloading MP3 Music - Is that wrong?

  by JH in

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  how easy it is to download mp3 music on the internet.

  with kazaa, or other sites, it becomes child play.

  do you feel that it's right or wrong for a person to do that?

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  Francois

  You do make very interesting points there and yes you are right - by law it is a crime to download and play a full copyrighted track. So many here are law breakers. Just the same as (in the UK at least) it is unlawful to store TV shows on video cassette or indeed archive Radio shows on tape or CD. The media is there, it is easy, it is a faceless crime and many commit themselves to this act on a regular basis.

  My conscience has no problems downloading the odd track to listen to. Personally, I do not spend hours each day ripping music from the net, but the odd obscure Jazz track or the latest Reggae track from JA, I quite like listening to. Over the years I have spent many hundreds of pounds buying music and that is my personal justification. I still buy new music when I can afford. The itch is too strong not to sneak a few tracks down occasionally.

  I work for a small record company in the uk - http://www.reggaeretro.co.uk - and our policy in the future will be to provide full free MP3 tracks to help earn the respect of our client base (well that is the theory at least). It is a great way to get music out there and there is the argument, which is certainly true in some cases, that if you get to hear the odd track off the net it can help boost sales. I have bought a number of Jazz albums off the back of downloaded tracks.

  I think the main problem is the hardcore pirate, who sets him/herself up at a rag market and opens a suitcase full of cheap CDs, with printed labels at 5 pounds a go. This has always been the main concern of the industry as a whole.

  The fat cigars argument does stand for me, as I used to work for a software house. One year we (the slave/monkey class) were not given a bonus of any sort and the Mr Bigs at the top end of the company granted themselves the best part of 2 million pounds between themselves. Yes, they all drove Jags, they all spent company money on 50 pound bottles of lavish wine and they all puffed on fat cigars. Bloody annoying. At that time I felt that the software pirate had a point.

  Edited by - Dizzy Cat on 28 November 2002 10:17:20
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  How long will I be a Newbie???

  by Vee in

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  how long am i gonna be a newbie?!?!.

  i feel as though i've been logging on for years already since now i can't sit at my pc now without having the forum site opened!!

  (productivity is down but morale is up is definitely up .

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  Dizzy Cat

  Theres no such thing a s a newbie in reality. It is an outdated class system. Consider yourself an Elite member of any group.
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  Downloading MP3 Music - Is that wrong?

  by JH in

  1. jw
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  how easy it is to download mp3 music on the internet.

  with kazaa, or other sites, it becomes child play.

  do you feel that it's right or wrong for a person to do that?

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  Dizzy Cat

  I know of a current ministerial servant who downloads 24/7 - MP3s/AVIs etc .... doesn't seem to bother him.

  My own point of view is, yes, it is wrong to rip off artists and their work, but I have done it. I can't buy everything, but like to hear lots of different music. As long as you buy the occasional CD, I don't think it does a lot of damage to the industry. The execs' still have big cars / big houses and fat cigars