I grew up a Dub, and my family were very active, but not of the pious variety, we tried to be the good little xtians that we were instructed to be. Do you know how many times we were crucified for going off message regardless of the "crime"? Heaps is all i can say! My sister who is still a Stepford Witness (lol) was dragged infront of JC the other week because she had the nerve to attend my other sisters wedding, by brother in law gave her away! Good on ya paul! The meetings used to bore me rigid, i always wanted to scream at teh monotony and shout "IM MISSING THE A-TEAM FOR THIS CRAP?????" WE DONE THIS LAST WEEK, AND THE WEEK BEFORE THAT ARGGHGGGHGHGHGH!!!!!
Never did, although it would of been kinda kewl!
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Its very strange-----------------
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Bon Jovi- is this the equivalent of porn for women?
by in a new york bethel minute inif i am not allowed to watch porn, then my wife certainly may not listen to bon jovi.
am i right brothers?
bon jovi makes girls get all giddy in the loinal area.
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Hmmmm, Maybe if Antonio Banderas was their lead singer my Mrs would get loinal heating, but alas, JBJ aint happening for her! side note: Best song he ever done was Never Say Goodbye!! Top tune!
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Did Noahs Ark drift about aimlessly in the Great Flood?
by EliJah inno where does it mention that noah traveled around the world in his big boat.
in fact, is says that the ark was floating "high above the earth".
also, what does matthew mean about "just like in the days of noah?
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a great topic, there was something on the History Channel about this the other week and the countless "expeditions" to Ararat to try and find it!
Now my thoughts...
Now, I call myself a critic maybe a skeptic, but mainly a realist. I see the physical world around me, i read the facts based on cold hard science, and The Great Flood to me just seems to be fables reapeated around the world, hazily connected by dubious sources intent on trying to prove its occurance. When was the last time you saw a real ridgy -didge biblical miracle? Bet you have never seen one. unless it was proved scientifically with physical, made-of-matter facts it is just a myth. At the proported time of the flood the people roaming the earth were simple people, not exactly informed of their physical surroundings and the workings of nature as we do. According to interpretation of the bible, the human species had been around ooh say about 2000 years at that point, so hardly a whisper in human development in real time!
My point is, its all stories by simple people who had a lack of understanding, so open to artistic padding out!
Great Flood? More like the rainy season we get in the Southern Hemsiphere! Noahs Ark was probably a Nature Reserve, created by a latter-day David Attenborough zoo-ologist, who thought the animals need a shelter from the rain. And seen as it takes a kangaroo a few seconds to realise its standing in front of your car when you hit it, its seems highly unlikely that it would have the crazy idea of upping sticks, and hopping to Turkey, on the premise it was getting a free boat ride to salvation!
C'mon people if you beleive whats written in the bible, by men after all, you need your head testing!
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The world the JW's detest...
by TD inhow many times have jw depictions of paradise shown cozy little gabled, shingled, lapsided, wood frame houses tastefully situated in front of mountain lakes without a hint of technology?
i've lost count.
i've always thought this picture betrays an unbelievable naivete about how technology works.
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Yeah i used to crack up at this too, plus the rote answers you usd to get when you questioned it "oh it will all be provided for you" I used to watch the Time Machine film as a child and wonder, We are the Eloi, rasied as cattle, blissfully unaware! Im sure the Morlochs will have their quota's to fill. How naive are people to continue to lap this shit up! Faith, what a wasted pursuit!
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Oh yes plenty, depending on what area the ministry was in, you pretty much knew who would be the loons and who wouldn;t be! i always wanted some Mrs Robinson type to invite me in and teach me a thing or two, never happened though, mores the pity! I remember one brother at our hall, funny fella, on the service with him, and we knock on this door, some old chap comes to the door, and Dave (the brother) whips out hos wallet and goes "FBI" The old fella carked himself, i had to walk away because i was laughing so much!! Whata great pair we were!
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mrs S says i dance to the 5th beat, i just say its all in the interpretation!
And why does simon hate these kind of questions may i ask? BTW, never said hello to Simon before, hiya mate! Bet we have met at the Circuit Assembly Hall in Manchester sometime in the past! I was probably skiving outside at the park! -
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What do you like best about the Bible?
by spectromize injust a question trying to find out what most of you like best about learning some things taught in the scriptures and our worship as jw's.
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my favourite bit was edited out some time ago, its just before Genesis, it says:
To Diedre, you were my inspiration for this book.
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little known ending to a star wars scene
by Eyebrow2 ini just got this in email...very funny.
now that we know the real story here is the complete scene from empire strikes back.
a furious lightsaber duel is underway.
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solid gold right there!!! i always wondered why Vader never knew that at least one of his kids would be on tatooine, wouldnt that be the first place you looked? Maybe he thought the Empire Child Support Agency would be waiting for him!
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Have you or would you relocate 4 love ?
by oldflame inyou know, i never thought that i could meet someone so much like me.
but i did and right here at jwd, we only live a couple thousand miles from each other but i feel driven to relocate.
not tomarrow or anything sudden but the thought of someone who you know deep inside is you're perfect match is so far away, what else is there to do ?.
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well i moved from England to Australia and stayed for it, does that count? I moved from Sydney to Melbourne for it!
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Take the "Happiness Quiz" :)
by JH inhttp://quiz.ivillage.co.uk/uk_relationships/tests/happy.htm
my results
free and happy .
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Free and happy You really have got happiness down to a fine art. You've got a brilliant approach to life. At the core of your approach is the understanding that if you're not happy, then it's down to you to sort it out. There are things you can do about it - changing the way you think, feel or the way you handle your problems. You have the confidence and self-belief never to simply accept misery as a way of life. You believe in yourself and your ability to get through things. You're not smug, but at peace with the real you. It could be, of course, that you aren't 100 per cent sorted in all areas of your life - work, play and love - and that's natural. Or it could be that you lack some happiness skills, such as goal setting or managing your emotion spot on really!