Joel Wideman

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  Ozzie's Weekend Poll #152 Why did you believe in 1914?

  by ozziepost in

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  so owyergoin' this fine weekend?

  down here, underneath the world, we've had a strange week weatherwise; from heatwave to 'sheets back on the bed' weather.

  it should settle into summer very soon.

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  I never did, actually. I found that asking too many questios about it seemed to get me in trouble, so I stopped asking. I simply accepted it, since that was easier.
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  Anyone ever had a Kidney Stone?

  by whyamihere in

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  oh my god it was so horrible....was the worst pain i have ever been in.

  it was a 3 hour labor contraction....i couldn't even walk.

  i was crawling into the emergency room.

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  Oh, my God, did I ever. It was horrible. The worst was having to cut down on beer and drink more water.
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  controversial music

  by The Jester in

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  2. entertainment

  is it just me, or is controversial music more truthful than, lets say...."the truth" ???

  i've been warned against music like this since as long as i can remember but nuthing stopped me from listening to it and relating better to tha lyrics than any speech i've been givin at meetings.

  music is a big part of my life and i'm making it a career goal, but i hear that jw's cant go into tha entertainment business... your trying to tell me that a job that puts food on tha table, and a lil more, is any different from selling shoes in a lil store?

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  Welcome! Musicians are like writers - less respectable than dishwashers. Only writers don't get the groupies. :(
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  Do you watch satanic movies or ghost shows?

  by ButtLight in

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  2. friends

  i remember when i was younger, and flipping through the channels, and seeing the girls head on the exorsist spinning around.

  i freaked and turned it of really quick.

  i thouhgt a demon was going to come out of the tv!

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  We can't get enough of horror movies in our house.
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  Benefits of being a Dub as a child

  by pratt1 in

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  i can't think of many benefits of growing up a a dub but i do remember that i always viewed the other dub kids as brorthers and sisters and they became my support system amongst the "worldly people".

  i remember going into a new neighhood or a new school and knowing that once i met the dub kids there, i would automatically have friends and i would not be alone.. this was especially comforting to me because i was an only child, and many times i entered into a new school not knowing anyone and sometimes being the only black kid in the class, my dub peers made me feel welcome and accepted me into the circle immediately.. for many years i feel special to be part of this worldwide brotherhood, and i am sure it is the reason why now i am inafriad of changes and/or new surroundings.. did you have similar experiences?.

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  As I've said before, my only friend was not a JW. And it wasn't for lack of kids my age at the KH.
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  Paul=Marcion?

  by peacefulpete in

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  was paul really just a creation of marcion?.

  radikalkritik - radical criticism

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  Paul was a Martian?
  
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  What if they're right after all?

  by Honesty in

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  2. bible

  the trinity, soul and body that are one and yet separate at death, heaven and hell, etc.

  christendom's beliefs are deemed strange by many people but what if they are right?

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  What if...
  It doesn't matter who is right? Or what if nobody is? What if all that really matters is what is in our hearts, and not what is in our minds?
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  jehovah witnesses is not a religon it is a cult

  by dude in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  jw's are in a cult just so the watchtower can make some money, they dont care about anyone or let them do anything, all they want is money whomever is still in this religon that is considered a sheep will in fact get killed when this so called armageddon will happen which it hasn't since the first time they predicted in the year 1914, but i got a prediction the downfall of your so called religon will happen in the next 10 to 15 years

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  Joel Wideman

  Welcome! Maybe you could share your story with us? Why do you think it will only last 10 more years? I figure it will at least continue until the next big failed prophecy. I'm sure they'll have to make another soon, as they are heading towards negative growth, but I think they'll wait until at least 2020 to give the average Dub time to forget the last one.
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  Circumcision?

  by jstalin in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  does the wts have anything to say about circumcision?

  is there an official doctrine?

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  You realize there's a difference in washing a circumsized and an uncircumsized penis, right?
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  Circumcision?

  by jstalin in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  does the wts have anything to say about circumcision?

  is there an official doctrine?

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  It's no big deal to get it done as a baby, and it's not something you ever miss. The decision should be based on the father. I could not have taught my son how to properly clean his foreskin, which is really important.