perhaps you recall the instance in the bible where samson made a wager with the philistines that they couldnt guess his riddle.
as it turned out they wheedled the answer out of him by his fiancee, but the point is that they had a wager.
since the underlying assumption of the apostasy is that we are not living in the last days of this system of things, and that this world is not facing anything remotely like the biblical apocalypse, at least not any time soon, in the spirit of such antagonism, i would like to propose a similar wager.
God reveals this stuff to him in advance of its occurrence, Naeblis. You have only to look at the track record.
God revealed to Robert that the end would start in 1998, 1999, 2000, and now 2001. You can't argue with a track record like that. Show a little respect.
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in a recent magazine article, the author follows a long line of others by arriving at the same conclusion whenever the subject is breeched.
he said that current u.s. president george walker bush was "the most manifestly ill-qualified candidate thrown up by a major party since warren harding.".
while i must admit that i know little of president harding, in my lifetime no president (or candidate) prior to gwbush was ever as under-qualified for the office.
not since Harding
Oh... Warren. I thought we were going to talk about Tonya.
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disassociation versus disfellowshipping is an interesting discussion for several reasons.
morally, one thing matters: both are procedures put in place by the wts to impose shunning.
that is the bottom line.
Welcome back Maximus. It's good to see your armed and armored image back on here again.
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funny teenie-bopper website: http://come.to/jwgirls these girls need a serious boinking (on the head you pervs!
) who is willing to bet they have this site to boy-hunt?
lol .
At least they understand the importance of pyramidology.
...... according to a wts publication the colors of the kingdom flag are yellow, white and blue.. "yellow is the color of gold which stands for the divine kingdom; the white for truth and justice; and the blue for faithfulness" (the way to paradise w e amburgh, ibsa, brooklyn 1925, page 231).
according to this wt publication the flag is flown at homes of resurrected ones in the coming paradise earth.
"a sign on the door indicates that some loved one has come back.".
everyone knows that mauve is the color of faithfulness.
Yes, mauve is known for its many positive attributes.
Claudia, here's the story I have been told about the term "soapbox." I wasn't there, but it sounds perfectly true to me.
Back in the early part of the 20th century, people used to regularly gather in the public parks on Sunday afternoons for a community association. Most of the town would be out and about, in the park or strolling the streets. In those days before electronic media, such gatherings were a good time for campaigners for various charities or movements to try to drum up support for their cause. It was quite common to see some person enthusiastically shouting out rhetoric to a small crowd of curious onlookers gathered around him.
In those days, like most other goods, soap was delivered to the stores in sturdy wooden boxes. At some point, apparently somebody dragged out an empty delivery box from behind a store and stood up on it to be better seen and heard; the box serving as a temporary, makeshift podium for the duration of the guy's speech. For a few moments, there in the park, an anonymous average Joe could become a public speaker expousing the advantages of his personal vision or decrying the folly of another's. And when the speech was done, he would get back down off his "soap box," out of public view, and return to the obscurity from which he had suddenly appeared.
So the expression "getting up on his soapbox" came to refer to anyone who is not a professional politician or speaker, but who momentarily takes on a tone of lecturing or rallying for a cause.
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a tough question: to kill or not to kill?
this is a very tough question because there can be so many variables, so many views, so many things to consider, so many circumstances, so many beliefs.
do we kill as we do any of this?.
Jelly, I worked from 8:30 AM yesterday to 2:00 AM this morning. The day before i worked from 6:45 AM Friday to 12:30 AM Saturday. There just isn't a lot of time for other stuff. I'm sitting here letting the tension ease out of my neck and shoulders so I can sleep when I finally go to bed. It's 3:30 AM, and I'll be at work again by 8:30.
Why don't you email me a link to the post. It's going to be long gone before I get time to put some thought into answering you.
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a tough question: to kill or not to kill?
this is a very tough question because there can be so many variables, so many views, so many things to consider, so many circumstances, so many beliefs.
do we kill as we do any of this?.
I wanna KILL. http://www.scarletmoon.com/fred/sounds/mp3s/kill.mp3
dear friends:.
ive taken a few days to post, having a need to sort out my thoughts and watch the coverage along with my co-workers, family, and neighbors.
ive also read your posts over the past 48 hours and seen many of the same reactions as the population in general.
DannyBear:
Once you finally expressed your feelings about the subject, your comments heretofore made sense.
Glad you said so, Danman. But, they made sense even as one-liners. Granted, one-liners rely heavily on irony and subtlety; but that's the beauty of them--expressing so much concept with so few words.
Hmmm:
I think you're exaggerating a bit here. I've seen tons of national news coverage
I'm sure you're right, Hmmm, that what I described is not happening en masse nationwide. But I wasn't repeating something I saw on the news, either. I was repeating what has been observed in connection with schools and (surprise!) a church here, as described to me by my friend, Nickie, a grant-writing consultant with Irving ISD.
MrMoe:
Things will go smoother for you if you will display the same attitude toward others' words as you demand they display toward yours.
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dear friends:.
ive taken a few days to post, having a need to sort out my thoughts and watch the coverage along with my co-workers, family, and neighbors.
ive also read your posts over the past 48 hours and seen many of the same reactions as the population in general.
all this banter is just that banter, as compared to what is going on outside. Eh?
Yes. I don't want people... our people here, especially, who should know better... to become part of what's going on outside. You know what's going on outside, Danny? Brown-skinned Americans who wear head coverings, veils and little ornaments between their eyes, are huddling together in fear. Fear of being beaten, being mobbed, being killed for their looks and their speech.
And with good reason. There is no honorable purpose driving the cry for blood that is rising from this land. It's adrenalin-fueled, and the adrenalin is surging because of fear. How do you kill an enemy you can't see, who strikes at you suddenly from invisibility?
I don't know; thank goodness, it isn't my job to know. I am confident that there are people here who do this stuff for a living, and they know and will act with knowledge. For myself: I know what NOT to do--attack innocent people; nuke entire countries. Behave with just as selfish a motive and as calloused an indifference to innocent parties as my enemies have.
They kill my people, my neighbors. They destroy my government and my culture. But they will not rob me of my dignity, nor of my self-control. Fear and threat will not turn me into a violent, ranting madman abandoning my own carefully chosen standards for living.
There may well come a time for me, personally, to kill. I wouldn't be surprised if it didn't come to that, in the years ahead. I'm ready. I can kill. I can kill calmly, carefully, without second thoughts. I can take my time. I can aim for the heart; for the eyes. I can wait for my enemy.
I don't have to kill my neighbor.
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