Posts by COMF

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White Racist Churches.

by refiners fire in

for a number of years now i have been involved with churches that would be labelled "racist".

white supremacist churches.. there have been two of these i have associated with: .

the "church of israel" which (until recently) was run by a man called dan gayman.a preacher who preached from the pulpit with a gun on his hip.. the other was that movement which is referred to as "identity".. christian identity.. both of these churches tended to be seperationist.

COMF

I have been involved

What was the nature of your involvement?

churches that would be labelled "racist".

By whom? By you?

5

The Devil's Music

by COMF in

jw
friends

man, spring is in the air and i feel the need to jam!

i haven't played with a live band since i moved here last august.

last band, circa july 2000 - virgin ears:.

COMF

Sheesh, TR, I can't even paste that one in and see it. I'm not "authorized".

Email it to me and I'll put it on my site where you can link it and we can all oo and ah. :)

COMF

11

[jahchristian] SPECIAL ALERT!

by ConnieLynn in

jw
friends

i just received this email..... special alert!

: this is an emergency request for help from shunned .

father in calgary, canada (actual name withheld due to court ruling), .

COMF

Posted as a Public Service by Robert Harris
Version Date: December 21, 2001
___________________________________
Forwarded Message
Subj.: Virus Warning!
From: HOONOZE
To: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
To: [email protected]

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WARNING, CAUTION, DANGER, AND BEWARE!
Gullibility Virus Spreading over the Internet!
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WASHINGTON, D.C.--The Institute for the Investigation of Irregular Internet Phenomena announced today that many Internet users are becoming infected by a new virus that causes them to believe without question every groundless story, legend, and dire warning that shows up in their inbox or on their browser. The Gullibility Virus, as it is called, apparently makes people believe and forward copies of silly hoaxes relating to cookie recipes, email viruses, taxes on modems, and get-rich-quick schemes.

"These are not just readers of tabloids or people who buy lottery tickets based on fortune cookie numbers," a spokesman said. "Most are otherwise normal people, who would laugh at the same stories if told to them by a stranger on a street corner." However, once these same people become infected with the Gullibility Virus, they believe anything they read on the Internet.

"My immunity to tall tales and bizarre claims is all gone," reported one weeping victim. "I believe every warning message and sick child story my friends forward to me, even though most of the messages are anonymous."

Another victim, now in remission, added, "When I first heard about Good Times, I just accepted it without question. After all, there were dozens of other recipients on the mail header, so I thought the virus must be true." It was a long time, the victim said, before she could stand up at a Hoaxees Anonymous meeting and state, "My name is Jane, and I've been hoaxed." Now, however, she is spreading the word. "Challenge and check whatever you read," she says.

Internet users are urged to examine themselves for symptoms of the virus, which include the following:

- the willingness to believe improbable stories without thinking
- the urge to forward multiple copies of such stories to others
- a lack of desire to take three minutes to check to see if a story is true

T. C. is an example of someone recently infected. He told one reporter, "I read on the Net that the major ingredient in almost all shampoos makes your hair fall out, so I've stopped using shampoo." When told about the Gullibility Virus, T. C. said he would stop reading email, so that he would not become infected.

Anyone with symptoms like these is urged to seek help immediately. Experts recommend that at the first feelings of gullibility, Internet users rush to their favorite search engine and look up the item tempting them to thoughtless credence. Most hoaxes, legends, and tall tales have been widely discussed and exposed by the Internet community.

Courses in critical thinking are also widely available, and there is online help from many sources, including

For Virus hoaxes:

Computer Virus Myths page at http://www.kumite.com/myths
Symantec Anti Virus Research Center Hoax Page at http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/hoax.html
Datafellows Hoax Warnings at http://www.Europe.Datafellows.com/news/hoax.htm
McAfee Associates Virus Hoax List at http://vil.mcafee.com/hoax.asp
For Urban Legends:
The Urban Legends Web Site at http://www.urbanlegends.com
Urban Legends Reference Pages at http://www.snopes.com
About.com Urban Legends Page at http://urbanlegends.about.com
Stiller Research Hoax Page at http://www.stiller.com/hoaxes.htm
Urban Legends Research Centre at http://www.ulrc.com.au
Centers for Disease Control Health Hoaxes at http://www.cdc.gov/hoax_rumors.htm
For General Hoaxes, Scams, Spam, Email Chain Letters, etc.
Scambusters at http://www.scambusters.org
Inboxer Rebellion at http://www.snopes2.com/inboxer/inboxer.htm
Don't Spread that Hoax at http://www.nonprofit.net/hoax/hoax_big.html
CIAC HoaxBusters at http://HoaxBusters.ciac.org/
Those people who are still symptom free can help inoculate themselves against the Gullibility Virus by reading some good material on evaluating sources, such as
Evaluating Internet Research Sources at http://www.virtualsalt.com/evalu8it.htm
Evaluation of Information Sources at http://www.vuw.ac.nz/~agsmith/evaln/evaln.htm
Lastly, as a public service, Internet users can help stamp out the Gullibility Virus by sending copies of this message to anyone who forwards them a hoax.

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This message is so important, we're sending it anonymously! Forward it to all your friends right away! Don't think about it! This is not a chain letter! This story is true! Don't check it out! This story is so timely, there is no date on it! This story is so important, we're using lots of exclamation points! For every message you forward to some unsuspecting person, the Home for the Hopelessly Gullible will donate ten cents to itself. (If you wonder how the Home will know you are forwarding these messages all over creation, you're obviously thinking too much.)
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ACT NOW! DON'T DELAY! LIMITED TIME! NOT SOLD IN ANY STORE!

18

When Did JW's Ever Make You Feel Cared For?

by Englishman in

jw
friends

so-called apostates are, imo, actually persons who have been refined in the fires of criticism so that their true personalities shine through.

apostates are the best, most loyal friends in the whole world.

they do not have to worry about whether something is right or wrong, they are free to act upon instinct, upon feeling, upon their innermost emotions.. not for them the wearisome, tiresome, boring old its either right or its wrong mentality that cripples the acolytes of the wtbts!

COMF

When my wife and I split up, more often than not I had our two sons staying with me, even though she initially got custody of them (long story). At the time I had a 90-mile commute to Houston to work, and the crew I worked with left out early in order to beat the morning traffic. It was almost a 2 hour drive, and we left at 5:00 so as to be at work at 7:00 and leave at 4:00, before the afternoon traffic got bad.

A sister in our congregation did daycare in her home. Her normal hours were 7:30 to 5:30, but for me she made a special case. At 4:30 AM she would meet me at the door and hold it open as I carried in each of my sleeping boys and laid them on her couch.

I paid her for the daycare service, but she didn't have to go that extra mile. I always remember her when I think of the inherent goodness in people.

COMF

5

The Devil's Music

by COMF in

jw
friends

man, spring is in the air and i feel the need to jam!

i haven't played with a live band since i moved here last august.

last band, circa july 2000 - virgin ears:.

COMF

Offer (from last year) still stands. I have a regular jam going on every Friday night now, but would like to put together an exJW band for a summer Apostafest. Come one, come all jammin' Texas Exes! Out with it, you rocker wannabees who never did because the society woulda spanked yer twitchin' buttcheeks. Can you unleash some raw rock? Or is your musical talent a crock?

Apostatitis, now forming!

COMF, reposting relocated pics

Drum solo circa 1972 (in the days before reality set in):

Texas Firewater Band (unseen):

Virgin Ears band:

Early gig (circa 1968):

What happens when a drunk bass player leaves a candle burning in the practice house bathroom at 2:00 AM:

31

Wanna See Some Pics?

by think41self in

well, we got a new digital camera and took it on our little jaunt to orlando, so i thought i'd share a few with you.. we went to this dinner theater where they dress up as knights and do the whole jousting and sword fighting thing.

since we had two teenage boys with us...it was their idea of a fun evening.

here's one of me and dana(she's the younger looking one) .

COMF

Let's try this. If we take off the http part on the start of the link, we may fool the forum software and get it to display the text. Then viewers can copy the link and paste it into their browsers' Address bar. The pictures don't show here in the post, but when I reveal the properties and copy the source to the address bar, I can see them.

au.geocities.com/beck_melbourne/three_amigos.jpg

au.geocities.com/beck_melbourne/cutie_pies.jpg

au.geocities.com/beck_melbourne/sombrero_sisters.jpg

They are some little darlin's, aren't they!

42

newsflash!! WTBS CD-ROM 2001

by greven in

jw
friends

yesterday an announcement was made at my local con.

and i thought i`d share it.. the watchtower announced that work on the new cd-rom is in progress and we can expect it at the end of this year.. unlike the other versions you can`t get away with win 3.1, you`ll now need at least win95.. available languages: the one already available + tjech and japanese.. some of it`s features:.

- one window (instead of several).

COMF

they ask what commercially these products go for

"Well, I throw away about three a month that come in the mail from AOL uninvited..."

31

Wanna See Some Pics?

by think41self in

well, we got a new digital camera and took it on our little jaunt to orlando, so i thought i'd share a few with you.. we went to this dinner theater where they dress up as knights and do the whole jousting and sword fighting thing.

since we had two teenage boys with us...it was their idea of a fun evening.

here's one of me and dana(she's the younger looking one) .