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  Why I was a lurker for so long: because english is not my mother tongue

  by Madame in

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  i often write on the swedish board for ex-jw: http://www.network54.com/forum/349340/.

  it's so much easier for me to write in swedish.

  it takes a lot of effort to find the right words in english.. i understand most of what i read here, but it means more hard work to try to express my thoughts in english.. anyway, i finally wanted you all to know that i appreciate this board.

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  valkyrie

  Madame: Welcome to the board!

  Regarding:

  hur får man till det med flagga och övriga personuppgifter i vänsterkanten?

  Or, "How does one get the flag and other personal details on the left side?"

  I know you directed this question to Guran, but I'll reply to it (as I am here ).

  1. Click on the link showing your user name, "Madame," in the upper left corner of the page ("Welcome Madame," under the watchtower logo).

  2. Under the summary of your posting activity, click "Edit" and fill in the form as you desire (a country chosen in "Location" will result in the corresponding flag).

  Happy posting!

  -Valkyrie
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  " Is this CONDONING ORAL SEX ? ( Nov.9,1939 Consolation ) B.J. limeric ?

  by AWAKE&WATCHING in

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  have i gone completely mad?

  i can't believe i am reading this.

  i can't seem to paste it.. eau seau ?.

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  "If you'll blow..., I'll go.

  Can also mean: "If you'll pay, I'll go." ["blow" - spend the money (connotation - spend recklessly)]

  Could be that Flo's beau is broke, but willing to share a good time at her expense!

  -V
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  A question about time...

  by AlphaOmega in

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  ...sort of.... there was a thread a few days ago that touched on the subject of time being relative to the observer.. i wondered, does the jwd clock that records the time that we make a post actually post the same time to everyone.. .

  i know that it can't get it's time from my pc clock as i see posts at say 8:55pm yet my pc clock says 8:53pm.. so.... what time (according to you) did i make this post ?.

  i make it ... 20:46. .

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  valkyrie

  Narkissos,

  Please see http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/10/137049/2450417/post.ashx#2450417

  -V
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  Jer 29:10

  by rosa in

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  dears, .

  olof jonson wrote in his book "gentil times", page 211, footnote 26: .

  "(interistingly, the danish nwt of 1985 has "for babylon", and the new revised swedish nwt of 2003, too, has now changed its earlier "in" to "for babylon"!

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  valkyrie

  http://www.watchtower.org/z/bibeln/index.htm (Swedish)

  10 ”Ty detta är vad Jehova har sagt: ’När sjuttio år har gått för Babylon skall jag vända min uppmärksamhet till er, och jag skall gentemot er befästa mitt goda ord genom att föra er tillbaka till denna plats.’

  -Valkyrie
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  Protests at our District Assembly Tomorrow

  by JH in

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  i heard on tv this morning that a few will protest at our assembly which will be held in quebec city friday, saturday and sunday.. i heard that someone who lost a family member due to blood policy will protest in front of where the assembly will be held..... i'll try to find a link to this story... .

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  valkyrie

  JH, if I may be allowed to make a correction to your interpretation of the first paragraph [other, minor errors don't significantly alter the meaning:

  Those protesting had this to say:

  Exclus pour la plupart de leur famille à la suite de leur départ des Témoins de Jéhovah, ces manifestants ont invité les participants au congrès à s’interroger sur la rigidité de leur mouvement.
  
  « Je veux les aider à sortir de cette secte qui bafoue leurs droits, entre autres de recevoir des transfusions sanguines quand c’est nécessaire », indique Jean-Philippe Cossette, un ancien adepte. « En faisant des pancartes, on essaie de réveiller certaines personnes », ironise-t-il, en référence au magazine Réveillez-vous que distribuent les Témoins.
  
  Baptisé en 1993, cet infirmier s’est retiré du mouvement six ans plus
  tard afin de recouvrer sa liberté de pensée, dit-il. « Les Témoins de Jéhovah n’ont pas le droit de penser, de croire et d’exprimer ce qu’ils veulent, sinon ils peuvent être exclus, c’est-à-dire excommuniés », déplore M. Cossette.

  Those protesting, most of which are disfellowshipped, wanted those who attended the assembly to think about how "strict" their religion is.

  I want to help them to get out of this cult, that takes away thier rights, such as having the right to receive blood when it may become necessary. By this protest and signs, we are trying to Awake a few JW's.

  Baptized in 1993, this male nurse, quit the JW organization 6 years later in order to get back his right to think. The JW's he says don't have the right to "think, and express what the feel". If they do, they will be disfellowshipped says Mr. Cossette.

  Thus:

  Exclus pour la plupart de leur famille à la suite de leur départ des Témoins de Jéhovah, ces manifestants ont invité les participants au congrès à s’interroger sur la rigidité de leur mouvement.

  becomes:

  "For the most part shunned by their families following their departure from the Jehovah's Witnesses, these protestors invited those who attended the assembly to consider the strictness of their religion."

  [The article writer does not here indicate whether the protestors were disfellowshipped, disassociated themselves, or simply walked away.]
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  Anti-bullying materials available from Witnesses

  by kwr in

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  anti-bullying materials available from witnesses .

  members of the jehovah's witnesses have developed a curriculum to teach young people how to resist bullies and bullying.

  based on the experiences witnesses endured as one of the groups persecuted by the nazis in germany, the materials encourage students to retain their own integrity under pressure, to stand up for others and to resist unkindness in themselves and the temptation to retaliate when they feel wronged.

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  valkyrie

  Is 'someone' gunning for a[nother] Public Service Announcement award or recognition? A 'gold star' or 'feather in the cap' that can be capitalised on later? This reminds me of :

  		Protect Your Children (Public Service Announcement) The public service announcement Protect Your Children received outstanding recognition in September 2003 when it was nominated by the the National Television Academy for an Emmy Award in the category of Public and Community Service. This public service announcement is part of an ongoing effort by Jehovah's Witnesses to bring attention to Bible principles that can help families deal with some of the most complex social issues of our time. (No longer available)
  		Teach Your Children (Public Service Announcement) "If you don't influence your children, who will?" This probing question introduces the third public service announcement of the series Love Builds Happy Families. In this brief spot Jehovah's Witnesses provide viewers with a snapshot of tried and proven advice for parents to consider. (No longer available)
  		Love Your Children (Public Service Announcement) Children need a sense of security to overcome their fears, especially in times of heightened anxiety. Jehovah's Witnesses hope that the message in this public service announcement will encourage parents to take the time to listen to their children and talk to them, letting them know they are loved. (No longer available)
  		Love Builds Happy Families (Public Service Announcement) The family unit today is under more stress than ever before. In one instant, feelings of security and safety can be seriously threatened. In such times we turn to our most basic support group for comfort and courage—the family. The Christian Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses hopes that your viewers will find personal comfort in this message. (No longer available)

  from http://www.jw-media.org/edu_videos/index.htm

  Oddly enough of the 10 PSA videos listed on that page, only those 4 dealing with the WTBS' outstanding advice concerning children and families (with children) are 'No longer available'. Withdrawn in recognition of the irony, or oversubscribed?
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  Tom Cruise and Germany

  by sspo in

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  last night on the news it was mentioned that he was not allowed to film in germany because he was a member.

  of a cult " scientelogy" and it was nothing but a money making organization.. the question is why would they pick on them and not on the jw's knowing that their doctrines are harmful.

  to its members, such as the blood issue and df member and deviding families?.

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  valkyrie

  A little more clarifying detail:

  [Translated from http://www.side2.no/kjendis/article1153263.ece]

  Tom Cruise wants to film his new movie on a German military base, but is far from welcome.

  It is the German Defense Minister, Franz Josef Jung, who does not welocome the famous actor in connection with the filming of his new moview "Valkyrie," reports the BBC. Jung has stated that it is Cruise's openness concerning his membership in the Church of Scientology that is at the root of his skepticism.

  "Scientology is a religion that is only out for money," the defense minister is alleged to have said. Of late, there have been strong reactions to the burgeoning of Scientology in Germany, which has been described in the country as, among other things, "a danger to democracy."

  "Hands off my father!"

  Cruise will play Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg, the leader of a planned assassination attempt against Hitler in 1944. The film will, among other things, show the world that even within Germany there existed opposition to Nazism.

  The son of Von Stauffenberg, Berthold, has also expressed himself to the media and advised against Tom Cruise in the role of his father.

  "He should keep his hands off my father," Berthold Von Stauffenberg is supposed to have said.

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  Further detail [translated from http://www.avis2.no/kjendis/17369]:

  Tom Cruise will play a German resistance hero from the Second World War - but he agitates today's Germans with his Scientology faith: they fear that he will sneak Scientology propaganda into the film. ...

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  It appears - if the Defense Minister gets his way - that Tom C. will not be permitted to film on a military base, but may find other suitable/substitute filming locations in Germany.

  -Valkyrie (not of the film!)
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  Did we welcome LiveLife yet? So many new ones! Can't keep up. :)

  by nvrgnbk in

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  welcome livelife!.

  i guess your nick says it all, huh?.

  looking forward to your enthusaism and life-affirming style..

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  valkyrie

  I believe that 'LiveLife' is a JWD 'O-B-G', i.e. oldie-but-goodie: he formerly (until a few months ago, in fact) posted under the nick 'AuldSoul'.

  Welcome back LiveLife!

  -V.
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  Funny, he >>LOOKS<< intelligent

  by Nathan Natas in

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  valkyrie

  I don't think this fellow will have to worry about the girlfriend's parents, fitting in with society, or finding a job anytime soon:

  http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19418886/
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  Manure Question

  by betterdaze in

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  warning: this topic is not about the manure coming out of the watchtower.

  i have a healthy garden, well-tended.

  it enriches my spirit mostly and the table as well.

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  valkyrie

  This is not widely available, but... I'm having great success with composted snail (Helix pomatia) excrement on my radishes and herbs (basil, coriander, catnip)!

  [Edited to add: "on my radish and herb garden patch," not on the end produce itself! ]

  -Valkyrie