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  Mr. Falcon Asks......What's so bad about boxing?

  by Mr. Falcon in

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  i love boxing.

  it kicks arse all over the place.

  although it has lost some of it's prior glory and has waaaay too many classes that are televised and billed as "main events", it's still better than mma (sorry to any mma fans; i actually don't mind ufc, i'm just saying that i prefer traditional boxing).. anywho, what is the deal with jws hating on boxing?

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  Re: the video of Ali's final punch that knocked out Foreman: Man, that never fails to give me goosebumps.

  Whenever I'm facing hard times or long odds in life, I just think to myself, "Ali in Zaire, Ali in Zaire."

  I only boxed once in my life. I guess I was about 13 or 14 years old, and one of the neighborhood boys got boxing gloves for Christmas. A bunch of us met down at his house one day after school and set up a match out in the yard. The kid I boxed was about my age and size. We were doing standard 3 minute rounds with 1 minute rest in between. The first thing you notice is how tired your arms are after 2 minutes of holding up the gloves. The kid knocked me on my ass in the third round. It was embarassing and exhilarating!

  Ever since, I've had nothing but respect for guys (and gals) who get in the ring and put it on the line.
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  Mr. Falcon Asks......What's so bad about boxing?

  by Mr. Falcon in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i love boxing.

  it kicks arse all over the place.

  although it has lost some of it's prior glory and has waaaay too many classes that are televised and billed as "main events", it's still better than mma (sorry to any mma fans; i actually don't mind ufc, i'm just saying that i prefer traditional boxing).. anywho, what is the deal with jws hating on boxing?

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  streets76

  Ali knocking out Foreman -- what a spectacle!
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  On Human Evolution

  by TD in

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  it's a subject that comes up fairly often here (understandably) and very strong opinions are expressed.

  much of the discussion seems to be counterproductive.. i'd like to propose a different approach.

  we all know what each other's conclusions are (or at least we should by now).

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  streets76

  Not being funny, but can we define human please?
  
  Langauge (if so how complex)? Use of fire? Care for the dead? Tool making (if so how complex)? Subscribing to Readers Digest?

  How about killing each other in the name of religion?
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  How to remain sane while being a hypocrite?

  by Kensho in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  as time goes on i find it a real challenge to keep my sanity while still in "the truth" especially after considering all the rsearch i have been doing about the org.

  that i have been very active in for almost 4 decades.

  i have managed to be removed as an elder while staying in good standing (prayers-reading,mic carring etc.

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  streets76

  You have no "friends" in the Truth. If you ever leave, you'll find that out.

  You've only got one life to live -- don't waste it trying to please your fake friends.
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  Birthdays

  by baltar447 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so wife and i are kinda in limbo lately, wanting to fade, but hard to commit to fading 100%.

  we have howver decided to do a little birthday thing for my son soon(cake but no candles, but did get him a present and card), and we haven't really talked to the kids about how we feel lthat birthdays are no different from anniversaries despite what the society prints.

  any ideas on what to say to the kids or how to deal with it ourselves?.

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  As long as there are no candles I think you're in the clear.
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  Why does God permit suffering? Don't let others answer this question for you

  by sabastious in

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  wasn't the answer to this question wrapped up in a neat little package when you were young?

  it was easily explainable and it made you feel so warm inside that you knew that god felt passionately bad about the suffering and that it was going to stop.. there is so much pain in this world.

  people are starving, people are being torchered by others who have lost their minds, there is endless suffering on this planet.

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  to me a world without suffering would be a world without love

  Yeah, I feel the love when I see a child with birth defects; when I see a vibrant contributing member of society get cancer; etc., etc.

  Randy Newman hit the nail on the head: "Nobody gives a shit except Jackson Browne, Jackson Browne, Jackson Browne."
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  Do people generally like you?

  by Terry in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  in person, people tend to love me.

  i'm told how likeable i am.. on discussion boards i have unlikeable qualities which infuriate others.. .

  are you likeable in person and likeable on boards?

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  As a self-loather, I don't even like myself.
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  When do you begin counting time?

  by pubtruth in

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  for those who were in or still are.. when do/did you begin counting time?

  as you left for the house group, or after the meeting was over?

  did you count the car trip to and from?

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  streets76

  If there is a bigger waste of time than door-to-door field service, I'd like to know about it.
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  Reasons for disbelief: The top ten reasons I am an atheist

  by whereami in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  many people ask why someone like me, who came from a christian home, went to a christian high school and then went on to spend five years in seminary and become a pastor, a missionary, and an evangelist, would turn his back on the god he spent a lifetime worshiping and serving and give up all faith in the supernatural.

  the answer is very simple, and im about to give it.

  first, however, let me tell you what the reason is not.. most people, upon hearing my story, all unanimously decide regardless of their own spiritual beliefs or religious affiliations that i must be mad at god.

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  streets76

  Bravo.

  ...the only reason I believed in Creationism [or God or the bible, etc.] was because that’s what I wanted to believe in...

  Bravo.
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  Did anyone on this site claim to be of the annointed?

  by still thinking in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  just curious, because i'm trying to get my head around what makes someone think they were annointed?

  and then, if they left, what made them realise they weren't?

  and how did you feel about discovering that.. i read crisis of concience and that was a real turning point for me, i don't think there is any going back to old thought processess after that.

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  streets76

  Back in the day, there were two annointed partakers at our KH.

  One was a sweet old, old lady who had been around since early Rutherford days (maybe even pre-Rutherford). I think she was the first Bible Student or JW in our town.

  The other was a complete pompous asshole, who moved in from out-of-state, and immediately set about taking charge of the KH under his cult of personality. He had a bunch of people snowed. There were actually a number of folks that followed him from his old out-of-state congreation and moved to our town, just to be with him, THAT'S how strong his cult of personality was. He was a cult-within-a-cult, if that's possible.

  Turns out he only showed up at our KH because he had been tar-and-feathered back at his old KH. They (the elders from the old KH) finally caught up with him and had him disfellowshipped.

  What a day that was.