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  Of dubs, chickens, eggs

  by streets76 in

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  reading the recent thread concerning the crazy things that have happened at the kh, i have to ask: do families become dysfunctional because they are dubs, or do they become dubs because they are dysfunctional?

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  speaking to a New Testament class, suggestions wanted

  by streets76 in

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  i work in the information department of a small private college.

  the professor of religious studies has asked me to come to his survey of the new testament class and talk about jehovah's witnesses -- what they believe, what it was like growing up in the movement, ect., whatever.. so what do you think i should share?

  what approach should i take?

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  Interesting website

  by streets76 in

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  here is a link to an interesting website discussing the existence of god.

  (don't be put off by the domain name.).

  http://whywontgodhealamputees.com.

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  a shout out to the New World Translation

  by streets76 in

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  im taking a new testament class at a local four-year college.

  the textbook is the new testament: a students introduction, by stephen l. harris.

  heres a quote from a section that discusses various modern english and american translations:

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  What is the internet?

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  1) the antichrist (www=666) ?.

  2) the second coming of christ, exposing all things false ?.

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  The Purpose and Meaning of Life

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  the purpose of life: is to procreate.. the meaining of life: is up to each of us to define for ourselves, individually.. i've just turned 48. i have not procreated.

  i am struggling to define the meaning of or in my life.. is it just me?

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  a novel about growing up a JW in 1975

  by streets76 in

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  s. g. swain has finally put his novel on the web.

  it's called warren grubber's guts.

  it's a coming-of-age story about a 14 year old kid growing up in virginia as a jw.

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  1975 WT "humor"

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  a few questions about org, fiction

  by streets76 in

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  as i posted about myself earlier, i was raised a jw, was never baptized, and faded away in my mid-twenties.

  the last meeting i attended was in 1985. here are a few questions.. 1. i notice in many post the term borg.

  what does the "b" stand for?.

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  ransom sacrifice question

  by streets76 in

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  ive been lurking for the past few weeks.

  i was raised a jw, but was never baptized.

  i faded away about 20 years ago, when, at the age of 27, i decided to go to college.

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