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  Memorial Services

  by penny2 in

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  all jw memorial services i've been to have been similar.

  a couple of sentences about the deceased and then it's all about the religion.

  very impersonal and scripted.

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  Worlds Apart on SBS1 (Australia) 25 May

  by penny2 in

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  it's already being advertised on the station - it will be shown on wednesday, 25th may at 10.05pm..

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  Aussies, where are you and have you been affected by the floods?

  by penny2 in

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  large areas of queensland have suffered devastating floods in the last few days.

  parts of new south wales, victoria, tasmania and south australia have also been affected.. i'm in adelaide, there is blue sky and life goes on as normal.

  but it's heartbreaking to see what's happening in the east of the country.. aussies, please check in and let us know how you are going.. penny.

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  What's the point of all those presents?

  by penny2 in

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  yes, i know i was brought up as a jw so my view is probably distorted.

  but why as an adult, would you want to receive gifts that you neither need nor want from people who cant really afford to give them?.

  i love xmas from the point of view of spending a whole day eating, talking and a little drinking with loved ones.

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  Young Aussie JW turned atheist - in the news

  by penny2 in

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  http://blogs.news.com.au/adelaidenow/turkeyshoot/index.php/adelaidenow/comments/faith_no_more_atheism_in_australia/.

  this article appeared in the most popular weekend newspaper in my area (south australia).

  it's encouraging to see a young person work out the truth about "the truth".. penny.

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  Annoying comment in Sep 1 WT about higher education

  by penny2 in

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  2. beliefs

  there's a box on page 10:.

  quote:.

  what will be the "end afterward"?.

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  What are your plans post JWD?

  by penny2 in

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  will you be joining another forum or leaving it all behind?.

  i took to heart simon's thread about moving on past the "ex-jw" phase and i've been spending less time at the computer.

  it's comforting though, to come back on here occasionally and see how my cyber friends are doing.. so i'm glad there are options - i've noticed some familiar faces on new forums - there may be access to jwd in some form..... .....and there's a whole world out there!.

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  It's raining in South Australia

  by penny2 in

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  we haven't had much rain this year and are living with severe water restrictions.

  yesterday it started raining.

  i live near the capital city, adelaide - we received 30.6mm in 24 hours.

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  Unbelievable comment in Jan 1 2007 WT

  by penny2 in

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  2. bible

  page 28, paragraph 11 says in part:.

  "it seems that resurrected ones of the 24-elders group may be involved in the communicating of divine truths today.

  " (the 24 elders = "anointed christians in their heavenly positions".).

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  Is the Reasoning Book being studied again?

  by penny2 in

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  2. bible

  the other day i visited some jw relatives and they were busy studying the reasoning book in preparation for a meeting.

  does anyone know whether they are going through that book in the tms or service meeting?.

  penny2.

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