Being an aussie, I'd never really heard of Rosa Parks. So i just did some self education. Pretty interesting stuff. But then again american history is fascinating stuff.
It's amazing when you think about it, that only 50 years ago a black woman was supposed to give up her seat for a white man on public transport. We've come a long way in such a short time. So much for when the witnesses say things are getting worse!
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Civil rights icon Rosa Parks dies
by CountryGuy injust saw this on the news:.
detroit (reuters) - rosa parks, the black seamstress whose refusal to give her seat on a montgomery, alabama, bus to a white man sparked a revolution in american race relations, died on monday at age 92. .
shirley kaigler, parks' lawyer, said she died while taking a nap early on monday evening surrounded by a small group of friends and family members.. "she just fell asleep and didn't wake up," kaigler said.. the cause of death was not immediately known.
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Chronicles - Don't Touch His Ear Lobe!
by misspeaches inso here i was a ridiculously naive girl of around 25 years.
i was living interstate attending meetings, witnessing and making new friends in the congregation.
i got on great with a brother 'g'.
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Yeah some witnesses are really screwed up when it comes to forms of physical contact. For alot of them anything other than a handshake could be seen as having sexual overtones and as a form of flirting. And all forms of affection between members of the opposite gender lead to sex. They're all so sexually stifled that they've become obsessed with it. DK *still an ear-lobe virgin* :D
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Is it proper for a Christian to carry mace?
by gringojj inmy wifes dillusional mother has decided to carry mace for protection against her alleged stalker.
i wont even get into that craziness but i was just wondering if the wts has ever said anything against mace.
i realize its not deadly but neither are stun guns and i doubt they are ok. any thoughts?
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There's a whole stack of issues that the witnesses have an answer for, but their given answer doesn't make much sense when you think about it. This is one of those things. I remember being told when i was young that they only carried swords to fight off wild beasts. Does anyone really believe that?? Like you drahcir i'm gobsmacked by the ridiculously dim-witted application of Romans 12:18 by the witnesses. Simply this scripture has nothing to do with self-defence. One thing i don't really understand is why jesus said what he did. Was he trying to tell his apostles they should never fight, not even to defend themselves? Yet the bible is full of divinely sanctioned forms of violence. I have a feeling that jesus was just stating the obvious, since if you commonly engage in violent actions there is a good chance that you could die by violent means, and jesus was just telling peter something like, "Put that sort away cause you're just gonna end up getting yourself killed." I wouldn't mind hearing some opinions from christians on what jesus was trying to say when he said what he did about those you take by the sword, will die by the sword. DK
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HAHA TAKE THAT U OZZIES
by tijkmo in.
england 179-8. australia 79 all out in 14 overs.
bring it on
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It's almost time! The anticipation is killing me.
And to all you poms out there: Don't underestimate the aussies!!
C'mon Aussie, C'mon!!
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If the WTS started off in Australia, do you think they would be different?
by inquirer inor do you think they would be still be demanding and cult like?
do you think they would be a little more laid back in australia?
there would possibly be someone with a similar name, a lot of irish people came to australia as well.
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Englishman, great rhyme!
Banjo couldn't have done a better job himself. ;)
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What quenches your thirst the most?
by JH inwhat do you like to drink, other than water, that quenches your thirst, when you're extrememely thirsty?.
beer?.
gatorade?.
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Water sucks.
Gatorade tastes better.
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Any chance they'll come down under???
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No increase so far for the Society in the United States
by truthseeker infrom september 2004 to april 2005, there has been no significant increase in the number of publishers reporting for the 2005 service year, which began last september.
september 2004 - 990,551
october 2004 - 993,476
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This is great to see!
Does this mean armageddon is close??
I'd just love to hear the watchtower spin on this one. Anyone heard what witnesses are saying about the apparent lack of growth in alot of countries? Usually you'd think that when the work is slowing down it means the harvest is complete and the end should be soon.
I'd love to see a comparison in the baptism of non-jws (non-jw parents) vs the growth of non jw-population in the world. Has anyone looked at this. I think this would clearly show that the longer god waits the more people he's gonna have to destroy at armageddon.
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BEWARE OF MONOTHEISM
by frankiespeakin intaken from, the intelligence agents by dr. timothy leary, ph.d:.
beware of monotheism monotheism is the primitive religion which centers human consciousness on hive authority.
there is one god and his name is (substitute hive-label).
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I agree with you tetrapod.
I guess the way leary worded it didn't make sense to me. He just makes it sound like the next evolutionary step precludes the idea of the existence of a higher being or beings. I believe the that evolutionary step should be open to any possibility and the recognition that the universe is bigger than just what our mind percieves.
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BEWARE OF MONOTHEISM
by frankiespeakin intaken from, the intelligence agents by dr. timothy leary, ph.d:.
beware of monotheism monotheism is the primitive religion which centers human consciousness on hive authority.
there is one god and his name is (substitute hive-label).
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I definitely agree with monotheism being a technology.
The major evolutionary step is taken when the individual says: "There is only one God who creates the universe. This God is my Brain.
But i find this above statement a bit wishy washy. Does he explain why this is a major evolutionary step?? It just seems to me to be a bit of empty rhetoric.