Posts by dvw

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Jesus Cano

by JK666 in

jesus cano wore a "wwjd" bracelet.

it stood for:.

who would jesus do?.

dvw

I would expect nothing less from good ol' Frank Z.

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I Think I want to go to Heaven when I die..

by hilannj in

i have never really thought about it.. but i think i do want to go to heaven.. i want to have a personal relationship with jesus, feel comfortable praying to him and to god.

and even if it is a lie, i want to hope for it and believe it, and someday teach my children the same..

is that wrong?

dvw

Well said. I bet alot of people feel exactly the same way.

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ZEITGEIST-The Movie. And The Code of Hammurabi. Shattering!

by Jez in

jw
friends

have you seen this movie?

if not, watch it and let me know what you think.

you can watch it all right here, no need to rent it.

I knew the jesus myth was pretty well recycled, but didnt know about the laws. Not to argue, but if the hammurabi laws were written in 1760 bc. wouldnt the mosaic laws pre date them by a few thousand years?

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Muhammad is "coming real soon", says Iranian Pres.

by Rabbit in

the good news...?

it sounds like a lot of people in iran have had a glimpse of the outside world...and want to join it.. the bad news...?

fundamentalists...islamic, christian, jews & jw's are all the same -- dangerous.

dvw

Im not a christian, but what makes you say that fundamentalist christians are dangerous? I think the USA is about 60% fundamentalist christian. Ive never been hurt by them.

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Manure Question

by betterdaze in

jw
friends

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.

dvw

chicken crap or hog crap would probably have the most phosphate content. you should take a soil sample to your local fertilizer dealer and have them send it to a lab for an analysis. costs just a few bucks. if your soil is low in ph. you will need lime. the more fertilizer, or manure, applied to the soil the more ph. lowers.

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need 2 WT. articles

by dvw in

i need 2 particular watchtower or awake articles.

i am sorry i cannot be more specific in my requests, but i only have a vague idea what the articles said.. 1. does anyone remember an article saying it is ok. to vote if you think it is "prudent" to do so?

( i remember the word prudent was used in the article).

dvw

I need 2 particular watchtower or awake articles. I am sorry I cannot be more specific in my requests, but I only have a vague idea what the articles said.

1. Does anyone remember an article saying it is ok. to vote if you think it is "prudent" to do so? ( I remember the word prudent was used in the article)

2. How about an article that says an elder who has a vasectomy could lose his priveledges?

sorry again for the lack of specifics. these may have been full articles or possibly just a back page thing.

T I A.

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Disfellowshipping smokers is an outrage!

by yaddayadda in

how does the society scripturally justify taking the ultra-harsh measure of disfellowshipping and shunning persons who merely enjoy smoking a few cigarettes a day?

in what way is mild smoking a gross sin that is deserving of such a harsh punishment?

how on earth does the society make the connection between the scriptural exhortation to 'cleanse ourselves of every defilement of flesh and spirit' (2 cor 7:1 & 2) to taking the extremely harsh measure of denying a smoker the right to any contact with their fellow congregation members, friends, and jw family?

dvw

why not? what dont they try to crowd out of your life? anything that competes with the worship of the governing body is not acceptable. work, family, hobbies, life, whatever.

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Scandal of former Governing Body member

by BrotherChitty in

a number of men on the governing body have been bachelors all their life, and are believed by people who worked at headquarters to have been homosexuals.

leo k. greenlees was forced to resign when his homosexuality became public.

he then moved to new orleans.

dvw

This guy has a chitty attitude.

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BLOOD is in ALL intervenous drugs!!!! I bet your average JW does'nt know!!

by Lady Liberty in

the horseshoe crab's miracle bloodalthough the horseshoe crab is considered a living fossil, its blue blood provides modern medicine with a substance that is crucial for drug testing.

although horseshoe crabs have remained relatively unchanged for over 250 million years this living fossil of a creature now provides modern science with a substance crucial for saving thousands of lives.

this is the miracle blue blood of the horseshoe crabs.

dvw

i doubt that the crab blood is injected into every bag of intervenous med. maybe an amount of each med is removed from the bag and tested to verify the purity of a particular lot number. i may be wrong. am i missing something in the article?

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Assistance needed on issue of birthdays

by Peacekeeper in

i am currently reviewing various doctrines of the wt.. would it be possible for this thread to focus completely on the issue of birthdays and avoid other subjects & also any digs at the wt over their current policy.. personally, i believe that birthdays are acceptable but i need concrete reasons / facts to counteract the arguments provided by the wt for their refusal to celebrate birthdays.. thanks .

peacekeeper.

dvw

i think some of the customs that accompany the celebration of birthdays supposedly have an occultic origin.

the candles? the wish? probably some other stuff too.