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  having doubts..

  by fairchild in

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  i have not been on this board in a while for various reasons.

  the main reason being that my best friend died on march 11th, and things have been different since that day.

  i don't have words to describe how the void feels, so i won't even attempt.

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  osmosis

  The answers you seek are not necessarily in the bible. You don't have to believe the bible is legit. You don't have to believe in god.

  They might be, it might be, you might. But it doesn't have to be that way.
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  For active JW LURKER SPIES

  by oldflame in

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  go jump in a lake !

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  This is exactly why noone here should divulge any personally identifiable information if they are still a JW.

  Boards like this pose a real threat to the WTS, and as such there will always be WTS cronies on here spying. Just don't let them know who you are, and there's nothing they can do to you.
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  regarding richies find..

  by candidlynuts in

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  the book richie found, had written in notes by the elder... were these from elders school?

  or more private settings?

  from letters to the elders from headquarters?

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  osmosis

  I don't understand. that link takes me to sir82's post history index.
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  RICHIE RED ALERT

  by RichieRich in

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  i was on the phone speaking with verne thoren, presiding overseer of the willow springs, nc congregation of jehovah's witnesses.

  he tells me he knows of my possesssion of the flock book.

  he knows of my involvement on this site.

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  A certain number of us would still be in the bOrg if not for "stolen" material such as this. This is exactly why the WTS wants so badly to keep it out of our hands. This kind of thing is a real threat to them, and they know it.

  As for the ethics of it all.. stealing is wrong, that is true. but let's get real here, there simply is no comparison:

  value of book to WTS = $1.00

  value of a free mind = priceless
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  There IS a problem with global warming... it stopped in 1998

  by Elsewhere in

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  http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2006/04/09/do0907.xml&ssheet=/news/2006/04/09/ixworld.html

  there is a problem with global warming... it stopped in 1998 .

  by bob carter .

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  osmosis

  Since when is Clinton a well-informed person regarding the environment?

  Just because he's willing to pay lip service to the cause doesn't mean that he's willing to actually support it, nor does it mean he actually believes it.

  "I did not have sexual relations with that woman"
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  There IS a problem with global warming... it stopped in 1998

  by Elsewhere in

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  http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2006/04/09/do0907.xml&ssheet=/news/2006/04/09/ixworld.html

  there is a problem with global warming... it stopped in 1998 .

  by bob carter .

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  For the Mars thing, the best theory I'm aware of to explain why it has little atmosphere left is the loss of it's electromagnetic field. The EMF does a lot to prevent the natural erosion of the atmosphere due to factors like the solar wind. On Earth, where we still have our EMF, the solar wind gets directed toward the planetary magnetic poles, causing the aurora borealis, or northern lights.

  For the environment thing, we just don't know for sure what is causing the temperature fluctuation. We don't even know what the temperature is supposed to be, therefore we don't know if we're actually buggering up the planet or not. We just don't know, and anyone who says they do is pullin' yer leg.

  As for the environmental movement, most of them are joiners who incredulously accept the alarmist and naive claims of a few people who know little, yet talk a lot. They make wild claims, like every year 10,000 species go extinct, and similar BS. Press them for real data, it quickly becomes apparent they have none.

  According to the people who really seem to know what the reliable data actually says, the world is not going to hell in a handbasket. In fact, on many fronts we are much better off than, say, 100 years ago. Of course, they have concerns, but instead of marching on city hall and yelling and screaming, they quietly and with dignity work towards a solution.
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  There IS a problem with global warming... it stopped in 1998

  by Elsewhere in

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  http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2006/04/09/do0907.xml&ssheet=/news/2006/04/09/ixworld.html

  there is a problem with global warming... it stopped in 1998 .

  by bob carter .

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  osmosis

  ok SWALKER is mad at me and being pouty.. whatever. go ahead and take little swipes at me if it makes you feel better.
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  Ghosts, Demons, or Imagination?

  by ButtLight in

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  ok, its happened again!

  but not to me this time, my 12 year old son.. last night he fell asleep on the couch, so i left him there and went to bed.

  he wolk up about 3 am, and walked upstairs to his bedroom.

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  Yes it IS up to you to provide the evidence.

  The burden of proof is on the claimant. You are the one claiming something (whatever it is) so it is up to you to provide some evidence.

  Again, show me the money. After thousands of years of recorded history and mystical experiences, after countless thousands of people have tried endlessly, why is there not a single shred of credible evidence?

  Or is that a "rude" question to ask?

  As for why I don't go off looking to prove or disprove each and every crackpot claim I hear, I simply don't have the time. Should I go and spend my life looking for a real dragon? Am I ignorant or elitist for not believing they exist? What about fairies, gnomes, pink elephants, unicorns, elves, god, etc.?

  Again, show me the money, or stop implying you know something that I don't.
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  There IS a problem with global warming... it stopped in 1998

  by Elsewhere in

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  http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2006/04/09/do0907.xml&ssheet=/news/2006/04/09/ixworld.html

  there is a problem with global warming... it stopped in 1998 .

  by bob carter .

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  osmosis

  When this issue first hit the mass media in the 70s, scientists first predicted that the "greenhouse gasses" would lead to global cooling, and, eventually, a premature ice age.

  Then when the temperature got warmer instead of colder, they simply reversed their theory and said it was gonna get real hot!

  Truth of the matter is there's just not enough data to say anything for certain.

  The environment is one topic that actually competes with the paranormal when it comes to the amount of bullshit involved.
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  Do you honestly think the Witness religion will end?

  by free2beme in

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  i know that people here make comments about the religion having problems and growth not being anything other then children born into the faith and third world countries.

  i even see them make comments about, "how much longer can this go on?

  " yet honestly, do you really think the witness religion will end in our life time?

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  osmosis

  Just because good triumphs over evil (sometimes), doesn't mean sanity triumphs over insanity hehe