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  BBC: US tries to Boost Patriotism, Faked Rescue: Jessica Lynch

  by Cassiline in

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  british broadcasting corp. documentary concluded after interviewing iraqis that the rescue was a hollywood-style stunt designed to boost patriotism at a difficult time in the war.

  washington post, richard cohen says that their reports were not accurate.

  the post initially said lynch was shot and stabbed as she fought off her attackers "gun blazing" until she was taken prisoner.

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  Dawn

  Realist. I was just thinking the same thing. Good movie.
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  My minimus like question of the day

  by pr_capone in

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  why is it that every time there is an argument on this forum, there are at least 5 to 7 threads that pop up talking about how we need to make up, how we should get over it, and how we need to start over/ .

  none of them point directly or quote directly from the original flame thread but all beat around the bush though we all know what they are talking about.. do those threads really do anything to help the situation or do they continue to pour salt on an open wound?.

  kansas district overbeer

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  Dawn

  Many XJW's inherit from their JW days a desire to always be right.

  Ouch!! Stop it......you're poking at me! (he he)

  I just confessed this to someone the other day - I realize that I always think I'm right in any religious discussion - wonder where that came from?? So I'm working on accepting that I am not omnipotent in knowledge (damn!) and that I just might be wrong sometimes.........not a lot........not very often.........just sometimes
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  Ran into an old "friend"

  by Dawn in

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  i was in town the other day waiting in line to purchase something and ran into an old jw friend i haven't seen in over 17 years!

  we started to visit (of course - i didn't say anything about being df'd because i don't play those games any more).

  she was really friendly and visited for about 5 minutes until i tossed in a couple of comments that made it pretty clear i was no longer a jw (thought i'd test the water & see her reaction).

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  Dawn

  I was in town the other day waiting in line to purchase something and ran into an old JW friend I haven't seen in over 17 years! We started to visit (of course - I didn't say anything about being DF'd because I don't play those games any more). She was really friendly and visited for about 5 minutes until I tossed in a couple of comments that made it pretty clear I was no longer a JW (thought I'd test the water & see her reaction). As I commented that my son had just gone to his highschool Prom, was playing sports, and we were trying to decide on which College would be best for him.......her expression changed and she suddenly had to go. hmmmmmmm could it be something I said? What a shame.

  Well - I kind of chuckled - then explained to the lady in front of me that I'm a "shunned" JW because I don't want to be in their religion anymore. She looked at me for a minute - then said "I understand completely - I'm a shunned Mormon".

  It's funny how you can tell the "outsiders" and the "insiders" by their choice of topics and the words they use isn't it.
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  A question for christians

  by IronGland in

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  if there are any christians here,i have a question.

  why didn't jesus write anything down?

  was he illiterate?did he write it down and the papers get lost?

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  Dawn

  IronGlad - I am a Christian, and I have had the same questions as you!

  There are some theories that his personal gospels have been lost - or are being hidden. Who knows - something I hope to find out some day.
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  If you could turn back time (cher)

  by JH in

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  if you could turn back time, where and when would you go?.

  i'd go back to the 80's.... .

  life was more fun then, just about everything was legal.

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  Dawn

  I'd go back to the late 80's - my son was so little then and I was so busy trying to finish school, work, etc. I'd love to go back from one more day to just sit and hold him while he was little......and then I could also see my dad, my grandmother, and my brother all of whom I have lost in the past 2 years.
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  Stopping smoking thanks to JW's

  by JH in

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  so many people all of a sudden stopped smoking, when they joined the jw's.

  was it the fear of jah?

  the fear of being destroyed at armageddon?.

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  Dawn

  It was being a JW that drove me to smoke..................
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  "These things aren't wrong in themselves....."

  by undercover in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  anyone else remember those talks about being materialistic?

  i can remember when the brother would go on about owning the latest gadgets, new cars, boats and bigger houses.

  it seems they always precluded their remarks with, "these things aren't wrong in themselves...." and then would go on to make a big deal about how unspiritual it would be to own these things.

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  Dawn

  Quite frankly......I now enjoy the fact that I live in a big house, drive a fancy sports car, and wear expensive clothing and jewlry. What the heck. I worked my heart out, put myself through college while raising a little boy by myself. I worked hard and now can reap some of the benefits. There's nothing wrong with enjoying good things when they come your way.
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  District Convention

  by Charmed in

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  my mother sent me a letter the other day asking me to go to the assembly with them next weekend.

  everytime they talk to me now the conversation always seems to be the same.

  we are good.

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  Dawn

  Charmed.......

  Tell them you'd love to go - then suddenly get violently ill at the last minute. Call your parents - tell them how awful you feel and would definately go if you weren't so ill - then ask them to take notes for you and fill you on on any new stuff - maybe even pick up one of the new books for you.

  This gets you out of the assembly (for now anyways) but keeps the lines of communication open with your family.

  This isn't the final answer - just a way to delay and give you some more time to think things out.
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  Are the brothers who visit this site aware of the effects of 'gradualism'?

  by Holey_Cheeses*King_of_the juice. in

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  participating, or even lurking on this site could lead to a major deterioration of your spiritual wellbeing.

  spiritual degradation could well be the result of such practices.

  gradualism is an insidious spiritual disease with life threatening effects.

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  Dawn

  I feel like I'm sitting at an assembly again..................PLEASE STOP!! I'm getting sick.............
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  Does Everyone Leave For The Most Noble Of Reasons?

  by Englishman in

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  some of us left simply because we didn't believe it any more.. some us couldn't stand the hypocrisy.. some of us left so's to have more sex.

  some of us saw another light shining brighter.. some of us wanted more material possessions.. some of us needed more control over others than the borg would allow.. what do you think?.

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  Dawn

  I left for 1) Love (still married to him - that cute man!).....and 2) I couldn't live under the totalitarian rule any longer. It was oppressive and I wanted to be free.