I t would not shock me everything tht bible does not specifically prohibit will become a conscience matter in time. Christmas will remain a no no however as will easter, but blood transfusions and birthdays will slowly become frowned upon then eventually generally accepted
Mariusuk.
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Birthdays are now a matter of conscience????
by sacrebleu ini just heard this.
i can't believe it.
does anyone know if this is true?.
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Science fiction book suggestions...
by zeroday ini love science fiction books and have run into a dry spell.
i have read alot of david weber but he has been quite slow with new books lately...anyone have any good suggestions for a good read...i need 5 star authors with "blow your socks off" books...any suggestions...
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Mariusuk.
Michael Crichton's Timeline was pretty good. A bit dry in spots but overall, was well written.
Yeah it was quite good
I prefer Prey though, nanobots!!!
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Would Jesus have done a better job than Jehovah?
by JH inin the bible, the god of the old testament seems to be so harsh and unforgiving, while jesus seems so nice.... makes me wonder if jesus would have been god almighty, if the world would be a better place today?.
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Mariusuk.
This site does produce some strange, strange threads. I mean how do answer a question which involves an imaginary entity and a character who personally never wrote anything that we know of and who's life strory was written by guys years after his death? This is sort of question I mull over after a few beers, quite a few beers, along with thoughts like " does superman ever need the toilet and what are the consequences of super constipation" and " is the world a interconnected super organism with a collective consciousness"
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What is the motives of the GB?
by sweet pea inok guys and dolls, want your input here.
a friend of mine has a question...... .
"the brothers in bethel/headquarters seem very sincere and loving - what possible motive would they have in trying to deceive people, what do they get out of it?
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Mariusuk.
So BlueBlades do youbelieve that THEY seriously believe their own lies?? Collectively as a group maybe but individually? The GB re the policy makers, the story tellers. It would be like a parent believing in the fairy they have just imagined into a bedtime story for their 5 year old kid
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My purpose in this life finally found it's meaning
by sweetface2233 inwell over 30 years ago on a lovely spring morning, my mother held me for the first time and looked onto my little pink face and said, my little baby is going to make a difference.
i heard her recount this story over and over throughout my life.
i never really understood what my purpose could be.
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Mariusuk.
Everyone should have me as their number 1 myspace friend
I rock
Anyone not wanting me as their No1 myspace friend should have a good look in the mirror and ask "am I stupid? Mariusuk is No1 friend material, what is wrong with me for the love of God!!!!" Then make the neccessary steps
You will then be at peace with yourself and what is more ...you will be a man my friend (or woman)
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Mariusuk.
I'm crying here, I can't wait for a year
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When is it going to crash?
by Alex Delta ini see allot of people here that is in the know i mean really in the know and am very great full for being in these discussion with you all.
since this is such a large subject to us all and all have different strong points in it, im sure we can come up with some form of hypothesis when this organization is going to implode on its self or when its about to but before it does it bails last minute by changing some doctrine around so it doesnt completely fall but keep enough for them to survive again for it to rebuild, as theyve done so many times in the past.
history for some reason tends to always repeat it self, i truly believe its about that time.
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Mariusuk.
Crash? It won't, however judging by the demographics of the last convention I went to a slow death through lack of numbers is very likely. I say loads of jw's 40 +, loads of JW's 20 - but not nearly so many jw's in the 25 - 40 bracket. As the older jw's die and younger ones view the ridiculous large amount of information online I think a fade out is inevitable, with less witnesses there is less preaching, and less preaching = less converts. I would be willing to wager that the majority of new jw's (in western world at least) are a result of pregnancy as opposed to conversion. It will end up becoming a religion restricted to africa and latin america in time i reckon
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What is the motives of the GB?
by sweet pea inok guys and dolls, want your input here.
a friend of mine has a question...... .
"the brothers in bethel/headquarters seem very sincere and loving - what possible motive would they have in trying to deceive people, what do they get out of it?
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Mariusuk.
I personally struggle to believe that the GB actually really believe the crap they propogate but here is the catch.....they cannot admit to each other that they do not believe it for fear of losing their position which they have "worked" a long time to attain, plus to admit it means losing family, friends etc etc. They are essentially victims of their own trap. So you end up with a bunch of old men making up or revising old beliefs that they do not believe and this passes down the food chain all the way to grassroots where ironically exactly the same problems exist.
Another thing to consider is money and trust me someone somewhere is creaming it up, skimming off the top. They have money coming in from all over the place, you do not have the capability to ru what is effectively a multinational corporation without serious money. What is the purpose of a huge successful company? To make even more money of course!
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Kids Still Get Whacked @ Armageddon. Current Light. (With Pix!)
by Open mind inif you've clicked around on other sites, you can find the troubling picture i grew up with from the old orange paradise lost book.
a big old armageddon earthquake that is swallowing up people, churches, a bicycle, a dog!
) and of course, a little girl in a dress that is indelibly planted in my memory chips.
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Mariusuk.
The artists really have an issue will Reagan, De Vito and Hannibal from the A Team
That is just twisted, could not find a likeness with the priest type but you just know he is modelled on someone famous.
Ever take a good look at the pictures from the old "My Book of Bible Stories" for the dub kids? My ex's aunt is a JW, I told my ex in no uncertain terms that she was not to allow my daughter to go to any meetings or the like when her aunt visited. After the Aunt left I noticedwhile tidying my daughters bedroom a copy of it surreptitiously left in her bookshelf. My ex said "it's just a book like we used to have in sunday school, what's the problem" (she is from a catholic background). Then I showed her the pictures of murder, stonings, prostitutes eaten by weird multiheaded beasts etc. It quickly went in the bin
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Mariusuk.
I love LOST but don't have sky :-( going to have to wait till i can get them all on dvd
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