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  Where were you in 1975?

  by dins in

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  i have a vivid memory of 1975 even though i was only 6 years old.

  i remember the whispers and the fervor surrounding the year.

  i even had an uncle who marked his calendar every day with big red xs proclaiming that he couldn't wait for "this evil system of things to end.".

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  For the first 41 days of 1975, I was in the womb (I guess this makes me a little older than you, PLH! ) My parents converted in 1977, so I managed to squeeze in two birthdays before my life was cast in the grim shadow of Jehover's Organization.

  I did, from time to time, hear about the 1975 mess, but it was always said that certain unfaithful ones started false rumors and eventually left because of teachings that did not originate from the Faithful Slave (tm).

  So, I was under the impression that a small sect or cult of crazy people broke off from the larger sect or cult to which I belonged. They were rebellious, independent-minded, and most of all, really really stupid for believing the end would come in '75, especially when the Organization never said it would!

  Imagine my surprise last summer when I finally researched the stuff for myself.

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  The Dredger

  by The Dredger in

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  from time to time someone will make a truly interesting post that somehow slips the net and and drifts off into obscurity.. most posters are usually too modest to 'bump' their own posts more than once which can mean that perfectly good questions go unanswered or unobserved.

  or, a post may become a real 'hit' but after its natural life has been spent it will of course fade away.

  but what of the many new members who never got the chance to see it the first time around?.

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  hmmmm!
  What are you hiding dedalus? Perhaps I should go take a look!

  LOL! Well, go ahead, it's okay. Thing is, I don't really know you, you don't really know anyone on this board, and so it might be irksome to have a self-appointed critic fixing the top slots of the db.

  But, who knows, others might like that sort of thing.

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  The Dredger

  by The Dredger in

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  from time to time someone will make a truly interesting post that somehow slips the net and and drifts off into obscurity.. most posters are usually too modest to 'bump' their own posts more than once which can mean that perfectly good questions go unanswered or unobserved.

  or, a post may become a real 'hit' but after its natural life has been spent it will of course fade away.

  but what of the many new members who never got the chance to see it the first time around?.

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  Perhaps we could have some sort of vote on this, to see if posters really want your "service," Dredger.

  I vote nay.

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  My god!

  by mommy in

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  i just posted a reply to shelby aka aguest on another thread.

  i can say it was the most emotional post of my life here at jw.com.

  i don't want it lost.

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  ... he will leave you breathless with his cruelty ...

  This line blew me away, Wendy. What a terrific post; I too am sorry to hear about your daughter.

  It has always struck me how vapid the comfort offered by those of faith is ... "God has his reasons" is what it usually boils down to. Near as I can figure, God is the worst absentee father in the universe.

  My own faith, despite my parents' best efforts, never grew very strong, perhaps because I could see little difference between God and the characters in my fairy tale books. But for those who once held faith, like you ... it must indeed be as if God is breaking your heart -- he doesn't even exist, and he breaks it anyway.

  Oh well. There's a great line in The Brothers Karamazov where Ivan says something like, "I acknowledge the power and the right of God ... but I respectfully return him the ticket." Life on "God's" terms is not worth the price of admission.

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  Do you want the real truth or not?

  by Jason in

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  on this website there seems to be so many lies and so little actual truth.

  is this supposed to be a place to get answers or confuse the hell out of truth seekers?

  well, for you seekers out there, if you find the truth on this site it'll be a major fluke.

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  dedalus

  I must know something because I accurately predicted that you would twist my words to use them against me.

  Where did you predict this? Show me.

  But you obviously didn't read the whole post.

  Somehow I managed to get through it.

  I can't prove something beyond a doubt because I can't prevent your mind from doubting even an a proven fact. But I can prove something beyond a reasonable doubt.

  And what the hell is the difference between the two statements. "I can't prove something beyond a doubt, but I can prove it beyond a reasonable doubt." It seems you arbitrarily decide what is and isn't a "reasonable" doubt.

  Try actually reading what I write, not what you want me to write.

  Try making your writing less ambiguous. Try defining your terms more precisely. Better yet, try having a coherent thought.

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  Threat's and intimidation

  by Norm in

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  doing research about children slaves i remembered a watchtower article from the early sixties.

  it had the title:.

  in this article the watchtower society really take the gloves off and give us a glimpse of its real personality, an excellent reflection of the very god they worship.

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  Oh my, Norm. Thank you for posting this ... I will be using it.

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  Do you want the real truth or not?

  by Jason in

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  on this website there seems to be so many lies and so little actual truth.

  is this supposed to be a place to get answers or confuse the hell out of truth seekers?

  well, for you seekers out there, if you find the truth on this site it'll be a major fluke.

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  And sorry but I can't prove anything beyond a SHADOW of a doubt.

  Er, so there isn't exactly any "real truth," is there, Jason?

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  Federal Funding for Embryo Stem Cell Research:

  by malk in

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  >> capitol hill prayer alert .

  box 7334 .

  >> arlington, va 22207 .

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  From a Biblical perspective, the destruction of a human being at any stage of life and development IS MURDER! Like deliberate abortion and child sacrifice, IT IS AN ABOMINATION!

  Fuck whoever wrote this and fuck his or her blind devotion to an ancient text in which God condones the rape of children. What the hell? When God kills a child's parents and encourages the murderers to take that child as a sex slave, it's okay -- fundy apologists are always quiet on those threads. But if humans want to conduct research to help improve the health of the living -- well watch out, 'cause here comes the God police!

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/forum/thread.asp?id=8299&site=3

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  Bibles view of women and children.

  by Norm in

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  christians want that everything must be wholesome and up building.

  of course nothing could be considered more so than the bible, the word of god.

  in our society we are very concerned with human rights and in particular the rights of women and children.

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  Thanks for the warm and fuzzies, Norm -- I am truly basking in the warm glow of Jehover's love!

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  Do you want the real truth or not?

  by Jason in

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  on this website there seems to be so many lies and so little actual truth.

  is this supposed to be a place to get answers or confuse the hell out of truth seekers?

  well, for you seekers out there, if you find the truth on this site it'll be a major fluke.

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  Jason,

  JanH's post was brilliant, so dead on that you could do no more than whimper back with pathetic sarcasm ("maybe you should start up an editing team").

  What a joke you are. If you ever did have an original thought, it would die of loneliness.

  Dedalus