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  Whats the Craziest thing you've heard a JW blame Satan for????

  by superman in

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  as most of you know, that evil spirit creature known as satan the devil is of course after jw's and only jw's.

  i can remember this middle aged lady at my old hall give a comment on how "satan works in the most mysterious ways against jehovah's people, he even has the teachers give out more homework on meetings nights so that he can make it more difficult for the young ones to attend the meetings".

  at that time i was hardcore in it, and even thought this lady is a "looney-tune".

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  I put up a fence for a sister when i was 19 years old. I hadn't got a clue what i was doing, the fence was 150 feet long and i had never nailed two pieces of wood together before. Anyway after a week of almost completion we had a storm, most of the fence blew over. I went around to their house. Her husband who wasn't a witness was not very happy to say the least, i was embarassed trying to make my excuses. He went off in a rage and we decided to part company, they would get the professionals in.

  As i was going she said, "Satan does give us these trials doesn't he?". I agreed, it was much easier to blame Satan than my own shoddy workmanship.

  Paul
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  NWT without brackets?

  by sacolton in

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  does there exist a nwt with the brackets removed?

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  digderidoo

  My NWT has no brackets. I was given it about 2 months ago, it was the first thing i looked for. Paul
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  JWs and date setting - Quote from the UK's Sun Newspaper - 2nd Sept 2008

  by passwordprotected in

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  column in 2nd sept 2008 issue of the sun (tacky-ish uk red top tabloid newpaper) by the excellent bill leckie.

  writing about doomsday prophets, he states the following;.

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  digderidoo

  "Don't believe everything you read in The Sun", would be their response.

  Paul
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  So are my JW friends really my friends - or not?

  by BonaFide in

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  i am being investigated judicially, although weeks are going by without the elders saying anything to me about it.

  i still comment and give my talks.. anyway, some of my friends are getting word about me being investigated, some in my family too.

  a couple i used to preach with every week no longer call me and bug me to join them.

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  digderidoo

  Bonafide,

  The friendship they offer you is conditional, i think you are finding that out as time goes on. I'm also sorry to say that the love and friendship you had for your brother was also conditional. You may have felt in your heart that you were doing the right thing, i am also sure deep down that you did love your brother, but it is only now that you are offering your brother unconditional love and friendship.

  If you were ever to leave the 'truth' and you began to experience friendships with so called 'worldly' people, you will begin to see the difference between real friends and conditional friends.

  Just my thoughts.

  Paul
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  How Many Here Have Voted Since You've Left The Religion?

  by minimus in

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  i know a few that have recently registered.

  what about choo?

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  It was the first thing i did that crossed that JW line. Voting in the 1997 UK election, it felt good.

  Paul
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  Any toyota mechanics here? Urgent question

  by avishai in

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  trying to replace an oil pan gasket on a 1992 3.0 6 cyl.

  two came in the package, do you need to use one or both?

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  I used to be a quality assessor at the UK's Toyota factory.

  Although i can tell you where every spot weld is on the Avensis and Corolla i know nothing of gaskets.

  If anyone wants to buy a Lexus don't until you PM me first. They are just Toyota's in drag, ran down the same line and everything.

  Paul
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  Are you Racist?

  by Warlock in

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  well, are you?.

  warlock .

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  I am not a racist but i am prejudiced.

  I believe everyone is prejudice, it makes it easier for us to define people or draw a conclusion on someone. Whereas racism is all about acting on those prejudices.

  Some people say that to be racist you have to be the one with the power, this leads some to say that minorities cannot be racist, interesting and debateable.

  I can see what BTS means that race is a social construct, in turn racism is a social construct. It doesn't mean however that it does not exist.

  Ultimately it should be realised, "that there is no race except the human race."

  Paul
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  UK Population Booms

  by hamilcarr in

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  europe of the future: germany shrinks, france grows, but uk population booms britain to be biggest country in eu by 2060 .

  population falls predicted in many other countriesian traynor in brussels the guardian, wednesday august 27 2008 article historyeurope from space ... a satellite image shows the population hotspots.

  the eu is currently home to 495 million people.

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  Doesn't surprise me.

  People travel the continent to get into this country, then we just let em in.

  Paul
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  Do JW's reveal all their doctrines to those they study the Bible with?

  by BonaFide in

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  2. beliefs

  yes, the fairly new bible teach book contains some info in the appendix, but do witnesses include that in the study?.

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  digderidoo

  All i can say is that i knew all these issues before i got baptised. I would have thought many know about Judicial Commitees, etc.

  Paul
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  Boris Johnson....THE Mayor of London

  by digderidoo in

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  as you may or may not know yesterday was the mayoral elections in london.. the results are now in, for those who do not know him, here he is....... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzaazszlewk&feature=related.

  cannot believe it.......................here he is playing football..... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1en7yvqhamg&feature=related.

  what a joke.... paul.

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  Boris Johnson's message to the chinese, now that London is going to host the next Olympics

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fqTq0oMuK8

  Doesn't he just make you proud?

  Paul