Posts by compound complex

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Are you complicit if you stay in?

by mrhhome in

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friends

i am going to throw down the gaunlet.

those who know the truth but stay in anyways are complicit in actions of the jehovah witness organization.

while i am sympathetic to the very difficult choices that they have to make, their unwillingness to confront the jw enables the organization.. some of you may remember my story.

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IF YOUR CHURCH FAILS TO ACT, WILL YOU?

"If, after making an honest investigation, you are less than pleased with what you see, do more than just complain. A journalist, while commenting on Karl Barth's statement that a church is its members, logically concluded: 'Church members . . . are responsible for what the church says and does.' So ask yourself: Am I willing to share responsibility for everything my church says and does? Can I really be proud of having all its members as spiritual brothers?"

AWAKE!, September 8, 1988, pages 10, 11.

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The great poet Maya Angelou passes

by designs in

her life embodied how the human spirit can rise from crushing conditions to mentor, role model and teacher.. she went mute for 5 years after being raped at the age of 9. in that time she found her inner spirit to write and speak for others.. her life course went from working in brothels to teaching in universites.

from broken home to addressing the nation at william clinton's inaugeration.. her poems touched millions of lives.

i know why the caged bird sings; on the pulse of morning; a brave and startling truth:.

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Dear Maya:

Love,

CoCo

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Did you miss me?

by Hortensia in

went to montana, had a really good time.

flew there, drove back with a friend.

was gone eight days.

compound complex

Welcome home, Hortensia!

We did miss you!

Thanks for sharing the sights -- been to a few of those spots myself, but in younger, healthier times. We can muse happily over our memories, yours more recently made than mine. It becomes a bittersweet sort of reflection as time goes by . . .

Moving furniture is, strangely, good for both body and soul.

Best.

CoCo

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Did the WT ever unofficially ban Kal-El?

by HowTheBibleWasCreated in

a few years ago avatar was 'demonized' by the wt.

in reality their argument had an extreme ignorance of hinduism and a poor knowledge of modern langauge (avatar means something else nowadays.... ).

but anyway when i was growing up my parents recorded the 4 supermen movies on to video tape as they were played on tv.

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Guy Pierce dissed BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN at our circuit assembly because of its theme, and a WT publication condemned E.T. because the little boy called his older brother "penis breath."

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...The WBT$ Theft of Kingdom Hall Bank Accounts and JW Elders...

by OUTLAW in

.. the new wbt$ donation arrangement/ jw kingdom hall bank account theft... is a very hot topic right now... the wbt$ is literally going to clean out kingdom hall bank accounts,filled with donations from jws... that theft is going to happen world wide..the wbt$ is going to steal from 7 million plus jw`s... .. we have jw elders here on jwn,that know whats going on... they "serve" in kingdom halls,they are "supposed" to be looking after the welfare of the average jw... they know there is a 4 page letter,only one page will be read to the congregation..the rest will be kept secret... they know the wbt$ is about to steal jw donations..on a world wide scale!!!...

.. i would like to know what you active jw elders are going to do about this??!!...

are you going to let "your" congregation know about the other 3 secret pages?...

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Greetings, OUTLAW!

If individual publishers wish to donate specifically to support Kingdom Hall and Assembly Hall construction worldwide, such donations will be accepted gladly and used wisely by the branch office. From now on, all funding for approved projects will be provided by the branch office from the funds that have been donated by you dear brothers and sisters.

Aren't you reassured and touched by the seven highlighted words?

???????????????

CoCo

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Who reads our threads?

by compound complex in

i was looking up the exact wording for a quotation that i remembered only in part.

it is from amy tan's the joy luck club.

when i typed into google "this feather may look worthless .

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Thanks, Phizzy -- you may be right!

I appreciate your comments.

Have a good day!

CoCo

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Who reads our threads?

by compound complex in

i was looking up the exact wording for a quotation that i remembered only in part.

it is from amy tan's the joy luck club.

when i typed into google "this feather may look worthless .

compound complex

Hi Kate:

Good points there. So it works that way for you too -- GREAT!

Take care.

THANKS!

CoCo

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Who reads our threads?

by compound complex in

i was looking up the exact wording for a quotation that i remembered only in part.

it is from amy tan's the joy luck club.

when i typed into google "this feather may look worthless .

compound complex

Greetings:

I was looking up the exact wording for a quotation that I remembered only in part. It is from Amy Tan's THE JOY LUCK CLUB. When I typed into Google "This feather may look worthless . . ." I was surprised to find a JWN thread at the top of the list, having some 1400 hits.

There were only a few comments on this old, long-forgotten thread of mine, but quite a number of reads. It makes me wonder if many other individuals, like me, have typed in Ms. Tan's famous line.

http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/forum/tech-support/165140/1/This-feather-may-look-worthless#.U39WiUbCTtA

Just curious.

Thanks.

CoCo

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