FM said: "I also heard that the Ian Knot was first developed in the homosexual community"
I think you're getting it confused with pastel colored dress shirts.
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Tying Your Shoes With Modesty and Soundness of Mind
by Franklin Massey inthe lack of intellectually stimulating material within the jw religion right now is astounding.
there is clearly a lack of spiritually dense material and a surplus of ridiculous, childish babble.
the regular "food" that jws are being fed is illustratively equivalent to pureed baby food.
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Once again I say goodbye
by mouthy ini find the board is getting very unfriendly of late.
used to be great to be aboard.
but the snipping that so many.
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Hey, if we take up a collection and buy you a ticket to Tom Jones' next show will you stay?
I will miss your presence here Grace, but do what you need to.
Best regards,
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Tying Your Shoes With Modesty and Soundness of Mind
by Franklin Massey inthe lack of intellectually stimulating material within the jw religion right now is astounding.
there is clearly a lack of spiritually dense material and a surplus of ridiculous, childish babble.
the regular "food" that jws are being fed is illustratively equivalent to pureed baby food.
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Tying Shoes Together in Unity
Dear Brothers,
The Branch has received reports from the field that in certain areas of the country, some of our brothers have adopted a method of shoe tying that is different than the majority of Jehovah's Witnesses. It is known as the "Ian Knot" and we provide the following video link in case you are not familiar with it.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OazKbYP7Sd0
Apparently, some brothers eagerly embraced this new method of shoe tying, reasoning that since it only takes one second to tie, that would leave them even more time available to advance Kingdom interests. Sadly, this line of reasoning does not reflect the "wisdom from above" for a number of reasons.
Pride. Ian, the knot's namesake, whoever he may be, could easily succumb to an exaggerated opinion of himself should this knot become widely used among the friends. Would it really be worth putting his spiritual well-being at risk just to save yourself a few seconds each day?
Unity. Although more and more of our brothers have internet access, many do not. How will those who cannot afford access to this video feel when they are not able to master the knot as well as the more affluent members of the congregation?
For the sake of the unity of the worldwide brotherhood as well as the spiritual health of anyone named Ian, it is best if those in positions of oversight strongly discourage its continued use. Should an exemplary brother or sister continue to use the knot after receiving repeated, loving counsel to stop, they would no longer qualify for any privileges of service within the congregation.
Please accept our warm Christian love,
The Christian Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses
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So far the only album I've listened to is "You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore".
Grand Wazoo will be my next listen.
Thanks JK.
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Thanks for posting this JK.
Still reeling from how much Zappa produced. One very prolific and musically eclectic dude.
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Posting from 36000 feet
by EntirelyPossible ini would just like to point out that in-flight internet is awesome..
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I've heard that Satan has to use special demunz to get the signal from the plane down to JWN servers on the ground.
What part of the globe are you soaring over?
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MP3s !!! 2010-2011 DC TALKS
by yknot incommentary on mp3s: (in addition to circulate as you see fit!).
in light of the wts's recent attempts to conceal it's talks from broader inspection and documentation, mp3s to the public are now mostly the works of the 'conscious class' and those exjws who force themselves to endure hours upon hours of control-laced presentations.
kudos to all those who embody anonymous.
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mark!
(Many, many thanks to yknot.)
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Whatever happened to Narkissos?
by tenyearsafter ini just happened upon one of his posts, and i realized i hadn't seen him post in over a year.
i really enjoyed his insightful comments and scholarly knowledge.
he and leolaia could always contribute to those difficult biblical questions that really required a knowledge of the languages and history of biblical times.
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"I felt a great disturbance in the Force, ... I fear something terrible has happened."
Actually, I wish Narkissos all the best on his path. But he will be greatly missed.
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Misc Ramblings on Spirituality, Faith, God, and Religion, (probably in that order)
by AllTimeJeff inas usual, and should be expected, this forum is going to be a catch all for a variety of different opinions on religion., faith, god, and spirituality.
and of course, this can tick certain people off.
i have had help on the way to my journey.
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An enjoyable post as usual Jeff.
Wish we could hear more from you, but it sounds like your path doesn't lead you through here as often anymore. That sounds healthy.
All the best to you.
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BTW....... you're wrong!! (13 yr old runs)
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DC Brownie Points: Attend Twice. Ever do that?
by Open mind ina recent post i made on watchman duty reminded me of something that a few uber-righteous jws would do.
work in volunteer service at your own assigned district convention, but since you missed so much of the program, re-attend the whole thing again on another weekend and just "focus on the program".
i remember one super self-righteous guy talking me into going back to re-attend a saturday once.
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Well, it looks like crusing for other singles is the number one reason for multiple convention attendance.
This year it looks like we'll probably just show up for the Sunday lunch visibility walk-around and litterature collection and then head out for a nice real lunch with worldlies.
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