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  Da' Colt's and Da' Bears!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  by AK - Jeff in

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  i consider brooke my friend - but two weeks from now i will be rooting against your bears, babe!!!.

  what a finish for the colts - bout time.

  i have been waiting for them to get to the "show" since they moved to indiana.. go colts!

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  At least it's diffrent teams this time I'm tired of cowboy, steelers, niners

  GO COLTS !!!!
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  God can bring us the peace that America took away.

  by Santisimo in

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  what truth am i talking about?

  freedom?

  if bin laden is killing americans because he 'hates freedom' (as bush and the yellow-media put it), then why aren't we allowed to see his videos full-length with english subtitles?

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  Nor Iran in the 50's, Nor Iraq in the 60's, Nor Korea ( yep we supported a dictator through that ), Nor Cuba ( 1890's and 1950's ) So really it's been sence the late 1800's. We have been an empire through two world wars. ( By the way we invested heavily in the nazi's we really went to war because they owed us huge amounts of gold money, which we got back. The reason we really got in to the first world war was because france owed us gold money and they were losing it's hard to collect from a loser in a war unless you loot them of course ) Which brings me to 1971 when nixon told france to shove off we not giving you any gold to back our currency even though we promised it to you in exchange for goods we bought with our dollars.
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  must we practice what we believe?

  by tetrapod.sapien in

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  for example, i often hear atheists say that while they have a "lack of belief" in any gods (negative position), they are going to make the positive step in their lives and live them like there were no gods.

  which is to say that they make their own morals and choices without fear of some god.

  but what if an atheist decided one day that so and so religion, that worships so and so god, makes him feel good emotionally, and gives his ever vigilant left hemisphere a break on sundays.

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  As a weak atheist I wouldn't care unless they did one of two things tried to convert me, or hurt me, themshelves, or others. I think someday if we don't find proof of a god or gods then we will create one ( I.E. a computer or machine ). Crazy belief but in my opion so is any other belief not provable.
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  God can bring us the peace that America took away.

  by Santisimo in

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  what truth am i talking about?

  freedom?

  if bin laden is killing americans because he 'hates freedom' (as bush and the yellow-media put it), then why aren't we allowed to see his videos full-length with english subtitles?

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  The last five years have really shown what America stands for. It doesn't stand for diplomacy, integrity much less humanity. The United States doesn't care about mankind much less the environment. The United States is the Roman Empire reincarnated. It oppresses from without and from within.

  The last 5 years more like the last 37 years.
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  Awake 2006 - More emphasis on the Bible? You decide

  by truthseeker in

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  it's been a year since the awake went to a monthly edition.. have you noticed more emphasis on the bible?.

  http://www.watchtower.org/e/medical_care_and_blood.htm.

  cross-country skiingis it for you?.

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  I think what they meant to say is it's no longer a UN propoganda tool.
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  How did you choose your avatar or board name?

  by new boy in

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  new boy.

  it is what they call new guys at bethel.

  its a way the guys, who have been there awile (like over a year) to put you down.................if you are a new boy you don't know how the organization really works.. one of my favorite new boy stories is about lyman swingle gb.. lunch in the 124 lower dining room 1973. lyman swingle table head said to a new black bethelite........"boy would you pass me the potatos?

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  5go

  5 is pronounced go in japanese
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  Is the watchtower in the red or planning for something ?

  by 5go in

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  it does but doesn't seem to be in trouble monetarialy.. what is going on.

  are they ok but seeing the writing on the wall with lawsuit or something else.. or, are they broke and just hiding it..

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  Adding to Blondies post I have to say that I can't understand why they ever got rid of the donation arrangement the way they had it. I know they didn't want to pay those taxes, but why not just simply raise the price of the literature to compensate?

  Simply put: To prevent a massive tax nightmare and loads of very very bad publicity in the news.

  I'll explain.... The WTS currently says that, legally, Jehover’s Witnesses are not in any way affiliated with or subordinate to the WTS. This means that when each individual JW goes door-to-door selling the publications that JW is acting on his own and is operating his own private business. This in turn means that every single individual JW will be required to legally open a business, get a business tax ID, maintain an accounting ledger and file taxes quarterly at the county, state and federal levels.

  Now, imagine millions of JWs going around screwing up this process and being audited over and over again. I guarantee you it will result in a nightmare of bad publicity for the WTS.

  On top of that, this business process will force JWs to stop and think: “Hey, wait a minute… I thought this was Jehover’s preaching work, not a business venture.” Once that little light starts going on in all of the JWs heads they will start to wake up and realize that they’ve been conned.

  Yep in order to make it managable they will have to make it work like a normal bussiness and that means it will come under more bussiness laws even charities have to pay minimum wage if they pay wages. ( I know it won't effect the R&F but the bethelites, missionaries, and special pioneers even some pioneers get a stipen ). They could in theory use the company store laws to minimize this but it would make them look like an enterprise not a religion. Which is bad because they look like one now without this mess.
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  Is the watchtower in the red or planning for something ?

  by 5go in

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  it does but doesn't seem to be in trouble monetarialy.. what is going on.

  are they ok but seeing the writing on the wall with lawsuit or something else.. or, are they broke and just hiding it..

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  James, it's time to learn.
  If a new tax is minor, and people just pay it, the government has gotten away with establishing a new tax.
  When the government needs money, they will raise the tax. They do this with cigarettes, road tolls,
  vehicle stickers, licenses, permits, etc.

  In Chicago, there is a take-out tax on junk food. It's about 0.5 %. No big deal so people pay it. On your
  own lunch, it usually works out to 3 to 6 cents, why argue? The problem is that the city has now established
  a tax that nobody argued about. When the budget falls short, they will raise it to 0.75% and more in the
  future.

  The time to fight a tax (or avoid a tax) is at the establishment-point. If you just pay it, then the law will be on
  their side. I am all in favor of taxing the WTS, but I understand the principle of avoiding taxes that you don't
  think you should pay.

  By the way, I am not tackling any windmills, myself. As a fading JW, I don't go protesting taxes, but I would
  if I were never involved in this whacko cult.

  I am sorry this is a bad example do you see mc donald going to a donation arangement over a tax. This wasn't a new tax this was an old sales tax that was being applied unfairly, certain bussinesses were allowed to get away with not paying it if the said the were a involed with a religion. Hence the WBTS needed to avoid looking like a bussiness and more like a religion, or face paying income tax as well.
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  Is the watchtower in the red or planning for something ?

  by 5go in

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  it does but doesn't seem to be in trouble monetarialy.. what is going on.

  are they ok but seeing the writing on the wall with lawsuit or something else.. or, are they broke and just hiding it..

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  This is exactly what is happening to the WTS. If the cutbacks on literature does not stop the bleed, the next item we will see is kh's being sold and congregations being consolidated/merged together. I have a feeling that this will come a lot sooner than we think.

  Hasn't this been hapening. Did they have a one hall one congration policy at one time.
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  Is the watchtower in the red or planning for something ?

  by 5go in

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  2. scandals

  it does but doesn't seem to be in trouble monetarialy.. what is going on.

  are they ok but seeing the writing on the wall with lawsuit or something else.. or, are they broke and just hiding it..

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  It does but doesn't seem to be in trouble monetarialy.

  What is going on. Are they OK but seeing the writing on the wall with lawsuit or something else.

  Or, are they broke and just hiding it.