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  ECONOMIC MELTODOWN...DEVALUATION OF THE DOLLAR...U WOKE UP YET?

  by What-A-Coincidence in

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  http://www.infowars.com/?p=804.

  gold at $1,110.

  oil at $110.

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  I agree w/ Highlander. The economic malaise this country endured in the late '70's under Carter makes today's situation look like boom times. Evidently we've got a lot of young'uns that simply either were not around or were not old enough to remember those times--double digit inflation and interest rates, gas lines, Iran hostage crisis, gold at $850.00/ spot ounce(which in todays dollars would be OVER $2000/00/ounce when adjusted for inflation).
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  What is the WTs latest stand on education/college?

  by cyber-sista in

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  my jw niece quit college a short time ago and didn't finish her degree, which she seems very excited about and took on a menial job, which she doesn't too happy about, according to my father.

  my father (not a jw) is wondering what happened and if it is possibly something "the church" is now promoting.

  when my daughter went to a 2 year college i had some negative comments from those in the congo.

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  Barbara,

  I believe the worm first turned in November 1988, in a wt article, not in '92. I know because I was in Brooklyn at the time. Supposedly Lloyd Barry was trying to liberalize the stand the society was taking on Higher Ed and the sentiment was in his favor. However, after his untimely death, the Ted Jaracz stranglehold began and things reverted back to the old ways--anyone pursuing a college education need not apply for opportunities for advancement in he congregation. In other words, you were black balled like back in the old times....
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  ARE YOU PRO-UNION OR ANTI-UNION?

  by Mary in

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  would you rather work in a unionized or non-unionized environment?

  the place where i work recently voted 'no', we don't want a union in here (after being harassed by a very large union for the last 5 years).

  there were some who voted 'yes', but the majority of us voted 'no' and those that were pro-union are quite pissed off that the rest of us 'fail to see the light'.

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  Unions=strikes, picket lines, violence, mob(organized crime) involvement/corruption, exhorbitant union dues, adversarial management/employee relations, lazy union bosses and union hall staff that survive off the sweat of others, and profit drain/job killer on great companies.
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  ARE YOU PRO-UNION OR ANTI-UNION?

  by Mary in

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  would you rather work in a unionized or non-unionized environment?

  the place where i work recently voted 'no', we don't want a union in here (after being harassed by a very large union for the last 5 years).

  there were some who voted 'yes', but the majority of us voted 'no' and those that were pro-union are quite pissed off that the rest of us 'fail to see the light'.

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  XJW4evr,

  I could not agree more. Generally, I have no problem with the trade unions(plumbers/pipefitters, electricians, carpenters, etc.) , I guess because you don't often hear of them going(or threatening to go) on strike, and they represent people that actually have some desperately needed skills in today's workforce. But outside of that, I too am virulently anti-union. Unions have outlived their purpose and now only exist to enrich a few select people i.e. the union bosses in Washington DC-- corrupt socialists like John Sweeney, Rich Trumpka, and Ron Getelfinger. Back when unions were in their heyday 50 yrs ago, there were no laws on the books to protect workers from abuses. That is no longer the case. I work in a nonunion environment and it's harder to fire someone where I work than some places that I know are unionized. Also, unions are killing what used to be great businesses in this country. One of the their biggest constituencies, the UAW, has almost singlehandedly drove the auto business into the ground, by trying to insist that the these fine companies continue to pay people that no longer work for them. Detroit is quickly becoming a wasteland and auto jobs are coming down to the nonunionized South, where the quality of life is great and nonunion auto workers still make union scale wages(25.00-30.00/hr, the last time i checked) and great benefits, without having to pay union dues and put up with the crap that you get with union representation.

  I especially take issue with the poster directly ahead of me, trying to blame "bitchy customers" for his bad attitude at work. You need to be reminded that the REASON you have a job at that grocery store is THAT PAYING CUSTOMER. Businesses, whether its a grocery store or auto assembly plant, only exist because of CUSTOMERS.
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  I believe Hugh Hefner may be God! Who would you pick? LOL!

  by dawg in

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  ok, so i read what all of you would do with $200 million.

  many of you posted something about playboy bunnies and the like....i think we'd all agree that hugh hefner has it made.

  my college roommate used to believe that hugh hefner was god himself and i can understand his thinking.

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  Karl Marx
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  This is NOT supposed to be happening...

  by owenfieldreams in

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  this nomination was mine!

  this year was supposed to be a coronation...i should be up by double digits in the polls, but i am not.

  all because of this obama guy that doesnt come any where near my 35 + yrs of experience or working for the people of this country!

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  This nomination was mine! This year was supposed to be a coronation...I should be up by double digits in the polls, but I am not. All because of this Obama guy that doesnt come any where near my 35 + yrs of experience or working for the people of this country! This guy is unbelievabable, and he seems to have almost a cult following at his rallies. And believe you me, cults are one thing I will see are done away with if I get elected....the constitution was written long ago and the freedom of religion and assembly need to be revisited, especially when you consider all the harm that has been done in the name of it in this country.

  How did this happen, that is, how did I lose my frontrunner status? Some say it's because I let get Bill get involved in the campaign. Well, actually, I think that's partially right. But, he's a rock star in the party so what choice do i have??? Al Gore stubbornly refused to use him in the 2000 campaign and look where that got him??? That's why I say to all of you here on JW.com, don't count me out just yet....I'm still in this thing...
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  "A New Earth"....Eckhart Tolle

  by new boy in

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  the most powerful book i have ever read.. many have read "the power of now"....his new book blows it away.... the beautiful thing about eckhart is he doesn't claim to have "the truth"...he isn't trying to start a new religion.... he will bring you to tears when he tells you how you have created your own ego driven personal hell.. how we have all "fallen in love" with our own personal stories...the illusion is thinking they are real.... this book will change your world....which we all know is the scariest thing anyone can ever do.. nb .

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  Oprah was pimping this book on her show today, so it must be a decent read....
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  JW Fastest Growing Religion...In N. America???

  by owenfieldreams in

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  wow....didn't see this coming.

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  http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?newsid=14974.

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  I'm sure the borg "massaged" the numbers to show an increase, but every organization does that. Taking that into account, this report from an organization that is, believe me, no friend of the borg kind of surprised me.
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  The Borg's Current Take On The King of the North

  by Rapunzel in

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  reading aleman's intelligent and erudite posts in regard to prophecies and other things biblical got me to thinking and prompted me to ask the following question - just what is the watchtower bible and tract society's current [as of this month, february 2008] interpretation on the identity of the wicked witch king of the north?

  when i was in - many moons ago in the late 1970's - the king of the north was depicted, if my memory serves me correctly, as the soviet union.

  but as the expression goes, s*** happens.

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  according to the most recent info that I have read from the org, they believe that the identity of the king of the north and king of the south is constantly changing(i.e. during wwII the king of the N was hitler, during the cold war it was the ussr), and that we won't know the true identity of it during a certain time period until after that time period has passed.(can you be more convaluted than that???)

  Some have suggested China and Islamo-fascism as being the 'new ' king of the n, but i have not yet seen anything in print from the WTBTS to indicate that is there official position.
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  If it wasn't for "....................." I'd still be in the "Truth".......

  by ScoobySnax in

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  for me i think if it wasn't for the fact i'm gay, i'd still be an active witness.

  this year, even my mum has said that it wouldn't be "appropriate" if i was to go to the memorial.

  now the memorial is something i've never missed, so that kind of stings a bit.

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  them constantly being wrong in interpretation of doctrine and prophecy, and justifying it by saying "the light gets brighter, have faith"