Posts by journey-on

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I Got My Mail At Work Today & I Recieved A Package With White Powder in It!

by minimus in

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i called the police and they brought the fire department and police to retrieve the post office package.

i found out that in the last month at least 2 other businesses got this type of package.

the white powder was in a plastic that was placed inside a pack of orbit gum.. the contents were taken and were then brought to the town postmaster.. wish me luck!.

journey-on

I found out that in the last month at least 2 other businesses got this type of package.

Are you a "rich" businessman? Do you live in a wealthy neighborhood and drive a luxury car? Are you perceived as part of the Fat Cat set?

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The inimitable Steve Jobs has just passed away.

by botchtowersociety in

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one of the great visionaries and entrepreneurs of our time.. he wanted to change the world, and he did.. rip steve.

journey-on

Indeed he did, BTS (change the world).

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Anwar Al-Awlaki and due process any thoughts?

by MoneurMallard in

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recently anwar al-awlaki was killed by the u.s. government.

he was a u.s. citizen, and no due process was given, he was just killed outright, no arrest, no trial, no court.. any thoughts?.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/oct/3/al-awlaki-would-have-been-difficult-to-try-as-a-ci/?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss.

journey-on

Did he or did he not officially renounce his citizenship? IMO, if he did, he is an enemy combatant. If he did not, ooops!

There is a process for renouncing one's citizenship: http://travel.state.gov/law/citizenship/citizenship_776.html

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What is truth?

by mankkeli in

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and i dont want to see the dictionary definition of the word, as the word is merely a label, and the definition is merely a description of the word.. .

i want to discuss the concept of truth, as there is alot hiding behind the mere label.. .

to start off with, is truth merely when we come to agreement, and stop questioning?

Our search for Truth is not a luxury. We have got to continue looking for answers......Spiritual answers. Scientific answers. Social answers. Education answers. Communication answers. Logistical answers. You name it. The truth is out there and we are driven to know it.

Looking at that picture above hurts me. It angers me. It frustrates me. When I put all those feelings together, I get one big question: Why?

When you ask 'why', you will get a hundred answers in rants and raves from everybody with something to prove or an agenda to push. But, there is a core truth to the real answer. Billions and billions of dollars, euros, and currencies of all kinds have poured into these poverty-ridden countries.

Government agencies, the United Nations, and private agencies have devoted huge sums of money, energy, emotion, time, assistance, and sweat toward the eradication of such conditions (so they tell us). These populations are fed for a time, but next year or the year after, what do you have? The same. Nothing changes. Ever since I was a young girl, I have seen these kinds of pictures. Precious little faces with flies buzzing around their nostrils, too weak to brush them away. And we cry, and we donate, and we hurt, and some of us, like a doctor friend of mine, actually goes there and does her best to DO something.

We have not found the core Truth for it yet. I tend to think Love is The Answer for all things. But, what is Love? Love, imo, goes deeper than just propping up something that is weakened or broken. When we find the core truth of what is causing an evil, we can find the real answer to solving the problem. Then we move on to the next one.

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What is truth?

by mankkeli in

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friends

and i dont want to see the dictionary definition of the word, as the word is merely a label, and the definition is merely a description of the word.. .

i want to discuss the concept of truth, as there is alot hiding behind the mere label.. .

to start off with, is truth merely when we come to agreement, and stop questioning?

journey-on

So, do you think truth is our driving force journey-on...is it the meaning of life?...the reason we are here? to search for what is true?
Yes. And in the interim, Life moves us, carries us along, teaches us the lessons, points the way, paints our picture, helps us put another piece into the puzzle, dots more I's and crosses more T's. It is the SEARCH for Truth that is our driving force, imho.

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Know any Rich JWs?

by skeeter1 in

i was a poor jw.

lived in the worst part of town.. there were rich jws in our congregation, or so it seemed.

they had businesses, lived in a nice part of town, always a new car, etc.

journey-on

What's your definition of "rich"? I know a lot of well-to-do witnesses.

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What is truth?

by mankkeli in

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friends

and i dont want to see the dictionary definition of the word, as the word is merely a label, and the definition is merely a description of the word.. .

i want to discuss the concept of truth, as there is alot hiding behind the mere label.. .

to start off with, is truth merely when we come to agreement, and stop questioning?

journey-on

Truth is that which we journey on to find. It is that which drives us to seek. It is that which is unknown at present, but which we are certain at some point we will find. It is the unknown answer for which we have/are/and will continue to devise a formula that will solve it. It is the force behind our most noble efforts.

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Soooo... "Brother" Daniel and "Sister" Pat, Just Left...

by AGuest in

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(may you all have peace!)...

after a 25 minute "discussion"... that simply blew their minds.

so much stammering and stuttering.

journey-on

Shelby, they have been institutionalized. Just like you said, they have been in a dark prison for so long, coming out into the light of day could be such a sudden shock, they might go bonkers. That is the very reason I don't push my sister into too much thinking about the erroneous teachings of her beloved WTS. I realized one day that after so long an addiction to her "religion", it could do great harm to her psychologically, so I stopped my obviously open disdain. Now, I just try to drop a gentle seed here and there. I really do love her so.

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Gnosticism and Christianity

by ProdigalSon in

having seen in history how the catholic church/roman empire systematically wiped the gnostics from the face of the earth and attempted to do the same with all of their writings, i find it appalling when lies are told to this very day about what really happened in the first 300 years of "christianity".

regardless of what you might believe about the gnostics, they had a right to live and breathe on this earth just like anyone else.

to defend the church's position and say that it was the gnostics that "corrupted christianity" is not only woefully ignorant, but in my opinion, is like a nod of agreement that these people were a threat to the church and deserved to die.

journey-on

ProdigalSon.....you have a PM.

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Soooo... "Brother" Daniel and "Sister" Pat, Just Left...

by AGuest in

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(may you all have peace!)...

after a 25 minute "discussion"... that simply blew their minds.

so much stammering and stuttering.

journey-on

Hope there was just a little fertile ground in their hearts and minds for those seeds you planted to take root and grow! I wonder if they put you on their RV list? (Peace, dear Shelby.)

Edited: Shades and I were on the same page