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  British History Lessons

  by Utopian Reformist in

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  i desparately tried to avoid this thread about anglo & american superiority.

  i truly did, until i read the "poppycock" about the british war efforts in the last century.. perhaps anglophiles should refresh their ancient and modern memories a bit before launching such laughable tirades of triviality and supposed triumph.. first, did not the english employ mercenaries during the battle of hastings to win the 100 years war?

  (since "expatbrit" is correcting me--i am modifying this)-- excuse me for my trivial error).

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  UR:

  First, did not the English employ mercenaries during the Battle of Hastings to win the 100 years war?

  The Battle of Hastings occured in 1066 when Duke William of Normandy successfully invaded England and defeated Harold Godwinson. It was not part of the Hundred Years War, which began when Edward III claimed the French throne in 1337, and ended in 1453 when Henry VI gave up all French possessions except for Calais.

  If you cannot get even the most basic of facts about English history correct, do not be surprised if your somewhat extreme opinions are met with skepticism.

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  Looking for definitive answers . . .HELP

  by patio34 in

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  one comment i hear from my jw son a lot is that "the organization (capital o!

  ) is made up of imperfect men, so they make mistakes.

  " what are some answers to that?

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  1)Isn't God's holy spirit powerful enough to ensure that his representatives on Earth don't make serious mistakes?

  2)Why didn't CT Russell and the governing body apply this reasoning before leaving their previous religious affiliations?

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  BRITS v YANKS

  by nicolaou in

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  brits v yanks.

  this is just for laughs, but let's be honest us brits are most definately ahead of our 'cousins' across the water in the credibility stakes.. i'll kick us off and see where we go;.

  [1] the beautiful game.. it's called football.

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  Jan:

  certainly no wise men could ever come from the east.

  Was that a back-handed jibe at the Swedes? I'll have you know us Brits are feeling pretty warm and fuzzy towards the Swedes these days.

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  The Rainbow Myth

  by Ranchette in

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  we've all heard the bibles' explanation of how the rainbow first appeared.

  now i not an expert in science but i believe rainbows have occured every since since light and moisture in the air have existed.. that would be way before the alledged global flood.. my dictionary describes a rainbow asan arch of prismatic colors found in the sky oposite the sun and caused by refraction, reflection and dispersion of light in raindrops.. my dictionary describes rain this way the condensed vapor.

  of the atmosphere falling in drops.. here's watchtowers definition of rain from the insite book page 728,. a vital part of the cycle by which water that rises into the atmosphereb as vapor from land and water surface of the globe and falls to the ground.....at an early point in the history of the preparation of the earth "god had not made it rain upon the earth "but" a mist would go up from the earth and it watered the entire surface of the ground.gen2:5,6;1:9-13. hmm,sounds like rain to me.. [b]ranchette

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  OH NO!!

  I'm mixing my Rainbow up with my Magic Roundabout! Help me! For God's sake, somebody help me!

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  The Rainbow Myth

  by Ranchette in

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  we've all heard the bibles' explanation of how the rainbow first appeared.

  now i not an expert in science but i believe rainbows have occured every since since light and moisture in the air have existed.. that would be way before the alledged global flood.. my dictionary describes a rainbow asan arch of prismatic colors found in the sky oposite the sun and caused by refraction, reflection and dispersion of light in raindrops.. my dictionary describes rain this way the condensed vapor.

  of the atmosphere falling in drops.. here's watchtowers definition of rain from the insite book page 728,. a vital part of the cycle by which water that rises into the atmosphereb as vapor from land and water surface of the globe and falls to the ground.....at an early point in the history of the preparation of the earth "god had not made it rain upon the earth "but" a mist would go up from the earth and it watered the entire surface of the ground.gen2:5,6;1:9-13. hmm,sounds like rain to me.. [b]ranchette

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  Ballistic:

  Alright I admit it, I'm an apostate. No field service time for you. In fact, isn't that a judicial committee knocking at the door?

  And I used to watch Rainbow as a nipper, too. In fact, I blame most of my personality disorders on it. Zebedee, in particular, I think.
  Bunch of drugged out lunatics, the lot of them.

  Gopher:

  Pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. That's the stupidest thing I've ever heard. Get real matey!

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  The Rainbow Myth

  by Ranchette in

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  we've all heard the bibles' explanation of how the rainbow first appeared.

  now i not an expert in science but i believe rainbows have occured every since since light and moisture in the air have existed.. that would be way before the alledged global flood.. my dictionary describes a rainbow asan arch of prismatic colors found in the sky oposite the sun and caused by refraction, reflection and dispersion of light in raindrops.. my dictionary describes rain this way the condensed vapor.

  of the atmosphere falling in drops.. here's watchtowers definition of rain from the insite book page 728,. a vital part of the cycle by which water that rises into the atmosphereb as vapor from land and water surface of the globe and falls to the ground.....at an early point in the history of the preparation of the earth "god had not made it rain upon the earth "but" a mist would go up from the earth and it watered the entire surface of the ground.gen2:5,6;1:9-13. hmm,sounds like rain to me.. [b]ranchette

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  Radar and Ballistic:

  Nope nope nope! Completely flat! Completely, do you hear me! We mustn't forget that man's so-called wisdom is incomplete, but Jah knows all, and sees all! If he doesn't want rainbows, then flat it is!

  And do you think it impossible for the Almighty Jah to make rivers flow without rain? Did he not turn the Nile to blood and make the sun stand still over Jericho? Does the river of the waters of life need rain?

  You are mere spiritual babes! Read your bible with the aid of the Watchtower, and open your eyes to the Truth!

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  The Rainbow Myth

  by Ranchette in

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  we've all heard the bibles' explanation of how the rainbow first appeared.

  now i not an expert in science but i believe rainbows have occured every since since light and moisture in the air have existed.. that would be way before the alledged global flood.. my dictionary describes a rainbow asan arch of prismatic colors found in the sky oposite the sun and caused by refraction, reflection and dispersion of light in raindrops.. my dictionary describes rain this way the condensed vapor.

  of the atmosphere falling in drops.. here's watchtowers definition of rain from the insite book page 728,. a vital part of the cycle by which water that rises into the atmosphereb as vapor from land and water surface of the globe and falls to the ground.....at an early point in the history of the preparation of the earth "god had not made it rain upon the earth "but" a mist would go up from the earth and it watered the entire surface of the ground.gen2:5,6;1:9-13. hmm,sounds like rain to me.. [b]ranchette

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  Radar:

  This is quite correct. Mountains were created by the tremendous forces unleashed by the flood. Before the flood the earth must therefore have been flat. Nothing for rivers to flow off, therefore no waterfalls and no rainbows.

  Simple to anyone exercising their bible trained intellect.

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  WTS in the Travel-Tour Business?

  by Amazing in

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  i am sure that this tour site is run by a jw who is capitalizing on his proximity to the watch tower society ... but, i couldn't resist ... maybe this is where i will spend my next vacation!

  just teasing.

  click to see: http://www.bethelcoachtours.com/english.html.

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  Here's the British JW only travel company. They do tours of bible lands, London and the BM. Given their bias, the tours are rather good. I met my wife on one of them.

  Meander Travel: http://www.meander.co.uk/index2.htm

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  Food at the proper time, Awake 9/22/2001

  by Stealth in

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  to be successful in marketing one must know how to reach their target audience.. to this reader, this marketing technique comes through very clear in the september 22, 2001 awake magazine, where on the front cover is a picture of a woman working in the rice fields, with a great look of despair on her face.

  the caption: can we grow enough food?.

  the first three articles in this issue of the awake can certainly strike fear into the reader with bold print subheadings, thought provoking questions and quotations from experts on this problem.

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  Without food crops mankind would starve

  Bloody hell! I never knew that! Hey everyone: without food crops we would starve!

  Oh wow, and I've just realized that without air we'd suffocate! Without the sun we'd freeze! Without legs I couldn't walk! Without a brain I'd still be viewing this crap as "spiritual food".

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  Important Finding on Reversing Aging

  by metatron in

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  read about dr. spindler's research at www.lef.org.. caloric restriction can markedly reverse aging changes in .

  animals.

  its effects are already proven in monkeys.

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  What I want to know is where do you find 100 virgins these days?

  Expatbrit, a bit of a Vlad