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Rabbi Shmuley Boteach: Jackson 's death 'an American tragedy' -E-Mail going round

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the jw community are having a field day with this crap.. .

whereami

Sorry about the extra/misc writing, I don't know what happened.

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Rabbi Shmuley Boteach: Jackson 's death 'an American tragedy' -E-Mail going round

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the jw community are having a field day with this crap.. .

whereami

The JW community are having a field day with this crap.

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach: Jackson 's death 'an American tragedy'

I just got off the phone with Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, the rockstar Rabbi who
was a close friend of the, as of a few hours ago, late Michael Jackson when
the two worked together on Heal the Kids.
"It is an American tragedy," Boteach said. "This guy could sing and dance -
he lived the American dream and this is the end of the story. This is not
what our values are supposed to be about."
"It was obvious what Michael always needed," the Rabbi continued. "He needed
connection with God, spirituality and family. Michael was a Jehovah's
Witness and when he was a Jehovah's Witness he was doing quite well, but
then he had a falling out with the church and that is when all these
problems began."
If you think it's surprising for a Rabbi to say that someone's problems
began after they were kicked out of a church, then you don't know Shmuley
Boteach, an Orthodox Rabbi in his one category.
Boteach hadn't spoken with Jackson in five years, having severed their
relationship when he no longer felt that he could help the troubled King of
Pop. But speaking by phone from Iceland , Boteach sounded heartbroken
talking about his old friend.
"To be honest," he told me. "I miss him. I know people saw him as a bad
person. But that wasn't true. He was a person with a lot of issues and sadly
he never addressed those issues. But he had a lot of good in him. He just
never overcame this toxic celebrity culture."
The Rabbi added that he had long feared this day was coming.
"When they announced these new concerts, I thought that was an omen. That
was a bad thing. Michael was going to have to train extensively for these
concerts, and from what I new of him, he was not in any mental frame of mind
to be doing concert," Boteach said.
"Michael didn't need more concerts; he didn't need more album sales. He
needed to rescue his life."

Why People Leave the LDS Church ( Mormon ) amazing similarities to JW'S

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wow this video show the similarities that jw's & mormons go thru when leaving the church.

very interesting, worth the watch.. .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzqjc5sxnvs.

whereami

Wow this video show the similarities that JW'S & Mormons go thru when leaving the church. Very interesting, worth the watch.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZQJc5SxnVs

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Everyone is missing a good chance to make a statement on this website

by LearningToFly in

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i understand we are all sick of hearing about michael jackson.

this website called the kaleidoscope factor has numerous pro-jw comments posted by obvious jw's, with few posts telling the truth about the religion.. here is the link that was posted in another post: http://traceyricksfoster.wordpress.com/2009/07/16/michael-jacksons-children-attend-local-kingdom-hall-of-jehovahs-witnesses-with-aunt/.

here is a good chance to make a statement, one which will be seen by many.. regards,.

whereami

Some of these pro JW's are so mis informed about there own religion. Sad really.

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Bloodless black sausage created for Jehovah's Witnesses

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why not just go kosher?

article source: http://www.thinkspain.com/news-spain/16813/bloodless-black-sausage-created-for-jehovahs-witnesses.

bloodless black sausage created for jehovah's witnesses.

whereami

Why not just go Kosher?

article source: http://www.thinkspain.com/news-spain/16813/bloodless-black-sausage-created-for-jehovahs-witnesses

Bloodless black sausage created for Jehovah's Witnesses
By: thinkSpain , Monday, July 13, 2009

A sausage-making company in Palencia has launched a new product - Morcillas Ecuménicas or Ecumencial Black Sausage - made without blood and aimed at Jehovah's Witnesses who will now be able to enjoy sausages without comitting a sin.

The new product is the result of sixth generation sausage maker David Ramos Truchero's curiosity, knowledge and insistence combined with a specific request from members of this religious group.

Jehovah's Witnesses' religious beliefs, or more specifically verses 3 and 4 of Genesis chapter 9, do not allow them to consume blood so at their request, David Ramos, son of Demetrio Ramos, famous for Villada's onion 'morcilla' has been working on developing a 'bloodless' sausage.

After a number of experiments, Ramos has managed to find an ingredient that mimics the effect of blood, i.e., binds the other ingredients (rice, onion, lard and spices) together.

Ramos is pleased to have created a sasuage that has the same texture and taste as a normal 'morcilla' or black sausage and that 'cannot be distinguished in a blindfold test' although he admitted that it is impossible to create the same dark colour.

This is not the only innovative sausage the Ramos family has come up with, having already experimented with sausages with olive oil instead of lard for vegetarians as well as sausages with raisins, pine nuts and sunflower seeds.

Another new product recently launched by the company onto the market is 'morcilla' paste in glass jars with a two-year shelf life enabling it to be exported anywhere in the world.

ThinkSpain is all about Spain - in English. It was set-up in 2003 by a professional newspaper and magazine publishing company on the Costa Blanca. In 2005, ThinkSpain became an independent internet-only business through a management buyout. ThinkSpain has been created to provide English-speaking residents and visitors alike with continually updated news, features and information relating to living, holidaying and making the most of this fabulous country.

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Faith of the Fatherless: The Psychology of Atheism

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has anyone ever read this?.

most atheists come from a family where the father was missing, dead, weak or abusive.

paul c. vitz has written a very interesting book entitled faith of the fatherless: the psychology of atheism (spence, 1999).. .

whereami

Yeah i agree, I'd like to see his research proving " Most Atheists come from a family where the father was missing, dead, weak or abusive"

I call BS

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Faith of the Fatherless: The Psychology of Atheism

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has anyone ever read this?.

most atheists come from a family where the father was missing, dead, weak or abusive.

paul c. vitz has written a very interesting book entitled faith of the fatherless: the psychology of atheism (spence, 1999).. .

whereami

Has anyone ever read this?

Most Atheists come from a family where the father was missing, dead, weak or abusive. Paul C. Vitz has written a very interesting book entitled Faith of the Fatherless: The Psychology of Atheism (Spence, 1999).

Faith of the Fatherless

How one views God is directly related to how your relationship with your father was. If your father was distant than God will feel distant. If you hated your father, you will most likely have hatred for God. This is the case with Madalyn Murray O'Hair and many other Atheists.

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Pastor Russell Said (in 1908) Beware of Apostates!!!!!

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you gotta love good old russell.. http://pastorrussell.blogspot.com/2009/03/beware-of-apostates.htmlpastor russell said (in 1908).

all who cut loose from the society and its work, instead of prospering themselves or upbuilding others in the faith and in the graces of the spirit, seemingly do the reverseattempt injury to the cause they once served, and, with more or less noise, gradually sink into oblivion, harming only themselves and others possessed of a similarly contentious spirit.

if some think that they can get as good or better provender at other tables, or that they can produce as good or better themselveslet these take their course.

whereami

You gotta love good old Russell.

http://pastorrussell.blogspot.com/2009/03/beware-of-apostates.html

Pastor Russell Said (in 1908)

“All who cut loose from the Society and its work, instead of prospering themselves or upbuilding others in the faith and in the graces of the spirit, seemingly do the reverse—attempt injury to the Cause they once served, and, with more or less noise, gradually sink into oblivion, harming only themselves and others possessed of a similarly contentious spirit. . . . If some think that they can get as good or better provender at other tables, or that they can produce as good or better themselves—let these take their course. . . . But while we are willing that others should go anywhere and everywhere to find food and light to their satisfaction, strange to say, those who become our opponents take a very different course. Instead of saying in the manly fashion of the world, ‘I have found something which I prefer; goodbye!’ these manifest anger, malice, hatred, strife, ‘works of the flesh and of the devil’ such as we have never known worldly people to exhibit. They seem inoculated with madness, Satanic hydrophobia [rabies]. Some of them smite us and then claim that we did the smiting. They are ready to say and write contemptible falsities and to stoop to do meanness.”

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M. JACKSON FUNERAL WILL BE AN EXCELLENT WITNESS!!!!

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was at the hall and all the dubs were talking about was that michael jacksons funeral will serve as a "huge witness to the world".. do you really think the boys in brooklyn will use this as a perfect opportunity do make a "good witness"?.

whereami

Was at the hall and all the dubs were talking about was that Michael Jacksons funeral will serve as a "huge witness to the world".

Do you really think the boys in Brooklyn will use this as a perfect opportunity do make a "good witness"?

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Did The Witnesses Predict the United Nations in Advance?

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it's been reported on this forum that bethel speakers at this summer's conventions are asserting that the establishment of the united nations in 1945 was predicted in advance by the witnesses.

this is being presented as validation of the claim that the witnesses are god's one true organization directed by holy spirit.. .

the basis for this claim originates with a public address entitled, peace - can it last given by n.h. knorr at the new world theocratic assembly, on september 20 of 1942. .

whereami

Bookmarked.

Thanks to Leolaia, as usual great work.