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  I am new here.........

  by hallowedbethyname in

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  long time reader, 1st time poster.. still in the 'borg'.

  trying to disconnect from the hive.

  family and many friends are still in.

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  eyeslice

  Hi and welcome.
  Most of us here have felt like you at one time or another. It does not help but it is nice to know you are in good company.
  Eyeslice
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  Do you ever talk to yourself aloud?

  by JH in

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  either walking down the street all alone, or anywhere, does it happen that you talk to yourself aloud?.

  have you ever been cought doing this?

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  eyeslice

  All the time! Helps you think doesn't it?
  Eyeslice
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  No Direction Home - Bob Dylan

  by Simon in

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  for any other dylan fans, the bbc have a series of programmes on this week including a new documentary by martin scorsese.

  we have tickets to see him in concert soon .

  http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/bobdylan/tvradio/nodirectionhome/.

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  eyeslice

  Saw it last night - absolutely brilliant!
  Dylan has proved to be one of the greatest singer songer writers of the 20th century.
  Eyeslice
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  Bad dreams in the night?

  by eyeslice in

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  bad dreams in the night.

  they told me i was going to lose the fight, .

  leave behind my wuthering, wuthering .

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  eyeslice

  Bad dreams in the night.
  They told me I was going to lose the fight,
  Leave behind my wuthering, wuthering
  Wuthering Heights.
  So sang Kate Bush!
  Occassionally, I have nightmares - generally about being on a sinking ship or being lost in the desert, that sort of thing. Suprising really, as my life is pretty safe most of the time.
  Sometimes, I have nightmares about leaving the truth! Is this normal???
  Eyeslice
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  Salman Rushdie and Religion :-)

  by Cady in

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  salman rushdie gave a reading tonight in seattle, then answered questions.

  the man was amazing!

  he had you laughing hysterically and a moment later the room was totally silent.

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  eyeslice

  That's right - I am not in favour of it. Just read any of my books.
  Eyeslice
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  Did You Believe The "End" Would Come In Your Lifetime?

  by minimus in

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  i never did.

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  eyeslice

  BluesBrother sums it up for me. That's why we worked so hard for the organisation, many of us for very many years.
  Eyeslice
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  Can JWs donate to the Red Cross?

  by marsal in

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  i do remember that as a jw, i was not allowed to donate to the salvation army because technically it is a church, but i don't remember anything about the red cross.. if jws are not allowed to do so, why not?

  as far as i know, the red cross is not a faith-based organization.. marianne

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  eyeslice

  I am sure officially this would be a 'conscience matter'.
  But as with everything with the JWs, there is a unofficial line that Jws should only be donating to the World-Wide fund.
  Eyeslice
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  help! what does a jw say to the elders about DOUBTS?

  by Cordelia in

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  my friend has been struggling in the 'truth' for a while, she was never really a model jw and since ive been dfed and her little sister was abused shes wanted to leave but cant seem to find the way to do it.

  so she rung me today and told me she is meeting with the elders (two i think) as she has told them she has questions and wants answers.. i think her overall hope is that they dont answer her questions and she finds the strength to leave!

  (she says sometimes shed like them to df her but i think thats just coz she wants to go so much!.

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  You have to remember elders are trained only in the JW approach to problems, i.e. that everything can be solved by meetings, field ministry and prayer.
  Those of us who were elders know that in 'shepherding' situations it would not have been the 'done thing' to express one's own uncertainities, let alone doubts over the Bible or the Society's dogma. This would have been considered discouraging not upbuilding as shepherding is supposed to be.
  However, I now believe that there is great merit in expressing our own doubts and uncertainities. Rather than putting people off religion, such an approach helps individuals in their own private search for spirituality and inner peace.
  Eyeslice
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  Did Jesus look like a 1950's IBM office worker?

  by IronGland in

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  remember the magazines from the 50's up until i guess the early 70's that show jesus w/ short hair and no beard?

  weird.

  someone post a few of those.

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  Even when I was a JW elder I used to comment that the JWs views were more based on a white, middle-class, conservative, right-wing view of the world. Guess that is one of the reasons I left - I am a liberal left-winger myself - could never see the reason behind ban on beards, etc.
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  What does a JW have to do, to be SURE he will be saved at Armageddon?

  by JH in

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  write down everything a jw must do in order to be saved at armageddon.

  don't leave out anything.. and maybe you can add things he musn't do either..

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  eyeslice

  To add to Blondie's comments. The Questions from Readers Aug 1 2005 again addresses the question of 'probably' at Zephaniah 2:3. Quote:
  
  Preservation will depend on an individual's continuing to seek meekness and righteouness
  
  Eyeslice