Amen, TD.
The word religion comes from a root meaning to bind.
Like in a family, a community.
Bound in love, not fear.
I was baptized in 1974, and I remember a loving brotherhood.
Came the 80's, and all havoc broke loose.
Sylvia
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What was it like being a JW in the 1960's and 1970's
by UnshackleTheChains inthis is obviously a question for the older generation.
i'm really curious what it was like to be a witness in the 60's and 70's?.
was the society as strict as it is today?.
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World Religion News: New Jehovah’s Witness Headquarters Hosts First Open Houses
by AndersonsInfo inhttp://www.worldreligionnews.com/religion-news/new-jehovahs-witness-headquarters-hosts-first-open-houses.
new jehovah’s witness headquarters hosts first open houses.
28 apr 2017 posted by nathan glover .
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LOL.
Who said thinkingest?
Must have been Mark Stephen Lett from Alabama.
Foley, in Baldwin County, down the road a ways.
Also home to Julio Jones.
Woot!
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Like Camelot
by compound complex inyou, my beloved, dearest soul ever to touch a foot .
on this hallowed earth upon which now i kneel,.
it's but the memory of you, that fading recollection of .
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Oh, but the heart begs to differ.
Spring 1971 was the happiest I ever remember, and I continue to measure each milestone in my life against that season.
I used to feel a slight twinge of guilt that even my baptism as a JW didn't measure up to it.
LOL.
Love and blessings.
Sylvia
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Words for the Day; please share
by compound complex ingreetings, word lovers:.
in my job, i work with words and wrangle them into shape, well, in a manner of speaking.
one word might be mistaken for another, a word with either a similar or identical sound.
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Like Camelot
by compound complex inyou, my beloved, dearest soul ever to touch a foot .
on this hallowed earth upon which now i kneel,.
it's but the memory of you, that fading recollection of .
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Ahhh, CoCo, I feel you.
His name was Sam.
I say was because even though he still lives, he's not MY Sam anymore.
Am I making sense?
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Good Morning!
by snowbird ingood morning, all.. it is good to be here.. thanks to all for your contributions.. love and blessings.
sylvia.
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Awwww, Shirl.
Outlaw!!!
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UC Berkeley orders cancellation of Ann Coulter speech
by freemindfade inuc berkeley administrators canceled a scheduled speech by right-wing pundit ann coulter, saying they can’t protect participants from rioting if it goes ahead.
http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/uc-berkeley-orders-cancellation-of-ann-coulter-11084299.php.
now i am no ann coulter fan (although the sjw police on here will accuse me of being a fan shortly after posting this), but i am a fan of free speech!
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Mercy, Simon!
I do agree with your assessment of the Democrats' pandering to minorities.
Even during the height of Jim Crow, we were, for the most part, self-reliant and resourceful.
Now, we've become fat and lazy and sorry, with the resultant deterioration of our communities.
Sylvia
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Good Morning!
by snowbird ingood morning, all.. it is good to be here.. thanks to all for your contributions.. love and blessings.
sylvia.
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Woo hoo hoo.
I started a thread about your avatar.
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What is your understanding of the terms "Ransom" and "Redeem"?
by Doug Mason inwith respect to christ being the "redeemer" and of having "paid the ransom", i would like to know:.
(1) what is your technical understanding of each term?.
(2) what is the watchtower's understanding of each term?.
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What does this say about God?
That He is exacting and does not exempt anyone, including Himself, from His standards.
Love.
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What is your understanding of the terms "Ransom" and "Redeem"?
by Doug Mason inwith respect to christ being the "redeemer" and of having "paid the ransom", i would like to know:.
(1) what is your technical understanding of each term?.
(2) what is the watchtower's understanding of each term?.
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Hi, Doug.
I believe the Ransom was paid by God - in the Person of Jesus of Nazareth - to Himself.
That takes care of the What and the Who.
When? 33 CE, 1984 years ago ...
Where? Outside the city of Jerusalem ...
How? By dying a painful unjustified death ...
Now comes the meat of the matter:
WHY?
To appease the Father? I believe not.
As a substitute for us? I think not.
To cancel our debt to sin? This, I believe, is the answer.
But, since the debt has been paid, why haven't we been released?
All in due time.
Blessings
Sylvia
PS. The poem was just a spur of the moment thing.