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  Nice shot sister!

  by apostate in

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  i know a couple of sisters who have been canseled by the elders for wearing a little bit to short skirt.

  i just wonder what serena's elders think when they see pictures of her like this in magazines.

  is she still in good standing?

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  "I would like to thank my God, Jehovah, for giving me the strength to compete today..." Williams

  Just like steroids, isn't the use of performance enhancing deities frowned upon by sport Associations because of the unfair advantage They create?

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  Left Behind

  by gravedancer in

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  no that is not a description of a piece of rear-anatomy (i don't want to get booted again <g>).

  rather it is the rage now.... please check out http://www.leftbehind.com/ and take a look.

  the reason i bring this up is because 3 different people i know (not xjws) are all into this "stuff" now.

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  Any opinions?

  Here's my opinion... http://www.leftbehind.com/retailers/retailers_sub.asp?loc_id=42 and revenue is tax free.

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  Phil Donahue and JW's

  by teenyuck in

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  phil donahue debuted on msnbc tonight.

  i entered his rant after it started, however, it was about the pledge of allegiance and jw's.

  his guest is pat buchanan and phil is ranting about how great the jw supreme court decision was in 1942. he said the witnesses were persecuted for not pledging and that they were brave people.

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  He said the witnesses were persecuted for not pledging and that they were brave people.

  If he actually said the above, I couldn't imagine how much braver Phil thinks the little boys and girls trapped in the Waco compound who faced the tanks, machine guns and ultimately the flaming propane because of THIER own years of unbiased and informed personal research.

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  Edited by - Flip on 15 July 2002 23:5:0
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  Embarrassed

  by WildTurkey in

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  sometimes when i think back about when i was a dub, i get a little embarrassed.

  i remember telling my kids not to draw on watchtower mags (i also had to tell their mother) i was a grown man and would let nerd elders counsel me for dumb things, like saying the word luck, or bulletin board.

  i remember getting to the end of the month and not having the cong average field service time and start to worry what the other elders and co would say.

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  when I think back about when I was a dub, I get a little embarrassed.

  You think you're embarrassed for falling for the self-professed authority of the WTBTS! Other than her marketing prowess, I was under the impression Madonna had talent!

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  Born good or bad?

  by larc in

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  most religions teach that we were born bad.

  john lock believed we were born as a blank slate, neither good or bad.

  later, psychologists studied humans, other primates, and other mammals.

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  So, I have to conclude that we were born good.

  Larc, you may want to define 'good' and 'bad'.

  For instance, studies have shown that during pregnancy if the Mother is malnourished there's a chance the child could be born with 'aggressive' tendencies. It is thought that this aggressiveness stems from our ancient ancestors during periods of environmental shock that helps the child, and eventually the adult, cope in an environment where competition for food may be extreme.

  This manifestation of aggressiveness could cause a well-feed population to eventually find this combative behavior intolerable or bad, necessitating separation. Or the reverse, an aggressive society would view a non-combative personality as bad, a sign of weakness and ripe for oppression.

  Think of countries such as, Somalia, Indonesia...East LA.

  Of course, if you define 'born' as at the time of conception...wellthen there's genealogy to contend with.

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  have mercy...been waitin' on the bus all day...

  by DanTheMan in

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  my car has been in the shoppe for the past 2 days, so i've been making my way around town by riding the city bus.

  i actually like it quite a bit, and it is good on the conscience knowing that i am not contributing to global warming by using a 3000 pound carbon dioxide spewing vehicle to haul my 140 pound ass around town.

  i am going to continue riding even after i get my car back.. anyways, i got on the bus yesterday, and lo and behold, the driver was a watchtowerist from my last congo.

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  This is a dumb post,

  Dan, I'll be the judge of whether I find your posts dumb or not.

  I liked the one in question...thanks for sharing!

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  NEARLY 17 YEAR OLD BOY IS MINISTERIAL SERVANT

  by minimus in

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  things must be getting pretty desperate.

  i just heard some wonderful news of another boy being appointed a ministerial servant.

  the comment was that even though he is young, he is very mature.another person, speaking of a different boy being appointed said that he had the added advantage of being home schooled and that really helped him to mature.

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  Things must be getting pretty desperate...appointing 17year old boys.

  Well not exactly. Only until they (WTBTS Corporation) start appointing 45 year old women with a proven track record, into leadership roles within the congregation, will the WTBTS be deemed desperate.

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  New rules from WTS to restrict use of internet?

  by Nowfree in

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  i know of a presiding overseer who has recently got rid of the modem and internet connections on his pc.

  the reason given was that he didnt use it enough to make the monthly expense worthwhile.. but i wonder?.

  have there been any local needs items or talks recently about whether it is wise to use the internet?.

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  "That's not following the Elders loving arangements then is it? By the power of GreySkull I call forth my Aposto-powers--woogey woogey woogey!"

  Jdandy', ya got me ROTHF!

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  Witnesses Not Budging on 1914

  by stevieb1 in

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  just attended the sunday of the zealous kingdom proclaimers district convention in manchester, england and during the final talk we had an update on the world situation as it relates to jehovah's witnesses.

  the speaker was peter ellis, a member of the london bethel branch committee.. he stated that many had been waiting for armageddon for some years and some have become disappointed that it hasn't yet arrived, and that newer jw's did not seem to have the same degree of faith as some of the old-timers in the faith, hence this was of serious concern.

  then he said something along the lines of 1914 being set in stone and that the organization was not going to get any new light on this key doctrine, hence we can be sure that armageddon is very near.. interesting don't you think?

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  something along the lines of 1914 being set in stone

  The date may be chisled into 'stone', but, more importantly, how the WTBTS Corporations quantifies the interpretion of its self-professed pivotal date has historically proven to be somewhat more malleable.

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  Drinking Story

  by DakotaRed in

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  since myself has requested i tell the story of my discovery of mai tai's from another thread, here it is.

  feel free to add your favorite drinking story so i dont feel like the only lush here.

  back in the middle of 1970, on my second flight to vietnam, i met up with two buddies at ft. lewis, washington i had come home with and we were scheduled for the same flight back over, a military chartered flight on united airlines.

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  Dak, have you heard the one about the two Irishmen leaving a pub?

  Hey...it could happen!