Alas, Babylon! (Pat Frank, 1959)
Posts by AnneB
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6If "They" Knew......
by cameo-d in"they" are the ones in the watch towers with the telescopes and seismographs, and all the high tech equipment registering changes in the earths movements.. if these high tech sensors registered movements of an impending disaster..... perhaps that predicted tidal wave from la palma....or an impending caldera blast from yellowstone....or nuclear missles being fired from another country.... do you think they would really tell us?.
would they not simply shrug and say "there's nothing they can do about it anyway" and just keep quiet?.
would they not look ahead and say "if we evacuate them, it will be like katrina all over again and they will become a responsibility to an overburdened system that cannot provide" and simply keep quiet?.
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JWs and get-rich-quick schemes
by AndersonsInfo inthought you'd like to know about the latest fad rippling through the jw community.
it is home-based get-rich-quick business offerings.. a whois search at network solutions (http://www.networksolutions.com/whois/index.jsp) shows the owner of the following websites.
it turns out this owner is a well known congregation coordinator (aka presiding overseer).. www.ontrack2succeed.com.
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AnneB
Better to follow Gamaliel's counsel.
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We had it all figured out..honest. 1974 KM..please read lurkers...
by oompa inwell, why can't i cut and paste material?...am i restricted or something?
have tried and tried.
maybe i will be able to if i can just start the damm thread......oompa
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AnneB
I'm hoping it's the KM where JW's were told to get rid of everything that had sentimental value so the enemy couldn't use such items to weaken resolve.
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AnneB
Generally speaking, baptism shows a decision to "do right". What's wrong with making that decision at a young age? IMO, the problem isn't the baptism age, it's the Pharisaic elders and WT organization!
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"This Is A Goodbye Kiss, You Dog"...
by SixofNine in.
muthathar al zaidi shouted: "this is a goodbye kiss, you dog"... .
myers reported that the man threw the second shoe and added: "this is from the widows, the orphans and those who were killed in iraq.".
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AnneB
Looks set up to me...Why aren't there Secret Service people jumping out of the woodwork to protect the President against the "unexpected" attack? Why didn't the President take cover? Fake.
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Jehovah's Witnesses Are A Nosy Bunch, Aren't They?
by minimus ineveryone needs to know what you're doing, who you associate with, what movies and tv you see, whether you plan on extended schooling, what you do on weekends, etc.. they want you to account to them.
if they believe you're acting not quite in accord with their standards, they'll inquire about your business.. the elders believe they are literally, god's gift to everyone else.
they expect total openess in every matter including your love life, your goals and your secrets.. like i said, witnesses are so (too) nosy..
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AnneB
Jehovah's Witnesses Are A Nosy Bunch, Aren't They?
Everyone needs to know what you're doing, who you associate with, what movies and TV you see, whether you plan on extended schooling, what you do on weekends, etc.
Is that where you picked it up, min?
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Where will you go?? Tell me some good JWD substitutes, please!
by Kudra ini know a bunch of you go to other sites and seems to have found ones that you like.
the only other one i have seen is jwo (before i found jwd) but hated it because all the threads were about, i don't know, rivalries between posters- almost nothing whatsoever on dirt on the wtbts, which was what i was looking for... .
that's the only other site i know of.
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AnneB
Don't forget about Kent's Steinhaug's forum! Kent was online with "the truth about The Truth" long before most other JW-related sites came into existence.
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are jws qualified to teach the bible?
by badboy inin the tract delivered saturday, it said that a neighbour qualified to teach the bible would come around if you wanted.. are they actually qualfiied?.
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AnneB
It's up to the organization issuing the qualifications to determine who is qualified. If WT says any baptized JW or any "publisher" is qualified, then any person fitting that definition is qualified.
It's up to the consumer to determine whether engaging the services of a particular organization will meet requirements or not. Sadly, most consumers have no idea what is actually required.
Caveat emptor.
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Just Because I Am Brown...
by XJW4EVR indo not assume that i speak spanish.. it seems to that more and more latinos that i interact with on a daily basis assume that just because i have brown skin, i speak spanish.. end of rant.. edited to add: wouldn't this be akin to assuming that just because a person is african-american that he/she can sing, dance or play sports well?.
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AnneB
It seems like you'd be better served by learning to speak Spanish than ranting to people who aren't involved and could care less about your ass-umptions or your color.
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Watch Tower votes for Obama
by belbab incoincidence, hmmm?.
the november issue of the ha wake has a picture on the cover with the cryptic caption.
success how can you achieve it?.
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AnneB
They're capitalizing on recent newsworthy events; most publications do.
Quite a number of their captions are "cryptic". My favorite was "Women - Deserving of Respect". Was it a statement? A question? Not long ago Barbara Anderson posted some information indicating that there was disagreement on the topic. I still think that the caption reflected the indecisiveness of the editorial staff.