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  Movie - "Gravity" is a must see

  by Comatose in

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  it was fantastic in imax 3d.

  not a cheap fake computer fake 3d.

  this was real 3d.

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  I saw it yesterday (in Taiwan).The story kept me on the edge of my seat, and the scenes are breathtaking.
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  Love child involved in the White House attack today?

  by Glander in

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  it is starting circulate that the young woman who died in the incident left some video with accusations.. i have no idea, but it is intriguing..

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  Don't know about love child, but here's a video of the incident:
  
  http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/10/03/uscapitol-lockdown/2916679/
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  Reno Nevada JW Splinter group??

  by wannaexit in

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  apologies is this has already been discussed.

  i came across this website www.

  is this a new splinter group among jw's?.

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  I have a question. Cedars twice mentioned "18,000 memorial partakers." Has the number already been released for 2013? That's a huge increase over last year.
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  wt 8/15/03: Easing Nature - Is it for Christians?

  by Scully in

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  easing nature is it for christians?

  easing nature the very phrase itself brings to mind the odious product of this activity.

  yet, many people have the understanding that this natural bodily function is a practice in which true christians may engage.

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  Is this somehow connected with the "Number 2 talk" in the ministry school?
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  1975 - The Killer WT quote

  by tim hooper in

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  one thing is absolutely certain, bible chronology reinforced with fulfilled bible prophecy shows that six thousand years of mans existence will soon be up, yes, within this generation!

  (matt.

  24:34) this is, therefore, no time to be indifferent and complacent.

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  Captain Schmideo, I was 12 in 1975 and your words reflect so much of my experience and feelings. Making sure not to repeat the cult cycle is what I did with my kids as well.
  
  It feels great to see them living lives that make you proud, "without the dead weight of the BS religion," doesn't it?
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  Shiver Me Timbers I Gots a Bible Study Matey!

  by RayPublisher in

  1. watchtower
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  the new wt 2013 june tells kids that they might get to study with a pirate someday!

  perhaps johnny depp will be resurrected for just that purpose?.

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  Thought I'd bump this thread, today being National Talk Like A Pirate Day and all.
  
  And for those on your pirate gift list, how about this beauty? And, it's ergonomic...no more carpal tunnel sydrome for our hook-handed friends!
  
  
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  Long Time Bethelites Facing Job Insecurity, Old Age, And Poverty, As Watchtower Corporation Downsizes Due To Years Of Wishful Thinking, Failed Predictions And False Hopes

  by frankiespeakin in

  1. watchtower
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  i think many older ones at bethel have a nagging feeling that these new guys that make up the governing body now at bethel don't really give a rats ass what happens to them and that because of all the failed predictions their future is very bleak as the corporation trims all the fat and sends them on their merry way with little hope of material benifits for all years of slaving for the corporation.. the scenario or fantacy cycle for wishful thinking is: a pattern that recurs in personal lives, in politics, in history and in storytelling.

  when we embark on a course of action which is unconsciously driven by wishful thinking, all may seem to go well for a time, in what may be called the dream stage(1874-1914, 1916-1925, 1925-1975).

  but because this make-believe can never be reconciled with reality, it leads to a frustration stage(1975-2014) as things start to go wrong, prompting a more determined effort to keep the fantasy in being.

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  Wow, williamhconley summed the situation up quite accurately.
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  The Orwells are so naughty! Filthy little apostates we are.

  by Julia Orwell in

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  my husband has started playing violent samurai video games again!

  he's grown a beard!

  he watched lord of the rings!.

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  Love to hear this!
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  1969 "fact": You will never grow old in this present system of things

  by Ding in

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  awake!

  "if you are a young person, you also need to face the fact that you will never grow old in this present system of things.

  because all the evidence in fulfillment of bible prophecy indicates that this corrupt system is due to end in a few years... therefore, as a young person, you will never fulfill any career that this system offers.

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  I was six years old when this article came out. I remember being told I wouldn't graduate high school in this system. I'm now 50, on the downward slide of growing old. So glad I got out of this cult relatively young while still in my 30s.

  I'm curious, has the society ever officially made any comments about this particular article? It seems pretty damning.
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  WTS sending "English teachers" to China?

  by Steve_C in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  hello all, from a newbie.. i haven't been inside a kingdom hall since 1999, so i'm not up to speed with "organizational" stuff.

  i still get curious, though, since my mom and sister are still active witnesses (but don't communicate with me).

  the other day, an old friend from my former congregation (she's the wife in the only family who will still talk with me, even though i was never df'd) came by the house, i assume while making a return visit.

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  This was my very first post (must be feeling retro today). As an update, here's an eye-opening story from an aquaintance of mine who lived in China and was a WTS "English Teacher."
  
  http://www.believermag.com/issues/201302/?read=article_scorah