Also note that the Awake! is released to the community but the KM is not, and for good reasons too!
Greven
Posts by greven
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18Has anyone read Awake Nov 8th 'When loved ones do not share your faith',
by barry inthis artical seems ok to me no mention of shunning, marking etc.
could it be the wt is feeling the heat and changing its policy in respect to shunning of family and friends?
is the awake just as authoritive as the wt and is this artical grounds for a change?
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SCARY: My First Letter From Patterson!
by marriedtodamob inhope my attachment works- i will keep trying or perhaps someone can help me get this official letter posted if i fail...i just got this in the mail .
yesterday and finally opened it today.
i did not write to them!
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greven
That's funny!
I wrote a letter with the same questions and got about the same reply. I noted in my letter that they used to give full citations but that they now give citations like: "Two scolars say..." and "an african newspaper said...".
Their reply was basically the same: 'not enough space' which is strange because the amount of space nver changed, there is still alot of room for footnotes. Interestingly they also cited Paul who quoted a poet but didn't give a reference also...don't remember where it was exactly. I found the excuses given to silly for words....
The fact that a written article represents not the opinion of the writer but that of the society is a cop-out. However it also works against them because they cannot blame the individuals writing the articles when the shit hits the fan!
Greven
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Suggest Some New User Names For Potential Posters
by minimus insince we all know that thousands lurk this site, why not help them get started by suggesting a poster name?
i've heard of some posters regretting the name that they have chosen.
(personally i like minimus
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greven
Beelzebug (that mosquito you hear at night but do not see)
Barfbag
Dubs R us
Tumor
Humpin' Hovah
Burrrning Rubber
The Bad News
Apostate Ass (a cheeky guy)
Nephilim
Original Serpent (lissssp included)
None of the above
Do more!
666
Etc
Witch of Endor
Greven
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The Segmentation Fault of the Soul
by SYN inthe segmentation fault of the soul
christine looked at me, then down again at matty.
?i just don?t know, matty.
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greven
*still thinking*
hmmm not Pratchett...Tom Holt and Douglas Adams comes to mind....but further than that I do not come...so...no chocolate coin for me eh?
Greven
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The Segmentation Fault of the Soul
by SYN inthe segmentation fault of the soul
christine looked at me, then down again at matty.
?i just don?t know, matty.
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greven
hmmm, you mean another character from Pratchett or another writer like Douglas Adams?
*thinking*
Greven (who wants that chocolate coin badly)
ps coin reminds me of ipslore the red that tricks death by transporting himself in his staff, tutoring Coin...(Sourcery)
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Where are we all going.....What happens........?
by ScoobySnax ini watch families crowding around a loved one in hospital whom i'm taking care of who die......sometimes they're old, but that doesn't diminish their pain, still the hurt is palpable.
sometimes they are young, this increases their pain and ours even more.
a death occurs, we feel hopeless, they are distraught beyond belief..... what to say?
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greven
Well Scooby, I am sorry you are in such pain right now :o(
This life is unfair and unkind, it strikes at good people, relentlesly and indiscrimanetly. This is a reason I could never believe in Evolution, a theory with no purpose or reason, Just one generation blundering on to the next, with no hope and an only "live for today" mentality.
Look at the animals: they eat, live reproduce and die, often horribly. Is there a Greater Purpose for them too? Why would we be different? Just because we can reason about something after death?
Remember that Evolution Theory just tries explain how life evolved over a long perod of time. It doesn't answer any questions regarding the purpose or first cause of life. It doesn't rule out God or an afterlife simply because it is not designed to answer those type of questions.
No matter how you look at it we will never know for certain what the purpose of life is or if there is any in the first place! Maybe, just maybe we will find out when we die. Neither science nor religion can answer that with absolute certainty. What we are left with is the only certainty we have: reality. The reality of life can be a cold, cruel one at times, yet can be very fulfilling and joyful at other times. We just have to live with the uncertainty and make the best out of life, for ourselves as much as for others.
Greven
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The Segmentation Fault of the Soul
by SYN inthe segmentation fault of the soul
christine looked at me, then down again at matty.
?i just don?t know, matty.
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greven
Your short stories are really coming along SYN!
Very well written, I sense some Pratchett influence in it but not heavy handed. Very nice! You actually encouraged me to pick up writing too. Something I wanted to do ever since I was mesmerized by books...
Greven
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DOES DOOR 2 DOOR SPREAD GERMS?
by badboy in.
is it only a coincidence but after the visit by jws last sunday, i have a terrible cold.. is door 2 door work spreading germs?
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greven
But that won't stop memes!
Greven
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What is the first song number of the service meeting as listed in the ....
by avishai ini need it for ajw dating site, i saw someone on there i know!
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greven
be aware that it will cost you money though!
Greven
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I thought I was over it .
by jumper inmy name is joel i was raised as a jw, dunked at tweleve years old df 'ed at 17, 19, & 21 and then back in at 24 my father was an elder, my mother was the perfect model of subjection.
four times a week we would all put on our smiles and go to the kingdom hall the book study and out in service.
dressed impecably, and always well prepaired, all seemed as it should be, but at home things were crazy.. im sure that my experance is much like many of yours.
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greven
Welcome jumper!
This is the perfect place to jump around!
A tip: it's not really deprogramming but learning about propaganda techniques and logical fallacies helps to recognize, understand and counteract the methods used to influence people's minds. There is alot on the web, just type 'propaganda' or 'fallacy' into a search engine! Will be illuminating!
Greven