Topics Started by HB

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Church can be fun...
by HB in
1. social
2. humour
fact is often funnier than fiction.

if you haven't seen this clip before, it should make you laugh:.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtppqotw3q0.
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UK / USA opinion poll
by HB in
1. social
2. current
not sure - uk25% usa 11%.

yes it is a sin - uk 5% usa 33%.

yes it is a sin - uk 13% usa 40% .
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JWs at the door
by HB in
1. jw
2. experiences
yesterday, my 23 year old son mark was the only one in our house and was just drying off after a shower when the front doorbell rang.

he was expecting a friend to arrive, so he pulled on a pair of underpants and went to open the door and let his friend in, only to find two sweet-looking, demurely dressed middle aged jw ladies on the doorstep holding magazines.

mark was not particularly embarrassed, but the ladies were visibly taken aback by his appearance and were speechless for a couple of seconds.
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Horoscopes/star signs
by HB in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
a friend who is an intelligent high-flying business woman is going through a relationship break-up and is also recovering from breast cancer.

she is not religious but has been turning to 'new-age' beliefs to try to help her cope, (she has visited a numerologist and had her palm read).

she has just sent me an email with a description of 12 different personalities based on star signs.
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The Wrath of the Almighty
by HB in
1. social
2. humour
a very bad "groan" joke....... there was a painter named wayne who was very interested in making a penny where he could, so he often thinned down his paint to make it go a wee bit further.. .

as it happened, he got away with this for some time, but eventually the local baptists decided to do a big restoration job on the outside of their large church building.. .

wayne put in a bid, and, because his price was reasonable, he got the job.
3
Death for Islamic apostates
by HB in
1. social
2. current
i know this board is focused on jw issues, but one or two people may be interested in an article on the bbc website, which discusses the attitudes to apostacy in the islamic religion.

here is a quick overview:.

the penalty for leaving islam or converting to another religion is death.
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The chemistry of Hell
by HB in
1. social
2. humour
as i am a relative newcomer, i don't know what has been posted before so i apologise if you've already seen this....... .

hell explained by a chemistry student.

the following is an actual question given on a university ofwashington chemistry mid term.. .
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Will the logic and science of this world apply on Paradise Earth?
by HB in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i feel a little stupid asking this question as i don't for one millisecond believe there is any possibility of a future paradise on earth, but i'm trying to work out how the people who do believe it visualise it and expect it to be.

i suppose it's pointless to expect believers to have rational answers about such an irrational concept, but i'm trying to understand their thinking.

(being a complete newcomer to all things jw, i am learning a lot of fascinating stuff from this website.
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Patriotism?
by HB in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i added a couple of questions i would like to know the answers to in a topic that has now become buried on the back-list, so as they haven't been picked up i am trying again by starting a new topic.

(if the forum administrator is reading this, would it not be better to use the common system that if new posts are added to old topics, they jump to the head of the list?

sorry if i am going over old ground but i am new here.).
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JW policy on Girl Guides and Scouts?
by HB in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i have come to this forum on the recommendation of an ex jehovah's witness who has been very helpful.

although he has given me some useful information, he suggested i post my question on here too to see what others have to say.

being new, i am not sure if i have chosen the right topic heading but if not forgive me!.