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  OK

  by Andy C in

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  you believe in god or not?

  why?

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  hemp lover

  "I'd rather live my life a slave to rules created by man by the authority of a non-existent invisible being and die and find out I wasted my life

  Than live as if there isn't one and die and face this assumedly loving, forgiving Being who should certainly understand my scepticism."

  That second line reminds me of how I was finally able to let go of the JW religion. I was df'ed for two years before reading "Crisis of Conscience," all the while thinking I would die at the Big A. But then it hit me: if God exists, then He is so much bigger and beyond comprehension than I've been lead to believe and He certainly understands why I can't be in this religion.

  And if the JWs are His "chosen people", then I want no part of that god. I'll take whatever's coming to me, either way.
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  USA FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS

  by SWALKER in

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  the colts just beat the chiefs!

  i'd like to see peyton manning win a super bowl ring!

  swalker.

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  Vince Young rocks. (Hook 'em, Horns!) He's fun to watch. I like it when quarterbacks can actually take a hit now and then and not do the curled up, feet first slide when they run the ball.
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  USA FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS

  by SWALKER in

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  the colts just beat the chiefs!

  i'd like to see peyton manning win a super bowl ring!

  swalker.

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  One freakin' point...jeez. What really sucks is that if Romo hadn't fumbled the ball after he botched the field goal attempt, he might have had a first down. And what also sucks is that was most likely Seattle's last win of the season and I kinda like them.

  But what doesn't suck is that since I lived half of my life in Illinois, I still have a team alive. Go Bears! (Griese, not Grossman, please.)

  Isn't it funny how who you root for usually depends on where you were born/live? I have players I like to watch (Jeremy Shockey, anyone?), but I would never root for the Giants over Dallas or Chicago.
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  Tragic Bush Administration Failure

  by DebSmithLopez in

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  up here, in the northern plains, we just recovered from a historic event--- may i even say a "weather event" of "biblical proportions" with a historic blizzard of up to 44" inches of snow and winds to 90 mph that broke trees in half, knocked down utility poles, stranded hundreds of motorists in lethal snow banks, closed all roads, isolated scores of communities and cut power to 10's of thousands.. .

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  george bush did not come.. .

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  Emma is correct. The original post is taken from an email that started circulating in 2005. Later versions started up again last year with the name of the state changed from South Dakota to Michigan and people pulled it out again for the Denver blizzard.

  http://www.snopes.com/katrina/soapbox/dakota.asp

  Nice job, "Deb".
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  "Apocalypto" Ain't religion great?

  by Gregor in

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  haven't seen the movie but i understand it grapically depicts human sacrifice.

  i believe the movie attributes the practice of cutting out the victims heart atop a mayan pyramid by a mayan high priest.

  if i remember my history, the mayans didn't do this, it was the aztecs.

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  From what I've read, everything he did was for real, though I'm sure he had a safety harness on for that one. I noticed they included his name in the opening credits, even though he was only in it for ten minutes or so.
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  "Apocalypto" Ain't religion great?

  by Gregor in

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  haven't seen the movie but i understand it grapically depicts human sacrifice.

  i believe the movie attributes the practice of cutting out the victims heart atop a mayan pyramid by a mayan high priest.

  if i remember my history, the mayans didn't do this, it was the aztecs.

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  "One of the best chase sequences I've seen in a long time was the one in beggining of the current Bond movie Casino Royale." That guy was amazing. He's a free runner (had no idea this was an actual sport) who tackles rough terrain with incredible grace.
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  American Economy Going Strong ! Thank God !

  by DebSmithLopez in

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  must be god's blessing.. stock market is up triple digits in spite of the new, democratically-controlled, congress.. .

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  My portfolio is up 23k last year thanks to the US economy and the stock market.

  Zeroday

  I know this is none of my business, but I'm curious. Does the $23k include your 2006 contributions? If not, I'd like your stockbroker's number.

  Also, $23k could be an amazing growth for one year or it could be so-so, depending on how much you started with. I would think percentage would be a better way to measure.
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  Tragic Bush Administration Failure

  by DebSmithLopez in

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  up here, in the northern plains, we just recovered from a historic event--- may i even say a "weather event" of "biblical proportions" with a historic blizzard of up to 44" inches of snow and winds to 90 mph that broke trees in half, knocked down utility poles, stranded hundreds of motorists in lethal snow banks, closed all roads, isolated scores of communities and cut power to 10's of thousands.. .

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  george bush did not come.. .

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  Where is this "deb" person, seems to me like "sinis" has taken over as her spokesperson. Maybe the same person?

  I was wondering that myself. "Deb" claims to have forgotten her previous posting name as well. Yeah, right. "She" reminds me of some of the neocons who used to post here. Welcome back, whoever you really are. Oh, and I read and heard about the blizzard on all of the news outlets listed. If memory serves, the governors of both Illinois and Missouri were working on getting federal aid by declaring as many counties as possible to be disaster areas.
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  American Economy Going Strong ! Thank God !

  by DebSmithLopez in

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  must be god's blessing.. stock market is up triple digits in spite of the new, democratically-controlled, congress.. .

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  DebSmithLopez: "Stock market is up triple digits in spite of the new, Democratically-controlled, Congress." Actually, the Dow closed up 11 points yesterday. Did you read the article you posted?
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  WHO'S 40 OR NEARLY 40!!!!!

  by bubble in

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  hi everybody and happy new year.

  2007 is the year i turn 40, in fact in exactly one month's time to be precise.. i've noted that a lot of people on jwd are a similar age to me.

  i think it's because it takes us this long to pluck up the courage to finally leave the borg.. i need to know how turning 40 makes you feel.

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  hemp lover

  My thoughts exactly.