Dead Poets Society. -- Not about religion or cults , per se, but about boys from very wealthy families, whose families functioned as a mini-cult. Their lives were completely planned out, and they weren't allowed to become/find their real selves. A new teacher comes who challenges them to "seize the day", even though it will rock the boat big time. I've watched it a few times. -- Great quotes from SHakespeare and other classic poets throughout.
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Recomend movies for ex JWs?
by highdose ini would be interested, these might be inspiring movies or maybe movies that we were never allowed to watch as jws?.
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Hit and Run Convention Invite!
by AuntBee indoorbell rings, nicely dressed young woman doesn't even look me in the eye, quickly says "we're passing these out in the neighborhood to invite you to an event at the tucson community center", and scampers off before i even knew what hit me!
she reminded me more of someone who was hired by a business to pass out flyers, rather than a deeply religious person that cares about me or my destiny.
wow, it was borderline kind of rude, i thought..
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Emerged - Yes, i got that impression. And knowing from this forum, some about the mindset/pressures she has undoubtedly faced, my heart does go out to her.
Another interesting aspect, is that i just very recently covered my own neighborhood with pamphlets detailing the less appealing/known JW doctrines, as well as a sheet with the news release about the recent death of Joshua in the UK, with his photo and a short explanation about the blood doctrine. So, i wonder if that was impacting their reception today?
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Hit and Run Convention Invite!
by AuntBee indoorbell rings, nicely dressed young woman doesn't even look me in the eye, quickly says "we're passing these out in the neighborhood to invite you to an event at the tucson community center", and scampers off before i even knew what hit me!
she reminded me more of someone who was hired by a business to pass out flyers, rather than a deeply religious person that cares about me or my destiny.
wow, it was borderline kind of rude, i thought..
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Doorbell rings, nicely dressed young woman doesn't even look me in the eye, quickly says "We're passing these out in the neighborhood to invite you to an event at the Tucson COmmunity Center", and scampers off before i even knew what hit me! She reminded me more of someone who was hired by a business to pass out flyers, rather than a deeply religious person that cares about me or my destiny. Wow, it was borderline kind of rude, i thought.
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Frugal Ideas for a Beautiful but Inexpensive Wedding!
by StAnn inas i've proclaimed so loudly, my oldest son is getting married next year.
we have a small budget (about $5k) and they want a wedding with three bridesmaids, three groomsmen, and a catered reception.
thus far, my son is going to load his ipod with music.
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My daughter got married in October, and one thing that saved people a lot was that the bridesmaids bought their own dresses. She just told them what color to buy. Groomsmen bought their own pants and shirts (matching colors), and vests/ties were rented. I think this is an idea that's catching on, rather than spending hundreds, or asking others to, on ridiculous dresses they'll never wear again. -- WE found cute stuff for favors, those boxes of going away bubbles, etc, at the DOLLAR store; i kid you not! :) Good luck. Personally i love smaller weddings, that aren't huge productions or displays of wealth. Where family and freinds help, i think it was really special.
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My G'Daughter Made the Dance/Flag Team!
by snowbird inshe's 17 and a rising senior.. she came by last evening to show me her uniform and perform a dance routine.. she looked so cute; she's very petite - weighs about 98 pounds, i believe.. her mama, whom i refused to allow to participate in extracurricular activities, is bursting with pride.. the dance team will be marching and performing at all civic events and football games.. i will try to post pictures.. syl.
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Congrats! Is that the group that does routines with the marching band? THey're very cool! :) Some of their routines at our kids' high school were pretty amazing and complicated. You'll have a ton of fun going to watch her.
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DVD "JW's Faith In Action, part 1 Out of Darkness" Omits! Omits! Omits!
by Wasanelder Once ini've been watching the new dvd and it is a bull fest about russell.
i haven't even gotten half way and they already excluded one very important bit of information.
you'll recall that russell "lost" his faith and "turning away from church creeds and searching for truth, russell examined some leading oriental religions, only to find these unsatisfying".
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Cabasilas you have a pm.
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This Week's Article - Young People's Baptism
by jgnat inthis is the first study article from the april 15, 2010 watchtower, titled "young people - strengthen your desire to serve jehovah.
" i hit paragraph four and i just had to pause to comment.
i am pretty darn sure this is a softening of the jehovah's witness stance regarding the appropriate age for baptism.
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I did not see the baptism at the DC in my city, but they announced on Sunday that there were 41 baptized. I think the attendance was around 5,200.
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Audio: Generation teaching as explained at the San Diego District Convention 05-30-2010
by kurtbethel inthis is an excerpt from the final talk of the day, "remain in the secret place of the most high".
i looked around as this explanation was being offered up, and the looks on the faces of people there was mostly disinterest.
this is a very convoluted explanation that reminds me of someone running a con and trying to cobble together an explanation to deal with legitimate objections to their false claims.. http://www.sendspace.com/file/dodp4w.
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Kurtbethel - I heard the talk also at another DC. I got the feeling that the speaker himself was a bit uncomfortable, as though he wasn't even buying it himself. Did you get that impression at all? On the other hand, i realize all the speakers kind of sound like that, so emotionless, no inflection, etc, like they are bored with the whole thing. So i may be reading into it.
He said in his intro, "We're going to just glance at that a little bit, because some of the brothers have had just a little difficulty putting it together. It's a little bit of an adjusted understanding, and then some clarification of that adjustment. "
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Which talk is the one on "Generation" ?
by AuntBee inis it the last one on sunday called "remain in the secret place of the most high" ?
it's not apparent from the titles.
thanks..
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Is it the last one on Sunday called "Remain in the Secret Place of the Most High" ? It's not apparent from the titles. thanks.
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Antitypes / Greater fulfillments - Where does this concept come from? Is there a biblical basis for it?
by Psychotic Parrot ini've been discussing this recently with my dub family & would like some more information on the subject as i'm not all that well informed on it at present.
i'm not a believer in the divinity of the bible, but i do respect those who feel that bible helps them in their lives.
however, those who claim that certain ancient prophecies will have a greater / larger fulfillment in modern times puzzle me.
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If you can make up your own "antitypes" or "Greater fulfillments" , where does it all end? Better to stick to the ones that Scripture clearly states. -- I've just been reading about David Koresh and Waco, and he also did a lot of this. Of course it was he himself, who was the antitype, the ultimate fulfillment of this and that. wow.