I don't know any statistics, but we have a close friend who is a native Hawaiian, and he has commented that there are "a lot." That is his perception, FWIW.
AuntBee
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JWs in Hawaii
by Decided ini was using google earth and clicked on the church symbols and there were kingdom halls all over the islands there.
are there a lot of jws there???.
ken p..
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The Watchtower denies that God is Omnipresent
by brotherdan ini was flipping through the newest awake this afternoon and stumbled on an interesting article.
the title is "is god omnipresent?
" this is a pretty basic christian belief, and i thought that the watchtower was on board with it.
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AuntBee
LOL Gayle!!
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Life changing books?
by iamwhoiam inwhat are some books you may have read that have changed your life?.
two of mine are: .
1. tao te ching version by steven mitchell.
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AuntBee
Band on the RUn - Wow, that is fascinating about Madeleine L'Engle! I think all my daughters have read at least one of her books, so i will pass that on to them.
Best Nude Beaches? Hmm, i'll have to order one immediately! ew...
I like Happiness is a Serious Problem by Denis Prager. My favorite book of all time is the Book of Concord, a compilation of the Lutheran Confessions.
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What is the Trinity?
by pirata infrom this thread: http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/204837/2/if-you-could-ask-one-question-to-an-active-jw-to-get-them-to-open-their-mind-about-their-beliefs-what-would-it-be.
dontplaceliterature re: if you could ask one question to an active jw to get them to open their mind about their beliefs, what would it be?posted ~ 14 hours ago (1/18/2011) .
post 63 of 65. since 12/28/2010.
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AuntBee
Our Readers Ask: Does God Have a Beginning?
"As difficult as the concept of God's eternity is to grasp, we cannot dismiss the idea simply because we cannot fully comprehend it. How reasonable is it that we should expect to understand all of God's ways.. There are aspects of Jehovah God and his workings that are too deep for our minds to fathom."
WT, July 1, 2010
In this instance, the idea of "mystery" and aspects of God being incomprehensible are ok, while at the same time Christendom is mocked for believing in the Trinity, because it's beyond our reasoning/comprehension.
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Arizona shooter possible cult connection???
by WingCommander ini was just reading an article about the arizona shooter on abcnews.com and several red flag moments popped up for me.
here is a direct link to the article, page 2 specifically:.
http://abcnews.go.com/us/jared-lee-loughner-family-portrait-isolation/story?id=12587114&page=2.
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AuntBee
That's very interesting, WingCommander. They were interviewing the next door neighbor on the local news last night, and asking the usual questions about the family, the parents, etc. The neighbor i'm sure said they WOULD NOT socialize with the neighbors, would not talk to anyone. He was saying that it was purposeful, rather than just that no one happened to know them.
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Namby-Pambyland boo hoo Drama Queen
by brotherdan inalright guys,.
i'm going to suck up my pride, apologize to those that i offended, promise to not be insulting anymore, and let bygones be bygones.
i know that there will be people here that will make fun of me coming back after such a dramatic exit (i.e.
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AuntBee
so you can all hang at my place. --- What? Are you serious? Gayle and i will be over shortly! (although she can get there faster) hahaha.
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Another way of looking at Matthew 24, short video
by AuntBee inhttp://americanvision.org/3802/matthew-24-a-summary/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed%3a+americanvisionmedia+%28the+gary+demar+show%29.
i was exposed to a mildly apocalyptic atmosphere within evangelicalism, and i really appreciate gary's thoughts on matthew 24. i hope it will be of interest to some of you to hear a completely different perspective.
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AuntBee
I was exposed to a mildly apocalyptic atmosphere within evangelicalism, and i really appreciate Gary's thoughts on Matthew 24. I hope it will be of interest to some of you to hear a completely different perspective.
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Facebook makes people you don't see very often more real
by sabastious insocial networks have their pros and cons, but overall i really enjoy them.
it lets you peer into the window of the lives of people you care about that live too far away to have a regular relationship with.
you still feel connected.. -sab.
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"If they replace real interaction with you, with virtual interaction, how good of a friend are they really? Real friends will still be just as committed to you regardless of facebook. "
Yes, so true, mr. freeze.
OK, i'm the only one with any negative comment about FB. I'll admit i'm outnumbered! LOL. I'll also admit, i was feeling cranky today, maybe i'll like it more tomorrow....
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Facebook makes people you don't see very often more real
by sabastious insocial networks have their pros and cons, but overall i really enjoy them.
it lets you peer into the window of the lives of people you care about that live too far away to have a regular relationship with.
you still feel connected.. -sab.
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AuntBee
That's a good point; i agree! Although i have mixed feelings. I've had the experience of it reducing the amount of more personal contact with some friends. They had some news, and felt they had already told me because they put it on their FB! boo. Previously, they would have emailed or called me. I don't know, i guess i just like having a few more personal, committed friends, rather than like a million virtual friends.
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When jw's tell you how evil the world has become
by carla inask them if they are aware of stories like these?
good news does not make the news.
it doesn't sell.
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AuntBee
That is a great point Carla - Good people don't make the news. Also, in our modern era, with the modern media, we hear every single piece of bad news from every part of the world in all its gory detail, almost instantly. So the 'bad' is constantly before us, much more so than in previous generations.