Posts by Hmmm

In 1962, John F Kennedy hosted a dinner at the White House for Nobel Prize winners. He said, "I think this is the most extraordinary collection of talent, of human knowledge, that has ever been gathered together at the White House, with the possible exception of when Thomas Jefferson dined alone."

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brown

by obiwan in

i e-mailed bill yesterday about his hearing and he said that after the.

elders found out that he would be coming with about 20 other witnesses.

the canceled the meeting and then tried to give him a 24 hour notice.

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I would die laughing if JR Brown was really Silentlambs.

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How does this work? Its weird!

by Cassiline in

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friends

this is weird, how does it work????.

http://us.f1.yahoofs.com/groups/g_7045035/150.jpg?bc7ydt9as_ol0zyq.

c. when the pain of being where we are, becomes greater than our fear of letting go...we will risk and heal and grow.

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How does it work?

While you're busy staring at a computer monitor for a while, they sneak in and paste a picture of Jesus on your wall... and steal your VCR

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Cro-Magnons, Neandrathals&Clan of the Cave ...

by patio34 in

has anyone read jean auel's books starting with clan of the cave bear?

i had never read them when they were popular, being a good dub and all.

just started the 1st and am fascinated with the premise.

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West of Eden was part of a Trilogy. I think it ended with Winter In Eden. Pretty interesting, but three books was stretching it.

I saw a spot on TV recently about CM and ND coexisting. IIRC, they posited that there was violence between the two groups because they found CM skulls with holes in them.

I think they also said that CM looked very similar to HS, but you'd be able to pick them out of a lineup.

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brown

by obiwan in

i e-mailed bill yesterday about his hearing and he said that after the.

elders found out that he would be coming with about 20 other witnesses.

the canceled the meeting and then tried to give him a 24 hour notice.

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obiwan,

In 12 years you have not made any friends outside? I would guess not; probably because you felt guilty and had plans of 'someday' going back.

I spent years in the same kind of self-imposed limbo. Not wanting to go back, but not being able to fully leave (complete with worldly friends) because I still thought it was The Truth. What helped me was research on the Internet. After the painful process of admitting that I'd given my life to a lie, it wasn't hard to start living life again.

Along the lines of Sister Prisca's comment (I feel like I'm at the Hall), I think you need to decide for yourself whether you believe that JWs have The Truth. Once you do that, then you can tackle the family situation--from inside or outside, depending on your conclusions.

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Blood Transfusions and Pedophilia

by Lee Elder in

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friends

ajwrb was approached early on about working together on these issues.

we took a hard look and opted out for ethical and pragmatic reasons.

though the issues share a common thread (child abuse), they have to be approached in different ways.

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nancee park,

This is what Lee said:

However, through careful analysis we have been able to construct solid arguments that resulted in the WTS losing the blood debate in the medical ethics community. This was a victory for AJWRB but it will take years for this to filter down through the other medical communities.

He never claimed a universal victory--just one step down a long road. Also, to say he "won't take it to the public" reads things into his statement that simply are not there. Have you read the AJWRB web site?

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If You Can't Face A Witness Funeral Again..

by Englishman in

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friends

i posted recently about how i attended a humanist funeral for my pal knocker john.

no prayers, no hymns, just a natural goodbye that, in itself, contained a healing element that somewhat counteracted our feelings of grief.. then i think back to the funeral of my dad in the 80s.

it was, quite simply, nothing more than a commercial for the witness religion.

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Tough one.

If the PO is not a hardcase, would he be amenable to toning things down a little? He won't completely get rid of the commercial aspect of a JW funeral, but he might be able to set a more respectful and tolerant tone toward you and your brother.

Maybe if he knows you just want a remembrance of your mum, he won't cry that to let you say a few words would be inviting the demunz in. That always cracked me up. Like a whole horde of demons are waiting outside the door, but need a smurf doll or garage-sale lampshade to invite them in. But I digress.

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