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  Which online school do you recommend?

  by asilentone in

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  it is hard for me to choose which one.

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  I_am_an_idiot

  Let me start with a warning, check to make sure the online school is fully accreditted. There are many online universities that say they are accredited, and they might be, with some odd international accreditation, but it is of no use in the U.S.

  In choosing an online university you might want to consider cost and/or the reputation of the university in the business world.

  Here is some research I did when choosing an online university on pricing (all prices are per credit hour):

  First, two schools with great reputation that are traditional universities, but offer online class work:

  University of Massachusets - $314

  Penn State - $446

  University of North Texas - $211

  The rest are online universities:

  Kaplan - $353

  University of Phoenix - $325

  Ashford - $262 to $337

  Aspen - $250

  Butler - $190

  The pricing is in case you current employer pays for tuition.

  Good luck with your degree pursuit.
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  Last words of executed offenders (Texas)

  by I_am_an_idiot in

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  you can now read the last words of executed offenders in texas.. how well do you know a person from what it is written?

  follow this and test yourself:.

  step 1: read the last statement first.

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  I_am_an_idiot

  Actually, out of the 376 offenders on that list:

  Blacks = 133 offenders

  White = 185 offenders

  Hispanic = 57 offenders

  So the answer to your question is YES.
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  Last words of executed offenders (Texas)

  by I_am_an_idiot in

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  you can now read the last words of executed offenders in texas.. how well do you know a person from what it is written?

  follow this and test yourself:.

  step 1: read the last statement first.

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  I_am_an_idiot

  Yeah, I know what you mean. Did you try it the way I described?

  What did you feel about the person when you read his statement, and what did you feel about him after reading the crime and viewing his photograph?
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  Last words of executed offenders (Texas)

  by I_am_an_idiot in

  1. social
  2. current

  you can now read the last words of executed offenders in texas.. how well do you know a person from what it is written?

  follow this and test yourself:.

  step 1: read the last statement first.

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  I_am_an_idiot

  You can now read the last words of executed offenders in Texas.

  How well do you know a person from what it is written? Follow this and test yourself:

  STEP 1: Read the last statement first. (After reading what do you feel about the person?)

  STEP 2: After this, then read the Offender Information where it describes his crime and has his picture.

  I did this with many of these, and I felt a chilly sensation. Sometimes the words don't match the person at all when you compare it to their actions and photograph.

  http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/stat/executedoffenders.htm
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  thirdwitness—Can you Scripturally support JW dogma?

  by AuldSoul in

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  2. friends

  thirdwitness,.

  my father, who sat on his first judicial committee when he was 17 and has been and "elder" ever since, couldn't provide scriptures to support some very basic teachings of jehovah's witnesses.

  our current circuit overseer could not either.

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  I_am_an_idiot

  I do see your point. I think there is a problem with the "if it's not in the scriptures you can't tell us to do it" reasoning. In the first century, the elders and apostles did or added certain things that were not previously in the scriptures. The letters from Paul are an example. I know you don't believe in it any longer, but reasoning that from a JW perspective, Jehovah has assigned the Faithful and Discreet Slave over all his interests on earth, then he would logically permit them or allow them the power to giver direction on things not exactly touched on by the scriptures.

  That being said, I do see how it could get out of hand and how you could reason the way you do when you don't agree with their instructions.
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  thirdwitness—Can you Scripturally support JW dogma?

  by AuldSoul in

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  2. friends

  thirdwitness,.

  my father, who sat on his first judicial committee when he was 17 and has been and "elder" ever since, couldn't provide scriptures to support some very basic teachings of jehovah's witnesses.

  our current circuit overseer could not either.

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  I_am_an_idiot

  Finally-Free: No, not a coincidence. Give yourself an applause.

  AuldSoul: Somethings might not be in the scriptures but they are common sence. For example: having accurate knowledge before baptism is just common sence. How can you make such an important and spiritual decision without having knowledge?
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  thirdwitness—Can you Scripturally support JW dogma?

  by AuldSoul in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  thirdwitness,.

  my father, who sat on his first judicial committee when he was 17 and has been and "elder" ever since, couldn't provide scriptures to support some very basic teachings of jehovah's witnesses.

  our current circuit overseer could not either.

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  I_am_an_idiot

  I'm a bit confused about this thread.

  Can you clarify? Are you questioning that Witnesses require baptism or why they require knowledge of the scriptures before being baptised?
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  Class-Questions for JW's

  by Emma in

  1. watchtower
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  a woman i work with is going to a class at her church on how to talk to jw's.

  i told her one question to ask when they come knocking is if jesus is their mediator since most dubs don't know he isn't according to their own teachings.. any other simple questions one might ask?.

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  I_am_an_idiot

  The question can be answered and the scriptures provided, but will you recognize the truth? Will you accept the answers or scuff at them? Will you ignore the answers because they don't conform with you? Will you discredit the one answering because to accept the answers would mean you have to accept to be wrong?
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  PROOF JESUS DIED ON A CROSS

  by Mary in

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  warning: some might find the descriptions here disturbing.

  even though there is overwhelming evidence that jesus died on a cross and not an upright state, the organization still stubbornly clings to this feeble idea, siting of course, the ridiculous notion that, because the cross was a 'pagan symbol', jesus couldn't have died on it.

  as if the romans gave a damn that the cross was pagan.

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  I_am_an_idiot

  Interesting read, but...

  This is why the convicts would get a nail hammered into their feet. Although it was painful, the person could support themselves on that nail (look up the size of nails used). After hours of suffering this way, the Roman custom was to break their legs so they could no longer support their bodies and thus as your medical journal points out, they would die faster.
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  Sting Rays Being Slaughtered and Mutilated in Irwin backlash

  by Crumpet in

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  2. current

  http://uk.news.yahoo.com/12092006/140/irwin-backlash-stingrays-slaughtered.html.

  at least 10 stingrays have been found dead and mutilated on australia's eastern coast since crocodile hunter steve irwin was killed by one of the animals last week.

  the killings have prompted fears of "revenge attacks" against the normally docile fish.

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  I_am_an_idiot

  Sounds like what apostates do. Blame all Witnesses because of what one or two have done to them.

  Who are the real idiots now?