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  Just recieved a mail from an elder

  by bohm in

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  hey, here is a little update on my fade:.

  an elder have been calling me for a couple of weeks now... i didnt answer the phone, and after two weeks he stopped calling.

  i was releaved... until today... i just recieved a mail from the same elder, telling me that he and another elder wants to visit me - he gave a bs reason about them rearranging the groups in the congregation and wrote they were visiting all the puplishers.

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  Hey! thanks all!

  Two beers later and we desided to go with leavingwt's letter - It feels pretty good to be able to write *something* to them so it does not feel like we are being cowards, and we really liked that it kept the 'depressive' option open. Its their move next, so far they have been pretty nice and no turned up unexpectedly, so hopefully this will buy us time.

  As a side note - my girlfriend is reading leavingwt's letter :-). So i guess something good did come out of this ;-).

  -mr/ms Bohm, of the scared sheep-class.
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  Conspiracies thrive in minds open to influence

  by Elsewhere in

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  bottom line: if you are inclined toward conspiracy theories, it's because you are easily influenced.. .

  http://articles.latimes.com/2009/sep/28/opinion/oe-rodriguez28.

  one man's rumor is another man's realitydispelling conspiracy theories and untruths can be difficult when people only hear what they already believe.september 28, 2009|gregory rodriguezjust because you're paranoid doesn't mean that someone's not after you.

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  VII: Point taken. But you still have to proove that the average 9-11 conspiratist can vote ;-).
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  Conspiracies thrive in minds open to influence

  by Elsewhere in

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  bottom line: if you are inclined toward conspiracy theories, it's because you are easily influenced.. .

  http://articles.latimes.com/2009/sep/28/opinion/oe-rodriguez28.

  one man's rumor is another man's realitydispelling conspiracy theories and untruths can be difficult when people only hear what they already believe.september 28, 2009|gregory rodriguezjust because you're paranoid doesn't mean that someone's not after you.

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  VIII: The 9-11 are generally on the left side of the political spectre? i actually thought it was the other way. Perhaps they are pretty apolitical?
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  Just recieved a mail from an elder

  by bohm in

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  hey, here is a little update on my fade:.

  an elder have been calling me for a couple of weeks now... i didnt answer the phone, and after two weeks he stopped calling.

  i was releaved... until today... i just recieved a mail from the same elder, telling me that he and another elder wants to visit me - he gave a bs reason about them rearranging the groups in the congregation and wrote they were visiting all the puplishers.

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  bohm

  Hey, here is a little update on my fade:

  An elder have been calling me for a couple of weeks now... I didnt answer the phone, and after two weeks he stopped calling. I was releaved..

  Until today... I just recieved a mail from the same elder, telling me that he and another elder wants to visit me - he gave a BS reason about them rearranging the groups in the congregation and wrote they were visiting all the puplishers. He want to know which day we can meet. He gave me his number and told me to call him or to send him a text message.

  Right now Im thinking about doing one of two things:

  A) Dont answer the e-mail. Prented Ive never got anything from them.

  B) Answer the mail - propose a date a couple of weeks from now, and then cancel it later.

  Im very shaken right now...I dont want to meet with them, and I dont want to have any contact with them at all. Lying IS an option.

  What would you suggest me to do?

  Love, Miss Bohm
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  THE WITCHTOWER 12/2009: Who is Able to Stand Before "the Ancient of Days?"

  by processor in

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  the december 2009 issue of the witchtower is available for download now.. .

  who is able to stand before the ancient of days?

  how does the prophecy from daniel 7 fulfill right before our eyes?.

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  HEY! this should be on the front page! it is simply golden :-). I am SO exited to learn more about Joshua Ben Josefs experiences!

  The best part was about the restfull odor in the private chambers - i kept thinking about the watchtower article which hinted that the 'inner chambers' was the kingdom halls :-).
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  Fox News: 120% have opinion on climate research

  by Elsewhere in

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  once again fox news shows just how uneducated its staff is.

  http://mediamatters.org/print/blog/200912080002.

  fox news fiddles with climate change pollingdecember 08, 2009 6:47 am et - by simon maloy.

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  Okay Gregor, it is the fact that there is a strong correlation between being a nutjob and denying global warming, for example Saudi Arabia seem to be the guys who beat the 'OMG CLIMATEGATE' drum in copenhagen. Nice bedfellows?

  The worst part is the way they rephrased the question in the graphics. If I was asked in the rasmussen poll, i would have said it was very likely - i mean, you can allways find SOMEONE, i know of several examples of unethical scientists who falsify data to support research. The poll makes it sound like you believe there is a general tendency to cheat, which is an entirely different thing.

  If a 607 appolegist came on here and showed the kind of interlectual dishonesty we would all be laughing at him right now and if HE told YOU when you called BS on some mangled statistics he posted, and he said that you were just being aggressive, you would properly be as impressed as i am right now.
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  Try adding criticism to JW's on Wikipedia and see what happens

  by digderidoo in

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  has anyone else tried to add criticism to jehovah's witnesses on wikipedia, only to see it get edited out with a few hours?.

  try it and see how quick it will get removed.

  makes you wonder who's watching.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/jehovah%27s_witnesses.

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  wikipedia has a pretty harsh edit policy. i have had an article about a certain formulation of hamiltonian mechanics removed because it was not relevant enough (even if it was true). Generally, if a new poster tries to add or remove something to an existing article, it is not going to stay there.

  If you think you can add something to the article about jw, eschatology etc, DOCUMENT IT and read bestys link to go through the proper chanels. I very much doubt the article on wikipedia is written by someone who was remotely pro-jw, imho it is pretty damn accurate.
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  buying "releasing the bonds" online

  by bohm in

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  okay, with fear of sounding like a complete idiot: i am trying to buy "releasing the bonds" online.

  the link on stevens site to ebay is dead, and on amazon.com i can only find this edition: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/asin/0967068800/ref=nosim/christianministr, which is hardcover and very expensive.

  i have also tried a couple of other book sellers, but no luck - i can only find a very expensive version of the hardcover edition.. does any of you know where i can buy it online (somewhere with overseas shipping).. i think its a bit strange it has gone out of print allready, i thought it was pretty popular - a guy on amazon write that scientology is behind it, but i somehow doubt that is the case.. .

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  leavingwt, blondie: NICE! thanks for the links.

  OTWO: Thats where i found it originally, but my gf want to paint in it (or something like that) so she want her own edition.
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  "Autobiography of a Died-Again Christian"

  by leavingwt in

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  i enjoyed a number of the points in this essay.

  dr. jaco gericke's deconversion story: "autobiography of a 'died-again' christian<snippets>.

  it was a little late in the day, however, when i realised that studying theology can be a downright dangerous business for any believer.

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  interesting story. I would have liked it if he had given some specific details of what problems, areas of research he ran into when he studied theology that became impossible to overcome from an appolectic perspective.
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  buying "releasing the bonds" online

  by bohm in

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  okay, with fear of sounding like a complete idiot: i am trying to buy "releasing the bonds" online.

  the link on stevens site to ebay is dead, and on amazon.com i can only find this edition: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/asin/0967068800/ref=nosim/christianministr, which is hardcover and very expensive.

  i have also tried a couple of other book sellers, but no luck - i can only find a very expensive version of the hardcover edition.. does any of you know where i can buy it online (somewhere with overseas shipping).. i think its a bit strange it has gone out of print allready, i thought it was pretty popular - a guy on amazon write that scientology is behind it, but i somehow doubt that is the case.. .

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  bohm

  Okay, with fear of sounding like a complete idiot: I am trying to buy "Releasing the bonds" online. The link on stevens site to ebay is dead, and on amazon.com i can only find this edition: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0967068800/ref=nosim/christianministr, which is hardcover and very expensive. I have also tried a couple of other book sellers, but no luck - i can only find a very expensive version of the hardcover edition.

  Does any of you know where i can buy it online (somewhere with overseas shipping).

  I think its a bit strange it has gone out of print allready, i thought it was pretty popular - a guy on amazon write that scientology is behind it, but i somehow doubt that is the case.

  mr/ms Bohm