Lillith26

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  Who Do You Think The Most Positive Influential Person Of All Time Is?

  by minimus in

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  do you have a personal favorite as to being the most influential and positive person that you appreciate?.

  some say fdr and martin luther king or churchill should be credited for making the world a better place.. some think al gore's enviromental crusades make him a leader.

  some love obama for trying to set the world into a more positive direction.. who would you say made a truly meaningful positive impression on you?.

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  The Dali Lama
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  Information that I'm compelled to Impart!

  by ldrnomo in

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  i like ben franklin and i like wine.. .

  wine and water.

  to my friends who enjoy a glass of wine... .

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  After 3 yrs, 2 mos......MY WIFE HAS AWAKENED!!! JOIN US IN A TOAST!

  by Open mind in

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  words fail me.. .

  om & wife!.

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  Congratulations!!

  can we expect to see Mrs Open Mind joining the forum soon?
  
  
  
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  social outcasts, or possible geniuses, is it really so bad to be 'different'? (Asperger's & Autism)

  by Adalwolfa in

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  i've posted this already under another topic but thought to do it again and maybe open up an honest discussion.. my son has been diagnosed with asperger's syndrome or borderline autism.

  since then i've read just about anything i could lay my hands on.

  the thing is he is very bright but doesn't mix very well socially.

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  Untill I joined this forum I had never heard of Asperger's, I learn something new every day, I am very familiar with dyslexia as many in my family are dyslexic.

  Thankyou for the information you have posted, I have booked marked for further reading

  Welcome again.

  Lillith
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  social outcasts, or possible geniuses, is it really so bad to be 'different'? (Asperger's & Autism)

  by Adalwolfa in

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  i've posted this already under another topic but thought to do it again and maybe open up an honest discussion.. my son has been diagnosed with asperger's syndrome or borderline autism.

  since then i've read just about anything i could lay my hands on.

  the thing is he is very bright but doesn't mix very well socially.

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  Hello Adalwolfa... welcome to the forum...

  I agree with what your saying, they dont to be changed or be 'fixed'- it's us that need to change our understanding and attitudes towards Asperger's syndrome and Autism....

  I thought Albert Einstein had dyslexia?http://www.einsteinmontessori.com/ems.php?category=about_albert_einstein
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  Question for believers: How does God set priorities?

  by sir82 in

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  while waiting for the bus yesterday, i overheard (wasn't trying - but due to his volume, impossible to avoid) a guy on his cell phone talking to someone about his likely imminent dismissal from his employment.. but he then went on to say that he had full confidence that god would take care of him, and he wasn't worried at all about finding new employment.. then i got home, watched the news, and found out that 4 million kenyans are in danger of starving to death because of a year-long drought there.. so i got to thinking - how exactly does god set priorities?.

  the guy at the bus stop is not the first christian i've heard express his confidence that god chooses to intervene and help in the lives of individual believers.

  he saves them from car wrecks, he helps them find jobs, he lends some sort of invisible emotional support to help them cope with the death of a child, and so on.. on the other hand, millions of people suffer excruciating pain for months or years before finally dying covered in mud with flies crawling on them - no relief from god in sight.. why does god help one middle-aged guy who's never been hungry in his life find a new job in time so that he doesn't miss his $3000 mortgage payment, but not send a little rain to help a land where millions of people are already living in misery and filth?.

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  So I got to thinking - how exactly does God set priorities?......

  Why does God help one middle-aged guy who's never been hungry in his life find a new job in time so that he doesn't miss his $3000 mortgage payment, but not send a little rain to help a land where millions of people are already living in misery and filth?.....

  These are some fantastic questions- and it's great that we have the oppertunity to ask them.... out of respect for the beliefs of other members of this board who I highly respect as people- I seek only to answer your first post Sir82... it is not my intention at all to discredit the validity of anyone elses responses.......

  As a Deist of sorts I am 99.9% a believer in a divine creator, I call this 'creator' natures god, (i will not for the sake of space on this tread go into extreme detail as per my idea of what or whom exactly god is to me, this is of no importance to the questions at hand).

  No two deist believe the exact same things, but most agree that god as you know him/her/it to be, does not interven with his/her/it's creation, the wheels were made and set into motion (so to speak), and left to run their course........

  To quote a friend of mine ;

  "I believe that describing God's non-interfence in his creation is just a way for some to put Deism down. Abandonment sounds negetive, as though the Deist God is indifferent or uncaring. This universe doesnt need intervention. It has everything it needs. Only a poorly-concieved or poorly-made creation would need to be constanly tinkered with to keep it functioning."- CClendenen.

  So how do we reconcile our belief that God is caring if so many around us are sufferring? I have a few words as quoted from the Dali Lama to share in that regard;

  "We live very close together. So, our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can not help them, at least dont hurt them."- Dali Lama

  We as a species have evolved past the 'fight or flight' instincts of our primative/humble beginnings... included in our physical evolution is also our social evolution. One such evolution is the 'Ethic of Reciprocity'- the 'golden rule', the 'do unto others', 'harm none' that is the core message of most religions today.... Various religions have played a huge part in our social evolution from 'hunters and gathers' to modern homosapien sapiens..... but at some point, we as a species will hopefully evlove past our myths and folklaws of old, into an enlightened and more socially tolerant species....

  I would not be a Deist of sorts if I didn't end this post with a quote from Thomas Paine, a classic quote from a movement started in the 17th century that has also evolved past the "I'm right your wronge- na nee na nee na na" stage, into a more tolerant and repectfull 'culture/life style of sorts... one day our revealed religious counterparts may too also evolve past this stage and stop clinging to false prophets and myths and folklaws, but I digress....

  "The creation is the bible of the Deist. He there reads, in the handwriting of the creator himself, the certainty of his existance and the immutability of his power, and all other bibles and testaments are to him forgeries."- Thomas Paine.
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  "Studies" are allowed to give talks?????

  by Joshnaz in

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  my sister who is a active jw texted me today to let me know that her boyfriend who is "studying" is going to give his first talk a week from this wednesday.

  i always thought you had to be a publisher to speak on stage.

  oh ya, not to mention he still smokes cigaretts.

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  I was a 'study' but not allowed to actually join the TMS while I was still a smoker........... I kept the fags... was the lesser of two evils..... No.. the rules have not changed, but if her cong is desperate for males then I could see them "condoning" his smoking for now...... but he would be expected to quit before his baptism......
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  Australian BBQ etiquette

  by Mattieu in

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  bbq rules.

  we are about to enter the bbq season.

  therefore it is important to refresh.

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  I think we need a new thread to round up the Aussies for this and get some plans happening!
  
  
  
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  Sisters crying in the kitchen/lobby

  by highdose in

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  years ago i was at the revamp of a kingdom hall.

  one of the sisters told me that since they got rid of the kitchen it was so much better, becuase there were always sisters out there crying!

  and now they have no place to go, so they just have to stay in the hall and listen to the meeting!.

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  and i thought people only cried in church at funerals???? arnt they suppost to be a happy place of worship????? I suppose, I'd cry too If I ever had sit through another meeting..... some of the studys are so depressing.... and the stares you get from some......

  I do remember seeing some really 'upset' faces in the KH the night they studied the bit in the appendix of the 'Remain in Joho's love' book about "how to treat a disfellowshipped person"- way to dredge up hurtfull memories and guilt people into treating others like crap! at the WTB!!!!! just

  that place is soooo messed up!
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  Australian BBQ etiquette

  by Mattieu in

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  bbq rules.

  we are about to enter the bbq season.

  therefore it is important to refresh.

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  The finest Australian Wine- I'll just duck 20kms down the road to where the fabulous Yellow Tail is made ......

  We so need to have an Aussie Apostafest soon.... What are ya's all doing over new year????????