Wow, quite an anti-rape strategy.
Posts by jack2
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29Rapist Dies the Hard Way!!!!
by hawkaw inwhat can i say ...... except i felt a little "strained" after reading it.. hawk.
http://www.herald.co.zw/index.php?id=15884&pubdate=2002-11-07.
woman (50) kills would-be rapist .
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UN Vote Unanimous for USA-UK
by Amazing ineven syria voted against iraq by voting for the un resolution.
wow!
and china did not abstain as they have in the past ... the full 15 member sercurity council gave the usa/uk what they want ... while there are no automatic military triggers, the resolution does allow for unilateral action by member states if iraq continues "material breach" which is significant language in un speak.
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jack2
The fact that Syria got on board surprised me; it's quite a statement from the Arab sector that Saddam's WMD stockpile must be eliminated.
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Top Five Forbidden Watchtower Subjects
by metatron inif you are an 'old timer' and wonder why the watchtower and awake.
magazines are so bland and lacking in content, it may come as no surprize.
to you that it's often because a number of topics are 'off limits'.. that is, certain subjects are so troublesome to the watchtower leadership.
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jack2
Good post Met, and interesting (and funny) replies.
I'd tend to agree about the seeming phasing out of certain subject matter. And, I wonder if these guys will ever write another article on child abuse. With their credibilty so much in question, I would imagine they'll avoid broaching that subject for awhile.
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1,000's are DF'd Each Year...
by Funchback inthoughts and questions.
your viewpoints will be appreciated.
thanks.. using the 1999 wt cd-rom, i did a search of watchtower articles containing the jw catch-phrase, "thousands are disfellowshipped each year...".
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jack2
Yucca, don't worry.....we're used to yelling in here.
I think one reason that the df numbers are mentioned, or were anyway, was to sound a note of warning. Talks and other discussions along those lines often seem to accentuate the negative, in order to, as some have already posted, instill some fear.
If some brother stands up there and says, "we've had __ number reinstated" he's not going to get much of a rise of of people in the audience.
Local needs parts are usually slanted toward the negative as well. A couple years back, a reminder was mentioned that local needs parts should also be upbuilding and positive. But the fact is, if you want drama and you want people to pay attention, dwelling on negatives is much more effective.
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I'm now a married man
by Michael3000 insorry, ladies - i'm officially off the market!
i have pics to post, but i may experience technical difficulty.... .
-- mike
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jack2
Another one bites the dust.
j/k.....congrats, dude.
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"ER" said it all!
by metatron inlast night, on "er", an intern has a dispute with a doctor about a patient's chances.
for survival.
the doctor asserts that a cure might be 50 years away.. the intern says no, maybe 5!
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jack2
I've always felt that if this "system of things" were to go on long enough, man would be able to make quite a bit of headway against many diseases.
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Where were you born, raised, and live now?
by gilwarrior inah, yes, another fluffy topic!.
ok, here is how is works.
type where you were born, raised and where you live now.
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jack2
Once again I have to pass on giving specific info.....let's just say eastern USA for now.
jack2 of the fraidy cat class
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The Worst Conundrum EVER!
by SYN infolks, this is a bad one.
there's this guy i know, we'll call him placebo for now, as that's his nick online, who i'm pretty good friends with.
he comes to our monthly graphics programmer meetups that we have in johannesburg quite a lot.
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jack2
I agree with Prisca - if the guy is happy, I'd leave it be for now.
Placebo - interesting nickname. Just think, he's been in every medical study ever done.
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4 Minimus
by Pathofthorns init is pretty pathetic for some people that claim they don't like the content/style/quantity of your threads and then to constantly dog you in them.
i think it takes a decent measure of talent and thought to consistently post interesting questions that generate good responses and from the number of replies/reads you get per thread, i would say others think similarly.. even your critics cannot seem to resist opening and reading what you write.
personally, i think they are jealous and frustrated that simple questions generate more interest here than their long well-researched essays.
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jack2
I've wondered how minimus keeps coming up with the questions....I think and think and think, and I can't come up with some of the good queries he has posted.
Pretty amazing for a dancing piece of candy, or whatever that is in his avatar.
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Ignore Dad, he is not doing enough??
by breeze inunbelieving mates versus inactive mates...
i could never figure out why the org told wives of inactive or brothers doing less, that they were to do their own thing and just not listen to their husbands?
if they were married to a unbeliever the org said to listen to him unless it were a direct vilation of bible standards.
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jack2
Interesting thread indeed. What Cruzanheart and other posters mention here does often appear to be the true, and it certainly is sad. What outoftheorg said, about his wife's decision to only consult the elders shows how ridiculous it can often get.