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  The Best Revenge...

  by CountryGuy in

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  is living a good life..... i'm not sure who said it, but is it ever so true.

  the jws think that once we leave the "protection" of the wts, we are doomed to wander through life aimlessly and without purpose.

  and, maybe i did that for a little while.. but, i have been on a mission to take my life back from those rotten sobs.

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  JAVA

  Great post, and way to go Country Guy!
  You not only lost 102 pounds around your middle, but you lost a much bigger Watchtower weight around your neck. :)
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  Heart Patients Not Helped By Praying

  by JAVA in

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  i thought the following ap article was interesting, and some on the forum might, too.

  it reads in part:.

  "by malcolm ritter ap science writer.

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  JAVA

  Thanks juni, but from the number of folks viewing the topic, most don't think it's too "interesting."
  I guess this topic didn't have a prayer. :)
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  Heart Patients Not Helped By Praying

  by JAVA in

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  i thought the following ap article was interesting, and some on the forum might, too.

  it reads in part:.

  "by malcolm ritter ap science writer.

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  JAVA

  I thought the following AP article was interesting, and some on the forum might, too. It reads in part:

  "By MALCOLM RITTER AP Science Writer

  March 30,2006 | NEW YORK -- In the largest study of its kind, researchers found that having people pray for heart bypass surgery patients had no effect on their recovery. In fact, patients who knew they were being prayed for had a slightly higher rate of complications.

  Researchers emphasized that their work can't address whether God exists or answers prayers made on another's behalf. The study can only look for an effect from prayers offered as part of the research, they said.

  They also said they had no explanation for the higher complication rate in patients who knew they were being prayed for, in comparison to patients who only knew it was possible prayers were being said for them.

  Critics said the question of God's reaction to prayers simply can't be explored by scientific study.

  The work, which followed about 1,800 patients at six medical centers, was financed by the Templeton Foundation, which supports research into science and religion. It will appear in the American Heart Journal."
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  Bethel Police pulled me over for a violation

  by What-A-Coincidence in

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  wearing faded jeans only as a bethelite is a cause for concern for the governing body.

  i had jeans that were not totally faded as the "world" would consider them.

  so one freaken' weekend as i passed by a wt building, a tightwod bethel elder (now just an elder) asked me how i was doing (bla bla bla).

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  JAVA

  This topic points out how insane the JW cult really is. Looking back makes one shake their head and wonder how they were ever part of the JW looney-tunes!
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  I googled Jehovah Witness Images, and found Englishman's picture

  by JH in

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  http://images.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=http://img1.yoxio.com/img/185181.jpg&imgrefurl=http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/jehovas_witnesses&h=434&w=407&sz=51&tbnid=vzijop9uh9mxvm:&tbnh=123&tbnw=115&hl=en&start=67&prev=/images%3fq%3djehovah%2bwitness%26start%3d60%26svnum%3d10%26hl%3den%26lr%3d%26safe%3doff%26sa%3dn

  mike is popular

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  JAVA

  Yep -- The Englishman is still counting time, and we can prove it! :)
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  Here's a link to the South Park Scientology episode

  by DanTheMan in

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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssj9gc36bw8&search=south%20park%20scientology

  enjoy

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  JAVA

  Thanks for the link, Dan -- It was great fun to watch. I've never watched South Park before, but that could change.
  Scientology is in the news much more than JWs, but it would be great seeing what they would do with the crazy stuff the Witnesses believe. I can just imagine the fun they would have with the door-to-door, shunning, 1975 failure, and no blood stuff. It could be a great episode. :)
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  APOCALYPSE

  by Terry in

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  if that hyperlink doesn't work just cut and paste the following in your url:.

  http://s57.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1sdunm97otjc52clkdeqya1wbn.

  terry.

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  JAVA

  Very good! The mp3 into iTunes in less than 30 secs. I'll add it to the iPod--a little something to get me going when going to the Y.
  Did you use GarageBand or some other program?
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  How many JWs does it take to change a lightbulb?

  by Wild_Thing in

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  "they don't need to change their lightbulb because their light just keeps getting brighter and brighter!

  as told by jw sister tonight to the rest of my jw family.

  they thought it was great!

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  None -- Only the Governing Body can change a lightbulb.
  
  None -- Changing a lightbulb would be "running ahead of the Organization;" a JW would no longer be a JW if that happened.
  
  144,000 plus 3 -- The 144,000 still needs to clear it with BIG J and little j, and holy cow, don't forget the Holy Spirit.
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  Is There ANYTHING That You Still Believe From The Witnesses?

  by minimus in

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  or was it all bull?

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  JAVA

  I still believe that “religion is a snare and a racket.” :)
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  without God what would humanity do?

  by BlackSwan of Memphis in

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  what would humanity do without some belief in an almighty, in a divine in something?.

  how has it shaped the way modern man thinks?.

  would we better off or worse, without a belief in that which is divine?.

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  Who would we blame when a storm hits town and kills children in school if there was no god? (“An act of God”)
  When we go to war and kill countless people because of misinformation, we would need to come up with another song to encourage war and killing. (“God Bless America”)
  How can we discourage a woman’s right to choose without God; the same God that’s for “an eye for an eye” and killing whole nations that worship other gods.
  Good question--what would the world be like without God?