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  Watching the Rio Olympics? What's your sporting interest?

  by smiddy in

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  i haven`t seen much if anything on the rio olympic games on this forum , i can`t believe their is so little interest in such a sporting event that is televised world wide.. i don`t get to watch everything , but events i do like to see when i can are,track and field ,gymnastics ,swimming , diving ,and their are a few other sports i will watch when they are on , especially if an australian is involved.. how about you ?

  whats your favourite sport to watch ?.

  has the "drug" issue affected your view of the games ?

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  I'm in the US.... I like the gymnastics and swimming, I have it on all the time though, mostly to avoid reruns this summer.
  
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  Queued for Processing ....

  by cofty in

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  if a new topic hangs for ages with spinning icon at "queued for processing " should you give up and post a new copy of the thread or will the eventually result in two threads?.

  if it has cleared the first tick "uploading post" can you safely click away from the page?.

  servers seem a bit slow recently?.

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  I think we used to be able to see our limits for the day. Do we still have that option or did it go away when the changeover went into effect? If so how do we find it?
  
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  THE MIND POLICE

  by TerryWalstrom in

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  the mind police.

  ____________basic principle: [a man’s decisions end up as either successful or suicidal.].

  http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/concepts.html.

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  It's a keeper Terry, I am saving it to share some tidbits with my sister. She couldn't talk with me cause she was taking 3 friends to a convention this morning. Sigh
  
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  Let's try this, some brochure covers, rename them for Covers video...

  by Wasanelder Once in

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  We need more! but I don't know how... Please.
  
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  Convention today in Baton Rouge

  by Butyoucanneverleave in

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  anyone attending ?i have family still in that are there.

  and i see on the local news that some of the protests are becoming rowdy.

  i pray that they are safe because they have this deluded attitude that jehovah will keep them safe and nothing will happen to them.

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  My sister is heading to the convention at the TacomaDome today. She has been to this same one already in another state last month. She is a TRUE BELIEVER...Just makes me crazy!
  
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  Who is your favorite thinker pt 2.

  by The Rebel in

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  once upon a time i started a thread who is your favorite thinker and got many responses.

  however revisiting that thread i noted we were to modest to name ourselves or fellow posters.

  i therefore think we are either complete idiots, or modesty aside we should now name names, and restrict our answers to posters on the board.. so who on this board is your favorite thinker and why?.

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  Rutherford Exposed: The Story of Berta and Bonnie.

  Farkel was the best! He and Leolaia own the history of the WT.
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  Why Are You Here?

  by Believer in

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  i'm wondering why believers remain members of this forum which is clearly hostile to believers.

  as one member said, nonbelievers pounce on any semblance of belief like piranhas on prey.

  as former jws we should have had our fill of judgmental know-it-alls, but here we are.

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  I arrived 7 years ago and the information here is wonderful. I check the "best of" section quite a bit, I am a fan of a few posters and have read most of Terry's and Leo's posts. I am a social christian and total agnostic.

  The search function is really great. Any subject at your fingertips. I confess Simon threw me for a loop when the forums went to .com. It is coming together finally... This forum helps me broach subjects to the JW relatives I see occasionally.
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  Harrassment and Stalking

  by Xandria in

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  a friend of mine is suffering from harrassment and it is affecting work, home and even marriage life.

  i, for one will not stand for something like this and feel this friend's pain.

  it is a frightening thing to happen to someone.

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  While I havent had this issue the information is so important! Thought it deserved a bump to the top.
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  Demon possesion, bunch of crap or?

  by raven in

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  2. experiences

  i've been using the forum to vent and post a lot more frequently lately as a venting purpose & way to obtain peace of mind with the craziness i've been going through recently as i fade away form the org.

  anyways today i'm sitting here at work and thinking to myself about demons... ok i know this sounds crazy but has anyone else out there been traumatized by the thought of demons?

  i had a dream the other night, just flat out spooky and i woke and couldn't help but feeling it may have been evil ole' satan and his demons at it again.. i don't want to believe that, (trying not to, & just brushing it under the rug so to speak) but have any of you out there been talked up about demons?

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  "How many Bible accounts , in either the Old testament or new testament are their about people with a mental disease , .I would suggest very few.What are your thoughts.?"

  I asked my aunt about Isaiah walking 3 years naked in Isaiah 3 and she claimed it wasn't in the bible. I maintain he was mentally ill but what do I know?
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  Beyond the Kingdom Hall.

  by The Rebel in

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  the religoios lessons themselfs are not missed, they were actually quite dull, and i realize i learnt nothing of value from them.

  instead a quite evening at home playing with my boy is more endearing.. yes my life has moved on, i occassionaly see members of my former congregation in shopping centers, or they are putting the kids in to the back of the car and inside i believe most of them have bottled it, they prefer the comfort to the " truth" who am i to expose the can of worms.. many of course can blame parents or grandparents for having grown up as outcasts in school and i hope if they do leave like me they hold no resentment.

  indoctrination is a terrible thing, and even false prophecy, royal commissions, and proof that many of the elders in the congregation are complete and utter shits won't change them.

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  I think Cofty posted the image about a week ago, very striking. Not sure where he found it. Bsmart