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  I didn't survive an Apostate Convention

  by expatbrit in

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  so i get this envelope in the mail.

  i know it's, like, apostate stuff.

  because it doesn't fall to the floor after coming through the letter box.. inside is an invitation:.

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  joelbear

  Bravo,

  very well done.

  where would I wear a horned helmet :)

  hee hee

  Joel
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  HemoPure

  by Lee Elder in

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  i received a press release today from hemopure and also viewed an.

  ap article that also reported on the approval of hemopure for use.

  in humans in the country of south africa.. in very short order, jehovah's witnesses in south africa will begin.

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  I'm confused, witnesses can accept cow's blood but not human blood. If taking a criminal's blood can make you a criminal, can taking cow's blood make you act like a cow?

  I am looking forward to hearing moooooving experiences about this.

  Is it cow's blood or just bull?

  Udder destruction can't be far behind.

  huggles

  Joels
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  The difference between an elder and a terrorist...

  by nicolaou in

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  you can negotiate with a terrorist.. -----------------------------------.

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  http://communities.msn.co.uk/altjehovahswitnesses

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  Terrorists are seldom janitors
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  *" .amazing growth, prosperity ..&qu...

  by MacHislopp in

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  i was wondering about the quote found in the.

  february watchtower (15/2001 p. 27), there in 17 it is written:.

  " in his book these also believe, professor charles s.braden.

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  joelbear

  There is no witness work in Iran, Irag, Saudi Arabia, etc.

  I guess people from Bangladesh and these countries basically have bad heart conditions and St. Helena is of course the most good hearted nation on earth.

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  Joel
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  Yoga-gate 2001

  by Esmeralda in

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  good greif.

  my jw relatives really, really need to get a hobby of some kind to keep them.

  busy.. my sister claire stopped by today (with a hilarious story of a comedy of errors and how all.

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  joelbear

  Dear Esmerelda,

  Next time they start picking on you and your daughter, send them the url to my web site www.joelbear.com and say.

  Sure I may be __________________ but at least I'm not a homosexual, nudist, atheist, bad poet, etc. etc. etc. Would you rather have HIM as a daughter, I mean son?

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  Joel
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  *" .amazing growth, prosperity ..&qu...

  by MacHislopp in

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  i was wondering about the quote found in the.

  february watchtower (15/2001 p. 27), there in 17 it is written:.

  " in his book these also believe, professor charles s.braden.

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  joelbear

  starting from such a small number it is easy to claim huge percentage gains.

  Muslims are the fasted growing religion in the world in terms of sheer numbers probably adding 6 million a year, of course there percentage gains would be much smaller.

  Witnesses play the number both ways.

  Why are there so few Jehovah's Witnesses? Because narrow is the road leading to salvation.

  Why are there so many Jehovah's Witnesses? Because Jehovah has poured out great blessings on his people.

  If prosperity counts as Jehovah's blessing then Bill Gates is the most blessed of Jehovah.
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  Your Top Ten Books

  by GinnyTosken in

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  i love the book lists on amazon; i get lost in them for hours.

  recently someone asked me for book recommendations, and i thought it would be fun if we shared our lists of top ten books that helped us think our way out of the jw dogma.

  im putting aside the obvious ones, like crisis of conscience and apocalypse delayed.. heres my list, in the order i discovered them as best i can recall.. ginny.

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  1. Guns, Germs and Steel: The fates of human society: Jaryd Diamond

  Pulitzer prize winner. Theorizes on why societies have evolved the way they have.

  2. The Selfish Gene: Richard Dawkins

  Explanation of evolutionary survival strategies.

  3. Biological Exuberance, Homosexuality in the animal kingdom.

  A scientific analysis of homosexual behavior

  4. Anything by Kurt Vonnegutt

  Maybe there is no reason for the way things are.

  5. Anything by Isaac Asimov

  Maybe there is a reason for the way things are.

  6. Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn

  Ah heck, ain't it fun to be a boy.

  I can't think of any more right now. email me reports on these double spaced with footnotes and I will give you further assignments.

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  Joel
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  cult?

  by hannibal in

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  why does it matter if j/ws are clssifyed as a cult or not,sure thay are.but wasnt the foundation of cristianty a cult,12 following one man?

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  joelbear

  I believe love is truth. I also believe god is love.

  Joel
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  cult?

  by hannibal in

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  why does it matter if j/ws are clssifyed as a cult or not,sure thay are.but wasnt the foundation of cristianty a cult,12 following one man?

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  I didn't say all religions had cult qualities, I said they are all cults. I personally don't think that if there is a god, he/she needs us to formalize some system of worship through a religion in order to benefit from living a spiritual life. My definition of a spiritual life is one spent seeking the benefit of others besides ourselves. This is the essense of what separates us from animals. If this line of reasoning dooms you, so be it.

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  Joel
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  cult?

  by hannibal in

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  why does it matter if j/ws are clssifyed as a cult or not,sure thay are.but wasnt the foundation of cristianty a cult,12 following one man?

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  joelbear

  In my opinion, all religious groups are cults, feeding off of the natural need of people for spirituality.

  huggallooos

  Joel