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  Care for a little ex-JW Science Fiction?

  by Mindchild in

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  , the speaker asked?

  well, brothers and sisters, we can actually do this right now.

  and who might you be, asked the fisherman?

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  joeshmoe

  Hey that was great!

  Got anymore?
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  Masturbation the hidden epedemic

  by felix a in

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  masturbation the hidden epidemic an article that you don't want to miss.. .

  felix a

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  joeshmoe

  Keep the marvelous hope of masturbating in God's new world close in mind

  Bwwaahahahahahah!!!!!!!
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  Bickering - how sad

  by Vivamus in

  1. jw
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  i have just come back from a great mini vacation (two days).

  i had a whole lot of fun and enjoyed myself immensely.

  it is so good to be out of the borg and not be troubled by borg-rules anymore and just do whatever i wanna do.

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  joeshmoe

  Isn't flirting the natural opposite of bickering? I'm simply responding to the topic.
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  Bickering - how sad

  by Vivamus in

  1. jw
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  i have just come back from a great mini vacation (two days).

  i had a whole lot of fun and enjoyed myself immensely.

  it is so good to be out of the borg and not be troubled by borg-rules anymore and just do whatever i wanna do.

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  joeshmoe

  Any thoughts?

  Yes, but mostly regarding what Six said.

  hehe.
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  Bickering - how sad

  by Vivamus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have just come back from a great mini vacation (two days).

  i had a whole lot of fun and enjoyed myself immensely.

  it is so good to be out of the borg and not be troubled by borg-rules anymore and just do whatever i wanna do.

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  joeshmoe

  You're a sweetie Viv

  ...I think I'm smitten

  Glad you got yourself a vacation! That's just what some folks around here need.

  Seriously, it seems to be dying down. Don't worry too much... it's just people being people.

  I think we all need to repeat to ourselves:

  It's just a discussion board.

  It's just a discussion board.

  It's just a discussion board.

  -Joe
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  Our Father who art in Pleiades

  by zev in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  *** rbi8 matthew 6:9-13 ***.

  9 you must pray, then, this way:.

  to just what stars or star groups these names refer we do not know today.

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  joeshmoe

  Duh. It's really quite clear zev. Sometime in the '40's, while we were all preoccupied with world war, God moved, throne and all. Since he didn't leave a forwarding address, speculation is pointless.

  -Joe
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  Ozzie's Weekend Poll #16

  by ozziepost in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  phew!

  hasn't it been hot lately?!

  feel like a rest?

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  joeshmoe

  # 3

  I loved putting together a group of slackers like myself. It was a pretty pathetic excuse for "theocratic activity", but we were just following the rules and riding the treadmill...no thinking required.
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  Catholic Church/JW media connection

  by joeshmoe in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  i've spoken to several people regarding the catholic churches child abuse scandals.

  i always bring up the issue as it pertains to jw's as well.

  the comment that seems to end such discussions is something along the lines of:.

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  joeshmoe

  Just call me Thomas.

  I don't doubt you, but there does seem to be a misconception (admittedly, based on a pretty small sample).

  There is a radical difference in response between JW's -- who have refused the evidence -- and catholics -- who have more or less openly dealt with it. I want more people to see that!
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  Catholic Church/JW media connection

  by joeshmoe in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  i've spoken to several people regarding the catholic churches child abuse scandals.

  i always bring up the issue as it pertains to jw's as well.

  the comment that seems to end such discussions is something along the lines of:.

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  joeshmoe

  Would you be surprised is there was no further media coverage? I don't think I would be. Dateline and CNN were high points, but I think the media has already decided viewers have lost interest.

  Meanwhile, the abuse will continue.
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  Catholic Church/JW media connection

  by joeshmoe in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  i've spoken to several people regarding the catholic churches child abuse scandals.

  i always bring up the issue as it pertains to jw's as well.

  the comment that seems to end such discussions is something along the lines of:.

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  joeshmoe

  I've spoken to several people regarding the catholic churches child abuse scandals. I always bring up the issue as it pertains to JW's as well. The comment that seems to end such discussions is something along the lines of:

  "At least they are now making changes, correcting situation, etc."

  Which, of course, is exactly wrong in the case of JW's.

  Yes, the Catholic Church has been fairly open in it's dialogue regarding both the problems and the solutions. But absolutely NOTHING has changed in the JW policies.

  But because the two are linked in many peoples minds, they fail to realize the radical differences in the response of both churches. They simply lump the two together, and assume what is being reported most broadly -- the catholics -- is reflective of what is happening across the board.

  WE know that isn't true, but will anyone else realize this before the issue becomes a media dodo bird?

  -Joe