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  Do you even care about the war of the Muslims?

  by free2beme in

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  a man i knew very well at work, who i even traveled to mexico with on a company trip, is a muslim from afghanistan.

  he told me once, "never trust any muslim, as they will not tell you the truth about themselves until it is too late.

  " i found this interesting as this man was muslim.

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  Jourles

  And Christianity is different how?

  It's not. In more current events, we have Ireland to thank for that.(but I will still make that my next out of the country vacation spot!)
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  I got the 'prodigal son' treatment from my parents last night

  by mavie in

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  2. friends

  yep, i opened a letter and received a highlighted 5 page print out from the watchtower library cd.

  i find it somewhat insulting they think i'm lost and wasting my life.

  i'm curious to see how others have responded to this kind of treatment..

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  Jourles

  OK, that explains it.

  You should ask your parents if they will accept you back if you just show up on their doorstep. Or is it - will they accept you back if you show up on the doorstep of the kh? Tell them there is a difference between the two...
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  I got the 'prodigal son' treatment from my parents last night

  by mavie in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  yep, i opened a letter and received a highlighted 5 page print out from the watchtower library cd.

  i find it somewhat insulting they think i'm lost and wasting my life.

  i'm curious to see how others have responded to this kind of treatment..

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  Jourles

  When I first read your thread title, I thought your parents welcomed you home with open arms. Sorry, I'm not sure how a highlighted WT article coorelates with the PS??

  Anyways, I would tear out a few pages from the NWT, highlight some pertinent passages(the PS one would be good, Jesus dining with sinners, and anything else that would make them get in a tizzy), and then send those torn pages back to them. Tell them that the bible is the ultimate authority in your life and not some 32 page rag with predictable and often repeatable articles.
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  Do you even care about the war of the Muslims?

  by free2beme in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  a man i knew very well at work, who i even traveled to mexico with on a company trip, is a muslim from afghanistan.

  he told me once, "never trust any muslim, as they will not tell you the truth about themselves until it is too late.

  " i found this interesting as this man was muslim.

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  Jourles

  Never trust any Muslim, as they will not tell you the truth about themselves until it is too late."

  It seems this statement could fit many others as well ---

  • A JW saying, "Never trust any JW, as they will not tell you the truth about themselves until it is too late."
  • A Scientologist saying, "Never trust any Scientologist, as they will not tell you the truth about themselves until it is too late."
  • A Moonie saying, "Never trust any Moonie, as they will not tell you the truth about themselves until it is too late."
  • A politician saying, "Never trust any Politician, as they will not tell you the truth about themselves until it is too late."
  • A Republican saying, "Never trust any Republican, as they will not tell you the truth about themselves until it is too late."
  • A Demoract saying, "Never trust any Democrat, as they will not tell you the truth about themselves until it is too late."

  Making a blanket statement not to trust ANY member of a group is just the same as speaking one of the above sayings. Not true. There are some you can trust, and there are others who lead double lives and have hidden agendas.

  Let's not start this Iran nukes/no nukes argument again. As soon as someone can legitimately defend the USA's stance towards Iran based on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, a true discussion can begin. Otherwise, people's "feelings" do not carry any weight on this matter. Continuing to label countries as "terrorist states" [parroting what the US and UK tell us everyday] contributes nothing to a worthwhile discussion.

  Just because the US troops wear an official uniform doesn't mean they are not viewed as terrorists by the Iraqi people. If I were an Iraqi, I would be out there hiding in the bushes trying to shoot down helicopters and planting roadside bombs as well. Just the same as if Iraq was to invade the US and occupy this country. I would be out there on Main St. USA picking off Iraqi troops and planting roadside bombs. Just because I'm not wearing a uniform, it doesn't make me a terrorist.
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  OFF to MADISON!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  by whyamihere in

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  well i am off to madison........... my husband, aka doormat is on a business trip, so i am driving down to see him - as if!

  i am dropping off the kids and seeing good girl or bad girl.

  it is a little dinner we are having.

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  I think any man in their right mind would set rules when it comes to Brookie!

  It damn sure doesn't mean she is gonna follow 'em!

  I don't think GGBG knows what she's in for.
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  km arrangement?

  by carla in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  explain the km thing to me will you?

  why do they withhold it from some?

  i would think it would help those 'weak' ones get their butts out there more, no?

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  Jourles

  yeah, I remember when they started this. I was still in. My wife would try to share hers with me, but I would refuse to look at it and tried to make it noticeable to everyone around me.

  The WTS may think this will get people to become regular(peer presure), but it only served to isolate me even further.
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  The Secret Vasectomy

  by Nosferatu in

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  got this experience from another message board.... ==========================================================.

  from craigslist.

  i'll try to sum up a funny story that happened a few years ago:.

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  Jourles

  and that pregagnancy can still occur in approximately 1 in 2000 cases?

  How do those odds look when you add in a condom?
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  I applied to a university yesterday.

  by kwintestal in

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  after a few years of humming and hawing, i decided i would.

  it was more of what i would take that held me back then if i should go.. i'm only 28, so i'm not too far behind.

  we'll see how working full time and going to school will go.

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  Jourles

  I'd be interested in finding out how others have found hitting the books more then 10 years after high school was for them.

  It's been more than 15 years or so for me(counting my dropout year from previous comm college). I started seriously looking about a year and a half ago. I already knew what I wanted to go back for(telecommunications - 14 year career so far). At first, I was hesitant about applying 'cuz I thought my app might get rejected for some reason -- too old, never took SAT, ACT, etc... None of the colleges in my town offered a program that I was looking for so I knew that online classes were going to be the route I had to take. I had narrowed down my choices to a few colleges, but I ended up applying at the one with the best undergrad telecommunications program in the States. It became a no-brainer after this university renamed their school of computer science after my company's CEO. Employees of my company also get a $500 discount per credit from their normal tuition rates. That goes a long way too since my company caps the amount that they'll pay each year(8k).

  Getting in was easy and painless. The most difficult part of getting in was having my previous schools send my transcripts to the new school. And even then, it wasn't that difficult. Now that I'm in, I've found that my classes are fairly easy. I didn't particulary like high school and my previous college(but I still did good) and I thought I might struggle a bit more in this new college. I definitely have more drive to do well. I have matured more too. I'm making it my personal goal to finish out my degree with *_* cum laude honors if I can. It's not for bragging rights or anything like that, I just want to prove to myself that I can do it and not have any jw influence over me whatsoever while doing it.

  I know you can do it. If you are serious about going back, you already have the drive to tackle it. If someone was undecided about going to college, then I would say don't do it. The first step is wanting to go. From there, it's all downhill.
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  Background information about HLCs and HIS (M. Spry) from B. Anderson

  by hawkaw in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  here is some background information about hlcs:.

  we were at brooklyn bethel when the hlc policy went into effect in the united states, if memory serves us correctly, sometime in the mid to late1980s.

  dr. jack carleton, a personal friend and one of the doctors at watchtower farms, told us at the time that the idea of hospital liaison committees came from canada, and eugene rosam (now deceased), at the canadian branch, was instrumental in getting it started there.

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  How long was Spry treated with EPO? How long was the duration of his hospital stay? EPO doesn't take effect immediately. Just curious...
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  Revived beast sick of Unipolar Babylon the Great

  by proplog2 in

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  today putin accused the united states of making the world a more dangerous place by pursuing policies aimed at making it "one single master".

  attacking the concept of a "unipolar" world in which the united states was the sole superpower, he said: "what is a unipolar world?

  no matter how we beautify this term it means one single centre of power, one single centre of force and one single master.".

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  Jourles

  What happens when we(everyone on this board) all die from natural causes, 200 years pass by, our great, great, great, great grandchildren will be living on this earth and the question of who is the KotN, Wild Beast, et al, is still lingering in the air?

  Everyone living during THEIR generation feels that the end of the world will happen while they are still alive. I've come to realize the fact that nothing the WTS has taught me(or any other apocalyptic group which says the end is just around the corner) in the past will come true during my lifetime, if ever. I'm just a guy who happened to be born in 1973 in San Diego, CA and is now living in Lansing, Michigan 34 years later. If I stay pretty healthy up into my 70's and 80's, I'll be happy. If there is some deity out there that has other plans for the earth before I die, then so be it.

  But I do agree with Putin over the fact that the USA's military presence is making the world less safe. How many other countries have multi-national military bases on par with the USA? And why does the USA feel they need to be the bully in the schoolyard world police? Global domination by one single country makes me sick - especially when I am a citizen of that country and am associated with it wherever I go internationally.