Posts by Jourles

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Who on the forum would you like to meet face to face?

by avidbiblereader in

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if you had your chance who would you want to meet face to face, talk to them, spend some time picking their brain, have a dinner with, get to know better?.

i have many but want to hold off for now!!!.

abr.

Jourles

I'll meet anyone not on this list:

Outnfree, BSoM, Darth Frosty, Buttlight, Whyamihere, Blondie, Irreverent, Aztec, Check_Your_Premises, Hmmm, Rational Witness, Larc, Lutece67, Gadfly, AK Jeff, Emma, Hillbilly, Star Moore, Lisavegas420, Freedom Frog, Pettygrudger, Kwintestal, Confession, Junction-Guy, Gwyneth, Noidea, Myself (If I left someone off, I sincerely apologize for forgetting you!)

Those are the ones I've met. I am not going to name the ones I want to meet -- let's just say it includes everyone that posts to this board.

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Nearly Middle Aged Woman Asks: Should I watch the Sopranos?

by Crumpet in

okay last night the sopranos got voted the best drama ever to be shown on tv.

i have never watched a single episode, but before i commit myself to starting from season 1 and working my way through to season 6 or whatever it is up to can anyone here tell me what is good about it.

what are its strengths?.

Jourles

do I watch season 6 which commences tonight or do I wait til I can get hold of season 1 and work my way through?

as everyone else will tell you, start from the beginning.

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If there were no boundaries, where would you like to live?

by JH in

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no boundaries, but still differenet speaking languages, and different looking people and different customs, but no boundaries so you could find work anywhere and have the same privileges than you would have in your own country.. i'd definitely move where it's warmer.

that wouldn't be hard to find.... .

Jourles

Austria, Switzerland, New Zealand, Alaska, Ireland.

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Nearly Middle Aged Woman Asks: Should I watch the Sopranos?

by Crumpet in

okay last night the sopranos got voted the best drama ever to be shown on tv.

i have never watched a single episode, but before i commit myself to starting from season 1 and working my way through to season 6 or whatever it is up to can anyone here tell me what is good about it.

what are its strengths?.

Jourles

OH! Another great HBO show(not on any longer) was Oz. A buddy of mine at work and I rented all of the dvd's and watched them in our office. After the first few episodes, we would get to laughing at even the bad stuff happening(it's a very serious drama). Gotta warn you though, there's quite a bit of full-frontal male nudity in it. But they did an excellent job in casting the show.

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Just watched "Knocking" last nite

by LennyinBluemont in

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well, i felt it would be inappropriate to write a letter to pbs complaining about their airing of this documentary, "knocking", without having seen it myself, so i ordered a copy at the exorbitant cost of about $36, and it took over a month for it to arrive.

i agree with gary buss, that it is very polished and well-done.

a few quick reactions:.

Jourles

Lenny, you mentioned you knew three of the people in the credits who provided funding for this video. Were any of them named Reibling? I had noticed this on the Knocking website --- http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/11/121916/1.ashx

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Aussies, Shiraz, and Neophyte Drinkers

by jgnat in

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this post is in honor of ozziepost, one of our long-standing australian posters.

i am probably posting this in the perfectly wrong time of day, so if one of our australian friends could bump this thread when you are all waking up, i'd appreciate it.. ozziepost is well known for his love offfair with shiraz, an australian wine.. you may not know this about me, but i am a neophyte drinker.

i like to be in charge (is anyone surprised), and acohol unacceptably takes away my sense of self-control.

Jourles

jgnat, if you like the sweeter varieties, a late-harvest riesling would probably be to your liking. The better LH's come from the Finger Lakes area of New York, Traverse City - MI, and Germany. As Scully brought up, Ice Wines are delicious(the best ones are made with riesling grapes). They are definitely dessert wines - almost syrupy when poured. Not a "wine" you would drink regularly.

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Nearly Middle Aged Woman Asks: Should I watch the Sopranos?

by Crumpet in

okay last night the sopranos got voted the best drama ever to be shown on tv.

i have never watched a single episode, but before i commit myself to starting from season 1 and working my way through to season 6 or whatever it is up to can anyone here tell me what is good about it.

what are its strengths?.

Jourles

If you liked Deadwood and Carnivale, I don't know how you missed out on watching The Sopranos. Get them on DVD for the full effect. The new A&E versions are quite literally watered down. But they don't edit out the word "shit."

If you generally like the HBO shows, have you seen any of the Curb Your Enthusiasm's? Hillarious. I've got all of those on DVD.

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King of the North & South

by prophecor in

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in times past, who was regarded as the king of the north and south?

was it really the soviet union?

now that it is basically non- existent who are those kings supposed to be now?.

Jourles

If one really followed what the text itself says, one would never go so far afield in reaching for latter day "fulfillments".

Most religions, and not just the WTS, have this problem. I believe the term the WTS uses is "parallel fulfillment." Even if the biblical prophecy was intended for a specific time period in the past and was already fulfilled, the WTS always assumes that there will be a "greater fulfillment" which will also be carried out in our day as well. The KofN is a perfect example of this. According to history, this prophecy was already fulfilled. Where does the bible say that it would take place in the future yet once again?

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Shocker!!!---leading up to my plan

by Junction-Guy in

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well folks, i started writing a big post and then the keyboard acted up on me, so i lost everything i was saying.

first of all amanda was right, this isnt anything i can just walk away from, it is'nt something that i can just put behind me and move on.

this involves my sexuality and my childhood experience growing up in the jw cult.

Jourles

From your first topic, I couldn't figure out what you were going to say. Now it is clear. Crystal clear.

Don't worry Dave, I'm pretty sure no one is going to come out and say they are not going to talk to you anymore(well, I can think of one particular person on this board as of recent).

Anyone who is willing to bbq WT's with me is alright in my book.

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Are parents allowed in their teenagers judicial meeting?

by RULES & REGULATIONS in

a 16 year old girl was recently disfellowshipped from my congregation.

i was told by some busybodies that she had a ''wordly'' boyfriend and that she committed fornication.now she sits home alone while her parents attend 3 meetings per week.. my questions are:did the elders meet with the parents first to let them know what the offense was?

were her parents told what the judicial meeting would be about and how it works?

Jourles

Funny, whatever happened to confidentiality? If I am a baptized 16 y.o., the tenets of the WTS say that my JC case is strictly confidential. THIS SHOULD ALSO INCLUDE KEEPING THE DETAILS CONFIDENTIAL FROM MY PARENTS. If the WTS wants to get technical and bring up "Caesar's law" by saying that a minor child under the age of 18 can be accompanied by their parents, this knife should cut the other way as well. Would an 18 y.o. be allowed to bring in a parent? Would the 16 y.o. be allowed to refuse having a parent present - keeping them in the dark? How about if the 16 y.o. brought in an attorney? What difference would it make? The confidentiality has been broken either way.

I don't believe this specific issue has been discussed at length before, has it?