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  Wholly Molly...Bill O'reilly Loses His Mind... Crazy Sh**

  by What-A-Coincidence in

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  And some people ask me why I prefer to watch The Daily Show. At least I don't have to watch this crap.

  When both sides have to resort to shouting and yelling, it is no longer a dignified debate. What a waste of TV programming.
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  rantings on jw fellowship board

  by gspradling in

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  ed-->some thrilling experiences that just goes to show jehovah knows:

  does jehovah know what is going on, and does he help?

  1. the bomb planted in the kingdom hall in australia, where one brother was killed, was meant to kill everyone, and would have; but the bomb rolled backwards so the force or the blast was away from the friends, rather than aimed at them

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  1. The bomb planted in the Kingdom Hall In Australia, where one brother was killed, was meant to kill everyone, and would have; but the bomb rolled backwards so the force or the blast was away from the friends, rather than aimed at them

  How do they know the bomb "rolled backwards?"

  2. A new Hall was built in Brooklyn. However, a large tree was inconveniently located in the center of the parking lot, and a city ordinance forbade it's removal. That night, a storm blew it down, and it conveniently fell in the middle of the street. No harm came to the Hall. Because it blocked the street, the city of New York had to remove it, at no expense to the brothers.

  Was there a news clip of this happening? Or was it a word-of-mouth story?

  3. In Florida, a Hall building was delayed, because the basement hadn't been back filled and the brothers had no means to do so. While the inspectors were at the site, a bulldozer showed up, did the job, and drove off. He returned to tell his boss he'd finished the job at the Hall. The boss replied, "Hall!? I told you to go to the mall!" The job was done at no expense to the brothers.

  Basement in FL? LOL! Besides, did the bulldozer's boss tell him to go to the "Kingdom Mall?" How else would someone(supposing he's worldly) know to go to the Kingdom "Hall?" If I was told to go to the "hall," I would need a little more info to go on.
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  I Have Reached the Pinacle

  by XJW4EVR in

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  i saw all the hubbub you folks were making over the memorial, and for the first time in my life since leaving the j-dubs, i had no desire to even go.

  as recently as last year, i gave thought to going, but usually did not.

  this year it came and went and i never gave it a thought.

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  I found that my pinnacle was reached as soon as my wife stopped crying and pouting because I wasn't going. This year, she got dressed, asked me about her shoes, and left. Waaay easier than a couple of years ago.
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  US military buildup on the Iranian border...

  by zeroday in

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  moscow, march 27 (ria novosti) - russian military intelligence services are reporting a flurry of activity by u.s. armed forces near iran's borders, a high-ranking security source said tuesday.

  "the latest military intelligence data point to heightened u.s. military preparations for both an air and ground operation against iran," the official said, adding that the pentagon has probably not yet made a final decision as to when an attack will be launched.

  he said the pentagon is looking for a way to deliver a strike against iran "that would enable the americans to bring the country to its knees at minimal cost.

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  I'm still trying to figure out which excuse the US will use to attack Iran:

  • Iran allegedly fires missile at US aircraft in "Iraqi" airspace.
  • If the Russian's intel of the US attack date of April 6th is true, expect the Iranians to release the sailors within the next two days. This will be one less excuse to "free the hostages." Iran will say that the sailors "apologized" - which will be good enough for them, even though Britain didn't do it officially.
  • An "Iranian" ship will allegedly fire on a US ship.
  • The US finds and proves "beyond a doubt" that Iranian Revolutionary Guards were just fighting against US soldiers in Iraq.

  Iran isn't doing anything to the US right now that warrants a full scale war with them. Developing nuclear technology is their right under the NPT. It doesn't matter what many feel in their "gut" about them deveolping a nuke to deliver on US soil or how many UNSC resolutions get passed at the behest of the US. The IAEA has found no evidence of nuclear weapons facilities. Deal with it.

  Seeing that Iran is basically keeping to themselves right now(aside from the sailors in disputed waters), the only way the US could mount a "legal" attack on them would be to have one of the above scenarios happen. Of course, there are many other scenarios that could be played out, but the US public(and world) will need something far more convincing this time. The world will need to see "proof"(fabricated or not) of Iran attacking US forces. I can't believe the democrats stripped out of their latest bill a line that would have made it necessary for Bush to get approval from Congress before attacking Iran. This makes me wonder if we're just seeing a massive game of good cop/bad cop being played out in Washington.

  The only way for Iran to change back to the dollar in oil trading is to have a US friendly regime set up. We've got two years to watch this happen.
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  Does this scare you?

  by Mile 0 in

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  i've been hearing more and more talk from the christian right on cable evangelical tv that i find particularly disturbing.

  i actually heard this evangelist suggest that a nuclear strike by israel/u.s./britain against an arab/muslim country would be a fulfillment of the revelation prophecy about "the eyes rotting out of their sockets" etc.

  i guess i just don't like the idea of influential tv evangelists endorsing what would i would call the launching of ww3.. do you think a pre-emptive strike against iran would be seen by the christian right as the beginning of the big "a", led by israel with backing of u.s. and/or britain, in fulfillment of bible prophecy?.

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  Something in my gut tells me that Bush really wants to be a main player in his view of how armageddon will be played out. If we make it past 2008(when he's gone) without any large scale military conflict between two major countries, I will not only be shocked, but also relieved.

  We need less religiously inclined political figureheads in power -- across the board.
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  One Partaker

  by Jourles in

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  the memorial last night was nothing new.

  the routine never changes.

  two congregations joined together for the night in one building.

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  Wow - what a post to drag back up from the dead. This happened almost 5 years ago! I never did hear who the df'd person was. In fact, I didn't really go out of my way to meet many other witnesses outside of my old congregation.

  I don't know any df'd/da'd folks from the Lansing area. There has got to be some, but I don't know of any.
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  WBTS does visit apostate websites!!

  by crazyblondeb in

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  watchtower society visits apostate website!february 27th, 2002 | posted in: , jws vs. the world | keywords: jehovah, watchtower society, internet, apostate, articles by rado vleugel | 5 comments.

  by rado vleugel.

  webmaster watchtower information servicethe ancient chinese tactic sun tzu who lived 2,500 years ago once said: if you know your enemy and yourself, you will win every battle.

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  Hey! I see that Simon has fixed the little loophole that I've pointed to in the past on how to get someone's IP address. Not too long ago, someone could embed a picture into their post(like a blank, 1 pixel transparent gif file), say on a home http server, and then correlate the timestamp with the referring URL in the httpd logs. Now when you reply to a thread, any html <img> tags are stripped out of the replies. You can still see the IP's of the people who browse, but it is now much harder and requires a little more detective work to find info on a specific poster. It's still possible, but very difficult to do.

  Thanks Simon for incorporating that change! It will go a long way in helping to keep the anonymity around here for those who need it.

  Oh, and for those who are wondering what that little gif file looks like, it is right here between the arrows --->
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  WBTS does visit apostate websites!!

  by crazyblondeb in

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  watchtower society visits apostate website!february 27th, 2002 | posted in: , jws vs. the world | keywords: jehovah, watchtower society, internet, apostate, articles by rado vleugel | 5 comments.

  by rado vleugel.

  webmaster watchtower information servicethe ancient chinese tactic sun tzu who lived 2,500 years ago once said: if you know your enemy and yourself, you will win every battle.

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  Our IP's aren't posted, only hashes based off our IPs.
  
  Given the technical offerings that have come out of the organization, I'd hazard a guess that they'd have a hard time tracking someone even if they did have the raw IP.

  Are you reading this right now Para? Go ahead and reply to this thread. I'll show you how easy it is to get your IP.....and other info.
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  An Electric Cancer Cure?

  by metatron in

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  i am investigating various claims from years past that certain electrical treatments could cure cancer.. see:.

  http://www.cancer-treatment.net/new-alternative-cancer-treatment-options_struggle-information.htm.

  dr. nordstrom ( who invented the needle biopsy) pursued research into this area and a man named.

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  So you're saying that if you got hit by lightning, you could be cured of cancer?
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  Poll: Are You For Protests & Marches Against The Witnesses?

  by minimus in

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  do you support such marches around kingdom halls?

  would you personally hold a sign up to protest the watchtower society??

  do you believe this is ultimately effective to get jehovah's witnesses out of the organization??

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  As everyone else already mentioned, it simply enforces the persecution complex. I've never really seen or heard of these protests inflicting change within the WTS. I believe the WTS knows it doesn't do any good either so they just ignore it and let it pass. The absolute best way in getting through to jw's is by uncovering lies and coverups made by the WTS and putting those up on the web for the world to see in a private setting. A jw would never think about viewing "apostate" material let alone talk with an apostate in a public place. The chance of getting caught might be minimal, but it is nevertheless there. If they can view apostate matierial in private at home or work or even chat with us here on the board all the while being anonymous, that is the best chance for reaching them.

  JW's are conditioned to look away when protesters are present. In fact, my mother, years ago, trained me to not look at the protesters outside of the DA in San Diego. Literally - don't look at them. That sticks with you for a long time.