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  One for the Aussies...The Apostle has a rant...

  by TheApostleAK in

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  just letting you guys and girls know that i have sent letters off to the s.a. child & youth services minister, the s.a. police minister as well as my federal representative......more to be sent out.. ps i spoke to a pastor from a church yesterday here in adelaide and i asked him had he seen the sunday program.

  he said no but that he heard all about the silentlambs thing over here.. the word is out.... ak.

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  kenpodragon

  The real truth spreads fast!
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  New Functionality on site?

  by Elsewhere in

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  i just noticed a new button on the site:.

  it lets me show/hide a user's posts.

  is this something new, or did i miss its announcement when it happened?

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  I like it!!! Very good move. Can we do this in real life too?
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  Does leaving Jehovah's Witnesses ruin you

  by kenpodragon in

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  one of the things i hear mentioned a lot about being a jehovah's witnesses.

  is that once you leave, it ruins you for all other religions.

  as you think that you know all the faults of other religions, and could not put any faith in them.

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  One of the things I hear mentioned a lot about being a Jehovah's Witnesses. Is that once you leave, it ruins you for all other religions. As you think that you know all the faults of other religions, and could not put any faith in them. Is such a statement really true?
  
  Think about where you were born. If you were born 150 years ago or more, most likely you would have never traveled any further then 50 miles from the place of your birth. Reason being, transportation was poor and it cost money to travel. So you would often see the rest of the world through black and white pictures and small descriptions from authors and columnist. Some of these people might not have liked the places, and thus their description would have reflected that. In the same respect, others might have loved them, and their words would have expressed that feeling. So as you set on some farm in the middle of Kansas and looked through these books, you would have seen the world through another's eyes. You might think that is all their is, and thus felt some fulfillment in thinking this glimpse was enough. Well along came the automobile, trains, and the airplane and suddenly the limit to which you could travel was endless. No longer did someone have to see the world in a photo, they could now travel and see it for themselves. How different did it look?
  
  Well when I was younger I once saw a picture of the temple of Kuclakan(sp) in Mexico. It looked okay, but I did not see what was so special. Then this last year I traveled to Mexico and saw the temple for myself, it was amazing. The photo did not do it justice. The architecture, the feeling, the ability to see the fine artistic sculptures and everything else associated with it. It was a trip I never thought would be so fantastic and worth it. So what does that tell me?
  
  Well it tells me that as a civilization we have come a long way. No longer do we need to sit in our homes and accept the words and photos of others. We can step out and see them on our own. We can travel on the planet, or with our minds through information on the internet or a good book. How does that apply to my topic then, "that being a Jehovah's Witnesses ruins us for other religions?"
  
  Do not assume that just because the Watchtower said it, it is true. Do not assume that because that just because someone from the platform illustrated something a certain way, it is the correct image for your mind. Never assume that you have all the answers about the worlds religions, because some little red book briefly covered them with a motive to proving them wrong. Above all, do not think your journey is complete ... just because another man or woman told you so.
  
  Think of yourself in the religion, as that person sitting on the farm in Kansas, 150 years ago, learning about the world through the pictures and words of others. Think about yourself now, as a person with a first class ticket to anywhere you want to go in the world. As you now have the ability to see and learn the world and it's religions first hand.
  
  Have a nice flight, and take lots of photos with your own camera.
  
  My thought
  
  
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  Sabbat of Mabon - 22nd September

  by Sirona in

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  the autumnal equinox

  he celtic festival of mabon occurs around september 22nd.

  our mother earth is poised with the sun in time and space - a moment of balance.

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  kenpodragon

  There are many online! ;) Although, I kind of mix Wicca and Shamanism.

  Take Care

  Dragon
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  forward-moving organisation

  by ballistic in

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  the 1983 year book reported that.... to assist his dedicated people to accomplish this twofold publishing work, jehovah has provided his forward-moving organization

  with many high-speed offset printing presses as well as modern bookbinding equipment.

  he has also equipped his people with the latest technology in the field of computer phototypesetting.

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  It's all about control!!!
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  The fox and the scorpion

  by kenpodragon in

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  i heard this story when i was a kid, and have seen it repeated on movies before.

  so if you have heard it, bare with me .... .

  a fox is running from a wild fire and comes to a river, in order to live he will need to swim.

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  I heard this story when I was a kid, and have seen it repeated on movies before. So if you have heard it, bare with me ...A fox is running from a wild fire and comes to a river, in order to live he will need to swim. Because the river is swift, he will have a hard time seeing as he crosses and thus risk the possibility of drowning. Below on the ground is a scorpion, also running from the fire. The scorpion can not swim, so he says to the fox, "let me ride on your head while you swim and I will guide you to the other side."
  
  The fox looks at him and says, "but you are a scorpion and you will sting me if I get near you."
  
  The scorpion says, "but my life is in danger too, surely I can control myself enough to realize the importance of helping us both to make it to the other side."
  
  The fire was growing faster and hotter behind them. The fox felt he had no choice, so he put his head to the ground and invited the scorpion to get on. The scorpion climbed on and the fox jumped in. As the fox swam the scorpion guided him, you could hear "left ... right ... faster ... wait" and other commands as they swam the river together.
  
  Finally the shore was within site, when suddenly the scorpion stung the fox. The fox screamed in pain and said, "why would you do that, now we are both going to die?" The fox slowly stiffened up and could not swim.
  
  The scorpion whispered in his ear as they sunk beneath the water, "I can not help myself, I am a scorpion." Then they both sunk and drowned in the river and were swept away to their deaths.
  
  ... so what does this teach us? I was wondering what you get from it, as I can apply it to several aspects of life.
  
  Just wondering
  
  
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  The rise and fall of the Jehovah's Witness faith

  by kenpodragon in

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  often in society we let every business and organization have there day.

  it seems that we do not want to stifle freedom with endless restrictions, so we let people go to a point that will either bring success or failure.

  the thing is, those are not always the results.

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  You always have a core group of people that will sink with the ship, thinking the holes will patch themselves and they will sail away unharmed. In the end though, the ship does sink and they do drown. For the most part, I think fewer and fewer Witnesses are in the core group anymore. From what I have seen, a large percentage are just hanging onto the fringe and hoping that is enough to get them into the New System. When things get shaky and uncertain, they fly off quickly.

  My added thought

  Dragon
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  D you meditate?

  by Lost Diamond in

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  i went to a seminar yesterday for work on how to manage stress.

  the speaker was great...he is dr. mees, author of "wake up, america".. he stated how our diet, exercise, and meditation are very important for our own health.

  he described the damage cocaine does to the heart muscles, which cannot be repaired and compared it to the damage stress does as well.

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  I meditate every day of my life. By the way, prayer is a form of meditation ... wonder if the JW's know that?
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  The rise and fall of the Jehovah's Witness faith

  by kenpodragon in

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  often in society we let every business and organization have there day.

  it seems that we do not want to stifle freedom with endless restrictions, so we let people go to a point that will either bring success or failure.

  the thing is, those are not always the results.

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  Often in society we let every business and organization have there day. It seems that we do not want to stifle freedom with endless restrictions, so we let people go to a point that will either bring success or failure. The thing is, those are not always the results. Sometimes business and organization grow to a point that they become harmful to society. Take for example the current energy crisis. In which large corporations were going unchecked into business dealings that were punishing the general public. On the west coast of the United States we saw our energy bill double and sometimes triple, because the greed and power of a few men. The result of their actions, lead to lawsuits and more government oversight to prevent any further harm to the people who were victimized. Had these business just run things with the correct ethics and acceptable business practices, the restrictions and regulations would have never been needed. The same is with religion. For the most part our court system and government has tried their best not to interfere with religious beliefs. Because of this, the country was ripe for the growth of such secretive religions as Mormon's and Jehovah's Witnesses. Their growth was always based in this freedom, and no matter how far they grew into the world ... home base was always "the land of the free!" Which helped them to be and feel safe. All these religions needed to do was follow a few basic guidelines to insure that no one would get hurt. Well much like business, these religions like to push those boundaries a little. For the Witnesses, this has mainly been in the medical field with the "no blood" issue. Something the government and legal system has let go, unless it involved underage patients and then they have fought it. Yet, still they did not see this as enough of a threat to do anything. So what happens, something else grows in the religion to gain more attention. What was it? Well the covering up and improper handling of child molesters. This time they end up getting a little more public attention then they wanted. Suddenly it is becoming something known by the common people, and not just medical and legal staff. Their small black eye is suddenly a large infection they can not control. The government now considers stepping in to change laws to protect the people, and why? Because a organization has once again abused the freedom they were given. Why do they do this? Could it be arrogance or lack of intelligence? No, the answer to this is the same answer it is to the large CEO's that took advantage of the people with high energy rates. It is all about "Greed and Power." One organization wants more control of you money, and the other wants more control of your life. They want to put you like a puppet below them and pull the strings to make you dance the dance they dictate. So, what happened to all those power companies that did this? Did the people accept their behavior and move along with their actions? Let me see, Enron is bankrupt other power companies stocks are trading low, and the government is watching them like a hawk with arrest happening constantly. The actions of these power companies has even affected elections, with long time office-holders losing their bids for reelection. What then is happening to the Witnesses. Well recently I spoke to my in-laws about it. Want to know how they feel? "They are pissed off" ... not at the actions of their organization, but that people from all walks of life are asking them about it all the time. They are pissed that is comes up in service with householders, that people are making fun of them for it and they are seeing it on the news. Amazing how a black eye stands out in a crowd. So I wonder now with all this happening. We all know the history of the rise of the Jehovah's Witnesses, are we living the history of the fall? Only time will tell. Because just like the power scandals, the people know the real truth and they are doing something about it. There growth is slowing, their frustration is growing and soon they may have a bankruptcy of faith. My thought Dragon
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  Who Makes the BEST Donut (Doughnut)?

  by Funchback in

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  my vote goes to krispy kreme because they make one delicious glazed donut/doughnut!

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  Krispy Kreams all the way!!!!!!!!!!!!!