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  Excellent Conversation At Literature Trolley

  by cofty in

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  yesterday my wife and i enjoyed one of our regular days out at edinburgh - movie, lunch, walk, meal etc.. in the late afternoon while mrs cofty went shopping i had an hour at the excellent museum of scotland and arranged to meet up outside the national gallery on princes street.

  on my way back i saw the jw trolley was at the usual spot on the royal mile.

  there was an older man and a young woman standing well back trying hard to look inconspicuous.

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  Shepherdless: JW's do not take the Genesis account literally. When it says the Earth was created in 6 days, a day is not understood to be 24 hrs long. A creative day could be millions of years, This view differs from some Evangelical group.

  You do realize that some scientists accept the Creation account when it comes to explain how it all started such as in the Big Bang theory.

  I don't think you can get to a version of evolution by logic, deduction or reason. Evolution is theories. It's true that a Childhood indoctrination has contributed to belief in the Creation account. So are family values, morals, and respect for others views
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  Excellent Conversation At Literature Trolley

  by cofty in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  yesterday my wife and i enjoyed one of our regular days out at edinburgh - movie, lunch, walk, meal etc.. in the late afternoon while mrs cofty went shopping i had an hour at the excellent museum of scotland and arranged to meet up outside the national gallery on princes street.

  on my way back i saw the jw trolley was at the usual spot on the royal mile.

  there was an older man and a young woman standing well back trying hard to look inconspicuous.

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  Joe: We are free to accept whatever we want to accept. I know many scientists that don't accept the Evolution theories.

  Vidiot: I have great respect for the our earth, and Solar system. Mankind is very limited, oesn't possess the knowledge on how to survive in some environments. I hope that one day we will learn how to do this,

  Magnum: My line of reasoning?? I stated that the earth and solar system is evidence of a intelligent designer. Some christians would say that the Creator has always existed, It's hard to wrap our heads and accept that idea. It's something that you need to accept on faith. The Gen account says, "In the beginning, were the heavens and the earth, Then God said....."

  Steve: I guess Wikipedea has some interesting explaination in defining Creationism. Iread in there that Fundamental Creationists are those that take the Creation account as literal.
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  Excellent Conversation At Literature Trolley

  by cofty in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  yesterday my wife and i enjoyed one of our regular days out at edinburgh - movie, lunch, walk, meal etc.. in the late afternoon while mrs cofty went shopping i had an hour at the excellent museum of scotland and arranged to meet up outside the national gallery on princes street.

  on my way back i saw the jw trolley was at the usual spot on the royal mile.

  there was an older man and a young woman standing well back trying hard to look inconspicuous.

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  Well, to be fair, the person really wasn't prepared for an Evolution debate, so you had the advantage there. Most don't care to argue the subject, because they don't get trained in the in's and out's of that subject. He was correct in telling you that he is not a Creationist. The Creationists believe that a Creative day was 24 hrs long.

  I don't believe in Evolution because I believe that our wonderful planet, and Solar system is so amazing that it couldn't be a matter of chance, it was created by a intelligent designer.

  It's not only JW's that believe in Creation that way, but many other intelligent people do as well. If I were there, I think I would have been that sister who stood in the background and didn't participate.
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  Disturbing/Puzzling Skit at JW Function Last Night Plus Odd Choice of Music

  by Cadellin in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  so i attended a fairly large jw gathering last night with my active, elder husband.

  it was a good-by party for a former special pioneer couple who have been demoted to reg pios and have now moved to a larger city to find work.

  anyway, there was music and skits.

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  The skit was weird, there is no argument about that. Maybe they should have prepared a better skit, but I'd still sit there and soak it in, and clap to show appreciation for their efforts.

  I have sung and played, "Imagine" on my guitar at so many JW gatherings, and I know people interpret it in their own ways, who cares, I'm just having fun. It is requested so many times and I love to play it.
  
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  Ferris Bueller, and life after the JWS

  by talesin in

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  ferris bueller's day off was an huge flick when i was young, and it's a many-layered story.

  i was watching this vid, and realized that one reason i love this movie, is that it could be one metaphor for my life.

  i took the lead, did it my way, and have had one helluva lot of fun on the journey.

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  You brought me to Memory Lane, Tal.

  I remembered some of these.
  
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  Circuit Overseer Guidelines (tg-E) October 2015

  by wifibandit in

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  circuit overseer guidelines (tg-e) october 2015. http://bit.ly/1utgizt.

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  Thanks to everyone who have supplied us these ridiculous instructions. I noticed a lot of blank pages that were conveinient for note taking
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  Circuit Overseer Guidelines (tg-E) October 2015

  by wifibandit in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  circuit overseer guidelines (tg-e) october 2015. http://bit.ly/1utgizt.

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  Well whoever is selecting the Convention speakers sure suck. We haven't had decent speakers in such a long time
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  July 2016 W T Article Gives Reassurance to Aging Publishers

  by BluesBrother in

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  2. bible

  congregations are full of older ones who were led to expect the end when they were still young enough to work ,and stay forever young.

  now these ones face a sparse old age with little provision set aside.

  the article ""do not be afraid .

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  Oh Oh, I can see it now...August WT 2016..."Putting off sex to provide for the Elderly"
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  I COLLECT QUOTES. . . Here are some of my favorites

  by Terry in

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  2. friends

  please post your favorites too.

  my favorite quotations:.

  you cannot change what you refuse to confront.. sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.. don’t think of cost.

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  "If you don't play a sport, be one.

  If you don't play squash, eat one"
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  I just found out about this District Overseer in Quebec that got DF'd

  by Quarterback in

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  he sure was well known, and apparently he left his wife some time ago.

  his initials were m.l.. does anyone know about this?.

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  I also remember JG Trembley. I didn't know that he was DF as well. He always seemed like a decent guy.