Posts by Shutterbug

ex-soviet tajikistan outlawed the jehovah's witnesses religious organisation on monday, saying its missionary activities violated the laws of the predominantly muslim central asian state.. "door-to-door missionary activities, calls to refuse to serve in the armed forces and their intolerance of other religions contradict the law," tajik culture minister mirzoshohruh asrorov told a news conference.. jehovah's witnesses in tajikistan could not immediately be reached for comment.. according to official figures, more than 95 percent of the tajik population belong to the sunni branch of islam and another two percent are shiites.

the tajik government though is strictly secular.

Shutterbug

I am not in favor of any government banning any religion. Once the first one is banned others are in danger of also being banned until freedom of religion will be a thilng of the past. The best way to handle the witnesses is to point out their past history and current idiotic rules. Bug

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Took this picture Sat. morning on my Property....Hope yall can see it.

by oppgirl63 in

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Shutterbug

I

am not opposed to hunting on principle, and I eat meat. I know its illogical, but I'm logical about most everything else

That is exactly how I feel JWdaughter. However here in the Texas Panhandle they are showing up in record numbers and becoming a hazard to rural traffic, so they probably need to be "thinned out." I let others do that dirty work. In my opinion they are too beautiful to shoot.

Illogical, yes, but that is the way it is and I'm not about to change. Bug

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It seems I have my JW brother back

by MegaDude in

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with the shit going down on this board as of late i'd like to post something really good that happened to me lately.

i got my brother jw brother back.

back in 2001 of this same month i posted about letting jw relatives go because i got tired of the pain of hoping those relationships would be restored when it seemed impossible.

Shutterbug

I'm really happy for you and the rest of your family. So, what was his "tripping point?" What caused him to take the plunge and get back in touch with his family ??

Perhaps we will meet him at the next apostafest.

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Observation on Things Not said.

by Sparkplug in

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have you ever noticed that around here more is said when people are silent than when they are talking sometimes.

not anything in particular, i just noticed that when people get silent, there usually is a reason.

hard times, drama, can't comment...etc.

Shutterbug

Awwww, you've done laid a guilt trip on me. Busy trying to think of something to say.

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Court okays lawsuit against WBTS lawyers for alleged deceit

by Tatiana in

sorry, i embedded it, but i guess it didn't work.

it showed up on my computer.

thanks for posting it, wac.... .

Shutterbug

Coffee, I got it by clicking on the Home page.

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Guys: How do you show your interest?

by serendipity in

guys, when you are trying to woo a woman, in the early days before you get physically intimate, how do you show your interest in her?

Shutterbug

How should I know ? I've been married 41 years !!!!

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If Your Spouse Told The Elders On U, Is That a Marital or Religious Problem

by minimus in

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if a faithful devout jw saw her husband on a board like this or reading "apostate" literature, if she was so disturbed by her husband's actions and the husband justified himself, would you think that if she told the elders because she was truly concerned that her mate was going to leave "the truth" and ultimately not make it into the "new system", --------that this was simply a marital issue-----not a religious one?.

your opinions please..

Shutterbug

I don't know what to call it, but there would be a divorce. How can a marriage survive if one of the spouses cannot be trusted. Bug