Considering what he got shot with, he probably looked like Rigatoni. Not to mention the Middle East's hormones, its probably best if those photos aren't released. Something I've been thinking about is they got Gaddafi's son and some of his grandkids, and now Osama and some of his kids, how long until them boys retaliate something fierce over here? It might be better if the US starts the process of moving on from this current story.
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No Forthcoming Photos :-(
by snowbird inhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42900991/ns/world_news-death_of_bin_laden/?gt1=43001.
ah, well .... "to one who has faith, no explanation is necessary.
to one without faith, no explanation is possible.".
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Can the Ethiopian/Cushite Change His Skin?
by snowbird injeremiah 13:23 can an african change skin?
can a leopard get rid of its spots?
so what are the odds on you doing good, .
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Oh yeah, MJ, how could I forget. He went from looking like Eazy-E, to looking like Lara Flynn Boyle
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Can the Ethiopian/Cushite Change His Skin?
by snowbird injeremiah 13:23 can an african change skin?
can a leopard get rid of its spots?
so what are the odds on you doing good, .
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This is another case of the Bible being outdated....... I present to you Sammy Sosa........
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"a man's enemies will be those of his own household"
by leavingwt inwhen you were shunned by family members, did you feel as though jesus had brought a sword into your family?.
matthew 10:34.
"do not think that i came to bring peace on earth.
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I've been thinking about this considering my own situation. I'm not shunned, at least not at this time, but depending on how I play my cards it will happen. The different scenarios have been playing out in my head, and this verse comes to mind often enough. As someone who still believes in Jesus, but not the Watchtower, this verse seems prophetic. Really you should include verse 37 to add some extra oomph to the seriousness of familiy situations affected by this loving religion.
37 “Anyone who loves their father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves their son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
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This cover with the question regarding "meaning" in one's life is insulting from my perspective as a born-in. I had to go to the JW website to download a PDF of this, and the article is downright offensive from my perspective. As born-ins we've been doing all these so called meaninful activities since birth, and if its so damn meaningful, how come 2/3 of all born-ins end up leaving this cancer of a religion? I've been peddling their literature and attending the borefest meetings from the womb, and now I'm trying to figure out how to avoid continueing this nonsense until the tomb. Getting baptized into the WT organization takes away all meaning in one's life.
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I never particulary cared for the mud people either. So Darwin gets two thumbs up from me!
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Jehovah's Witnesses & Higher Education
by minimus ini believe that jws demonize higher education so much, that it makes them look like weirdos!.
you and your family are penalized if someone goes to college!.
when i tell any "worldly" (aka "normal" person) that witnesess view higher education with disdain and ridicule, i always get the same response:.
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The way it was relayed to us at the KM School for Elders, is that if an appointed brother's child living at home started attending college, his qualifications were to be reviewed by the elder body. If the kid still lived at home, and was still attending meetings and going in field service, all the while attending school, the elder or ministerial servant position would be ok. On the other hand, if the kid was away from home at school, but still supported by his/her family, that brother more than likely would be removed. It would even fall under the category of not presiding over his household in a fine manner if my memory serves me correct. If the elder body didn't review the brother's qualifications, as the chairman at our elder school put it, "we'd all be culpable." Those were his exact words, he made it a point not to mince anything he said in this regard, and he paused for emphasis to ensure we caught his drift.
Something thats been eating at me since thinking about the WT's anti-education policy doctrine is how the WT isn't unlike other Christian denominations when it comes to preaching that life is a precious gift from God. The WT condemns other denominations for supporting war, and individuals for being pro-choice when it comes to abortion. At the same time the WT can't see their own hypocritcal nature when it comes to life being precious considering their anti-blood transfusion policy doctrine, and their anti-education policy doctrine. The reason I include their education policy as being inconsiderate of the gift God gave us, is because they do everything in their power to limit what an individual does with his/her life. Now the WT will say thats not true as we dedicate our lives to God and His Chosen Organization, however I have to ask the question, what are they accomplishing today through that organization? How does it glorify God if its not accomplishing anything more than its own self serving interests?
I recently attended the special one day circuit assembly, and a handful of people were baptized, with all minus one being young people still living under their parent's roof. I imagine all of the young ones who got dipped were born-ins. Now these same young ones will grow into adulthood, and will continue to attend meetings, go out in field service, and all the other time consuming repetative formalities that are part of being an active Jehovah's Witness. None of these activities bring glory to God, and for a young person or anybody for that matter, to disregard their God given talents and gifts, in order to beck at the whim of a publishing company falsely representing itself as God's channel of communication on the earth today, is to bring dishonor to the gift that God gave to us.
Think about this, we've all known people who had talents and gifts, only to squander their potential by succumbing to drug or alcohol abuse. There's not much difference between that scenario, or squandering your gifts and talents because a publishing company tells you that to explore your potential and educate yourself is selfish whereas serving as a Regular Pioneer on behalf of a publishing company brings glory to God. Look at it this way............
Regular Pioneer has a hand in how many converts= 0
Average Publisher has a hand in how many converts= 0
Married JW Couple has a hand in how many converts= anywhere from 1-5 on average.
So field service is largely busybody work and isn't glorifying God, especially considering most JWs would never go out again if turning in field service slips were eliminated tonight. Meetings with half assed talks and poorly prepared demonstrations don't bring honor to God. The second song during the special day assembly had to been one of the most depressing songs I've ever heard in my entire life. It make The Cure's music seem happy in comparison. So it goes without saying, poorly scored music doesn't bring honor to God. Could go on and on, by why bother, you know the deal.
They want you to avoid a college education that would indicate you value and take your life seriously, so that you can dishonor God by doing wasting your life in repetitious unproductive formalities on behalf of a publishing company accomplishing nothing. Not to mention, JWs by and large make up the WT's audience. JWs are the only ones reading the WT's literature. Crazy!!
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Satan Takes a Trip
by Farkel injehovah ushers satan into his presence.. jehovah: "listen satan, the thousand year reign is just about up, and according to the bible, i've gotta let you go back to earth and tempt the people, so you'd better go down and see what's happening before you get to work.
damn.
i wished i had picked another book to endorse besides that bible.
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what was the best gig you ever attended and why ?
by the max inmy own was ac/dc at the hamersmith odoen london 1980, the highway to hell tour with bonn scott, they were at their creative peak with their best line up with there best album, you had to be there to understand !!
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This thread makes me feel left out........you know I've never been to any concert in my entire life? As a born-in, there's only so much time you can devote to double life purposes, and when under your parent's roof and not much money for yourself, it ws too difficult. Not to mention as a teenager, all I listened to was rap music and it would have been impossible to attend a rap concernt with my folk's permission. When I was still at home, and had a job, a car, and would have been capable of going to a concert, I vowed to go to the Rage Against The Machine/Beastie Boys concert as they were touring at the time, and then one of the Beasties broke his arm, and right afterwards Rage broke up. To me it felt like Jehovah had spoken personally to me. "You will not attend the concert Misery, I am Jehovah, and my words you shall obey so that it may go well with you!"
The closest I've ever come to a concert experience was the music played to encourage us to take our seats before the circuit assembly or district convention started. That's pretty close right?
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