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  NEWSPAPER ARTICLE ON SHUNNING, DF'ING, SILENTLAMBS

  by ErieGuy in

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  myMichelle

  A great article, one I will be forwarding on. Thanks to Sharon Tubbs and the St. Petersburg Times!

  Michelle
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  Selective Banning

  by Elsewhere in

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  i hate to see people get banned or silenced - even the people who are causing trouble.

  when it comes to regulations, i could almost be described as libertarian.

  because of this i would like to make a proposal - instead of leaving the banning power in the hands of a central authority, i propose that banning be placed in the hands of the individual.

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  myMichelle

  I think that selective banning buttons, etc. would be just a lot of unneccessary busy work for Simon. If a poster really bugs you enough that you would use such a feature, there is a lower-tech solution...Don't read that poster's comments. Just skim past the offensive post, excercise restraint.

  It's okay decide who really annoys you and to ignore their posts. It's allowed. Not everyone in this world is going to get along and it's unrealistic to think that it should be that way.

  Just my opinion.

  Michelle
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  Shunned Father and Daughter

  by Kenneson in

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  today's calgary sun discusses the latest on the shunned father and his daughter.

  of her whereabouts, etc., he still remains in limbo.

  see "sick girl's birthday off limits.".

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  This can't really be shocking to any of us. We all know that Witnesses don't celebrate birthdays so why would this make the news?

  The reporter for the Calgary paper most likely is not a JW. The legal manuvers of the WT lawyers and the behavior of the family is astounding to many nonJWs. That the father has zero contact with his daughter, for whom he has sacrificed much, is tragic and emphasized more so on the anniversary of her birth.

  JWs and family members (JW and NonJW) know birthdays aren't celebrated. Some of the general populace know too (ie. Dateline and Connie Chung identified them as the group that doesn't celebrate Christmas or birthdays), but are unaware to how rigid and even rabid some JWs can be about following the rules. The continuing articles are giving the public the picture of how some Organization members will turn viciously on one of their own if the rules aren't followed.

  News worthy? I think so, maybe not earth-shattering, but I bet some of the NonJWs reading the series will say "Thanks, but no thanks" to the next JWs knocking on their doors. Totally worth the paper, ink and bandwidth IMO.

  Michelle
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  MSNBC / Newsweek

  by mikepence in

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  hey ya'all...go to http://www.msnbc.com/news/767800.asp and click on the highest number (7) on the "msnbc viewer's top 10" box at the bottom.

  if enough of us click that, the story will get more prominent play on msnbc.com.. peace,.

  mike.

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  BTTT.
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  Amazing Survived Major Heart Attack

  by AlanF in

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  i just spoke on the phone to amazing (jim whitney) who is in intensive care in a chicago hospital.

  on monday he had a major heart attack, had a stint put in an artery to unblock things and may have bypass surgery.

  he's comfortable enough right now, but of course will have to make some big lifestyle changes.

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  Amazing,

  My thoughts are with you and your family during this scary time. My best wishes for a speedy recovery.

  Michelle
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  WT 4-01-02 article

  by DB in

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  in the april 1, 2002 issue of the watchtower, an article appears entitled "keep on serving jehovah with a steadfast heart".

  paragraph 14 of this article states: "if jehovah's organization knowingly endorsed false teachings, advice to read the bible would never be given to jehovah's witnesses and those to whom they preach.".

  i am withholding comment on this statement, because i'd like to hear from any who would like to post a response.

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  They've stopped all US subscriptions and the publishers now have to deliver them.

  Not to be argumentative, but they haven't stopped all of them, perhaps they are slowly eliminating them. My subscription was renewed in December 2001 (I think, I don't have the wrapper in front of me), the expiration date if far off enough to help provide my recycling pickup people with job security for the rest of the year.

  Michelle
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  JWs and Vasectomies?

  by sweetone2377 in

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  i was reading a judicial meeting transcript last night on the inet and the accussed had added vasectomies to the list of procedures that are frowned upon, or forbidden, by the wts.

  is this true?.

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  myMichelle

  There was a WT Questions from Readers on this topic. As I remember it, vasectomies are frowned upon by God because it is not easily reversible birth control like the pill, condoms, etc.

  If a man has one before coming into the truth, well he has that excuse. If a man has one while being in the truth, that's not so good. Either way if it becomes common knowledge in the congregation, then that brother is not a good candidate for priviledges. We all know how guys chat about vasectomies don't we?

  It was either a 1999 or 2000 article, to the best of my recollection. I want to say a summer month too. Maybe someone will remember it.

  Michelle
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  Update on AlanF's Daughter

  by AlanF in

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  now that dad has recovered his equilibrium, i just wanted to say a huge thanks to everyone who expressed concern about my daughter the last couple of weeks.

  in the great scheme of things this is a minor matter but it sure affected me!

  i guess my family has been pretty lucky compared to others.. anyway, julie (that's the daughter one, not the wifely one) recovered so fast that she returned to school this past monday.

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  Continued best wishes for a speedy recovery. Glad to hear she's doing so well.

  Kids...the main cause of gray hair on parents.

  Michelle
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  Life Is On the Hairy Edge

  by AlanF in

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  got a call late this afternoon: "your daughter was in a car accident along with four other girls.

  you need to come to the emergency room.".

  daughter not there yet.

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  Alan and Julie,

  I feel for the huge fright the two of you just had, I hope that the frazzled nerves are calming. Best wishes for Julie's speedy recovery.

  Michelle
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  living forever

  by finnrot in

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  i remember when i was a kid i used to assuage my fear of dying with the comfort and knoweledge that i was one of the "millions now living that may never die.

  " but even as a kid, i used to think to myself that after a thousand or so years of living with these boring people that i see at the kingdom hall, that sooner or later i would become bored as hell.

  after all, everything really fun seemed to be a sin and after a thousand years of bowling with my fellow witnesses and groveling on my knees thanking jehovah for every breath that i took, wouldn't i get bored at some point?

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  Forever is a mighty long time...

  A billion billion years after starting an everlasting life, you still have forever to go...If travelling the universe becomes possible, and why wouldn't it after working on the problem for a few milenia? After you circle the universe a billion times, seen it all, done it all, you still have forever to go...

  Makes reincarnation a bit more appealing aspiration...fresh new start, new life. But it's not like there's a choice, whatever will be will be.

  Michelle