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  Just out of curiosity, how many elders (current & ex) do we have here?

  by mrquik in

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  me.

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  ms at 20. elder at 30. human at 35.
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  Tract Campaign

  by C.O.B.E.Beef in

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  Music buffs.Here we go again. List you're all-time favorite Guitarists

  by flipper in

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  hello ya'll.

  was just listening to great guitar music from some of my favorites.

  who are your all time favorites?

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  Be honest. Am I an abusive Father??

  by DATA-DOG in

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  i was angry with my kid for questioning me.

  i work, i pay the bills, i provide food, clothing and shelter for them.

  instead of respect, i get attitude.

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  DD- You sound like my spiritual mother.
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  Game: Caption this pic

  by rebel8 in

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  i'll start.. .

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  Christmas tree by WTWizard.
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  Wife update

  by problemaddict in

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  if you want the short version, scroll down to "short version".. .

  so i am at 1200 posts or so (only about 6 were probably of note), and i still havenlt told my story and probably won't for some time.

  basically, i was a born in who has served in other countries, as an ms, and given talks etc... my wife and i were in foreign language, have co's we have counted as close family friends, and were basically the golden boy and girl of their respective areas.

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  This is great news problemaddict, enjoy your freedom!
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  looking for quote about research own religion

  by Aussie Oz in

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  i am looking for some sort of quote to show the kids that its ok to investigate their own religion.

  something from a recent book or watchtower would be great!.

  like... nothing to fear, we have nothing to hide, truth can stand investigation, make sure of it foryourself sort of thing i guess!.

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  ***

  smpp.15-18TheNeedtoSearchfortheTruth***

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  NeedtoSearchfortheTruth

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  Actually, we need to know the truth about everything we have dealings with. A businessman wants to know the truth when he is settling accounts. He does not let sentiment or prejudice blind him, otherwise he is likely to lose money. When we get married, we want to know the truth about our future partner. If we allow ourselves to be deceived, we will likely be unhappy later on. Yes, if we do not know the truth about a matter, we invariably lose out in one way or another. This is also true with respect to religion. The problem is, many people for one reason or another are not inclined to discuss religious matters.

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  Here someone may say: ‘But I have a religion. I belong to the same religion my parents and my grandparents belonged to. How can that be wrong?’ Yes, at birth most of us received some religious faith as a heritage from our parents. Often, the name of that religion is put on our identity papers without our even being asked.

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  But do we deserve honor or credit for belonging to a religion that we received from our parents, if we have never done anything to check whether that religion is right or wrong? A man born in Italy would likely be born into a Catholic family, and he would grow up a Catholic. A man born in Burma would likely be of the Buddhist religion. If a man is born in a Muslim family, he will likely grow up as a Muslim.

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  Surely all of this means nothing as to his submitting himself to God. It is purely an accident. The man who truly surrenders himself to God is the one who carefully examines all aspects of the religion he was born into. If he finds it is true, he remains with it. But if he finds it is false, he sets out to find the true religion.

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  Some find it hard to reason on the subject of religion. They are strongly convinced theirs is the right religion and no more discussion is needed. In this, we may be a little like a fanatical supporter of a certain sports team. As you know, when a fanatical supporter watches his own team play another one, he supports his own, however badly it plays. If the opponents win, he may say that they cheated, or the referee was on their side, or something else happened. He thus ignores the good qualities of the other team, and all the bad qualities of his own.

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  However, to see the true facts in a sports engagement, you have to be impartial. And this is even more so in the case of religion. If our mind is captive to prejudice, we will never see the truth. Is it reasonable to say whether something is right or wrong before you have looked into it, or before you have even thought about it?

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  Yes, we may have received our religion from our parents, and we respect our parents. We owe them much, and many of the things they have given us are very good. But that does not mean we have to accept everything they say without thinking. Our parents are human, as we are. They make mistakes, as we do. In fact, many of the problems that we have to live with today are because of things that our parents’ generation did. They did not do them deliberately to make things hard for us. They just made mistakes, because of being human.

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  Hence, a wise man will examine the things he has received from his parents, including his religion. He will keep the good things and reject those things that are not good. This is essential if he is to find the truth about religion.

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  1. (a) Illustrate why it is to our advantage to know the truth about everything we have dealings with. (b) What problem often arises in discussions about religion?

  2, 3. Is it any credit to a person to belong to a religion merely because he inherited it from his parents?

  4. How can a man be sure he has truly submitted to God?

  5, 6. Why should we be reasonable and open-minded when we discuss religion?

  7, 8. How will a wise man view the things he received from his parents?
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  ~For the Love of God~

  by freeflyingfaerie in

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  steve vai~.

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  http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xcexr_steve-vai-for-the-love-of-god_music.

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  An epic piece of guitar music in my opinion. I have seen Steve live 4 times and he is amazing. I remember he said he fasted 7 days then recorded this song in one take. I dont keep up with his music anymore , but this song meant alot to me at a dark time in my teenage years.

  In 1993 my neighbor gave me the cassette this song is on( Passion and Warfare ) and it blew me away. I already liked playing the guitar, but I didnt realize so much was possible with the instrument. As cheesy as it may sound, this music got me through some tough times. It took me out of the hell that I was in.

  Once the headphones were on, my horror disappeared. The dream was real, life could be better. Mostly, I would think about my girl.

  20 years later, I dont have much, but the music still means alot to me, and more importantly I still have my girl.

  Thanks for the memories Freeflyingfaerie.
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  My website

  by Trevor Scott in

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  hey all,.

  back in the day i had a website up on geocities.

  yahoo killed geocities a few years ago and i assumed that was the end of my site.

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  Excellent info ! Thank you!
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  If Watchtower was a country

  by zound in

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  if the watchtower society was the leadership of a state or country, and jehovah's witnesses were the citizens of said state or country.

  which do you think current or imaginary regime or country would that be likened too?.

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  C.O.B.E.Beef

  Oklahova- hillbilly god of the southern testament.