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  FRANCOISE! DO THE HONOURABLE THING!

  by Englishman in

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  enough people have now made it clear that they are very offended by francoise's use of the f word.. the trouble is, of course, that every protest made propels the ghastly heading back to the top of the board.. c'mon, francoise, do the honourable thing and delete / change the heading.. englishman.

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  Oz,
  In the middle top of each post are two icons. One is "post a reply" the other is "edit post". You click the latter.

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  FRANCOISE! DO THE HONOURABLE THING!

  by Englishman in

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  enough people have now made it clear that they are very offended by francoise's use of the f word.. the trouble is, of course, that every protest made propels the ghastly heading back to the top of the board.. c'mon, francoise, do the honourable thing and delete / change the heading.. englishman.

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  Secondez,

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  Need to vent... advice is welcome

  by SlayerLayer in

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  when i was 13, all of the other kids in my congregation were taking home school, getting them out of the "bad association" in public school.

  they talked me into it too.. of course, at 13 trying to get me to actually do the schooling was a feat that no one could master.. i worked for a brother in the cong.

  full time, and never finished the schooling.. so...flash forward.

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  Wendy,

  Phew! That's a relief.

  Btw, are you a Greek Cypriot or a Turk, or just a tourist? I hope nothing unpleasant happened in the Virgin Isles.

  ;)

  philo
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  IN SEARCH OF WRITERS

  by willy_think in

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  i am sending out chain litter e-mails as a warning to every one a can, and i will keep doing it.

  i would like to print flyers, but i am not the best writer or the most informed person on the net.

  writing contest!!.

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  Fi fie foe fum, I smell the blood of trolling one.
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  Need to vent... advice is welcome

  by SlayerLayer in

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  when i was 13, all of the other kids in my congregation were taking home school, getting them out of the "bad association" in public school.

  they talked me into it too.. of course, at 13 trying to get me to actually do the schooling was a feat that no one could master.. i worked for a brother in the cong.

  full time, and never finished the schooling.. so...flash forward.

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  Wendy,

  Congratulation on your move to Cyprus. I only posted to ask if you'll forgive me calling you yummy.

  :)

  philo
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  Scooby Doo and the Watchtower

  by Stephanus in

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  filming for the scooby doo movie here in oz finished recently.

  original scooby doo plots involved a villain (ghost, monster, god, demon) spooking an area until scooby and the gang set a trap and the villain was unmasked.

  the watchtower version would have a bloke running around in a rubber mask claiming to be someone named g. hovah, and that anyone who didn't give him all their money and time to him (via his representatives) would be doomed to die very shortly in a horrible fashion.

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  Stephanus, would Saddam fit the mask?

  He likes to defy the international community, especially the UN. He collects enemies like they are Hornby model trains, and persecutes those he can reach, like the Kurds, even unto death. His national publicity establishes an aura for himself, which is not unlike the Governing Body's. Persecution (i.e., the gulf war) seems to shore up his regime rather than shaking it. Similarly, the WTBTS benefit from 'persecution' either way: if they stagger, this is evidence they are God's persecuted people, and if they triumph, this is evidence of God's rich blessing. Saddam's population guard their words because of informers. And dissenting JWs soon become dissenting exJWs.

  There's a nice irony to Saddam, a Muslim, being the face behind the mask, because the apparently 'Christian' WTBTS actually pedals something closer to Judaism.

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  WT Reader's Guide Part1

  by philo in

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  the watchtower rough guide: distinguishing between the line, and the lie.

  you find these in abundance.

  often they are slid, here and there, into apparently optimistic articles, extolling the virtues of, say, humming birds or watercolours.

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  The Watchtower rough guide: distinguishing between the line, and the lie.

  1.Negatives.
  You find these in abundance. Often they are slid, here and there, into apparently optimistic articles, extolling the virtues of, say, humming birds or watercolours. The reader will be left with the feeling that although these are 'wondrous to declare', true Christians should nevertheless treat them with balance and circumspection. However pay particular attention when you detect clusters of negatives. Why have these been shovelled in?

  WT QUESTION:
  Why can the world not see that the occurrence of ( negatives:) earthquakes, famines, wars, and reports of wars, is physical proof of Jesus' invisible reign?

  WT ANSWER:
  Because the world is in the hands of Satan, as proved by ( negatives:) youth crime, aids, family breakdown, green jelly babies, rap music, and Internet apostates.

  Conclusion: The Watchtower line is so preposterous that a mass of unrelated negatives are needed to give a veneer of credibility?

  Daft(Question)+(negatives) = Daft(Answer)+(negatives)

  You can see by simplifying this equation that the negatives give no more support than the daftnesses.

  It's like being sold that gift box-set of chromium and carbon-fibre back scratchers, except here the line uses positives.

  "Look at all you're getting! The ankle sock, the pressure band, 12 high fibre water tablets, the blood-type stressometer, AND the dual nostril de-ionising nasal spray! Put in your order today, while stocks last, and we will throw in a pair of fully insulated, orgasmic jump-leads, absolutely free!"

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  Do You Fear Death?

  by think41self in

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  i am very interested to know how all of you feel about the subject of death and the future.

  do you fear death?

  what do you think are the possibilities for the future?.

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  (((Gopher+think41self)))---I agree.

  As for death, I don't fear it. I don't expect to be there when it happens.

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  JW's in South Park

  by SlayerLayer in

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  hey guys,.

  yes i have too much time on my hands today, and created this website just for your entertainment.

  please check it out and let me know what you think.

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  Es macht nicht, Buffyfancier

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  hi im new

  by kewlgrl13 in

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  hi just wanted to say im new and i'v been a jw all my live im 13. and go to my site at http://pub65.ezboard.com/bryanmerriman it new so please check it out ok?

  thanx

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  philo

  Welcome Kewlgirl, hope you have fun here!

  philo (age 99)