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  Great JW site, Crank up the speakers 4 this 1 !!!!

  by Beans in

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  2. humour

  if your not on the floor laughing your ass off you have been going to meetings for too long!

  enjoy brothers and sisters!.

  http://members.aol.com/bookaroom/.

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  Preston

  This is the worst music I've ever heard.

  Got a great deal on the shoprider though.... (I had time to peruse the links)
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  In there no good in the WTBTS??? or ourselves??

  by jst2laws in

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  2. friends

  we hopefully all agree it is wrong to reject an entire race because we have found one of its member to be flawed, or to reject an entire concept an the basis of finding a flaw in its argument.

  would not fair people look for a way to accept the good in the concept, modify the flawed portion and rejoice in what was gained from the refined concept?

  it would also be wrong, as the wt does, to reject an entire institution because some of its precepts are flawed.

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  Preston

  Just thought this thread was good enough to be resurrected, particularly for AChristian's comments...
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  So, what's everyone doing tonight????????

  by butalbee in

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  i hope everyone is having a hell of a lot more fun than i am tonight, for i am here all alone, doing nothing but staring at the computer screen aimlessly lost in thought.

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  Preston

  OMG butalbee, I should take u clubbing sometime. for some reason I know few guys who want to go to some of the clubs that I go to (of a more questionable nature I might add). C'mon butalbee, you have to go wih me PLEASE! PLEASE! PLEASE!
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  An Un-Invitation Card

  by ozziepost in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  "do witnesses break up families?

  " has been a common topic over the years.

  this topic has been brought home to mrs ozzie and i by the following 'un-invitation card'.

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  Preston

  Ozzie and Mrs Ozzie,

  If I ever get married, you guys are more than welcome to come .
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  Interview with the JW Geek

  by Hmmm in

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  2. friends

  when i was a senior in high school, the principal called me in to her office to ask why i'd missed repeated deadlines to turn in my applications for colleges.

  i went to a school for brainiacs, and was above average there--yes, i was a geek among geeks.

  the principal asked me if it were a question of finances.

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  Preston

  After reading, as I would like to call it, the "saliva account" I strongly suggest you become a writer....
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  Improper English in the Watchtower....

  by Preston in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  machislop posted a quote from a watchtower on a thread that went something like this:.

  "....c. t. russell was patently of that governing body back there in the last quarter of the nineteenth century.".

  excuse me, but the expression "back there" makes the governing body sound like a bunch of backwood hicks.

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  Preston

  Caballo, here is the link you were inquiring of....

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/forum/thread.asp?id=27260&site=3
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  Improper English in the Watchtower....

  by Preston in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  machislop posted a quote from a watchtower on a thread that went something like this:.

  "....c. t. russell was patently of that governing body back there in the last quarter of the nineteenth century.".

  excuse me, but the expression "back there" makes the governing body sound like a bunch of backwood hicks.

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  Preston

  MacHislop posted a quote from a Watchtower on a thread that went something like this:

  "….C. T. Russell was patently of that governing body back there in the last quarter of the nineteenth century."

  Excuse me, but the expression "back there" makes the Governing body sound like a bunch of backwood hicks. From the experience of an undergraduate student, I know for a fact that using such an expression is improper when writing a college paper. Am I in the wrong here, or are there any other expressions used in the Watchower which transcend improper use of the English language?
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  Why can't I date him?

  by pad in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  i have recently met a wonderful man.

  he is a jw, and has been all 25 years of his life.

  i am not, and have not even known any all of my life.

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  Preston

  why is it to be denied?

  I'm sorry but the God factor will always figure in higher than anything else in a JW's life. You just can't win when a guy's major turn ons are field service, making all the meetings, and getting over ten hours in the ministrey at the end of the month. Not to sound mean, but, you might have better luck finding a doubting Thomas....
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  What does everyone here DO anyway?

  by In_between_days in

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  hi everyone,.

  i am a new poster who is putting off their own personal story of finding this site for a while..... i find alot of people here utterly fascinating, and would like to know..... exactly what is everyones professional field of work?.

  i would like to be a full time poster on this forum, but alas, the $$$$ are quite light in that field of work.. apologies if this has been asked before.. just curious.

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  Preston

  Well....I'm a network admin and help provide business solutions for a small company. I'm into film, particularly the works of Bresson, Bergman, and Tarkovsky. I love all genres. I also do some volunteer work for an organization on campus that assists GLBTQ youth, hope to expand elsewhere. I work out, go to gay clubs, I like hiking, hanging out with friends, reading....oh yeah, I come here once in a while.
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  E.T. is Jesus?

  by bboyneko in

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  et: he comes down from heaven, performs a few miracles, dies for our sins and goes back into heaven with only a few faithful watching.

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  whats up with that from a jewish diretor?

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  Preston

  To be fair, E.T. wasn't Spielberg's idea, he merely brough Melissa Mathison's script to the screen. Spielberg, who is Jewish, had previously dealt with Biblical subject matter in Raiders of the Lost and would later tell the Christ story through the African slaves in Amistad. There are references to Jesus in the film but I think it's more fair to think of E.T. as a "christ figure" rather than Jesus himself (although I do see where you're going with this):

  E.T. comes to earth, is in exile, performs miracles, is persecuted byt the government, children become close to him (Matthew 18:3), eventually dies, is resurrected, and ascends to heaven.

  Even though I think E.T., recycles much from Close Encounters of the Third Kind, I think the words of one film critic speak volumes:

  I think ET speaks to us on another level, a deeper one in our subconscious and our souls. It deals with everyday emotions and experiences like broken families, loneliness, friendship, and love. It also points to a hunger we all have for a relationship with a being outside our world.