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  Urban Legends!

  by ISP in

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  its amazing the extent these circulate in the wt world.

  i am not so sure, but it develops a powerful folklore amongst jws....often with a moral at the end!

  typically these circulate as experiences given in talks and are then adopted by the masses as truth.. for example, anyone hear the ul about the married couple where the wife had to have a routine blood check.

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  Re : Bombing in Australia

  It happened in 1985, I think, in the suburb of Casula, in Sydney. The bomb went off during the Sunday meeting, during the Public Talk.

  The speaker (I can't remember his name, but he gives talks at the District Assemblies) was literally thrown up in the air, but apart from a few injuries, survived. A man sitting in the front row was killed.

  They suspect a husband of a sister did it, but only have circumstantial evidence, so no conviction has ever been made. Also, the congregation had to wear part of the blame, because the group that cleaned the Hall the day before had accidently left the Hall unlocked........

  (NB : I know about the unlocked Hall part because I spoke to a sister who was in that congregation at the time.)
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  Oz v NZ Thread, Anyone?

  by Stephanus in

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  any kiwis post here?

  now that that silly "yanks versus poms" thread has pretty well exhausted itself, how about an oz v nz thread?.

  scoring could be difficult.

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  NZ had the "donation arrangement" YEARS before Australia did (the Aust branch introduced the arrangement 6 mths before Goods and Services Tax (GST) was brought in by the Aussie Govt).
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  Fascinating, Even to Me!

  by COMF in

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  i found hourglass2 outpost, a forum "for jehovah's witnesses and interested ones", on the internet several years ago; as i recall, around november 1996. from that time on i have constantly seen references to ray franz's book, crisis of conscience.

  i never felt any compulsion to read the book, however, having concluded simply through discussion and reasoning on the well-documented evidence in their own writings that the wbts was a sham.

  i just didn't feel like devoting as much of my time and attention as it would take to read an entire 400-page book divulging in meticulous detail the corruption rampant in that organization.. recently, though, i decided to buy and read the book anyway.

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  I'll give each book my thumbs-up!

  To those who aren't sure whether they should read it or not, I suggest to buy it anyway, and then when your curiosity gets the better of you, read just one or two chapters. Put it down, digest the info and read a few more.

  Or if you're like me, you won't be able to put it down!
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  June 1,2001 WT Who Has Gods Backing?

  by ISP in

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  june15 wt contains some very helpful assistance in identifying those having gods backing.

  having read the article......i am no wiser!

  well....no surprises there i guess!

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  Prisca

  ISP - I was thinking these same things when I looked at this article. I'm so glad I don't have to go to the meetings and take in this nonsense!

  dmouse - great points from you too!
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  Any Aussies about?

  by OlderTom in

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  how about dropping a line on the main board or e-mailing me.

  we are organising another bbq and would like to invite you along.. oldertom.

  pretty soon we'll have to organise warwick farm race cource for our assemblies.

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  Prisca

  Just bringing this back to the top.
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  Whimsy

  by patio34 in

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  i didn't know where to post this--it's just a funny experience i had today.. i planted two new rose bushes and went out to put the hose on them this morning before work.

  a medium-sized bird swooped down and hit me lightly in the back.

  later at noon i went out to change the hose and the bird swooped at me twice--i didn't think i'd make it out of the yard!

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  In Australia during November, we have similar problems with black-&-white birds called magpies (pronounced mag-pies). Some suggest wearing a hat with the sunglasses on the back of your head. This gives the impression that you are watching them, even though you are actually facing the other way. Then they won't swoop on you.

  Maybe worth a try?
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  Tree of Life---Ruby slippers?

  by crossroads in

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  what was the tree of life doing in the garden?.

  i have only one thought that works for me on this.. has anybody else ever wondered?

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  What's wrong with saying Jah? It's an acceptable abbreviation. Just check the books of Psalms and Proverbs for proof.
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  To Mommy (Wendy) & Prisca

  by LoneWolf in

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  to wendy & prisca,.

  you badly misjudged both my intentions and what i wrote.

  isnt that exactly what ive been saying all along and the reason that i posted in the first place?

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  However, I’d be willing to bet that there is just as many who won’t because they know blamed well that they too would get savaged by self-centered lunatics who care about nothing except glorifying themselves at other people’s expense.

  Thank you Lone Wolf for your self-assessment. VERY WELL PUT!!
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  Save your favourite Topics!

  by nicolaou in

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  okay, so you all probably know this but i just discovered it and being the sharing kind of guy i am i'm going to let you all in on it.. you know how when you come here with a specific thread in mind that you want to respond to it can take an irritating 30 seconds or more to track it down?.

  well if you right-click on the topic title you will be able to save it directly to your ie favorites folder or to your desktop or hard drive!

  (i'd create a new folder there first).. call me a geek and spank me senseless but i think that's pretty cool!.

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  Prisca

  sooo... Nic.... you like to spanked do you?
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  New field service tactics!

  by NikL in

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  new regular pioneer techniques .

  these are untried and untested techniques to get .

  they're called goats in the bible.

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  Prisca

  JT - WOL stands for a pro-Witless site called Witnesses Online, found here at this link :

  WOL: http://www.witnessesonline.com/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/witnessesonline/ultimatebb.cgi