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  How Long has it Been since you Last Attended Meetings and What Caused...

  by flipper in

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  ..... you to stop attending ?

  injustices ?

  disagree with the teachings ?

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  The last was the 2011 Memorial. Could count on one hand the meetings attended during the 2 years prior to that.

  The "Straw that broke the Camel's Back" was sitting in a WT study that included the life saving exhortation as to the wisdom and discreteness of why we should not hold hands or embrace our mates during a public prayer.

  Something in my mind literally snapped then, and I knew that this was the end of my life as a JW. This just confirmed my long held doubts about this legalistic, Pharisaical, man directed publishing corporation. To return would truly be like a dog returning to its own vomit.
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  Have You Prepared For The "Flu" And Do You Get A Flu Shot?

  by minimus in

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  i try to keep my hands clean regularly and stay away from areas and people that i know are sick.. i have never gotten a flu shot and i do know that many that do get one, get the flu anyway.. still, the flu is considered very very bad this year..

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  jgnat- That is an aspect of whether or not to get immunized that most people give little or no thought to. It is simply not all about you. The larger issue concerning the transmission of the virus to those that are younger or elderly, or those with compromised immune systems is seldom thought about.

  Also when a particular flu virus becomes pandemic, a greater concern has to be given as to how a particular virus can mutate through the course of a typical flu season. There is evidence that this can slowed or even halted when larger percentages of the population get immunized.

  wha- Would be almost impossible to tell as to whether the particular flu virus you had would be halted by this season's flu vaccine. (unless you had a lab test and determined which one you had).

  Actually this year's vaccine came extremely close to the current outbreak configurations. That being the case, if more were immunized earlier we would probably not be seeing nowhere near the amount of cases that that are occuring now.
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  Planning exit, alternative venues to preach?

  by Goodstein in

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  background:.

  i've come to the conclusion that many doctrines of the wts are unscriptural after many years of privately disagreeing with some of them but feeling that the society was "mostly right" and still being used by jehovah.

  this turning point has happened in the last year or so.

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  jgnat- Interesting comment you made earlier about whether ones leave quickly or slowly.

  I have noticed too that people that came into the borg quickly seemed to exit just as fast, and ones that took longer amounts of time to be recruited did not exit or fade as much, or when they did it seemed like they tok more time to fade.
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  Have You Prepared For The "Flu" And Do You Get A Flu Shot?

  by minimus in

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  i try to keep my hands clean regularly and stay away from areas and people that i know are sick.. i have never gotten a flu shot and i do know that many that do get one, get the flu anyway.. still, the flu is considered very very bad this year..

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  Used to never get a flu shot but now get one every year. The reasons why I didn't were very similar to the reasons why I became and stayed a JW. I just neglected to ask the right questions and bother to get the facts before I made a decision.

  Here is a good link with a clear discussion that could help you make an educated decision- http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/index.php/flu-vaccine-efficacy/

  It only takes a few minutes to read, and granted some of it can be hard to follow for the layman, but it is well worth the time spent to read over.
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  Confidential Materials!

  by Atlantis in

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  all documents of important nature such as, our kingdom ministry, boe letters, forms, or other materials will now be sent only by email or private message communications.

  they will not be posted out here on the board.

  if someone else wants to post them, be my guest.. .. we have no other choice in this matter, and sending out confidential documents is better when it is done privately.

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  PM sent to you Atlantis.
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  Anyone here enjoy Opera?

  by beksbks in

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  one of my favorites.

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zu5tkdcza-m. and the ultimate piece and performer.

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vaepwrchdc&feature=related.

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  Opera Update- Purchased a subscription to this year's Houston Grand Opera. Have went to two performances so far.

  The first was Rossini's The Italian Girl in Algiers. Very good performances by the lead tenors, as well as creative costuming and set design. Lots of laughs mixed in with an engaging story really kept the audience's attention. Was really impressed how that the costumes and set arrangements could completely change what you got out of the performance, even though the music and singing was unchanged.

  The second was Puccini's La Boheme. The lead tenor was ill and a substitute was flown in from the Met in NY. Can't recall his name, but he was outstanding especially under the circumstances and last minute preparations.

  After the aria sung by the lead soprano who played the character Mimi I was struck by how many in attendance were moved to tears (me included). This aria has always stirred my emotions even before I had the Italian verses translated to English, and understood what she was saying.

  Here is a clip I found that has the English subtitles

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPXexgBF6C8&feature=fvwrel
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  Baby it's cold outside....

  by baltar447 in

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  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftnheceup_a.

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  it's a tad chilly here in texas....

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  Baltar447- Yeah 40 degrees is cold for us here. People up north would be running around in shorts and tee shirt. Lol
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  No Poppies in America on Remembrance Day

  by caliber in

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  i was surprised to hear this today.. poppies are not a big deal in the usa .

  remebrance day (also known as poppy day or armistice day) is a memorial day observed in commonwealth countries since the end of world war i. to remember the members of their armed forces who have died in the line of duty.. "in flanders fields" .

  in flanders fields the poppies blow.

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  Went to a war photography opening day exhibit in Houston yesterday. Was given one to wear when getting ticket.

  Wasn't sure why it was given at the time, but wore it anyway.

  FYI- It is a traveling exhibit. Well worth seeing, took me almost 3 hours to go through.
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  Badass Female Bible Characters

  by Kudra in

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  hi, this thread is inspired by the "bible characters trading cards" thread.... can we come up with a great list of female bible characters that were strong, decisive and inspiring?.

  scully mentioned ja'el: drugging and driving a tent spike through the head (we all remember the awesome bible stories illustration) of the enemy general.. list yours along with a description of why they were so badass!.

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  Great catch brizzzy!

  His painting sure beats the Watchtower paint-by-numbers offering.
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  Hello from Rooster McDooster

  by RoosterMcDooster in

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  [if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>normal</w:view> <w:zoom>0</w:zoom> <w:donotoptimizeforbrowser /> </w:worddocument> </xml><![endif].

  i've been lurking around here for a while, so i feel like i know most of you already.

  its been a rough 20 years getting here, but now here i am.

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  neverscreamagain

  Welcome aboard Rooster!