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Cool Game!
by Billygoat in
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best i've done (in about two minutes time) is 19.something seconds.

http://members.iinet.net.au/~pontipak/redsquare.html.
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Cool Game!
by Billygoat in
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best i've done (in about two minutes time) is 19.something seconds.

http://members.iinet.net.au/~pontipak/redsquare.html.
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23.64 secs
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Advice is to Beat the kids......still!
by Gill in
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2. friends
this is the watchtower for april 1, 2006, page 9.. 'parents be a fine example for your children.'.

'....of course, children are children, and some are prone to be contrary, even wayward.

(genesis 8:21) what can parents do?
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I've wondered about this.
We left in '99 when our daughter was just under 2. In the 6 years since it is fair to say that a new generation of parents have emerged in a world where smacking has been addressed and is becoming more and more culturally unacceptable and punishable although not totally eradicated.
We've all heard reports of a parent who smacks a child in public (doctors surgery, supermarket etc) being reported to the police, who are then forced to take action, with the ensuing court cases and debates on daytime TV and radio.
I was brought up as a JW and had my fairshare of smacks. I dont consider myself damaged or abused. It was just a different time. Things change and I would never dream of smacking my own kids.
No-one seems to be saying if they canfirm that smacking goes on now at KHs as a matter of course.
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Is getting married in Church a DA'able offense? Ping anyone with BOE manual
by Abaddon in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
having been fairly proud of my jw parent's behaviour (and to be honest, my handling of them) in the 13 years or so since i walked away i now find myself in a quandry.

i basically arranged my departure from the cult in such a manner that i would neither be da'd or df'd, to avoid a situation where their family loyalty might be streached by their adherence to organsiational law.

why should i play by their rules and write a letter leaving an imaginary religion?
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The rules are "there are no rules"
Contradictions and inconsistencies everywhere.
Beards, suits or jackets, pubs, concerts, skirts shallots(?) or trousers for women, hemlines, haircuts, white or coloured shirts, marrying unbelievers or non baptised, age for elder or mini servs, disfellowshipped relatives in bridal parties . . . . . ./
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Noah's Ark.- Kangaroos
by Stewart75 in
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2. friends
f(l)ood for thought,.

if god had organised for each pair of species into noah's ark prior the flooding which destroyed many in wildlife.

i wonder if any of australian animal species like kangaroos, wombats and emus were also included?
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Noah dropped them off there before his navigational skills let him down and he got stuck on a hill.
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To Those Who Still Go To Meetings, Do You Sense Anything Different?
by minimus in
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2. friends
are people excited by anything in the organization?

are they tired?

mostly missing?
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Earlier in the thread someone said that 1 in 4 JW's in the US are in a spanish speaking cong.
Is this statistic verifiable?
Forgive my ignorance, but is that figure representative of the US population?
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Which Church do I go to now?
by jwfacts in
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2. beliefs
i personally feel no particular need for institutionalised religion, but recognise it is a benefit to many people.

however i am constantly asked, "where do i go to now?

what is the best answer to give someone?
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I think that you'll find there's a big difference between a belief which is "unitarian" and the "Unitarian Church"
I checked out the "Unitarian Church" in my early days after leaving the JWs but it wasn't the direction I chose.
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It Is Friday The 13th..What Kind Of Day Did You All Have?
by Legolas in
1. jw
2. friends
it is orlando bloom's birthday btw.....happy birthday orlie

but my darn mouse broke today

and now i am just starting to have a few drinks of rum...cheers all!
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see you killed the thread
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Battleground God!
by Stealth in
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2. beliefs
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can your beliefs about religion make it across our intellectual battleground?.

take this test to find out... i took one direct hit.. .
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Saying my mind is a bit fuzzy!
Catch u soon
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Battleground God!
by Stealth in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
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can your beliefs about religion make it across our intellectual battleground?.

take this test to find out... i took one direct hit.. .
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Amazing Sad Emo
I took 3 direct hits and bit 3 bullets too!
But I've drunk 2/3 of a bottle of wine (Carolyn annoyinly asked for a glass) and I've been with Sue all afternoon!!!