Posts by Pubsinger

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Er-hum...poms, know what starts on Thursday?

by ozziepost in

Pubsinger

Hi Ozzie.

Cricket is just soooo last season.

http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/27/92525/1.ashx

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Have you abandoned the hope of everlasting life?

by Fisherman in

do you still believe or nurture in your heart "living forever in a paradise earth" and even never having to die in "this old system"?

or do you now belive in life after death as a spirit being in heaven?

or have you abandoned the hope of everlasting life?

Pubsinger

Not at all.

Destination has changed tho

Definitely changed my outlook/perspective on life today. No longer view it as a passing phase to "just get through." It's a gift to be used. How long it lasts is a variable we have no control over.

I'm no longer in dread of "will I/wont I make it.

I'm a sinner, can't earn God's favour, I recognise, acknowledge and receive His grace and feel liberated as a result.

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It finally happened!

by Bstndance in

jw
friends

brief history: my mom found that i have a myspace (forbidden sin) and that i was a member of this group (bigger forbidden sin) so she stopped talking to me for 3 weeks.

today she finally calls all crying and said she spoke with the elders and they feel she should stop talking to me.

i told her i'm very happy she's crying because she knows she's making the wrong decision.

Pubsinger

Presumably she knew you were gay but she still spoke to you.

But JWD and a MySpace account was a step too far!

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Yet another "What Are You Listening To?" thread

by Nosferatu in

jw
friends

so here's what's up and playing in winamp today (let's see how many are underlined with links):.

1. accept - no time to lose (4:36).

2. accept - seawinds (4:29).

Pubsinger

Sufjan Stevens

Illinois and Michigan alternately.

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JW comments about blood

by startingover in

i recently had a conversation with a jw friend about the thing at the service meeting this week about blood.

i explained i don't understand how they can even be offering these fractions as a choice because of the stored blood situation.

here is a comment i got:.

JW comments about blood

by startingover in

i recently had a conversation with a jw friend about the thing at the service meeting this week about blood.

i explained i don't understand how they can even be offering these fractions as a choice because of the stored blood situation.

here is a comment i got:.

Pubsinger

Dont argue the rights and wrongs of their teaching, only it's inconsistency and it's lack of logic.

Ask:

Is it a "matter of conscience" to give blood? NO

Is it a "matter of conscience" to store your own blood for transfusion? NO

Is it a "matter of conscience" to give blood for the removal of fractions? NO

Is it a "matter of conscience" to accept blood fractions obtained by the above methods? YES

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praying to Jesus - an analogy

by TheListener in

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friends

for those who are christians,.

as a witness i never prayed to jesus and would have felt icky and evil had i done so.. .

as a christian who is no longer a jw i still haven't prayed to jesus.

Pubsinger

I can see where you are both coming from.

If you feel happier talking to Jesus than praying to Jesus then do that.

In Christian circles this next statement is a bit of a cliche, but it's been said that Christianity is not a religion, it's a relationship.

And I've never known a relationship that didn't involve talking.

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I did it and I don't feel like a pagan!

by TheHypnoToad in

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friends

first christmas tree, just put it up!

its a real one, put a lot of lights on it.. .

the witnesses are working in our area, so i am sure its just a mater of time (no more fadding at this point).. .

Pubsinger

We've just put ours up today.

My kids are so happy. We don't have a hint of guilt.

Brilliant "sermon" at church this morning about the real meaning of Christmas and how it's different for everyone.

As for feeling pagan. . . lost all significance like the days of the week or months of the year.

Have a good one everyone. . . whatever significance you put on it.

Pub

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Astonishing Publisher Peak in Britain for August 2006

by slimboyfat in

well i just got the new kingdom ministry for december and it has the publisher peak for august: 129,482!.

that is quite an amazing total when you compare it to the trend of recent years:.

2006 - 129,482. i wish i could produce a graph, but you get the picture - there has been a dramatic increase in the publisher peak number this year compared with the recent downward trend after the 1995 "generation" change and subsequent stagnation.

Pubsinger

My point is that a "Peak Publisher" figure is not the same as "The maximum number of individual publishers in a Month"

It is "the maximum number of report slips turned in in one month"

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Astonishing Publisher Peak in Britain for August 2006

by slimboyfat in

well i just got the new kingdom ministry for december and it has the publisher peak for august: 129,482!.

that is quite an amazing total when you compare it to the trend of recent years:.

2006 - 129,482. i wish i could produce a graph, but you get the picture - there has been a dramatic increase in the publisher peak number this year compared with the recent downward trend after the 1995 "generation" change and subsequent stagnation.

Pubsinger

Out of interest, what is the average publisher figure for the UK?