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  H. L. Mencken on Homeland Security

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  "the whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary.

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  Regarding Bomatt6's post

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  The Tyranny of Childless Men

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  i came late to fatherhood.

  my daughter was born when i was 43 and my son when i was 47. becoming a father has been the most profound experience of my life.

  nothing has taught me more about the love of god than having children.

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  English lessons for Hilda Mystikool

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  one of the keys to speaking and writing english correctly is mastery of the verb "to be.

  " below you will find the correct conjugations:.

  they are (third person plural).

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  How much is the property worth?

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  i noticed on one of the earlier threads discussing the taxes paid or not paid by wt society that someone had posted the accessed value of one of the wt buildings.

  has anyone researched this subject to come up with the value of all the wt buildings in brooklyn and patterson?

  i would be very curious to find out what all their real estate holdings are worth.

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  The Wisdom of Disfellowshipping

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  please forgive me if someone else has posted these thoughts.

  i have not seen them elsewhere.. why did the jw's disfellowship bill bowen et al?.

  given the avalanche of bad publicity this would seem a stupid move.. but it wasn't because the jw's aren't concerned about bad publicity from worldlings.

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  "Streetwork" in Rancho Cucamonga

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  there they were... three members of jehovah's one true holy earthly organization standing at a deserted corner of the shopping center at the corner of fourth and vineyard.

  fifty feet away was a busy entrance to a ralph's supermarket, but they chose to stand in front of empty store fronts.

  they were busy in conversation -- with each other.

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  Apostate Overseer's visit

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  brother ao, i am no longer a youth and therefore am struggling with the problem of self-abuse.

  this is a habit i have tried to start but have had great difficulties with.

  sometimes i am too tired at night and fall asleep.

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  The audacity of the attack

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  for years people have spoken about the "arms race" or "excessive spending on weapons" as being one of the great ills of the world.

  i think i might have even read something to that effect in the wt mag!.

  but what exactly did it take to kill 20000-50000 people yesterday?.

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  It must be Armageddon...

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  did anyone else besides my never-been-a-dub wife notice that today's events fullfilled the prophecy made on page 208 of the book "from paradise lost to paradise regained?

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