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  "Its Exciting!"

  by Defender in

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  "although the terrorist attack was horrific, but i must admit its exciting!

  " said one jw elder i spoke to on the phone yesterday.. he said that there was a sister that has been a jw for more than 50 years that said "at last, something is hapenning.".

  (btw, he told me that most congregations in the us have been instructed that when talking to people, they should not bring up the issues of blood or neutrality.

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  they're all nuts!
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  anyone into rap music?

  by babyboo in

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  i was just wondering if anyone has heard dmx's new song "we right here", and also ja rules new hit "livin it up"....their my fav artists...ja and i are secretly "involved" right now....(but don't tell nobody).

  now, ja's my boy, but that song w/j.lo has got to go!.

  and i want to know if anyone thinks fabolous is gonna stay around....i kept tellin everyone he's gonna be hot-the next one to blow it up....damn it feels good to be right.. get @ me.. ~boo.

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  rap isn't music it's degenerate; all rappers are criminals with a record as long as your arm. its tobad this stuff is foisted on gullable youth by the mass media.
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  10/1 WT: Creative days = 7,000 years

  by Seeker in

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  the fourth paragraph on page 30 in the october 1, 2001 wt says this:.

  "getting back to paul's statement in hebrews, we note that he pointed out that "there remains a sabbath resting for the peoples of god," and he urged his fellow christians to do their utmost "to enter into that rest.

  " this shows that when paul wrote those words, "the seventh day" of god's rest, which had started some 4,000 years earlier, was still in progress.

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  seeker

  its the WT's way of stirring the troops to action; the end of 7000 yrs could be any day now.
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  Sept. KM: WT Sanctifies Fiscal Irresponsibility

  by Room 215 in

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  ``because the world scene is always changing, a family head may be inclined to spend an excessive amount of time on the job, with a view to building up his financial reserves for unforeseen crises.''.

  do they seriously endorse living from paycheck to paycheck as spiritually meritorious, a responsible mode of living for heads of families with mortgage/rent payments, child support, health insurance, car payments, utility bills, a food budget, etc.

  all this after they ``stack the deck'' against self-sufficiency and independence for the average jw famnily head by discouraging university education or other forms of specialized education so vital in today's complex economy.. that's why so many, even while professing loyalty and submission to the fds quietly come to terms on their own.

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  yes the wt has money but not as much as the roman catholic church so we should all give as much money to the tower as we can. this they will have the most money and this will prove that they have god's blessing. also the preaching work can be increased in Ireland,Italy, mexico, Brazil(you know all the catholic places ) and screw places like India(2nd most populas country on earth) because there is no financial advantage.
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  10/1 WT: Creative days = 7,000 years

  by Seeker in

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  the fourth paragraph on page 30 in the october 1, 2001 wt says this:.

  "getting back to paul's statement in hebrews, we note that he pointed out that "there remains a sabbath resting for the peoples of god," and he urged his fellow christians to do their utmost "to enter into that rest.

  " this shows that when paul wrote those words, "the seventh day" of god's rest, which had started some 4,000 years earlier, was still in progress.

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  where in the bible does it say that eve was created before the sabath? the first sabath was in Gen 1. adam and eve were both created in ch 2. why must we assume this is a retelling of the same storey? doesn't interpretation belong to God? if so, where does the bible itself say it is the same storey twice?
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  Comments? Black Slavery

  by Naeblis in

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  found this article interesting.

  what do you guys think?

  it seems to be opposed topretty much everything i've read so far.. .

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  TJ
  i can't speak for anyone else but supporting foreign governments makes no sense to me. especially when the existance of israel pisses off the oil producing arabs upon whom all western nation still rely.let them stand on there own i say.but i suspect many who fund political campaigns insist on helping israel. also, ther has been sympathy because of the holocaust being 55 yrs ago. (personally i've had enough of this guilt trip, a relative of mine helped free europe including the jews and i think they should start showing some gratitude instead of constantly going around with their hand out)i think my opinion is becoming more widely held. so i say everone stand on their own two feet.
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  Comments? Black Slavery

  by Naeblis in

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  found this article interesting.

  what do you guys think?

  it seems to be opposed topretty much everything i've read so far.. .

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  bigboi
  there are whispers of protest; however, most media outlets are owned by jewish interests and this could never be given fair discussion on the tele or radio.
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  CO's visit sunday 9/23/01

  by peaceloveharmony in

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  hey all, .

  well, i was just invited to attend the meeting on sunday, the co is visiting and my mother told me the talk will be a good one.

  i don't know if i can stomach sitting thru this!

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  COs give only 2 different "talks" per year. any mention of recent events will only be "in passing", so why not skip it? Seriously, do PLH
  you want to break with the WT? if so it is a good way to start, the elders go out of their way for a big crowd; don't contribute to this; rather, contribute to a smaller than normal crowd. COs are very spoiled with large goups to speak to, make it like a regular meeting(ever smaller attendance). wouldn't it be great if the only ones who showed up were the ones who give the monitary gifts that the tax man never hears about. The CO would have to lecture his supporters! HaHa!

  remember, the WT has no insite;so, whatever they say is irrelivant anyways!
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  Questions="dishonest baiting"?

  by Julie in

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  three little scriptures that i feel reflect the opposite of all that christians claim biblegod to be.

  i merely asked a hard-core defender of the faith to justify these as actions of an all-loving, enlightened supreme being.

  here they are along with the "explanations" of them (in a nutshell):.

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  all loving god

  only in writings of peter and paul.
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  Jay Dubs right about 1914

  by FrightMare in

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  please study this chart very, very carefully: http://www.sru.edu/depts/artsci/ges/d-3-2.htm.

  why has such an unprecedented boom in population and technology occurred during the specific time the bible points to the 'last days', 1914?

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  fright

  there was no letter J or equivalent in the "bible" languages. nor, was there a j in english( a non biblical language) until approx. 400 years ago. If there was a j what would be the signicance? certainly nothing to do with the creator's name(YHWH) Yaweh or Yod He Va He.