Posts by siegswife

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The Third Alternative

by Siddhashunyata in

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friends

alternative 1 ---believe.

alternative 2---don't believe.

alternative 3 ---go beyond believe and don't believe .

siegswife

To believe, not to believe, to understand. Interesting.

I think the way it's supposed to work when the process is reversed is:

not to believe, to believe, to be.

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i am sure this topic has been brought up many times here but i don't always have the oppertunity to read all the posts so i am going to raise it again.. i went to the meeting the other day with my wife and this came up in the talk.

the speaker saying how improtant it was to have the right bible to get the most out of bible reading.

the right bible being the nwt of course because it uses the divine name which we all know is jehovah...or yahweh.

siegswife

I agree with most of what Eduardo and Alan said. I don't think that I can agree the pronunciation isn't important, though. I think that's why, as Farkel and others pointed out, since Jesus didn't use God's Name when he prayed we shouldn't either. We don't know how to say it.

Sieg and I both have names that are difficult to pronounce and we correct people when they don't say them right...or, if strangers call who are probably telemarketers and they screw up our name(s) (which happens often) we tell them that person doesn't live here.

Lea (my nickname)

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I'm new here, and a little afraid

by ydidIanswerthedoor in

the reason that i am a little afraid is that four out of my five grown children are still jws and if they knew that i was on here.....well nothing would change, would it, they don't speak to me now.

ok, i talked myself out of being afraid.

lol .

siegswife

You did all answer the door

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HOW MANY JW KIDS LIKE SATURDAYS

by calamityjane in

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think about it.. we were the only kids that hated weekends, all the other kids got to stay at home and watch cartoons, we had to pound the pavement and get up early sunday for the boring meetings.. any thoughts.

siegswife

You poor babies! Really, I mean that. As a non JW kid Saturday mornings meant CARTOONS and Sundays were bisquits and gravy. I feel so bad for you. I'm glad I didn't make my kids go through that more than a little bit.

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Kelpie is Ok, Cant say the same for over 2500 ppl.

by kelpie in

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friends

well i have just lived through one of the worst weekends of my life.

something i never want to happen again.. let see if i can tell this and make some sense.. (sorry emotions are still running high).

we found out we got a house in the north side of canberra so saturday morning we spent moving furniture etc up there.

siegswife

kelpie, I'm sorry that you're having to go through such a stressful situation. Am I mistaken to think that some knuckleheads in Australia cause those fires? I would want to burn those buttheads if that's the case. It's pathetic that some people would make life so miserable for others.

Lea

Edited by - siegswife on 20 January 2003 0:9:5

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A Circuit Overseer is online

by Carlo in

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friends

hi brothers and sisters.

i'm a circuit overseer.. i have opened a page for all to see.. http://www.dbhome.dk/carlo/co.html.

tell me what you think.. carlo.

siegswife

Carlo, You claim to be a CO, but are you recognized by the District Overbeer (Valis)? If not, I say that your claim is a sham.

Lea

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Should Religion Be Exempt From Ethical Standards?

by AlanF in

i want to raise this serious question: should religion be exempt from normal societal ethical standards?.

i'm raising this question for several reasons.

there is a recent thread where people are arguing about whether religious confessions should be privileged communications.

siegswife

The government does have laws that make child molestation/abuse a crime. Religions should not be exempt from reporting crimes.

The book of the Christian religion (for example) explicitly states that it's adherents are to be subjected to the superior authorities. When they don't subject themselves to those laws, they aren't living according to the tenents of their religion, and shouldn't be spared from the "sword" that that governments have been given (according to their own book).

I'm not sure about other religions, but since the loudest naysayers of secular interference in the US are the Christians because they claim this government is based on Biblical principals, I have to say that they are deluded and wrong if they think they should be allowed special privileges.

Edited by - siegswife on 19 January 2003 23:30:40

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5 Secrets Women Need to Know

by ESTEE in

ladies!

here are 5 secrets to a great relationship that every woman needs to know

1. it is important to find a man who works around the house, occasionally cooks and cleans and who has a job.

siegswife

LOL I've found these four men in one. THAT'S the secret to happiness.

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Anna Nicole Smith ~ the horror or not ?

by Xandria in

jw
friends

okay folks,.

this below or the blue eyeshadow ??.

the show is irritating enough.

siegswife

I've never seen the show, but I don't think that the blue eyeshadow makes her appear to be trashy. Therefore, I can only assume that the way she presents herself is what does it.

On the subject of the Osbornes, I never liked Ozzie (although I always thought he was cute) until watching the show. The Osbornes are my favorite disfunctional family and Ozzie (now old and not cute) is a pretty cool dad.

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My Grandmother just past away.

by WildHorses in

lamae abigail lackie pieske.

following triple by-pass surgery, which she had three days ago.

her liver went into failure and other she suffered other complications.

siegswife

I'm sorry Lilacs!