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  Something cool happened...

  by flower in

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  i had the surprise of my life yesterday when i got home from work and played the message on my machine.

  it was one of my five brothers.

  all of whom i havent spoken to but a handful of times over the years.

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  SloBoy

  Flower......that's really good to hear, hope all works out well with your brother.
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  Israel framed Al Queda Who do you trust?

  by Iron Eagle in

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  that got your attention.

  so who do you trust?

  do you really think that al queda are responsible for attacking america on 9/11 ?

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  SloBoy

  Can someone help me with this?.......When the WTC garage was first bombed back in the 1990's, they evacuated everyone, I believe, from the north tower. The estimate of those evacuated at that time was apprx. 28,000 people. How is it that BOTH TOWERS were brought down on 9/11 and there were only 3000 casualities?
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  Why do some of you get so worked up over this, JW's control relies on lack

  by Its so simple in

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  personal growth.

  most people are angry at themselves for not seeing it sooner and they just blame the wtbs.

  if it was not them there would be something else that 'filled their need' and would have ensnared them.

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  SloBoy

  Simple,....actually, a good post. I've come to learn that it's very important for me to take a personal inventory and see what part I am responsible for. As an adult, I need to be aware of what was going on in my life that allowed me to "willingly" co-operate with the abuse from the WBTS. It doesn't exonerate them for their deeds, nor does it fix the consequences in my life from years of affiliation. But it can, in some way, keep me from hopefully falling victim to a similar circumstance.
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  BUSH - "No excuse, 'I was just following orders.'"

  by confuzcious in

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  did anyone else pick up on bush's quote?.

  "no excuse that i was just following orders..." (to the iraqi army).

  i thought that was interesting since the parallel is that if anyone (elder, organization, watchtower) says anything contrary to the bible, we can't use that excuse either.

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  SloBoy

  This is a principle that applies equally to Iraqi soldiers AND American troops.
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  The real victims of "peace"

  by expatbrit in

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  the victims are the children, of course.. in 1999 unicef (the united nations children's fund) conducted a survey in iraq to determine the effect of sanctions on iraq, imposed by the united nations.. what had sanctions done?the surveys reveal that in the south and center of iraq -- home to 85 per cent of the country's population -- under-5 mortality more than doubled from 56 deaths per 1000 live births (1984-1989) to 131 deaths per 1000 live births (1994-1999).

  likewise infant mortality -- defined as the death of children in their first year -- increased from 47 per 1000 live births to 108 per 1000 live births within the same time frame.

  the surveys indicate a maternal mortality ratio in the south and center of 294 deaths per 100,000 live births over the ten-year period 1989 to 1999. .

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  SloBoy

  BTW.......savvy officials throughout the world are very concerned about this "pre-emptive war" mentality. Setting the precedent of " since I am the badest dude around, I know whats best for y'all" can have some very negative consequences. In a perfect world, where one hopes the powerful are morally guided, such a policy would work. Imagine how this will play out even in our own streets when every other "dude" firmly believes he has the moral high-ground and "pre-emptively" acts as judge, jury, and executioner.
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  The real victims of "peace"

  by expatbrit in

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  the victims are the children, of course.. in 1999 unicef (the united nations children's fund) conducted a survey in iraq to determine the effect of sanctions on iraq, imposed by the united nations.. what had sanctions done?the surveys reveal that in the south and center of iraq -- home to 85 per cent of the country's population -- under-5 mortality more than doubled from 56 deaths per 1000 live births (1984-1989) to 131 deaths per 1000 live births (1994-1999).

  likewise infant mortality -- defined as the death of children in their first year -- increased from 47 per 1000 live births to 108 per 1000 live births within the same time frame.

  the surveys indicate a maternal mortality ratio in the south and center of 294 deaths per 100,000 live births over the ten-year period 1989 to 1999. .

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  SloBoy

  Thanks H.S. for an enlightening post......not for a minute have I believed the White House spin on the "human rights" issue. Madison Ave. execs can take a real lesson in salesmanship from this administration.
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  Saddam will be given 48 hours to get out

  by freedom96 in

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  president bush will appear on tv tonight, and give saddam one last chance.

  he can save his country from war, and also save his life, if he leaves iraq.. he will be given 48 hours, or suffer the consequences.

  if he really cares for his family, his people, his life, he will leave.

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  SloBoy

  oh yeah, I was a little disappointed that in George's speech last nite, I didn't hear the obligatory watchwords, " Boothill, Hoss, and ' Make my day' ".
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  Saddam will be given 48 hours to get out

  by freedom96 in

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  president bush will appear on tv tonight, and give saddam one last chance.

  he can save his country from war, and also save his life, if he leaves iraq.. he will be given 48 hours, or suffer the consequences.

  if he really cares for his family, his people, his life, he will leave.

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  SloBoy

  so let me get this straight........Saddam and all his collaborators are ousted; a temporary, military tribunal is established by U.S. forces, and guess who is the Commander-in-Chief of those forces?.........we now have President of Iraq, George W. Bush!!...spooky, very spooky.
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  Bleeding heart tree hugging war protesting liberals

  by LuckyLucy in

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  yesterday bush passed the bill that prohibits partial birth abortions.

  it amazes me that these bleeding heart tree hugging war protesting liberals find nothing wrong with murdering a baby that is almost at full term.they proclaim to care about the children in the middle east ,yet here in their own country they see nothing wrong with murdering a baby.

  makes me sick !

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  SloBoy

  Whoa girl!!!

  Slow down on the sensationalism. Please don't confuse issues with such a sweeping generalization. You've grouped a whole lot of people into one gooey package. It just isn't that black and white.
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  Disfellowshipped

  by Descender in

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  just wondering, how many of you were a glutton for punishment and kept on going back and getting re-instated after succesive disfellowshippings?

  i was disfellwshipped twice, the first time i was re-instated six months after and then six months later i was df'd again, then i came back in 4 years later and then a year later i faded away.

  that's where i stand at the moment.

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  SloBoy

  I know a brother who was df'd twice. After the second, he had an epiphany. He realized that the Witnesses would be more than willing to continue this cycle into infinity, and that if he was ever going to get real help for his problems, he better make a clean break from that org. Today he is not perfect, but his life is truly on a spiritual path, sans JW's.