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  CNN Live

  by Larry in

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  excellent program!!!!!!!

  the young ladies and bill were great!!!!!!!!!!!!.

  peace - ll

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  Maybe some of the old timers can answer - has there ever been this much scrutiny and negative attention on the organization?
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  CNN Live

  by Larry in

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  excellent program!!!!!!!

  the young ladies and bill were great!!!!!!!!!!!!.

  peace - ll

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  I agree - it was very well done!!!

  It was powerful to see all three shaking their heads at the same time when disagreeing with the official WT statement that all reports are to be investiaged and that no one is to be discouraged from going to the authorities.
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  Anyone Get the Number of that Bus?

  by Francois in

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  there's a protest scheduled at borg headquarters in brooklyn in september, right?.

  has anyone arranged for any bus charters from anywhere to there?

  a block of motel rooms?

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  I think I remember reading that the number is 877-WT-ABUSE (not 888).
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  Your Apartment Stories, Please

  by Bendrr in

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  this is my first weekend in my new apartment.

  so that gave me the idea to start a fun thread.. how about your apartment stories?

  favorite/least favorite apartment you've had or maybe now live in?

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  Reborn said:

  Southland said:

  My mortgage is over $2500/month!

  What type of work do you do to pay your mortgage every month? JEEZ

  I'm in Informations Technology. But this is a typical mortgage amount for Southern California where the AVERAGE home goes for over $310,000. The true cost is probably closer to $1600/month when you factor in the tax writeoff benefit. Wanna trade places? :) I was in Chicago a few months ago - nice place!
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  JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES WANT IT BOTH WAYS

  by Perry in

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  when individuals leave the organization for conscience reasons, it is evidence that god is shepherding and protecting the flock by doing a sifting work.

  when people leave another christian religion it is evidence that the religion is morally corrupt and unable or unwilling to provide spiritually for their members.

  when a christian from another denomination lies, he is acting according to his own disposition being from the father of the lie.

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  Exellent post!
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  Your Apartment Stories, Please

  by Bendrr in

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  this is my first weekend in my new apartment.

  so that gave me the idea to start a fun thread.. how about your apartment stories?

  favorite/least favorite apartment you've had or maybe now live in?

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  Bendrr,

  I too got a chuckle out of your $450 rent "horror" story. Those of us that live in Southern California would give anything to have rent that cheap. My mortgage is over $2500/month!
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  REINCARNATION MAKES PERFECT SENSE

  by new boy in

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  trying to make sense of it all?-----------------try this.. that we all been here many times to experenice all aspects of life.. we have been male an female.. we have been or will be most races on the planet.. we have been or will be a members of most religions on this planet!.

  we have been judges, soldiers, harlots, pleasants and some have been kings.we have been the prisoners and we have been the guards, we have killed, we have been killed.. oh yes!

  we have been zealots too.. there is no!!!

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  How do you explain the population growth? If we have all had past lives, then I would think the population on earth would be stable over time. But the fact is that it's growing. So all these new people, where do they come from if they have no past lives.

  I'm not knocking reincarnation ... I would love to believe there is more to life (tm), but not sure how to reconcile it.
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  Help requested

  by Kismet in

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  could someone please post the km schedule for the service meetings in august and september.

  as well as what the watchtower study articles are going to be about for the next few sundays.. i have someone who is interested in going to a meeting to 'observe' the control techniques used and we want it to be a meeting where topics about disfellowhipping, child abuse, or the like will be discussed.. i do appreciate your help.. kismet

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  Wasn't it circular logic to reference the Watchtower as an authority when they wrote this article?
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  Gutted about the Kingdom Ministry

  by kat7302 in

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  its 2:15 am and i have to go to bed altho im not tired!

  i was so upset by that kingdom ministry about how to treat df ones.

  ill log off and when i sign back in in the morning, i hope to see 3546154263541658468154 posts on this making me smile and laugh cos im gonna need it!.

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  Keep your chin high ... if your parents love you as much as they should, they will not let religion affect your bond.
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  BILL BOWEN DISFELLOWSHIPPED!

  by Rado Vleugel in

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  the associated press reports that bill bowen, former elder and anti- sexual abuse activist, has been disfellowshipped by the watchtower society for criticizing the handling of child sexual abuse cases.. read it on-line: http://www.watchtowerinformationservice.org/.

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  I thought they are supposed to wait to make any announcements until after Bill appeals?

  So sorry to hear this, Bill. I'm surprised you would still want to be in the organization, though. You and Sheila will be in my thoughts!