Posts by Stephanus

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Here come the torches and pitchforks

by FrightMare in

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http://www.boston.com/dailynews/277/nation/schools_and_local_governments_:.shtml .

a week after the attacks, the hamilton county commission in chattanooga, tenn., voted to post the ten commandments in city and county government buildings.

if a court frowns on the action, commission chairman bill hullander said, 'i would sure not want to be the person to walk up there and pull the nail out of it, so to speak, and take it down.

Stephanus

Governments always use times of crisis to grab power in ways which would normally be unpalatable to the populace:

http://reason.com/ml/ml092001.html

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Who will attend? Language lesson for Sydney BBQ

by ozziepost in

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with the time for the next bbq fast approaching, some lessons in 'pure language' may be helpful.. today's lesson: describing people you may meet at a bbq.

1. dinky di.........really, true, honest.

2. dinkum...........genuine.

Nazi's: The Occult Conspiracy(on t.v. now)

by sf in

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it's about 8:30 here...turn it to the discovery channel to tune in.

Can't get it here, but I imagine it was just another of Hitler's mad projects, not unlike attempts by the Nazis to find the spear which pierced Jesus and the Holy Grail. We've had numerous "experiments" in remote viewing here, and noone has come close. Anyone who does, I recommend you go here: http://www.randi.org/research/index.html and attempt to claim the $1m. Noone has been able to claim it yet, so I get the feeling that psychic powers are either very thin on the ground, or are fleeting in such a way that they don't work when you really need them to.

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PRINCE: The virtual evangelist?

by Gopher in

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that was the heading of a section in the minneapolis star-tribune's gossip column dated 8/12/01.

prince rogers nelson, based in minneapolis, is an internationally famous musician-composer-singer of the 80's and 90's.

recently he converted to the jw's.

Stephanus

I thought only the disabled and elderly got the "privilege" of alternatives to physically going out in field service. Why does the-artist-futurely-known-as-an-apostate get special treatment?

On another note, the presence of gibberish in a field service presentation does not necessarily preclude him from the ranks of loyal Dubdom.

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What R U Reading lately?

by Tina in

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i'm interested in finding out what everyone is reading these days.. or what books have had an impact on your worldview since leaving the org.. what have you found helpful in re-constructing and broadening the way you think and feel?.

what have you found to be particularly enlightening on 'your journey?'.

thanks in advance,luv to all.tina.

Stephanus

After years of reading self-help pop-psychology books which promised all sorts of miracle results, I'm now reading "How to Lose Friends and Infuriate People", by Jonar C Nader (an Australian, in case you haven't guessed) :^)

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Where Was The Governing Body?

by stevieb1 in

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where was the governing body (per the wt understanding of acts).

1. after the destruction of jerusalem in 70ce?.

2. when john was penning revelation from patmos?.

Stephanus

I've had Dubs tell me that the council held in Jerusalem in Acts 15 was it. I asked them why, then, did the apostle Paul disobey their directives? If you look at Paul's version of the council in Galatians 2, he reports an entirely different set of directives from those reported in Acts (being mindful of the poor instead of abstaining from blood, for example). In other words, he felt free to discard their constraints as being advice, rather than as commandments.

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Text of Meria Hellar Interview

by silentlambs in

the text of the interview with meria will go up on silentlambs in the next couple of days.

it will be a link off the press page that will take you to full text of everything said.

it is about 21 pages long.

Stephanus

Bill Bowen rocks!

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Why No Crossover?

by Stephanus in

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how come the fred halls and yks don't post to usenet, and the jabriols and other dub apologists from usenet don't post here?

a few "apostates" use both forums; why can't the dubs?

Stephanus

How come the Fred Halls and YKs don't post to usenet, and the Jabriols and other Dub apologists from usenet don't post here? A few "apostates" use both forums; why can't the Dubs?

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"GET THE WBTS OUT OF THE UN" Pickets

by MadApostate in

since it has been several years since i attended an assembly/convention, i don't know if some of you folks are still picketing such, .

the upcoming special assembly this sunday would seem to be a great opportunity to spread this un issue to the jw r&f.. can't you just hear the "buzz" in the hallways:.

"why are the apostates holding signs saying, 'get the wbts out of the un'"?.

Stephanus

Jbean,

Fred's not a Dub; he's actually anti, and uses this persona and posting style to so anger people against the WBTS that they vow to continue the fight until even the last "Fred Hall" has left the Org.

He also posts between 3:00pm and 5:00pm board time; if you don't want a post cheapened by "Fred's" idiotic "pro-Tower" one liners, wait until about 5:00 - 6:00m boardtime.

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In The Spirit of Da Judge

by Stephanus in

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http://www.greatcrowd.net/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=2&t=000005 .

note the amount of alcohol the average loyal dub on great crowd has under their sink!

Stephanus

Yes, you've got to be at least head window washer (elder) to have that much booze.