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  Scales falling from my eyes. (very long!)

  by PoppyR in

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  hi everyone, totally new here.

  and still associating with jws... have been baptised 23 years, that was at the tender age of 13 when i had absolutely no idea what i was doing.

  i have always been considered a rebel...brought up in a family by a single parent, my two brothers are both elders, the younger being a regular pioneer, my sister a regular pioneer and serving in a foreign language congregation.

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  talley

  
  Hello (((Poppy))), and welcome.

  I would like to emphasize 'bythesea's' suggestion that you read the two books written by Raymond Franz.

  The first is CRISIS OF CONSCIENCE "The sturggle between loyalty to God and loyalty to one's religion. A penetrating view of a relition's supreme council and their dramatic power over human lives. by Raymond Franz, former member of the Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses."

  The second is IN SEARCH OF CHRISTIAN FREEDOM "The issues raised and options discussed herein, although relating particularly to the structure of Jehovah's Witnesses, are not so very different from issues other Christians have faced and continue to face when they seek to reconcile considrations of conscience, loyalty, responsibility and freedom."

  Possibly find them in your Public Library, or they can be ordered from http://www.commentarypress.com

  From my own experience, I am sure, at your point in life, that they will help you a great deal.

  talley/Judy
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  Is the Bible False?

  by UnDisfellowshipped in

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  is the bible false?

  i encourage everyone to post on this thread the main reasons why you do not believe that the bible is the true inspired word of god.. i want to examine both sides of this subject, so i am also posting another thread entitled "is the bible true?

  " at: http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/10/100531/1.ashx.

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  "Is the Bible False?" Yes, if you think a combination of fable/loose history is
  false.
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  Excellent Katrina Resources

  by Kenneson in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  there is a help center dealing with.

  where are friends & family?.

  missing persons tell them you're o.k.. how can we help each other?.

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  Very good. Yes. bttt
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  Please, don't forget Katrina's kritters.

  by talley in

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  2. friends

  first of all, go to your library and get and read terri crisp's book: out of harm's way.

  should take about three days, or less.. then very carefully examine the web site of noah's wish http://www.noahs-wish.org ,the disaster rescue organization she has founded and directs.

  terri crisp has been active in animal disaster rescue since 1983, hands on- in the boats, smoke and debris fields.. then contribute now and/or even volunteer, in preparation for the next disaster, what ever that may prove to be.

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  'bump', for the evening/night crew.
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  Please, don't forget Katrina's kritters.

  by talley in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  first of all, go to your library and get and read terri crisp's book: out of harm's way.

  should take about three days, or less.. then very carefully examine the web site of noah's wish http://www.noahs-wish.org ,the disaster rescue organization she has founded and directs.

  terri crisp has been active in animal disaster rescue since 1983, hands on- in the boats, smoke and debris fields.. then contribute now and/or even volunteer, in preparation for the next disaster, what ever that may prove to be.

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  First of all, go to your Library and get and read Terri Crisp's book: Out of Harm's Way. Should take about three days, or less.

  Then very carefully examine the web site of Noah's Wish http://www.noahs-wish.org ,the disaster rescue organization she has founded and directs.

  Terri Crisp has been active in animal disaster rescue since 1983, hands on- in the boats, smoke and debris fields.

  Then contribute now and/or even volunteer, in preparation for the next disaster, what ever that may prove to be.
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  Katrina Aftermath - whatever happened to personal responsibility?

  by EscapedLifer1 in

  1. social
  2. current

  ok, all you "bleedin' hearts" get ready to flame me..... i have been watching the developments in the devastated areas like everyone else, and something has begun to strike me.

  there seems to be tens of thousands of people who are just sitting around waiting for help to miraculously drop out of the sky, and the longer they sit idle, the madder they get that the government hasn't swooped in and immediately solved all their problems.

  i have a few questions about this mindset:.

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  re: personal responsibility.

  "Where is the Cavalry"??? Hubby, who is 75, said the Citizens of New Orleans are/were the "First Cavalry"!!

  When the first looter was spotted, the 'good guys' (honest citizens/men and women) should have stopped the looters on the spot and beat the chit out of them. Same goes for all who witnessed 'law breaking'. The 'honest' citizens (albeit lazy/ let someone else take care of it) far outnumbered the gang/criminal element.

  Too poor, dont have a car? How about going down to the hardware store Sat am and buying a kids pull wagon, a couple of water gerry cans, packing up what wil fit in the wagon and the whole family together start WALKING OUT (don't forget the umbrella for sun and rain). Someone might have picked them up, and if not, surely the cops would have got them off the causeways/expressway and to the other side.

  In our little corner of WI, it seems to be the 'old timers'/over 45 yrs old that make do for themselves, thier neighbors, and 'watch each others back.' Most younger folk think everything is the responsablilty of the gov'ment, to the point of losing their own "thinking ablilty".

  What part of MANDATORY EVACUATION did they not understand?

  All these 'poor' no doubt had TV. Look at the projected weather maps, and start walking NW.!!!

  There. That ought to kill this thread...

  talley/Judy (of the thread-killer class)
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  Name your pets

  by JH in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have a cat called : katou

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  Auggie; black Lab, female, going on 10 years old. goes everywhere with us.
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  ANOTHER MURDERED PREGNANT WOMAN......

  by Mary in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  there's been yet another arrest of a man who's being charged with murdering his pregnant girlfriend in pennsylvania.........is it just me, or does there seem to be a sharp increase in the number of guys who are murdering their pregnant wives/girlfriends these days?

  i often think of scott peterson.....if the idiot didn't want kids that badly, why didn't he get a vesectomy?

  your thoughts?

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  My thoughts?

  The first thought is amazement that these women either did not have, or disregarded that little "sixth sence" or instinct for picking a good man. I was under the impression that us gals all had this 'antennae' thing for good or bad men. Mine has served me well and accruately, and I have always 'listened to' and trusted it.

  I feel so bad for these women and their babies.
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  Dancing...

  by Country Girl in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i've been dancing since i was a little girl.

  i wish i had someone to dance with.

  do you dance?

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  My Hubby did not like to dance either. Then I convinced him to try 'traditional Square Dancing' lessons. He really liked it. Country/western type music, and if one can walk in time to music, one can square dance.

  We liked the lessons so much that we continued them to advanced level, yet danced at open club beginner/intermediate dances at least two nights a week. Both of us went 'all out' and I wore 'petty' pants, crenoline skirt, and lovely square dancing dresses; he picked out matching shirts and string/scarf ties.

  It was "somewhere to go when we were all dressed up". Usually after the the open dances there is a 'pot luck' lunch. Great exercise, lots of fun, and met wonderful people.

  We miss square dancing very much - me, bad knee...him, can't hear the caller well enough.

  It's a bitch to get old, but does beat the alternative...for awhile....
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  What Animal Are You?

  by lonelysheep in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  http://www.animalinyou.com/survey.asp

  i'm a wildcat.

  this is all so true.

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  GOOD GRIEF!! folks, sorry about that. Can see that I am going to have to switch from FireFox to IE for a copy/paste atrosity like the above. :(