Topics Started by TD
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4The winter the aliens arrived
by TD inthe writers of jw publications have never read a doom and gloom scenario that they didn?t thoroughly enjoy.
the accuracy of the information apparently is only a secondary consideration.
this may sound a little harsh, but consider the following example: .
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Changes
by TD in"changes that disturb people".
just ten years ago we catholics had the absolute truth, we put all our faith in this.
just ten years ago we jehovah?s witnesses had the absolute truth, we put all our faith in this.
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Is anybody else into this?
by TD init's a small, fairly unobtrusive program that eats up spare cpu cycles when your system is idle.
it can be run as a screen saver if you so desire.
basically, it makes you part of a global cancer research computing grid.
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Something good about the Witnesses
by TD in.
their 2004 calendar is very nice -- a huge improvement over the shmaltzy 2003 version.. i actually asked my jw wife to get me one.. .
tom
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A tale of three JW sisters
by TD inone morning three jw "sisters" went out in "mid-week field service" together.
the oldest of the three sisters was a spinster in here late 60s who bore a remarkable resemblance both in her dress and attitude to comedian dana carveys "church lady" impersonation.
as a "pioneer" who was already in the "truth" at a time when most of todays elders were either not yet born, or still in diapers, she was respected in her congregation in a grudging sort of way.
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Coworkers reactions
by TD inout of curiosity today i stole a page from jts book.. i printed wednesdays toronto star article on the calgary situation and showed it to some coworkers.
with no coaching or explanation of my own personal feelings, these were their reactions:.
syd: age 52: engineer.
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"abstain from blood"
by TD inas most everyone here knows, when it comes to the propriety (or lack thereof) of blood in medicine, one of the most familiar and timeworn expressions in the jw vernacular is abstain from blood.
jws, both here (the most recent of which being mavman/yoyo) and elsewhere routinely invoke this phrase as an independent construction apparently with little understanding of what they are doing wrong .
abstain and its synonyms (e.g.
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What's wrong with this quote?
by TD ina few weeks ago, j.r. brown, director of the office of public information of jehovahs witnesses was interviewed on ktar, a phoenix area radio station.
after listening to an audio tape of the interview given to me by a friend in the area, i thought some of you might find the following example of browns forthrightness interesting.
mcmahon: were looking at the jehovahs witnesses, uh with the help of its national spokesperson j. r. brown, ah, the jehovahs witness office, the director of offices--- the office of public information in brooklyn, new york and theres so many things to talk about particularly clearing up some areas of confusion, uh curiosity.
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What's wrong with this quote?
by TD ina few weeks ago, j.r. brown, director of the office of public information of jehovahs witnesses was interviewed on ktar, a phoenix based radio station.
after listening to an audio tape of the interview given to me by a friend in the area, i thought some of you might find the following example of browns forthrightness enlightening.
mcmahon: were looking at the jehovahs witnesses, uh with the help of its national spokesperson j. r. brown, ah, the jehovahs witness office, the director of offices--- the office of public information in brooklyn, new york and theres so many things to talk about particularly clearing up some areas of confusion, uh curiosity.
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Assembly Musings
by TD induring the sunday morning discourse, "jehovah hates the course of treachery" the following statement was made at the 2001 teacher's of god's word district convention of jehovah's witnesses: .
"are we personally alert that no unrighteousness be found on our lips?
for example, can our family members, including our mate really trust what we say?
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