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  My Message To You

  by OrbitingTheSun in

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  to many people, the new year symbolizes hope--a chance to cast away that which has bothered us, and to cultivate all of the things we have dreamt about throughout the year (but never found the energy to do).

  i both believe in and love the spirit of the new year, but it is vital for us to remember that the hope we feel now is merely the result of a collective belief in ourselves and in each other.

  there is no more opportunity on january 1st than there is on any other day of the year, yet we feel inspired and motivated to change our lives.

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  The World's First Human Clone

  by OrbitingTheSun in

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  Little Brother Burns Watchtower!

  by OrbitingTheSun in

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  oh my god, you guys!

  some jehovahs witnesses just came to my house--and of course my latest strategy is to hide and let someone else answer the door, or not answer the door at all.

  well, my younger brother is home from his first semester at college and he just happened to be near the door when they came knocking... .

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  Do You Remember When...?

  by OrbitingTheSun in

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  i have only been active on the board for a short time (compared to all of you masters, jedis, emperors, and supremes

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  The JW Response to Brainwashing Accusations

  by OrbitingTheSun in

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  i was just thinking about a discussion i had a few years ago when i was still an active jw... .

  i asked a pioneer sister why so many people accused jws of brainwashing.

  she happily responded, "well, they accuse us of brainwashing because that is what we do.

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  I Had A Birthday Too :)

  by OrbitingTheSun in

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  happy birthday, worldly girl!

  as of saturday, i am 20 years old!

  isnt it great to celebrate?

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  Terrorism In the Chesapeake

  by OrbitingTheSun in

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  have you all heard about the murders going on in the md/dc/va area?

  an unknown person has been randomly shooting people going about their daily activities beginning this past wednesdayat 7:41 am, a man mowing his lawn, at 8:12 am, a taxi driver, at 8:37 am, a woman sitting on a public bench, at 9:58 am, a young woman vacuuming her car.

  there have been two more murders today.

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  Does anyone remember this article/song?

  by OrbitingTheSun in

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  it gained popularity a few years ago when baz luhrmann put the words to music.

  i love both the article and the song, and thought id share it with the board.

  its full of wisdom and reminds you of things that are often forgot in the buzz of everyday life.

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  Small Signs of Recovery

  by OrbitingTheSun in

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  yesterday, while shopping at a local craft store, i ran into the woman that conducted my study.

  being inactive and relatively antisocial, this experience normally would have left me a nervous wreck...but for the first time i sensed the tables were turned.

  this woman (a pioneer, the wife of an elder, and the mother of a bethelite) has always used her "spiritual" (political) clout to intimidate and manipulate people in my congregation, yet i could tell that this time she was afraid of me for a change.

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  Western Culture and JW-ism

  by OrbitingTheSun in

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  do you think western culture exacerbates the flaws within the jehovahs witness religion?

  edited by - orbitingthesun on 21 july 2002 19:57:26.

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