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  Gods has a body ???WT says so

  by mouthy in

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  may 15th watchtower 2002-i see where they say god has a body!!!!

  as well as a spirit-didnt i learn as a jw he was only spirit no body-.

  i guess the "body snatchers" must have returned the body--or do we have new light here??

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  Valis

  Anyone ever read Towing Jehovah by James Morrow? This topic reminded me of it....

  Sincerely,

  District Overbeer
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  To All Who Live in Dallas, Texad

  by Almost There in

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  i'm a ex-jw who is currently living in the washington dc area.

  my husband and i are relocating to the dallas, texas area in july.. i'm looking forward to meeting up with any exjw who live in this area.

  but, i also have questions about which areas are best for a family with children (schools).

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  Valis

  Not real sure what kind of job you're looking for, but if its tech related the first URL is a good place to start.

  http://www.texas.computerjobs.com

  As well, if its office work I might be able to hook you up w/some head hunter temp agencies I've worked w/in the past.

  This is also an interesting site you might want to check out...can do a comparison of DC and lots of Texas cities. A few you might check out are Plano, Richardson, Carrollton, Addisson & Farmer's Branch. Hope this helps.

  I guess it might have helped if I posted the site...duh..

  http://www.bestplaces.net/html/citycompare2.asp?lstat=DC&rstat=TX

  Sincerely,

  District Overbeer
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  Watchtower Charity Reports

  by nicolaou in

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  there are useful bits and pieces to be gleaned from these links.. http://www.guidestar.org/search/report/gs_report.jsp?npoid=447443&context=enpvuj1ve0eqhdsysr1jehshgfgqbe1dh0bicriqooigsxyfvts%2bg9%2btwd8eu3pojqvsgihoqujufnclrulit1dwaxcity3o2puhtk7au9pse2%2fevn2jy6gadx6oxp4opkdf6mw5imgwam%2bgvjjsnfpeq9mn1gfyt6vmbatq%2b8pfa%2f1bgzpdoboi5ibiahdhoeffyhr7fdyije90orzqwaqfmlyy7ecspn%2ftkipngozfnckvkv1gjek%2bgjdq6kj9sbwmfxfadj0tsofth5o2nkzewzsqeknbtvface37ygqrkxng9fqvjbuamqw5h5zmky1njpdseqdwdupgcjug0bxw1mxbdpogjahwxypvm%2fl4jhp%2fywuyypq7ah2tmakkllpznnfgpgfmww59u%2f39ilu58b7smlwihuimofa50nbzuh6hsrghkjrfzt24%2fvj31wqut6ahfuzbgllsadq5symkskzftnkx3lo9v7nvsqveuhto%2b3tkr4zhzusjmmayc7y%2bbeny9ea5tn99%2fptn8putayua6grlttbo2hl3jb8psl86endl9e3pn2wairnnrlqx1tkzyz8zhza2n%2fhfionm3rz%2f6e2%2bfazrvplejv%2b4ol2ryrhai9rsjbgulqqzz%2b78pbw6m8a06szkuhya6mdmd%2fbnkp%2bbn%2f8bs5nyrq%3d%3d.

  http://www.guidestar.org/search/report/effective.jsp?npoid=447443&context=enpvuj1ve0eqhdsysr1jehshgfgqbe1dh0bicriqooigsxyfvts%2bg9%2btwd8eu3pojqvsgihoqujufnclrulit1dwaxcity3o2puhtk7au9pse2%2fevn2jy6gadx6oxp4opkdf6mw5imgwam%2bgvjjsnfpeq9mn1gfyt6vmbatq%2b8pfa%2f1bgzpdoboi5ibiahdhoeffyhr7fdyije90orzqwaqfmlyy7ecspn%2ftkipngozfnckvkv1gjek%2bgjdq6kj9sbwmfxfadj0tsofth5o2nkzewzsqeknbtvface37ygqrkxng9fqvjbuamqw5h5zmky1njpdseqdwdupgcjug0bxw1mxbdpogjahwxypvm%2fl4jhp%2fywuyypq7ah2tmakkllpznnfgpgfmww59u%2f39ilu58b7smlwihuimofa50nbzuh6hsrghkjrfzt24%2fvj31wqut6ahfuzbgllsadq5symkskzftnkx3lo9v7pvil0lhtpz2t9tojimkynk1astmbp1aruxqzfptf3r46c%2fh69vwvsbvccoc7j21pa4j%2fl4qprv0bsrq29%2fvikdfjltctwktzaexf7j6lc0%2fywvvhxk6ub4r2%2fypwby9830kvncxemntmbqwtrmz8rwavgyfxbnj%2bxq2tsmvtcmw%2bxtrd82u7m%2fh%2fwp%2fpwptcxx4w%3d%3d.

  http://www.guidestar.org/search/full_report/index.jsp?npoid=447443&context=enpvuj1ve0eqhdsysr1jehshgfgqbe1dh0bicriqooigsxyfvts%2bg9%2btwd8eu3pojqvsgihoqujufnclrulit1dwaxcity3o2puhtk7au9pse2%2fevn2jy6gadx6oxp4opkdf6mw5imgwam%2bgvjjsnfpeq9mn1gfyt6vmbatq%2b8pfa%2f1bgzpdoboi5ibiahdhoeffyhr7fdyije90orzqwaqfmlyy7ecspn%2ftkipngozfnckvkv1gjek%2bgjdq6kj9sbwmfxfadj0tsofth5o2nkzewzsqeknbtvface37ygqrkxng9fqvjbuamqw5h5zmky1njpdseqdwdupgcjug0bxw1mxbdpogjahwxypvm%2fl4jhp%2fywuyypq7ah2tmakkllpznnfgpgfmww59u%2f39ilu58b7smlwihuimofa50nbzuh6hsrghkjrfzt24%2fvj31wqut6ahfuzbgllsadq5symkskzftnkx3lo9v7pvil0lhtpz2t9tojimkynk1astmbp1aruxqzfptf3r46c%2fh69vwvsbvccoc7j21pa4j%2fl4qprv0bsrq29%2fvikdfjltctwktzaexf7j6lc0%2fywvvhxk6ub4r2%2fypwby9830kvncxemntmbqwtrmz8rwavgyfxbnj%2bxq2tsmvtcmw%2bxtrd82u7m%2fh%2fwp%2fpwptcxx4w%3d%3d.

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  Valis

  Hmm well, I guess all those printing presses, Brooklyn buildings, congregation loans, farms, branch offices, magazine/book publishings, etc...aren't really financial assets. Just stuff.

  Financial Info
  Assets: $0
  Income: $0

  Sincerely,

  District Overbeer
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  Sudden Rash of JW Apologists

  by NeonMadman in

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  am i the only one who sees it as a bit odd that a large number of jw apologists has suddenly come out of the woodwork on this board to defend the actions of the watchtower society toward bill bowen, barbara anderson and the pandelos?

  for the longest time, virtually the only ones on this board who advocated an essentially orthodox jw viewpoint were you know and nytelecom/mavman (though each of them could easily be classed with us "apostates" if the watchtower knew of their disagreements with the party line).. but suddenly, we have a bunch of totally loyal, utterly doctrinaire jw apologists posting almost exclusively on threads related to the pedophile issue.

  most of them are taking next to impossible positions from any reasonable standpoint.

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  Valis

  Poke the ground w/ enough electricity and the worms always turn.

  Sincerely,

  District Overbeer
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  Letters to the Editor RE JW Abuse

  by Elsewhere in

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  yep... jws are so far off the radar screen that no one has written a letter to the editor about the article that was published in the dallas morning news on the 9th.. i was hoping that a non-jw would write in about it.

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  "as every one knows, there are mistakes in the bible" - the watchtower, april 15, 1928, p. 126 .

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  Valis

  Ha! I mentioned it to my parents and my dad had a classic line..."I don't care about any of that...it will all come out in the wash.". Suprising ? No..but definitely more true than he ever wants to realize.

  Sincerely,

  District Overbeer
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  light bulb

  by bchapp in

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  how many jehovah's witnesses does it take to change a light bulb?

  one to screw in the bulb, and two to knock on your door and ask you if you've seen the light!.

  "if the truth hurts most of us so badly that we don't want it told,.

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  Valis

  One to screw it up and all the GB to call it "new light"..

  Sincerely,

  District Overbeer
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  Did Satan prove God wrong? a possible bibical flaw

  by Leander in

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  most people are familiar with the account of job where satan makes the claim that the only reason humans serve god is because of selfish reasons.

  god allowed satan to test this theory on job, so job was beset by numerous trials but he refused to give up on god or blame him in anyway.. it would appear that satan was proved wrong in this particular bible account but was he really?

  would the majority of mankind follow jobs example if they were faced with similar trials?

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  Valis

  Anyone ever read this book?

  Sincerely,

  District Overbeer
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  JW Kids - More Frightened Than Most?

  by Englishman in

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  ive recently been in contact with a couple of ex-jws that i knew in my childhood.. what has surfaced is the amount of fear that we experienced as young children when we were involved with the witnesses.

  i accept that children often do develop irrational fears as part of growing up, but what i am talking about here is a deep-seated fear of being harmed.. many young children that i grew up with in the witness religion were of an unusually nervous disposition.

  i recall how when i was first taken to meetings that i found the whole experience somewhat sinister and strange.

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  Valis

  Afraid to play with certain toys...well till I really wanted to play with them anyway...Dungeons & Dragons toys eventually became my all time fave, especially when I just lied and told them they weren't D&D stuff...

  Afraid to talk to any priest

  Afraid to go into another church

  Afraid of course of the demons.....pesky bastards!

  Sincerely,

  District Overbeer
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  Another Irony...

  by Valis in

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  so this brother i know is good buddies w/ the oldest jw in the north texas area...he becomes an ms...he neglects to tell his buddy roy he got fired from a recent job for sexual harrassment....guess who this man is and i'll send you a smurf.. sincerely, .

  district overbeer

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  Valis

  Six, yes that very one.....but you never took a guess...

  Sincerely,

  District Overbeer
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  Another Irony...

  by Valis in

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  so this brother i know is good buddies w/ the oldest jw in the north texas area...he becomes an ms...he neglects to tell his buddy roy he got fired from a recent job for sexual harrassment....guess who this man is and i'll send you a smurf.. sincerely, .

  district overbeer

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  Valis

  So this brother I know is good buddies w/ the oldest JW in the North Texas area...he becomes an MS...he neglects to tell his buddy Roy he got fired from a recent job for sexual harrassment....guess who this man is and I'll send you a smurf.

  Sincerely,

  District Overbeer