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  Hear'say

  by Duncan in

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  for those who dont know, hearsay are a recently-manufactured pop group.

  they were formed from the successful auditioners to a prime-time uk tv show popstars.

  you know the general idea, five thousand hopefuls apply, there are regional auditions, regional finals, the cut to the final hundred, then the final fifty last ten, then the best 5 were chosen to be in the group 3 girls 2 boys.

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  Oh thats the band of the month this month. Who is going to be the band next month?

  Will

  "I am quite sure now that often, very often, in matters concerning religion and politics a man's reasoning powers are not above the monkey's."
  Mark Twain
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  Personality Survey

  by ninjaturtle in

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  what's your personality type?

  take this test if you're not sure:.

  http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/jtypes2.asp.

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  William Penwell

  Your Type is
  ISFP
  Introverted Sensing Feeling Perceiving
  Strength of the preferences %
  33 1 11 22

  Will

  "I am quite sure now that often, very often, in matters concerning religion and politics a man's reasoning powers are not above the monkey's."
  Mark Twain
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  Social Security and Jws

  by badboy in

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  i am a severly disabled adult who receives disability benefits.. i understand sometime ago the watchtower said in one of its magazine(probably watchtower)that a smaller pertentage(sic)of jws claimed the dole in france(this was, i believe during the problems with the french government)as opposed to a higher pertentage(sic)of roman catholic etc etc claiming the dole.. in view of what paul says in one of his letter`he that doesn't work, shall not eat' should jws be claiming the dole if they truly follow the bible.

  discuss.. i believe a social security system should provide for the disabled and pensioners.

  (i don't think the present uk social security system will survive in its present form with accelerting(sic)costs etc etc)

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  William Penwell

  I knew a dub that there was nothing wrong him and he was on welfare. He was a full time pioneer to. I think the elders had to tell him it was not a good witness.

  Will

  "I am quite sure now that often, very often, in matters concerning religion and politics a man's reasoning powers are not above the monkey's."
  Mark Twain
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  Dateline:Have u lost contact with someone?

  by rekless in

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  they are interested in the where, whys, what, and when .. this maybe a chance to tell the world about what happens when the teachings of the wtbts becomes the fanatical part of ones' life.. how if one disagrees with the org.

  one is dfed then the shunning begins even to the point one looses contact with their own children and are forbidden to see their grand children

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  Same with me. I don't have too much to do with the non dub side and the dub ones don't want much to do with me. You know they act like they are better than I am and also they treat me like "damaged goods" because I was DF'd. I don't care what you say that even if your are reinstated there is some that always treat you differently. Its like you betrayed them or that your not perfect like they are. Just shows you how small minded they are.

  Will

  "I am quite sure now that often, very often, in matters concerning religion and politics a man's reasoning powers are not above the monkey's."
  Mark Twain
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  No license for Tyson

  by Patriot in

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  nevada commission ruled about half an hour ago not to give tyson his license.. dang, i was really looking foward to watching that fight.. oh, well maybe in another state..or country.. mav.-

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  Why are we giving this convicted rapist publicity in the first place??? I wished he would just crawl back into his hole.

  Will

  "I am quite sure now that often, very often, in matters concerning religion and politics a man's reasoning powers are not above the monkey's."
  Mark Twain
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  Are Elders trianed in incompetence?

  by sleepy in

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  here's some experiences of some people i knew in the truth who had personal problems.

  who were they to turn to , why the mature elders , even better you could write to the society.. so what happened?.

  friend 1.. friend number one knows he is gay ,he likes men big boys.

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  Sounds like typical elders. They probably all "spanked their monkeys" at one time or the other but its different when they hear someone else is doing it. What do you expect when most of them don't have a high school education and work at menial jobs.

  Will

  "I am quite sure now that often, very often, in matters concerning religion and politics a man's reasoning powers are not above the monkey's."
  Mark Twain
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  If J R Brown became the next WT Dictator!

  by D wiltshire in

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  if j r brown became the next wt dictator, say in the similar manner as the j f rutherford did.. that is by careful legal maneuvers and key placement of men that will support you.. how would the wt rewrite their history making it look like the struggle jr brown had to get there had jehovahs backing.. any who would oppose him would be painted in the wt as wicked, deceitful men and kicked out side of jehovahs organization.. its funny to read the wt slanted take on history that makes them always come out on top as the good guys and any who dont go along with the organization as the wicked ones agents.. any what caused me to think of this were the similarities in the names and professions of jfr and jrb.. .

  if someone lived a trillion x longer than you, and had a billion x more reasoning ability would he come to the same conclusions as you?.

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  Do you feel that JR Brown would take the Watchtower to a new direction? New doctrine's etc.? or would he just stick with the old doctrines and hide their questionable past?

  Will

  "I am quite sure now that often, very often, in matters concerning religion and politics a man's reasoning powers are not above the monkey's."
  Mark Twain
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  Do Apostate demos at conventions work?

  by home_and_dry in

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  firstly, hello from a newbie .

  i was reading a thread a few days ago which got me thinking.

  it was about everyones views on apostates before leaving the dubs.

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  William Penwell

  The only apostate ex JW's I knew that were outside the conventions in my opinion were unstable individuals to begin with so why would I listen to them. Some of them also did not make any sense to me and they were no better than the JW's that bang on your door Saturday morning trying to convert you to their way of thinking. I think that they really have not got away from the whole idea of wanting to sway you over to their perception of what is "truth".

  Will
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  NEW BOE LETTERS ON WATCHTOWER OBSERVER

  by Kent in

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  hi folks!

  just to show the good folks in the witchpower we're not sleeping, there are new boe-letters on the watchtower observer.. .

  http://watchtower.observer.org/apps/pbcs.dll/article?site=wo&date=20020128&category=news&artno=201280003&ref=ar.

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  William Penwell

  All they would have to do is sit brother dead elder in a chair at the back of the hall and no one would be any wiser that he may be dead.

  Will

  "I am quite sure now that often, very often, in matters concerning religion and politics a man's reasoning powers are not above the monkey's."
  Mark Twain
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  The end: so what?

  by larc in

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  i first heard about the end of the world when i was 5 years old.

  that was in 1945. when i left the jws, i was in my 20's and never cared much for end time predictions ever since.

  i have heard how man will destroy himself.

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  William Penwell

  I have heard that for 40 + years now. As a matter of fact my mom just used it on me again today. But I have learned to enjoy and live each day as I have them as we don't know what tomrrow will bring. I once heard it said maybe this is heaven already so enjoy this life to the fullest.

  Will

  "I am quite sure now that often, very often, in matters concerning religion and politics a man's reasoning powers are not above the monkey's."
  Mark Twain