Topics Started by Zechariah

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What is Independence Day?
by Zechariah in
1. jw
2. friends
i am the lone ex-jw in my otherwise loyal jw household.

the change in myself in finally becoming part of the human race has made me realize some amazing things when it comes to july 4.. all the adults in my household (5) could not answer my simple independence day trivia question.

what is independence day a celebration of.
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What Is Your Favorite Overlooked Movie?
by gilwarrior in
1. social
2. entertainment
what i am talking about a movie that you thought was great, but is mostly forgotten by most people today.. well, my favorite overlooked movie is "a perfect world.

" in it kevin costner is an escaped felon who escapes from prison with another felon.

they then break into a house and kidnap a boy who is a (gasp!
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Does God really have a Name?
by Flaming Seraphim in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i find the name "jehovah" repugnant.

if i ever hear that name again i will surely throw up!

as if "jehovah" is god's real name anyway.
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Whats the dumbest thing you were counselled for?
by Beck_Melbourne in
1. jw
2. friends
i was once counselled by the elders for watching 'knots landing'....it became widely known in the congregation that me and a few other sisters would rush home from field service to watch our favourite soapie.

if we missed it, we would ring each other up for an update...or...if we weren't near a tv we would ask someone to put the phone handset on the top of their tv so we could hear it...pathetic huh...but that was all the excitement we could scrounge up in our otherwise dull and uneventful lives.

one of the elder's wive's conscience got the better of her...and she confessed to her husband..lol.
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Question for gay people
by expatbrit in
1. jw
2. friends
the question is about the term "tolerance" or "tolerating".. when someone says something along the lines of "i'm very tolerant of gay people" or "gay people should be tolerated", how do you feel?.

the reason i ask is this: doesn't the concept of tolerating something imply a background negative?

for instance, i can say "i tolerate my brother-in-law".
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God and Israel survey
by Zechariah in
1. jw
2. friends
i think it would be interesting to know whether or not you believe that the jews recovery of their homeland (israel) in the 20th century had anything to do with god?

qualify your answer if you care to.. zechariah
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What concerns Zechariah
by Zechariah in
1. jw
2. friends
what concerns zechariah?.

the abuses of the watchtower society in their misrepresenting both god and the bible are many.

we all seem to have come to that realization already to our benefit.
GOD BLESS (part 2)
by Zechariah in
1. jw
2. friends
zechariah- new age philosopher .

" http://albums.photopoint.com/j/view?u=1538111&a=11655118&p=41386582&sequence=0&res=high".

god bless america (part 2).
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God Bless Part 1
by Zechariah in
1. jw
2. friends
zechariah - new age philosopher http://albums.photopoint.com/j/view?u=1538111&a=11655118&p=41386582&sequence=0&res=high.

god bless america.

i watched recently several movies about the days of civil rights and martin luther king.
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I Can`t Get To Grips With This FDS Thing.
by Englishman in
1. jw
2. friends
i`m trying to understand the process by which jw`s link the "faithful and discreet slave" parable to a belief that this refers to a number of people who will go to heaven ie: 144,000.. also, i am trying to understand how, by extension, some of this number comprise a "governing body" that is at the top of "jehovahs earthly organisation".. i really dont understand how these conclusions are reached and would appreciate some input.

please note that when i posted this question on h20 some months ago i received only 1 reply from friday, who saw fit to ridicule me for my lack of knowledge on this subject.

i still don`t know the answer!