Topics Started by Buster

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Gifts for C.O.'s and D.O.'s
by sosoconfused in
1. jw
2. experiences
does anyone else find it funny that the circuit overseers and district overseers go to a new congregation every week, have all their bills paid and then for some odd reason the elders always find a way to give them extra money.

on top of that there are atleast 10 families in every hall that give them a green handshake.

then the people who give them expensive gifts (i am ashamed to say i participated in this) like watches etc... yet these guys still act like they are giving up so much.... .
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Should cult members be allowed to adopt or be foster parents?
by Mad Sweeney in
1. jw
2. friends
i'm wondering what you all think..
144
1st Cen. Christianity - One Organization
by StandFirm in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
here is the promised debate.

the subject is whether or not god has an organization.

i'll start things simply:.
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How many Mass-holes are there here?
by TTWSYF in
1. jw
2. friends
ok, i'm one.

to those who do not know the term, it is a reference [from people from other us states], to discribe auto drivers from massachusetts.. dc.
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Introducing Myself
by StandFirm in
1. jw
2. friends
hello to jwn!

this is standfirm.

i mainly post on the topix jehovah's witness forum, but i decided to give it a try over here also.
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How Many of Them Do You Know About?
by clarity in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
after flipper's thread about the wt child abuse cases, i started to think about how many children i know of personally who have been sexually abused by a jw!.

as someone who is not especially 'in the know', it's amazing that i do know five of them.

one who was a small baby, at the time!.
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Isn't It Time For Darwinists To Face The Music Of Science?
by Perry in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1icjkwzeee&feature=related.
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Why I Disagree With Affirmative Action
by snowbird in
1. social
2. current
quietlyleaving asked this of me on another thread:.

but snowbird i have to ask you why you disagree with affirmative action.

one of the best things about a policy of affirmative action is that an establishement is saying 'you are welcome here' to minorities and that 'we regret that we excluded you in the past'.. while i acknowledge the good that affirmative action has done, ql, i've also been a witness to its downside.. let me explain: i was once sitting for an examination for a state job, and i overheard a conversation between two other ladies who were also taking the exam.. one commented on how difficult the exam was; the other somewhat flippantly replied that it was ok if they didn't do their best because the state of alabama is an affirmative action employer.
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Firearms And Shooting...
by Justice-One in
1. social
2. physical
i thought i would open up a thread on firearms and shooting.

personally i was raised around firearms as my dad was not a jw.

some of my earliest memories are of my dad teaching me how to put a round in a fleas ass at 200 meters.
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United Nations Info.
by truth_be_told in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
the bible says that the un will take down religion at some point.. whats interesting is that what the wtbs has said on this subject has stayed the same for many years.

new information came out in the 99 wt, this information has greater more far reaching implications than many really know.. although the wbts may well know the following but not wanting to go out on a limb they have never published this information.. 1) un meditation room- it has a single altar in the middle of the room dag hammarskjold said this about it "it is dedicated to the god whom man worships under many names and in many forms".

the un has a spiritual caucas that meets once a month.