Here's the original article:
http://www.newscientist.com/channel/life/mg18524915.700
Here's a subsequent online discussion:
http://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=36441
rocketman
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Dinosaures;What do jws make of the following?
by badboy in.
scientists tested some dinosaures eggs and chicken eggs for protein and found that the protein reactioned in the same way proving dinosaures and birds are related.. in view of the fact they say archaeopteryx isn't a link between dinosaures and birds,how do they explain this?.
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Have you experienced a Tornado?
by jeanniebeanz intoday, a small tornado touched down in south san francisco and people went nutz.
it was very localized and basically blew out a few windows, but looking at the local news you'd think that the sky was falling.
since some of you live in 'tornado alley', can you please enlighten us californians as to what you consider to be a 'real' tornado?
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rocketman
I've never experienced one, though at times they do come this way, especially so in the western parts of PA.
One thing that amazes me is how snowstorms are so hyped around here. While a snowstorm can cause problems, they are usually not destructive. And yet, if one tunes in to weather forecasts, the hype is sometimes unreal. Recently, one forecaster at Accuweather characterized a snow storm on Feb 28 as a possible "Armageddon" storm. I think the term "Armageddon" ought to be reserved strictly for things like hurricanes and tornadoes and such, and of course that thing that jws are so looking forward to.
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New DF/DA Policy?
by new light inwould someone who has the new od book explain any changes in "keeping the congregation clean"?
is it still the same policy or have they actually changed anything?
i'd especially like to know if they are changing their tune on the "inactive".
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rocketman
Just a point about those who are "inactive" - while persons who do not engage in the filed ministry for a period of six months are the ones who are technically termed "inactive", if they attend meeting fairly regularly, it normally will be only the elders who know they are "inactive" the strict jw sense. Such persons might be treated pretty normally by those in the congregation because they are seen at the meetings.
Of course, if word gets out, i.e, if some elder opens his mouth, then before you know it, a mild (or sometimes pretty severe) form of shunning takes place, and the person barely gets spoken with or acknowledged at the Kingdom Hall.
As far as being inactive in the sense of not attending meetings at all, those persons are often practically shunned, though this is supposedly not the 'official' stance. There's been many an account posted here about those who are inactive being pretty much shunned by elders and congregation members alike.
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Add "Between the sheets" to a song title
by Frannie Banannie inwhen i worked for the pr.
geo.
co. police dept.
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rocketman
Capatin Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy Between The Sheets.
Hmmm.....
Dusty Springfield was great. Btw, she did backing vocals on several early Elton John songs (esp from Tumbleweed Connection) around the time that Elton and Bernie may have been, well....see song title above.
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What is the "SPECIAL" announcement to be made on Sunday?
by Jez in.
does anyone know?
i heard it through the grapevine, that there is to be one this sunday.. jez
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rocketman
Ah yes, another "Special Announcement", just like the one over a decade ago about the move to the "donation arrangement". The Hall was filled, as people were tantalized by the prospect of some revelation from the WTS concerning Armageddon or something along those lines.
My guess is that, unless word gets out in advance, the effect will be similar - much higher than average meeting attendance and a bunch of disappointed people filing out afterward.
My guess is alos that, since this is near the Memorial in timing, it's a tactic to get people back to the Kingdom Halls so that they can be plied into attending the Memorial.
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Grading The Super Bowl
by rocketman inespn page 2 columnist eric neel grades all the super bowls.
an interesting read:.
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=neel/050126
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rocketman
ESPN Page 2 columnist Eric Neel grades all the Super Bowls. An interesting read:
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Pioneer Takes Baby Out In Zero Wind Chill
by rocketman inthough i haven't been in the mood to discuss jws lately, i had to post this one.
it's a keeper and shows how fanatical they can get:.
on my way to work in our city's downtown area i regularly see a pioneer walking up and down the street, holding up his magazines.
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rocketman
I wanted to say something to him, but he was on the other side of the street and I was headed in the opposite direction.
It's very interesting reading some of the cold weather experiences. I remember more than a few mornings of trying to go door-door in very cold weather. It's lunacy - and the householders think you're a nut, which is obviously counter-productive to the religion anyway. But as some already mentioned, it's all about appearing devout in the eyes of the elders and other jws.
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Pioneer Takes Baby Out In Zero Wind Chill
by rocketman inthough i haven't been in the mood to discuss jws lately, i had to post this one.
it's a keeper and shows how fanatical they can get:.
on my way to work in our city's downtown area i regularly see a pioneer walking up and down the street, holding up his magazines.
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rocketman
I forgot to add an important detail - it was 8:00 AM when I saw him. The jws in my area are normally not out there until 9:30-10:00. But this guy normally is out earlier, and today, unwisely on his part, was no exception.
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Pioneer Takes Baby Out In Zero Wind Chill
by rocketman inthough i haven't been in the mood to discuss jws lately, i had to post this one.
it's a keeper and shows how fanatical they can get:.
on my way to work in our city's downtown area i regularly see a pioneer walking up and down the street, holding up his magazines.
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rocketman
Though I haven't been in the mood to discuss jws lately, I had to post this one. It's a keeper and shows how fanatical they can get:
On my way to work in our city's downtown area I regularly see a pioneer walking up and down the street, holding up his magazines. No biggie, but what I saw today takes the cake:
He was walking while pushing a baby in a stroller. This morning's temperature was 10 degrees F, with wind chills well below zero. This is one of the coldest mornings we've had this winter.
I was absolutely flabbergasted that this guy could take a baby out in service in such weather. He had one of those plastic shields over the stroller, but unless he installed heating in there, in my view he was putting the child at risk, if not of hypothermia, of at least getting sick.
Unreal, but then again, for a jw, not all that surprising.
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I'm Fading.... From This Board
by rocketman inas 2004 winds down and my 4th year of association at this board winds down as well, my posting stats accurately reflect a transitition that been going on for me with respect to the jw religion, a process that is quite natural and healthy.
i'm sure that many members have had a similar experience.
here's a rundown of four years here for me: .
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rocketman
I hope the title wasn't too misleading....it seems as though some folks are getting the impression that I'm done here. I'm not - it's more like a 'I'm not going to be around as much as I used to' kind of thing, which is already happening as this past year showed, a year in which I posted very little of anything substantive.
Helping others is the noblest of causes, but I found that posting often was simply causing some of my old anger issues with the religion to resurface. I'm trying to reduce the religion to a tiny speck in a out-of-the way corner of my life, and thus dredging it up constantly is something I just cannot do any longer.
But I will be popping in and out. You people are way too cool for me to go bye-bye on a permanent basis!