I thought it was actually kind of comical, in an unfunny way (whatever that means) that Communist N Korea called for a 'Holy' War.
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KOREA MAKES THE CASE
by Yerusalyim inone quick look at the trouble we face with north korea actually strengthens the case for military action in iraq.
here are the problems with face with n. korea.
they are even more notorious than iraq about breaking deals.
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rocketman
Yes, if she were the right gal, yes, I'd marry her. She'd have to meet my main requirement though...she'd have to like sports, or at least not be bothered by my viewing.
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Help! I can't get my wife off
by xjw_b12 ini have been registered here since october 2001, when the un story broke.
i figured it is time to start my first official thread and introduce myself.. first i would like to thank simon for providing this forum.
i have enjoyed it immensely for the past year or so and found it both thought provoking, and humerous.. the problem i have, is trying to get my wife of 18 years to visit here.
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rocketman
Welcome calamityjane.....is that name from the Beverly Hillbillies?...wait no, that was Miss Jane. Oh well, anyway, welcome!
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rocketman
Okay.
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Religion banned in the United States!
by freedom96 inyeah, i don't think so.. remember, that is what we were taught!
all religion, no matter which one, was going to banned, and then the end would come.. what about a country like the us where it was founded on religious freedom?
where you have many political leaders here and elsewhere for that matter claiming that they are christians.
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rocketman
Hey freedom, you had me going there for a sec.
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My Daughter's Letter to Elders!
by reubenfine inwell, my daughter decided to write they letter.
the foundation for this letter can be found in my previous thread a couple of days ago which can be found at http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/forum/thread.aspx?id=44457&site=3.. she wrote her heart and gave them some good counsel.
she was generous and kind in her comments, yet concise and to the point.
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rocketman
Very well written letter!
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Princess in a bikini
by Mulan inshe will probably kill me for doing this, but it's such a good photo, i have to post it.
here is princess and family, in hawaii, in front of the beach house we rented.
edited by - mulan on 15 january 2003 23:36:59.
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rocketman
Wow, Hawaii must have been great!
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C of C Just Arrived
by eyeslice incrisis of conscience has just been delivered by mail to my office.
i wouldn't dare let it be delivered to home in case my wife found out.. i am still "in", so the question is, should i read it?
and if so, are my days as a jw numbered?.
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rocketman
My slow fade was already underway when I read the book last year. It mostly confirmed what I had already observed and also what I had read at this site's many posts on various jw topics.
I served on a body of elders, and to a great degree, a body of men is a body of men, whether it's the "governing body" or just a body of elders. When I sat on the body of elders, it seemed to me that God's direction was something we did not have, for various reasons. The C of C book served to confirm my suspicions that the same could be said for the governing body as well.
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WTS Cheapshot .....Jan 1st 2003 WT
by ISP inmost christians have to face grave problems during these last days.
still, they try not to be distracted.
in spite of well-publicized economic problems, argentina reported a new peak of 126,709 witnesses last year.
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rocketman
My feeling is that comments like that contribute to elicting guilt feelings in the readers. 'You're living a cushy life, and you're activity is dropping, and yet behold these poor bros and sis's, they have things hard and yet do more than you'.
I recall one brother saying privately that he just wished that for once they'd highlight what joe average jw was able to accomplish, instead of always making us feel bad with such super-spirtual-in-the-face-of-all-odds examples.
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Reversal of disfellowshipping on appeal?
by Searchin50 indoes someone here know of a case where an individual was dfd.
and then appealed and the decision was reversed?
heard of that before and was just curious.
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rocketman
Very interesting thread. I know of no cases of overturns in my years as an elder. One sister called me once after we decided to df her, telling me that she got advice from a brother who she said was an elder that she should just appeal the decision as a matter of course. I told her that I had never heard of appeals being made as a matter of course, but that they should only be made in a case where the df'd person felt the elders were in serious error. She decided not to appeal.
I must admit, as an elder then, I was not happy to hear that she might want to appeal. I had spent quite a bit of time on the matter, and back then I felt that dfing annnouncements caused the congregation to view the elders as sort of the hero type, guarding the flock, busy behind the scenes, all that crap. That's the mindset I had, and that's what being an elder and a jw can easily do to a person.