I have no problem with what Serena and Venus are doing. After all, the problem is that jw kids have, for decades, been strongly discouraged from pursuing activities which are totally normal - such as those in which the Williams sisters participate freely and evidently without censure.
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Serena Williams and her "god jehovah"
by worf inafter losing the wimbledon championship to her sister venus, serena williams was being interviewed on the court yesterday, and here is part of what she said: "i thank my god jehovah for being out here".. okay, so according to her words, jehovah blessed her by allowing her to be there to participate in a competitive sports championship match.
and not just any match.
wimbledon!
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My Avatar and yours
by LockedChaos injust curious .
any symbolism or meaning to your avatar choice?
mine is actually a gif .
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rocketman
My avatar is the cover of Elton John's Rock Of The Westies album released in October 1975. The symbolism is, of course, that 1975 was the "appropriate time for God to act" according to the WTBS, and expectations ran high, especially for October, which seems to be the jw's favorite month for the, ahem, "fulfillment" of all things prophetic.
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Have you found a new bible translation you like?
by New light for you ini know, it seems like half of everyone that leaves turns athiest.... but for those of us out there, who figure on still being christian, have you found a translation of the bible that you belive lives "up to par"?
i'm really trying to research, but there's so many, i wondered if you had any input!.
thanks!.
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rocketman
I'm not necessarily "Christian" but I do like the NIV. It's much easier to read and more fluid than the balky NWT.
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Did you skip the meeting to watch the superbowl ?
by av8orntexas ini know we must have alot ofpeople on here huge football fans like myself.
born and raised in boston, i am a huge sports fan, and of course patriots fan.
so anyone here go to another meeting, makeup some bs excuse, illness, flat out miss the meeting or anything else to watch game if your meeting happened to go from the 9am to the 3pm in january ?.
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rocketman
Prior to Super Bowl 12, Super Bowls were afternoon events. I missed the first half of Super Bowl 7 and in fact only recently caught it on NFL Network. My brother, a Colts fan, missed a good chunk of Super Bowl III because of a meeting. One thing that still irks me is that I missed the NFC Championship Game between the Buccaneers and Rams in 2000 due to an elders meeting. The stupid elders actually picked that date and time for a meeting. Not exactly an aware group of football fans, that's for sure. Another time, I missed the AFC Championship Game between Denver and Pittsburgh (1999) because of attending elders' school. I'm still peeved about that one too.
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Worship Me
by changeling ini was bored.
after a countless eternity alone, i was bored.
we spent a few eons alone together so he could get to know me well.
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rocketman
No matter what one's opinion, I'd say that this is very well written, and a lot more fun to read than Genesis.
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Do your words count on J.W.D. ?
by caliber insometimes you have a topic that lights up the board, a virtual flow of thoughts and expressions, other times you.
feel like just a extra pint of water going over niagara falls !
are the words you type here like yesterdays .
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Well, I have about 3,800 posts. At, say, an average of 50 words per post, that gives me 190,000 words. So yeah, they count. :)
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2012: The Year The Internet Ends
by What-A-Coincidence inhttp://ipower.ning.com/netneutrality.
06/01/2008 - every significant internet provider around the globe is currently in talks with access and content providers to transform the internet into a television-like medium: no more freedom, you pay for a small commercial package of sites you can visit and you'll have to pay for seperate subscriptions for every site that's not in the package.
what can we do?internet providers have realized that the only way to not lose massive amounts of customers over this is to make sure there are no alternatives, that's why all major internet providers are currently making agreements and planning to switch simultaneously somewhere in the year 2012. this is currently all going on under very strict nda's (non-disclosure agreements) because the last thing they want is the masses speaking out against it.
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rocketman
Such stories have been circulating around the Internet ever since there was an Internet. I remember one a few years back that said that there was a bill in Congress that was going to mandate charges for e-mail. This looks like another such "threat". I say it's hogwash.
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Oil Execs Defend Huge Profits Before Senate
by momzcrazy inmy fave line in this article.
people we represent are hurting, the companies you represent are profiting.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24757944.
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rocketman
The real solution is Armageddon. Slashing the world's population by roughly 6 billion will ease demand, and prices will naturally fall.
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Who's your favorite Devil?
by Twitch ink, just for fun,.... i was watching the movie prophecy the other day and viggo mortenson's portrayal of lucifer was rather good imo.
i thought of another movie i saw, constantine where peter stormare played the same part, somewhat differently of course but a well done portrayal nonetheless.
so, who's your favorite devil?
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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
Another year goes by...I haven't visited this board for an entire year. Checking around, it appears some old friends are still here. Anyway, the JW religion is not even a blip on my radar. It's been a JW-free year, virtually. I bumped into two witnesses (besides relatives) this year, and neither asked me anything about why I no longer attend. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all. And maybe I'll stop back again, good Lord willing, next December....