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  Debunking Evolution in 3 Steps the Know_You Way

  by Know_You in

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  part iii of the annual on the road again, down from the fountain (of truth) series.. - from half-moon bay california - .

  owing to mechanical problems, mrs know_you and i have had to delay our plans for the day.

  the missus kindly agreed to sit in the repair shop awaiting the re-emergence of our means of conveyance, which may take all day, while i have decided to sacrifice part of my vacation to address the subject of evolution.

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  Pure genious, Know You! You need to save all this stuff an put it in a book. It will be a classic!
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  Will YOU Make Room For It? RoadTripII

  by Know_You in

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  2. friends

  it is with a mixture of joy and sadness that mrs know_you and i depart john and eunice's sanctum of sanity.

  truly their home is an enclave of peace in this mad, doomed, sybaritic world.

  what a contrast to the spiritual lunatic asylum inhabited by the apostates with their shrill cacophony, their puny fists, like the men of babylon, raised in anger to their creator!

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  reubenfine

  "shrill cacophony, their puny fists, snakepit, spiritual pornography, puslike scourge of apostasy, sick ingrates, rats infesting a barn or cockroaches from under the sink, apostate dog."

  LOL Don't leave, Know_You. You're killing me! LOLOLOL Satire at it's best in the tradition of Andy Kaufman! ROTFL
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  Meat In Due Season - February KM

  by Stephanus in

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  along with today's addition of the january km,.

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/forum/thread.aspx?id=38588&site=3.

  here is february's edition.

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  reubenfine

  March issue........"Increase Your Joy In Preaching." Nice......good luck! Oh shit, I'm not supposed to say that.
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  Hi

  by trybalance in

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  i'm a first time poster.

  i'm not a jw.

  my wife has been a jw for 5 years now.

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  reubenfine

  mouthy, you are just tooooooo cool! Will you be my grandma?
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  Hi

  by trybalance in

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  i'm a first time poster.

  i'm not a jw.

  my wife has been a jw for 5 years now.

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  reubenfine

  Welcome to the board and your thoughtful comments. My two cents............I think one reason this place is popular, among many others, is that many that were raised in the borg, myself for one, were not allowed to live our lives as we chose. We were told as kids how to think, what to think, what to do, didn't have freedom of information and freedom of thought was offically outlawed. On top of that, we were soooooo different, going out door knocking, can't stand for the pledge of allegiance, can't go to proms, etc., etc. We weren't as balanced as you and weren't allowed to choose. I think you have a pretty balanced viewpoint on things.

  When we got out, for the first time in our lives we could be ourselves. We can post ANYTHING we want here without the threat of repercussions. It's really quite refreshing when you haven't ever been in that position. Just imagine the threat of being shunned because you state an opinion.

  Very few people understand us. This is one place in the world where we can find others that have had similar experiences and we can get understanding. Our opinions actually matter here, unlike at the Kingdom Hall.

  I agree, you can't let hate eat you up. We love the brainwashed people that are still in, but despise an organization, (yes, people in the world headquarters), that manipulate and lie to control our loved ones. I think you might hate me if I lied to your wife and had her in my control and manipulated her. It would be her stupid choice, but I would be manipulating her. Would you still go out for a beer with me?

  OK, maybe that was more than 2 cents worth. Best regards!
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  Kissin' Arse.......

  by Lin in

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  "do you know anyone who kissed hank's ass, left town, and got the million dollars?

  kiss hank's ass and he'll give you a million dollars when you leave town.

  "item 7 says 'everything hank says is right.

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  reubenfine

  Too funny!!
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  The Problem Around Here is

  by out4good3 in

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  that some people seem to think they are the authority on everything and feel like they should always get the last word.

  i try not to get involved in the flaming that goes on around here by checking my ego at the door and thats not the reason for this post anyway, but it's my experience that all of, without exception, jw are like this.

  the perceived arrogance that they alone are in possession of the only truth seems to compell them to keep an argument going even when they are clearly on the losing side so that they can be sure to get the last word in.

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  reubenfine

  In Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, Pirsig talked about how the most zealous people in a cause usually have serious doubts that they cover up by their zeal. No one runs around saying the sun is coming up in the morning because we have absolute faith about that. If someone really believes in something they aren't threatened by opposing views. Maybe that's why some have to have the last word.

  At least we now have the freedom to think and exchange views without fear of repercussions. Shoot, we even allow people like Know_You.
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  **silentlambs WB11 News Video now online!**

  by Trauma_Hound in

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  the new york wb11 news video is now online!

  in new york for sending me the video.. .

  http://www.seattle-chat.com/video/.

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  reubenfine

  Outstanding, Trauma! Finally something positive today! I will now take a shower and go see the Red Elvises, rock-n-roll from Siberia. What that has to do with this thread besides my own selfish lust for good music is beyond me.........
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  Definition of a cult

  by reubenfine in

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  i know the dictionary's definition of a cult, but i came up with my own: "a group of people who don't allow freedom of information or freedom of speech.

  " the dubs obviously qualify.

  a cult has to be a dictatorship to keep this kind of control.

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  reubenfine

  Good points. As a side note, Jay Leno made TWO jokes about the witnesses last night. One was about neighborhood terrorists only used to be Amway dealers and Jdubs, and I forget what the other joke was.
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  Definition of a cult

  by reubenfine in

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  i know the dictionary's definition of a cult, but i came up with my own: "a group of people who don't allow freedom of information or freedom of speech.

  " the dubs obviously qualify.

  a cult has to be a dictatorship to keep this kind of control.

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  reubenfine

  I know the dictionary's definition of a cult, but I came up with my own: "A group of people who don't allow freedom of information or freedom of speech." The dubs obviously qualify. A cult has to be a dictatorship to keep this kind of control. While there is no outright dictator in the dubs anymore, the GB subsitutes quite nicely for one individual.

  Is there another word that works better than "cult" for this definition? What is your definition of the word?

  Lyle