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  Global Warming Scam

  by read good books in

  1. social
  2. current

  this article out lines the truth about the global warming scam.

  http://www.kusi.com/weather/colemanscorner/38574742.html.

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  Goshawk

  Here is the statistic I love. Numbers can be made to say most anything.

  

  Correlation does not always prove causation.
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  Moments of Epiphany... and other touchstones in life...

  by AK - Jeff in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  when i realized that 1975 was past, and the end appeared no closer than before.when a boe made up of men i had 'served' with for better than a decade were willing to write a letter of 'recommedation' that was character assassination at it's finest, and then defend the lies within with a straight face and no remorse.when i began to notice that many of the 'friends' seemed mentally unstable, in an organization that claimed it offered the greatest hope for mankind and the 'only true brotherhood' of supporter's available.when i saw a 'bible student' who was refused any assistance in her move to another congregation because of her sins before she was ever baptized [she never was in fact].when i was 'allowed' to conduct funerals and weddings that needed a minister, but for people who were too soiled in one way or another for the self-righteous upper-crust elders to touch.

  yet they all attended and seemed to rejoice/mourn with all others in attendance.the day in the early 90's when i read a critique of jehovah's witnesses in which the author roundly condemned jw's eschatology regarding the '1914 generation', and in such article stated that they would have to renounce such foolish reasoning soon, before the end of the century to avoid being the 'relgious laughingstock' of the world.the day in 1995 when i saw his predictions come precisely true in the watchtower.when i watched and saw no other jw's bothered by this massive change in position.the months that i compiled a chart in which, using actuarial mortality figures, in which i applied the numbers, age-group by age-group to the 'annointed' from 1941 to 2002, and saw that it was empirically impossible for 8500 to still be alive.the month in which i read ray franz' books, and found myself aware that my life was about to change forever.october 2006, when after 3 years of 'fading' and staying out of sight, i submitted my letter of disassociation, and saw a look of happiness on the face of the friend-elder that took the document, though it meant the end of 20 years of personal friendship with him.the day my cousin - my best friend for 35 years - decided i was unworthy of even a reply to a simple email.the list is longer.

  but so theraputic to put in words.

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  Goshawk

  OnTheWayOut:

  At the last C.O. meeting with the elders I attended, and the C.O. reads the
  corporate order to stop encouraging and start discouraging college.

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  Any chance of getting a copy of that letter?

  Goshawk
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  Birthday party pic

  by JimmyPage in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  well i finally got my scanner working again.

  it's a bit late but here's a pic from a birthday/christmas party that i threw for my little girl (both events fall at the same time for her).

  not a big celebration but it's a start.

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  Goshawk

  Now how can anyone look at her picture and not smile.
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  Repressed, Triggered and Recovered Memories

  by Big Tex in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  first of all, let me say that many, if not most, of my memories of abuse and early childhood were recovered.

  some people feel that this diminishes my experience, or in some way denies what happened.

  i suffered from major depression and was quite suicidal for 2 years before something happened to trigger my memories.

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  Goshawk

  ((Chris))

  Just as hard for me to be calm reading this as it was 5 years ago. Memories are tricky things, some minor details get lost, but the memory of something happening can't be ignored. (know this from experience)
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  The suspect you'd least suspect.

  by edward612 in

  1. social
  2. humour

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lncnruoymxe.

  a tv news blooper causes some unexpected lulz... .

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  Goshawk

  That looked like the DO on the west coast back in the 90's.
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  Birthday party pic

  by JimmyPage in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  well i finally got my scanner working again.

  it's a bit late but here's a pic from a birthday/christmas party that i threw for my little girl (both events fall at the same time for her).

  not a big celebration but it's a start.

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  Place it on a free image hosting website. Tinypic, Imageshack, Photobucket etc.

  Used to be you could upload photos to the old forum.

  I don't think you want to share a directory on your own PC with the internet.
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  Birthday party pic

  by JimmyPage in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  well i finally got my scanner working again.

  it's a bit late but here's a pic from a birthday/christmas party that i threw for my little girl (both events fall at the same time for her).

  not a big celebration but it's a start.

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  Goshawk

  Is the picture hosted locally (on your machine), here or on an image server on the net?
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  Birthday party pic

  by JimmyPage in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  well i finally got my scanner working again.

  it's a bit late but here's a pic from a birthday/christmas party that i threw for my little girl (both events fall at the same time for her).

  not a big celebration but it's a start.

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  Goshawk

  Don't see a link or a picture. sorry.
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  Well I finally turned 45

  by wha happened? in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i don't feel 45 and i certainly don't act it.

  i guess i have things to look forward to such as prostate screening, testicular cancer, more loss of hair, and what hair i have turning gray.. i'm not sad, i just didn't expect to feel this way at 45. .

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  Goshawk

  Belated Happy 45th.

  I had mine last september. Its kind of funny how as a kid people who were over 40 seemed ancient and suddenly you are that old.
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  Hi All

  by Goshawk in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  just dropping by for a quick hello!

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  **hugs** to all those who remember .

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  Goshawk

  Just dropping by for a quick Hello!

  **hugs** to all those who remember

  For those who don't