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  Were You Part Of a Divided Household?

  by minimus in

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  were you treated differently?

  were you shown more compassion?

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  RAYZORBLADE

  Well...for me, it was just: ME

  My family, were not JWs, nor were they ever interested. It caused some strife at home and some teasing by my brothers and anger from my Mom. My father, couldn't care less. Only if he was drunk and in a surly mood, then he'd natter at me about it.

  One time, he did throw my magazines in the fireplace, and oddly enough, my brothers stepped in and told him: "DON'T!" Weird huh?

  Minamus, were you too also in a divided household? Doesn't matter, but just curious.

  My house nowadays, divided no more. Got my family back, my freedom and peace of mind .
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  The family destroyers strike again

  by betweenworlds in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  well, they have done it again.. my husband called me from work today rather upset.

  he had just gotten off the phone with his best friend who he had grown up with.

  this friend grew up in an extremely disfunctional jw home.

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  DAMN! what a complete bummer.

  It's ironic on all levels. Seems like the son, no matter what he did/does he's going to be the whipping boy/fall guy for the family's ineptitudes. Yet, the unbaptized daughter (his sister) can carry on as she pleases. Nevertheless, at least she will speak to her brother. That's decent.

  My heart goes out to this fellow. Thank goodness your husband is there for him.

  Do you think this fellow would like to visit this forum? I think he'd find loads of support and comradry here.

  Thanks for sharing that story with us BetweenWorlds.
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  Is there intelligent life beyond our Earth?

  by Spartacus in

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  logic speaks for itself, consider the vastness of the universe.

  each galaxy has between 50 to 100 billion stars.

  stars like our sun have planets orbiting them.

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  Spartacus, I love your icon beside your name, so befitting, it made me smile .

  Seems like the general concensus is, that many people, including myself, feel that there is some form of life (intelligent or otherwise) somewhere...way way out there.
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  I have been free for 1647 days!!!

  by Elsewhere in

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  i've been free for 1647 days!!!

  four years!!!

  i left the borg on august 9, 1998 and have been enjoying every minute of it!!!

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  RAYZORBLADE

  RAYZORBLADE: You have been out of the bOrg for 6984 days.
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  Celtic Music

  by Snowball in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  i have developed a deep love of celtic music.

  i listen to clannad, enya, loreena mckennitt, natalie mcmaster, and capercaillie.. i have also discovered 'celtic rock' when i went to the scottish festival in pleasanton ca last year.

  seven nations was playing modern rock music with fiddles and bagpipes.

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  RAYZORBLADE

  My goodness.

  If anyone is familiar with Canada's Capital of Celtic music, you'll know how intensely loyal they are to it.

  My family are from Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. I grew up in the Maritimes (region of Atlantic Canada) and Celtic music was something you heard from the womb until you ran away from it...sometimes screaming.

  Newfoundland and Nova Scotia are particularly heavy on it. My grandfather (mother's) spoke Gaelic too, which was hilarious to me, as he'd always tease me in this wacky lingo.

  I used to hate it as a kid. I wanted rock n' roll 24/7. But as I grew older, I respect and appreciate that music, better.

  Give me "THE SPIRIT OF THE WEST" - HOME FOR A REST - one of the best modern twists of Canadian Celtic music. I think almost every Canuck knows the lyrics to this song.

  For an insane Canuck Celtic band, try out: THE REAL MACKENZIES .
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  Proof. Now Aren't You Ashamed?

  by Francois in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  while i was away tending to the birth - two weeks early - of my first child's first child, and therefore unavailable to continue with my high level conversation with some of you fine folk, it was charged that "francois isn't, won't, can't, refuses to, etc.

  " respond.

  um, folks, i do have a life outside this board, and to prove it, i submit herewith exhibits a - .

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  Francois, one of the most beautiful pictures on here as of late.

  Thanks for sharing Gramps, I know you're going to LOVE that title.

  Congratulations, to you, your son & daughter-in-law.
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  Jehovah's Witnesses Deny They Are A Cult

  by Kenneson in

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  in today's globe and mail, an article entitled "where cultists play" addresses the issue of cults, principally in quebec.

  it takes a good look at the raelians and other cults of french origin.. speaking of france, it says that "the government has drawn up a list of 172 groups it considers to be cults; those deemed the most 'dangerous' are subject to special scrutiny.

  the list, which attracted criticism from civil libertarians, includes jehovah's witnesses and seventh -day adventists.".

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  I remember one of the explanations used while I was a dub was: that Jesus is the head of their congregation/church, therefor not a cult.
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  Just did an interview with NPR

  by Yerusalyim in

  1. watchtower
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  i just did an interview for national public radio that they're doing in conjunction with the bbc.

  i did it in my capacity as an instructor at the chaplain school.

  the gal had an agenda full of hypotheticals.

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  Hi Yerusalyim. Did this interview discuss anything related to Jehovah's Witnesses, or just about your present day experience as an instructor at the Chaplain school?

  It'd be neat to hear it. I can pick up NPR radio from Buffalo, NY., just across the lake here (WNED AM 970).

  It'll be very interesting to hear it.

  Take care.
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  No Eternal Life---Now What Hope Do You Have?

  by minimus in

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  one thing all witnesses have had in common is the belief that they would someday inherit everlasting life.

  as more and more express the thought that they really don't have much hope for the future, has anything replaced the hope of eternal life in paradise earth?

  or are we ultimately, hopeless?

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  RAYZORBLADE

  TODAY
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  The British, What Do You Reckon?

  by Englishman in

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  come on, we've been talking about canadians so much lately that my ears are freezing up.. what i want to know is, what do you think of us brits?.

  do you think that we are cute and cuddly for example?.

  or have we all got stiff upper lips?.

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  OK, it's the Brits turn. Here we go!

  My impression? Well, I've been to the U.K. a couple of times. It's definitely different than Canada, but I knew that it would be.

  I have mixed feelings, but I have run into some pretty cool Brits who are a blast to be around, and have been exceptionally kind to me. I found the further north I went in England, the people seemed more friendlier.

  I LOVED/ADORED Scotland.

  I have seen the whiney-assed ones who have arrived on this side of the Atlantic (not all, but I have to admit, they seemed to complain the most) who constantly compared the U.K. to here which drove us mad.

  The queen thing, monarchy, annoys the piss outta me - as we have her as head of state here which is ridiculous. Wishing for a Canadian as head of state, appointed by us - but that is another topic all together.

  But.....

  ...some of the best Ales in the world are brewed there. Some spectacular scenery; incredible history; valuable inventions; life saving medicine; the sciences and many GREAT MINDS have come from Great Britain. Cannot deny you folks that, ever.

  What would we do without you?

  Perish the thought.

  PS: how come, or where does that 'R' after some words come from with some British speakers, for example: CANADA - and some will say it like: Canad-ER . Is it regional? Just curious.