i wish i could order one anonymously for my family but I'm afraid they wouldnt read it and suspect that I sent it and of course that would be the end of that... forever
Posts by Azalo
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40It's Arrived!
by Wolfgirl in.
my copy of crisis of conscience arrived today.
i can barely put it down.
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Do you remember why the "donation" arrangement came about?
by Jourles inover ten years ago when the society changed their format from a contribution basis(pay us for the literature) to a complete donation arrangement, what were you told as to the reason for making this change?
simplification?
easier on the brothers to receive literature?
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Azalo
No religion or religious activity should be tax exempt, I think this is just on of the vestiges from the time when church and state were one and the same. Really there is no logic to it in this day and age. Funny why Sean Hannity, Bill Oreilly and the like never go off on one of their tirades about that.
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Do you remember why the "donation" arrangement came about?
by Jourles inover ten years ago when the society changed their format from a contribution basis(pay us for the literature) to a complete donation arrangement, what were you told as to the reason for making this change?
simplification?
easier on the brothers to receive literature?
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Azalo
No religion or religious activity should be tax exempt, I think this is just on of the vestiges from the time when church and state were one and the same. Really there is no logic to it in this day and age. Funny why Sean Hannity, Bill Oreilly and the like never go off on one of their tirades about that.
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Is There Something You Want To Get Off of Your Chest or Vent About???
by minimus inone of the great things that this board offers is the ability to express yourself.
sometimes, things we couldn't tell a person to their face, we can express here.
or we might be able to give of ourselves, our experiences, our joys and frustrations......you name it!.......regarding my vent, it is that i can't understand why some post on these boards and yet are very pro witness.
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Azalo
I hate all of you!!!!!!!!!!!!!! woooooh, I feel much better now.
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How often are you here on JWD?
by JH inhow many hours a week do you spend on this forum?
it does add up, when you calculate the hours.. .
i must spend about 15 hours a week here, how about you?
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Azalo
an hour or two a week, mostly at work
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Did you take down notes at the meetings?
by JH inwere you the type to always jot down every little detail the brothers said from the podium?.
i found it amusing when especially sisters were always writting notes in their pads when the brother was giving a talk in the front.. i wonder if it was because they found the topic interesting, or because they wanted to look as if they were learning something.. i was all ears, but never took down notes.
that's odd, coming from a person who is "visual".
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Azalo
somtimes, i mostly doodled. me and my friend got in trouble for drawing on the pictures in tha magz and adding captions. i also used to tally how many times the speaker said a certain word. and i would race my friends to see who could look up the scripture the fastest.
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Political campaigns disgust me
by Reborn2002 ini do not care if you endorse the republican party, democrats, independents, or even the green party.
but to see such inordinate amounts of money go into campaigns disgusts me.
the economy is flailing and people are homeless and starving, all the while these fatcats live high off the hog and mingle at dinners while kissing one another's asses.. this is not a post directed specifically at any candidate.
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Azalo
i probably overgeneralized about CEO's but I was talking more about the michael eisners, steve jobs, bill gates etc. anyway the thread was about political campaigns. i just get annoyed when people want to criticize athletes and entertainers for the money they make, if we didnt watch them they wouldnt make that much money. its the same as when people blame our economy's problems on welfare, it just distracts from the more important issues.
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Who here has military service?
by pr_capone injust wondering how many ex dubs have served in the military.
was it before or after the jw's?
where did you serve?
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Azalo
yeah me and my buddy Fidel helped liberate Cuba but then I got killed in south america by the CIA, they thought that by burying me in an unmarked grave and chopping off my hands so that I couldnt be identified people would forget about me but instead they made me a martyr.
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The Dixie Chicks
by Stan Conroy ini don't understand the logic of boycotting the dixie chicks because of the comments the singer made about being ashamed that bush is from texas.
it doesn't make sense to me.
keep in mind that i'm just a canadian, so maybe i'm just not tuned in to the american way of thinking.
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Azalo
the whole Dixie Chicks scandal was created by the media, mainly Clearchannel, which as has been mentioned is a very conservative company. Their concerts are still sold out months in advance, their record sales are at their highest. If anything the whole thing worked to their advantage.
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Political campaigns disgust me
by Reborn2002 ini do not care if you endorse the republican party, democrats, independents, or even the green party.
but to see such inordinate amounts of money go into campaigns disgusts me.
the economy is flailing and people are homeless and starving, all the while these fatcats live high off the hog and mingle at dinners while kissing one another's asses.. this is not a post directed specifically at any candidate.
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Azalo
People who cry over how much athletes get paid are just jealous. CEO's make more in one year than atheletes do in their whole career, now that is disgusting.
As for campaign finance I agree with Reborn I think that every candidate who gets the necessary signatures to be put on the ballot should get a set amount from each state where they are on the ballot and thats it. They should work like they had to in the old days. I am going to vote though because aside from dissent and protest it is the only voice that I have.