Posts by kgfreeperson

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Angharad passed her exam too !

by Simon in

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she's just looked up her results online and found out she passed her latest open university exam.. well done love, i knew you'd do it !

again, another box to tick on the immigration forms to get a few more points ...

Theologian Bart D. Ehrman on npr's "Fresh Air"

by kgfreeperson in

i found this interview fascinating--thought you might also be interested.

http://freshair.npr.org/day_fa.jhtml;jsessionid=52mqsi3depi3jla5aincf3y?todaydate=archive

kgfreeperson

I found this interview fascinating--thought you might also be interested. http://freshair.npr.org/day_fa.jhtml;jsessionid=52MQSI3DEPI3JLA5AINCF3Y?todayDate=archive

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Praise Bill, I got my MCSD !

by Simon in

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as per my previous "proclamations of self-achievement" .

i passed my exam !

wohoo ... passed another exam !.

Hidden Images in the JW Publications

by Hunyadi in

i am a disfellowshipped brother and have never had a problem with the organization's doctrines.

i am, however, deeply disturbed at the undeniable use of hidden or subliminal images in the illustrations of the wt publications.

there are so many that it cannot be interpreted as anything other than a deliberate pattern.

kgfreeperson

My goodness. I looked and looked and could not see what was being pointed out. I guess I'm demon-sighting impaired!

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Dallas Apostafest Pics!

by cruzanheart in

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okay, i'll start it off!

it was a fun weekend -- on friday night we had a fairly quiet (for us) gathering at xenawarrier's and lauralisa's hotel room with hors d'oeuvres and then a nice dinner at gloria's.

saturday was lunch at sonny bryan's bbq and then off to get some culture at the dallas museum of art.

kgfreeperson

Ah, thank you! I must confess I didn't even notice your tats, Valis. Thanks so much for all the pictures. It's almost as good as being there!

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Dallas Apostafest Pics!

by cruzanheart in

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okay, i'll start it off!

it was a fun weekend -- on friday night we had a fairly quiet (for us) gathering at xenawarrier's and lauralisa's hotel room with hors d'oeuvres and then a nice dinner at gloria's.

saturday was lunch at sonny bryan's bbq and then off to get some culture at the dallas museum of art.

kgfreeperson

Okay, who's the proud bearer of those awesome tattoos?

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Blood Type and Personality

by Mysterious in

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the other day dad was telling me about how the wts used to say that the personality was in the blood.

today mom brought home the latest magazines (didn't look at the date) and in the "in our next issue" box there is an article asking if our blood type determines our personality.

maybe they're going to revisit the issue, i understand they never retracted their previous view on the subject.

For what its worth, I went to a doctor who turned out to believe in the blood type diet. Based on various things, she confidently assured me I am a type O. According to the American Red Cross, I'm an A negative. Who do you think I should believe?

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Some advise for a stranger to JWs

by Llama in

yeah, i'm a different thinker, floating between budhist and spiritualist ideas, and jw seems so rigid to me, i was quite shocked to read up on it.

unfortunately i have a question for you which i am dreading to ask, as i suspect the answer wont be one i wish to hear.. i have recently fallen for a girl, she is, well her parents are strictly jw as far as i understand, she follows this but has not been baptised yet.

i know she really likes me too, but i am not a witness, and i doubt i ever could be.

kgfreeperson

well, she may just be holding on until she can leave her parent's house and the JWs. So, maybe not run. But certainly clarify.

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Doom for the Democrats

by stillajwexelder in

with saddam captured and the economy fast improving, do you think the democrats are doomed in the 2004 presidential race?

i certainly think so and hope so.

george w, bush for president again.

kgfreeperson

"It's fascinating to me that so many xJW's swap religious socialism for political socialism."¶¶¶Oh, clearly I have misunderstood. It seems to me that I hear people talk about the cold-heartedness of JWs. I certainly have not been overwhelmed with any sense of JWs being encouraged to take care of each other or even, for that matter, of themselves. What it looks like to me is: what do you give people in need? Ideology. What do you give people who have? More goodies.

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Doom for the Democrats

by stillajwexelder in

with saddam captured and the economy fast improving, do you think the democrats are doomed in the 2004 presidential race?

i certainly think so and hope so.

george w, bush for president again.

kgfreeperson

It is fascinating to me that so many JWs flee from the Watchtower to the arms of the Republican Party.