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"Kingdom Melodies"
by ignorance is strength in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
why exactly are they so bad?

are they afraid that a true orchestral and choral piece will glorify god too much?

btw, can you think of any other songs that kingdom melodies sound like?
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The Star, God's Plan or Malicious Plot of Satan?
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1. watchtower
2. bible
i'm not talking about stars in general; such a subject about stars in general would be ridiculous.

i'm specifically talking about the star that the three magi saw that led them to jesus.

the wt holds that this was a malicious plot of satan's to bring jesus to herod.
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Raised a JW... did you have a childhood?
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1. jw
2. experiences
personally i was quite serious at a young age.. there was no "boys will be boys" growing up.

personally i feel kind of cheated out of a childhood by an organization that forced you to think that "everything around you was going to be gone soon so you better grow up, start publishing, and giving talks.

" did any of you experience a less than stellar childhood, especially because of the lack of holidays and socially-isolating religion gowing up?
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Favourite Football Team (European that is)
by ignorance is strength in
1. social
2. physical
personally i am a great supporter of glasgow celtic.

but who's your favourite team?

real?
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Up the Republic
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1. social
2. current
well i was surfing through this website and i thought of something... all members of the commonwealth arise and think how great a republic would be.

i mean, what do we pay our governor-generals for?

they live lavish lifestyles at the cost of the taxpayers and they do not even represent the wishes of the people since they are appointed by the prime minister (at least in canada, it varies in each commonwealth country).
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The UK and the Separation of Church and State
by ignorance is strength in
1. social
2. current
is the idea of separation of church and state as prevalent in the uk as it is in canada and the us?

i personally wouldn't think so since the queen is the head of the anglican church, but perhaps someone from the uk can enlighten us north americans.

also... don't you find that separation of church and state in canada has become a bit ridiculous, even to the point of religions and religious not being allowed or permitted to voice their opinions on gay marriage or decriminilization of pot?
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Guess what I just did
by ignorance is strength in
1. jw
2. experiences
well, i told my parent that i didn't want to be a jw (having not gone to meetings for many years) and it went pretty well.

i even disproved watchtower doctrines, but of course i was the one who was mistaken.. i aslo said that i would be going to other churches... i didn't specify because i didn't want to see the reaction to catholic.

i also signed up to start the process to become catholic (unlike the jw's you can just learn about the faith without any obligation or harrassment) i went down to st. francis de sales church and i signed up for the rcia program.
For all in Canada... Movies for the weekend
by ignorance is strength in
1. social
2. entertainment
i saw a commercial for some good movies over the weekend and i'd thought that i'd pass it on.

there are 3 stanley kubrick movies on the space channel (ch.

45 for bc lower mainland): clockwork orange, space odessey 2001, and the shining.
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Thomas Acquinas' Five Ways
by ignorance is strength in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
acquinas had five ways to prove that god existed (summarized).

1. motion.

since things like planets are moving, something must've put them into motion.. 2. the cause of existence.
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Well, here's my story
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1. jw
2. experiences
well here's my story:.

i was born into a jw family, my father having been converted and not really much of a believer and my mother being born into it .

my mother's family first became involved with jw's when my great grandmother was converted from, i think, catholicism (i'm only saying that b/c she was irish).