Yes I do!!!!!!! I wish I was there in the snow with that beautiful little kid enjoying it. Unfortunately, waaaaaaaay down here in the DEeeeeeep south we only get it about every 10 years and you have to run out and grab it up and put it in the freezer before it melts. Then you can look at your frozen snow ball for the next 10 years to remind yourself what snow looks like.
elamona
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name a place that has no jws.
by badboy in.
saudi arabia.
trobriand islands(i think i have spelled it right) off papua new guinea
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elamona
Any church, especially the Catholic Church. It'd be sort of like a vampire being exposed to light.
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Witnesses coming Saturday... I need HELP!!!!
by Globetrotter ini got into a rather heated discussion this morning with my unbaptised but raised jehovah's witness wife.
we discussed so many things: feb 1 watchtower article on 607 and 1914, the un, beth sarim, blood, god's mouthpiece here on earth, etc.
this was yet another attempt on my part to try to plant a seed of doubt.
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elamona
If you are lookinf for ammo go to : www.jwfiles.com He has an incredible amount of info on all the of conflicting and wrong WTBTS stuff.
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What are the WTBTS's biggest lies?
by outbutnotdown ini've been out for about 10 years and, to be honest, i have begun to worry less and less about what that org.
but in eman's recent post, "you have one shot", sirona mentioned about all the lies that the wtbts have told.
i have read c of c, but my memory is fading on what some of the more blatant lies that i recall from that book and other articles.. just in case i have an encounter with a jw who may actually be considering leaving but wants more support/reasons to leave, can people help me by refreshing my memeory on the biggest lies that they have told, that would catch their attention the quickest?
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elamona
www.jwfiles.com has an incredible website with many, many things that the WTBTS has gotten wrong and has scans too.
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Would You Give Blood To Someone Against Their Wishes?
by minimus inthis subject came up with my mother yesterday.
she is in her late 70's.
she adamantly refuses blood.
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elamona
No. As a nurse in a critical care unit I have been faced with that situation. I refused to go against my patients wishes re the transfusion of blood and requested that that patient be transferred to another nurse's care who did not have a problem doing so, after I got into an arguement with the family members. In the instance of a child, hospitals have lawyers who will not hesitate to go before a judge and get a court order forcing transfusion for little ones. Luckily, I have never had to face that situation as I do not do children's critical care. I also have a problem with family members who refuse to honor their parents or loved one's wishes regarding mechanical ventilation or extra-ordinary measures to prolong one's life. Forcing "life saving" treatments on people who have no wish to avail themselves of these measures is cruel and inhumane. There is nothing more heart breaking than having to care for someone who is tied down to a bed (to keep them from pulling all of the equipment off and out) with tubes stuck in every orifrice imaginable, pleading with their eyes for you to stop, when the sedation wears off or they regain temporary consciousness. Luckily not many of these people are aware that they are being tortured during their last days on this earth, at the requests of their "loved ones". Many a night I have prayed to God to "speak" to the family and allow them to see that dying is not the worst that can happen to someone. Dying by inches is a horrible way to die and no one should be forced to have to die this way so that some family member can assuage his or her guilt over real or imagined neglectful behavior on the family members part.
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You Have One Shot.
by Englishman inyou're out somewhere, shopping maybe or in a restaurant or bus queue, whatever.. you've not been to the meetings for a couple of years, you are now an inactive person.
you might even have da'd yourself or got df'd.. you suddenly realise you are facing or stood next to someone that you know is a jw.
you also know that they know that you were once a jw too.. the person greets you and starts up a conversation with you.
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elamona
Hebrews Chapter 1 and Rev 19:1. Have a nice day.
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What do the soul do after death? Problems with puctuation.
by krzysiek in39one of the criminals who hung there hurled insults at him: "aren't you the christ?
save yourself and us!
40but the other criminal rebuked him.
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elamona
I don't think that Jesus meant that "you will be with me in paradise today" as that would have been wrong as Jesus stayed in the grave for the better part of 3 days and wasn't in paradise the day that He died. So that may have been one of the few times the WTBTS got it right. But then again, He may have been using a figure of speech to let the criminal know that his repentant attitude assured his a place in paradise. I'm not sure what happens to the "soul" upon death. Some scriptures read like it "rests" in the grave until being resurrected others read like it returns to God. It doesn't really matter that much to me- I trust that God will take care of me in the way that is most appropriate to Him. I don't like to get hung up on little or fuzzy details that may not make much or any difference in the ultimate outcome of my existence and where I will be.
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Which Bible Translation is Currently the MOST Accurate in Your Opinion?
by Frannie Banannie ini really wanna know.
i need the most accurate version to refer to in order to continue a project i'm working on.
frannie b
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elamona
Christian book distributors has an on-line website that has a chart you can access to check which bibles are the most accurate, closest to word for word and thought for thought, to paraphrases and the Amplified and NASB are considered the most accurate on the chart, the New Jerusalem around the middle and The Message way over on the other end of the chart. KJV is about halfway between New Jerusalem and NASB. There are quite a few bible translation rated. I don't know who does the ratings or what criteria they use. Crossings, the Christian book club has the same chart. They are not in any way connected to Christian Book Distributors. Maybe there is a common supplier of the chart. Both can be accessed on the web. Christian book distributors is:www.cbd.com Crossings is: www.crossings.com I have bought many bilbes and stuff from CBD. They have great bargains.
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Killer God & His Body Count
by dh indoes anyone know the exact number of people recorded as being killed by god in the bible?
not those killed by old age or illness or the acts of genocide that aren't given a death toll figure (like the flood), i wondered what the body count was for those acts of genocie that do have a documented death toll, or kill figure (god sent an angel to kill 100,000 etc).. anyone any ideas?.
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elamona
I don't know but I can guarantee you it doesn't rate a 1 on the scale of 1-10 when compared to 20th century body count piled up by those (formerly) wonderful godless, atheistic, socialist, communist states. All told it is conservatively estimated that @100,000,000 people were conveniently exterminated for various reasons or no reasons at all by those icons of atheism- Stalin, Mao, Lenin, Hitler, Pol Pot, and other minor tyrants and dictators. But then I guess if you're not killed by God it doesn't really count.
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What does property cost where you live?
by ball. ini just saw on tv that a 3 bedroom detached property with swimming pool in florida costs the exact same as my 2 bedroom apartment on the coast in england.
i was totally suprised by this.
as there are quite a few american posters here, i am curious as to housing costs in other areas.
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elamona
You can buy a farm with some buildings (@30 acres), sometimes with a nice house for @$100,000.00 in rural Mississippi and Louisiana. This usually includes trees ready to harvest for making lumber. In southern Mississippi and Louisiana not too far from New Orleans you can buy a house,3-4 bedroom, brick,2 baths, garage, fireplace and a large lot or an acre of ground for @$100,000.00. Mississippi is one of the country's best kept secrets. It had earned a horrible reputation for what happened in the 60's but has grown way beyond the type of hatred and racial animosity it was known for in the past. More middle class and prosperous blacks are moving back "home" to the deep south states than anywhere else. And we welcome them gladly. No everything is not perfect, and yes there are still jerks around who judge people by the color of their skin but these people are getting harder and harder to find. Property taxes in La. are non existent if the property is valued at less than $100,000.00 by law in the La. Constitution. In Mississippi you'll pay @ $500-$2,000.00/yr in property taxes, depending on how close you live to "big" cities. Utilities are generally cheaper than up north- doesn't get too cold here. Propane or natural gas heat is @$100.00/month during the coldest months of Jan and Feb. During the summer, from May to late Oct., you can be sure that you'll pay about the same every month for electricity for your air conditioner.