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JWs Have Competition This Summer
by Stephanus inhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/usnw/20060602/pl_usnw/dnc__college_republicans_short_sighted_in_mocking_global_warming122_xml "the college republicans' ignorance toward the seriousness of global warming and climate change shows a party more focused on partying than talking seriously about the issues facing young people across america.
while college republicans party on this summer, college democrats will be knocking on doors, working to get democrats elected nationwide.".
seems college dems are as prudish as dubs - no partying while there's doorknocking to be done!
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Are Americans the prudes of the world?
by free2beme inwhen i went to europe, i saw nudity in commercials, and other sexual topics used to advertise products.
as an american, i was shocked to see such things in places that seemed out of place of such tools of such an extreme nature.
i tend to feel, even to this day, that public nudity in advertising is something that is over the top.
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Should I admit to JWs that I am disfellowshipped?
by jwfacts ini know about 2000 jws in sydney, and have 50 that are tax clients, so barely a week goes by without bumping into someone i know.
it seems that few of them realise that i am disfellowshipped because they talk freely to me.
last week i accidently sat next to an elder on the train and we engaged in small talk for over 30 minutes.. should i admit to these people that i am not a jw?.
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show a little appreciation
by Merry Magdalene in.
and remind someone how glad you are they are here...(i'll start).
jw_researcher...this bud's for you.
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Men and their BBQs
by Lady Lee inthis is so true ladies.... as i am sure you know from first-hand experience!.
when a man volunteers to do the bbq the following chain of events are put into motion:.
routine:the woman buys the food; andthe woman makes the salad, prepares the vegetables, makes dessert; andthe woman prepares the meat for cooking, places it on a tray along with the necessary cooking utensils and sauces, and takes it to the man who is lounging beside the grill - beer in hand.here comes the important part: the man places the meat on the grill.the woman goes inside to organise the plates and cutlery; andthe woman comes out to tell the man that the meat is burning.
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The De Watchtower Code
by James Free inhttp://www.palmbeachpost.com/treasurecoast/content/local_news/epaper/2006/06/02/m1c_mcjail_0602.html
religious magazine used in evidence-tampering plot.
by jill taylor.
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One good man & a pocket knife
by Nathan Natas inhttp://apnews.excite.com/article/20060530/d8hu67000.html
former marine fends off atlanta robbers.
atlanta (ap) - a former marine used a pocket knife to fend off a group of would-be robbers, killing one and wounding another, police said.. thomas autry, who authorities said will not be charged, had been walking home from his job waiting tables monday night when four people got out of a car and chased him, atlanta police detective danny stephens said.. one of the attackers had a shotgun and another had a pistol, stephens said.. the suspects caught up with autry, who yelled for help and pulled a knife out of his backpack.
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What are some Watchtower rules and customs that have no biblical basis?
by jwfacts inthere are a lot of customs that jws cant do without any clear scriptural backing (off course there is always some infered scriptural principle to back up what they say) .
when i was a teenager my study conductor disciplined me for burning incense, reading me some mosaic laws that obviously do not apply to christians.
though this was a personal opinion not a watchtower ruling.
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Happy "Tax Freedom Day" fellow UK-ers
by Simon injune 3 marks the uk's tax freedom day, the date when uk workers officially stop earning for the governement and start working for themselves.
this year's tax freedom day, calculated by the adam smith institute, is the latest it has been for nearly two decades.
in 2005, the date fell on may 31 and the year before fell on may 27.. http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/tax-advice/article.html?in_article_id=409575&in_page_id=11&ct=5.
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Nephilim - 1914 - And a Question.
by MidwichCuckoo in.
i was always led to believe that the flood occurred to rid the earth of, not only the wicked people, but also the nephilim (i wonder if noah ever preached to them......and what if just one of them became a dub...sorry, off on a tangent).. clearly god created angels with the ability to take on human form and procreate......fast forward to 1914. prior to 1914, satan and his angels had free passage between the heavens and earth.
in 1914, christ took his (invisible)throne in heaven and cast out satan and his followers (hence the disruption on earth - wwi), and satan is now doing as much damage as possible on earth where he is resident.. it is reasonable to conclude (couldn't resist, under_believer) that god did not take away the ability for angels to do this (unless i missed it in the bible), so why then are we not seeing a new breed of nephilim?