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Thank you
by Strawberryfieldsforever in
1. jw
2. friends
i just wanted to say.......i'm having a gin gimlet drink and thinking....and wondering what all of you are doing.

i wanted all of you to know...that even tho i don't post as often, i read just about everything.

you all are great people who help people.
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HELP! How do you answer the Elders without incriminating yourself?
by stichione in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i?m due soon for a shepherding call from my congregation elders for a variety of reasons: being irregular in service, s poradically attending meetings, and o h yes, writing in a letter to the society asking for clarifications on the blood ban.

i?m sure that one question that they will be asking me is: d

o you believe that jehovah is using the organization as his only approved channel of communication?
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If things turn ugly for the Western world, will you run back to "Mother"?
by True North in
1. jw
2. friends
who knows what will come in the years ahead from terrorism, global warming, conflict over natural resources, proliferation of wmd, et al.?

it's not hard to imagine truly horrific things happening.

i don't think it's likely, but perhaps one day the major powers might even respond to religion-related terrorism by joining together to restrain or control religion under the banner of the u.n.. such events certainly could trigger a response from the fears/phobias that ex-jws may carry around with them due to years of wt indoctrination -- however much repressed these are at most times.
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what are your favorite movies
by betty boop in
1. social
2. entertainment
mine are:.

breakfast at tiffanys.

forrest gump.
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The Definition of Dialect
by Ariell in
1. jw
2. friends
a regional or social variety of a language distinguished by pronunciation, grammar, or vocabulary, especially a variety of speech differing from the standard literary language or speech pattern of the culture in which it exists: cockney is a dialect of english.

this is one of the definitions for dialect that i found at dictionary.com.

i think ebonics fits the profile of this definition.
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I Have The Best Wife Everrrrrrr!
by Corvin in
1. jw
2. friends
my wife just came home and brought with her, the widescreen version of the lord of the rings- the return of the king on dvd!.

she ordered it two weeks ago, and we have been watching the first two getting ready for the third.

now, if i can just get her to wear that arwen costume for me .
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JWD is the top rated site
by Big Tex in
1. forum
2. announcements
here are the updated alexa ratings.

jwd is the top rated christianity site as well as the busiest jw site.

i'm very proud of the fact that lambs roar is the second busiest site in both categories.
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Our new Canadian Health care system......Rant
by morty in
1. jw
2. friends
so, with our new budget, what do you think of all our upcoming cuts?.

what do you think of paying a preimium now?.

i am very disturbed about it myself...to me, it is like the middle guy that is getting burned again.
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Ransom Sacrifice
by african in
1. jw
2. friends
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has anyone considered this fact : that the governing body are the only authorised channel to dispense the benefits of jesus ransom sacrifice!.

the thought of a ransom that was intended to benefit all of mankind, resides exclusively with so few is surely a paradox designed to rob so many of the universal benefits.
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JW's and Funerals..... your thoughts please, including current JW's
by bull01lay in
1. jw
2. friends
a morbid topic i know, but one that has played on my mind since i was df'd.. my mum is still a very devout witness.

if anything happened to her, what would the witness position be on my attending the funeral ?.

i know she would (quite rightly)expect a service at the kingdom hall.