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  I'm missing Seven006!!!

  by MerryMagdalene in

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  2. friends

  he's a gentleman and a scoundrel and really adds a lot to this place.

  for those who haven't had the pleasure.... his great art: http://www.maloneillustration.com/art/fineart/programed.jpg .

  some favorite snippets: .

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  The Manipulated Mind

  by MerryMagdalene in

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  2. friends

  has anyone read this book?

  looks interesting.book description.

  ever since american prisoners of war in korea suddenly switched sides to the communist cause, the concept of brainwashing has continued to fascinate and confuse.

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  Did I Miss Something?

  by MerryMagdalene in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  are there any of you who actually experienced this?

  (from awake 5/22/94 young people ask--what if i fall for an unbeliever?).

  think of how much your religious values have shaped your emotionsthe joy you experience at christian meetings, the thrill of sharing the bibles message with a receptive person, the pleasure of studying the bible itself.

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  Who's more ignorant--

  by MerryMagdalene in

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  2. bible

  them for believing this or me for not being able to believe it (and not being able to stop chuckling)?it should be realized that the bible does not say that any mountains in noah's day were as tall as mount everest.

  scientists have said that in the past many of the mountains were much lower than at present and that some have even been pushed up from under the seas.

  furthermore, it is believed that there was a time when the oceans themselves were smaller and the continents were larger than they are now, as testified to by river channels extending far out under the oceans.

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  The Happiest People in the World

  by MerryMagdalene in

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  2. current

  according to the results of the global "happiness study," australia has the happiest population with 46 percent saying they are very happy.

  the united states is the second happiest country in the world at 40 percent followed by egypt (36 percent), and india (34 percent).

  the u.k. and canada share the fifth spot with 32 percent claiming to be very happy.

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  Disposable People

  by MerryMagdalene in

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  2. friends

  since my mom decided she needed to put full shunning back into effect again (an unconscious new year's resolution to be a better jw?

  ), i've been ransacked by a whole bunch of emotions which have been gradually resolving into thoughts.

  the sense of being completely disposable, expendable, replaceable.

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  And Suddenly I Understand the Muslim "Cartoon" Riots

  by MerryMagdalene in

  1. social
  2. current

  i've been thinking a lot about this, watching the news, noticing the problems in communication during interviews.

  i have a friend who is a muslim and we try to explain to each other our cultural and religious differences.

  there is a language barrier in addition to the aforementioned challenges, but we are still friends who respect and care about each other.. i also have an acupuncturist whose wife is a jw and he gets as frustrated trying to reason with her as i do with my mom.

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  HELP PLEASE

  by MerryMagdalene in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  does anyone have the mailing address for the governing body/wtbts ?

  i need to send my letter to them and it won't go very far without it.

  of course it probably won't go much farther with it, but i gotta give it a try.. ~merry

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  American Radio Commission inquiry & the Russellites

  by MerryMagdalene in

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  does anyone know anything about the american radio commission inquiry mentioned in this article?one thing is certain.

  despite its vast income, the society devotes none of its resources to any public works of charity.

  challenged at the american radio commission's inquiry, secretary goux, of the russellites, admitted that their new york property alone was worth over a million dollars, and that he could not say how much the general holdings of the corporation were worth.

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  Inform Yourself

  by MerryMagdalene in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  in my open letter to the governing body "i want my mother back," i told them i would be sending copies of my letter to others as well-- friends, family, media-- along with a list of web sites where these could go for a more complete picture of the wts's doctrines.. here it is, but i need help finishing the list.

  i decided to add books because not everyone has internet access.

  please give me the names of the books that have so often been recommended here (i didn't write them down).

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