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  UN Library Card Excuse.

  by Englishman in

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  a coupie of nights ago, i was sat watching an old video-clip of the village people singing "ymca"on tv.

  the thought occured to me that the wt most likely have a down on the ymca (they have a down on most things), so i searched ymca on my wt library cd.. well, that was interesting all right.

  however, one part of the article reminded me of brooklyns excuse for being party to the un as an ngo.

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  melmac

  Englishman, You made my day! Excellent!
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  AI film review (spoiler)

  by ballistic in

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  2. friends

  "ai" was broadcast on british tv tonight.

  it is a great film although the following analysis will spoil the film if you havent seen it so - dont read on, just watch it.

  i am posting this here as there are several interesting religious themes running through the film:.

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  melmac

  WHY, this film was also in open TV last night, in Brazil (on Rede Globo, the major open TV broadcaster).

  Maybe there's some conspiracy going on... hehe.

  BTW, nice review!
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  Time To Put Prayer On Hold?

  by Englishman in

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  this huge tsunami disaster.

  thousands and thousands dead, others in grave danger of deadly disease, grieving parents seeking their children, whole families decimated.. in all good conscience, how can anyone who is untouched by this, pray to god for his usual ration of daily bread?

  our needs being so miniscule and even petty in comparison with the tsunami victims, how can we possibly ask god for anything at the moment?.

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  As long as the 10 builders don't say afterwards: "we're so thankful that GOD gave us a house"!
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  Covenant with Noah, VOID!!! So much for the rainbow..........

  by deceit in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  was it not jehovah?s promise to never kill humans again by means of massive floods?

  i guess knocking on 100,000 deaths is just a minor slip-up.

  knowing the response of jw's to the horrible situation in asia and their reasoning of it, makes me feel indescribably sick in the stomach!

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  Isn't Jesus' sacrifice supposed to redeem humankind from "Adam's Choice"? Which is stronger? Sin or Forgiveness (for those who believe it, anyway)?

  Natural accidents have nothing to do with Adam. That can be seen from the simple fact that they could have been minimized by scientific knowledge.
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  JW reaction to the UN coverup

  by redskymedic in

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  so, if you handed a jw a copy of the un report on the wtbs involvement, how do they react?

  are they able to explain this away?

  just curious.. red

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  melmac

  And what exactly could they find in the UN library that was so important to the troof that it could not be found elsewhere?
  After all, if it was something of minor importance, they could have chosen any major library, couldn't they?
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  Time To Put Prayer On Hold?

  by Englishman in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this huge tsunami disaster.

  thousands and thousands dead, others in grave danger of deadly disease, grieving parents seeking their children, whole families decimated.. in all good conscience, how can anyone who is untouched by this, pray to god for his usual ration of daily bread?

  our needs being so miniscule and even petty in comparison with the tsunami victims, how can we possibly ask god for anything at the moment?.

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  melmac

  Nothing fails like prayer.

  If you need a house built, you can either (a) have a million people praying for it to happen; or (b) getting 10 people to ACTUALLY built it.

  Which would you prefer?

  Prayer is OK when there's nothing humans can do. But on my part, I'd rather get some action going.
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  Covenant with Noah, VOID!!! So much for the rainbow..........

  by deceit in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  was it not jehovah?s promise to never kill humans again by means of massive floods?

  i guess knocking on 100,000 deaths is just a minor slip-up.

  knowing the response of jw's to the horrible situation in asia and their reasoning of it, makes me feel indescribably sick in the stomach!

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  God did not give those victims any choice... your reasoning is clearly faulty.
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  I don't celebrate holidays, and other "reformed JW" things about me........

  by WingCommander in

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  while i don't agree with the wt's views on shunning, blood transfusions, or how they conduct themselves, i can honestly say i wouldn't celebrate holidays even if i felt like it.

  maybe it's that i've been brought up jw, i dunno.

  halloween is sort of fun, but i know of it's pagan origins.

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  Hey, Gary. That's a sobering thought! If I were still a witness, the same could happen between me and my children... fortunately we're out of it!
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  what sin is facial hair supposed to lead to?

  by little1 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i am curious as to why jws aren't allowed to have facial hair.

  and why, then, was it okay for jesus?.

  inquiring minds want to know.. l1

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  Maybe the WTS has shares in some razorblade company...
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  Why is it wrong for step-daughter to go from FT Pioneer to Aux. Pioneer?

  by wordlywife in

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  2. friends

  hi all- i haven't posted in quite a while but visit here a lot.

  i am a non-witness married to a reinstated jw.

  we were married when he was df, long story.

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  melmac

  Hey, Out and About... we live so near! Welcome to the Board!