Posts by borgfree

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Anyone been sent a virus by EMail recently?

by Abaddon in

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i got a virus (worm_badtrans.b) sent to me from < [email protected]> (which looks like a spoofed email addy); i was wondering whether anyone else had got it sent to them, or whether someone was selecting me specially (awwww, how sweet), as it was sent to my [email protected] address which i use almost exclusively here.. ah, the joys of automatically updated virus scanners.... .

people living in glass paradigms shouldn't throw stones...

borgfree

I have gotten several viruses over the past few weeks, but as far as I know my anti-virus has caught them all. The latest was last week.

Borgfree

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If a nuke hits Washington, will your life change?

by Mindchild in

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as you may or may not know, the bush administration has set up a shadow government in the usa, with its memebers already securely located in underground bunkers and now we are learning that washington dc is being surrounded radiation and gamma ray detectors which would tip off the delta forces on standby that a nuclear weapon had been brought into the area.

the government concedes that they do expect a possible nuclear strike by terrorists.. while it may not come from ben ladin, there are other countries who appear to have made more progress in securing nuclear weapons by either buying them illegally or making their own.

the really bad news is that they also have much more of an incentive now to use them against the usa as our government has launched a war against their countries (i.e.

borgfree

Mindchild,

It seems that a nuke attack is a real possibility. I think there would be a counter-strike with nukes, if the US could determine that a country was harboring the terrorists who were responsible for such an attack. In any case the world would be in for some really bad times.

Just wondering, (I am sure it has already been a topic here before, but I didn't see it) is it possible that NY could fit the bible description of babylon the great? and that the smoke rising from "her" could be a nuclear attack on NY?

Borgfree

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My secret rebellion...

by Max Divergent in

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i had a little secret rebelion i kept up all the way through my jw time!

i refused to learn the books of the bible or to remember scriptures!!!

even when i was a genuine, super-zelous ms!!.

borgfree

When I was in my early teens, and preteens, I was forced to "study" the Watchtower, by myself. Those of you old enough will remember those Big Watchtowers, without pictures and certainly not written for kids. So I developed a method of studying to get through them faster. I would look for words in the paragraph that were also in the questions and underline them. It worked most of the time.

I told two young pioneers that story when I was in my twenties and they said they used that method even then.

Borgfree

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Which bible Translation is best?

by NikL in

this one is for those on this board that continue to read the bible.

i know there are many on here that dont.

i still do, though not very often, and i dont accept everything written as straight from the mouth of god.. one thing i discovered after leaving the witnesses was that the bible is actually an interesting document and not some terribly difficult tome that must be explained every step of the way.

borgfree

Hi Nikl,

I have several and I like them all for different purposes. The one I probably like best for home use, to get several choices of meanings for words, is the Amplified Bible.

The one I like to take with me, to church etc. is the NIV. It is widely used and I can get all sorts of software etc. for it. Some churches of course, use only the KJV.

Borgfree

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What Do You Think is the Most OVERRATED movie?

by gilwarrior in

i few days ago i stated a post asking people what movie they considered underrated.

well, now i am going to the other side of the spectrum.

what do you think is the most overrated movie?.

borgfree

Everything from Woody Allen.

Borgfree

17

When you reach the end of the universe...

by speechless in

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this thought often crosses my mind.... what happens when you reach the end of the universe?

if you believe god created the universe, then surely there is something more than the universe.

if anybody knows of any links to articles on the subject, please post.

borgfree

I was sure I had read the scripture I tried to quote above in some translation, but I could not find it. The closest I could find are these, from several translations:

Hebrews 11:3
By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God's command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.

Job 9:8
He alone stretches out the heavens and treads on the waves of the sea.
(Whole Chapter: Job 9 In context: Job 9:7-9)

Psalm 104:2
He wraps himself in light as with a garment; he stretches out the heavens like a tent
(Whole Chapter: Psalm 104 In context: Psalm 104:1-3)

Isaiah 40:22
He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth, and its people are like grasshoppers. He stretches out the heavens like a canopy, and spreads them out like a tent to live in.

Zechariah 12:1
[ An Oracle ] This is the word of the Lord concerning Israel. The Lord , who stretches out the heavens, who lays the foundation of the earth, and who forms the spirit of man within him, declares:
(Whole Chapter: Zechariah 12 In context: Zechariah 12:1-2)

Hebrews 1:3
He is the sole expression of the glory of God [the Light-being, the [Literal translation.] out-raying or radiance of the divine], and He is the perfect imprint and very image of [God's] nature, upholding and maintaining and guiding and propelling the universe by His mighty word of power. When He had by offering Himself accomplished our cleansing of sins and riddance of guilt, He sat down at the right hand of the divine Majesty on high,
(Whole Chapter: Hebrews 1 In context: Hebrews 1:2-4)

Isaiah 65:17
For behold, I create [A new universe is meant here. The Hebrew language has no single word to express the concept of cosmos or universe, so heavens and earth are substituted.] new heavens and a new earth. And the former things shall not be remembered or come into mind.[Isa. 66:22; II Pet. 3:13; Rev. 21:1.]
(Whole Chapter: Isaiah 65 In context: Isaiah 65:16-18)

Borgfree

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When you reach the end of the universe...

by speechless in

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this thought often crosses my mind.... what happens when you reach the end of the universe?

if you believe god created the universe, then surely there is something more than the universe.

if anybody knows of any links to articles on the subject, please post.

borgfree

There is a scripture that says God stretched out the universe in front of Him. That is not a very good quotation as I do not have a bible here, but if that is the case, then there is something beyond the universe.

Borgfree

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WindRider needs your love and support

by Skeptic in

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windrider is seriously depressed today, dangerously so.

she really needs your support, friendship and encouragement.

she would have posted on the board herself, but her system is down.

borgfree

Wishing all the Best for you Windrider!!

((((Windrider))))

Borgfree

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WTS v. Stratton

by Marvin Shilmer in

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february 2002 issue of the american lawyer .

supreme advocacy: church of free speech, by tony mauro.

god doesn't have an interest in that.

borgfree

MacGregor Ministries has "No Visits From Jehovah'Witnesses Please" stickers for doors.

http://WWW.MacGregorministries.org

Borgfree

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GOING DOWN IN THE ONRUSHING FLOOD?

by You Know in

presently developing trends in the world are like a slowly rising mountainous tsunami that threatens to drown jehovahs organization.

global warfare seems certain to erupt at the next spark of terrorism.

the financial system is being rocked with increasing tremors of volatility in advance of the onrushing wall of water.

borgfree

You Know,

I remember the Watchtower Society admitting that Yehweh was in fact closer to correct than Jehovah. I do not know how you can be so sure there are three syllables from four Hebrew letters, but, personally I do not care that much. I prefer Lord, Father, and Abba.

More importantly is the fact that Jehovah's Witnesses do not honor the Son JUST as they honor the Father, and they do not believe in who Jesus claimed to be.

Borgfree