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  Canadian Pride

  by Kismet in

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  so, what do canadians have to be proud of?

  1. smarties .

  2. crispy crunch, coffee crisp .

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  Xander,

  LOL! See, I don't think we are 'rude' so much as 'always in a hurry'.

  I go through, drive-through, fast food restaurants, about every day, the rudest people at those restaurants, are often also, the slowest.

  It is very rare to have an employee at any store etc. to even say "thank you" today.

  Also, sorry, I did not want to get too serious on this thread. So about your quote regarding "whiners" I think that is a @$^@*%$! rude quote.

  Borgfree

  "We cannot defend freedom abroad by deserting it at home." Edward R. Murrow
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  Canadian Pride

  by Kismet in

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  so, what do canadians have to be proud of?

  1. smarties .

  2. crispy crunch, coffee crisp .

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  I do agree there is much more anti-american sentiment here than there is in the US for Canadians. Rudeness and arrogance doesn't sit well with Canadians and neither does the threat of us losing our identity as Canadians to the US

  That is one outstanding thing I noticed last time I was in St. Jacobs. The politeness of the people. I told the waitress in a restaurant that I had not been treated so politely (in the US) since I was a child. It was really refreshing.

  Borgfree

  "We cannot defend freedom abroad by deserting it at home." Edward R. Murrow
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  How long will it take to be reinstated?

  by blindfool in

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  ok, heres my question for all the ex-elders out there.. it will be announced thursday that my niece will be disfellowshipped.. the circumstances are not important to this discussion, but she is .

  remorseful for her actions and has taken steps so it will not happen again.

  she actually made a lot of sacrifices to try to make her mistake right.

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  Hi Blindfool,

  Or, how about the WTs purple KI version;

  "To the freedom us Christ made free; be you standing therefore and not again to yoke of slavery be you having selves in."

  Borgfree

  "We cannot defend freedom abroad by deserting it at home." Edward R. Murrow
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  Need insider info on this past wk's mtg!

  by nativenyr23 in

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  ok. just read the thread on the "special talk" today and how they mentioned apostates.. well, that explains why i had such a painful conversation today with my sister-in-law.

  she called to let me know that she and her mother had reached a painful decision today....to abide by the shunning rule.

  up until today, we had a great relationship....everything was fine.

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  One of my favorites is printed and distributed by Personal Freedom Outreach, PO Box 26062, St. Louis, Mo. 63136. It is a folded flyer making it 4 pages. I will only do the front page. It is called “A Gospel Test For Jehovah’s Witnesses” I am doing this on word, it may not come out the way the flyer is, but you will get the idea.

  Please select the correct answer:

  1.The Watchtower Gospel preached by millions of Jehovah’s Witnesses door-to-door is:

  () The re-establishment of God’s Kingdom with Christ’s second presence commencing in 1914.

  () The death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

  2.The Gospel believed and preached by born-again Christians is the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ. When compared with the Gospel preached by Jehovah’s Witnesses, it is shown to be:

  () The same Gospel.

  () A different Gospel.

  3.The Gospel received by the Apostle Paul, which he passed on, by which we are saved, (1 Corinthians 15:1-4) is:

  () The re-establishment of God’s Kingdom with the second presence of Christ.

  () The death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

  4.The Watchtower’s Gospel and the Apostle’s Gospel are:

  () The same gospel.

  () A different Gospel.

  5.The Apostle Paul emphasizes that the result of preaching a different Gospel (Galatians 1:8,9) will be:

  () Everlasting life.

  () Everlasting condemnation.

  Borgfree

  "We cannot defend freedom abroad by deserting it at home." Edward R. Murrow
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  Did You Claim Your Slavery Tax Credits?

  by expatbrit in

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  irs erroneously paid slavery credits .

  sat apr 13,11:19 am et .

  by curt anderson, ap tax writer .

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  The only factor causing any separation for irish people was their inherited catholicism, not SKIN color. Irish people are WHITE, and anglo-saxon like their northern european conterparts. No matter how much you would like us to believe that poor innocent irish immigrants were of a different color, they were NOT. White is white.

  I have heard, for a very long time, the argument that the persecution of black people was because of the color of their skin. I seriously doubt that argument is valid. Most white people would love to have dark skin and they spend vast amounts of time and money to darken their skin.

  Whatever negative feelings I may have toward the black race is not skin color. I went through school with a large percentage of black students. I personally did not see any worse treatment directed at black kids by white kids than I saw from black kids directed at white kids.

  I was once very supportive of black people and defended them at times. But,when the black "leaders" started demanding special rights and money, when quotas requiring so many blacks in EVERY movie, tv show, every employment area, etc, etc. started, even though many black people may not have been a part of those demands, they were still happy to benefit from them, when black people refuse to be a part of this country in their behavior, speech, etc., but instead would like to destroy everything "white", I changed a lot of my attitudes.

  Borgfree

  "We cannot defend freedom abroad by deserting it at home." Edward R. Murrow
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  take the personality test

  by BATHORY in

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  feb 09 to feb 18 - cedar tree .

  feb 19 to feb 28 - pine tree .

  mar 01 to mar 10 - weeping willow tree .

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  Hey Bathory, you are right! I am Chestnut tree, fits me perfectly, especially the first 4 words.

  Borgfree

  "We cannot defend freedom abroad by deserting it at home." Edward R. Murrow
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  WHO in your life would you most NOT want to meet??

  by QUEENIE in

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  your answers r going to be quite interesting i think????

  do not say me cuz my feelings r super sensitive !!!

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  Queenie,

  The tax man.

  Venice, I like that

  Ven to the WTS "I survived you, now the questions is 'Can you survive me???'"

  That should be the motto of every ex-jw.

  "We cannot defend freedom abroad by deserting it at home." Edward R. Murrow
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  a new person with a familiar story.....

  by sndy420 in

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  so...i have been involved with jws for 21 years, have a wonderful husband and 4 wonderful daughters( i am so lucky!!!

  ) and for a year or so have been steadily leaving the org.it didnt amswer my questions or satisfy my needs at first- but then i started to do my own searching and found out alot of things that were just wrong.

  my oldest daughter decided to da herself and i knew that i would never turn my back on her.

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  Hi Sndy420,

  When I left the organization I didn't know anything about other religions. Very fortunately for me, I met some helpful ex-jws who had moved on to a faith in our Lord.

  But- do any of you feel like there is a void spiritually? And if so how have you filled it???

  I am what is known as a born again Christian, but I do not necessarily agree with everything every other Christian believes in. I answer only to our God and my Savior Jesus.

  Remember, the purpose of congregations/churches, is for showing love and building each other up. I do not see meeting/church attendance as critical to pleasing God. I think it is for our benifit, and we would be wise to use the association, but I do not believe my salvation depends on church attendance.

  Borgfree

  "We cannot defend freedom abroad by deserting it at home." Edward R. Murrow
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  Indianapolis, IN or South Carolina?????

  by waiting in

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  howdy, this is to try out our new "desperately seeking" forum -----some of us who have moved over the years......or are just not free to say outloud "i don't wanna be a jw!!!".

  soooooooooo, i grew up in indianapolis, in - stayed until i was 30, primarily irvington congregation on 21st street (eastside) - anybody around there?

  then kokomo cong.

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  Hey Waiting,

  Of course, much good came out of the Westside - you're evidence, eh?

  I tried really hard to disagree with that statement but found that I just couldn't. Thanks.

  Alana,

  I think Glenn is closer to my age, the girl I am thinking about may have been his sister or cousin? I know Patsy Klein was getting popular about that time so I think maybe I have gotten the names mixed up over all of these years.

  Borgfree

  "We cannot defend freedom abroad by deserting it at home." Edward R. Murrow
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  Indianapolis, IN or South Carolina?????

  by waiting in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  howdy, this is to try out our new "desperately seeking" forum -----some of us who have moved over the years......or are just not free to say outloud "i don't wanna be a jw!!!".

  soooooooooo, i grew up in indianapolis, in - stayed until i was 30, primarily irvington congregation on 21st street (eastside) - anybody around there?

  then kokomo cong.

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  borgfree

  Waiting,

  I lived on the west side (everyone is thinking, that explains everything) but, no wierdo's in the 50s. (that I know of)

  I actually lived at a place called Maplehurst Trailer Court, but our KH was more in toward town on west Washington. I had JW friends in a place called Tindle Town. Sort of an army type housing. The Hathaway's lived about 8 - 10 blocks from us.

  There was a Klein girl about my age, I know I must be wrong, but it seems like her name was Patsy?

  Borgfree

  "We cannot defend freedom abroad by deserting it at home." Edward R. Murrow