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An interesting website and musings on GW2 vs WW2
by Deleted ini am a cooing hawk.
i considered myself a conscientious objector (not a pacifist) when i was borg - how clever we all were with our turns of phrase.
anyway, i am finding the kurdish people and culture really interesting, as are so many cultures in the area are.
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The difference between Heaven and Hell
by Deleted inin heaven - the british are the police; the germans the automechanics; the french the chefs; the swiss the organizers; and, the italians the lovers.
in hell - the british are the chefs; the germans the police; the french the automechanics; the swiss the lovers; and, the italians the organizers.
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XJW's Converts vs. Raised-in-its - is there a difference
by Deleted inmorning all:.
as an adult convert to the j-dubs i chose the religion.
unless you agree with newboy that we all chose it as we cycled through this reincarnation.. when you choose something and then conclude it is seriously flawed do you lose the right of complaint?
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Dogpatch is nearing a million hits
by Deleted inrandy,.
in 1999 when i first visited free minds (http://www.freeminds.org) your counter was just shy of the 250,000 mark.
today it's at 908,000. before the end of this year it will be 1,000,000. what are you planning by way of celebration?
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WHAT CAN HAPPEN WHEN YOU READ FREELY
by Deleted inwhen i first looked at the internet without worrying who authored what i couldnt believe how many people had similar stories of frustration, lack of love and mental and emotional stress!
their woes made me feel better.
one of my greatest concerns at that time was that i must be following satan.
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WHY MEMBERS OF THE GREAT CROWD SHOULD PARTAKE
by Deleted inthe only point in time "known" that jesus came to inspect and approve the watch tower society was in the 1918/19 period.
if one takes that as present truth then you have to look at what the wts was emphasizing at that time.
what ever was taught at that time was the only truth we know jesus to approve.
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WHY NOT JAHVES or YAHWEHS WITNESSES?
by Deleted ini used to find the overuse of gods name at the kingdom hall irritating.
in particular, one brother must have used "jehovah" twenty-plus times whenever he said the opening or closing prayer to any meeting.. why did this bother me?
two reasons: it is absolutely not the right way of saying gods name.
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Minimus, how about the "blood issue" re. yr post on shameful discipline?
by Deleted inmy kids were 16 and 15 when we left, they are 21 & 20 this year, still living at home and we get on fine-ish.
i have apologized to my son for the way i scolded him when we were part of the collective.
maybe not so much taught by the wts, but it is sure as hell accepted or expected.
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WACTH TOWER EMPHASIS - Part Two
by Deleted inmorning all.. this is very much a work-in-progress.
if you would like the excel file that currently has about 150 words/phrases and 150 scriptures sorted according to usage from the russell years compared to 1950-1992 and 1993-1999 please email me.
i am still looking for a full range of scriptures and key/loaded words.
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*** WATCHTOWER EMPHASIS then and now ***
by Deleted inmorning, all.. randy graciously gave me some room at freeminds to link my project work on the theory that the wts only uses around 250 scriptures in the watchtower magazines to propagate and inculcate current truth and the scriptures used have moved from emphasizing the heavenly hope to that of strict legalism.
i am hoping, through the use of the wt magazines ony, to prove this statistically.
here's the link:.