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  Demons and Seances....What do you think?

  by VioletAnai in

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  i posted this in part on another thread, but am curious to know if anyone else has had experiences with seances.. my mum told me her story:.

  it was her aunty may apparantly.

  things started getting out of hand.

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  On a machine at night to help him breath. Only has to do light exercise and gets red and puffed

  Violet: not to change the subject, and without knowing your dad's situation, I just wanted to let you know that a few years ago my stepfather was also on a machine for a couple of months. He was also prescribed medicated inhalers to use everyday. After he passed on we found out that he never used the inhalers because he couldn't use it right. If he had, he would have probably added a couple of years to his life. (Like I said, I don't know if this applies, but take it for what it's worth).
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  Boy.... My Mother isn't going to like this!

  by noidea in

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  i finally got a tattoo .

  <~~~crosses her fingers that the pics post.

  member of the: i have ~no-idea~ class.

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  Way Cooooooooooool !!
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  Jesus' Death-Stake or Cross?

  by Dutchie in

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  ive always wondered about the controversy regarding whether jesus died on a cross or on a stake.

  whats the difference anyway?

  his execution was simply the way the romans put people to death.

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  To the best of my knowledge, the only group that makes a "fuss" about cross vs. stake is the WTBS

  At a lunch time 'religion' study with my JW friend, he was trying to make a BIG point about it being a stake. I kept telling him he was wrong, that I knew a little bit about the history of crucifiction (I saw SPARTICUS)...he kept going on and on about the stake... and I said, "Dude, WHATEVER... does it really matter, I mean tell me...what the hell does it matter - he suffered, he died." Funny, he had nothing to say.

  THe Mormons actually believe Jesus was Killed on a Cross, they just think it is Idolatry to DISPLAY crosses. THis gets interesting when the Mormon Chaplains have to wear a cross on thier collar in the Army.

  Once again, off-beat comments have sent me to my Morman friends to ask them about "Crosses"....:(doesn't anyone beside me know any Mormans?) I was told that their feelings toward the cross itself are neutral... Regarding the death and resurrection of Christ, they prefer to 'celebrate' the completion of the atonement with the resurrection and the good news it brings, rather than the cross, or the symbol of death. Their church buildings contain spires that point heavenward as a symbol of hope. (my friend said the last sentence was his opinion.) In an of it's self, crosses are not an issue (even though others would like to point to that and make something sinister out of it).

  Amazing: The other day, on another post, someone got on my case because I defended Mormans. I told them that I defend several of my friends, who happen to be morman, but are not defined by being morman. I defend them because I hate half-truths as much as lies when I know they are wrong. I really have to ask you, do you KNOW any Morman's personally, (please, more than one)? Do you have any as friends? Although I leave them to defend their beliefs, after reading this board, I would rather have one 'cool' morman friend than a dozen anal-retentive JW's who can't think or see beyond their clouded vision.
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  "You can't sit there" (bad language)

  by Simon in

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  the "please be seated" post rememded me of our experiences at the last district assemblies we attended.. it was in the nynex / manchester evening news arena and it was hot ... damn hot.

  they were obviously being 'cheap' and not paying for the air conditioning to be turned on.. liam was a baby and was becoming unwell because of the heat.

  he was overheating badly which is pretty dangerous at that age so we stripped him off and took him out up the steps to the concourse.

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  Never being a JW I find this thread a facinating read. I just wonder why YOU KNOW or FREDHALL never post to similiar threads.
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  How to reason with a rapist.

  by flower in

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  (title modified per request).

  and to think, i thought i was valuing my precious gift of life so much that i was willing to sumbit to a violent crime in order stay alive.

  how twisted my thinking.

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  Just curious....does YOU KNOW or any of the JW apologists EVER post to these types of threads, or are they always conspiculously absent?
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  Bush briefed on hijacking threat before September

  by ashitaka in

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  washington (cnn) -- president bush's daily intelligence briefing in the weeks leading up to the september 11 terror attacks included a warning of the possibility that osama bin laden's al qaeda network would attempt to hijack a u.s.-based airliner, senior administration officials said wednesday.

  but, the officials said, there was no speculation about the use of an airplane itself as a bomb or a weapon, and no specific, credible information about the possibility of a hijacking of any sort.

  hijackers took over the controls of four planes on september 11, 2001. two of those planes plowed into new york's world trade center, another jetliner nose dived into the pentagon and the fourth aircraft crashed into pennsylvania woodlands after passengers tried in vain to overcome the terrorists.

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  Well, well, well, Now the political pendulum swings the other way:

  One of today's story in the News section on YAHOO:

  1999 Report Warned of Suicide Hijack
  Fri May 17, 1:09 PM ET
  By JOHN SOLOMON, Associated Press Writer

  WASHINGTON (AP) - Exactly two years before the Sept. 11 attacks, a federal report warned the executive branch that Osama bin Laden (news - web sites)'s terrorists might hijack an airliner and dive bomb it into the Pentagon (news - web sites) or other government building.

  The full story is on YAHOO.
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  Bush briefed on hijacking threat before September

  by ashitaka in

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  washington (cnn) -- president bush's daily intelligence briefing in the weeks leading up to the september 11 terror attacks included a warning of the possibility that osama bin laden's al qaeda network would attempt to hijack a u.s.-based airliner, senior administration officials said wednesday.

  but, the officials said, there was no speculation about the use of an airplane itself as a bomb or a weapon, and no specific, credible information about the possibility of a hijacking of any sort.

  hijackers took over the controls of four planes on september 11, 2001. two of those planes plowed into new york's world trade center, another jetliner nose dived into the pentagon and the fourth aircraft crashed into pennsylvania woodlands after passengers tried in vain to overcome the terrorists.

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  D8TA:

  LOL... very funny and very true!
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  Bush briefed on hijacking threat before September

  by ashitaka in

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  washington (cnn) -- president bush's daily intelligence briefing in the weeks leading up to the september 11 terror attacks included a warning of the possibility that osama bin laden's al qaeda network would attempt to hijack a u.s.-based airliner, senior administration officials said wednesday.

  but, the officials said, there was no speculation about the use of an airplane itself as a bomb or a weapon, and no specific, credible information about the possibility of a hijacking of any sort.

  hijackers took over the controls of four planes on september 11, 2001. two of those planes plowed into new york's world trade center, another jetliner nose dived into the pentagon and the fourth aircraft crashed into pennsylvania woodlands after passengers tried in vain to overcome the terrorists.

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  Anyone that has watched the tapes of the President's reaction to the planes will go along with what the Press said that day... that you could see surprise in his eyes, but that he remained calm for the sake all the children around him.

  Monday morning quarterbacking remains one of America's most played sports.
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  hi

  by gypsyqueen in

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  am i on?

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  Hi back at you Gypsy! WELCOME, come and sit awhile.
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  My Experience Today with My Brother

  by Reborn2002 in

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  well, my brother and his wife came over to my parent's house to visit today while i was home.. to make a long story short, while my brother and his wife were chatting with my mother in the living room, my 1 and a half year old nephew reilly walked into the kitchen where i was making a caesar salad.. he walked over towards me and was smiling, how can any normal adult resist the innocent smile of a child who is your relative?

  i picked him up and gave him a huge hug, and told him i loved him.. as i was holding my nephew in my arms, my brother walked into the room.

  he was smack dab in the middle of an in-depth conversation about jehovah with my mother and his wife, and i admit i was rolling my eyes listening to him spew about the "truth" and "the only means for salvation in the last days of this wicked system" even though when i confronted him with info on the un, blood, russell gravesite, rape changes, exclusivity, etc, he had no response for me because he was dumbfounded and lost for words.

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  You have more patience and restraint than I have (thank God, because of your Nephew). Life has it's own way with 'what goes around, comes around' and I'm sure that incident (as well as other things) are going to come back to haunt him. You took the high road...it speaks well for you.