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former JW now Rhodes scholar - daddy let her think for herself
by Dogpatch inuniversity of louisville graduate named rhodes scholarhttp://www.courier-journal.com/article/20091121/news01/911210361/university+of+louisville+graduate+named+school+s+first+rhodes+scholar.
monica marks grew up among fundamentalist jehovahs witnesses in eastern kentucky craving books and learning in a community where education wasnt valued.. today the university of louisville graduate is the state's latest rhodes scholar, the winner of one of the most coveted awards in academia.. growing up, the discussion wasnt about what college you would go to, it was whether or not you were even going to college, she said.
the idea of going to university and getting a degree, much less getting a rhodes, didnt even fall within our purview.. at 23 years of age, her studies in islamic law have already taken her around the globe to places like jordan, tanzania and tunisia.
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My sister died in a head on collision last night
by Bumble Bee ini still can't believe it.
she was here for the bbq, we had an awesome time, laughing, her telling stories from our childhoods.
i gave her a hug and told her i loved her before she left.
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Food For Thinking Christians - 1881 - PDF
by RR inthis is a collaborative effort.
i scanned and pdf'd my copy of food for thinking christians.
cabasilas then ocr'd and bookmarked it and uploaded the file.
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How Many Personally Heard F. W. Franz Speak?
by snowbird ini believe i did in 1974, but i was just coming into the org and didn't realize the significance of the part he played.. it was a sunday at a stadium on the campus of the university of alabama in tuscaloosa.
all the "friends" were almost beside themselves with excitement, so looking back, it must have been f. w. franz!.
i'd worked until 6 pm that saturday night, had a one year old teething child, and had to arise at 3 am to get ready for the bus trip.. when we arrived, the weather had turned colder, the stadium was quite warm, and i fell asleep a few minutes into the talk.
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Older posters check in...just post your name...we need to hear from you!
by restrangled ini am not the oldest but have 3 years here!
restrangled.. how about you?.
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Filthy Kingdon Hall at last nights Meeting! Swine Flu Shame!
by Witness 007 incute little african kid greeted me at the door...nice.
but, the hall has been skipped afew times by the hall cleaning brothers.
see about 10 congregations meet there so i guess they think....the next guys will vaccum, dis-infect etc.
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Anyone else going to church this Easter Sunday?
by passwordprotected ini'm starting my day at 6.30am on top of the campsie hills for a brief dawn service with an ecumenical group of christians.
then it's back to one of the lennoxtown church for a roll and sausage.
our own church's service is at 12noon, so i may be able to go back to bed for an hour......hahahahahahaha i crack myself up.. what are you guys doing this easter sunday?.
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whats the best memorial you DID NOT attend?
by darth frosty inevery body has a thread about r u attending the memorial or whats gon happen who's gon partake...what i want to know whats the best memorial that you missed or skipped?.
for me it was the first memorial i missed.
i stopped going to the hal in 04 but, got conned into going to the memorial in 05. in 06 i wasn't having any of it.
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If I'm gonna read a book about the bible.....
by BlackSwan of Memphis ini finished rereading bart ehrman's misquoting jesus and found that it is a pretty good book.. i just checked out another by him, lost christianities, and am just beginning to read that.. what other books might you suggest to someone interested in topics such as: the history of the bible, the history of religion and christianity and even further reading on textual criticism?.
thanks.
meagan.
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Well...well...well. Look what you've done to this place!
by journey-on inbeen awhile since i participated.
like what you've done to the place, simon.
seems a bit tamer than the old board though.. need the board's input on a sociology question and wonder if some of you might respond.. i can't tell you how many conversations i have had with witnesses and ex-witnesses where the subject doesn't inevitably come up about who is still 'in' and who has 'fallen away'.