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  latest convention

  by shadowofbathory in

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  ive long held the belief the wt is more a heavy handed pusher and seller of moralistic laws than spiritual guidance,.

  it was strongly re commfirmed after the latest convention.. did anyone else notice this?.

  any comments on the drama?.

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  lrkr

  "A pusher of moralistic laws" - Well that about sums up the new book- from what I've seen and heard. The thing looks like a Talmud of all of the JW dos and don'ts.
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  "Raised In" Dub on local NPR station and in Off-Broadway show

  by lrkr in

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  heard this interview on the radio today:.

  http://audio.wnyc.org/lopate/lopate073008bpod.mp3.

  (cliff notes- mom marries a dub and kid has to convert- talks about the twistedness of things.

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  lrkr

  Heard this interview on the radio today:

  http://audio.wnyc.org/lopate/lopate073008bpod.mp3

  (Cliff notes- mom marries a dub and kid has to convert- talks about the twistedness of things. Then he goes to live with his pimp father- also the theme of his off-Broadway play)
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  Ex astronaut says Aliens exist but NASA covers it up.

  by misanthropic in

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  i apologize if this has already been posted- thought it was interesting and makes me wonder.

  http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2453700/aliens-exist,-but-nasa-covers-them-up-says-astronaut.html.

  dr edgar mitchell, said he was aware of several ufo visits during his career, but each one had been covered up.. .

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  From what I understand- scientifically it is possible and even likely that other life could exist in the universe. However, the chances of them evolving to a point where we could communicate at the same time in the history of the universe and in close enough proximity to transfer information makes it nearly impossible that we will ever encounter them.

  I wouldn't say that the testimony of guys who have been cooped up in a tin can, deprived of oxygen, sleep, and subjected to severly high g-forces is entirely acceptable as proof of extraterrestrial life or government coverup.

  The government has never really been able to successfully cover anything up.
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  Ex astronaut says Aliens exist but NASA covers it up.

  by misanthropic in

  1. social
  2. current

  i apologize if this has already been posted- thought it was interesting and makes me wonder.

  http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2453700/aliens-exist,-but-nasa-covers-them-up-says-astronaut.html.

  dr edgar mitchell, said he was aware of several ufo visits during his career, but each one had been covered up.. .

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  lrkr

  77 years old? Maybe he's seen the Alzheimers aliens.
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  First Time Blood Donor

  by AudeSapere in

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  there is a blood drive at work this coming tuesday.. i'm scheduled for 10:00am and this will be my first donation.

  does anyone have any suggestions to make it successful?.

  i volunteered about 2 years ago but got sick the day before and so i was declined.

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  Its a great experience. My first donation I was scared to death- kept expecting the elders to break the doors down and haul me off in cuffs. Then there was the scare that maybe something would go wrong and I'd bleed excessively, or get light headed, etc.

  But with so many medical professionals in the room- any mishaps are highly unlikely. They have the procedure down pat. It just takes a little time.

  And it feels great knowing that something you did will likely save someone's life in the next few weeks. A pre-me baby, someone in an accident, someone on the operating table. And it feels good because I know that my blood is clean- and they won't have to worry about some disease.
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  My grandson is 5 (pic)

  by garybuss in

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  his father's mother took this picture this noon at his birthday swimming party picnic.

  i'm extremely proud of my sons and their families.

  i'm glad to support those who welcome me.

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  Gary,

  Congratulations. You do realize that your courage is the reason that he is not part of a mind control cult. No matter what else you do in this life- you have made sure that a 5 year old gets to celebrate his birthday. I'm happy for you.

  Lrkr.
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  Blood Card

  by treadnh2o in

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  2. beliefs

  i'm just wondering how many who are still "in" have stopped carrying an" advanced medical directive"( blood card)

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  I am a little more fearful of the consequences of past documents that are floating around out there. I wrote- "This document does not reflect my current wishes" and crossed out all of the pages. Its in my desk- not my wallet. In my wallet it would take room away from my blood donor card.
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  Just finished our District Convention

  by BonaFide in

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  i know i am going to get caught being on here...and i don't want to get caught, but i need support or i will lose my mind.

  how can i give information about my convention without someone figuring out who i am?

  (i am not important i know that, but i know so many people in the organization) .

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  BonaFide-

  Your feelings remind me of my own. A few months ago, I went back to meeting to see friends and while they were singing I had a feeling of complete isolation. They were singing words that I had sung hundreds, maybe thousands of times, but this time, I was reading the words first. And the words to the songs are (besides being rythmically and melodically atrocious) judgemental, rejoicing in destruction, narrow minded, and focused on giving glory to the organization. I was so digusted that I could not sing. I felt like a man who could see at a convention of the blind (no offense to the visually impaired). In a world where I had been at the center, I all at once felt like a stranger. But I kept up appearances.

  The control mechanisms of the Borg are no trifle.

  Keep looking and you will find.

  Lrkr.
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  What was your first taste of "apostasy"? Mine was Bonham, Texas

  by donny in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  besides the folks walking with signs at each convention, what was your first taste of "apostasy"?

  my first interesting experience happened within the kingdom hall.

  my congregation in dallas (farmers branch) was in the same district as the bonham congregation which was about 70 miles northeast of dallas.. http://governingbodyletters.blogspot.com/2008/04/who-owns-kingdom-halls.html.

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  lrkr

  Its absolutely amazing that a "suspected" apostate was allowed to give talks in neighboring congregations. Are any of those elders on this board?? Have their stories ever been told here?? I heard about this case at Bethel, but I always wanted to hear the "rest of the story"
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  What was wrong with the 'occultic green' bibles?

  by Gill in

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  2. bible

  what was wrong with the 'green bible'?.

  i understand (rightly or wrongly) that the 'green' had occult connotations that some did not approve of.. is this true and were the early jws too involved with hidden, esoteric, occult meaning that 'others' found uncomfortable and so they had to go to the sobre black bibles?.

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  Knorr felt that green was the color of life. Green bible. Green walls in the factory. Green windows (frames) on all of the factory buildings. Green logo on some of the letterhead.