hillary_step
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What Do You Do?
by hillary_step ini link to this board a couple of times a day, sometimes in the early hours and there is always a flurry of activity, often from an enclave of veterans.
i wonder, are you all in prison?
i understand the pc's are allowed in some facilities.. do you all work?
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'To Whom Do They Belong There's Much Uncertainty!
by hillary_step init is not a new revelation to see the striking and overwhelming parallels between the wts, its modus operandi and the legalistic leanings of the rabbis of ancient israel.
these interpreters of the law, developed rabbinical prisons enclosed by walls of complex rules and regulations by which they held power over their adherents.
note how the wts explains their actions :the decisions of the rabbis quoted in the mishnah would affect the day-to-day lives of jews everywhere.
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WT - Amusing Quotes Of The Year
by hillary_step inhere is one to get the ball rolling,.
recently, "the faithful and discreet slave" has helped us to refine our understanding of the term "generation" used at matthew 24:34 and of the timing of the judgment of "the sheep" and "the goats" mentioned at matthew 25:31-46, as well as of our view toward certain types of civilian service.
no doubt some apostates would have been delighted if many of jehovahs witnesses had stuck rigidly to the previous understanding of such subjects and refused to progress.
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To Thine Own Self Be Fairly True....
by hillary_step inray franz is a liar, thank god for that, because if he was not...... few bodies of people on this planet have more hope vested in the term truth than the wts.
by this term they divide the world between the living and the dead, the good and the bad, and seek to build the garrotes of exclusivity around their empire.. yet, it has been repeatedly noted that on an individual basis the average jw has, not a respect for truth, but a fear of it.
this is quickly established by asking some of the many embarrassing questions that frequently surface on boards such as this.
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Healing
by hillary_step inthere seems to be more open sores on this board than notches on rod stewart's belt, so perhaps the time has come for music.... jesse colin-young, who some may remember as the the pin-man with the youngbloods in the late 60's has linked a work in progress song to his web-site.
it is rather crude at the moment, view it as a sketch.. jesse is a good-hearted man who has never lost hope.
he would probably not be happy to hear me say that his lyrics have never set the world on fire, but he has a purity of spirit and a gentleness that many lose on their path through life.. link: http://www.jessecolinyoung.com/sounds/aloha_e.mp3.
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Screen Junkies And The Pioneer Spirit.
by hillary_step ini have to say that i am often surprised at the speed with which arguments and opinions on this board often become a conflagration worthy of the russian parliament.
randy watters made the interesting point on another post recently, that this behavior was the nature of these types of boards and i have to begrudgingly agree with him.
i wish it were not so, as like voltaire i tend to think that weakness on both sides, is, as we know, the trait of all quarrels.
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'Ambassador', - I am an 'envoy' - What are you!
by hillary_step ina post on the issue of whether the wts allows its adherents to vote churned some reaction from the object that passes for my brain.
if the subject has previously been explained, i hope that you will forgive me.. the wts seems to vacillate in its application of who the term "ambassador" applies to, the 'anointed, 'or the 'great crowd'.
note this comment in the nov. 1st 1999 wt, 'questions from writing'.....sorry - 'readers'.....the apostle paul referred to himself as an "ambassador" representing christ to the people of his day.
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The Spirit Of The Law, Legalism and the WTS
by hillary_step init has been noticed that when theological issues develop regarding wts policy over certain matters, such as the wts present affiliation with the un as a ngo, defenders of the wts policy often miss the spirit of what is truly happening and thus miss a wonderful opportunity to examine their own faith and motives, and perhaps to catch a glimpse of the soft underbelly of the wts and what it truly stands for.
for example, it is quite obvious that the wts has violated the spirit of its own long held denigration of the un, politics and involvement in the social affairs of the world by taking advantage of the protection and programs offered by the un to its ngos.
to theocratically allow this affiliation, it is certain that scriptures would have been searched and discussed by the then gb, a vote taken and the decision sanctioned.
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An Antidote To 'Screen Sickness'.
by hillary_step ina post by you know, our local hero, that was basically filled with speculative nonsense and an eccentric interpretation of scripture has gone on, as of this moment, to generate almost 300 messages, and has been viewed over 5,400 times.
an alarming waste of time imho.. as a result of this our lawns have overgrown, our families have been neglected, the parrot is losing its feathers due to starvation and the real world has passed us by with an understandable glare in our direction.. yes, screen sickness; that desire to converse ad nasuem with digital acquaintances whose eyes ( or in yks case eye ) we have never seen, has spread greedily among us.
in his wonderful essay on painting as a pastime, winston churchill gave some excellent advise for those who find their concentration becoming obsessed or overwrought, he said:.
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Ireland - back on your screens for the first time.
by hillary_step inthe nato alliance has pledged support with the us, a terrorist attack against one is an attack against all.. the ira is largely funded by its well honed and sentimental campaigns in the us that generate $100,000s among the 78,000,000 people of irish descent who live there.
this cash is used to train its terrorists in libya and other middle eastern states, establish a network of mafia style activities in ni, including prostitution, protection scams and above all drug trading.
the ira are said to have upward of 200 sleeper cells operating around the world at any one time.. the protestants themselves have little to be proud of either, producing a generation of christian fanatics who have openly discussed the possibility of concentration camps for catholics while turning drive-by shootings into an art form.. what will happen the next time an ira bomb kills a uk soldier, or the uff/uda shoots out some teenagers kneecaps or ankles in the shankill rd?.