Posts by QuestioningEverything

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Out Here on My Own

by mamamo in

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tonight glee had a sing off using the song out here on my own.

"sometimes i wonder ... who i am, do i fit in.

out here on my own.. always proving who we are.".

QuestioningEverything

Love that song! Fame is one of my favorite movies and i have the soundtrack. I can understand the lyrics so much better now.

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Amanda Knox & Raffaele Sollecito have been FREED

by dm6 in

i'm not sure how many of you are interested in this or how many of you have been following it, but i have been right from when i first heard about it a few years ago.. they were each sentenced 25 years and 26 years for the murder of british student meredith mercher, but after a dramatic appeal, today, they have had their sentences overturned and have been given an immediate release, because the evidence suggesting that they were guilty was not strong enough to support that verdict.. i always thought them both to be innocent, and this is true justice for the poor girl and guy after being locked up for 4 years for somehting they did not commit, however, it does still leave an unsolved riddle.... who killed meredith mercher if not these two?.

the strange thing is, amanda knox apparently originally claimed she heard screams from meredith and hid in a different room in the house whilst it happened, but that stroy had changed to "i was never there" which is what i think too, given the facts.. http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/3850483/amanda-knox-is-not-guilty-of-killing-meredith-kercher.html.

what are your thoughts?.

QuestioningEverything

"In the first trial, prosecutors maintained that Knox's DNA was found on the knife's handle and Kercher's DNA was found on the blade. They also say Sollecito's DNA was found on the clasp of Kercher's bra, mixed with the victim's."

This was the sole issue upon which the prosecution rested its case, which it why it NEVER would have seen the light of day in an American court, and probably not in a UK, Canadian, or Australian court.

JT---This statement is just not true! There are cases every day that are prosecuted in the American court systems that have as little or less evidence. Sometimes people are convicted on circumstantial evidence. I know this first hand, as I work as a court reporter in a court. You'd be shocked at how little evidence it takes for a crime to be prosecuted.

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Amanda Knox & Raffaele Sollecito have been FREED

by dm6 in

i'm not sure how many of you are interested in this or how many of you have been following it, but i have been right from when i first heard about it a few years ago.. they were each sentenced 25 years and 26 years for the murder of british student meredith mercher, but after a dramatic appeal, today, they have had their sentences overturned and have been given an immediate release, because the evidence suggesting that they were guilty was not strong enough to support that verdict.. i always thought them both to be innocent, and this is true justice for the poor girl and guy after being locked up for 4 years for somehting they did not commit, however, it does still leave an unsolved riddle.... who killed meredith mercher if not these two?.

the strange thing is, amanda knox apparently originally claimed she heard screams from meredith and hid in a different room in the house whilst it happened, but that stroy had changed to "i was never there" which is what i think too, given the facts.. http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/3850483/amanda-knox-is-not-guilty-of-killing-meredith-kercher.html.

what are your thoughts?.

QuestioningEverything

"I think they're far from 100% innocent. Not enough evidence and innocent aren't the same thing."

Ditto, Sizemilk. I feel terrible for the victim's family.

Amanda Knox comes off as a spoiled brat and very self-centered. For her sake, I hope she was wrongly charged. Otherwise, Karma will have something waiting for her.

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Which songs/Albums were considered "Demonic" in your Congregation...did you toss some?

by Witness 007 in

"hotel california" was considered a major demonic song.

ac/dc stood for anti-christ devils children....{not according to the band} kiss stood for knight s in satans service {not according to the band} anyone else have to toss albums?.

QuestioningEverything

"I chose to stop playing "Blasphemous Rumours" by Depeche Mode; a wonderful song, but it contained what I thought was pretty horrible statements about God. I suppose I still feel a bit uneasy about it, though I play it now."

I was intrigued and scared of that song at the same time. Like you, I now have a different opinion of it. Great group! I saw them during my senior year in high school.

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Why have there been changes over the years in the teachings of Jehovahs Witnesses?

by mankkeli in

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the bible shows that jehovah enables his servants to understand his purpose in a progressive manner.

(prov.

4:18; john 16:12) thus, the prophets who were divinely inspired to write portions of the bible did not understand the meaning of everything that they wrote.

QuestioningEverything

Why would God show his servants the truth in a 'progressive' manner? If the truth is from God, then it would be right the first time. God wouldn't change his mind.

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Are YOU a Believer, Atheist, Agnostic, Active JW or WHAT?

by Greybeard in

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sorry if this has been asked before but i would love to know the current ratio on this forum.. i'm a believer/christian former jw for 45 years... born in .

what are you now and what were you?.

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QuestioningEverything

I was raised a witness from the early age of 8. Got baptised and 13 and bought the religion hook, line and sinker. I am now 43, been out for a little over 3 years. Truly can't see myself in another organized religion. I am agnostic.

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Do I just have a dirty, filthy, perverted apostate mind...

by serenitynow! in

...or does the picture on page 30 of the december 2011 awake look like the beginning of a certain act?

i mean that sword is at waist level, the shaft is long (:-d) and there is a little round dealy on the end.

the male in the submissive position has got his mouth open, the dominant male is looking like "oh yeah, get ready.

QuestioningEverything

"the dominant male is looking like "oh yeah, get ready." --OMG, that is soooo funny!

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i gave a "good witness " yesterday !

by looloo in

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a workmate was telling me she had a friend who became a jw years ago and one day the jws hubby was doing some work at my workmates house when jws started preaching she thought it funny that despite being a jw himself he was actually hiding from the jws !

i told her that an awfull lot of jws are a little embaressed about their beliefs and dont even enjoy actually knocking on doors and you will find they usually walk very slow and i explained the reasons for this (handing in a slip of paper recording the amount of hours ) and then i went on to explain about shunning , the crap child protection policies , victims of domestic violence told to pray to be a better wife etc.., satan and demons on the internet telling lies !

she told me that because her jw mate is so down to earth and gets drunk etc she had thought being a jw must be ok really !

QuestioningEverything

Good for you! I also use every opportunity I can to 'witness' to others about the JW's. Especially, the shunning practice.

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After leaving the Faith, do you celebrate all of the Holidays?

by Quarterback in

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i could never understand how some who don't follow some of the moral restrictions in the jw faith, are strong against celebrating the .

religious holidays such as christmas, and easter etc.. do you celebrate the holidays knowing some of their origins?.