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Vangogh, Welcome to the board!!!
by ziddina ini'd just like to say hello and welcome to one of our newest members, vangogh.... though he [she?
] hasn't posted a "hello" thread yet, here is his first post with a mini-autobiography.... http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/beliefs/240404/1/all-things-given-to-us.
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"Truth Be Told" - the movie...
by ziddina inwell, i had the rare opportunity to see this movie tonight, and i would highly recommed it for all ex-jehovah's witnesses!!!.
the documentary film basically consisted of a series of interviews with ex-jehovah's witnesses.. instead of having one interview with the first person, then proceedeing on to the next one, however, mr. smith put together footage from each interview specific to a topic - what it was like being a small child when the parents converted, what it was like being dragged to the meetings and out in "service" as a small child, what it was like missing out on christmas, birthdays and other fun holidays, what it was like going to school and feeling different or isolated, what it was like being denied - "discouraged" - from getting a college education, what it was like dating - or "non-dating" in the religion, what it was like having one's sexual behaviors controlled and censured, what it was like being disfellowshipped, and so on.... as the film's director, gregorio smith said, his "target audience" was three-fold.... ex-jehovah's witnesses, who would be most likely to identify with the people in the film.... non-jehovah's witnesses - "worldly" people - who are interested in or might be considering joining the religion.... and the group least likely to actually see the movie - active jehovah's witnesses - however, disenchanted jws and those considering an exit might be more likely to view it.. it was well done.
the movie used a somewhat non-threatening approach, as opposed to a confrontational or sensationalistic technique.. there wasn't anything actually new in the movie's information, though one comment made by a young man - gregorio's brother, i think - really hit home... regarding the practice of making small children go door-to-door proselytising, he said:.
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CoCo's art... 'Cause I wanna be able to see it all at once...
by ziddina in(hope this works...).
coco's art.... .
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In Memory of Sheeba
by ziddina in(i'm not sure this is the correct sub-heading, but - since i was her 'doggie-mommie'...).
this is in tribute to the best doggie weve ever had, sheeba.
i first met sheeba in the autumn of 1997. id been driving past the local countys animal shelter the dog pound for several years.
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Yurts - Relatively Safe Housing for Earthquake-Prone Areas???
by ziddina ini've always had a fascination for yurts... and i've been wondering - wouldn't these make wonderful homes for earthquake-prone areas with a relatively mild climate?.
[and the board is acting funny again... hope these pictures post...] .
notice the lightweight wooden framework.
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On Being a Pagan...
by ziddina inthis video pretty much sums it up..... .
in case you can't see the video, here's the address: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdhdmswviea&feature=related.
wearing nothing but thin silk, dancing in the waves of the ocean or the shallows of a great river.... .
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Homo Australipithecus / Hablis / Erectus / Heidelbergensis / Neanderthalensis / Denisovans
by ziddina inwhew!.
that thread title's a mouthful!!.
first, i'm going to start out by re-posting the comments regarding neanderthals from this thread, starting on page #5:.
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Fashion Models' badly damaged feet...
by ziddina ini hope that this link works.... go to this link.... http://www.vogue.co.uk/fashion/trends/2012-spring-summer/mules/gallery# .
and click on one of the pictures.
that should start the "slide show".... then move your mouse/cursor over the picture.
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"The Adventists" - Program on Public TV right now....
by ziddina inaccording to this program, which i am watching right now, the 7th-day adventists number only around a million in the u.s.a., yet they have built multiple hospitals, clinics, and health programs with a holistic leaning.... from wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/seventh-day_adventist_church.
health and diet.
since the 1860s when the church began, wholeness and health have been an emphasis of the adventist church.
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CoCo's 2nd Anthology - by Zid - "Through a Darkened Pane - The Cabin..."
by ziddina incoco's post #7108 on this link... http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/social/entertainment/184687/15/through-a-darkened-pane.
long before settling into the bungalow on hernandez terrace, my parents rented a mountain cabin in the shadow of dark mountain.. even as a youngster, i was tuned in to nature: so much in love with the sunny meadow of yellow mustard spilling cheerfully into the apple orchard that was bountiful with crunchy fruit and cidery aroma.
in the protective lap of the great one there were no worries as we kids gadded freely about.