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  My First Rock Concert....

  by TheSurvivor in

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  now in my 40's i went to my first and most probably last rock concert last night.

  i took the wife and kids (if you can still call them that with the youngest taller than me) to see the "motor city madman....ted nugent.

  i guess that i am just not the rock and roll type.

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  jack2

  I've never seen Nugent, but I have been at a few concerts in my day; I started going in 1976; my most recent was in early October. After several concerts and a good number of years of listening to my music a bit too loudly at home, I now wear earplugs when I attend a concert.
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  Spiritual Abuse of Jehovahs Witnesses

  by Sirona in

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  2. friends

  the watchtower is guilty of spiritually abusing the individual jws.

  http://www.watchman.org/profile/abusepro.htm.

  this link shows the criteria of spiritual abuse and see how well it fits the watchtower/jw organisation.. sirona

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  jack2

  Thanks Sirona, I'll check it out soon.
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  Great Evolution Link

  by Beans in

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  2. bible

  i listened to a great university prof lecture on the weekend, man was it interesting!

  here is a link to his web-site it is very informative.......... http://www.talkorigins.org.

  also check out............ http://www.skeptics.ca .

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  jack2

  Thanks Beans, yes, talkorigins.com has some excellent material.
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  A Time To Lay Down Our Arms, Perhaps?

  by Englishman in

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  2. friends

  having had a wonderful week away with her ladyship, i feel refreshed and invigorated and ready for some interesting exchanges and opinions via this site!.

  i noticed amazings admirable post where he seeks reconciliation with former adversaries.

  well done mr a; long may it continue!.

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  jack2

  I live in the USA......and I find some of the behavior here to be rude, so while culture may play a part, I'm not sure geography can really totally explain what sometimes goes on here.

  One poster mentioned lack of personal contact. With no body language, no tone of voice, and no eye contact possible on a message board like this, I believe that, just as in e-mail or in live chat or private IM, the possiblity of misunderstandings occuring increases dramatically.

  Also, the possiblity was raised that much of the behavoir here is perhaps unique, or at least more common, among those who have experienced the Jehovah's Witnesses religion to whatever degree they have in their lives. I would not doubt that this could factor in.

  Perhaps not posting while in an emotional state could help. If we are upset or aroused in some negative way by something said here, perhaps the best thing to do is just move on to another thread or do something else, then return when we've had time to reflect on what was really said and what we'd like to say in response. This is much easier said than done, but it may be possible and could perhaps help.

  Edited by - jack2 on 5 November 2002 9:11:30
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  What is your zip code? Warning: FLUFF!

  by gilwarrior in

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  2. friends

  my goodness, more fluff.

  ok, so what is your zip code?.

  i live in las vegas.

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  jack2

  Can't disclose that......I'm still "in"...."they" could find me.
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  I've never met a JW who had confidence....

  by MegaDude in

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  ....about their beliefs.

  've talked with many jws since i began having doubts years ago:.

  sincere publishers.

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  This thread and comments are among the most interesting I've read in a while. I would agree that many Witnesses get defensive when questioned about their beliefs. I have one family member who sometimes questions another along such lines and the Witness family member almost always gets upset.

  There is a great degree of fear involved, as has been pointed out. If a Witness were to find that what they have put so much time and effort into - what their lives revolve around - was not really the "truth", the prospects then become frightening indeed, as has been pointed out here.
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  Any Florida JW.com members?

  by Reborn2002 in

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  i know i have been absent from this board for some time.

  i just was popping in to see how things were going.

  i just completed my move to florida.

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  jack2

  Reborn, I only had the privilage of visiting Florida once, but it was cool seeing the lizards, frogs, and turtles just out and about.
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  JW answer on UN issu

  by happy man in

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  i find this on an jw site, its about the ub issu.. 1991, one of the legal corporations of the wts registered with the united nations as an ngo for the sole purpose of getting access to the extensive library of the united nations.

  this enabled a writer who received an identification card, to enter the library, to enter the library for research purposes and to obtain information that has been used in writing articles in our journals about the united nations.

  there was nothing secret about it.

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  Met, it sure did look like the Awake and WT were being nicey-nice with the UN, especially in the mid-late 90s. It's interesting to hear that it was obvious to an interested person. And yes, we had no clue.
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  Evidence for Evolution?

  by LucidSky in

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  2. beliefs

  all historical and archeological evidence aside, the biggest evidence that convinced me evolution is factual is speciation (also called "micro-evolution").

  this is the transformation of one species into two such that the two can no longer interbreed.

  there is no need for historical evidence to prove this -- cases of speciation have actually been observed.

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  Lucid, thanks. I am currently reviewing some information regarding micro and macro evolution. It's always interesting to hear a viewpoint on such topics.
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  Do You Believe In God Or Not?

  by minimus in

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  2. friends

  if you've been associated with the witnesses, believing in god was a necessity.

  do you still feel that god exists?

  if you believe in god, do you feel that he cares about you?

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  At this point in life, I'm really uncertain. I am trying to evaluate some information with regard to creation/evolution. Or perhaps God used evolution to some extent. I'm still trying to determine what I will accept with regard to that.

  I don't pray, so maybe I really don't believe, I don't know.