lepermessiah
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Any cases you know of where an active JW donated blood?
by lepermessiah ini am so curious about that topic.. i would love a committee to drag someone in the back room to disfellowship them for giving blood, and then hope that the person simply says "well, i wanted my blood to be used to donate fractions for my brothers and sisters!".
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Interesting Point Regarding "Persecution" from Rogerson's Book
by lepermessiah ini am reading "millions now living will never die" by alan rogerson, and he makes a great point in his book.. this is something i always firmly believed happened after having serious doubts about jfr, but the wtbs always whitewashes the events and make it sound like the witnesses of the time were just innocent martyrs.other books and articles have confirmed this, but i love how the book puts it very simply.. rutherford was one of the biggest scum-balls of all time - and the desire for "persecution" goes on!
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A force powerful enough to destroy the BORG......
by lepermessiah inthe "total gym" thread above got me thinking.. there is only one force on this earth powerful enough to bring down the wtb$.. .
when god said, "let there be light", chuck norris said, "say please.".
http://www.chucknorrisfacts.com/.
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UEFA Champions League
by lepermessiah inany predictions or expectations on the final four?.
i am hoping for my club fc bayern!
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2010 - Year of the Governing Body?
by lepermessiah inlet me explain by what i am getting at without sounding like captain obvious!
i am actually excited about this since i think this could help assist a ton of people out of this organization!!.
i believe that the governing body is stepping up efforts to emphasize their unconditional rulership - every wt study article seems to make reference to their authority.
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1 Thessalonians 5:2,3 - General Statement or Powerful Prophecy?
by lepermessiah inafter reading the posts regarding the "special" .
i remember growing up as a kid in the reagan 80's waiting for the ussr to nuke the usa, or vice-versa.
then, with glasnost and perestroika, so many jw's thought the long awaited cry of "peace and security" was imminent!
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RUSH 2010 Tour - Performing Moving Pictures in its entirety!!
by lepermessiah inyes!
i cant wait to hear "the camera eye" and "vital signs" live!.
details are on rush.com.
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How do you express that you like the people but hate the organization?
by lepermessiah inis it possible in jw land?.
my family notices that i am uncomfortable around jw's at this point..... i keep telling them that i like the people, but i know what comes along with being "friends" with jw's....its conditional, unless you get someone who is willing to be your friend on the "down-low".
also, the conversations always center around congregation activities, organizational bs, etc......... i was at a gathering a while back, and it was hard to find a group discussing something "normal" .
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Anyone see "Hot Tub Time Machine"?
by lepermessiah init looks really silly..........and really hillarious!.
http://hottubtimemachinemovie.com/.
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Did leaving the WT build greater appreciation for or kill your reading of the Bible?
by lepermessiah ini am really on the fence on this issue right now and would love some opinions.. i find that i dont sit down and read the bible for long periods since becoming inactive, but on the other hand, individual scriptures mean much more to me now.. i will sit down and look up some favorite passages from time to time and feel like its the first time i really "got it" - without the jw goggles on.
i love matthew chapter 23, since i think it describes to a tee the situation in jw congregations.
i think if jesus returned today, he would blast the elders and "leaders" of the borg in a similar fashion (along with most religious leaders) .matthew 24 is actually more interesting to me now, simply because my whole life was waiting for the 1914 generation to end sometime during the reagan era!