Band on the Run
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The Church, Jehovah's Witnesses, Antisemitism and the Holocaust
by Band on the Run infor weeks, i've been reading constantine's sword.
i believe the author is carroll.
he traces antisemitism from the 1st century, the first generation of christians.
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News Reports of Distraught North Koreans
by Band on the Run inthis morning on gma they showed film reports from north korea.
the people were beyond grief.
when the anchor queried the expert as to whether this was pure propoganda, the expert said no.
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Telephone Hookup if You Can't be Physically Present at the KH
by Band on the Run ini keep coming upon references dealing with a phone hookup if you must miss a kh meeting.
in my day, if you missed, you missed and celebrated the fact.
what is the procedure for the hookup?
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When you were active, did you feel you would survive Armageddon?
by Band on the Run ini am curious about this issue.
personally, i never felt i would be good enough for a split second.
one would think that knowing you can not be good enough to survive would it make it easier to leave the witnesses and live for the present.
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SUPREME COURT EXPLOSIVE CASES PENDING
by Band on the Run inthe supreme court decided to grant review to further provisions of the arizona law that penalizes illegal aliens aka undocumented workers.
most of the law is prob/ invalid b/c congress has exclusive control over immigration law.
there are a host of lesser issues at play.
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CERNE LAB IN Switzerland -- Major News
by Band on the Run inthe new york times and every news shows was reporting that the particle collider in switzerland ran a test that could divulge the god factor in the fabric of the universe.
there is an official name for it that sounds like two last names combined.
particle physics is not my strong suit.. the journalists voices sounded very excited.
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Sewing Bold Prints
by Band on the Run ini used to sew advanced vogue patterns but not in a while.
i know just enough about large prints to ask a myriad of questions.
for decades, i've wanted a good quality chinoisserie print.
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Doctrine or HIgh Mind Control as the Last Straw
by Band on the Run ini am curious as to whether the final gut deciding factor to leave was inappropriate doctrine or the overly intrusive control of the wt.
reading the bible normally opened my eyes.
i was born-in and never suspected that they were skewing the bible in such a ridiculous manner or misquoting secular sources.
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Happy Turkey Day! Go Macy's Parade!
by Band on the Run ini kvetch and complain a lot.
it might be cultural.
i am utterly alone today.
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Witnesses and Consensus of Bible Scholarship
by Band on the Run ini was reading the thread on female hatred in the wtbts.
it seems that for most posters, paul's sayings in books that no reputable scholar now believes paul wrote are preferred over the nonsexist statements he made.
he named women as important leaders and colleagues.