Hard to believe we did that eight day thing. My family usually took a day off in the middle of it, I wonder if anyone else did. The Org could really crank out the material in those days, you'd go home with an armload of books.
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Remember traveling to the conventions
by Strawberryfieldsforever ini remember years ago when my mom and i would travel great distances to the week long conventions.
we always had to travel with another sister whos husband was also "unbelieving".
anyway, her daughter and i would put the watchtower and awake mags in the back window to show everyone who we were.
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Anyone else obsessed with the Democratic....
by morrisamb inyour politics is so fascinating!
i've been watch new hampshire etc.
non stop...i think howard dean did great coming in second and gave a wonderful speech.
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Six please explain how Bush is a threat to democracy? I know why some people don't like him but I don't see any basis for that comment.
Dennis K? Oh my! Lunacy unleashed.
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Abuse; congregational reactions in Norway
by TheOldHippie inthe swedish program was televised in norway on monday, and yesterday the congregations received a letter from the branch, responding to some of the accusations of the program.
let that be as it is, but the letter also pointed to how the elders of norway would react to child abuse, and the reactions here do not deviate much from what you would like them to be:.
1. if a child claims it has been abused by a member of the congregation (or someone else) and tells it to her parents (and they choose not to tell it to the elders from the start), it is their privilege to report it to the police, that is entirely up to them if they choose to do so or not.. 2. if they tell it to one of the elders, that elder - or the group of elders - has to report it to the police, it is mandatory.
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Euphemism it was on Blondie's post but it seems to have disappeared. Weird. Maybe he recanted?
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Cognitive Dissonance 101, Bethel Style
by Room 215 indo you remember these two gems of spiritual insight?
``at times explanations given by jehovah's visible organization have shown adjustments, seemingly to previous points of view.
but this has not actually been the case.
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Ever see a ship tack backwards?
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JW counseling, 2004 style, over sodas and pizza
by onintwo inthis actually happened!
a couple weeks ago, my wife and i stopped at our favorite pizza shop after furniture shopping all day sunday.
settled in at a table directly across from us was a nicely dressed young couple and a similarly dressed grey haired gentleman.. he had a bible that looked strangely familiar, so i kind of (horrors) eaves-dropped a little.
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Never known too many Elders that would pass up a beer.
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Beer survey
by dustyb inwhat brand of suds does everyone drink here?
i personally enjoy good ole' bud light.
but if i have to be cheap i do sacrifice taste for quanity and buy keystone ice (ack).
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Peroni
Sam Adams
Shiner
Sapporo
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Abuse; congregational reactions in Norway
by TheOldHippie inthe swedish program was televised in norway on monday, and yesterday the congregations received a letter from the branch, responding to some of the accusations of the program.
let that be as it is, but the letter also pointed to how the elders of norway would react to child abuse, and the reactions here do not deviate much from what you would like them to be:.
1. if a child claims it has been abused by a member of the congregation (or someone else) and tells it to her parents (and they choose not to tell it to the elders from the start), it is their privilege to report it to the police, that is entirely up to them if they choose to do so or not.. 2. if they tell it to one of the elders, that elder - or the group of elders - has to report it to the police, it is mandatory.
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Bowen has long since ceased to have any credibility with me and his response to what can only be viewed as positive steps in Norway is just another indication that his views are skewed and based for the most part on personal animosity. Granted, he has some basis for personal animosity but that no reason to become bigoted.
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How many are in the average hall now?
by pc ini always thought around 125 or so.
i just asked my brother how many are in his hall and he said about 80. i thought that sounded very low.
anyone have any info?
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Just depends on where you are. In my area they typically run in the 150 - 170 range.
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The moon as a possible energy source?
by Big Tex ini saw this article and what i found intriguing was the brief mention of moon-based helium 3 as a source for energy.
is this different from helium found on the earth?
has anyone heard or read a discussion on this?
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I think it would be great. The only way we're going to establish a permanent presence in space is if there's something to exploit, and I don't mean that in a bad way. Fusion fuel woul be a great start, we get cheap energy and live on the moon, what could be better!
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Taxes Are Filed!
by Valis inwoot woot!!
efiled my taxes yesterday...will be getting back $684 in about a week or so...so anyone else efile or are you like the memories of my parents..boxes and bags full of reciepts and then arguing w/each other about ones they hadn't seen before?
sincerely,.
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I am so jealous of you folks that are done. I try to postpone the pain as long as possible, I always end up having to pay something more than the "too much" that I've already paid.