SFJim, good point. I wrote this from work, and so at the moment I dont have the luxury of going through Google searches just yet. I thought I'd quickly write up this thread to get everyone's thoughts before the majority of the board participants go to bed.
Posts by Prisca
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6Ghost Hauntings in Churches?
by Prisca infirst off, i don't intend for this thread to be a debate about people who believe in ghosts, or whether ghosts really exist.
this is just a question about reported sightings/stories about ghosts.. last night i had a dream where i was in a church that was haunted by a ghost.
although the concept probably isn't totally impossible, it is something that i hadn't heard of before.. has anyone ever heard of a church being haunted by a ghost?
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Why do they bury people that commit suicide?
by Blue inif they think suicide is so wrong and then drive people to it by disfellowshipping them or threatening them with disfellowshipping
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Prisca
Why is it so heartless to not want to waste money on burial plots, caskets and headstones when cremation is a much cheaper option?
Why waste money on the dead when that money is better spent on the living - eg your children's education, health insurance etc.
How often do any of you go to visit the graves of your parents, grandparents, uncles, aunts or great-grandparents? Every week, every month, every year?
To me, what is important is not the grave or headstone, but the loving memories my family have left behind. I don't go and visit graves or cremation niches to remember my loved ones by. I have many fond memories that pay tribute to the effect they had on my life. And I know that is what they would want to be remembered by. Not some fancy headstone on an expensive burial plot.
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Ghost Hauntings in Churches?
by Prisca infirst off, i don't intend for this thread to be a debate about people who believe in ghosts, or whether ghosts really exist.
this is just a question about reported sightings/stories about ghosts.. last night i had a dream where i was in a church that was haunted by a ghost.
although the concept probably isn't totally impossible, it is something that i hadn't heard of before.. has anyone ever heard of a church being haunted by a ghost?
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Prisca
First off, I don't intend for this thread to be a debate about people who believe in ghosts, or whether ghosts really exist. This is just a question about reported sightings/stories about ghosts.
Last night I had a dream where I was in a church that was haunted by a ghost. Although the concept probably isn't totally impossible, it is something that I hadn't heard of before.
Has anyone ever heard of a church being haunted by a ghost? You would presume that a supposed house of God would be immune from such things, but you never know.
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Any step-parents here??
by Out At 22 inhey everyone.
i was wondering if there are any fellow step-parents or soon-to-be step parents around?
i am a soon-to be stepmom to four girls (14,11,6,4).
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Prisca
Why does this woman need daycare if she doesn't work?
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Cessnock, Australia and Carcroft, Doncaster, UK
by carcroft congregation ini would really like to hear from people who were in these congregations at any point, or indeed still are.
always nice to know who has escaped and which poor sods are still in it and suffering.
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Prisca
Certainly is Smack, now that you mention the name Visocchi. I know there's a family of them that now live in Tamworth, nice family. Forgot that they were related to you, but now that I think about it I remember being told that your cousin M is related to GV & LV in Tamworth.
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Ozzie's Weekend Poll #65 - fresh from the Freedomfest
by ozziepost init's been a festive weekend for us.
we're down in canberra right now at the home of mr and mrs bliss.. the freedomfest went great and right now mrs bliss is "in a huddle" with a fomerly zealous sister bringing her up to speed on judicial procedures.
mrs ozzie's reading and we're just enjoying this cosy home.. but we mustn't forget the poll!
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Prisca
11. What left-overs?
I was completely unaware that there would be leftover building supplies.
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Prisca
LOL!!
Though I didn't know Jon was a man of the cloth!
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Why do they bury people that commit suicide?
by Blue inif they think suicide is so wrong and then drive people to it by disfellowshipping them or threatening them with disfellowshipping
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Prisca
Maybe the JWs decided to have a cremation rather than have a proper coffin, burial plot and stone simply because they couldn't afford it. JWs are not the richest people on earth, and funerals are very expensive, so cremations are the cheapest option.
BTW, why are you taking what the grave digger is saying as gospel? Did he have a direct conversation with the JWs? Or did he get the info 3rd hand?
Also, if you were once a JW, wouldn't you know what the JW stance is?
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Telephone Witnessing AND Wallkill, NY
by unique1 inwent to the meeting (first time in a month) last night.
they had this skit on telephone witnessing.
the bro and sis, were dressed up, but hey it was a meeting.
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Prisca
They are too stingy to give people water or do something to help those walking home during the blackout.They are too stingy to set up a help center during the WTC bombing or to offer assistance of some kind to those coming out of the debris, but they can spend FIFTY MILLION on more printing.
Real Christian love in action eh? Gotta keep those presses rolling.
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I'm at a loss...dazzzed and confused...
by Red Witch inwhy is it when so many of you have left the "oh so illusrious" organization, want to have possesion of their publications?
unless, as far as i can figure, you are still somewhat enthralled, dazzed and confused with what they have to say.
when i left, so did all their propaganda.
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Prisca
I don't read or collect anything recent but I do have plenty of old publications, and publications from recent times that contain changes (like the QFR article that said blood fractions were ok).
Why? Because I still have family trapped in the Borg, so I keep the publications to be able to prove things from their own publications. A staunch JW will not take seriously a quote that has been photocopied or that comes from the internet just in case it has been tampered with. So I keep the original publications, so they can see with their own eyes what the WTS said in years past.