Topics Started by Seeker
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Quotes about patriotism
by Seeker insince the subject of nationalism is so hot and heavy around here, i thought i would present some quotes on the subject that also express my mind:.
heroism on command, senseless violence, and all the loathsome nonsense that goes by the name of patriotism - how passionately i hate them!
~albert einstein.
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Stranded on a desert island
by Seeker inby odd coincidence, the following groups of people.
are stranded on separate desert islands:.
2 italian men and 1 italian woman.
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Do JWs think they have a 'religion'?
by Seeker in(rather than continue to allow an existing thread to be hijacked by a different topic, i'm starting this new topic.
it continues an argument between myself and tallyman.
the question is, do jws refer to themselves as having a 'religion' or do they still follow the old rutherford notion of all religions being a 'snare and a racket'.
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Patriotism, media credibility, and the bottom line
by Seeker ininteresting story about the media:.
http://www.sunspot.net/news/printedition/bal-to.media04oct04.story.
in a thread a few weeks back, i mentioned my belief that the corporations that had bought up the media outlets were more interested in profits for shareholders than objective reporting.
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"We'd have them back next year"
by Seeker inremember the annual km about the summer convention, and the experiences listed therein about how the brothers were so well behaved some convention manager would say something like, "we'd have them back next year.
" and remember how this was used a one more proof that jws had the right religion?
well check this out from the ap newswire:.
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Prophetic headline? - Demise of watchtower cheered
by Seeker inyou've got to check out this headline!
the story has nothing to do with us, but the headline is too funny in an unintentional manner.
a prophetic headline?....
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The Supreme Court case is very narrow in scope
by Seeker innote this excerpt from one account of the u.s. supreme court deciding to hear this ohio case involving jws:.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/a63859-2001oct15.html.
the supreme court, however, has agreed to review one particular aspect of the case: the provision of the town's permit requirement that says jehovah's witnesses or other door-to-door canvassers must display their permits, which bear their names, on demand.. in siding with stratton, the cincinnati-based 6th u.s. circuit court of appeals noted that "individuals going door-to-door .
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God Hates Fundamentalists
by Seeker infound this site: http://www.godhatesfundies.com/about/.
basically takes on those who espouse illogical and fundamentalist views of the world, notably the more hard-line conservative christian element in the u.s.a. (think: jack chick).
interesting and fun stuff for those who like such things.
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Song parody: The Adams Family
by Seeker ini felt like creating another song parody and i was casting around looking for the right song to pick.
at first i thought of the brady bunch, but nothing seemed to fit just right ("here's a story of a man named chuckie..") or ("here's a story of a lovely culty...").
i dunno, at every turn i wound up getting to the blood issue or child molestation and it became less funny.. so i stumbled onto the adams family lyrics (which are very simple), and was stunned to see that i didn't have to change a thing!
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Better not say "Jesus Christ" around ...
by Seeker inap news story today:.
"chattanooga, tenn. -- frustrated high school tennis players in tennessee can yell "jesus!
" or "christ!