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Let's put it this way: I do not believe in the Trinity. If I were to write about the subject, would I, of necessity, need to write about Wierwille or about my experience as a JW? Not necessarily, no more than I would have to credit someone if I were to say "Salvation comes by faith in Jesus Christ, according to Billy Graham." Oldiesman, what Wierwille did was plagiarism. Not EVERYTHING he wrote was plagiarized. But PLENTY of what he wrote was plagiarized. There's a difference. You and I both know he plagiarized (not "adopted the beliefs of") Kenyon, Bullinger, Stiles, and BG Leonard. Those four are so easily documented that you're in simple denial if you don't acknowledge it (even if you feel the plagiarism was justified by God's instruction, you're admitting it was plagiarism; you're just not admitting there's anything wrong with it).

My e-mail address is now updated. I didn't realize I had an old address up there!

3,000 posts? Amateur.

Bachelor Party!

Calvary Chapel, Fort Lauderdale

The Badge of the Yeller Party? Never heard of it.

Oakspear! Don't you have something better to do?

Badge/Security/Police/ Old/Yellow Party?

Kenyon is NOT very respected in mainstream Christian circles, Oldiesman. Bullinger is a bit more respected. Stiles isn't even on the radar. On the other hand, I wouldn't say Wierwille "stole" the idea of 7 administrations from Bullinger. If you accept dispensationalism and adopt the belief, then you adopt the belief. It's not stealing. A good chunk of the chapter on The Counsel of the Lord was stolen from Bullinger, in that it was word for word taken from Bullinger's writing without credit. But that's different from dispensationalism.

The second pic and the last pic are the only ones I get. I can't figure what word you're looking for on the first or third.

We're on the outer edges of the storm: LOTS of rain, a little wind. People took this very seriously. I saw a lot of people boarding up their windows here in Broward County, even though the path of the storm is WELL to our south. We learned the "unpredictable path of the storm" lesson from Katrina, and we wanted to make sure we were ready in case Rita said "Ooh! Fort Lauderdale Beach! I want to go there instead!"

Sorry I missed it. This is easy?

There never was an evac notice for Ft. Laud. Only the Keys.

Bulworth Halle (sigh) Berry Monster's Ball

Hook is it.

I was jess joshin...

Well, at least this way they'll remember everything! Was there a party in the pastor's room the night before? And how's Marvin?

Heh heh heh

I think I've just had an apostrophe. I think I've done this one recently, but I love the quote and it's been long enough.

All ready for the remake, Sharon? Yours, Mine and Ours

Ending a sentence with a preposition is something up with which I will not put. Churchill. Or someone.

Thanks for the promo, Paw! (every now and then, the logo and link to LES pops up on the banner on top of the open forum. Caught me off guard at first, but I smiled).

I always liked these cones better:

Likeaeagle, I know what you're saying, but given a (false) choice between hitting Fort Lauderdale and hitting New Orleans again, which would you choose? I'd much rather have it hit here: we've got this down to an art form by now. But I'll join you in prayer for everyone's safety... how's that?

Incidentally, for the record, I have NOT posted at the other site. Whoever posted unflattering stuff about Mike anonymously was not me. Actually, was not I, but no one talks like that.