Why are you giving up without actually trying?
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Bartender - Update 3
by Garrett insorry for long delay for update.. short story shorter - walked in way too late, she walked by, didn't say hi, i didn't say hi, she left to work, i left the bar.
4 friends got into a huge fight and were kicked out.
now i'll be going there alone.. to be honest, though, i think i'm just gonna pass on relationships all together.
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Are The Governing Body Anointed?
by freemindfade infor any lurkers, i just want to put a thought out there for you.
like me maybe during your life as a jw the "thing" that causes someone to know if they are anointed was always a bit of mystery, except to those who claimed they knew.
i had heard it explained to me many ways, and like many things i just said "ok, well thats an answer... i guess".
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A sister who claimed to be anointed was asked how it was that she came to know that she was anointed. She replied saying that a mother-to-be can feel the baby kicking inside, but others who are not pregnant would not have that feeling. Similar thing with the anointed!
(rolling eyes in disbelief)
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Once-in-a-lifetime relationships: despite the decades
by Open mind inmy wife and several friends recently hiked to the top of half dome in yosemite.. it brought back memories of my very good friend (now deceased) clarise.. http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/142423/memory-clarice-musings-from-hills?size=10&page=1.
life is short.
make as many moments precious as you can.. om.
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It's hard to find chilled-out, relaxed, easygoing, & open-minded elderly ones in congs. Many are bitter, negative, & paranoid, often lamanting about "worsening" world conditions, constantly complaining about health problems, etc. Some are self-righteous, exalting themselves above others & expect special treatment, supposedly deserved due to their being in "the truth" for many years. It's great that you found someone uncommon who you could relate to & who proved to be a good friend!
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The Witnesses Are Really Trying Hard To Get Me Back In
by minimus inat my mom's bed side all i see is either jw family or friends making a concerted effort to have me return to their fold.
evidentlyy, my mom has encouraged this and i'm a trapped prisoner, as they do their best to have me come back.
it's bad enough that i have to endure my mom's dying, now i have to be bombarded with this bs..
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Had any 'Return to Jehovah' brochures dumped on you yet? I can predict some coming your way soon! -
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More Expense For Congregations
by The Searcher inthanks to the "wonderful" rebranding of the midweek meetings, most congregations will now have to fork out some of the cash from their org-decreed "3 months operating costs", and pay good money in order to change their kingdom hall signs which inform "interested ones" about the name/nature of the meetings being held.. 'money' and 'drain' spring to mind!
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Eh... really? For my local hall, it's just a simple plastic plaque with letters & numbers in sticker form. Won't cost anything to update the info, just remove & restick -
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National IQ Test Scores And Psychological Required Profile For Public Veiwing For Those Running For Presidential Candidate
by Brokeback Watchtower ini think this could be like a national service for the betterment of the country so that they have wise leadership abilities that is needed for the job.
this could be a great aid to help the people pick the best qualified to do the job and weed out the mentally incompitant.
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I seriously wonder how the GB would fare if they were made to go through IQ tests & psychological profiling...
Especially that moron Stephen Lett.....
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Need Help with Blood Transfusion Illustration
by Dissonant15 inplease, who can provide an intelligent rebuttal to the following illustration?
i always thought it was bullet-proof:.
"if your doctor directs you to 'abstain from alcohol' would you be ok to have it injected into your veins rather than drink it?
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The morning after I KILLED myself...
by Divergent ina very thought provoking poem.... .
the morning after i killed myself, i woke up.
i made myself breakfast in bed.
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A very thought provoking poem...
The Morning After I Killed Myself
The morning after I killed myself, I woke up. I made myself breakfast in bed. I added salt and pepper to my eggs and used my toast for a cheese and bacon sandwich. I squeezed a grapefruit into a juice glass. I scraped the ashes from the frying pan and rinsed the butter off the counter. I washed the dishes and folded the towels.
The morning after I killed myself, I fell in love. Not with the boy down the street or the middle school principal. Not with the everyday jogger or the grocer who always left the avocados out of the bag. I fell in love with my mother and the way she sat on the floor of my room holding each rock from my collection in her palms until they grew dark with sweat. I fell in love with my father down at the river as he placed my note into a bottle and sent it into the current. With my brother who once believed in unicorns but who now sat in his desk at school trying desperately to believe I still existed.
The morning after I killed myself, I walked the dog. I watched the way her tail twitched when a bird flew by or how her pace quickened at the sight of a cat. I saw the empty space in her eyes when she reached a stick and turned around to greet me so we could play catch but saw nothing but sky in my place. I stood by as strangers stroked her muzzle and she wilted beneath their touch like she did once for mine.
The morning after I killed myself, I went back to the neighbors’ yard where I left my footprints in concrete as a two year old and examined how they were already fading. I picked a few daylilies and pulled a few weeds and watched the elderly woman through her window as she read the paper with the news of my death. I saw her husband spit tobacco into the kitchen sink and bring her her daily medication. The morning after I killed myself, I watched the sun come up. Each orange tree opened like a hand and the kid down the street pointed out a single red cloud to his mother.
The morning after I killed myself, I went back to that body in the morgue and tried to talk some sense into her. I told her about the avocados and the stepping stones, the river and her parents. I told her about the sunsets and the dog and the beach. The morning after I killed myself, I tried to unkill myself, but couldn’t finish what I started.
By: Meggie Royer
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Silly Bible things you notice when your awake.
by Crazyguy ini sure you guys can list others but here is a thought about the exodus story.
in chapter 1 the pharoah is concerned that the israelites are becoming to numerous.
and just as a side point we can assume pharaohs were not to dumb and even if they were the smart people of egypt studied in the temple 40 years and they studied all things not just religion.
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Deuteronomy 22: 28, 29 - “If a man happens to meet a virgin girl who is not engaged and he seizes her and lies down with her and they are discovered, the man who lay down with her must give the girl’s father 50 silver shekels, and she will become his wife. Because he humiliated her, he will not be allowed to divorce her as long as he lives."
Forcing a girl to marry her rapist. WTF????!!!!
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My comments:
Does your religion make you judge people?
Definitely! We were told that we would be the only ones who would survive Armageddon and that "worldly" people are goats. Even within the cong, many are judgemental & make life difficult for others
Does your religion hinder the advancement of science, technology, or medicine?
Yes, in many areas. From promoting quack medicine in the days of Russell and Rutherford, condemning vaccination & organ transplants (made a u-turn, no longer condemned), to maintaining an illogical anti blood transfusion stand which has cost the lives of thousands!
Did you choose your religion or did someone else choose it for you?
Was a born-in who although having some doubts seriously believed it. Fortunately, became smarter & eventually woke up in my 20's
Does your religion give you weird anxieties about your sexuality?
Most definitely. I used to worry that I would not survive Armageddon as I viewed porn. Was also depressed as a young adult due to having raging hormones but not being able to find a suitable mate (JW girls are weird!)
Do you validate your beliefs by constantly trying to convince others to believe the same thing?
Yes! We were constantly encouraged to go out in service, witness, preach, so that we might "save both ourselves and those who listen to us"
Do you mock other religions for believing crazy things, meanwhile believing some crazy shit of your own?
Definitely! Funny when you look back at it though...