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  for crying out loud - it was just a typo - millions now living will never DIET

  by berrygerry in

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  for crying out loud - it was just a typo - millions now living will never diet.

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  Hairtrigger

  "Overlapping": Is that supposed to mean that each succeeding generation laps up the last one's vomit?
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  Wow! Are You Stumped By Anything This 'Still-in' X-JW says?

  by Island Man in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbzn9aric28.

  i think he needs help.

  i feel pity for him..

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  Hairtrigger

  This joker is from a south- east asian country.(India or Sri Lanka) His critical thinking ability is almost non-existent or at best faulty. This is not surprising as is evident from his WT indoctrination and his poorly articulated -and even more poorly reasoned- rationale. That part of the world lives with a slave like mentality adulating and almost worshipping their political leadership, and in fact, worshipping their religious ones. So it's not surprising that this idiot has so much to say in favor of the WT ( without the evidence to back up what he is saying- the best he can come up with is poorly reasoned illustrations.) despite having seen the mountains of evidence against the WT.

  On the other hand this may be a ploy to hoodwink the WT leadership to get himself reinstated into the organization. Praise the WT publicly so his deisfellowshipping ( I Would go so far as to guess that he has been disfellowshipped for visiting "apostate" websites) is revoked and he is back on the gravy train. Did he mention he was a MS? Soon to have been an elder?( I didn't pay much attention to his hierarchical claims.)
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  Watchtower Tells Us "Employers Seek JWs Only" Yet Most JW Employers Avoid Hiring JWs, Why?

  by BucketShopBill in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  here's a thought: we're told over and over how employers sing the praises of their jw employees, sometimes with a vague quote about how 'if we could only hire jws, we would as they are so honest'.

  however, while some jw employers themselves may hire jw employees (usually cheap entry level positions), most don't.

  in fact, many jw's in general who have businesses have a rule not to do work with jws, even those in their congregation.

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  This is from an elder in S. Ca. who ran his own carpet cleaning business. "Rugdoctors", if I recall correctly. " Never hire a JW. They make the worst workers. They are lazy and take too much for granted."Now this might have been a sweeping statement on his part, but he was expressing an opinion held by quite a few in that same congregation.
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  Does consciousness end with the death of the body

  by givemejustalittlemoretime in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  apparently, the carvakas in anceint hinduism were materialists and skeptics, arguing that consciousness ends with the death of the body and that therefore we should take pleasure in this life while we possess it and practice compassion toward others.

  they also argued that direct observation is the only certain way to know anything, and thus the existence of supernatural forces and realities cannot be established and must be rejected.

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  GMJALMT: The question is ageless and whoever discovers the answer to that, will have conquered death. My thoughts run along these lines. As we grow older we begin to understand more, forgive more, become more compasssionate, more willing to seek peace at all costs, live more harmoniously with all creatures including other humans. We have more regrets about the rashness of our youthful exuberence with respect to certain things done. We see our past reflections in the mirrors of our minds and wonder why we didn't possess the wisdom we do now, in our youth. And just when we begin to live in complete oneness with the earth, we have this evolved renniasiance of our existence snuffed out . To what end?
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  Simon, please update my profile picture!

  by will-be-apostate in

  1. forum
  2. tech-support

  i've read on another thread you need to delete the cached file of the profile picture so that it can be updated by the gravatar user.

  i created a gravatar account, added the email address i use on here and uploaded the an image, but nothing happens.

  this was 3 days ago.. could you please solve this problem?.

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  Hairtrigger

  As far as Focus is concerned I tend to agree with Warehouse. Focus provided this forum with a vitality it lacked and a wealth of info that few can match. His personal style and rejoinders may have rubbed a few the wrong way and definitely he wasn't pulling any punches. But then there are quite a few who went into a slugfest with him and came out second best. It's not his fault he is a better fighter. However , Forum rules are Forum rules and Simon is the final arbiter.
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  circuit overseer worship

  by Magnum in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  for over thirty years i observed among jws the phenomenon of co worship/idolatry.

  i, myself, was somewhat guilty of it even though i rather quickly caught on and detected something wrong.. think about the week of the co visit.

  during that week most attention is given to and most thought is about the co. the supposed sovereign of the universe takes a backseat.

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  It has been my observation that attendance suddenly tends towards optimizing itself during the CO,s/ DO,s visit. One would think it was the second coming!

  Elders suddenly trying to get the CO to attend a particular bible study, have a meal- preferably dinner- at their home. No doubt gifts of gifts and money changing pockets inobstrusively as well as other forms of venerated exclusivity being heaped on a bum living off hard working people's sweat and blood.
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  Goodbye JW net

  by snare&racket in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  forgive me for indulging in a goodbye but it would feel wrong not to,.

  i hope the discussions and atmosphere here do not change for it is a bubbling brew of doubt, bravery and sincere hunger for answers.

  these are healthy ingrediants for humans and especially for a jehovah's witness.. this forum offers not just the ability to ask without consequence, but it also offers the means to be real.

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  Hairtrigger

  Physician

  Thou hast healed thyself! The very best, on the rest of your journey in ministering to the ailments of your fellow man!

  Cheers!

  HT
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  I am Back on JWN and out of hospital

  by KateWild in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hey everyone,.

  thanks qcf and nugget for starting threads.

  thanks cofty for wondering where i was.

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  Hairtrigger

  welcome back!
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  6th Sense.

  by quellycatface in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  do you believe it exists?.

  when you get "a hunch", do you ignore or listen to it?

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  You bet ..subconscious thought, gambler's or hunter's instinct, intuition ...a sense by any other rose . It exists ..better believe it. I can't define or explain it . It has helped me time and again when betting the horses or dogs. Both when I'm betting wrong as well as when I've picked right.
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  Kate Wild

  by quellycatface in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i've been given permission to post news of our friend.. kate hasn't been very well.

  not well at all.

  i think much of it has been a delayed reaction to her df'ing, the general fallout when leaving the wtbs and family issues.. i just wanted to give you guys the heads up and give you a chance to show how much we care about her.. thanks for listening..

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  Hairtrigger

  Kate we've got a fight on and need you back on the team. You can't let them get you down now. C'mon ! get back on your feet.

  Sincerely

  HT