BrownBoy,
In your little blurb at the beginning of this thread you told Israel and Palestine to put down their swords because the Messiah is going to come and devour his enemies with a two-edged sword.
It doesn't quite seem fair does it? "Put your swords down in the name of peace or else I'm gonna do the exact same thing to you that I am commanding you to not do."
Do you ever actually think about what you are saying?
Brad
it can be anyone... on or off jwd, family, friends, a deity.
just think of someone that did something special for you, and thank them.
either post a note of your appreciation, or call the person and just say "thankyou for....." and let us know how it goes.
Thanks to my children for coming into my life. There are so many theories on being/existence, but like FMZ said,
love is all that matters.
All theories put aside for a moment, my children are the best teachers I have ever had. The first part of my life I would have thought I would be their teacher. I have learned differently since then, and I accept my role as both student and teacher to them equally.
Brad
from what i can see, it's the "lack of love" that gets people to realize the witnesses don't have the "truth" after all!
Hypocrisy.
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outbutnotdown --- I believe there are plenty of people who feign friendship hoping to take advantage given the opportunity . The sad part is you even find that in the religion . The bible does say that there would be people that would bring suspicion on the group of christians as a whole .
Heathen,
You live your life believing that people are "out to get you" and I'll live mine by simply cutting off those who have proven to try to take advantage of me. Seems to me that the one who gives the benefit of the doubt rather than living in a state of paranoia will be the happier of the two.
Brad
P.S. There were no "Christians" in the Bible. Think about that for awhile.
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Hide what they are? Some at school or at our place of employment may feign friendship with us for devious purposes. Do we really want to develop close ties with those who do not walk in God?s truth?Now I know why they're all so paranoid, reading exaggerated crap like that all the time. Then again, it's also why I used to be so paranoid as well.
Brad
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this is the part where you talk about your now tarnishing lombardi trophies.
CRR,
This is hopefully not too off-topic, but my kids were with me this weekend, so I was on JWD only briefly a couple of times. Until I saw your thread title I had TOTALLY forgotten that the NFL playoffs were even on.
Brad
P.S. I don't regret not seeing the games today, not because I don't like football... I do.... but because I had more fun with my kids. <------------- proud daddy!!!!
i chose "the society of smoke and mirrors" or "the fuzzy logicians".
but the best one is "the blindfaithians".
As far as renaming the Witnesses, I can't think of a better one than Tigerman's "Babbleonians." Very funny and applicable!!
Brad
i chose "the society of smoke and mirrors" or "the fuzzy logicians".
but the best one is "the blindfaithians".
gdt,
When a system is set up such as our legal system is, it is based on EVERYBODY starting from the same fair and level ground. This is why EVERYBODY is expected to tell "the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth."
The problem that I have with Jehovah's Witnesses is that they perceive that they have "a truth" above and beyond what EVERYBODY else feels is reasonable. With this assumption, they make up a rule such as "Theocratic Warfare Strategy" to separate themselves from this "legal" system.
They use EVERY other aspect of this legal system to their advantage (i.e. schools, medical system, social assistance system, wrongful arrests, etc.) without making the same distinction of them being separate from the "system". They can't have it both ways, without expecting to take criticism for their double standards.
If you feel it necessary to come on this forum and defend their double standards, accept that you will also be criticised. Some people will do it more politely than others, but it is still warranted criticism. It's not just ex-JW's that detest two-faced liars such as those who use "Theocratic Warfare Strategy". Judges especially detest it. They are trained to be the most OBJECTIVE people in this legal system.
When two-faced liars step into their courtroom, they are rightfully upset with them. They are ESPECIALLY upset with people who use it as a rule, rather than just a human weakness or reaction of fear of what may happen to them.
The only people in the world who agree that "Theocratic Warfare Strategy" is acceptable are Jehovah's Witnesses.
Funny how that is, eh?
Brad
i received the decision from the judge today.
for any that were following it, the judge was determining whether my ex-wife was in contempt for moving over a half hour away and a few other things.. i'll make this fairly brief.
she was found to be not in contempt.
Purza,
I am representing myself right now. When I was in court two weeks ago I spoke to a lawyer about possibly taking my case. I told him i have no money but he asked me to meet with him after the Judge gives his decision. I am meeting with him tomorrow. Whether he takes it or not will, I think be dependant on whether he feels that he could recover the costs from my ex's side.
The Judge did say in his findings today:
"She testified Mr. XXXXXXXX is the reason for XXXXXXX's resistance [in visiting me], through his cursing, swearing, controlling and abusive conduct. Mrs. XXXXXXXX's evidence is neither credible, nor reliable. For example she admits to calling the Children's Aid Society with an allegation that Mr. XXXXXXXX had not fed the children anything at all for two days. Her tendency to exxagerate in this and other manners, in conjunction with her apparent willingness to believe the absolute worst about Mr. XXXXXXXX, is the primary reason for this new litigation."
So, I'm hoping that the lawyer I am talking to tomorrow will recognize that the Judge at trial will determine that this entire process is her "fault" and that he will feel confident about recovering the costs from her side. If you have any advice in this matter, I would gladly accept it.
Brad
i received the decision from the judge today.
for any that were following it, the judge was determining whether my ex-wife was in contempt for moving over a half hour away and a few other things.. i'll make this fairly brief.
she was found to be not in contempt.
Thanks to all for your support.
Ailla,
When I said:
I will not "take the kids away from her"
I put " " around the words for a reason. Of course the children will live with me full-time if I have sole custody. I want them to be with me more now even. I spent $12,000 fighting to even get to see them. If she had her way, I wouldn't see them at all. (I now have no more funds, so I am representing myself.) The independant, court appointed Office of the Children's Lawyer determined that we should have joint custody. Since then she has gone completely against that. If she doesn't change her tactics they will grant me sole custody. They already warned her of that last year when they gave their first recommendations.
I realize that the children need positive interaction with BOTH parents. She does not understand that obviously. I meant that my intention was not to prevent their interaction with her, but to make that interaction positive, rather than what it has mostly consisted of right now.
She did not only move a half an hour away. I said that she had done other things too. If you care to read a bit about what she and her family have done, you can read some of my other threads. I have also posted some of the story under the name formerout (because I had lost my password).
You paint a pretty bad picture of me without even knowing anything about it. If I was as bad as what you are suggesting, I wouldn't like myself either. I'm not sure why you made such a bold and unfair assessment of me, but it is not warranted. It is up to you if you want to accept that or not. It doesn't change reality.
Brad
