Gretchen956

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  What are you eating tonight?

  by kittyeatzjdubs in

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  we're about to dig into new york strip steak, a'la matt..... and fried potatoes country style, a'la jojo..... aaaaaaand we're halfway through a bottle of yellowtail chiraz...viva la australia!!!!!!

  luv, jojo

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  Gretchen956

  Curried salmon (fresh King Salmon), jasmine rice and broccoli. That ice cream sure sounds good for dessert though, may have to go to the store!

  Sherry
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  Things I love about Texas

  by IP_SEC in

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  being that it's such an auspicious day for the great state.. things i love about texas.. 1. shiner bock.

  2. san antonio.

  3. corpus christi.

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  Gretchen956

  Hmmmm.... well I have been invited but I hear most folks don't like lesbo pagans down there... those lynchins scare me!

  Perhaps you apostates could cover for me and I'd be safe for an apostafest perhaps in the fall.....

  Skeeeeered Sherry
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  threats

  by joelbear in

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  any interesting threats your parents would use on you.. my mom always said, remember there's an eye watchin' you.

  and when i would say something about a brother or sister or the society or something offbeat in general.

  she would say the she bears were going to eat me.. well she was close on the last one.

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  The most notable one I can remember was from my mom. She was big on the fear side of the religion anyway. I was pretty independent and I was having a period of "doubt" in my teen years. I told mom I didn't want to be a JW anymore. She said I would die at Armeggedon and it would be long, slow and excrutiating. I said well if I saw the big A coming I would just commit suicide since being dead is just nothingness anyway. She said "Oh no, Jehovah won't let you commit suicide, he will kill you and he will make sure you know its him killing you and he will make it slow and painful."

  So much for a loving god, what a guy! But I guess that says a lot about my mum too.

  Sherry
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  What's for Supper?

  by Frannie Banannie in

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  busy day today.

  taking g/daughters to doctor appt.

  this noon, startin' supper.

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  Gretchen956

  We're having salmon too but not sure what with it yet.

  Sherry
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  UPDATE: Man Sentenced to Church

  by Saoirse in

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  an update on the case states that he only went the kingdom hall once and then attended the other five services at a christian church.

  i wonder if all the letters had an impact?

  the article goes on to state the the case generated interest from as far away as germany and great britain.. .

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  Gretchen956

  Church and State are more and more fuddled every day over here in gool old America despite arguments to the contrary. Its scary.

  Sherry
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  What do you say in response to this???????

  by cr1234 in

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  my brother in law wants to know::: if jw's don't have the truth then where do you go to worship?

  if i had something better then he would follow?

  i know i have heard this before from jw's but couldn't find the thread to answer him correctly.

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  Gretchen956

  He is diverting attention. My response would be, if JWs have the truth you would be correct. If they do not have the truth then ANYwhere else would at least be worth investigating. If they do not have the truth, then they are the one place you know for sure you should NOT worship. Then bring them back to the real topic, do they have the truth...

  Sherry
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  What do you say in response to this???????

  by cr1234 in

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  my brother in law wants to know::: if jw's don't have the truth then where do you go to worship?

  if i had something better then he would follow?

  i know i have heard this before from jw's but couldn't find the thread to answer him correctly.

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  Gretchen956

  He is diverting attention. My response would be, if JWs have the truth you would be correct. If they do not have the truth then ANYwhere else would at least be worth investigating. If they do not have the truth, then they are the one place you know for sure you should NOT worship. Then bring them back to the real topic, do they have the truth...

  Sherry
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  My story / update 2

  by InquiryMan in

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  today i attended a meeting targeted on how to handle the situation of children vs. lesbian/gay parents coming out.

  it was most enlightening.

  the most surprising though was that i met a lesbian df sister from my neighbourhood "cong".

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  Gretchen956

  Inquiry, Thats wonderful! Hopefully you two can get a friendship out of this, its very nice to have a friend with the same experience.

  Sherry
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  My story / update 2

  by InquiryMan in

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  today i attended a meeting targeted on how to handle the situation of children vs. lesbian/gay parents coming out.

  it was most enlightening.

  the most surprising though was that i met a lesbian df sister from my neighbourhood "cong".

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  Gretchen956

  Well I suppose we should define gaydar, huh? Gaydar is the ability to tell whether someone else is gay. The term is used mostly by the gay community. So many people even now, have to be in the closet in so many areas of this country and the world, that gaydar comes in handy to tell if someone else is "family" too.

  Sherry
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  Female Brain Cell

  by Clam in

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  once upon a time there was a female brain cell, which by .

  mistake happened to end up in a man's head.

  she looked around .

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  Gretchen956

  Thanks for the giggle this morning!

  Sherry