Posts by onintwo

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CALL TO ACTION: Write the United Nations!

by seattleniceguy in

most of us are familiar with the watchtower bible and tract society's association with the un as an ngo.

this fact has been confirmed via correspondence with the un numerous times, notably in a letter received recently by one of our own members.

for details and photocopies, see here:.

onintwo

Just mailed mine! Went out on corporate stationery, too!

SNG, I think this is a good idea. Thanks for spearheading it.

And for all those who wish they could "do" something about the JW lies, please consider this: Maybe there is someone you love still "trapped" within the Borg, ...isn't this worth a shot? Otherwise, be satisfied that an opportunity came to you, and you didn't bother.

As for me, I've had a belly full of their lies, and if this helps even one person who visits the UN site to check out this new "rumor", (that may go around in JW circles) that the UN actually has on their site this evidence of WT involvement, hell, it's a good day. And I feel good!

Onintwo

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More decption in Feb 1 WT

by why144000 in

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how is this for deceptive writing.

in the feb 1 2004 watchtower under the title 'how can you satisfy your spiritual needs' the artice gives three examples of professional people who have become witnesses, a doctor, a lawyer and an architect.

all come complete with two pictures each.

onintwo

I always disdained the way the Society would omit the identifiers regarding personal stories and anecdotal experiences. Things like the name of the person involved, or their city and state, etc. Things a guy could check if he wanted to. But they never did. I felt that it took away from the credibility of the articles.

The WT never "signs off" on anything. Even their crummy little articles and books are anonymously written. How honest is that? They, of course, hide behind the rationale that modesty prohibits them from naming the writers. Glory should be given to God and not man, blah, blah, blah.

Until they begin doing what every other author/writer does, (state his name and stand behind his words,) they will have zero currency in this world, in my humble opinion.

Oh, aren't the Bible writers named? Cats like James and John among others?

Onintwo

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Dick Gephard cried today. In public....

by onintwo in

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very few men cry in public.

i mean really cry.

dick did.

onintwo

Very few men cry in public. I mean really cry. Dick did. The coach of the Portland Trail Blazers did. How many guys cry publicly? I did when my kids were born, but that's not publicly. I have cried at funerals, but that doesn't count either.

How many men cry in public? Are you capable of that?

Onintwo

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I'm in!

by seattleniceguy in

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just got word: i'm back in the saddle at ms!

woo hoo!

*moonwalks around his living room*.

onintwo

Atta way, SNG!

Onintwo

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Pro Life, pro choice?

by got my forty homey? in

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i always have felt that the following expressions were stupid, why dont they just call it pro abortion, anti abortion.

anyway, knowing our backgrounds as jw's what is your viewpoint on this highly debated issue?

onintwo

Rape and incest have been mentioned. As have "medically necessary" abortions.

All, as possible justification, for an abortion. Does anyone have statistics on how often that is the case? What is the ratio of these type of abortions to all abortions performed? Does anyone know?

Onintwo

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What would the WTS need to do to become a mainstream religion?

by Deleted in

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this is a minimus-type question.

but what would it take for the society to mainstream, perhaps like the adventists?

my top five in order would be: .

onintwo

Abandon the New World Translation!

Onintwo

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Attention Hairdressers! Got a question for ya.

by onintwo in

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i realize cutting hair is more "art" than "science" but isn't there someway a hairdresser can give you the same cut each time?

some way to "quantify" the length the hair should be on the top, sides, back, etc?.

i know this may sound silly, but i get mine cut religiously every 3-4 weeks.

onintwo

I realize cutting hair is more "art" than "science" but isn't there someway a hairdresser can give you the same cut each time? Some way to "quantify" the length the hair should be on the top, sides, back, etc?

I know this may sound silly, but I get mine cut religiously every 3-4 weeks. And I always use the same guy to cut it. It's one of these chic places and it's the owner of the salon who does it. My cut is a standard man's cut. But I like it a certain way, so that I don't end up with a haystack look because there's too much on the sides, or a scalped look because there's too little, etc. But I'll be darned if he cuts it the same way two out of five times now. I hooked up with this guy because at first he seemed to 'get it'. I told him how I wanted it, and he must have made mental notes, or something, but for a year or so it seemed about right each time. Now it's hit or miss. I keep going because I have come to know him and kinda like him. He's also good about getting me in for appointments. Of course, I always give him a nice tip. And I am sure he wants me as a patron.

I don't know, but do hairdressers try to keep in their mind, all of their customers preferences about length, type of cut, etc? Or do you need to tell them each time?

This is pet peeve #13 on my list.

Onintwo

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The Dark Tower, a prison without bars

by freeman in

three days ago i was chit-chatting with my wife about the impending cold weather and snowstorm forecasted to hit our area when the conversation unexpectedly turned a bit negative.

she made the statement that they might cancel the meeting if the roads become too dangerous, i replied that they just might but really if she went to the meeting or not, the decision was up to her based on her best judgment.

her retort was to the effect of not to tell her what to do and that she would go to the meeting if she wanted to.

onintwo

I can remember about 25 years ago a time when a group of us (young married couples, all in the troof) were on some sort of overnite camping trip. We were in a very rural campground. Somehow it happened that we were going to be unable to make it back to our area on Sunday afternoon and thus were going to miss the meeting. (I can't remember the exact circumstance). But I do remember this; A ministerial servant, very active, later to become an elder said: "Well, it's true we're gonna miss the talk and WT study, but hey, you hear one talk, you've heard them all!" We all laughed. It was a rare and candid moment for him.

Someone kind of then said that she had a WT in her car and we could conduct the WT study right there, but she kinda got drowned out and we never had the meeting. I think everyone kinda felt funny, skating out on a regularly planned meeting and all. But we soon forgot about the feeling and went back to enjoying the outing.

I can't believe how much control the WT had on all of us. Imagine feeling guilty about taking a weekend off, and relaxing like normal people do!

Onintwo

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It's probably all gonna hit the fan soon!

by onintwo in

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there must be hundreds of thousands of current jw's who haven't planned for retirement.

i know that i was "in" the troof til my mid-forties and always believed what's the point?

didn't they tell us that advanced degrees were useless?

onintwo

Analysis, I agree with you. It's not exclusively a JW problem. But I think you'll have to agree that this problem may be especially acute within the Borg. That's the one group that I can think of that definetly de-emphasized investing in this old system of things. At least persons in the general population know that they need to be saving towards their retirement. The SS thing won't be much. Never meant to be much more than a safety net, as I understand it.

I send my widowed mom money each month, have for years. My four brothers also do. (although three of them are sporadic...they always have some sort of reason why they can't) She gets a small pension from my dad's old union, SS and nothing else. (besides what we boys do). But then, that gets into something else. A previous poster in this thread talked about young married couples putting off having children to the New System. How many of them might wish they had some help in their older years? It's sad. The Society is truly guilty of steering persons in the wrong direction. That's why I hope that this issue can be spotlighted enough to put some pressure on them. They are ruining lives every minute!

Yes, I like to hit a few. (golf balls). My wife and I usually take the sticks when we travel or do a little road trip.

Onintwo

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It's probably all gonna hit the fan soon!

by onintwo in

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there must be hundreds of thousands of current jw's who haven't planned for retirement.

i know that i was "in" the troof til my mid-forties and always believed what's the point?

didn't they tell us that advanced degrees were useless?

onintwo

Hey drawcad, I'd forgotten about that bit about the "college degree equivalency" thing. What rubbish! Try entering any field for which some degree of certification is required with your Watchtower and Awake credentials.

People working into their 70' and 80's is depressing. Man, I hope that in about seven years or so my wife and I can travel to nice places and play golf! We do some of that now, but I'm hoping to do more of it on a much grander scale.

Well, I'm at work and gotta keep the squirrel cage turning.

Onintwo