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  The Scorpian and the Toad

  by Farkel in

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  a toad was at the edge of a very swift river, and he could not swim.

  a scorpian approaches him and said, "i'm a very good swimmer.

  i'm a scorpian.

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  Yeah! You got it all wrong! The scorpion asks to hitch the ride. Halfway across the river, he stings the toad and they both drown. The last part is right, a scorpion does not change his stripes. Yup, there is a story in there. If the scorpion (governing leadership) stings too hard, the whole ship sinks

  Yes, it was the scorpion that hitched a ride on the frog's back since the frog could swim and the scorpion couldn't.

  The scorpion reasoned with the frog, "why would I sting you? It would be stupid to sting you since we would both drown."

  The frog accepted the scorpion's reasoning and gave him a ride across the pond. Halfway across, the scorpion stung the frog. As they were both going down, the frog asked pleadingly of the scorpion, "why did you do that? Now we are both going to die!"

  The scorpion shrugged and said, "it's just my nature".

  How about this one:

  A man is walking along the street and falls into a hole. A doctor walks by and hears the cries for help. The man in the hole says, "hey, I've fallen into this hole. Can you get me out?"

  The doctor writes him a prescription and throws it into the hole and then walks away.

  A priest comes along and sees the man in the hole. The man in the hole says, "hey, I've fallen into this hole and I can't get out! Can you get me out of here, please?"

  The priest writes out a prayer and throws it into the hole and walks away.

  A while later, another man comes along and sees the man in the hole. The man in the hole says, "hey, I've fallen into this hole. Can you get me out?"

  The man up top doesn't say a word, but jumps down into the hole with the first man. The first man says, "what did you do that for? Now we're both in the hole!"

  The second man says matter of factly, "yes, but I've been down here before. I know the way out."

  Corvin
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  The Witnesses aren't the only ones persecuted.

  by DevonMcBride in

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  ani (india), nov. 3, 2004. http://www.newkerala.com.

  [india news]: siliguri, nov 3 : a 70-year-old woman nagasia was killed in siliguri yesterday by two youths of her village on the suspicion of being a witch.

  bihani was beaten to death by two youths sibon and dhutu of her village.

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  It has been my personal experience that JW's are not just persecuted, when they are persecuted, for merely their religion. It has more to do with their attitudes and their arrogance. It has more to do with making statements like, "My God, Jehovah is going to destroy you and your government because you are evil and wicked, you do not think like we do, you do not believe as we do, and we will be very happy to see you lying on the ground dead and bleeding out of your eyes. Until then, we will continue to enjoy living under whatever forms of freedom you afford us, and we will take advantage of the rights given to us by you so that we can undermine your authority and power. Have a nice day."
  

  Another personal experience I have is how JW's are not persecuted for their religious beliefs, at least not in this country. JW's are the ones that persecute, abuse, shun and manipulate friends and family and others for not believing as they do.

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  The Watchtower - losing its grip by popular vote?

  by truthseeker in

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  the theme text for jehovah's witnesses this year is, "keep on the watch...prove yourselves ready.

  " (matthew 24:42, 44) .

  and what a year it has been for the watchtower bible & tract society.

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  Great summary, truthseeker.
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  How about having a cocktail with me???

  by codeblue in

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  yeapers, it is almost 5 pm.... i just mixed a screwdriver...... come on over and join me!!!!!!!!

  codeblue

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  Got me a ice cold Heineken, cheers.

  Corvin
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  COMPLAINT DEPARTMENT: now open for business

  by Terry in

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  here is your chance to complain.. what is really bothering you and what would you like to see happen?.

  go on, let it out; let it all out.

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  I'm giving you no shit Terry, my balls are still bothering me. I just want the itchy pokey feeling to go away.

  Nos, hydrate them for a while, then shave them again. The pokey feeling will go away and you will be on the road to shaved balls being quite normal and comfy . . . if not preferable. Don't give up! Think "Patrick Stewart"!

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  Does Satan the Devil enter your mind at all?

  by undercover in

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  i'm feeling very minimus like today...i thought we could have some fun with this one...

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  I still believe that Satan and his wicked angels exist. What has changed is the extent to which I believe they are trying to control my life. I am no longer demon paranoid nor do I fear their attacks. In fact, the attacks have stopped altogether.

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  Does Satan the Devil enter your mind at all?

  by undercover in

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  i'm feeling very minimus like today...i thought we could have some fun with this one...

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  Yes, Satan does come to mind when I look at the face of my ex-wife and/or any JW that believes I am wicked and evil. I just want to smack a pie in their damn faces and tell them the Devil made me do it.

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  So is there a new stance on B-days or what? Someone please explain........

  by WingCommander in

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  i have heard rumors on here and other places that jw's are now allowing birthdays to be observed/celebrated.

  is this true?

  i hope so.

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  If a Jehovah's Witnesses are aloud to celebrate their wedding anniversaries because marriage is "God's institution", then I can celebrate the anniversary of my children's birth because child birth is also "God's institution".

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  More of Musher's field service songs done to Usher Music

  by pr_capone in

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  This is a prime example of how the WTBTS messes up a young mind. This boy is in serious trouble and needs intervention!

  Corvin
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  Leaving the Watchtower -- Prolonged Adolescence?

  by logansrun in

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  greetings folks,.

  i'm in a bit of a fritz so bear with my free style.... sometimes i feel that, for the last two years since leaving the organization, i've been in a period of prolonged adolescence, filled with the confusion, second-guessing, mistakes and insights that go along with it.

  i'm now 28 years old and feel like i'm in my early twenties sometimes.

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  Sometimes I feel that, for the last two years since leaving the organization, I've been in a period of prolonged adolescence, filled with the confusion, second-guessing, mistakes and insights that go along with it. I'm now 28 years old and feel like I'm in my early twenties sometimes. The last two years has seen me grabbing for straws. What do I believe in? What is this thing called politics and where do I stand? Are humans naturally good or evil or neutral? What do I LIKE? Now that I don't have Armageddon and the New System to worry about/wait for/hope for, what should I DO with the rest of my life? Time is limited. Choices -- tough choices -- have to be made. Jehovah and his organization isn't there to lay out my plans, something I'm not used to. So, what??

  Wow, Bradly, that is pretty heavy duty. I know you are not alone and on the outset of my awakening I experienced alot of those same "fritz's".

  As for me, buddy, I had to get through it pretty quick and take decisive action on certain things for the sake of expediency. I sacreficed and was never sure in the beginning if I would win or lose, be right or wrong. It's a gamble sometimes. But you have to keep taking action towards a posative outcome.

  It sort of boils down to getting clear on what it is you really want out of your career and your relationships. What helps is determining what resources and assets you have that you can use to benefit others. Asking the question, "what can I contribute to this" rather than "what am I going to get out of this" is a good place to approach from.

  When you don't get the results you are looking for, you get flexible and vary your approach until you find what works. A short cut exists for us in that we can study the habits of successful people and model what they do, and will therefore get the same results they do.

  I use to be the night auditor in the hotel industry. Not everyone is cut out for it, tho. Transactions that were screwed up during the day and could not be fixed by the desk clerks or the GM were put in my box for deciphering and reconciling. The clerk screwed up, had no idea how or when, and simply cannot make heads or tails of why his transactions are off by $527.16. Hotel night auditors have to balance the day's transactions to the penny, without fail. As a night auditor, I saw the day's transactions as one big long unrolled spool of film. Everything just made sense to me and it was easy for me to make sense of what needed fixing and just how to fix it. The clerks would thank me for fixing their mistakes, but never really understood, even after I explained it to them, where they took a left turn. They were just happy that it got corrected and their drawer balanced, and they did not lose the hotel any money.

  The stuff I cannot resolve or reconcile, I just leave to the great auditor in the sky, you know, "Jesus with a ten-key". I move on and just accept that I don't know and that I might never know. Still I remain open to the answers if they should present themselves.

  It's in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped, so we find a purpose, a cause, and we take all of our experiences and knowledge and put it to good use in doing something for others that they cannot do for themselves. No better satisfaction or expression of love exists, and your ability to put the interests of others ahead of your own is evidence of self-love and acceptance.

  Corvin