It makes you wonder about the "artists" who actually draw those illustrations for the books..To actually think of them sitting and drawing adults and children being swallowed up in cracks in the earth.. But at one time I was one of the Dubs reading these books and looking at the illustrations and vaguely accepting it all.. Even at that time.. I thought it seemed excessive and morbid.. If God is really watching the Dubs like "Big brother" , I don't believe a loving god would condone advertising mass destruction of men women and children at his hands..Its really all so twisted and wierd..I can't believe I used to go along with all that crap..
lilybird
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Is Big Brother watching us? ~ today's text ~ spooky!
by unclebruce intoday's text:
man taking part in a contest exercises self-control in all things.1 cor.
so all you people talking about apostate bumper stickers and burning watchtower books take note
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Easter time and chocolate
by JH in.
i see chocolate everywhere now.
who else feels like eating chocolate when easter comes around?.
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lilybird
I always feel like eating chocolate no matter what season it is.. but the little foil wrapped solid chocolate eggs are so good.. I always buy just one bag . My kids are all adults now.. so I don't have to buy the big bunnies and roosters anymore
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I've got $500 on Taylor Hicks to win American Idol ( 10 to 1 odds ) : )
by a Christian ini've got $500.00 on taylor hicks to win american idol.
at 10 to one odds ( pinnacle sports ) !
normally i'm not a gambling man.
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lilybird
I was sorry to see Mandisa get the boot..I always enjoyed her performances. Ace and Bucky are always boring for me.. but I guess they must have a big fan base.. somewhere.....After all.. as Simon always says.."America votes for their favorites so it must be right"
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New boy here.
by LtCmd.Lore ini'm 16 years old and have been raised as a jehovahs witness.
i'm currently considered a very spiritual brother, and have an assignment comming up for the memorial.
but i realized it was all a bunch of crap last year at some time.
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lilybird
Welcome to the board..This is a great place to find the answers to your questions. There are many here who have spent time researching and can give you informed and truthful answers to your questions so you can make informed choices best for you.. Its great that you are freeing yourself of a cultlike way of life while you are young.. and not waste 30 years like I did...
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I've got $500 on Taylor Hicks to win American Idol ( 10 to 1 odds ) : )
by a Christian ini've got $500.00 on taylor hicks to win american idol.
at 10 to one odds ( pinnacle sports ) !
normally i'm not a gambling man.
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lilybird
I was disappointed with Taylor's performance.. He didn't do well..but I still like him the best.. The best performance I thought was Chris.. He does have a great voice and could probably have a great music career...I hope Kathryn won't be in the bottom 2 again..
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Hate CO Visit
by thepackage inour cong.
recently had its co visit, and i realized how fake people can be when the co is around.
elders take time off of work to go out on service during the week, ms's that want to be elders kiss butt to the co. taking the co and his wife out to lunch become a competition.
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lilybird
I remember the CO visits.. Sisters would sign the list to have them over for meals so they could hear all their great experiences as CO. The meeting the week before would all about everyone coming to the meetings when the CO was there so as not to miss any of the great "spiritual food (BS)" that the CO would blather on about.. and of course everyone would be out in service all week, as well as special field service arrangements for the weekend that everyone who never went out suddenly appeared.. You would think the CO was some kind of celebrity.. Guess all the DUBS want to try and make sure they have their place in the new system
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"Evil Slave" or Apostate which term do you prefer used on ex-JW's?
by booker-t ini hate both terms to describe ex-jws.
i know most people say "apostate" when they refer to an ex-jw that is an opposer now but some will say "so and so" is an "evil slave" now.
evil slave sounds so "boogie man under the bed" that i just laugh when i hear the term.
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lilybird
Evil slave and apostate are cult terms used to keep cult members in fear of those who are free thinking of their cultlike teachings.I don't think ex-JWS are either..If anyone is apostate or the evil slave .. it is the watchtower society..If there is a god who cares.. the Watchtower society has a lot to answer for with all their twisted teachings.. They are not led by divine teachings,, I think they are the ones talked about in Revelation that ride with the Wild Beast..Their own New light will most likely expose them soon enough..( sorry -sounds sort of preachy)
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My mother-in-law found out because a brother who dropped by unexpectly to see why we hadn't come to meetings saw we had a tree in our livingroom. We had just put it up and hadn't quite got around to telling my in-laws. My mother-in-law found out thru gossip in the congregation that we had a tree , didn't believe it was true and came over to see for herself.. So we told her we were disassociating and right affter that,, we officially disasociated ourselve from the JWS.
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The Irish
by ringo5 inan irishman named o'malley went to his doctor after a long illness.
the doctor sighed and looked o'malley in the eye and said, "i've .
some bad news for you.
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lilybird
As the daughter of an Irish man , thanks for sharing the joke.. LOL
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STALKED!!!
by general ini think you are all going to get a kick out of this, .
for those of you that don't know me, i have been out of the organization for almost 4.5 years but i have never been disfellowshipped nor have i disassociated myself.. last night after going out to a nice italian resturaunt with my girlfriend, father, and step-mom,( who never were part of the organization in the first place) my girlfriend and i said goodbye to them and we began the trip back to her place, which is 2.5 hours away.
before we got on the turnpike she said, "that she had to use the restroom and could i please stop off somewhere.
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lilybird
That's an unsettling and yet creepy experience for you..It really shows how the Borg doesn't cultivate real love for its members. They are not content to just counsel and oust you from the org for your "unacceptable" behaviour.. They want to try and ruin the new life you making for yourself by talking to your girlfriend.
Those elders are on a major power trip for sure.. Maybe they are a little envious secretly that you are enjoying a new life outside of the society,