Yes, I loved listening to that guy speak! He could teach the "friends" a thing or two in the Ministry School about good public speaking! Always thought his brain was alive and well.
Posts by 4JWY
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14Do any of you miss Ari Fleischer?
by IronGland inhe was the most entertaining press secretary i can remember.
scott mcclellan, the new guy seems a bit overwhelmed.
press secretary has got to be a tough job.
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What do you do?
by desib77 ini know most jws are encouraged to take worthless jobs and barely scrape by so as to spend more time in the ministry.
i was fortunate to have my dad encourage me to do something more with my life than house cleaning.
i followed in his steps and became a civil draftsman....(draftsperson .
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Are You a Taker Not a Giver
by blondie inmany posting here once would not accept a blood transfusion or give blood because of the wts doctrine.. having left that doctrine behind and being willing to "accept" a blood transfusion, are you willing (if able medically) to donate blood?.
if willing to accept an organ transplant, are you willing (if medically able) to donate an organ, either as a live donor or when deceased?.
if yes, to both questions, do you donate blood regularly?
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Yes, donees (?) and even got a free t-shirt "Authentic Blood Donor", movie passes, and a free lunch!
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anyone now have an aversion to dress clothes?
by spike2 inanyone else have an aversion to dress clothes, now that you aren't forced to wear a suit and tie (women insert their version here) to sit a stadium for 8 hours on a summer day?
being forced to do this as a young child traumatized me pretty good!
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Aversion - yes! I would feel literally sick still seeing them hang in my closet and have donated just about all of them now.
(TO ST. VINCENT D'PAUL'S)
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LMAO! United States Atheists...
by Odrade inwe're watching this cable access program for "united states atheists.
" they meet on tuesday nights at 7:30. they have the ghostbusters symbol for their symbol and call themselves the bunkbusters.
it was a riot!
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There was an "Atheist Bonfire" advertised in our local paper being held over at the beach this past weekend. We had called for info but when no alcohol was allowed we thought, what fun is an Atheist Bonfire without some debauchery? We'd planned on taking all our old publications over to add lotsa fuel to the fire!
What was the actual name of the program - we'd like to catch the next one.
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Avatars and Perception: A Study On The Effects of Visual Impression
by new light inhow much does a persons avatar affect how you view them?
i mean, don't you picture the avatar when you think of the person, if that's all you have to go by?
i know i do, at least if the avy is a photo of a human.
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...............just gets my point across I hope!
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My husband is using the web
by kls inlast night i convinced my jw husband to start using the computer.
i am not good with it but enough to get the info.
for him this is a really big deal, he seemed scared at first ,probably because their are all apostates on the web and a demon may jump out to get him.
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kls: Yes, as a lifer I know, we were bred to be people filled with fear and fighting (yes, against everything) and suppressing our thoughts & emotions - my husband and I had the usual doubts that any thinking person would have. We had started to fade out with meeting attendance, still using our brain along the way, not becoming "people of debauchery" as you are led to believe would happen. Our actual first step with reading anything was a book called, "When God becomes a Drug" about religious addiction and the shame, GUILT, and fear that come along with being out of balance in a religion. Weren't we indoctrinated to believe we were to be balanced, but really, is any JW balanced when their religion takes them over in the way it does? Also, it didn't take a rocket scientist to look around and see that we all WERE NOT the happiest people around! There is much information about the amount of mental illness found among JW's - Jerry Bergman's book: "Jehovah's Witnesses and the Problem of Mental Illness" points out that the rate is 7 times higher among JW's! How many do you know that are on meds of all sorts for depression, anxiety, panic attacks etc.? My JW father killed himself one year ago, surrounded by the bound volumes for the past months of his life, while searching for the "proper view" on everything - Turns out he had relied on THEIR thinking for all his years and had squashed his own to his ultimate detriment.
Everybody's journey is their own - we are all unique individuals just haven't ever been taught to fully appreciate that - therefore, the homogenous group syndrome...can be so difficult to break away from....but once the journey begins- IT IS A LIFESAVER! Be patient with your husband and the truth will set you free.
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Coming Out With Pride & Confidence!
by Corvin ini have only been visiting this board for a couple months, but wow, how it has helped me!
thanks to everyone who has shared information and their stories, given advice, listened, reasoned, confessed, vented, cussed, challenged and supported.
i am formerly known as "hunyadi", but i made the decision to come out a few weeks ago.
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Corvin -
KUDO's and a PM to you!!
My sword is for rent anytime!
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Big Tex & cruzanheart: 1, Elders: 0
by cruzanheart inso it's a beautiful saturday morning in murphy, texas -- big tex was about to go to home depot and i was about to start weeding the garden when we looked out front and there was a nondescript 4-door sedan parked in front of our house.
the two guys in it weren't getting out, so we thought "uh-oh.
" i asked again, "why didn't you come and visit me then?
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Nina - per Thunder Rider's post:
YOU CAN BORROW MY SWORD ANYTIME! ( my avatar)
"APPRECIATE" your good example! More to you in pm
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Big Tex & cruzanheart: 1, Elders: 0
by cruzanheart inso it's a beautiful saturday morning in murphy, texas -- big tex was about to go to home depot and i was about to start weeding the garden when we looked out front and there was a nondescript 4-door sedan parked in front of our house.
the two guys in it weren't getting out, so we thought "uh-oh.
" i asked again, "why didn't you come and visit me then?
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Greetings! I am a new poster and thought I'd sent you a private message just yesterday - remembered your posts from sometime back when I first discovered JWD but hadn't joined in yet.. I didn't know if I was doing it correctly though and hadn't heard back from you. Can you help? Thanks:)