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  Trying to find an old picture

  by stevenyc in

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  i wonder if anyone can remember a drawing, i think it was in the old children book (pink/orange hard cover if i remember correctly), of babies being offered up as sacrifies to a false god.

  the god looked like a huge chair/alter with flames ( i think) and horns.. .

  steve.

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  (((stevenyc)))

  I understand where you're coming from as I grew up with that one too - and, just last night, seriously, I had a dream that a cow sat on my head!!

  Any relation?
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  There Must Be Apostates Working At Amazon - LOL

  by adelmaal in

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  i ordered "crisis of conscience" and a bible 2 days ago on amazon with super saver shipping and it's being delivered today!

  last time i ordered books on super saver shipping it took 2 weeks - lol.

  them apostates at the un and amazon must be working together

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  I think you're right on that!

  Amazon sent me an e-mail telling me my order was delayed to the end of the month. A few minutes later, I get another e-mail from them saying the order was JUST shipped.

  I happily received it from the mailman at my door ten minutes ago - two days after ordering it:

  " Recovery from Cults: Help for Victims of Psychological and Spiritual Abuse", by Michael Langone

  "Combatting Cult Mind Control", by Steven Hassan

  Happy Reading to all
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  I think my cat is a crack addict! :S

  by Elsewhere in

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  ok, it isn't really crack... but it might as well be!.

  i have to be very careful not to leave any plastic bags anywhere around my apartment or my cat will try to eat it.

  i'm always paying close attention to the plastic bags that i bring home from the store... they all go straight in to a covered trash can so that the cat can't get them.. now, for the last two days he has been puking all over the place and i can't find any plastic that he might have been eating off of... but i am finding the plastic in his puke... so i know thats what is going one.

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  Didn't have time to check all the links provided by Xandria, but some may cover my thoughts.

  My cat has been eating plastic for eleven years, yet has never vomited due to it. One of the first times we discovered it, she did end up with an obstructed bowel that had to be taken care of. Our vet gave some explanation about plastic is a petroleum product and there is some attraction to it by cats. For hairballs, there is the petroleum product used, called Petromalt and I think that's why they will lick that stuff so readily. They like it.

  We always request paper bags at the grocery store because our cat will open cupboards and even drawers to get to plastic. She knocks over wastebaskets routinely digging for what she smells is in there (plastic of any sort.) The bedroom closet's sliding glass doors can be fully closed and she will sniff around and know there is a plastic shopping bag in there somewhere and get to it. It's amazing the amounts she has eaten before we catch her at it. We just don't understand how she can survive with all that going into her system. I mean, how does it digest?? It's gotta be some kind of addiction too I believe, and it may be tough for your kitty to kick the habit once it's begun. So please just take extra care in what you leave out and around.
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  JW email forward about the tsunami

  by cyber-sista in

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  2. experiences

  anyway, this is an email i received this morning.

  don't want to give any disrepectuful comments about it as this tragedy is overwhelming and i am grateful for any who have come out of this alive.

  but yet i am still suspicious of any of these jw reports.

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  I couldn't help but think, while viewing the images from the devastated areas, that this very kind of massive death and destruction is exactly what adherents to the organization are looking forward to and preaching about daily...and,of course, most JW's will see this catastrophe as a sign that that day is drawing ever closer. How sick is that? If you don't believe like WE believe, this is what you will end up with.
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  Why ? Why? WHY???

  by rune in

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  2. friends

  this topic has been rolling around in my head for some time.

  i don't expect that i'll write it perfectly as it needs to be articulated in different ways for different people...but i will do my best.

  and worst of all, i am not expecting any kind of response that will satisfy me.

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  Hi Rune ~ and welcome!

  You are reading my mind with your whole post. Now, isn't THAT kinda spooky?

  All kidding aside, my husband hears me routinely hollering out the same "Why, Why, WHY???"

  I told two sisters who came to the door after my walkaway, that if more people realized spirituality was a personal thing and that it needn't be tied to religion, how better off witnesses lives could be and conditions in the world. Why do dubs try to enforce THEIR form of "spirituality" on other's at their doors? They started to stumble for words and headed down the driveway quickly.

  If we had not always had the questions propounded of, "why are we here?", "what is the purpose of life?" ETC.... WOULD we have spent so much time in our own lives (if not JW), delving into finding answers, and/or proclaiming that we HAVE the only truth out there on the subjects? I keep saying that I'm going to take an informal survey of folks of all ages and see how many ask those questions on a regular basis, if at all.

  After we left, "worldly" friends sent us all kinds of material related to channeling.........insisting, "THIS is the WAY." My head was spinning with every word of explanation I read.

  Now, we firmly believe in the adage, "EAT, DRINK, AND BE MERRY FOR TOMORROW YOU WILL DIE."

  Enjoy life NOW!

  Cheers ,

  4JWY
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  Send some cheering up for our (((bem)))

  by xenawarrior in

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  i understand that bem was involved in a car accident a couple of days ago and she's suffering from some broken ribs and a broken toe and is in a great deal of pain.

  in addition, her car was totaled.. ((((((((((((bem)))))))))))) sending gentle hugs your way, my friend.

  please take care of yourself and i hope you heal quickly and are back with us very soon !!.

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  Dorothy~

  Remember what yellow means to you:

  LIVESTRONG

  Hope tomorrow will be a better day!

  Warmest regards,

  4J & the BI gang
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  Starting the fade, and getting the "calls".

  by kwintestal in

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  2. friends

  so mrs. kwin, like myself, has started the fade.

  she's getting visits or calls 2 to 3 times a week from jw's in the hall.

  what do you do when you get these visits?

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  We knew we had to be up front when we received the first calls upon our walkaway - not making up excuses or hiding, but telling the honest facts - We would not be returning to sit at meetings where we are constantly bombarded with talk of death and destruction and the judging of all. Good mental health is important to my family and I, and we found that the religion and it's beliefs and negativity are not conducive to this. There's not been much they say in response to that.
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  Kingdom Hall for sale - the pictures

  by observador in

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  2. bible

  you may want to have a look at these pictures.

  they're of that hall that is being talked about here: http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/10/76089/1.ashx.

  when i saw this, i couldn't help but remember of that doctrine that would go like 'the waters of babylon, the great, will dry out and she will see her end', remember?

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  How do you reach, THE OWNER to make an offer?

  I specifically remember a talk that was given about "Jehovah is the owner of our Kingdom Hall"....

  This may be a true SIGN of how to REACH him at his direct number!
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  Nosferatu's Classics Vol.1

  by Nosferatu in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i'm on a mission to find some of the talks i gave in the theocratic ministry school.

  so far, i've found one.

  i will post more as i find them in the archives at my parents' place.

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  Hard to believe I actually wrote that shit. The only reason people enjoyed my talks is because I knew what people wanted to hear. My heart wasn't really in it.

  Nos, you mean WE were having OUR ears tickled? Weren't we told that's what Christendom was doing?

  Don't feel too bad, now that I recall, I think my little son gave the same talk, almost word for word!
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  Nosferatu's Classics Vol.1

  by Nosferatu in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i'm on a mission to find some of the talks i gave in the theocratic ministry school.

  so far, i've found one.

  i will post more as i find them in the archives at my parents' place.

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  Theme: A Lesson in Paranoia

  When we get up in the morning, someone is watching us.When we go to work or school, someone is watching us.When we go to bed at night, someone is watching us.Who is this person?
  It is Jehovah God, of course.
  He is watching us every minute of the day, keeping account of what
  we do.
  At armageddon, each of us will be judged on how faithful we've been
  to Jehovah, and he knows because he watches us constantly.
  

  
  While Jehovah is watching us, he is deciding whether each one of us
  will be classed as "wicked" or "righteous".
  So whenever we do anything, we should keep in mind what verse 3
  says:
  "The eyes of Jehovah are in every place, keeping watch upon the bad
  ones and the good ones."
  We should keep this in mind because at armageddon, we will be
  judged accordingly.

  Conclusion: Paranoia will destroy ya.