Posts by RubyTuesday

i'm just not interested in celebriating christmas.maybe the witnesses had that one right.. if i had children i would probably give presents , just so they don't feel left out , thought not having them myself did me no harm , maybe it made me stronger.but christmas is just one big fake pushed by big businessess, i am not their pawn to be played with.. ok you can have a good laught a few drinks and all that but all the while we are being taken advantage of by the comercial world .imagine the money they would lose if their was no christmas.. can't wait for that big turkey tomorrow though.

RubyTuesday

It depends on how you look at it.I had been struggling with guilt feelings about if it is wrong to celebrate.With the help of the posters here I now realise there is nothing wrong with enjoying being with friends and having a good time....gifts or no gifts. I choose to think of it as time to get together with loved ones and to express our appreciation for eachother.Feeling intense love cannot be a bad thing.

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MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS

by drahcir yarrum in

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i just wanted to take the opportunity to wish all of you a very merry christmas and happy holidays.

i've really enjoyed all of your posts throughout the past year.

whether we are aware of it or not, this forum and the contributions to it has helped and is helping hundreds of good people who have been injured by an evil watchtower society.

RubyTuesday

drahcir...I second that!! Thanks to all of you and Simon, I can now enjoy Christmas and the Holidays guilt free.Life is good!! Thank you ,Thank you ,Thank you!!

HAVE A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!!

Edited by - rubytuesday on 24 December 2002 10:41:48

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Christmas dinner.....need help.

by RubyTuesday in

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does anyone have an easy delicious ham recipe for christmas dinner?

RubyTuesday

LOL Xena....You lost me after 1/4 cup of mustard seed.

Heck I don't know what a mortar and pestle is.

Aztec...now that is my kind of recipe...I think I can handle that one.(no weird cherries for me tho)

Big Tex...yummm...please do post your wifes recipe.

any suggestions for desert?

Thanks everyone

Edited by - rubytuesday on 24 December 2002 2:23:34

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Christmas dinner.....need help.

by RubyTuesday in

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does anyone have an easy delicious ham recipe for christmas dinner?

RubyTuesday

Does anyone have an easy delicious ham recipe for Christmas dinner?

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WHAT'S IN MY MOUNTIAN DEW?

by hannibal in

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living here in the north( minnesota ) as you might exspect it gets cold now and then.

althought we dont have any snow here it is getting colder and colder, and this mourning i got up to go to work my truck said it was 19 deg.

c.any whooo, i had a bottle of diet coke and a bottle of moutain dew left in my truck.

RubyTuesday

It's loaded with caffine....it has more than coke or pepsi.... bet you don't blink for a few hours

Edited by - rubytuesday on 24 December 2002 0:14:4

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Bible is God's word?

by Moxy in

id like to hear some *reasoned* explanations for why you believe the bible is gods word.

ive been so fascinated by the study of *real* biblical scholarship since i began educating myself, i now find it incredulous that i used to take the bible as divine, along with all jws and tons of christians, including a good number here.

so id like to entertain your very best lines of evidence that this is the real deal.. mox

RubyTuesday

Interesting that you bring this up...this has been wieghing on my mind.

I have recently been questioning the validity of the Bible....the dates don't match up.

I just resently have figured this out.....Funky....took me long enough.

P.S. The Bible isn't God's Word. It's a collection of books that have been declared to be God's word for so long that some people refuse to question it. The ones who do question it are not the fools.

I believe we are (most of us) brainwashed from day one to just accept that the bible is the true word.The more I study History the more I realise the dates are not right.

Moxy.and Funky...Interested in what you have learned and maybe you can steer me toward some good resources.

Edited by - rubytuesday on 23 December 2002 12:31:20

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