Posts by HappyDad

I am very generous to the Salvation Army (when I look at what they do for people....UNCONDITIONALLY......I can't help but feel they are doing what the Bible told Christians to do as far as helping their fellow man.) Hey......if a dub's house has burned down, they even give the dub a place to stay until other arraingements are made. That's exactly what they did for my ex son-in-law's family, plus monetary help. When was the last time a KH did anything for anybody?

I occasionally play the lottery......but also did that while I was an elder.

I still stay in touch with AA........I started going there when I was an elder.

I have and still do some types of volunteer work.

I buy birthday presents now and just wait until Xmas........it's gonna cost me a bundle this year. Tongue Out

I watch TV on Tuesday and Thursday evenings without feeling guilty.

Most of all........I have compassion and empathy........and do my best not to judge anybody for anything. I try to look at the inner person regardless of their choice of lifestyle.

And last......I am working hard at accepting someones reasoning of ANY issue even though I may disagree........in other words........I like to think that we "can agree to disagree" without becoming enemies.

And........I have a permit to carrry a concealed weapon and carry one on occasion.

And......am an NRA member....which I was as a youngster with my Dad......but dubland told me that it was bad......so I gave it and my Dad up for decades. What a mistake! I'm just glad that I had a chance to get real close with my Dad the last 5 years of his life.....even though nothing can bring back the years that I chose dubland over him. (love you Dad)

HappyDad

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Who are the crouches?

by IronGland in

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the opening salvo has been fired!

a two-page article discussing the.

"secret double life" of paul and jan crouchhas appeared in the.

HappyDad

Can't remember where I recently saw on TV about them. In western PA we don't get TBN but there was a report about it. It seems that two of my childhood heroes put in a tremendous $$$ donation to it because they believed in what the Crouches were doing.

Goes to show that even 'heroes' are imperfect.

Roy Rogers and Dale Evans were had! They put too much of their Christian faith in flesh and blood charlatans.

"Happy Trails To You"

HappyDad

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The NEED for Acknowledgement and Validation..what do you think?

by LyinEyes in

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i was flipping thru the channels a few minutes ago and the oprah show was on with an interview with tatum o'neal .

i havent watched all of the show but from what i can get from it so far,,,,,,tatum has a bad relationship with her father , she has written a book about it all.

she and oprah were talking about what could make her have peace with her father and so on .

HappyDad

Do you feel you NEED Acknowledgement and Validation , do you feel it is important to tell your side of things? Or do you just put the past behind you , not feeling the need to tell anyone of the things you went thru?

Yes..........I love validation when I can get it. It gives me satisfaction that there is someone else who doesn't believe the crap either.

Happydad

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CORRECT ME IF AM WRONG!

by tresbella in

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i just stumbled on something at the bookstudy last week!

o.k as you all know we are studying the draw close to god book and in chapter 15: "jesus sets justice in the earth" read paragraph 10 on page 152 and tell me if you do not see a correlation: (and i quote)

the religious leaders buried god's law under a mass of man-made rules and regualtions.

HappyDad

Tresbella,

Thanks for the good post but can this really be true?

O.K as you all know we are studying the Draw Close To God book

(HappyDad has tongue in cheek while reading) "as you all know". Gee...........how many of us here actually know what is being studied these days?

But you hit the nail on the head. THANKS

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What's Up with Prince??

by Flash in

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by jake coyle, associated press writer

new york - prince, now a jehovah's witness, has toned down his mojo, but the purple one can still pack a political punch.

his new music video, "cinnamon girl," is a big-budget production that follows the hardships and confusions of a teenage arab-american girl in a post 9-11 america.

HappyDad

It's Prince's mojo that I think will eventually derail him as a JW. You can only deny your true nature for so long and then it just starts to ooze out of you from every pore

I agree with this statement. It seems that anyone with creative or intellectual genious cannot buy into the religion for long. Prince was caught by Larry Graham when his emotions were not where they should be. i.e. the loss of his infant son. Isn't an emotional low the best time to convince someone that there is something better if only they follow certain requirements?

HappyDad

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You Know It's Trouble When Your 13 year old son says....

by roybatty in

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"dad, you have to promise not to tell mom.

my kids and i were sitting down at dinner time when my son (with a big grin on his face) said that.

ok, ok, he got me and my 10 year old daughter (mom's little spy) to promise not to tell on him.

HappyDad

Roy........that was hilarious.

Tell your son he is a "good" boy and buy him another can of it. I've never heard of the stuff but I could have had a ball with it myself.

Thanks for the laugh. Cut The Cheese HappyDad

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My wife has joined me in leaving the Watchtower!!!

by AlmostAtheist in

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i had posted a few times since my awakening asking how best to talk to my wife about my new take on things.

i was very afraid of handilng it poorly and chasing her deeper into the organization.

instead, she basically said, 'i've been feeling the same way!

HappyDad

Congratulations to you and the mrs. Dave,

I remember all of your posts and it is good that you two are in agreement. Now........how will her family take it?

Keep us posted and sail off on your new life.

HappyDad

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We stopped by Satan's place. He says "Hi."

by kwintestal in

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at least growing up i was told it was satan's house.

we just made the long cross-canada drive to attend my wife's grandfather's funeral.. my wife has had somewhat strained relations with her parents since she became a jw, 8 years ago, and it seemed that this visit was going to be more of the same.

one of the first things her mom said, was that they were having a mass for the funeral in a church.

HappyDad

Cicatrix said exactly what I did while a dub....amd an elder dub at that....

While JW, I never hesitated to attend funerals or weddings of family members that were held in churches. It certainly rendered me part of the "fringe" class in my congregation, but it was worth it it in the end.

My then PO and his wife attended his aged mother's funeral at a church and sat out in their car during the service so as not to get 'contaminated' by satan's teachings. His whole family was in an uproar.

HappyDad

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whats the worst mistake you ever made>>U WONT beat this>>>>

by Brummie in

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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=583&e=1&u=/nm/20041004/od_nm/penis_dc.

bucharest (reuters) - a elderly romanian man mistook his penis for a chicken's neck, cut it off and his dog rushed up and ate it, the state rompres news agency said monday.

it said 67 year-old constantin mocanu, from a village near the southeastern town of galati, rushed out into his yard in his underwear to kill a noisy chicken keeping him awake at night.

HappyDad

So does that mean that he is now a capon?

HappyDad