Posts by jaredg

Futher down the trail Benoit bends down and picks buds from the cheeba plant. He packs them in a pipe and smokes it. The locals use the cheeba plant to cure headaches, stomach aches, bad moods, and various other ailments. We partake of the cheeba plant and the feeling is wonderful. The remainder of our journey is so exciting. I'm so hungry I could lick the salt lick alongside the elephants.

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a number of JW publications online

by cyberguy in

i saw a previous thread regarding the nwt being online.

it appears that the wt is putting a number of publications online!

see http://www.watchtower.org/publications/publications_available.htm.

it would be an intresting project to invistigate the possibility of the WTS editing out "old light" from older publications before they post them on the internet. i wonder if some one could come up with a list of edits. maybe like publication name, date published, page edit accured, original passage, edited passage. that would be cool

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I just confronted a car full of dubs in the preaching work!

by Atilla in

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friends

yep, just got back from getting my morning coffee and they were across the street from my house talking to a lady that i believe is turning into a return visit.

i was frantically looking for the un letter, found it and then approached the car as they were just getting back in.

the old dub guy totally denied any un involvement and went into the speal about why the un and before that league of nations was so bad.

jaredg

good going atilla

wednesday...i can't wait to vote eaither. it will be my forst time too. my registration came in a couple weeks ago

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Do JWs Marry At Too Young of an Age???

by minimus in

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most of the witnesses that marry are in their early 20's that i know of.

they have zippo experience in anything except how to hide pimples.

from what you have seen, are most witnesses encouraged to get married---just so that they don't sin?

jaredg

i'm 25 and have never been married. i can't imagin getting married yet. i want to buy a house and be finacially stable before i go the extra mile. a part of me doesn't want to get married at all but just live with my girlfriend.

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Anyone know of a Doctor, Lawyer or other "Professional" who is JW?

by wordlywife in

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friends

i was just wondering.

since college was (still is?

) discouraged, have any of you known persons of higher education to be in the organization, either by completing it while in or became jw afterwards?

jaredg

If you believe a BMW is "The ultimate driven machine" you can believe the Faithful Discrete Slave gives "meat in due season"

i won't say it's the ulitmate driving machine but i have definately established brand loyalty. i love my car and to me it is the best compromise of a sport and luxory. it's fun to dive, great on the track and sexy as hell. if i had to vote for the ultimate driving machine i'd vote for a ferrari enzo or koensigg, but it's all relative isn't it?

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Chilling experience

by TallTexan in

o.k....most people that know me know me to be a rational and logical person not prone to hype or the sensational.

nor am i infatuated with the supernatural as many jw's/ex-jw's are/were.

with that said, let me relate what happened to me at work last night.. on saturday night, we had four bad burns come in.

jaredg

wow guys this has been really intresting to read. now that i'm out of the borg and am thinking on my own i find myself wondering what to think. i am skeptical about the each of us having a spirit inside of us that lives on. my belief in science and evolutionary theory just doesn't seem to jive. then i hear stories like this and it throws all of that science out of the window. i need to figure out how to merge the two. at least i know it's not demons....or do i....DAMN IT!!

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Anyone know of a Doctor, Lawyer or other "Professional" who is JW?

by wordlywife in

jw
friends

i was just wondering.

since college was (still is?

) discouraged, have any of you known persons of higher education to be in the organization, either by completing it while in or became jw afterwards?

jaredg

whew you gotta be kidding me....ok let me see if i can get this right....i know 7 JW engineers, 1 dr (doctorate in meteorology and a proffessor at colorado univ.), 1 CPA, 1 computer scientist, 3 lawyers, 1 head nurse, 1 dentist, hmmmmm that's all i can remember right off the top of my head. i'm sure i'll think of more. it must have to do with the fact that i live in a very techology driven area with 3 high profile colleges within 20 miles of eachother. it was nothing to pull into my congo parking lot and see a few mercedes, BMWs, jags, new jeeps, and landrover and serveral other nice cars. i finally felt like i fit in when i got my M3

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Is it the preaching, that makes JW's believe they have the truth?

by sleepy in

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friends

do you think it is the fact that jehovahs witness do a very obivious preaching campian, that convinces them that it is the true religion.when all the doubts you can think off have been raised they seem to just say "well we are the only ones that do the preaching work".

without the preaching work would it be harder for people to cling on to the religion, what else could they fall back on to convince themselves,it would be very difficult.

jaredg

whenever i get into a discussion w/ my parents about the validity of the JWism being the only true religion and they feel like they are getting backed into a corner they say the same 3 things...1. we are only pnes accomplishing the preaching work, 2. we are the only ones with true unity, 3. we are the only ones with brotherly love

WHATEVER!!!!