Posts by doogie

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What did you learn as a JW, in all those years?

by JH in

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after all these years of going to meetings, what did the average jw learn?

(add to the list).

1. god's name is probably jehovah or yahweh .

doogie

no one has all the answers and those that claim to are probably the least trustworthy.

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A comment I heard tonight

by Generic Man in

tonight i heard one of the most cruel and twisted comments i've ever heard at the platform.

the topic was the apocalypse and whether or not children will be slaughtered.

through one side of his mouth, the po stated that the bible is not clear on the matter, while out the other side he pointed to all those old testament accounts where children were killed.

i remember when 9/11 happened, i was so torn up. i had just moved away from newyork and i knew 2 of the people that died in the towers (non-JW). i was still technically a witness (though inactive) and i called both of my parents as soon as i found out about it. my mom was very distraught as well but i'll never forget my dad;s reaction...utter indifference. he didn't care in the slightest and he scolded me for being so upset. to him, they were as good as dead already.

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WWJD?

by Pwned in

would jesus have shunned any member of his family?

i asked my dad that question and we've had a normal relationship ever since.

has anyone tried this with their family?

doogie

"Jesus!?! i thought it was for 'Jepedo'!!" - homer

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WTBTS Memorial Date In Error

by El Shadi in

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it is apparent that the watchtower society has decided to follow babylon the great in its celebration of jesus death and resurrection by following the "ecclesiastical full moon" rather than the "astonomical full moon".

the date of easter

prior to a.d. 325, easter was variously celebrated on different days of the week, including friday, saturday, and sunday.

doogie

i'll have some wine every night between now and then just to be safe.

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Terri Schiavo petition on site

by missy04 in

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i was reading through the terrisfight.org site and ran across the section "how you can help".

there is a petition to sign on the site to save terri.

here is the link to it for those who want to sign it.

doogie

BSoM-

i hear ya and i agree that sympathy (empathy?) is definitely one of the more positive natural human tendencies.

p.s. hope you and your girlfriend have a long and happy relationship. :)

thanks. me too. although i'm kind of freaking her out with all this Living Will and Power of Atty crap. she thinks i know something she doesn't.

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I would be more likely to go to the memorial if............................

by ButtLight in

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(fill in the blank).

if they served butt budlight instead of wine!

doogie

Just shows you I never went to a Chippendale show! ha ha ha........

umm...me neither...

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I would be more likely to go to the memorial if............................

by ButtLight in

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friends

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(fill in the blank).

if they served butt budlight instead of wine!

doogie

If they had Entertainment such as Chip and Dale Dancers!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i think its Chippendale. Chip and Dale are the cartoon vermin. i'd go if Chip and Dale were there.

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Terri Schiavo petition on site

by missy04 in

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friends

i was reading through the terrisfight.org site and ran across the section "how you can help".

there is a petition to sign on the site to save terri.

here is the link to it for those who want to sign it.

doogie

BSoM-

Not one person except for Terri and her husband really know if their marriage was perfect. I'd like to honestly believe that yes, they had a great marriage. Everything points to it. But, that might not be the case.

while i do agree that we can't know for sure what their marriage was like, why do we need to? what business is it of ours?

I think as a parent it would be very difficult for me to allow my child to die. Regardless of it meaning the removal of a feeding tube or oxygen. I am looking at this from the perspective of parents who love their children unconditionally and choose to continue to have faith. Her wishes were not in writing, i think it is scary to take someone else's word on such a serious issue.

see, this is why i think that this has become the enormous issue that it has. people are putting themselves in this situation, don't agree with some aspect of it and then subsequently they feel trapped because they are powerless to effect the outcome. this is a personal issue that this family has to deal with. legally, her husband is terri's guardian and he has made his decision. some people disagree and that is fine but i personally would hate to think that a country of stangers is passing judgment on personal issues between me and my wife. i pity the husband that is judged by countless strangers based solely on hearsay. it is none of our business. why not assume her husband has HER best interests at heart. either way, we ARE assuming.

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The brainwashing around the "Schiavo" case...

by Brummie in

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up until this evening i had thought teresa schiavo was in an unconcious state, lying on a bed with just a machine keeping her alive.

how wrong was i?

i saw her smiling and showing awareness of her surroundings.

doogie

odrade-

i'm always impressed by your voice of reason. sorry...off topic...

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Terri Schiavo petition on site

by missy04 in

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friends

i was reading through the terrisfight.org site and ran across the section "how you can help".

there is a petition to sign on the site to save terri.

here is the link to it for those who want to sign it.

doogie

To say she is not adding anything to society...

that;s not the reason why they decided to remove the tube.

my girlfriend SPECIFICALLY told me last night that she would want the same thing done to her if she were in terri's situation. she does not have a living will filled out. let's say that she slips into terri's condition tomorrow. let's also say that we're married.

her parents may want her to stay on life support, but i know that my love for her would FORCE me to carry out her wishes no matter what. i would be her primary legal guardian, so it would be my decision to make and live with. the guilt of walking away from her and making her parents happy would be far greater than the guilt i would have for carrying out her wishes and letting her die.

since there is no living will, we have to assume that this is the scenario taking place with terri schiavo. if you don't believe it or if you think her husband has ulterior motives, that's fine. it doesn't change a thing. sorry if i;ve offended, just my thoughts.