It was an experience about a boy with some degenerative disease, so that eventually he needed crutches to walk. But he wouldn't let that stop him from going out preaching, despite living in a mountainous and rugged terrain. The other jws affectionately called him 4 wheel drive. I was choked up (but managed to hold it back). I admired his determination but also felt sorry how he was just being used by a sham organization.
Midget-Sasquatch
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Were You Ever Moved To Tears By A JW Moment Like In The Movies?
by Englishman injust once.. i was on the way home from the 1958 assembly at yankee stadium.
we were aboard the "arosa sun" and sailing from new york to plymouth, england.
the ship was pretty well 50 - 50 split between british and german.. when we arrived at plymouth, the british contingent disembarked whilst the germans stayed on board to continue on to bremerhaven.
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So why do we need 'Bible Based Publications' then?
by uriah init may have been mentioned - sorry if it has.
the wt of 15th april 2005, page 5 para 1 says 'hence, the knowledge of jehovah and jesus christ as found in the bible is sufficient to show you how to gain everlasting life.
the bible is a unique book.
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Midget-Sasquatch
At least the gnostics usually stressed a personal experiential revelation of the gnosis (knowledge). They didn't say one had to believe without question.
They will never be as blatant in print, as they once were, but that idea of needing their organization to correctly interpret the Bible has to stay. Its kind of sad. The way they're trying to portray themselves as a more mainstream religion has made alot of their writing more bland. The kookiness of their artciles from say 50 years ago, would at least give me a smile now and again.
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Led Zeppelin
by stillajwexelder inwhich was the best led zeppelin album?
to me it was number 4 - but 2 and three were both excellent - its been a long time, been a long time, been a long lonely lonely time
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Midget-Sasquatch
Aaahhh its hard to describe the powerful draw of the first Led Zepplin song I ever heard. The screams of Immigrant song awoke a primalness, that I hadn't yet known (I was only 13). The vocals along with the guitars seized me. From there I had to hear the rest of their stuff. IV is my favourite from them.
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What's Your Opinion of Michael Jackson?
by minimus inis he a molester?
a nut?
a gifted musician??
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Midget-Sasquatch
Why didn't he even take a fraction of the measures that any average person would have to avoid these accusations again? If he's innocent, he's a moron. Is he just too naive? Drives have a way of making people do irrational things too you know.
He's definitely touched in the head, and he does fit the profile of a pedophile. In fact in one of the congregations I was at, there was for a short time, a mentally challenged guy who is a convicted child molester. He seemed naive about alot of things, but you don't need alot of grey matter to be a pervert.
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Trying to get to know people on the JWD
by cindykp ini havent been here that long, and just trying to get to know a little more about the people im chatting with.
i know some dont want to share too much info, which i understand.
so.............im divorced, have 3 kids, lived in florida for 15 years, now back home in wi.
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Midget-Sasquatch
First name?
Married? Nope, never
Single? Yep....must mean I'm a real catch eh?
Gay? Don't believe her (errrr.....them)!!!!! I only went out on a few dates with them and well I was a little under the weather each time.......seriously, I'm hetero.
Kids? My Darwinian fitness is zero....I'm wondering how much damage I'd do to the genepool if I did
Anything you care to add...to call me midget is somewhat true, seeing as I'm only 5' 2"
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The tyranny of religious experience
by Narkissos inin the discussion of religious or mystical subjects on this board, the "experiential vs. intellectual" issue often comes up.
while mostly those on the "experiential side" of the debate are content to share their experience without imposing it on others, sometimes the appeal to "experience" sounds like a subtle way of disqualifying the comments of "intellectuals" who cannot know what they are speaking about as long as they haven't got the "right experience".. i remember once discussing that with a welsh evangelical lady: she complained that pentecostals and charismatics in her neighbourhood dismissed her views because she was not "baptised in the spirit" according to their definition of the term.
i pointed to her that her fellow churchgoers were doing exactly the same thing when they dismissed the views of "unbelievers," or traditional believers who didn't claim to be "born again" in the evangelical style.. here the issue of qualitative or quantitative appraisal of religious/spiritual experience steps in.
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Midget-Sasquatch
You bring up an excellent point Narkissos with epilepsy.
Persinger, a university researcher here in Ontario, was able to induce different kinds of paranormal experiences in unaffected people, by fluctuating magnetic fields mostly around their temporal lobes. They heard voices or felt an invisible presence much like if they had temporal lobe epilepsy. At least in the past they weren't marginalized like in our more enlightened(?) society.
Now before anyone gets upset, this mostly points to the "how" of the phenomenon. What brings on that storm of neural activity could be a number of things, like external changing magnetic fields, or some psychoactive drugs, or who knows maybe even a genuinely supernatural agent.
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How is your congregation doing financially?
by truthseeker inif you still go to the meetings - look at the notice board where they have the accounts report.. is there a deficit?.
our cong wanted to build a new hall (they share), but they cannot raise the funds to do this.
did your cong pay bills on time, i.e.
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Midget-Sasquatch
The congregation I'm officially with shares a KH with another cong and so they have their own separate accounts and a joint one that covers the utilities, chemical supplies, and other maintencance costs.
Our cong currently has about $2800 (Cdn) as of last Tues, and the joint account had almost $10,000 (Cdn). They were supposed to rebuild but nothing has happened yet.
To add to Mary's post:
Those running our circuit whined about repeated deficits at the assemblies. So Ontario Circuit 4 has instituted a program where each of the congs in that circuit pay a monthly sum into their property fund to help defray costs. They suggested about $0.40 a publisher. It just shows they're getting desperate.
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JW Underground
by Hondo ini recently read an article about jw's that, if had the choice, would probably leave because of the deceptions, lies, etc., but don't because of family, friends, prestige, whatever, and instead lead a make-believe life going through the motions of being a loyal and believing follower of the watchtower organization.
most of those purported to be part of this non-believing/participating, but attending, jw population, are folks that have been associated with the jw's for a number of years, but, as many have, decided that the lies and constant changes (new light) just don't make sense anymore.
i would suspect that identifying those who just "go through the motions" of being a good jw would be difficult.
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IP_Sec
You're not dense, I'm just bloody cryptic and should be less muddled.
O'brien was the fictional head of the Thought Police in the novel 1984....he even wrote a revolutionary book under a pseudonym as a lure for people who wanted to oppose Big Brother.
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JW Underground
by Hondo ini recently read an article about jw's that, if had the choice, would probably leave because of the deceptions, lies, etc., but don't because of family, friends, prestige, whatever, and instead lead a make-believe life going through the motions of being a loyal and believing follower of the watchtower organization.
most of those purported to be part of this non-believing/participating, but attending, jw population, are folks that have been associated with the jw's for a number of years, but, as many have, decided that the lies and constant changes (new light) just don't make sense anymore.
i would suspect that identifying those who just "go through the motions" of being a good jw would be difficult.
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Midget-Sasquatch
I see the problem with a JW Underground is that anyone caught questioning the principles and dogma are immediately labeled apostate, anyone caught dealing with an apostate is the same as.
I agree 100%. I've played the dumb dub with 2 separate people who were asking me about my feelings on chronology. One of them moved quite a ways north so I don't know what happened with him, but one of them is still very much an organization man and was on the hunt..he's ratted out 2 people that I know of.
I'd suspect there are many self-appointed O'Briens (refer 1984) going around trying to add notches to their belts.
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Depression - a possible cure in sight
by gumby ini was just reading an article about a 50 year old toronto psychiatric nurse who has had 10 years of horrible depression.
she has fought off suicidal thoughts, cried and sobbed on her balcony for hours on end, spent 6 months in bed, shunned food and friends.. today.....two years later, she is happy, full of energy, and feels like living again.
what happened?.
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Gumby
I forgot that they starved to death, but yep thats the experiment. Dang hypothalamus is too deep inside for me to attempt a do-it-yourself contraption. Guess I'll have to go the old-fashioned route.
FlyingHighNow
I found that having 70% of my caloric intake as carbohydrates keeps me in a good enough mood. Screw te low carb diet craze...Look at Santa, always jolly. :)