Posts by sammielee24

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Stick to the Borg...Your Judas kids made their choice

by Midget-Sasquatch in

yet another article in such a short period of time...someone already mentioned it would be in the jan15 2007 wt.

here are the scans:.

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sammielee24

The real truth behind this article is that elders and their families are the biggest disregarders of the WTS

I think that may be true in many areas, but in the congregations that I was around, the elders went to great lengths to make sure they set the finest example by refusing to have anything to do with their df'd children or other family members. It was taken to the extreme and still is - zealous witnesses will read this and once again it will confirm for them, that their harsh actions toward their children, parents, siblings etc, is sanctioned and necessary according to Jehovah. It's pathetic. sammieswife.

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I'm going home, and I got a call from my dub uncle....

by Stealth453 in

i am shipping out on thursday for home.

i have been away from my home and family since august 1, this year.

my brother, (ex-dub) is hosting a dinner for me tomorrow, at his house.

sammielee24

Like your avatar..have a good time regardless - your brother is thinking of you at least! sammieswife.

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Stick to the Borg...Your Judas kids made their choice

by Midget-Sasquatch in

yet another article in such a short period of time...someone already mentioned it would be in the jan15 2007 wt.

here are the scans:.

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sammielee24

I believe this is the 3rd article in 18 months containing the same info.

Does anyone think that this might be a subtle shift toward shunning everyone who leaves no matter how they leave? Reading the article in the beginning, it speaks of those who 'leave' Jehovah...they use the disfellowshipping as the example later on. They must realize that the outside influence is coming not only from the internet, but from those who have simply faded and remain in contact with their families and what must they do to close that gap? Tighten the ranks- allow no outside influence in. sammieswife.

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People with multiple sex partners in their past, present and future?

by free2beme in

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what i have wondered, is how true were the witnesses about the psychological affect of having multiple sex partners in our lives?

i remember reading, and hearing in talks, that people who have turned themselves into the type of person who engages in indiscriminate sex, will suffer depression, problems in relationships and illnesses related to such a life style.

this line of fear was often drawn, to make a young person in the congregation fear the idea of having sex out of wedlock, and perhaps be enough to control the extreme drive of their hormones in early years.

sammielee24

Casual sex, indiscriminate sex partners, multiple sex partners - they all mean different things to me. I think the Watchtower like a lot of other religions tends to go overboard on anything to do with sex. A persons own morals & boundaries in relation to their sexual activity do not have to come from any religion but can quite easily be set by their own level of self esteem, confidence and value. Our children should be taught to respect their body because it belongs to them - not because they are holding it out to give someone else at some time in the future. The WTS was great in pushing the trust issue as well in the sex before marriage card by insisting that one could not really trust their spouse if he/she had sex before they were married. What has sex before marriage have to do with trust? I personally know of no woman or man who has been depressed because they've had more than one sex partner - but I do know that all of them prefer to be in committed relationships for reasons not only sexual in natural.

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Stick to the Borg...Your Judas kids made their choice

by Midget-Sasquatch in

yet another article in such a short period of time...someone already mentioned it would be in the jan15 2007 wt.

here are the scans:.

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sammielee24

This makes me SICK!!!!! Felt like puking my oreo's all over the computer screen when I got to the last paragraph. sammieswife.

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Our 20 Employee Company is going ERP

by Nosferatu in

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man, this is going to suck.

i really don't see why a company of less than 50 employees needs a big fvvving system to handle the way everything flows.

i could fix it all by eliminating one employee who buggers everything up within the company.. i know the wts uses an erp system, but they have more than 20 people working for them.. what are your experiences with erp?.

sammielee24

I worked for a smaller company with more than 20 employers - it's a nightmare and when I left they were still trying to fix problems and get systems to do what they wanted. I watched people get fired for missing the start up deadlines and people quit their jobs in simple frustration. I found it to be a lot of money spent for a more cumbersome process. sammieswife.

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JWs and Vaccinations

by sammielee24 in

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taking the lead from another thread on this - i know a number of witnesses who were not vaccinated because of the jw scare - all kids of course, whose parents made the decision for them.

they are adults now, but none of them ever did get vacinnated - luckily they never got sick either.

i wonder - do you know of any witnesss that were not vaccinated and got sick?

sammielee24

Taking the lead from another thread on this - I know a number of witnesses who were not vaccinated because of the JW scare - all kids of course, whose parents made the decision for them. They are adults now, but none of them ever did get vacinnated - luckily they never got sick either. I wonder - do you know of any witnesss that were not vaccinated and got sick? sammieswife.

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BANKRUPTCIES AND FORECLOSURES IN THE US

by juni in

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bankruptcies and foreclosures on homes are on the rise - 200% higher over last year.

some are due to people falling on hard times, but the majority are due to over spending.. this affects all of us.. juni .

sammielee24

Why do we have eye care insurance?

We actually received a credit card offer for 'medical credit'. The card gives you a little lower interest rate because it's a 'medical credit card'...and of course the spending limit is higher. How long before you figure that this card is maxed out and then the person is in deep trouble? I just thought it was interesting - since the new bankruptcy changes last year, they have completed their study of how it's working. A total of 5% of all bankruptcies since the changes are affected - the rest are as had been told to the administration - people who cannot afford to pay their expenses any longer. The main reasons are 1)medical costs 2) divorce 3) losing a job. The bad thing is that those people who are already stressed out and trying to keep it together - now have to pay a lot more in lawyers and filing fees and they must pay for and complete credit counselling courses. So the lawyers are getting richer, the administration will make money on filing fees and the counselling services will make more money. I think the loophole closing was a good thing as far as owning houses and other large assets if you have them - but I would think that bankruptcy is a daunting and humiliating experience for most people that have to take this route. sammieswife.

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Was this really a smart choice of words?

by sammielee24 in

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i was watching pres bush in a speech telling the world that he is 'compelled' and 'driven by a higher power'.

that god wants him to give people around the world freedom.

that 'this crusade', the usa is on.............well...that was part of it and i sat there thinking.

sammielee24

was it a smart choice of words in that the words would stir the rest of the world up and cause the muslims to hate the US. Then just turn the W. upside down for Moron. M.

yeah..that's what I meant. The word crusade, coming from a Christian fundamentalist while in a Muslim country teaming with their own fundamentalists - well - it just doesn't equate to a whole lot of smarts. I mean, is he hoping for a personal physical attack on himself to justify some massive further action toward Iran? It's been written for years that the attempted attack on his father and his wife so many years ago, was one of the major reasons for attacking Iraq - revenge - but surely he wouldn't use himself purposely as a target to fuel some payback toward other countries there? I think he should just come home..sammieswife.

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BANKRUPTCIES AND FORECLOSURES IN THE US

by juni in

jw
friends

bankruptcies and foreclosures on homes are on the rise - 200% higher over last year.

some are due to people falling on hard times, but the majority are due to over spending.. this affects all of us.. juni .

sammielee24

I believe this came from the Business Economist? I thought it was kind of 'cute'...but it spells it out pretty well -

October 17, 2006

Dear Capital One

Dear Capital One,

Thank you so much for continuing your correspondence, your persistence in this matter is to be commended. Most people would have given up on me by now, but not you. Your optimism that I may write or call you one day is astonishing... especially given the fact that I don't think I've given any indication that I will. I've been trying to figure out what I did or said that would cause you to have such expectations.

Oh, that's right. I didn't do anything.

Somehow you got my name... and you somehow feel that gives you permission to write me every week, sometimes twice a week. Somehow you feel that you have the right to waste my time. Somehow you feel you have the right waste all the electricity my paper shredder uses eating your junk. Somehow you feel that you have the right to waste the all that paper with your "generous" offers.

You don't.

If I wasn't interested in your service the first, second or 100th time you wrote me, what on earth gives you the hope that the 101st or more might interest me?

I do, however, have something (besides my wallet) that might interest you.. an idea: instead of spending all that money on mailing lists, paper, people stuffing envelopes, and postage, why not do something worth talking about instead? Why not randomly pay peoples bills for them (don't advertise it, just do it)? Why not commit all the cash you spend on marketing to prevent identity theft? Why not allow people to put a certain percentage of their "rewards" to some worthwhile charity and provide matching dollars? And finally, become the number one lobbyist for health care reform (the number one cause of bankruptcy in this country)?

In the meantime, please stop writing me. Let me rephrase that: STOP WRITING TO ME!

Sincerely,

Jon

P.S. if you know anyone who works at Citibank, American Express or Discover, please share this letter with them.