Posts by BoozeRunner

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Survey

by Vienna in

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how many on this board are: a) christains--not a jw b) jehovah's witnesses c) do not believe in god d) have a belief in god but just not active in anything right now.

i'm new to the board and was curious as to everyone's standing.

i'm 30, a christain, i left the jws 3 years ago (after being in it for 21 years) to follow jesus and heard of, among other good things, this great thing called: grace!

BoozeRunner

"How many on this board are: a) Christains--not a JW b) Jehovah's Witnesses c) Do not believe in God d) Have a belief in God but just not active in anything right now"

a) Yes
b) No-exiled 5 years ago
d) Yes, but does he need a name? Will never belong to an organized religion again.(and dont anyone get smart and ask if I will belong to a disorganized religion) LoL
Religion exploits what i belive is our god-given spirituality. We are his children, and religions (just check the bloodiest wars in human history, or the atrocities mankind has visited upon each other, and you will find religon calling the shots) will separate us, not only from one another, but fro god himself.

Boozy

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Out of the Woods

by Mommie Dark in

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some of you may recall that mommie's older jw brother was critically injured in a fall at work last winter.

he fell 30 feet from a ladder and landed on his hardhat; his initial prognosis of doom gave way to astonishment when it was discovered that he had broken no vertebrae... no permanent spinal injury at all.

after weeks in a drug-induced coma, the swelling on his brain subsided, and he woke, complaining, to the great relief of all family members, who recognize irascibility as normal behavior for one of us.

BoozeRunner

Mommie, glad to hear your bro is on the road to recovery.

JanG, you tripped UP the stairs??? Ok, that settles it.....from now on, I will have someone carry me up from the bar.
LoL

Boozy

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JUSTICE #3 - Sin worse than Apostasy!

by Amazing in

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a sin worse than apostasy .

there was a very nice young couple in our congregation with one child.

no one could see why she should not be reinstated.

BoozeRunner

Amazing, that seems like one for the files-"praying to the Devil" !!!
I will be sure to remind you as your Justice Series continues.

Boozy

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Biology Lesson for the guys

by wasasister in

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warning: i am about to discuss a rather delicate subject.

if the words menstruation or period gross you out, please stop reading now.. i am going to attempt to keep names out of this discussion, as my thoughts are directed to the general population, not one individual.

i am fairly certain, however, that someone may take this personally and react with anger and insults.

BoozeRunner

Excellent post, nicely done!!
Actually, it does amaze me that some can make such senseless comments. But then again, the MALE-IS-KING attitude of Jdub-dome has and will always use that "weaker vessel" shyt to make women feel like lesser persons.
In my ENTIRE life, I have known only 1 woman who couldnt perform her duties at our place of employment due to her period, and THAT was a very uncharacteristically severe episode.
Sadly, I have hard as many women joke about this as I have heard men joking about it. I say sadly because I think women simply are trying to beat guys to the punch in order to avoid some insensitive, insulting comment from a guy.

Boozy

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Issue Facing Apostates

by Mishnah in

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most of the stuff posted here is negative, hateful, and blasphemous against god.

even if many of you are right in saying that the jws are wrong on many and important issues, that does not make you right.

so unless you are convinced that there is no biblical god you are facing serious trouble when you die or if the lord comes during your lifetime.

BoozeRunner

I think Mishnah is worshipping YOU KNOW!!!! He uses the same incoherent form of logic or shall I say ILLOGIC?

LoL,
Boozy

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? on new Ministry School

by why144000 in

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i have read the summary on a couple of days of the dc.

i am interested if anyone has more specific information on the changes to the ministry school.

will the bible reading stay in its present format?

BoozeRunner

It will NO LONGER be called "school" as the Org. continues to discourage higher edjumacation.
Ahhhh, but there will be Detention if you dont perform your assignment properly. That means you will be locked in your KH library with Pastor Russell books, soggy, moldy Hoagies and warm Lemon Lime Shasta left over from the 1980,s.
As for the council slip, well, council will be left up to the JUDICI....er, uhh, Council Committee, once again, in the library, where you will have your chance to repent for your poor performances and the fact that repeated Detention has done NO DAMN GOOD!!!

Boozy

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live longer

by teejay in

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http://www.apa.org/releases/religion.html .

analysis of studies shows that religious.

involvement may be a factor in living a long life .

BoozeRunner

hmmmmmmm.....does that include CULT members?
Branch Davidian members and Jim Jones followers come to mind.

Boozy

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JUSTICE #3 - Sin worse than Apostasy!

by Amazing in

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a sin worse than apostasy .

there was a very nice young couple in our congregation with one child.

no one could see why she should not be reinstated.

BoozeRunner

Hi Amazing,
I remember when you posted this on H2o. It disgusted me then, and STILL does!!! What a shame that the elders treated this sister in such a way.
As a witness, i remember one such elder who was pretty hard on everyone.
He pretty much had a stuck-up attitude- beautiful wife, 3 lovely, well behaved kids.
Years later, after moving from the area, I saw him at an assembly, and WOW, had his demeanor changed!!! He looke so humble for a change!!! I found out later, his "well-behaved" daughters were the biggest SLUTS in the congregation. So it goes wit those who think they can judge others so harshly.

Boozy

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Elders appointed by Holy Spirit?

by LadyBug in

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amazings justice points brings me to this point.

elders truly believe that they are appointed by gods spirit.

so when they appoint someone who is:.

BoozeRunner

Elders appointed by Holy Spirit? THAT is one for the Sunday Funnies!!!! LoL
Elders are appointed for the simple reason that the more people you have IN on the scam, the harder it is to get caught. Kinda like cops and bribes,(no disrespect intended for Law Enforcement Professionals)LoL. Elders LOVE the elite little clique they are in, and even those with misgivings are likely to stay for fear of embarrassment. Dont forget, their wives love the STATUS, whatever the hell that may be, LoL.

TG for boards like this one that are freeing up info so that all can exercise freedom of thought, and choice.

"Losing my mind was a liberating experience"
Boozy

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a bizarre decision!!!

by digderidoo in

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hi guys...i just wanted to share with you all something that happened over the weekend, that i found really weird.. on saturday i went to a cousins wedding.....we are quite a large extended family, not jw's(only my mom is a witness), so it was nice to be with the family on such special occasions.. throughout the evening i sat down with a cousins husband, who i hadn't seen for about two years.

we had a pint and he decided to get out a pack of cigars.

now these cigars were big fat ones (you know the cuban type)...he lit up.

BoozeRunner

Hi Dig,
I, like Unanswered, think you were being thoughtful. My first encounter with the same situation as yours was to find a place out of sight to smoke. This was mainly because I was in my Mom's home. I felt I would have been disrespecting her home if I smoked inside. She was aware that I was going outside to smoke.
I also felt no need to "throw it in her face" so to speak.

Boozy