Posts by the_classicist

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What to say when your asked, "How was your memorial?" or, "Did you go?"

by cab1000 in

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you are fading, and dont want your friends / family from out of town to know that you no longer want to be a jw.

they may know that you are not going to all the meetings, or not.

but since the biggest deal to them has been the memorial, they expect that you went.. we did not go.

the_classicist

....what's a memorial?

Lol. Or you could say, "I was reading my bible and it said that we were supposed to break bread until Jesus comes. So I figured, if he came in 1914..."

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Is Organized Religion Something You'd Be Involved In Again?

by minimus in

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do you believe in christianity, the bible, god-----or are you in the "i'm not sure what to think" class?

the_classicist

Why not? I'm not going to let an upbringing in a cult predispose me towards a mechanical, unintellectual hate of organized religion. No, that's saved for the WTS.

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Do your JW clothes still fit you?

by JH in

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although i don't go to meetings anymore, i usually go to the memorial.

but this year, i couldn't go even if i wanted to..... my jw clothes don't fit me anymore.... i certainly won't spend 200$ just to go to one meeting.....

the_classicist

Mine don't fit at all. Of course, the last time I got new JW gear was around 14 or younger.

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Background Information

by Carmel in

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friends

many use their avatar as an indication of their personality.. how about your computer screen?

what do you have for a background and does it make a statement about you?.

i like to change mine every week or so.

What Happened to the Body?

by hmike in

i'm fairly new here, so please excuse me if this has been discussed before.

it seemed like an appropriate time to bring this up.. suppose we accept that there really was a man jesus, rabbi, teacher, etc., but just a mortal man.

so if he didn't resurrect, what happened to the body, and how was the "myth" of the resurrection perpetuated, especially in light of the numerous "witnesses" (some of whom were still alive when the accounts were written, if we can believe that part of the accounts) and the effect this had on their lives?

the_classicist

Yeah, I heard about the dematerialize thing too. Doesn't make any sense, especially when you read the bible.

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Michael Jackson at Memorial again

by startingover in

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friends

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after reading this i'm certain he did attend.

note the comments about being a jw and jehovah god

the_classicist

"Elizabeth Taylor used to feed me, to hand-feed me, at times," he said.

If I may say so, Michael Jackson is one sick f*&^.

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soccer

by tijkmo in

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friends

all the best to all your countries football teams who have world cup qualifying games tomorrow....unless you are northern irish..(england to win that one)

the_classicist

I believe in 'proper' English Badger.

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soccer

by tijkmo in

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friends

all the best to all your countries football teams who have world cup qualifying games tomorrow....unless you are northern irish..(england to win that one)

the_classicist

Sir Awex Ferguson, Graeme Souness, George Graham, Dennis Law, Sir Matt Busby, Billy Bremner, Davie Moyes, Kenny Dalgliesh, Alan Hansen, and of course Glasgow Celtic were the first UK side to win a European Cup (unfortunately). Who could forget Jim Baxter's keepy uppie in the 1967 victory? I would go on but that would be just rubbing it in - - -LOL

Are you saying you like the Rangers? Hopefully not, we all know Glasgow Celtic is the best club in Europe!

And Canada lost, 4-1.

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