I remember one time I knocked on this door and a woman came out, kind of knowing what I was doing there. She started speaking to me in a very "spirited" manner--apparently she was Pentecostal--and I kept trying to reply to what she was saying, but I ended up saying "halelujah, sister!" really loud without even thinking about it. Needless to say the two other witnesses that were with me nearly fainted they were so freaked out. When my father heard about that he nearly killed me!!
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5What's the biggest flub-up you've ever had?
by terafera inwhen i was 10, the memorial was coming up and we had to pass out little pamphlets inviting people to it.
i was nervous, but at my mother's prodding, walked up to the next house.
a man was under his car working and i nervously approached him.
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XJWs Gutless God Trashing Wimps?
by IslandWoman inhey, jehovah the god of jws gets trashed big time here, he gets called all kinds of names, he gets his face rubbed in the gutter all the time.
now, this is somebody's god!
but no matter, it is allowed!.
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Ashitaka is right, IMO.
Us humans are imperfect and judgemental. If someone wants to trash God, that's ok with me, but I wouldn't consider that person gutless nor would I take offense just because I still strongly believe in God.
In my experience, when I have spoken to JWs about any of their doctrines, their defense mechanisms kicked into high gear if I in any way bashed their beliefs or their literature. I think that it only further reinforces their views of "apostates" or "apostate literature" when we engage in name calling or God/Jehovah bashing. It really doesnt help at all.
I can't say that I have been able to convince anyone in the past 20 years to leave the WTS, however, I know for a fact that doubters far exceed the number of true believers, but it's really hard taking that first "step" towards exploring all the lies and deceit of the Watchtower society, and finding one's own way.
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You know you're from the Bronx when...
by BQE inyou say downtown and expect everyone to know that this means manhattan.
you know how to get on a bus using the rear door.. you have never been to the statue of liberty or the empire state building.. you can get into a four-hour argument about how the yankees were better than the dodgers.
but you can't find brooklyn on a map.
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You say downtown and expect everyone to know that this means Manhattan.
· You know how to get on a bus using the rear door.
· You have never been to the Statue of Liberty or the Empire State Building.
· You can get into a four-hour argument about how the Yankees were better than the Dodgers. But you can't find Brooklyn on a map.
· You take care of "weaker" kids by placing them in right field and letting them bat last.
· The subway makes sense.
· You not only know what a "Shuttle" is but you know where is goes.
· You believe that being able to swear at people in their own language makes you multi-lingual.
· You don't think about how much it costs to cross a bridge.
· You learned "entrepreneurship" by selling transfers on 161st St.
· You knew how to get and explode "track" bombs.
· You know what "oilcloth" is.
· You know how to make a scooter out of one skate and a plank of wood.
· You considered Tibbets Brook upstate ( because it was ).
Bonus Points:
· When you say "New York" you mean the "City". The rest of the state really doesn't exist.
· Jaywalking is imaginary. It is an important skill you were taught when learning how to cross the street.
· Pedestrians have the right of way at all times, unless you are driving a car, in which case they are a nuisance and may be "nudged" along.
· People from Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, and New Jersey are referred to as "%&*# drivers.
(YEAAAA!!!!)· You knew NJ sucked before the word came into vogue. Then you moved there.
· Uptown is Fordham Road.
· You know it is really "Da Highbridge Liberry" and not The Highbridge Library.
· You know how to get a "spaldeen" off "da" firescape and "outta da sewer".
· You know the meaning of "chucked".
. You have a Great Sense of Humor.
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What will you do?
by YoYoMama inwhat will you do when harmageddon is here?
will you ask jehovah for a second chance?.
will you seek to protect your young children?.
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Will you scream to Jehovah that you did not have enough time to change?
If I was alive, I would scream at Jehovah that he had thousands and thousands of years to change, but he still chose to remain an asshole.
: Will you be glued to the T.V. watching as the world comes to an end?
Nope. I'm sure the reception would be pretty poor after Jehovah took out a few satellites.
ROTFLMAO!!!!
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What are some of your favorite urban legends?
by BQE inmine is the story of a lady who was witnessing alone in an apartment building, and aparently she knocked on the door of some rapists/murderers/drug dealers......whatever......she was "saved" by two angels, only visible to the attackers, that accompanied her on that visit.
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or how about the one where a householder had his finger on the trigger of a gun and was just about to pull it when.....all of a sudden....out of nowhere (drumroll please) a witness knocked on his door and offered him "the promise of everlasting life in the new system of thingstm"!!
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Mine is the story of a lady who was witnessing alone in an apartment building, and aparently she knocked on the door of some rapists/murderers/drug dealers......whatever......she was "saved" by two angels, only visible to the attackers, that accompanied her on that visit.
Or how about the one where a householder had his finger on the trigger of a gun and was just about to pull it when.....all of a sudden....out of nowhere (drumroll please) a WITNESS knocked on his door and offered him "the promise of everlasting life in the new system of things™"!! Can I get a [8>]!!!
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Why are people so determined to be miserable?
by Sunchild inas i was reading through a few of yk's words of wisdom, i found myself wondering about that very question.
how often have you heard these statements given by christians in particular (and sorry to pick on you guys, but it's the easiest example):.
"when i get to heaven....".
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Thanks so much for your reply! Yes I am interested can you please email me?
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Why are people so determined to be miserable?
by Sunchild inas i was reading through a few of yk's words of wisdom, i found myself wondering about that very question.
how often have you heard these statements given by christians in particular (and sorry to pick on you guys, but it's the easiest example):.
"when i get to heaven....".
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I was for many years and it took a hell of a lot of work to change that
Can you please share what exactly you did? Im still kind of stuck in that "miserable" mode, kind of, even 20 years after my DFing.
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McDonalds Prohibited?
by DakotaRed ingiven how the org went after tobacco in the late sixties, resulting in it's total prohibition in the early seventies, based on the health communities claims of how bad it was destroying the body (a claim not disputed by me) and how they made it a disfellowshipping offense to smoke, chew or otherwise use tobacco, i wonder if they will now ban eating at mcdonalds?.
there is a group out there of health professionals (or claimed) that wish to heavily tax mcdonalds and other so called junk food places.
the taxes would be used to treat all the millions of people who are afflicted with the dreaded disease of obesity and to combat the rising costs of treating these poor misguided individuals that have been led astray, thinking they were getting healthy food at the loacl greasy pits.. will the elders start smelling everyone's breath upon entry to the kingdom halls for tell tale signs of mustard and pickles?
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NOOOOOOOOOOO!!! My gawd, where would all the poor jdubs go on Sat. mornings??? How would they now log their time??
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I want to partake at the Memorial!
by BQE init's been a strong desire of mine for the 20 some odd years since i've beeb df'd.. what do you guys think?
should i go this year and make everyone's jaw drop??
any advice as to what i should say if i am interrogated?
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Hey I've been d'fed 20 yrs. Celebrated the anniversary around April last year. You must be my vintage? Didja do something naughty or just get booted for not thinking the same as them? It was the latter in my case! :-)
Hey Marilyn I was df'd for the same reason, just for wanting to do my own thing and for telling them all to go to hell after the 1975 fiasco!!
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I want to partake at the Memorial!
by BQE init's been a strong desire of mine for the 20 some odd years since i've beeb df'd.. what do you guys think?
should i go this year and make everyone's jaw drop??
any advice as to what i should say if i am interrogated?
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Man Fred you got issues.......may I suggest a complete makeover and a full years supply of Lithium??