Was Andre driving the Taxi Cab?.
probably so!!
Posts by moshe
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41New May Awake! Am I being unreasonable or does this sound crazy!?
by toweragent inmy friends usually walked me home after dark.
but one evening i was so tired that i decided to call a taxi.
the driver didnt take me home.
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I'm turning myself in. Lurking elders, are you listening?
by Eve Deceived ini think it's fitting for my very first post to be a thread on jw.net turning myself in to any lurking elders out there on a witch-hunt to cleanse the congregation so that god's choosen ones can "remain in god's love.
" so i'm sorry to all you awesome, truthful apostates on this site, but this thread is really intended for any lurking nazis -- i mean, the taliban -- ugh, i mean elders of the world's most "loving" cult religion.. i am an apostate.
here, i'll save you the trouble:.
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moshe
Also, I do not want to keep living a lie or not being true to myself...to be anything but authentic is really hard on me mentally and emotionally. I hope this makes sense.
absolutely - I hope others are reading this and think about how JW friends and relatives will only pull you away from living a good life-- welcome!
JW refuse to see the obvious about their religion-- going down fast!
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Ok I need some advice on how to decline an elder's appointment....
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in the last 4 months my eyes have been opened to ttatt, my biggest issue is that the elders have been grooming me to appoint me as an elder.
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Any ideas on how to decline the appointment and not raise suspicion?
Hmm, pull your keys out of your pocket at the KH in front of ONE the elders- when the keys come out, you will also have several scratch-off lottery tickets, too.
Mumble- "dang it, I meant to cash these in before the meeting." Later you can have amnesia and not remember anything, if you get cornered- your word against his--
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2013 District Convention Program: Gods Word is Truth!
by bats in the belfry in.
unlike god's word, that jws believe to be absolute truth, any one of their directives given at the 2013 district convention could be subject to misinterpretation.. .
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And what happened to the lofty one hour sunday afternoon keynote address?- the one that JWs spent weeks handbilling the public in the convention city . It was a "life saving work" for JWs getting the message out about this public talk.
Apostates-they never forget them-
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2013 District Convention Program: Gods Word is Truth!
by bats in the belfry in.
unlike god's word, that jws believe to be absolute truth, any one of their directives given at the 2013 district convention could be subject to misinterpretation.. .
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They seem to have gone symposium crazy- the JWs can't have a birthday party , because they can point to ancient pagans who got rowdy and at those parties-- but a symposium, now that is perfectly fine---- wikipedia--
The Greek symposium was a key Hellenic social institution. It was a forum for men of good family to debate, plot, boast, or simply to revel with others. They were frequently held to celebrate the introduction of young men into aristocratic society. Symposia were also held by aristocrats to celebrate other special occasions, such as victories in athletic and poetic contests.
Symposia were usually held in the andron (?νδρ?ν), the men's quarters of the household. The participants, or "symposiasts", would recline on pillowed couches arrayed against the three walls of the room away from the door. Due to space limitations the couches would number between seven and nine, limiting the total number of participants to somewhere between fourteen and twenty seven [2] (Oswyn Murray gives a figure of between seven and fifteen couches and reckons fourteen to thirty participants a "standard size for a drinking group"). [3] If any young men took part they did not recline but sat up. [4]
Pietro Testa (1611–1650): The Drunken Alcibiades Interrupting the Symposium (1648).Food and wine were served. Entertainment was provided, and depending on the occasion could include games, songs, flute-girls or boys, slaves performing various acts, and hired entertainment.
Symposia often were held for specific occasions. The most famous symposium of all, described in Plato's dialogue of that name (and rather differently in Xenophon's) was hosted by the poet Agathon on the occasion of his first victory at the theater contest of the 416 BC Dionysia. According to Plato's account, the celebration was upstaged by the unexpected entrance of the toast of the town, the young Alcibiades, dropping in drunken and nearly naked, having just left another symposium.
The men apart of the symposium would discuss a multitude of topics—from philosophy to love and the differences between genders.
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The huge impact the JWs have out in their door knocking --- May 15, 2013
by RayPublisher inthe may 15, 2013 washtowel has a cute little piece of artwork about what an impact they make out in serve-us.
i thought some captions might help make it clearer!.
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JWs are wimps. They would rather do the drop and dash at the door with their literature instead of taking a chance on being confronted by a knowledgeable householder who ruin their day with a simple question--
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My interview with "Truth be Told" filmmaker Gregorio Smith
by RayPublisher ini had the pleasure of conducting a telephone interview with "truth be told" filmmaker gregorio smith yesterday.
he is a fascinating, intelligent person and has an intimate knowledge of the destructiveness the watchtower society has wreaked upon people's lives due to shunning, the blood ban, etc.. some two years in the making, this full-length documentary film entitled "truth be told" seeks to expose the watchtower for what it is.
a debut screening for the public will take place in brooklyn new york on march 27, 2013. other major cities will follow.
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Dang it, another reason for JWs not to talk to the informed householders- just do the drop and dash at the door with the WT literature--
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This week's Oral Review
by Quarterback ingasp....i hate this part on the meeting, and i don't feel like studying for it.. has anyone done it already, and want to share it with me?
i feel like cheating this week..
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The solution to KH meeting assignment slavery--
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my worst fears were realized
by magotan inim on my phone, so im really limited.
i came out to my family about my doubts and my sexuality.
shit hit the fan.
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Sorry for the JW family problems- I also went out on my own at age 19, just because I wanted to- good luck.
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The CO asked for money tonight at the meeting.
by life is to short ini was shocked i do not know why as i have read that the co's were doing this but to hear it with my own ears was unbelievable.
i do not go to the meetings but my husband still does and this week is the co's visit.
i decided that i would listen in to his talk; i swear i have lost some brain cells by doing it but anywho.. he started out by talking about the old story that has been in the wt many times about a little boy who was seven and raised a chicken and gave the money to the society.
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so if every publisher would just put one dime into the box each month it would add up to three quarters of a million dollars per publisher per month.
Publishers make budget choices every month and over time it adds up-- hmm, let me think, family plan at AT&T ($200+/mo) and 99cent refurbished IPhones for all?- or the budget Walmart / Virgin Mobile w/ $35-50/mo pay as you go plans and $99 Android smartphones?? decsions, decsions--should I give up my smartphone and give the money to the WT?- or cancel my cable TV premium sports package?
That doesn't even register 10 minutes worth of guilt after they leave the KH. The CO might get his dime per publisher during his visit, but that is chump change for the JWs-
I have always said, if the WT ever told the JWs that Jehovah was reinstituting the tithe, you would see all the faders and enlightened JWs suddenly jump up and hand in their membership cards and leave the KH- shunning be damned-- get your hands off my money!!
