Posts by exjwshell

Too funny! I had almost forgotten all about this! My parents never forbid it (cause they didn't really know) but I made sure I went to school early every day so I could run into the bathroom to fix the legs of my pants and sneak my blue eyeliner on! LOL

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Wackiest things sold on Ebay

by Nosferatu in

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what are the wackiest things you've ever seen being sold on ebay?

clearly, i remember the guy with the wedding dress, and that stupid grilled cheese sandwich.

here's a couple more:.

exjwshell

Here's a strange listing:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=1469&item=5569913137&rd=1

If you cannot get the link to work (which I've noticed happening) enter item # 5569913137 in the search box.

~Shell

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In 50 words or less prove the GB of JW's is NOT a False Prophet

by Honesty in

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if it can be proved the gb of jw's is not a false prophet in 50 words or less i will grovel at their feet and beg them to let me back in.

exjwshell

In 50 words or less prove the GB of JW's is NOT a False Prophet

Because I'm the mom and I said so!

(That's what my mom would have said)

~Shell

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We picketed the Memorial, What a blast !!!

by Junction-Guy in

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this is my first chance to post here since last thursday, so here it is.

amanda and i arrived at approximately 5:45 pm, and parked in the walmart parking lot.

amanda bought a folding chair and something to eat, as she just got off work.. we walked across the street to the kingdom hall and stood on the shoulder of the road.

exjwshell

Yippee! Way to go Junction-Guy! You are AWESOME!

~Shell

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Courtesy and Respect - a plea:

by Every_Day_Joe in

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the other day i had an experience that made me want to seek out more information about the jehovah?s witnesses, and this forum was one of the first things i found on the internet.

i apologize, in advance, if this is not the proper place for this:.

i am posting this as a plea to the jehovah?s witnesses to please stop harassing the general public.

exjwshell

Every_Day_Joe, I'm with ya buddy!

~Shell

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Favorite Movies

by purplesofa in

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i am sure there is a thread out there somewhere about everyones fav movie........there are so many good ones.. today for the first time i saw the birds by alfred hitchcock.

yikes!!!.

and now the quiet man is on with john wayne.

exjwshell

Loved Dragonfly with Kevin Costner and The Sixth Sense with Bruce Willis

~Shell

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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?

exjwshell

I will NEVER be involved in an "organized religion" again....it's just not for me...I believe in God and Jesus, angels and heaven....I consider myself a Christian but don't feel I need a church to tell me what or how to believe and act to be loved by God.

~Shell

P.S. Really interesting topic...thanks for posting it

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Jehovah's Witnesses and interracial marriage

by what_Truth? in

*this is a bit of a riff off of bluegrass tom's post in the bible research forumn .

in my old hall we had three interracial couples.

in fact i didn't even realise that they were interracial until i was about 12. .

exjwshell

This is an interesting topic to me...since I've wondered this myself, thinking maybe where I grew up in MN interracial jw marriages was just a "midwestern" thing. I attended two different congregations in the St. Paul area and both were very culturally diverse and many interracial marriages. I also never really noticed the whole "interracial thing" until my teenage years. It was just never an issue...ever! It's probably the one good thing about growing up jw...there was NEVER a difference between races..it's what made us all unique and interesting. I was always attracted to the darker skinned brothers...they just were never interested in me!

~Shell

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The brainwashing around the "Schiavo" case...

by Brummie in

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up until this evening i had thought teresa schiavo was in an unconcious state, lying on a bed with just a machine keeping her alive.

how wrong was i?

i saw her smiling and showing awareness of her surroundings.

exjwshell

I think the biggest thing that is so upsetting about this case to me is the fact that it seems so cruel - I'll explain: It seems to me that Terri's parents, family, and friends should be allowed to be with Terri ANYTIME they want to without limitations and restrictions from her husband. You would think that if her husband was truly allowing her to die with dignity (as he's stated many times) he would want her family and those others that love her to be by her side comforting her and allowing them to say their goodbyes...not restricting visiting hours and monitoring their actions. If he didn't want her to appear to suffer, he would allow them to wipe her dry lips with a wet cloth or wipe her face with a cool cloth. Even if she really didn't know what was happening to her, it would give her family some peace that she, at the least, appeared comfortable.

I am NOT trying to make her husband appear monsterous - but, a wet cloth or a couple of ice chips, at this point is going to do NOTHING to re-hydrate her at this point.

A few years ago when my brother, Timothy, died of brain cancer, our family and friends would spend hours with him while he was in his final days. He was in a hospice at this point and we all knew he was there to die. He appeared unconcious most of the time and some of the doctors/nurses insisted that he couldn't hear us or feel us due to the brain damage, etc - we knew this wasn't true. A minister came in a day or so before he finally died and prayed with him and tears began streaming down his cheeks. He would open his eyes occasionally and just stare at us as if to thank us for not leaving him alone. We would wipe his dry, cracked lips with a wet cloth and make sure he appeared as comfortable as possible. If someone had put restrictions on us or didn't allow us to at least make him look/feel comfortable, we would have fought "tooth and nail" to uncover why!

My point is, (I think) that if Michael Schiavo would have worked with Terri's family instead of against them, thoughout all of these years, it would not have come down to this legal battle. I think that the secretiveness of sealing her medical records, and all of the court battles over the years have just made them all so bitter towards each other.

In my opinion, he should have just let her parent assume custody and then he could have went on with his life.

Because of my experiences with my brother and others in my family with brain issues/cancer, etc. this case has really hit me hard - I'm not trying to be arguementative - maybe it's just part of my own healing process...who knows!?!

Love, Shell