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  Consciousness Rules.

  by frankiespeakin in

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  interesting essay for some:.

  http://www.consciousnessrules.net/

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  sweet tee

  Thanks for the post frankiespeaking. I've been exploring the concept of consciousness, reality, living in the present etc. I found the web page extremely interesting. My faith in religion, the bible, the god concept is at an all time low. I don't believe that mankind can elevate our thinking and actions through faith in the unknown/unknowable origin and creator of the universe. All we have is right here, right now, we must take responsibility for ourselves instead of waiting for an unknown spirit entity to rescue us. I see absolutely no evidence to support that position, never have, and probably never will. But if I do, I know that I am a humble enough person to acknowledge my error and accept the consequences. But it appears to me that there is a conscious awakening taking place around the world today. I believe we are in for some major changes, but not the type that the apocalyptic are anxiously awaiting.

  I agree with the title of the thread CONSCIOUSNESS RULES!!!
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  Did You Usually Feel Guilty While A JW?

  by minimus in

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  my 79 year old mom that has every ailment known to man was going to the bookstudy this afternoon because she felt "guilty" for not going the last couple of meetings due to illness.

  i told her it was 95 degrees outside and asked her not to go since she has difficulty breathing.

  she decided to do it anyway.

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  Yes, of course I felt guilty. The constant 'reminders' of all that I was supposed to do in a week went through my mind every day. But as blondie said, it was really guilt over not pleasing men. Once I recognized the true source of my misery I left the borg for good. Ridding myself of guilt has been a slow process but I am so glad to have come out on the other side. Now I search for truth in myself and the world around me. No longer trying to live up to impossible standards set by men - either in organizations or proclaimed 'holy writings', the constant sense of dread is slowly dissipating.
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  What is YOUR middle name?

  by Sunspot in

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  just seeing the "quirkiest quirks" thread, i decided to ask this!

  mine is "merriam" somewhere from the "merriam-webster" line so i've been told!.

  annie

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  Mine is Louise, but you can call me weezy
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  Ok...so then here is my 'proper' intro ;)

  by Rubyvixen in

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  i actually have been reading these forums for about two years now and just decided to finally register.

  where does one go to make a proper intro post?

  edit: alrighty then, i guess i will do my little intro here.

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  sweet tee

  So glad you registered Ruby - WELCOME (((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((( HUGS )))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))

  sweet tee
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  Re-active Instead of Pro-active?

  by PaulJ in

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  if jw's are supposedly the 'true' religion.

  why are they re-active to issues instead of pro-active?

  in the bible, gods people were looked after and guided in many things that they simply knew nothing about- for example sanitation while in the wilderness.

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  That's what I wanted to know. How come they didn't know the iron curtain was falling BEFORE it happened???

  Cause they're not who they 'think' they are.
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  Cats a JW no-no?

  by Confession in

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  i stumbled across what appears to be a website maintained by a jw circuit overseer.

  on it he includes what looks like a question from readers.

  it has very strong things to say about the 'beastliness' of cats--and why christians should consider whether or not it is proper to have them in our homes.

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  sweet tee

  rebel8 - lovely template darling, just lovely. Sounds sooooooooo like them.
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  "Please wrap me in a Roman Toga" - Russell's Last Words?

  by slimboyfat in

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  i had never heard this before, but according to royston pike those were russell's last words.

  can anyone verify this, or show where this story comes from?

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  sweet tee

  (psst. If I'm caught ROFLMAO at work I'll get in trouble )

  A funny slimboyfat thread ... so unexpected
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  Talked to an older Dub I knew as a child last week at BJ's >>>>>>

  by WingCommander in

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  i thought i'd share my experience.

  for those of you not familiar with some stores here in the usa, bj's is a wholesale chain very similar to walmart's sam's club.

  it's a discount warehouse.

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  That was a real display of Christian love. Kudos to you for that. You probably made his day.
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  Bitter, Better or Both?

  by damselfly in

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  do you feel that you are still bitter towards jw's?

  or do you feel that you are better off without them?

  maybe you feel both bitter and better?.

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  sweet tee

  I was bitter toward the dubs when I first left because of the shunning. I shunned them back! I haven't had any personal animosity towards individual wits in years. It was probably a bi-product of fear, guilt or shame anyway. It takes time to come to terms with leaving the former way of life behind. Things are so much better for me outside of the b0rg that I don't have time to be bitter. Not at the R&F anyway - the GB is another story though. They irk me. Seriously.

  Thinking you're better than someone else is a waste of time. The only person I want to be better than ... is ME .
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  Society's position on illegal aliens

  by sir82 in

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  one of the things that has always irked me is the society's position on illegal aliens.. paraphrasing a us boe letter (can't remember the date, not a recent one though), elders were instructed that they are not "policemen", not responsible for enforcing "caesar's laws".

  so, if there are any illegal aliens in the congregation, elders do not report them to any authority.

  no (congregational) disciplanary action at all is taken against them.. however, illegal aliens are not "exemplary", in that they are knowingly breaking caesar's laws.

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  Elders would love to utilize many publishers in this situation as many of them are very zelous in the preaching work.

  If the elders would looooooovvvvvvvvvvveeeeeeeeee to use them, then why don't they? Why do the governing boobies have to be so legalistic about everything? What Bible principle are these two-faced liars basing this BS upon? Just another way to humiliate people by lording their authority over them while still using them to their advantage. Sickening.