Posts by Sabrina

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Disgusting wasteful behaviour

by Simon in

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what a great world, we are throwing good food away because we are too lazy or dumb and don't value it while millions elsewhere starve to death.. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4443111.stm.

Sabrina

Mav - have you seen the movie "Super Size Me"?
(((shudder)))
My son brought it home from health class at school. Since then we have literally not gone to a fast-food joint other than Subway twice and KFC once, in months.
EVERYONE should watch that movie. Funny too.

Confused, Excellent suggestion. I watched this movie about a week ago (unfortunately, I was lying on the sofa watching TV due to a stomach virus...not the best thing to watch when your stomach is weak) and it was very informative. I can't bring myself to eat fast food anymore, and it was something my family and I indulged once or twice a month. It really makes you think. I highly suggest it to everyone.

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Any types of books, authors, etc. you enjoy now that you didn't as a JW?

by littlerockguy in

i always loved to collect books.

if any jw came and looked at my bookshelf now they would turn probably turn white.

Sabrina

I always found this to be very amusing. I wasn't hardly allowed to read anything except the bible and the WTBTS literature...and I loved to read so much! I know that as my son's reading skills develop, I will merely be thankful for the fact that he is reading, as so many children's free time is taken up by tv, cartoons, and movies. I doubt I will be picky about what he chooses to read, though as a parent, it will be mildly monitored (WT literature, however, will be an absolute NO, NO).

However, you have the bible, which I think we all were ENCOURAGED to read, which is filled with fornication, adultry, incest, murder, war, homosexuality, rape, polygamy, torture, demonic possessions, sorcery, witchcraft (also called miracles), etc, etc, etc.....yet, Harry Potter is banned? Then you have the WT literature, which contains detailed graphics of these very things, so not only do we have the descripitions to read as in the bible and the literature, but also imagery to fill our children's minds to go along with it. I find this to be not only humorous, but perhaps hypocritical at the same time. There's not many books out there that is going to be much worse than the bible, yet JW's aren't allowed to read them and are urged to read the teachings of the bible. It seems the bible will teach our children how to sin before some of these other books named will. Just my thoughts.

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mmnnnnn ... who makes you just "melt"

by Simon in

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for an oldie i'd pick audrey hepburn singing moon river ... mmnnnn, i never get tired of that.. currently i'm listening to norah jones an aweful lot.

she is very easy on the ears and is my "audible-heaven" right now.. so who's voice makes you 'melt' ?

Sabrina

Clancy Brown (Brother Justin-Carnivale; Victor Kruger/The Kurgen-Highlander).....he doesn't have a singing that I am aware of, but his speaking voice just makes quiver between the thighs. I also agree about Anthony Hopkins...I could listen to him for hours. As for singing talent: Poe; Tori Amos; Conjure One and Imogene Heap...I love female talent.

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JWD, South Park yourself!

by Heatmiser in

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http://www.planearium2.de/flash/spstudio.html

here you can create a south park version of yourself..

Sabrina

Hahaha......thanks Heatmiser and Bas.

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JWD, South Park yourself!

by Heatmiser in

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http://www.planearium2.de/flash/spstudio.html

here you can create a south park version of yourself..

Sabrina

hrmm

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JWD, South Park yourself!

by Heatmiser in

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http://www.planearium2.de/flash/spstudio.html

here you can create a south park version of yourself..

Sabrina

Oh wow!!! The browser was definitely the problem. I was using Firefox. I guess I'll have to use IE when I visit this site from now on. Thanks!

Let's see if this works.

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JWD, South Park yourself!

by Heatmiser in

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http://www.planearium2.de/flash/spstudio.html

here you can create a south park version of yourself..

Sabrina

Do you have to have so many posts before you are allowed to attach a file or something, because I don't see where there is an 'attach file' option.

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what song couldn't you listen to....

by loosie in

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what is the most ridiculous song that you couldn't listen too.. because of so called bad lyircs (maybe misheard lyrics), sexy beat or because fo the person who sang it didn't have the proper morals?.

mine.... couldn't listen to ac/dc because it meant they went both ways.

Sabrina

Ugh, my mom HATED music. Partly because of the JW's brainwashing, and partly because my dad was a music fanatic. Too much of a good thing can be bad. I LOVE music, but even I don't want to hear the blaring lyrics of rock blasting from my speakers in the early hours of the morn. Everything was censored for me, even certain radio stations, where the lyrics were edited, was banned. Prince, MJ, anything popular, loved by the 'world' had to be a bad thing. My mom would let me listen to a boring radio station for an hour, but only if I listened to Kingdom Melodies tape for an hour. I usually just opted not to listen to music at all, I heard enough of that other crap when I was at the KH, three times a week. As if being forced to sing 6 Kingdom songs a week wasn't enough. She did, however, buy me an old Mickey Mouse record player and let me listen to Disney Soundtracks. How gracious of her.

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Hello...new here

by Sabrina in

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[i]i wasn't sure where to post my introduction, so i am going to put it here.

if any admins or mods feel it should be moved, please do so.

i found this forum linked from http://members.aol.com/beyondjw/bj.htm, a jehovah's witnesses recovery site.

Sabrina

Zaphod, I have heard that Crisis of Conscience is a FANTASTIC book to help those who still have a hard time 'deprogram' the JW teachings from their minds. I plan on getting it very soon and reading up. If you haven't already, it may be a good idea to purchase a copy yourself. It may help.

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Can you be disfellowshipped for taking a yoga class?

by TweetieBird in

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i was just wondering since i've started taking a yoga class.

not that i would mind being df'd but not ready to lose the family.

i lost my wt library cd so i don't have access to the society's stand on yoga.

Sabrina

JW's claim meditation is an open door, inviting demons into your mind. However, I think they are worried that if you think too deeply, you will figure out that everything they teach is bullsh*t. As for disfellowshipping, truly, when it comes down to it, they can disfellowship you for any reason at all. Some elders are truly loving, just very misled. They truly believe this is the truth, and they will do everything they can to help you see the 'light' before taking steps to df you. However, there are many that are vindictive, self-serving, self-righteous, and look down their noses at everyone else. They don't need a reason, they can make up anything, say anything, and when you protest, they'll use that against you too, saying you are 'stumbled', 'weak', or 'unrepentant', and df you anyway. Just my thoughts on the matter.