Hellas bars were weird.... remember the food 'tokens'? In 1993 I went to the Crystal Palace assembly, then 2 weeks later saw Depeche Mode play the same venue... guess which event I prefered??
Posts by PaulJ
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22Sitting on the terraces at Hillsborough / Maine Road eating Hellas bars
by Simon inthe topic on assembly meals hot food at the dcs past...what was it like?
made me think of the days sat on the terraces at district conventions.
they were originally 4 day affairs but ended up just friday and the weekend (maybe they are just the weekend now?)..
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do you know anyone that did "it "before the wedding in the kingdom hall ?
by looloo ini know of quite a few that did , some have never been found out , are they asked by the elders before the wedding if they have done it ?
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me. Not actually 'in' the hall though.... i figure you didn't actually mean that...
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My Introduction
by bgurl81 ini've been lurking on this website for quite some time, but haven't quite gotten the strength to post until now.
for obvious reasons, i cannot reveal my identity.
although my "family" nows that i am no longer a witness and celebrates holidays, they still have "hope" for me.
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Hi bgurl, welcome to JWD!!! Well done for having the bottle to post here. Alot of what you have gone thru rang true with me,
I'm sure you'll find much of what you are looking for here.
Hugs
PaulJ
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In my opinion....
by PaulJ ini've not been on here for a while, so i wanted to drop in and say a few things.
i hope you are all alright!!
i thought about titling this thread 'i'm over it'.
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Thanks for all your replies guys.
Gopher- I like the reasoning behind atheism. I'm about to start reading 'The God Delusion' by Richard Dawkins so that might help hopefully.
Quirky- Don't worry about being messed up, it's better than having the answers rubber stamped on your forehead by a religious organisation. Allow time for things to sink in slowly.... make your mind up about things as you go along- dont feel rushed to jump into any kind of pigeonhole.
A guy called Andre Gide once wrote- "Believe those who are seeking the truth. Doubt those who find it." I'm on his side!!!
Oompa- I agree about what you say about how they have changed the bible. Though surely most religions have changed chunks of the bible (even though 'cut n' paste' hadn't been invented.) It makes me think therefore that the bible as we know is probably not a completely true historical reflection, but rather like a series of stories and legends and myths that can be made sense of by anyone wanting morals or lessons, a bit like how people look for answers in astology. If you think hard enough about your horoscope it somehow fits, for me its the same with the bible.
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In my opinion....
by PaulJ ini've not been on here for a while, so i wanted to drop in and say a few things.
i hope you are all alright!!
i thought about titling this thread 'i'm over it'.
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Im on Firefox too, pah!
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When You Were a Child /or Now - Your Favorite Cartoon Characters ?
by flipper ini know, a far cry from the sexiest actor/actress thread, but hell; let's be a kid for a weekend for a bit!
it brings back fun, good memories !
so, when you were a kid, did you lean toward disney or warner brothers ?
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Mighty Mouse ;)
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In my opinion....
by PaulJ ini've not been on here for a while, so i wanted to drop in and say a few things.
i hope you are all alright!!
i thought about titling this thread 'i'm over it'.
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sorry.... can't seem to start new paragraphs all of a sudden! Trust me in the edit they ARE there....
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In my opinion....
by PaulJ ini've not been on here for a while, so i wanted to drop in and say a few things.
i hope you are all alright!!
i thought about titling this thread 'i'm over it'.
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PaulJ
Hi all. I've not been on here for a while, so I wanted to drop in and say a few things. Firstly- hello! I hope you are all alright!! What are you up to? Are you all doing ok? I thought about titling this thread 'I'm over it'. Because as far as many things that I thought were worth ranting about, I just don't see the point any more- I'm not angry- I just don't feel anxious or vengeful towards the JW's. Lets face it unless we actually knew one of the GB, the only people who were suckering us were suckered themselves. They were as stupid as us right? OK, so some had the power go to their heads, but they are screwed up enough to live their life by a cult- what do you expect? I'm now so free of religion its fantastic. Religion is like a drug, people become dependant on it. I'm now on the precipice between agnosticism and atheism and because I'm not really sure where i sit, its beautiful not being in a pigeon-hole. Ignorance is bliss. Religion, belief etc. It's purely just someone's opinion isn't it? At some point someone has though 'right this is what I reckon' and decided to tell some people, its taken off, some people wrote some of it down and a couple of millenia and plenty of chinese whispers later you have a nice tyranical modern religion. Ok I admit this isn't always the case, some religions are pretty laid back, (Pastafarianism looks cool!! ;)) but anyone who has left the JW's and yet maintain a level of zealotry is simply clinging on to something in my opinion. How arrogant can people be to truly believe that, despite humans being on this earth thousands and thousands of years, THEIR religion is the one that has it right? If you believe that fine, but keep it to yourself. Ok, something else that someone might be able to pick holes in (and please do, my beliefs aren't fixed like other people's- I can change my mind if I'm proved wrong).... Proof. You have such strong feelings about a religion, prove it to me. The bible doesn't count as its historical fact that its been changed and filtered and watered down etc. What your religion really comes down to is faith. Faith, as we know, is the "assured 'expectation' of things 'hoped' for." Read that back a few times, doesn't sound that definite does it? Sounds more like a wing and a prayer to me. Ok, it might be perceived that I'm picking on Christianity a bit here but other religions are equally reliant on people as a group hoping they are right (if we meet regularly and tell each other we are right often enough, and write books telling us we are right we ARE right, right?) Here are the things all people should live their life by- Be good to people around you and those you care about even more so. Learn as much as possible. Have fun and do what you need to do to enjoy life as best you can. Spend quality time with family and your mates. Laugh as much as you can, and endeavor to make other people laugh too. Don't worry about things you have no control over for too long, accept your limitations. Wear sunscreen. (you might have guessed that was coming) If you think I'm wrong about any of this please tell me, let me know what you think, let me know your opinion, prove it to me if you feel strongly about it. Love you all PaulJ
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Why isn't God anxious to bring the New System?
by JH inif i had a nice gift to give to someone, i wouldn't wait thousands of years to give it........
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He's too busy chilling out with Santa Claus, The Tooth Fairy, The Boogie Man (scary monster boogie man, not some crazed dancer) and all the other mythical creatures...
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so what are your all time favourite soppy love songs?
by dobbie ini have to confess, i am addicted to old soppy songs, i guess i'm just an old romantic.
just wondering what your favourite love songs are, mine are a bit wet but i will post it anyway lol!.
john denver annies song - i can't help it i saw him singing it on telly once when i was little and fell in love with it.
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Me and my girlfriend live about 2 hours away from each other so we only get to see each at weekends- hence these songs mean a lot to me- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPG4WHhJk3A http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFBuFGG_04o