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Yes, tis possible.
W.Once
Wasanelder Once
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CAN MEN AND WOMEN JUST BE "FRIENDS"?
by Mary inor will one of them invaribly end up being attracted to the other?
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JWD Awards??
by RichieRich inso, i was thinkin, and got hit with a good idea.
everyone whos been here for more than a week has posters that they love, and posters that they loathe.
some make laugh, some make us cry, and some drive us right up the wall.... so to honor that, i think we should have some sort of jwd award session... (should simon approve).
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Wasanelder Once
Undercover,
You're a funny little Snoopy! Congrats Richie for keeping it real.
Crap, that sounded very hippy-like.
W.Once
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Did you ever use these?
by Bumble Bee ini was cleaning out a closet today and came across some book bags.
when i went through them i found one of those bic pens that has the four different colours of ink, red, black, green and blue.
i used to use them to mark my wt different colours for the a and b portion of the answers etc.. anyone else use these?.
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Wasanelder Once
OMG, I used three different color highlight pens and five translations etc. when I studied. Once I figured out I wasn't finding anything much there I took the advice CO to only highlight the key words to remind me of the comment I wanted to make. So I used to highlight two words in each paragraph that reminded me of the thought, I mean c'mon they just read the paragraph before they asked the question.
Now I write funny captions on the photos in their margins while the parroting session is conducted.
W.Once
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How Do You React When You Realize You Are Wrong?
by minimus indo you readily admit it?
do you still try to justify yourself?
do you ignore it?
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Wasanelder Once
Brenda,
My point exactly. For JW's apologizing is a motion to go through to keep the boat afloat. Its all part of the "wait on Jehovah attitude." You seek peace by forgiving and apologize for some part of a situation you can settle on even when you are guilt free. Its BS and I was tired of it.
I never tired of offering sincere apologies when necessary. I do apologize when I'm wrong. Always will. It just bugs some people I've met since leaving the bOrg. They aren't used to it. Sincerity is not thier usual experience.
If I've offended you in any way, I'm sorry. (That's meant to be funny)
Thanks for pointing me back to myself.
W.Once
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Technically Speaking...
by joannadandy in.
i can't be an apostate if i never got baptised, correct?.
in jw technical terms of course.
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Wasanelder Once
Right.
...but you can be a sympathizer.
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James Doohan - Star Trek's "Scotty" Dies
by El Kabong injust saw this on cnn .
http://www.cnn.com/2005/showbiz/tv/07/20/obit.doohan.ap/index.html .
he's beamed aboard that great starship in the sky....
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Wasanelder Once
If you want to see Scotty being as human as can be, watch TREKKIES. The first one. He relates having shown attention to a fan who wrote to him of her sucidal mood. After reading her letter he called her, made arrangements to meet her at the Star Trek convention in her city and took her for coffee. He did this for some ten years, just listening to her. Eventually she went to university and became a psych I think. He had tears in his eyes as he described this as the best thing he'd done in his life. He saved her from self destruction. Seemed genuine and a nice man. Sleep well James. (old habits)
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President Kennedy's assassination: big conspiracy or lone gunman?
by greendawn indo you think that john f kennedy was killed in dallas in 1963 by a lone psychopathic gunman -lee oswald- or by a large conpiracy that included the cia, the mafia, the military and many others.
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hundreds of books were written on the subject and 85% of americans believe that it was a conspiracy though the mass media world always believes that a lone gun man did it.
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Wasanelder Once
Iggy,
ITs ok, you can drop "in my pants" any time you want.
LOL,
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Ok we've left the Org - Now what?
by Nellie ini am no longer a witness.
i've told all my worldly friends and my immediate family - my kids have told their friends.
i haven't been to a meeting in over a year (and have no desire to go to one) - but i'm not dad or dfd.
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Wasanelder Once
They say: "Love of self is idolatry." So you dont know how.
They say: "Believe no one but us." So you dont believe yourself.
They say: "Only one ark for salvation." So you look for a new boat.
All the time in the bOrg most never pray, they bet on the corportion to give them "benefits" of Everlating Life etc. They dont have a relationship with the God they were purporting to worship.
If you still believe in Jehovah then pray to him. If not, have a nice sandwich and teach your kids to be honest and read a good book. I offer no advice on where to go to worship since you can do it from your own heart wherever you are. (No temple, remember?) Be as anxious as is neccessary.
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Name Some Double Standards of Jehovah's Witnesses
by minimus inhere's one: a jw cannot lie ' liars are subject to the "second death".
but if you "lie" for the interests of the organization, suddenly it's not a "lie" after all!
because the opposers are not "entitled" to know.
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Wasanelder Once
jgnat,
You are now the lonely senior. You are not talking to any of your DF’d children. Your lone elder-child, the only one whose photo graces your mantel, has no time for you. You grudgingly accept the offers to cut your grass and the casseroles from your neighbour’s kids. You give them a magazine and tell them their life would be much better if they had the “truth”.
This was so inspired, thank you. I want to print this as big as a movie poster and place it around town. Self centered little preaching machines! Led of course by those pillars of compassion, the Body of Elders.
W.Once
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Service Meeting Schedule for Week of July 18, 2005
by TheListener insong 173.
10 min: local announcements.
briefly consider the august 15, 2000, watchtower page 32. highlight the benefits of maintaining a regular program of daily bible reading, even during vacation periods and at other times when we are out of our normal routine.. 15 min: "conducting progressive bible studies - part 11.
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Schedule for Subservient Meeting July 18 th 2005
Song 173 (Theocratic) Love —A Pathetic Bond of Uselessness
10 min: Local announcements. Briefly consider the August 15, 2000, Watchtower page 32. Highlight the benefits of maintaining a regular deception of daily Bible reading, even during vacation periods and at other times when we are out of our minds with happiness at being somewhere else but home.
15 min: "Conducting Possessive Bible Studies - Part 11." * Include a demonstration of a study conductor and a new publisher preparing to make a return visit. They review the initial call and select an appropriate point to cram down the return visit’s throat. They also prepare a lengthy introduction and a question that can be raised at the conclusion of the visit as the householder slams the door. The demonstration concludes as they are about to rehearse the astonishment on their faces at the question from the return visit about the WTBTS’s UN NGO status.
20 min: Assist Others to depreciate the Bible. Question-and-answer domination based on the Worship God book, pages 24-5, paragraphs 3-6. Use the study questions provided in the book. DO NOT use your own mind, just the questions provided. Only accept answers word for word from the publication. Show the benefit of highlighting the correct sentences and reading them verbatim from the book. Include prejudicial comments on the brochure A Book for All People, page 32.
Song 10 Be Steadfast, Unreasonable! and concluding prayer.
* Limit introductory comments to less than 40 minutes, and follow with a lengthy question-and-answer discussion based on questions that you make up which mostly are on some weird ass tangent.