...............hummm....................so typical...........but not only did you survive........you are a better person for it
magoo
my sister and i were raised in the "truth", by our mother alone, working for minimum wage.
as a young child, i remember being give a dollar or two every week to put in the contribution box at the kh, my mother was making $40 to $60 a week and gave that cult $2, plus the gas for fs, plus the cost of books and magazines.
we had 6 6' tall bookcases all full of the watchtower and awake annual volumes, back to the 50's or 40's, plus every book the wtbts ever published.
...............hummm....................so typical...........but not only did you survive........you are a better person for it
magoo
i was a new ministerial servant and figured i better take on all the assignments that were asked of me, even the ones i did not exactly like.
which brings me to how i got to know, brother johnson, he was an older man in his nineties and in all the time i was growing up, i could count on my fingers how many times i actually saw him make it to the meetings.
ever know someone that was just so old when you were born, and you knew so long, that you convinced yourself they were just always old?
..........awsome story free2beme.......did that really happen? i could beleive it, if it did!
magoo
an elder friend just asked me the most simple question.. "if you had all the power, would you still let the world be like this?"..
i answered "of course not".. then he just said "hmmm"..
..........seems to me, he may be questioning jehovah, "all the power" & the "promises from the wtb&ts..........imo
magoo
the nation of islam began in 1930 with the arrival of wallace dodd fard to the black ghetto of detroit.
to the black underclass, fard presented himself as a merchant allegedly from the holy city of mecca.
he sold silks, hats, and other artifacts allegedly imported from his homeland, though elijah muhammad once stated that fard was not a silk peddler but a tailor of custom-made clothes.
.............maybe that's why michael jackson is becoming a " member of the nation of islam" it's just close enough to the jw fluff he was raised in....except the disfellowshippings,shunnings,protecting pedophiles, door 2 door work, 500 meetings a week, etc,etc,etc,
magoo
hey........ i have a friend that just joined the board.........ronin, although i cannot find his name in the member list????.
i have known him for ages and ( he is a hottie).
glad you joined the board and look forward to your posting.. love, .
...................Ronin...........?????? where are you? don't be "skeered"................welcome
magoo
i am listening to the rach.
2nd piano concerto right now.
rachmaninoff was a human of incredible accomplishment.
...............uhhh.......hold on just a moment, damit
what about: michael jackson,prince,williams girl,micky spillane.......these are fine upstanding wittnesses are they not ? besides i'm sure they contribute lots of money to further the world wide robot making work....don't they?
magoo
2012 is the end of our age according to the mayan calendar.
according to iraq or iran we are already entered into our last seven years according to daniel.
famine, drought, marital problems, bankruptcies, war.
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........huh ? magdelenafan.....2012 couldn't be the end of the world......"no man knows the hour"....don't you know?
magoo
here's what the bible says .... .
psalms 40:1 - happy is anyone acting with consideration toward the lowly one; in the day of calamity jehovah will provide escape for him.. here's what the branch organization manual says .... chapter 9/ page 78.
17. refusal of blood transfusions: if our brothers' obedience to abstain form blood is being ignored by healthcare providers with or without court authority, legal action may be warranted.
.............who the hell do they think pays their "legal department" ......
magoo
http://news.aol.com/topnews/articles/_a/lost-boy-sues-utah-polygamist-leader/20070221161309990001?cid=2359
..............indo guy....you're a sick puppy............why haven't you been deleted???
magoo
does anybody know how long it takes for one to get re-instated if you are not that well liked by the body of elders?
i was disfellowshiped for immorality almost 2 years ago.
with my job and attending college to keep in step with my field of work, i have only been attending the sunday talk & wt meeting every week.
..................any of you happen to notice that your replying to a thread that was started in 2003 ?
magoo