Joel Wideman

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  CHEATING ON FIELD SERVICE

  by chuckyy in

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  towards the end of my time as a jw, i must confess to cheating whilst out on field service.. 1. i would turn up at the field service arrangement with my wife, and we would say that we were working together that day to do return visits.

  as everyone went out, we would simply get into our car and drive home.

  (hypocritical i know).

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  Joel Wideman

  I stopped going out around the time I was shown by a pioneer how to "maximize" my time.
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  JW files

  by lime05 in

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  what do you think of this site.

  do you think the research is accurate.

  http://www.jwfiles.com

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  I haven't found anything there that wasn't supported.
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  Internet Advice

  by the_classicist in

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  ok, so i'm asking y'all for some computer advice as i am partly computer illiterate.. first of all, my internet connect is painfully slow.

  i'm currently using shaw cable internet and i'm getting download speeds of around 3000-4000kbps.

  i'm thinking of moving to telus adsl, though, because of a free digital camera offer.

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  Joel Wideman

  I'm surprised noone has mentioned the inherent problem with cable - your bandwidth is shared. Many people have reported being the first in their neighborhood to get it and enjoying the amazing speed, only to have it slow to a crawl as all their neighbors jumped on the bandwagon.
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  Greetings

  by Severus in

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  just a brief introduction to get me started.

  i am still one of jehovah's witnesses although delicately extricating myself from this complicated situation.

  i have family to be concerned about, and this still binds me to the religion like a fragile cobweb.. i wonder that the jw paranoia of harry potter was what initially piqued my interest?

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  Joel Wideman

  Welcome! Harry Potter is by no means the first - and won't be the last - victim of the JW paranoia.
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  shallow men

  by Ellie in

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  please tell me that not all men are only interested in the size of a girls chest.. come on you men, restore my faith in males.

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  Joel Wideman

  It would be wrong to say that I'm not at all interested in women's breasts, but I wouldn't say that size is the only thing taken into consideration, or that bigger is better. Breasts come in many exciting shapes and sizes. I hope this adequately answers your question. :D
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  Satellite Radio

  by Preston in

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  2. entertainment

  i'm looking at getting satellite radio this year, between x/m and sirius.

  if any of you guys currently have it is it worth it?

  i heard sirius carries absolutely no baseball whatsoever .

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  Joel Wideman

  Satelite radio now is like satelite television in its infancy. The difference is that it doesn't have to compete with cable. I'd wait to see where the industry is going.
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  Would love some input if you feel like it.

  by pc in

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  2. friends

  my husband and i are involved with a group of people and we have what we refer to as a "small group".

  we get together have wine and cheese and read the bible or discuss things that we might need help with.

  it is a very cool group of people no over the top christians.

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  Joel Wideman

  Okay, here's a more hypothetical situation with no outside moral attachments:
  Let's say the tax law allows you to pay less taxes if you buy a boat. Would it then be immoral to buy a boat?
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  Color test Quiz

  by JH in

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  take the test

  my results below .

  your existing situationhaving difficulty making progress and unwilling to put forth further effort.

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  Joel Wideman

  That test is complete garbage. While it did have a certain level of accuracy, it had the same level of accuracy no matter what order I clicked boxes in. The truth is, almost all the statements can be applied to almost all people. It seems to be based on the premise that people have an emotional attachment to one color out of a given set, which just isn't true.
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  Would love some input if you feel like it.

  by pc in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my husband and i are involved with a group of people and we have what we refer to as a "small group".

  we get together have wine and cheese and read the bible or discuss things that we might need help with.

  it is a very cool group of people no over the top christians.

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  Joel Wideman

  By that thinking, it is immoral to get married, since that is a tax loophole that allows you to pay less taxes.
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  Life Sucks!!!!

  by Tez in

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  aaaaaagggghhhhh!!!

  thats how i feel at the mo!!!

  why is it that no matter how hard you try life still sh**s on you!!!!!

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  Joel Wideman

  None of us can ever "live up" to deserving salvation. It is not something that is earned, it is freely given. All we have to do is accept it.