mention 'Numerology' and that's just "Demonic''. Another thing that confused me!
Yeah I used to wonder about that same thing. Just one of many things that would be answered with "Thats different though".
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by plmkrzy inthe number is supposed to be the perfect number and why god uses it so much.
it is gods number
can anyone explain the importance of the use of this number in connection with jws?
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Remember the Written Review
by 30girl inwhat exactly was the purpose of the written review?
it was extremely helpful that the society warned you on the calendars which night you had to skip... we had those boards that they passed out so you had a good writing surface, often covered with witness grafiti like, jesus or jehovah or something biblical.
remember the little grading sheet on the back; excellent, very good, good -- was there a poor?
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I'd skip right from the "True/False" section to the "match the scripture" section and then go back to the multiple choice stuff and fill in the blank questons. I dont think I ever got one of the essay questions right....
The only thing it ever taught me was that I had retained nothing from the past few months.
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Worst Thing Youve Done In A Meeting?
by chuckie77 inwhats the worst thing youve done during a meeting?
years ago, when i was a bit more wicked/naughty/younger than i am now, i thought i would take some drugs just prior to the meeting to see if it would make things any more interesting.
it didnt, but at least i enjoyed the kingdom melodies tapping my foot to the beat and bopping my head!!
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Wow... I thought my "covertly apostate" comments were pretty slick, but I have nothing on Brooke.
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Anyone still have friends in the org that they speak with?
by done4good ini ask this because i have two or three that know my stand on things, but am unsure of how to go about getting on the offensive with them, about the wts.
they are reasonable people, and i think if i could just plant the seeds in the right way, it may get them thinking.
so, i'm asking if anyone here has any real experience doing the same with ones they consider "friends" who either are still or were in the org at one time.. j
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justsomedude
There are still a few. By and large I'm shunned despite the fact that I have done nothing wrong expect failing to attend the 5 weekly indoctrination sessions and I'm not hocking their drivel door to door.
The people that I still hear from sometimes are in halls other than my old one.
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How Many Here Have Ever Been Before A Judicial Committee???
by minimus ini've been on plenty of jcs but i never was the target of the elders, judicially.....although i would be now.
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I've been called in to "testify" before a few and have had a few of my own.
Even though I basically ratted on myself for my own commitees and was zealous to get my consciense clean, I did enjoy making one of the elders look stupid during my last one. He was playing the bad cop and was just being a real hard on. I made him look dumb enough that he actually apologized to me afterwards for not doing better.
I guess I should be thankful though for that whole mess though. After my last JC I went on a zealous rampage and decided to read the bible and all the publications. Even though I had been shaken by the generation change and some other things over the years, actually reading what I professed to believe totally killed my faith.
Just by the way, they never got too personal with me as far as details went on what I had done. Maybe they knew I would have told them to drop dead.
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Happy Birthday!
Still feels strange to type that...
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how many of you have armed themselves?
by buffalosrfree ini recently bought a high powered rifle and am presently buying a pistol for back-up.
i have a cross bow, a compound bow, and several swords and knives, in fact i have been collecting knives for some time and have learned how to use them in defending myself and in taking the initiative in learning to defend myself.
i am quite versed in using both the croww bow and the compound bow, it seems the goverment doesn't want to defend us and just wants to unarm us.
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*Edited because someone will think Im serious.
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how many of you have armed themselves?
by buffalosrfree ini recently bought a high powered rifle and am presently buying a pistol for back-up.
i have a cross bow, a compound bow, and several swords and knives, in fact i have been collecting knives for some time and have learned how to use them in defending myself and in taking the initiative in learning to defend myself.
i am quite versed in using both the croww bow and the compound bow, it seems the goverment doesn't want to defend us and just wants to unarm us.
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Cause theives usually bring plasma cutters with them.. If you have a serious gun safe, you should be OK.
Is that a joke?Just my sarcastic nature at work really.
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how many of you have armed themselves?
by buffalosrfree ini recently bought a high powered rifle and am presently buying a pistol for back-up.
i have a cross bow, a compound bow, and several swords and knives, in fact i have been collecting knives for some time and have learned how to use them in defending myself and in taking the initiative in learning to defend myself.
i am quite versed in using both the croww bow and the compound bow, it seems the goverment doesn't want to defend us and just wants to unarm us.
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I certainly dont want to upset anyone over my views on this kind of thing, but here are the cliff notes of my thoughts on guns and the right to protect yourself.
Its a fact of life that criminals dont obey laws. The wouldnt be much of a criminal if they did. Right or wrong, good or bad, guns are available to them, in this country (the US) as well as others and taking guns out of the hands of the lawful citizens wont discourage crime. (See the peoples republic of kalifornia)
Honestly I dont know too much about the UK or Australia in terms of the attitude with regards to violent crime and the like, but I did know someone (online) who was a security guard in Australia and he was stabbed on three separate occasions during the course of 2 years. That tells me that there is a problem there of some sort (or this guy was just remarkably unlucky).
Personally I choose to level the playing field. In all the years I have carried, Ive never had to pull a gun and I hope that I never will. I practice regularly, obey all the laws regarding firearms and try to avoid any trouble whenever I can. This is a big responsibility though. If you choose to arm yourself, you need to do some deep soul searching and figure out if you could shoot someone if your life, or the life of someone else depended on it.
I secure the weapons that I wouldnt use in a self defense situation and keep a few out of safes that I either carry or have in the house. Those that are out, certainly arent sitting on the kitchen counter waiting to be taken by any robbers that might stop by. They are concealed, but easily accessible, meeting the anti-burgalar need. Those that are secured, arent locked in some mystical box. Its a gun safe and they sell them at home depot and its not that big of a commitment. They bolt to the floor and a would be thief would have a hell of a time getting into one, or getting away with it.
With regards to the comment that someone made earlier about the NRA having stories about folks defending themselves, you can find that at the link below.
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Are JW's cold people?
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in all the years i attended meetings, i don't recall seeing anyone kiss anyone there....... all i saw were handshakes.. not even any hugs.. i thought of this a few days ago, when my cousin came over to visit my old parents, and when he left, he gave a warm handshake and slight hug to my dad and hugged and kissed my mom on each cheek.. you don't see this at the kh.
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Wow, this thread brought up a memory of a local needs part that I havent thought about in years. I recall one part we had about how hugging in the congregation could give the wrong impression, what with brothers hugging sisters and how we shouldnt behave that way at the hall.
Wow, what a bunch of prudes the dubs were.