couldn't receive a blood card and finally couldn't receive any books because I wasn't considered part of the congregation
Wouldnt they have to DF you before they took it to this extreme?
justsomedude
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Weak in the Faith = Lose Privilages
by RULES & REGULATIONS inhave you ever lost any privilages due to being spiritually weak?
i wasn't going out in servive as much,not commenting and wasn't married to a witness.
i was taken off the ministry school talk # 2,couldn't pray for the congregation,was taken off the sound equipment,couldn't pass out literature,couldn't receive a blood card and finally couldn't receive any books because i wasn't considered part of the congregation.that was fine with me.. what were the signs you received from your congregation telling you that you were weak in the faith?.
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Any Auto Mechanics here?
by sandy inmy nissan sentra (2000) failed the smog test.
the "check engine" light has been on for a few months now.. i just had it checked out this morning and i was told i need to replace the air flow meter sensor.. the estimate was $400 for a rebuilt-part and $600 for a brand new one.. does this sound right?
can somebody explain to me what this part's function is?.
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justsomedude
Ok, the MAF sensor does measure the volume of incoming air and has nothing to do with O2 exhaust readings.
$400 sounds about right depeding on your car, but as mentioned check your local junk yards and autozone/checker stores to see how much you can save by just buying it yourself. It shouldnt take much more than a screwdriver to replace it and if you post a pic of your engine I might be able to point it out to you.
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Belief Poll : Please Indulge Me
by Morocco injust sort of curious about this, i know it has probably been done a gazillion times but let me do it again.
1.do you believe in a personal god who takes interest in you as an individual?
2.do you believe that the bible was written by god?
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justsomedude
1.Do you believe in a personal God who takes interest in you as an individual? -- I belive that if the God of my youth actually did exist, he would be far to wrapped up in himself to take notice of me.. Unless I wasnt praising him enough and then he might scold me for not feeding his vanity.... So.. No I dont believe in any supreme being and I really would even hesitate to use "God" in the way that Einstein did in refering to the nature of the universe, as it brings with it what I consider to be a negative connotation.
2.Do you believe that the Bible was written by God? -- Nuh uh
3.Do you believe the Bible is error free and is always harmonious? -- (edited) No
4.Why do you believe these things? -- The short answer is.. In one of my many attempt to work my self into a zealous frenzy, I made the mistake of actually reading the bible, this book that I professed to base my life on. Much like most professed belivers I really hadnt made the attempt to read it cover to cover. When I did attempt it, I found that the bible simply couldnt be seriously dealt with. Sadly it didnt even take all the way through Genesis to come to this conclusion. -
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Judicial Committee Audio Recording
by Shaolu inabout a week ago i had my little meeting with "the bobs" (yuk yuk), and i got the whole thing digitally recorded.
it's available online, along with a written transcript here...
http://www.ichthusstudios.org/cults/jw/
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justsomedude
Ok, you just became my hero. You delivered a talk with a beard and talked about the pagan origins of the wedding ring.
How they even let you near the stage with the facial pubes is beyond me, but you know that for years to come that incident will be discussed quietly when people talk about "strange things" that have happened at the hall.
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Judicial Committee Audio Recording
by Shaolu inabout a week ago i had my little meeting with "the bobs" (yuk yuk), and i got the whole thing digitally recorded.
it's available online, along with a written transcript here...
http://www.ichthusstudios.org/cults/jw/
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justsomedude
Excellent work!
I'd really like to know the whole story (about how things got to that point) and based on the way it started, I'd love to hear the rest of your DA letter.
JSD
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Did you ever drink at the hall?
by kid-A inor show up half-sloshed???
or even a really bad hang-over??
lol..... at the pique of my "rebellious" phase when i was about 16-18, i often smuggled in a small mickey of drambuie or baileys then snuck off into the library for .
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justsomedude
Actually now that I think about it, I think I showed up for service a few times after a hard night out. Still with a solid buzz I mean.
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Did you ever drink at the hall?
by kid-A inor show up half-sloshed???
or even a really bad hang-over??
lol..... at the pique of my "rebellious" phase when i was about 16-18, i often smuggled in a small mickey of drambuie or baileys then snuck off into the library for .
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justsomedude
Hangovers were fairly common for me when we had the early sunday meetings. I can think of one particular meeting running the sound box that was veeerrryy long. Not being able to escape to the bathroom was a real test of intestinal fortitude.
Actually having the roving mics was no picnic either if you had one of those hangovers that didnt allow you stand up without becoming sick to your stomach.
I think I only showed up to the meeting tanked once though, I didnt have any problems, but felt kind of bad about it.... What a sucker I was.
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If you didn't vote yesterday, why not? (I didn't)
by AlmostAtheist inin the u.s. we had a voting day yesterday that decided more than just any one candidate for any one position, but which ideology (democratic or republican) would hold sway over the government.
if ever there was a time to weigh in, you'd think this woulda been it.. but i didn't.. of course i'm lazy.
of course i'm distracted, and busy, and unsure of where to vote.
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justsomedude
I went and voted mainly for the p ropositions. As far as the candidates went, I wasnt really blown away by any of them and really didnt see any benefit of one over another.
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What was the reason why you were never made an elder or Ministerial Servant
by twinkletoes inthe reason i heard constantly by the elders, as to ones spiritual progress in the organisation was, .
"brothers are appointed by holy spirit.".
if this is the case, why is god speaking to himself when he says in 1 tim 3 v 6 .not a newly converted man, for fear that he might get puffed up with prideetc.. to re-iterate if god appoints elders, why would he give himself this advice ???.
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justsomedude
When I was a young pioneer, I was actually brain dead enough to really believe that the "holy spirit" did have something to do with appointment in the hall. So, I never went around kissing any particular elders ass.
I guess I never really clearly thought about how the whole process would work. I try really hard and pray about it and then god calls up elder whoever one night and gives me the nod? What a shithead I was....
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A question for Atheists
by Sam87 injust a quick question to the atheists on this board, i was just wondering if any of you have had any supernatural experiences?
for example the same thing that we wouldve called demons as jws?
if so has this changed your views on atheism?
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justsomedude
I've got a really good one that I wish I could relate here, but unfortunately I've told the story sooo many times over the last several years that it might bring me out of the apostate closet if I relate it.
Let's just say that I witnessed something for which there is no reasonable explanation and I was not alone when I saw it. The other witnesses have the same memory of the event that I do and are equally as puzzled.
I'm more inclined however to assume that there must be an explanation, however odd it may be, rather than a supernatural force at work.
JSD
edit: Even though I never really saw it that way, most JWs that I tell the story to attribute my expierience to demons.