Gregor

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  Do you (still) pray to God?

  by Marcel in

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  18 years ago

  im still a witness, but my mind is shunned, already.

  im staying for fear, since i dont have anything outside the jw's.

  im not a hardliner saying im sure jw's are wrong or god dont exists, but i confessed myself that i just dont know and i guess strongly that a menmade organization which behaves and acts like the wts cant be the right.

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  Gregor 18 years ago

  This athiests view of "prayer"* is that it can be a very effective way to clear ones mind, unburden ones self of irrational guilt, recognize & reinforce ones true priorities, acknowledge the importance of love and forgiveness for oneself and others, and the list goes on. I don't use the term "prayer" because of its religious overtone. I prefer to call it *"positive self-talk".

  The believers view of prayer includes all of the above positive benefits but, IMHO, also includes an element of expectations that a higher power (God) will take a hands on part in a persons life. This where I must take leave of our common ground of belief that "prayer" is a good thing.

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  Name the favorite thing your pet does

  by looking_glass in

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  2. friends

  18 years ago

  i have two cats.

  one is a fat female cat.

  i have one of those soaker tubs and when i soak in it, she will sit on the back ledge and bury her head in my hair and just purr up a storm.

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  Gregor 18 years ago

  Our two chihuahuas, Oscar and Pepper, sleep with us. We usually watch TV in bed until about 11. They can't stay awake much past 9 but at some point Oscar will jump down and go get a drink of water, pick out his current favorite beany baby and bring it back in his mouth and stand next to the bed until we pick him up. He then curls up between us and lays his head on his 'baby' like a pillow. We call them our four legged hot water bottles. When it gets warm they have to stay in their pen.

  Oh yeah, they also love to lay in your lap when on the computor.

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  Doing your own building work. Success or Disaster?

  by Clam in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  18 years ago

  i've recently had a burst water pipe in my house, which now gives me the chance (courtesy of the insurance cheque.

  i'm lucky to have a good friend who's a carpenter so he'll be doing the complicated stuff, but while i'm happy to have a go at general diy, i'm always stressed about screwing up, rather than just getting on with it and enjoying it.

  do you do your own diy, plumbing, wiring etc.

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  Gregor 18 years ago

  I've tackled some pretty involved projects. Some I enjoyed and some were nightmares. Are permits required? I was surprised to learn that some work, elec. & plumbing need to pass an inspection and you may have a problem when you go to sell if you can't show permits. Do you have the tools you will need? I ended up buying a lot of tools I will probably never use again. Even if you rent certain tools do you know how to use them with no experience? For me, if the money was available, I would have a contractor do the kitchen.

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  82 yr old woman seduces 11 yr old boy...

  by Gregor in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  18 years ago

  this happened about 2 yrs ago and the granny (foster mother) confessed she was lonely and her hubby was ill...sooo.. she is facing 3 yrs in prison for sexual intercourse with a minor.

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  next we'll hear that he is willing to wait for her so they can be together.

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  Gregor 18 years ago

  I've never watched Harold & Maude in it's entirety. There was a gag factor that I couldn't get past.

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  82 yr old woman seduces 11 yr old boy...

  by Gregor in

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  2. child-abuse

  18 years ago

  this happened about 2 yrs ago and the granny (foster mother) confessed she was lonely and her hubby was ill...sooo.. she is facing 3 yrs in prison for sexual intercourse with a minor.

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  next we'll hear that he is willing to wait for her so they can be together.

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  Gregor 18 years ago

  Blondie, you are correct. I used the word 'seduce' to differentiate from forceable rape. But rape it was.

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  82 yr old woman seduces 11 yr old boy...

  by Gregor in

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  2. child-abuse

  18 years ago

  this happened about 2 yrs ago and the granny (foster mother) confessed she was lonely and her hubby was ill...sooo.. she is facing 3 yrs in prison for sexual intercourse with a minor.

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  next we'll hear that he is willing to wait for her so they can be together.

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  Gregor 18 years ago

  This happened about 2 yrs ago and the Granny (foster mother) confessed she was lonely and her hubby was ill...sooo.

  She is facing 3 yrs in prison for sexual intercourse with a minor.

  Next we'll hear that he is willing to wait for her so they can be together.

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  Do you recall your "point of no return"?

  by JH in

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  18 years ago

  was there something special that happened, an event or maybe a deception, that triggered your point of no return as a jw.. .

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  Gregor 18 years ago

  Within the space one year in the late '70's the WTS reversed a couple their sexual conduct related mandates. I had spent most of the previous 5 years enforcing and endorsing these rules as an elder on many JC's. Unlike the WTS, I was dealing face to face with real flesh and blood people who had real relationships that hung in the balance of WTS whims. On top of that, the 20 yr old nephew of the "superfine, anointed elder" in the cong. was caught making sexual advances on my 12 yr old daughter. When I insisted on going to the police he made sure I was aware of his disapproval.

  Soooo, I'm not sure of the day and hour, but my 'point of no return' came in like a "thief in the night" within a short period of months. I told them to kiss my ass and what I thought of their little concocted cult.

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  OutKasted ;-P

  by SpaWn of MeDusa in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  18 years ago

  hello in there ;-p. wow wow wow.... i never knew such a place existed.... unfortunatly i don't have a lot of time to type right now & believe me i'd need days, perhaps even weeks & i'd probably still feel like i wasn't done.... in short... my name is jodie, i'm from australia, i'm about to turn 32 & i am a jehovah's witness outkast... i wasn't kicked out, i left of my own accord when my parents divorced & i was about 14... my father, my younger brother & me - the 3 black sheep !!

  my father was disfellowshipped, he was an elder who also happened to have bi polar... the day ( or technically night ) my father was disfellowshipped was the saddest time of my life - it was more like a death or a funeral, something tragic... when my parents divorced i went to live with dad, i was always closer to my father plus when he left he had nothing... he lived on the river bank in the middle of winter for 6 weeks in a tent ( while his good christian jehovah's witness father & sister slept warm in their beds in the same town... ) dad bought a little caravan & he & i lived in it, eventually he bought some land & built a house & my younger brother joined us.... anyway to cut it all short... i've suffered badly from depression - so badly it's almost killed me & my brother also... the crux of our depression is our mother, our sister's, our grandfather, our aunt's & all of our relatives are jehovah's witnesses - most of them live in the same town as us altho they may as well live on the other side of the world.... you know, sitting here thinking about it all - it all makes perfect sense... how can families be torn apart like this, how do they not realise it is wrong & sad & wicked ??.

  i've spent more than half my life trying to have any sort of relationship with the rest of my family.... anyway i have to get going.... hasta la vista .

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  Gregor 18 years ago

  Glad you found your way here. Best to you.

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  Do you know what your last name means and where it comes from . . .?

  by Justahuman24 in

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  2. friends

  18 years ago

  i have always been interested in what last names mean and where they come from and if someone famous in the past is related to us because of the same last name.

  my last name comes from greek but my family is not greek.

  it dates back to the year 700ce and it was around the time in europe when people were starting to get last names - i'm talking about the general people not monarchs.

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  Gregor 18 years ago

  "Red Stag Meadow" is the literal translation of my old English last name.

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  Northwest or Jetblue here's what I would do....you?

  by Gregor in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  18 years ago

  a couple of years ago a nw flight kept passengers on the tarmac for over 8 hrs.

  because of back up at gates related to bad weather.

  yesterday, jetblue did the same thing for 11 hours.

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  Gregor 18 years ago

  A couple of years ago a NW flight kept passengers on the tarmac for over 8 hrs. because of back up at gates related to bad weather. Yesterday, Jetblue did the same thing for 11 hours. No food, water, toilet facilities or fresh air.

  There is no question in my mind that I would pop an emergency exit door, which in turn deploys the slide, and get the hell out of there. I would defy them to charge me with anything and I would sue them for millions. I'm sure I would have a line of attorneys to choose from, all willing to work on a contingency. Why do people allow this treatment? Fear of breaking the 'rules'. Would you just set their until you were forced to relieve yourself in your pants or become ill from lack of food and water?

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