Posts by Madame Quixote

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Elder lost privilages due to 1 Timothy 3:1-7. Why?

by RULES & REGULATIONS in

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1 timothy 3:1-7 reads:.

if any man is reaching out for an office of overseer, he is desirous of a fine work.2the overseer should therefore be irreprehensible, a husband of one wife, moderate in habits, sound in mind, orderly, hospitable, qualified to teach,3not a drunken brawler, not a smiter, but reasonable, not belligerent, not a lover of money,4a man presiding over his own household in a fine manner, having children in subjection with all seriousness;5(if indeed any man does not know how to preside over his own household, how will he take care of gods congregation?

)6not a newly converted man, for fear that he might get puffed up [with pride] and fall into the judgment passed upon the devil.7moreover, he should also have a fine testimony from people on the outside, in order that he might not fall into reproach and a snare of the devil.. .

Madame Quixote

". . . having children in subjection with all seriousness; 5 (if indeed any man does not know how to preside over his own household, how will he take care of God’s congregation . . ."

Indeed, that's what made my dad step down, with my mom's urging; at least she thought it was because of her that he stepped down.

What a bunch of silly, control-freak cultish crap! Hope you can get out of it.

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Honoring Last Wishes - JW Death

by 4JWY in

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i have a dear, long time friend who left the org along with her spouse and teens, about three years ago.

last week, her father, who had always been a sort of jw, died.

he left his final wishes in writing that he did not want a "memorial service" upon his death.. her brother, who is an elder, has convinced her that they will be having one anyway - of course at the kh.

Madame Quixote

If I were in that situation, I would print out the written request for no memorial and mail it to all possible attendees and post it as well at the service being held and place a copy of it in all the seats - just to make it clear that the request was made and was dishonored.

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WTBTS money making for who?

by awol in

there is a lot of talk on here about the wtbts a money making organisation.. maybe, but who is this money going to?.

like a friend "in the truth" lol said, it's all put back into the work.

and who would want to be a missionary, they don't get any money out of the society etc etc.. so who reap the rewards here then?

Madame Quixote

all I wanna' know is where the f is my inheritance? Yup. It's buried somewhere under a pile of Watchtower magazines at Bethel HQ or at the farm or gilead or somewhere in Brooklyn . . . bastards . . .and my parents are retards for doing it. . . sorry, just need to get that out once in a while . . .

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Parents Jailed for Sadistic Abuse

by Crumpet in

parents jailed for sadistic abuse thursday february 8, 04:53 pm.

a sadistic couple have been jailed for a total of 22 years for the abuse of their three-year-old disabled daughter.

middlesex guildhall crown court heard they forced her to sleep naked in a locked toilet during a catalogue of "revolting cruelty".

Madame Quixote

"exhausted, spent caretakers" they were not. those people were jailers and sociopathic, I suspect. truly disturbed, at best. I just want to cry. I hope the little girl has very good, stable, long-term foster care after this. What a horrendous story. I just want to weep.

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Alternative treatments for dental care - are you sick of brushing

by needproof in

i have been having trouble with my teeth throughout my life.

i am missing a few due to extractions.

i have two major problems and they are 1) i have long roots, meaning extractions is painful and 2) i have naturally weak teeth.

Madame Quixote

From the American Academy of Pediatrics, those at highest risk of tooth decay, have risk factors that include "high sucrose carbohydrate diet, orthodontic appliances and certain medical conditions such as dry mouth."

Also, fluoride is very safe, if used in small amounts and it is effective in preventing caries, if used routinely. Studies show that water fluoridation has helped to decrease the rate of tooth decay (in populations where water fluoridation is used) by 50%.

http://www.aapd.org/publications/brochures/floride.asp

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What symbol or 'icon' would you choose to represent non-believers?

by nicolaou in

christians have the cross, muslims the star & crescent, jews the star of david.

so what sign do you think might best represent atheists and non-believers?

i think i've made my own opinion quite clear for a while.. .

Madame Quixote

On The Way Out, that's hilarious! Look, I didn't know there were so many books on atheism/agnosticism and free thought:

http://www.evolvefish.com/fish/ft_books.html

Maybe there is a god!

I missed the Trex eating the fish, gotta' go back. Man, check out all those books!

here's one I need (always having TOT experiences - so annoying):

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What symbol or 'icon' would you choose to represent non-believers?

by nicolaou in

christians have the cross, muslims the star & crescent, jews the star of david.

so what sign do you think might best represent atheists and non-believers?

i think i've made my own opinion quite clear for a while.. .

Madame Quixote

This one's pretty amusing, if you're into crass:

There's also the fish-towing harness, if you've got a lot of fish stickers/emblems on your car:

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What symbol or 'icon' would you choose to represent non-believers?

by nicolaou in

christians have the cross, muslims the star & crescent, jews the star of david.

so what sign do you think might best represent atheists and non-believers?

i think i've made my own opinion quite clear for a while.. .

Madame Quixote

My personal favorite is the Evolve Fish and the Darwin fish (above). There are quite a few good ones, including those, here:

http://www.evolvefish.com/fish/emblems.html

Infinity is definitely a good one, Nic.

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Was It Easy For You To Leave "The Truth"?

by minimus in

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friends

was your life totally disrupted?

did you lose a lot of family and friends?

Madame Quixote

No, it's very hard to leave. But with knowledge, understanding, support and outside friends, it's easy to stay away. Prozac can help, too.

Like Blondie said,"But it took me 15 years to catch on. I no longer have to be kicked when I'm down 20 times to get the message."

sometimes it's hard to move on, like a Stockholm syndrome thing, esp. for those of us who were born & raised in the troof (which makes us hostages).

It's hard to accept that your family and friends (who shun you) won't just move on to better things, too. And they do tend to kick you when you're down, at least emotionally - lots of emo blackmail and such; it's very damaging and counterproductive; good to stay away from it, but not always easy to stay away from familiar pain. . .major challenge for brainwashed people like us . . . as most of us were.

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Have you made friends with your 'inner tortoise'?

by nicolaou in

why does every waking moment need to be filled with something?!

if teenage minds aren't being stimulated by the xbox or wii then it has to be myspace or another online distraction.

when did you ever catch your child just kicking back and thinking, or - perish the thought - reading!.

Madame Quixote

Do tortoises have brains as large as ours? Maybe there's an answer.I'm listening to my inner tortoise; I've been procrastinating going to work since 9 a.m. It's 12:38 now. It sure makes the day long when you get to work on time.