Posts by hambeak

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Smithwick's anyone?

by kittyeatzjdubs in

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i have never been much for dark, foreign beers.

mostly just miller lite, maybe a heineken or two.. one day matt and i were downtown and went to a pub here in nashville to have a few beers.

feeling a bit adventurous, i asked the bartender if she had any suggestions.

hambeak

ever tried Chimay? It is a really good ale and very expensive I get one on Christmas and enjoy Try it I think you will like it

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The Bible, Religion and your point of view

by The wanderer in

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the bible, religion and your point of view depending on where you stand regarding this subject there can.

no disputing the influence of the bible in art, literature, and even.

in the influence of the making of common laws.. separating the bible and religion this topic is not focused on discussing the watchtower's viewpoint.

hambeak

I believe the Bible to be the work of God but man has interpreted it to his advantage, causing hate and war in many cases. For myself it gives an outline for a way to live decently and consequences for not doing so. I especially like the proverbs and when Jesus summed everything up in his sermon on the mount.

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Does anyone now celebrate...

by Hannah in

does anyone who was raised a jw and is now df'd of da'd celebrate all the holidays?

i do, and for the first time in my entire life i'm actually having a blast and so are my children.

at least my youngest child doesn't have to suffer the segregation all jw children surrender to due to the freakin' mind controlling gb and all there so called "god channeled" rules..

hambeak

No not really It just me and my partner but we try to get in the spirit of things

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WHY DOES GOD HATE ME?

by Mary in

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do you ever feel like god really hates you?

when nothing ever works out for you?

when you're stupid enough to actually think that you might find happiness?

hambeak

Mary God doesn't hate you and certainly no one here does. You gave me a chuckle today when I posted about being robbed and I enjoyed it. Go ahead and have a belt or two but as Mouthy said you will feel the worse tomorrow. Get out of the house go for a walk, call a friend. You are a terrific person.((((((((((((((((((((((((((((HUGS))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))

Hammy

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Thinking of Visiting Bethel H.Q.

by quixote in

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i am planning a trip to nyc mid november and the thought has crossed my mind to visit bethel.

i haven't been there ifn aprox 7 years and i am curious to see if anything has changed.

specially with the layoffs and down sizing.. so, do i tell them i'm da ?

hambeak

Tell em your from an area that the work is banned and all records are top secret and you are here to bring back new light

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On Meeting Nights........

by Cellist in

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do you think we post differently on former meeting times?

such as tuesday night, thursday night and sunday.

my observation is that the board is more active on fluff subjects at those times.

hambeak

I post here at work when I am not busy or am finished for the day. Since posts are from all over the world and different time zones can't really say if it is cuz of meeting times or not.

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The Love Starved

by purplesofa in

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when i first got on the internet, 8/9 years ago, the only people i came in contact with were jw's.

i had just been reinstated, after being df for 9 years.

my first observation was how lonely the chatters were.

hambeak

Purps you brought back some painful memories of when I was a young teen in the org. I really wasn't part of the in crowd so to speak. Young folks are so isolated in that your only friends must be jw's and then you can't really open your heart to them for fear of being turned in. It took many years to accept myself and I still have a hard time making friends and opening up to people and sometimes when I do it is like a dam breaking too much information to soon just so much bottled up for so long. My god I hate what that crap did to me!

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