Posts by thecarpenter

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IT'S OVER - I'M INCONSOLABLE

by tijkmo in

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the west wing...may have finished in the u.s. before this but it has just finished in the u.k.... in the history of television there has never been a better programme

thecarpenter

Well, there is alway 24, good ole jack bauer, saving the US from terrorist.

46

My dad died....

by crazyblondeb in

jw
friends

since i consider most of you family, i guess i need to unload.

my dad died.

i found out by looking under the obituaries online.

Sorry for your loss, hang in there, things will get better... it always does.

Sweetheart, you also have to learn to forgive yourself, we all do things we regret. Burdening ourselves with too much guilt is destructive and doesn't make you a better person. Learning from ourmistakes and moving on to become a better person does.

175

The facts on crucifixion, stauros, and the "torture stake"

by Leolaia in

finally, i will look at biblical and patristic evidence bearing on the crucifixion of jesus in particular.

we need to examine the earliest known descriptions of the kind of crucifixion adopted by the romans and the specific terms they used to refer to it.

apparently the society believes that crux still meant "stake" in the second century a.d., when tacitus composed his annals.

thecarpenter

here is interesting paper by a Joseph Zias, Curator of Archaeology based on historical and medical research , society actually based part of a watchtower article on this guy but left out significant details

see the W87 8/15 'Where Were His Legs'

http://www.centuryone.org/crucifixion2.html

Very interesting reading

24

I just discovered Guns n' Roses

by thecarpenter in

i just discovered how good guns n' roses are.

i was listening to a bunch of their songs and i can't believe they wrote so many good songs.

i was a quite a head banger before i became a witness and after joining i avoided a lot of heavy metal rock and a lot of worldly music in general.

thecarpenter

Is that anyway to talk to a nice witness boy???
Jehovah is going to strike you down you poztate bastard!

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I just discovered Guns n' Roses

by thecarpenter in

i just discovered how good guns n' roses are.

i was listening to a bunch of their songs and i can't believe they wrote so many good songs.

i was a quite a head banger before i became a witness and after joining i avoided a lot of heavy metal rock and a lot of worldly music in general.

thecarpenter

It's funny, I almost started feeling like a teenager again listening to all this 80's rock. I told some of my coworkers the other day about my experience leaving the witnesses and rediscovering a lot of bands that were big hits in the 80's and 90's. They laughed real hard and made some good suggestions on some bands and what I needed to do (a little x-rated... horny carpenters
) and activities that they know I would enjoy. (one guy really wanted me to try skydiving... this was something I always wanted to try. He's done it several times before and loves it.)

25

How Do I Get Rid of these Thoughts?

by jwfacts in

though i no longer think like a witness i still think "that is what i would think if i was still a witness".. everytime i see a birthday party or christmas on tv i think "ohh, if i was a jw i would think they were pagan, and not really having fun.".

when i speak to someone at work and they say they got drunk or wasted on the weekend i think "oooh, if i was a jw i would be offended by that, but i don't really care anymore.".

i would much prefer to be able to take life for what it is, not constantly compare what it was with what it is and what i am thinking it will be.. any suggestions on how to erase the ridiculous notions that were drummed into me from birth?

thecarpenter

I feel that way sometimes, the thing I like to do is to inject myself into the group instead of hiding in the background. Once you start getting positive results, it gets easier. Remember, half the battle is with your own mind, don't be your own enemy.

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Sign of the Last Days--Jonsson...

by Confession in

i enjoyed these quotes from the preface of his book..."what terrible wars, both foreign and domestic!

what pestilences, famines...and quakings of the earth has history recorded!

" -tertullian, 197 a.d.. "the wars continue frequently to prevail, that death and famine accumulate anxiety, that health is shattered by raging diseases, that the human race is wasted by the desolation of pestilence, know that this was foretold; that evils should be multiplied in the last times, and that misfortunes should be varied; and that the day of judgment is now drawing nigh.

thecarpenter

you need about 6 shot of tequila to see it clearly.

28

Dont player hate... player appreciate.

by IP_SEC in

whas yo pimp name?.

http://www.playerappreciate.com/pimphandle.asp.

sincerely,.

thecarpenter

Hey, I'm Magic Tickle. P. Gates
That's what I want all you bastards to came me now... or just magic tickle. Now where did I put my gold???

22

42 LOGICAL FALLACIES (of the con artist)

by DannyHaszard in

ad hominem

ambiguity

also known as equivocation.

thecarpenter

bttt

23

Ever work for Witnesses?

by free2beme in

jw
friends

i worked for a witness owned business for 10 years.

three as a witness and seven as a former witness.

it was a formal wear (tuxedo) store.

thecarpenter

yes, lots of problems... wasn't worth it. The problem I see many times is that one party usually starts to take advantage of the other party thinking well, they are my brother and they won't mind. I nearly had to take one to court to get paid. (and I would have, hell with the congregation)