i just re-enlisted in the army today.
i now have an indefinite contract...i'm officially a career military hack.. salute.
i am an american soldier.
Yeru - congratulations!! And THANK YOU for defending our freedom!!
Bradley: If your superior officers ordered you to do something morally wrong would you do it
This happened to my father in Korea - he was ordered to shoot civilians and he refused - I think you would find this type of thing ANYWHERE (not just US army) because you will find morally wrong people ANYWHERE. That's where personal responsibility comes in.
it's a safe bet that if you were raised as a jw, or if you came into it early in life, you have some strange ideas about money and finances.
the wt for decades made even minimal post-secondary education utterly taboo and only recently has capitulated that "some" extra schooling might be neccessary (associate degrees good, bachelors degrees bad).
the average youth raised a jw has little understanding of investment due to the apocalyptic worldview of the organization (why invest in a dying system when the big "a" is right around the corner?).
First recommendation - get back to school and get a degree. You're not too old! I am 38, will be 40 when I finish my bachelor's and I don't regret taking the time to do it. Talk to the school counselor to find out if you're eligible for grants and low interest loans. You don't have to quit your job to go to school - you can take 1 or 2 classes a quarter on-line through many state colleges and get your degree that way. Also - in some States, if you are a State employee you can take college credits at reduced rates (like $25 per credit) - it might be worthwhile to take even a receptionist or janitorial job at a State agency to get the cheap college. Depends on your current income level.
Second recommendation - spend $100 to go to an accountant and get financial advice on how to save for your future. It is worth this initial investment to get information from a professional. My husband and I did this right after we were married and I have never regretted it - he gave us great advice and we have prospered a lot from it.
i'm born again, get me outta here .
by elroy willis .
new york city(eap) -- the last of a group of seven born-again christians was found dead of exposure in a run-down section of new york city yesterday.
umm............are these people for real?!
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if, after armageddon, everything will be returned to an eden-like state, will everyone be naked?
some of the brothers and sisters i've seen..... ewwwwwwww.
Why........of course we'll all be naked - and since we'll all be perfect, we'll have perfect naked bodies
Hmmmmmmmm I sure hope Brad Pit makes it through the Big A!
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has anyone heard (or seen) any comments from witnesses about the december 15, 2003 watchtower that seems to be to be pointing to 2034 as possible date for the end of this system of things?
don
Only problem with this reasoning is that the 607 BCE date is wrong.....so 1914 is incorrect....argh!! I just want to scream out loud in a Kingdom Hall..HELLO!! PICK UP AN ENCYCLOPEDIA WOULD YOU?!
i don't think despite all my ups and downs, my worries, my insecurites, my trying to live life apart from that i really in my heart of hearts know to be right, that i could ever really lose my love for jehovah.
i just can't forget that what i once learnt.
it can't be undone.
(((Scooby)))
I think that Jesus himself has said exactly what you need to hear.
John 6:37 All that the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never drive away.
You don't feel that you measure up to the JW standards - we all have felt that way. But you don't have to measure up - just come to Jesus and let him do the work for you. He promises that whomever comes to him he will not drive away - so you see, you don't have to "measure up" - you just have to go to him. Pray to God and ask him to send Jesus into your life. I did - and it has changed my life incredibly. PM me if you want to talk about this more - I don't want to hijack your thread here.
after learning the truth about the truth, whats the very first thing you wanted to do?
Vote and go to another church......two very forbidden things. But doing them both was like shaking off all those chains.
because the elders would not give her her own territory, an 81 year old sister has decided to use the phonebook and call anyone she wants to, because an elder's wife suggested it.
she is a very confused, illiterate woman.
she told my mother, today, that it wasn't that difficult to randomly pick a page and start talking about the kingdom.
Because the elders would not give her her own territory
I'm a little puzzled....why couldn't she have her own territory card? And.....if they won't give her one then what's stopping her from just picking out a block and working it anyways? Except of course that she's 81 years old. Just think of the power they had over us.
i knew of a couple that left their mates so that they could be with one another.
the elders promptly disfellowshipped them.
the couple made it known immediately, that they were going to apply for reinstatement as soon as possible.
Well...not yet
i'm starting the support group i talked about for so long.
too many people i have run into lately have told me how much it would help them.
so i'm going to bite the bullet and try to get it organized asap.. know what?..........it feels really good now that i decided to do it!
Thanks all. And Sentinel - thanks for the heads up - very good advice there!
