Posts by Anitar

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[Fluff] - Celebrity Crushes!

by daystar in

i'll admit that for as far back as i can remember, i've picked up little crushes on celebrities.

i think one of my first crushes was on olivia newton-john after seeing her in grease at 5 years old and later in xanadu.. i've had crushes on:.

jennifer connelly (labrynth)gwyneth paltrow (hook briefly and later emma)cate blanchett (elizabeth, pushing tin)meredith salenger (the journey of natty gann, but especially, especially, in dream a little dream)kate beckingsale (much ado about nothing, cold comfort farm (not underworld, though she's smokin' in that.

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Hey Good Girl: I know just what you mean about Johnny Depp...

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The Watchtower After Hours: Phone Sex!?

by Anitar in

well, it's good to know what the watchtower's priorities are these days.

they're facing dwindling numbers in the industrialized nations, a growing number of child abuse lawsuits, a pedophile database of over 23,000 members just waiting to be exposed, and what do they have on the front page of their website?

phone sex!!.

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Well, it's good to know what the Watchtower's priorities are these days. They're facing dwindling numbers in the industrialized nations, a growing number of child abuse lawsuits, a pedophile database of over 23,000 members just waiting to be exposed, and what do they have on the front page of their website?

PHONE SEX!!

Imagine the shock, the scandal. Is it true? Is this what those worldies are up to now? Imagine two people saying sexually explicit things to each other on the telephone. This is really a sign of the times. Armageddon is just around the corner!

Reading this article would suggest that the watchtower has just discovered this. I find it hard to believe I'm even writing these words. So here we go, feel free to dim the lights, put on some romantic music, find that someone special and light some candles (EEEK! Pagans!) and welcome to The Watchtower After Hours...

Ah, to be young and in love. Imagine calling your significant other and talking for hours with not a care in the world. It's new, it's exciting, your conversation starts to heat up. Your feeling like you're in for one special night when suddenly,

BEEP!! It's the call waiting, and guess who's on the other end? It's the Coalition of Secret Elder Police Designed ToPrevent and Punish Phone Sex! Here is your spiritual food free of charge from the loving mother organization:

http://www.watchtower.org/e/20040222b/article_01.htm#fn2src

These quotes are truly priceless:

"PHONE SEX," according to one well-known American magazine, "has replaced the love letter as the preferred means of romantic communication for couples who find themselves apart."

And just what might this "well known American magazine" be? Of course, there's no answer to be found. But wait! There's more!

What is phone sex? It involves talking about or listening to explicit erotic matters on the phone.* Those engaging in the practice often masturbate to relieve their arousal. Whether the obscene talk takes place between courting couples or between strangers, phone sex is alarmingly popular. In fact, some are openly advocating it.

"It's the safest sex you can have," claims one woman. Apparently, quite a few agree with her. For instance, in October 2000, in response to an increase in HIV infections, a group of Russian health experts took out newspaper advertisements to promote telephone sex.

I love how they put a footnote explaining what phone sex is, as if the readers are too stupid to figure it out for themselves. And again they quote an anonymous woman without explaining who she is, where she is, when she said this, who she said it to, and why she said it. And forget trying to determine who the "Russian health experts" are. Gee, is it possible these sources are completely fabricated? Of course not! Our "Faithful-and-Loving-Spirit-Directed-Organization-of-Jehovah-andLoving-Bride-of-Christ-Who-Dispenses-Food-At-The-Proper-Time" would never tell a lie!

"Telephone sex, however, teaches one to indulge, rather than control, one's sexual impulses. More than that, it promotes a degrading, distorted view of the opposite sex."

Oh really? I'm sorry, I was laboring under the delusion that my view of the opposite sex was determined by myself in my own brain. What was I thinking? I was forgetting that the elders and the org have not only pre-determined what my actions will be, they know what I'm thinking and what I'm about to say before I do! And they've also predetermined what my punishment will be!

"Telephone sex is one of the means that Satan the Devil is using to corrupt young ones today"

Courting couples must beware that their talk does not become unclean

Careful boys and girls, no naughty talking allowed!

'Pummel Your Body'

(Gee, that's a good thing to say when you're trying to stop the hanky panky)

Telephone sex can become addictive. We need to 'pummel our body and lead it as a slave' in order to meet Jehovah's approval. ( 1 Corinthians 9:27 ) If you are currently engaging in telephone sex, why not get some help? Telling your Christian parents would be a good start. Yes, they may well be upset with you. But they may also be in the best position to help monitor your behavior so that you don't have a relapse. The elders in your local congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses will also be willing and able to help out.

Oh, yes by all means tell your parents about having phone sex! But don't ever mention Elder von Pedophile, or Brother ClammyHands, or CO McNails-His-Students!

If you are courting, be determined to remain chaste, even when talking on the phone. An engaged Christian woman named Leticia says: "My fiancé and I have read together Bible-based articles on staying chaste. We appreciate the way they have helped us maintain a clean conscience." Have the courage to change the topic if your talk becomes suggestive. Consult together about the need to keep your conversations clean.

Look at this clean Christian young man who has conquered the demonic possessions that drove him to his unGodly addiction to phone sex. What's that you say? He's a paid model that has no idea what he's posing for!? Shame on you! You are not an honest hearted true believer!

For more spiritual food to brighten your soul and earn you thousands of hours in psychotherapy, see the related story on the dangers of cell phones.

http://www.watchtower.org/e/20021022/article_01.htm

Scroll down to the bottom of the page and read footnote number three about the article entitled, "Young People Ask—What's Wrong With Talking to Each Other?" Haven't you heard, talking to each other leads to unclean habits and spoils your bible trained conscience!

I hope you've enjoyed tonight's edition of The Watchtower After Hours. This program has been sponsored by Prozac, serving the faithful Witnesses of Jehovah since 1914. Remember, all you young men and women, before you engage in your own little ar-ma-get-it-on phone session, the watchtower is watching you.

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HAVE JWS RUINED YOUR LIFE??????

by chuckyy in

jw
friends

im sitting here today thinking:.

"my daughter should have had open heart surgery years ago and she would have been too young to know anything about it.

instead, she is about to face it now....the surgeons were relectant to do it when we were jws and she was so young.

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Do you have to be a witness for the watchtower to ruin your life? They hurt the family members just as much even though they never join.

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[Fluff] - Celebrity Crushes!

by daystar in

i'll admit that for as far back as i can remember, i've picked up little crushes on celebrities.

i think one of my first crushes was on olivia newton-john after seeing her in grease at 5 years old and later in xanadu.. i've had crushes on:.

jennifer connelly (labrynth)gwyneth paltrow (hook briefly and later emma)cate blanchett (elizabeth, pushing tin)meredith salenger (the journey of natty gann, but especially, especially, in dream a little dream)kate beckingsale (much ado about nothing, cold comfort farm (not underworld, though she's smokin' in that.

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I like many actors but I don't have a crush on them. Patrick Stewart, Ian Mckellen, Christopher Lee, Leonard Nimoy, Gates Mcfadden, Famke Janssen, Nichelle Nichols, Cate Blanchett, Kate Winslet, Judi Dench, Jennifer Aniston, Teri Hatcher, Eva Longoria. I also love Marcia Cross.

I have another one, but she's way before my time. I always thought there was something particularly alluring about Grace Kelly. Ever seen Rear Window? The way she moves and uses her voice and carries herself, you just can't take your eyes off her.

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I called my old KH today!!

by moshe in

yes, i did and talked for over one hour to a 19 year old lifer dub.

i asked him if he had put a tract in my door implying that my religion was false.

i told him that i was jewish.-oops!

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Good Lord Moshe, you really did some excellent work! I could almost hear the hammer go THWACK! as you knocked some sense into him. Any chance you can try that with my mom?

Judging by his response, he sounded very lonely and had many doubts about the WTS. If you talk to him again, maybe you can suggest he registers here on JWD? Although 1000 miles away is pretty far, you must have left your old hall for a very good reason.

Either way congratulations to both of you!

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How Often Do You Pray?

by Anitar in

i know this might sound silly, but one of the most annoying things i find about my mom being a jw is how often she prays.

normally, i would never criticize someone for praying to god, but she prays in such a way that makes me angry for some reason.

let me explain:.

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Lonleysheep: Excellent point. For her, I think prayer is like a drug that gives her a sort of "high." But it's strange because the "high" is not based on a relationship with God, but rather the excitement she gets by knowing she's a witnesses, and she's doing it the "right" way, and that everyone else is being misled. But at the same time, it's not just plain arrogance. As Lilly pointed out, she has mental and emotional issues. I think she should be pitied because she so desperately wants to help herself and her family, but keeps going about it all the wrong way.

It's just like using drugs or alcohol or even too much television. A nything we do in this world can become an addiction.

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[Fluff] - Celebrity Crushes!

by daystar in

i'll admit that for as far back as i can remember, i've picked up little crushes on celebrities.

i think one of my first crushes was on olivia newton-john after seeing her in grease at 5 years old and later in xanadu.. i've had crushes on:.

jennifer connelly (labrynth)gwyneth paltrow (hook briefly and later emma)cate blanchett (elizabeth, pushing tin)meredith salenger (the journey of natty gann, but especially, especially, in dream a little dream)kate beckingsale (much ado about nothing, cold comfort farm (not underworld, though she's smokin' in that.

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Johnny Depp, Viggo Mortensen, Cheyenne Jackson, Ryan Carnes, Nate Berkus, Hugh Jackman, Wentworth Miller

I've lost count...

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NEW BOND - ANYONE

by tijkmo in

i thought he was fine.

good story too.

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I saw it and loved it when I never expected to. It was way better than Die Another Day. Halle Berry sure looks good, but that was some God awful dialogue.

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WHAT THE HELL IS THE POINT......???????

by Terry in

what the hell is the point......?.

1.undeserved kindness.

ask yourself why you don't deserve kindness.

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Hi Terry,

It took me a while to understand your point, but I think I have it now. Christianity is just one among hundreds of religions, yet over time has come out to dominate most others. Why is that? Is it a fulfillment of the promise that Jesus made regarding his people spreading all over the earth? Perhaps.

I think Christianity has done alot of good and alot of bad throughout history, Jehovah's Witnesses included. The problem with orthodox Christianity is that it's too patriarchal. Women are treated like property, the earth is seen as a resource to be exploited, animals are seen as being inferior and must be subdued, and everyone else must be converted to Christianity.

Let me put it this way. When the Europeans first came to the Americas, the Native Americans (or at least the Iroquois) were unlike anything they had ever seen before. They had no bible, no Christ, no monarchy. Everything about their culture was centered on giving back to the earth, which was their mother. All the animals were their brothers, and they knew nothing of the concept of material wealth. In fact, the Europeans remarked that the first thing they had to teach them was greed. The idea of money as a source of power, that in order for someone to win, someone else would have to lose. They were so confused by the Europeans. The idea of owning land with a peice of paper was crazy. You don't own the land, you are a part of the land. To try to possess it would be like trying to own the oxygen in the air. Remember when Manhattan was bought for a handful of beans? Not to mention the settlers obsession with strange peices of yellow rock called "gold."

There is an old Native American belief called the Seven Generation Rule. Basically it means asking yourself when you have to make an important decision, what would your ancestors have done seven generations ago, and how your decision will affect your decedents seven generations from now. They used this principle whenever they had to decide to go to war, or to move the tribe, or break bread with the Europeans. It's hard to explain in words what they believed, but suffice it to say that it might be superior to our modern way of life.

Think about the JW's of the early 1900's or 1960's or anytime for that matter. If they bothered to consider how their current beliefs would affect their children, or the discarded doctrines of generations past, would they realize the magnitude of their sins? Probably not. The idea that everything you believe is a lie and the organization you stood for is guilty of the worst crimes imaginable is enough to drive anyone crazy.

To sum up, I don't think it's God's or the bible's fault for how much Christianity has gotten screwed up, but rather man's fault. Specifically, greedy white men.

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How Often Do You Pray?

by Anitar in

i know this might sound silly, but one of the most annoying things i find about my mom being a jw is how often she prays.

normally, i would never criticize someone for praying to god, but she prays in such a way that makes me angry for some reason.

let me explain:.

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I know this might sound silly, but one of the most annoying things I find about my mom being a JW is how often she prays. Normally, I would never criticize someone for praying to God, but she prays in such a way that makes me angry for some reason. Let me explain:

What I'm about to say is no exaggeration at all. My mom literally says grace every single time she puts food in her mouth. Three meals a day and snacks in between, she prays. The other day at McDonalds, she prayed over her fish sandwich, then when we were done and I had a leftover chicken nugget, she prayed again! Let me say that again, she said grace over a CHICKEN NUGGET!!

The words she says are always exactly the same: "Thank you God Jehovah for this beautiful day, thank you for the air in my lungs, I thank you for this beautiful food through your son Jesus Christ amen," and that's just the short version. She says this every time. And it's not just what she says; it's how she says it. First of all, she makes a huge deal about NOT making the sign of the Cross. She closes her eyes and bows her head and whispers in a way so that everyone can hear her. It all seems so phony and self-righteous and yet she is so passionate about it. She says she's giving thanks. I know I'm probably picking on her too much, but trust me, if you saw her; it would scare the crap out of you too.

I should point out that she is handicapped both physically and perhaps mentally and has led a very hard life. Many people have discriminated against her. But is that a valid reason for praying so much? I seem to recall somewhere in the bible where it said too much prayer was a bad thing. In my own church we are taught not to pray too much. Personally, I never pray to God for material things unless they're for someone else, and I only say grace if I was in danger of starving before getting food, or there was an important occasion, like a family gathering. It's not that I'm ungrateful or that I put her down for giving thanks to God, and I do know how it feels to starve. It just feels wrong to keep praying all day long. So, this led me to a few questions I hope you all can answer:

1) Do you pray? Why or why not?

2) If you do, than whom do you pray to? Do you believe there is a right one and a wrong one to pray to?

3) How often do you pray?

4) What are the general things you pray for? Do you mostly ask for things for yourself or for others?

4) If you consider yourself religious, than do the rules of your religion influence how you pray?

5) If you are atheist or agnostic or have a nature based religion (for example Wicca), do you have your own form of prayer? How do you view those who are religious who pray?

6) Do you believe everyone has the right to pray? If not, than who doesn't?

7) Do you believe there should be a certain qualification for prayer, or that certain people should not be allowed to pray? If so, than who determines these qualifications and what would they be?

8) Any more thoughts?

Sorry there's so many questions, I just wanted people to think about it and give an honest response. As for my mom, don't be afraid to disagree with me, I would appreciate everyone's input!

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