Posts by DIM

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MY 2004 MEMORIAL EXPERIENCE

by sandy in

ok, i know everyone is probably tired of the subject by now.

i haven't had internet access all week so i didn't get a chance to tell about my memorial experience.. not that it is exciting in the least bit.. i arrived 15 minutes early and sat in the middle of the meeting hall (actually a school cafeteria).

this was the first meeting i've been to with my former congregation in about five years now with the exception of a funeral that i basically snuck in and out of.. my whole point in going this year was to prove to myself i am no longer afraid of these people.

DIM

The dubs are so ridiculous...locked up in their ivory towers, the borg controls these people. Show them "the troof"! Haha.

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ANOTHER WT "RULE" - Are they kidding?

by Sirona in

http://www.watchtower.org/library/w/2003/6/1/article_01.htm

does the fact that incense is used in religious ceremonies and in spiritism mean that all incense-burning is wrong?

not necessarily.

DIM

Point well made Sirona, I see what you mean....I go back and forth with stuff like this...sometimes it doesn't seem like a huge deal to me, and other times it annoys the hell out of me....I made the mistake of calling my parents this weekend, I didn't realize it was the memorial....oh brother. Needless to say I'm in an anti-JW frame of mind this week.

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ANOTHER WT "RULE" - Are they kidding?

by Sirona in

http://www.watchtower.org/library/w/2003/6/1/article_01.htm

does the fact that incense is used in religious ceremonies and in spiritism mean that all incense-burning is wrong?

not necessarily.

DIM

This article is 10 months old and the article seems to be pretty inoffensive compared to others that they've put out. In fact, persusing through the article, they take a pretty well rounded view...I"m not sure you read the article...hmmmm....

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JW's BANNED IN RUSSIA - 04-01-04

by 4JWY in

jw
friends

jehovah's witnesses banned from moscow by russian court.

is the heading of the article in the religious section of our newspaper yesterday.

moscow (ap) a moscow court has banned the religious activities of jehovah's witnesses from the russian capital in a move that critics called a step back for democracy and religious freedom.

DIM

This is ridiculous....they aren't dangerous, give me a break. This a step backwards as far as religious freedom goes....

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The Passion Christian Hype is Making Me Sick--Thoughts

by blacksheep in

i've seen the passion.

thought i'd be moved.

it supposedly has changed people's lives, caused them to confess sins (actually turned themselves in as criminals), etc.. please, can you explain to me why shindler's list didn't inspire such actions?

DIM

We received a stupid postcard with an advertisement for the movie...from a local church. I find it extremely ironic that these same churches got all bent out of shape over DOGMA and George Carlin's BUDDY CHRIST, and now they are essentially doing the same thing...

Did you hear about the new JESUS doll? It really bleeds! AWESOME!

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Do you have a favorite piece of music?

by MorpheuzX in

i don't know if this thread has been covered before; do you have a favorite song or piece of music or performer?

i know the question seems juvenile.

but, i'm curious.. mine, i think, is a tie between wladyslaw szpilman's performance of chopin's nocturne in c-sharp minor and angela hewitt's version of bach's goldberg variations -- the aria is divine!.

DIM

Pet Sounds by the Beach Boys is the most amazing piece of music ever created.....followed closely by Smile (never released) by the Beach Boys

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Badwillie's Life Part 1

by badwillie in

part 1:

it's a long story really.

there are many reasons i quit the jdubs.

DIM

Thanks for sharing badwillie.....I used to just walk around the 700 level non stop...the last 2 years (2000 and 2001) Michalina and I would show up in the morning and leave after the first talk...or go to the wawa right next to show n tell strip club and come back w/ some good coffee...its always amazed me how I sort of a reputation of "being on the edge" when all I did was have sideburns and a non cult member hair cut...I honestly didn't do that much that was considered wrong.

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