First: "unargauble arguments"? What is that?
Second: I'm relatively new but I don't remember seeing anything about the Dubs being in a cult "for the money." I don't even know if one aspect has anything to do with another. Where did you read something like this? Just for my own edification, why do you want to discuss it if you know for a fact it's not true, which I assume many, possibly even most will agree with that it is not.
p.s. I'm glad you realise that you are in a cult. If you're happy then I am happy for you. If you are not happy, I hope that you have the courage to put down the Kool-Aid, step outside the hall and do your own research so that you can get happy, whatever that means to you.
Sailor Ripley
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SHOW ME DA MONEY!!!!
by conoroberst ini always like to come back here and see those who are still in (but faking it, like me), those who are about to be out, and angry, those who are out and angry, and those who are out but sanguine (sp?
anyway.. despite all the undoubted and unargauble arguments about the wbts i just think its funny when y'all talk about the watchtower people being in it for the money...honestly, the bethel people, the elders (i know quite a few in the us and uk bethels), honestly, have you seen, their houses (if they have them), or their cars, or their suits, or their watches, or their shoes?
) even the branch people and the gb, honestly, these guys are not in it for the money, for the security maybe, a distasteful realisation many years ago that they have chosen the wrong path, that maybe they should have gone to university after all, but are stuck working as postmen (or overseers of packaging depts)..
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What are they thinking?
by TooBad TooSad inat the meeting sunday the guest speaker said that "we desperately yearn for the end of this old system.
" how could anyone in their right mind wish death upon 99.9% of humanity?
i have many relatives that are not witnesses and i wish them to harm.. do the witnesses realize that if their wish comes true that there will be no electricty, running water for toliets, or fresh food.
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It's the ultimate definition of a cult. Believe! Believe!
They have a distorted view that if worldy [sic] people don't want to die then they'd better get into the trufe. If they don't they're going to die and that's the choice they've made.
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'Crocodile Hunter' Irwin killed
by Simon in.
very sad .
such an enthusiastic / passionate guy.. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/5311298.stm.
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Tough news.
Seemed like he loved his wife as much as he loved living life to the fullest, which is quite a "witness" to the rest of the world.
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Son moved in to college / mom feeling the blues
by flag in.
ok, it is time to salute the "flag".. .
actually i need a little bit of your support and or suggestions.. my son moved in to college (sdsu) this past weekend and although i'm very proud of him i'm starting to miss him.
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Awesome School!
It is so worth it. He's going to be much smarter and better for it. My parents were torn when I left but they loved hearing about my adventures too. -
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August In Photos (OFG Is Still Alive)
by OpenFireGlass inbonus pictures.... bear scratching post.... .
some of the mess i have to clean up..... .
my dog waiting for me in cab of the truck.... .
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Beautiful and peaceful.
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What Kinds of Weird Things were you banned from or not allowed as a child?
by mama1119 ini could not have a big new kids on the block pin, or wear any new kids on the block pins in puplic becuase it was considered idolatry.
i also could not wear my shoes without laces (it was cool back then) because it looked wordly.
what other strange theings besides the usual holiday/birthday stuff weren't you allowed to do?
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I think that we had a lot of the above mentioned but the absolute worst for me was the sitting during the National Anthem. I hated it! Everyone staring assuming I was un-American, which I certainly was not.
Now I love the National Anthem. I sing out loud with all my might, hand or hat on heart and I am proud! I love
C'mon, hand over heart, sing the first verse with me!
O say, can you see, by the dawn's early light,
What so proudly we hail'd at the twilight's last gleaming?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars, thro' the perilous fight,
O'er the ramparts we watch'd, were so gallantly streaming?
And the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
e proof thro' the night that our flag was still there.
O say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?
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Getting to college
by LtCmd.Lore infor all you people who were raised witnesses, and yet got to college without parental help, i want your story.. i'm in just that situation and i need ideas.
plus it will probably be interesting too.
so, please, commence with the stories...
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A lot of great advice already, so all I'll say is the degree is totally worth it. There are so many programs to get you into school. Good grades will keep you there. I had no financial assistance from my parents, a lot don't. You may accrue some debt; especially in Grad school if you choose to go (work for a company that will pay). So what. It's cheap money. Work hard and talk to a lot of people about any help they have had or received. People, or at least I, really enjoy helping those that help themselves. You're on the right path.
One bit of advice, if you get out of school and you get a job but then you don't care for it... go and get another. Don't be unhappy. Do what you like. With your degree you'll be able to make choices and decisions based on what "you" want to do, not others and certainly not the borg.
You'll meet so many cool people in College. That's where I really realized that the Jehobees were all nuts; more importantly that I wasn't nuts.
Go Get 'em, Tiger!
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Do You Like Your Given Name?
by Outaservice inthe bible attaches importance to your name.
if not, what would you like to change it to?.
i always hated mine!
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Yes, I do love my name... the whole thing, first, middle and last. My Y-Donor was a total tool but I still like my last name, but I think of him every time I say it. Oh yeah, he was an elder for many years or all the years I was a kid and before.
Mildred, I have an aunt Mildred and she rocks the house! I love that name. Legolas, we mightg be related, in a parallel elf world: Olwë Anwamanë -
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Name Things JWs Try To "Demonize"
by minimus inthe witnesses are always trying to scare the faithful by telling them that if they don't adhere to the teachings and lifestyle of the brotherhood-----that bad things are going to happen to them.
for example, they might tell you of brother regret who left the "truth", had "fun" in the "world" and then got aids.
now he's back in the "truth" but he only has months to live................can you think of other examples of how the witnesses try to spook the rank and file?
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One sister told me the reason that oral sex was so enjoyable is because the demons were participating
I must have dated a Demon in College. I totally forgot that Oral Sex was against the rules... oops. I remember asking why once, though I had no idea what it was, and my aunt saying, "oh, Sailor, I'm never eating at your house."
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Teenager, early '80s: Van Halen, Judas Priest, Dio, Metallica;
Late '80s: Ratt and Roll, Baby!; Motley Crue.
'90s: Black Flag, Ministry, Skinny Puppy, NeerVanna, I loved and still do all the "grunge."
Now: Hard (Speed, Death, etc...) Metal. I actually go to see some Metal shows when they come to town. Mosh pits are still great!
Over that entire time, if there's beer, bait or ammo involved its got to be Pre-'85 Country or Western or both: David Allan Coe, Lefty Frizzell, Gary Stewart, George Strait or Jones, Alabama, Hank both, Vern Gosdin, Buck Owens, John Anderson, et cetera.