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earthtone
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Crosses (on necklaces and hanging in your home)
by earthtone inafter reading mary's post on crosses.
i got to thinking.......... how do people feel about wearing crosses as a memorial or remembrance of what jesus went through for us?.
does anyone remember witnesses using this explanation as to why they don't wear crosses or hang them in their home?
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As ex dubs how do you deal with former prejudices you once held?
by hambeak ini have met some really great people on this site!
i 'm sure as anyone who has read my posts realize i am gay.
(unless you are really nieve).
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earthtone
I never had a problem with people being gay. I figure you have to born that way. No one can possibly want to be that different from everyone else. That is how God made you.
Other prejudice hmmm
I don't like hearing about a woman sleeping around, I mean like one week this guy, another week this guy. Sometime within day's of another guy. I know men do it all the time, but I'd probably call her a hoe. lol It's a double standard I need to let go of.
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Strange Habits You Realised You Have
by Stephanus ini recently realised i have a strange habit that's been noticed by others: i look in people's fridges when i'm over at their house.
it's just a reflex action, and i only recently became aware of it.. what strange habits have you discovered that you didn't realise you had?.
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earthtone
I do the fridge thing too
I tap my feet all the time when I'm nervous or anxious.
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Crosses (on necklaces and hanging in your home)
by earthtone inafter reading mary's post on crosses.
i got to thinking.......... how do people feel about wearing crosses as a memorial or remembrance of what jesus went through for us?.
does anyone remember witnesses using this explanation as to why they don't wear crosses or hang them in their home?
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earthtone
After reading Mary's post on crosses. I got to thinking.........
How do people feel about wearing crosses as a memorial or remembrance of what Jesus went through for us?
Does anyone remember witnesses using this explanation as to why they don't wear crosses or hang them in their home? I know I have used it. When people ask me about it I would ask them if they knew a gun killed their father, would they make a minature copy of it to hang around their neck or to hang in their home to remember what happen him. Of course most would say no, and then I would go on to ask why, and use their disgust of such a thing to prove how thats how we view it and then show scriptures about not making idols.
But.... I never fully agree'd with this whole line of thought.
I always understood why people wear crosses. Their way of honoring what he did for us. Like I'll never forget what he went through to give us this precious gift of forgiveness for our sin. At one time I thought of buying one. But I'm torn by it because of the the gun killing a family member line. I wonder if he would feel disrespected by the thought of wearing something pagan.
What are your thoughts.
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T.V. shows you miss?
by beautifulisfree inshows do you miss the most?
( and wish they were back on).. .
i used to love the 'commish' and 'punky brewster' sadly they don't run reruns on either of those .
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Wonder Years
Cosby Show
Different World
Duck tales
Thundercats
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earthtone
IP_SEC,
I look at him and want to cuddle. I don't know why. lol
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My new baby: It's a benz!
by bebu ini'm feeling gleeful.
i bought (off craigslist) a 1978 mercedes last saturday.
i'm quite happy with it.
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earthtone
Congrad's on you new ride!
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What song do you listen to... to brighten up your day?
by daystar inbrighter than sunshineby aqualungi never understood before .
i never knew what love was for .
my heart was broke, my head was sore .
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Jennifer Lopez - I'm feelin so good.
HEY, DOES ANYONE ACTUALLY READ THE SONGS. LOL
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Field Ministry
by Y I Man inmorning all.
i was brought up a jw in a small town in north of england and we had a huge territory to cover.
obviously i was the only jw in school so just about everyone knew me.
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earthtone
Believe it or not I would end up studying with most of the kids that I went to school with after I knocked on their door.
I knew they weren't seriously interested in the"truth" but it gave me a reason to hang out with them .
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"Are the rules that hard to follow?"
by rebel8 inoften i hear jws claim that people leave the borg because they cannot follow the rules, implying that anyone who leaves lacks character, self control, and/or moral values.. often i hear jwd posters--me included--say the myriad of rules in the borg is one of (not the only) reason they would not follow the org.
virgochick said it well in the "how do you feel about the name j----?
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earthtone
When I was younger it always amazed and confused me how each congergation is so different.
One sister couldn't give a talk on the Theocratic school because she had microbraids in her hair. They said it made her look to ethnic! What's!well she is, she's black. lol
Another sister I know got counseled for wearing a blue jean skirt.
I go to another kingdom Hall to visit and I saw a sister wearing a blue jean suit (it looked very smart by the way) giving a talk on the school and almost every sister at the hall had some type of hair extension! lol. I was like mama, I thought we couldn't do that.