Posts by Dagney

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South of England Annual Xmas Meal 2013

by cantleave in

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friends

in order to get a booking a little nearer to xmas (november wasn't quite pagan enough) we have booked the farmhouse burrfields road, portsmouth po3 5hh for 7th december @ 12 noon.

the restuarant wants a deposit of 5 per person payable in 2 weeks.

this booked up really quickly last year, so act promptly if you want to join in the merriment.

A JW apologist writes about VAT 4956

by VM44 in

a jw wrote the following in an attempt to discredit the evidence provided by vat 4956. comments on the author's logic would be appreciated.

does vat 4956 prove 587?.

many point to vat 4956 as proof that jerusalem was desolated in 587bce.

Young man walks out of Glasgow convention and commits suicide

by jambon1 in

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last weekend.

so unbelievably sad.

rip.

sbf - "At a meeting of a more honest minded and humane group of believers, you might expect such a tragic incident involving someone who was present to be ackowledged and regretted from the platform. But not in God's organisation. It wouldn't create the right impression would it? Better just to Hush it up." (Not sure where the formatting tools went...)

True that. JW's are really bad at suicide...it is always something wrong with the individual and "the new system" (TM) will fix it all...let's go eat!

If you ever get to read Makena's story of his daughter's suicide, do it. The only possible good thing to come of it is an elder, a reg pioneer, Sabine, and son left the organization. JW's as a whole have a disconnect with humanity. They are not sympathetic or emphathetic in the least because the corporation isn't in the very least. The corporation only takes, it never gives. So its followers end up doing the same even though they think putting in time and going to meetings is 'giving.'

(What's with the replies not formatting? And I couldn't post from my iPad this weekend either.) Edited to insert paragraphs that were formerly there.

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Young man walks out of Glasgow convention and commits suicide

by jambon1 in

jw
friends

last weekend.

so unbelievably sad.

rip.

Dagney

So is it confirmed it was a JW? :(

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South of England Annual Xmas Meal 2013

by cantleave in

jw
friends

in order to get a booking a little nearer to xmas (november wasn't quite pagan enough) we have booked the farmhouse burrfields road, portsmouth po3 5hh for 7th december @ 12 noon.

the restuarant wants a deposit of 5 per person payable in 2 weeks.

this booked up really quickly last year, so act promptly if you want to join in the merriment.

Dagney

Oooh, nothing like Xmas with exJW's! It's a beautiful thing. Would love to come. Some day maybe.

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"Giving Makes You Happy" jw.org video for kids

by Scully in

giving makes you happy.

.

Dagney

Sensitive subject for me. When I was about 10, I saved my babysitting money to buy a used piano. When I had enough, about $75, I scoured the want ads looking for a piano.

My father sat me down one afternoon and had a talk with me, outlining how important it was to send the money to the organization. I couldn't fight it. I felt deceived, and really really bad. Then I felt really really bad for feeling really really bad about having to send the contribution.

I haven't watched the video yet. Maybe later. GDFR.

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Newspaper Article: Press Telegram-JWS BRING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO LONG BEACH - (JW beliefs discussed including date setting)

by AndersonsInfo in

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http://www.presstelegram.com/social-affairs/20130829/jehovahs-witnesses-bring-millions-of-dollars-to-long-beach#comments.

go to the website to read the comments by xjws.. jehovahs witnesses bring millions of dollars to long beach.

jehovah's witnesses hold a series of regional conventions in long beach every summer, bringing some 150,000 witnesses from across the southland over the course of 15 weekends.

Dagney

Wow, Howard is big time spokesperson now. Such seemingly smart people still buying into the crap and making excuses for the failed prophecies and blaming the exJWs for having a brain.

S**t keeps going, 13 weekends every year.

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The Disappearance of God, A Divine Mystery, by Richard Elliott Friedman.

by VM44 in

the disappearance of god, a divine mystery.

by richard elliot friedman

Dagney

His books were recommended to me by I think Mr. Shakita (does anyone remember him?). As mP says, the "Who" book explains some of the missing pieces you always wondered about...things that never made sense. I have the "Hidden Face" book as well, but I don't think I finished it. I believe I got about 1/4 into it and I was done. God was over for me.

These books were pivotal to me in my journey.

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Sorry Simon - One More Problem Post

by Comatose in

on my ipad i got logged out and now it will not allow me to login.

it says an error happened when i try.

wanted to share in case it's an easy fix.

Dagney

Simon, designs says he can't log in and also different names showing him logged in for the past few days. TY.

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My Jimi Hendrix experience

by confusedandalone in

as a 13 year old a friend of mine had a jimi hendrix record and told me if we play it backwards that they said words.

he bought the record from a shop not far from where we lived and we were the only family that still had a record player.

so we played the record and i spun it backwards andnothing happened.

Dagney

WONDERFUL interview ISOT4!

I love Cavett. And Robert Young in the back with a sweet smile.

I saw a Hendrix tribute at the Greek a few years ago with Buddy Guy and I forget who else...I'm thinking his bassist or drummer or somebody. It was great.

As a teenybopper I lived in a small town with one AM rock and roll station. We were so daring to call the station and request "ARe you Experienced?", under assumed names of course. I do loves me some Jimi.

My ultimate after school song going over French homework with a classmate.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHPgJxnOd1k

Edited to add: BTW, when I first submitted this all the lines ran together into one paragraph, I had to go back and put the breaks in.