Posts by Dagney

99% of all funerals that i have attended have been the wt version, where they preach about the resurrection into paradise and say little about the person who passed other than they were loyal to jah.

the other 1% catholic for grandparents.. now that i consider myself an atheist, i got to wondering what do atheists plan for when they die?.

if you are a non-believer what are your plans for when you die?

Dagney

I will donate my corpse to science. I had a cousin who was an oncologist who convinced me of this.

Then I hope my family and friends have a party with my favorite food and they laugh and tell lots of stories.

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in an earlier thread, i mentioned that i wasn't a particularly doggy person but that my parents got a husky last year that i've come to regard as a kind of brother.. huskies superficially resemble wolves and for me it's been fun to compare and contrast husky and wolf behaviour.

huskies howl but rarely bark, and seem to have a strong prey drive and a strong pack instinct - a nod to their wild cousins.

this is why i love huskies, i think.. do you have a favourite dog breed and why?.

Dagney

I love love love boxers. So smart and so communicative!

My best friend has a cane corso, an Italian mastiff. He is interesting...a bit aloof, but always on call as a guard dog. I like Rotts also.

small dogs, love the personality of dachshunds.

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What's Your Favorite Perfume or Cologne?

by minimus in

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it is xmas time and perfumes and colognes are on the list.

what do you really love for a scent if you were being given a gift?.

Dagney

Speaking of weird, I've been wearing a fragance I bought from a gift shop in Oregon. I don't remember who makes it, but it's aroma is "Tabac." It's pretty earthy and I mix it with musk some days. It's sort of earthy and I like it for some reason.

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What's Your Favorite Perfume or Cologne?

by minimus in

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friends

it is xmas time and perfumes and colognes are on the list.

what do you really love for a scent if you were being given a gift?.

Dagney

i still like`aromatics elixir for women

Now that brings back memories. Clinique right?

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AAWA activists burst into a Kingdom Hall in Kent!

by raymond frantz in

aawa activists burst into a kingdom hall in kent.

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Dagney

I understand the video is not AAWA. But prominent members, and board members post pictures and videos of themselves giving the middle finger outside of KH's? Didn't they post videos at Bethel mocking them because they asked for a new Bible and received one? Among other things...just what I remember. I mean...it is attitude...right?

Oh sheesh...I'm remembering more now...

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Mommy says no Christmas

by Anony Mous in

daughter is 3 now, that's a little less than i've been on this forum.

you can find my life story in earlier posts.

enough to say that i have a generous amount of visitation with her.. i picked her up and was talking about the lights some of her neighbors had.

Dagney

I would explain to her that Xmas is about giving to others and thinking about others. I'd incorporate together giving some "toys for tots," or donating at a local hospital, or some organization like that which she can see that giving to those in need is a good thing and part of the holiday celebration. Look for local needs and let her decide were to donate or volunteer. Make it routine and an enjoyable. It will help her think and reason and instill a different understanding other than "Xmas is bad. I don't want bad." It's hard to criticize doing good for others.

Good luck!

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NOT on JW.org: Huffington Post interview with Director of new movie about Jehovahs' Witnesses and the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society.

by Balaamsass2 in

danielle tumminio become a fan .

episcopal priest, life coach, and author of 'god and harry potter at yale'.

email.

Dagney

Randy Watters and I met up at the showing of this movie last summer. I think it is really well done and informative. Can't wait for the wide distribution of the movie.

Gregorio nails it in the Huff Post article above.

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CAN WE SOLVE THE MYSTERY of why Watchtower doctrines changed when they changed?

by Terry in

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if a person gives a police report of a traumatic event, but later changes their facts during cross-examination, these changes are used to impeach the honesty of the witness.. this impeachment flows from a logical understanding facts must match reality without contradiction.. lets examine the history of the watchtower corporations leaders with a view to the harmony of.

true teaching over a period of years from 1879-1942.. "even though christmas is not the real anniversary of our lord's birth, but more properly the annunciation day or the date of his human begetting (luke 1:28), nevertheless, since the celebration of our lord's birth is not a matter of divine appointment or injunction, but merely a tribute of respect to him, it is not necessary for us to quibble particularly about the date.

we may as well join with the civilized world in celebrating the grand event on the day which the majority celebrate - "christmas day.

Dagney

A.) seperate his Jehovah's Witnesses from the Bible Students

B.) seperate his Jehovah's Witnesses from the rest of Christendom

During Rutherford's time you had a reinterpretation of Bible prophecy to fit JW's as God's organization. Fred Franz continued this and used the Bible to "prove" that organizational changes were prophecised and proof of the Watchtower's appontment

^^^ This. They made this into a war cry. And the end was "soooo close," as the years ticked by they were so invested in this mindset, re-evaluating the dogma was something they hoped they didn't have to do. They dug their heels in and put their blinders on and kept their "eyes on the prize."