i learned an interesting fact from my father's doctor when he was being treated for a stroke.
mom had mentioned that even though dad couldn't speak well enough to ask for a glass of water he could clearly say, "goddammit".
the dr. explained that epithets are from a different part of the brain and this area had not been affected by the stroke.. i found this very interesting.
Actually, the JW's I was around used it when necessary when I was a dub, me not so much. I can tell you, third time in the Revelation book the phrase "Cedar F**king Point Ohio" was what an elder called it. And the phrase stuck.
Now I use it when necessary, which has been a bit more this week since I've been dealing with JW's and their issues. The phrase most used this week is "they are unf**kingly believable!!"
i am really enjoying this comedy series on hbo (sunday nights).
these guys are refreshing and i love their music.. anybody else think so?.
I keep missing this. I need to record it I think.
dear all,.
those of you who have posted here regularly for the past four years have helped me immensely in my recovery from watchtower and have shared with me in my journey.
you will also know that, after winning my battle with watchtower (save for one daughter who is still stuck fast in the org and shunning the rest of us), i have been fighting an even greater battle these past three years - cancer!.
God's speed and strength for the journey.
((((Dansk)))))
between the octopus and the squid!!!
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http://starbulletin.com/2007/07/05/news/story03.html
I love this stuff!!!
i googled that name and found a trust fund that is named after her.
i also found the tax returns for 2005,2004,2003 for that fund.
the riley trust funds largest revenue is oil and gas royalties and in 2005 over 3 million dollars of oil and gas royalties flowed into the riley trust fund.
In 2006, "Lily Ambrosio" signed return as "Paid Preparer." In 2005 and 2004 she signed "Signature of Officer."
another thread discussed how people are encouraged in annual wt articles, service meeting parts, and visits from elders when they are elderly and dying, to consider leaving some or all of their property to the society.
here's proof that they profit handsomely from this activity.
found this searching www.guidestar.org (has filings on charities/trusts):.
Last week a sister told me they were leaving their estate to the society so the children and granchildren will not fight.
It made me ill. Don't they know the scriptural principle of inheritance? My parents didn't either.
only encouraging comments please.
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slim.
Yes, I think I did sincerely "make the truth" my own for a good 40 years.
Then I realized the real truth and changed my mind.
did anyone else see big love last night?
when nicky's mom found her with the runaway and denounced her and disowned her, it was so familiar to me and i am sure many others.
it showed the pain nicky felt when her mother turned her back on her even though she was just trying to do what she thought was right.
Yes I did.
So many similarities between all high control groups.
I was discussing this very same thing with some friends last night...regarding parents who support an organization that has issued a decree of execution any and all those who the WTBS tell them. Even if it is nothing more than not attending meetings...an execution prayed for daily when they plead for the end to come.
Meanwhile they force loved ones to treat each other like lepers.
I just can't stand it.
Jesus loves you, but; he'll kill you. Now that is TRUE love. Sociopaths will understand.
Exactly.
in the garden of eden, god supposedly didn't want adam and eve to eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and bad.
he preferred they remain innocent and incapable of deciding for themselves what is right or wrong.. along comes satan who wants them to eat of this tree and says they will become like god, knowing good and bad for themselves.
he says they will be like god.. as we all know, they chose to eat and find out what they were missing.
I have thought of this "story" so much in the last few years...and have come to agree, that is all it is.
That's a good illustration about a parent giving their children knowledge on an as needed basis. But, we are talking adults here. So it doesn't work for me in this instance.
On a side point, what has been irritating me more is how the WTBS doesn't want their adherents to have knowledge. It has copied it's God magnificently.
