We've seen those before. It should be illegal and punishable for them to "scam" people with that.
kitten whiskers
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Jaw dropping junk mail offer
by Gregor ini can usually identify junk mail without opening it and it goes in the trash.
this one i opened and scanned.
then i read it again more carefully.
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Here's hoping everyone had a Merry Christmas....
by AK - Jeff innow it's back to work for me the day after,,,, yuk.. what are your 'after christmas plans' ?.
jeff.
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kitten whiskers
We've all been in our pj's all day and playing with our new toys!
We've been grazing on all the left overs and enjoying it very much!
Hope you day back went well!
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kitten whiskers
A Wii Fit Plus... the whole family is loving it!
Hubby and I did a together gift. Gas logs for the fireplace. Now we just have to get them hooked up!
Chocolate, lip gloss, lotion, an Elvis CD and some playing cards.
And the ham cooked up wonderful! It was yummy...not too salty and really moist! You just never know with ham!
Oh yeah, an umbrella and bacon cooker and pill boxes (for a purse) from Grannie.
Cash from Dad and Grandma.
The best gift:
Almost three weeks with the whole family home and kids who loved their presents and actually have played with them almost non-stop.
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Why do Ex-JWs start celebrating pagan Christmas?
by DubR inhiya guys and gals.
im not trying to be self-righteous but i want to understand the thought process of someone who knows the origins of christmas, but starts celebrating it (putting up christmas tree, exchanging wrapped gifts; repeating merry christmas to everyone they see in the month of december)??
it seems very silly to me (imo) after knowing how and why christmas was created (to cater to pagans sun worship and convert to christianity)!!
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kitten whiskers
I've not read the 6 pages of posts, but here's mine.
At first I couldn't. There's a scripture that says if you do anything without a clear consciense, it's a sin. I forget where it was, but I found it when I was exiting JWland and trying to reconcile myself to Christmas. So that first year, we didn't celebrate. I couldn't do it in good conscience.
But I researched and read and read and prayed.
I remembered a man I met in field service once asked me "If I want to celebrate the Lord's birth on a certain day, why is that wrong?" Really no good answer to that question. It stuck with me through the years.
In researching I found things I didn't know about Christmas. Like how there really was a man who gave gifts of money at night to poor people and changed their lives for the better. He did so anonomously and for no gain to himself. Ha! Santa is real!
In pagan times the children and parents were in fear because on the night we now have Christmas Eve, all had to leave their doors unlocked and one child would be taken in the night to be offered as a sacrifice. It was a night of fear. With freedom from fear in Christ, how appropriate that that night, Christmas Eve, is a night of joyful expectation for children. Why not celebrate Christ in place where there used to be fear? Good taking the place of evil.
Now if the 3 Magi were supposed to be led by Satan...why did Jehovah allow Mary and Joseph to accept any presents from them? If you knew someone from Satan had come and wanted to give your child a gift, would you take it? Heck no! But they did accept it. The Magi even worshipped Christ.
The angels sang in heaven at the joy of the birth.Why not celebrate the occasion?
The tree is used to signify the everlasting life brought by Christ now.
The candy cane represents the white purity of Christ and the blood he shed. It was used as a tool to teach children. It is in the shape of a J for Jesus.
Now for Santa, seeing there was a real one, seeing I believe he was rewarded by God for his generousness and his faith, he must be in heaven. In this way, he is real, he is alive, and his spirit is going strong. The spirit of giving is wonderful. There is nothing wrong with it. It also reminds me of the gift of life from Christ. It is the season of giving. We can't give what Christ did, but we can give to others and we can also give anonomously. We can help our fellow man with our physical means for sustaining life. We can follow the example of Christ who gave all and did it willingly.We can learn from an imperfect man who took little bags of gold and threw them into homes where they landed in shoes.
My own research set me free from the criticizing, fault finding thinking of JW's. I am allowed to be an adult and make my own decisions. It was quite an amazing thing to reach the age of 33 and finally get to research and analyze for myself. These are some of the reasons I find Christmas a truly pleasant time.
Seeing our kids sing in the church christmas concert about the birth of Christ and the love he showed was amazing. God has always had me hold Christmas in my heart even when I was taught it was "wrong". Now I know why.
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Do you have portable furnance at your home?
by asilentone inthere are so many different portable furnances on the internet.
i am trying to figure out which one would be good for me.
thank you!.
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kitten whiskers
My grandma bought one of the Amish ones and loves it. She has two large dogs roaming around her house, so I guess it's not a tip or fire hazzard.
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Oh I had a dear friend call me today GUESS WHO?
by mouthy inoompa!!!!!!
hey girls who is looking for a man!!!?.
give him a call!!!
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kitten whiskers
I don't know Grace! He called a single lady...YOU! Maybe you shouldn't throw him out there! Espcecially if his voice is dreamy! (tee-hee)
Glad you had a great talk! I love that crazy picture he has up! I always know it's him...no mistaking!
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Happy news
by coffee_black inmy son called last night.
their offer was accepted for their first house.
they will be moved in by christmas!.
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kitten whiskers
What a beautiful home! They will have a beautiful Christmas! I'd get him one of those exteded poles to hang lights with so he doesn't go on the roof! You know how pretty it will look with lights!
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Witness funeral used to spread "Watchtower Propaganda".....worldly family left OUT!
by Witness 007 innow that my "eyes are open" i was amazed as i sat at a brothers funeral {he died due to lukemia/not taking blood} the elder mentioned his "spiritual" acomplishments for 20 minutes, his worldly acomplishments like creating a home buisness from scratch and employing his whole family was mentioned in one sentence.
and worst...his worldly family was barely mentioned...he did not mention he was the son of so and so {worldly folks} this was commented on afterwards by worldly friends!???
too much time was spent talking about paradise and the hopes he had etc etc...same old bible verses that were done to death.....blah blah......we may as well have been at a communist party meeting!
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kitten whiskers
I always hated JW funerals even as a JW. I was always offended that the person wasn't honored and the info-mercial was given instead. I wish you comfor Happyguy! It's sickening when you have to live through it for a loved one who wouldn't have wanted such a funeral! I am glad there was a pastor there to help you and that your cousins did your father proud and honored him and your memory respectfully.
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kitten whiskers
Such simple questions to make a JW think! Well done!
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If Men Got Pregnant
by Bangalore inif men got pregnant.
maternity leave would last two years ... with full pay.
there would be a cure for stretch marks.
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kitten whiskers
I think truthseekeriam hit it on the nose! That's a good one! My dad is a fisherman and I can just see it! LOL! I would have heard what a "whopper" I was and that I was big enough not to throw back!