Posts by Abandoned

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Were You Ever a Victim of Jealousy?

by compound complex in

dear friends,.

despite our noble intentions and the hope that we'll behave ourselves, we are downright human.

i just saw beaches again last night (bought the used tape for four bucks) and was reminded how that evil, green-eyed monster can destroy the best of relationships.

Abandoned

Never again a "victim",

Amen, amen, and AMEN!!!

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BANKRUPTCIES AND FORECLOSURES IN THE US

by juni in

jw
friends

bankruptcies and foreclosures on homes are on the rise - 200% higher over last year.

some are due to people falling on hard times, but the majority are due to over spending.. this affects all of us.. juni .

Abandoned

Don't even THINK about going there.

No kidding. Here's a sampling of what's going on in this country.

I know a guy who has worked without stop since he was a sophmore in high school (except for a three month stint in 1986) who has lived almost his entire life without health insurance. He's generally a positive person and is not afraid of lending a helping had to others, but who has a really hard time standing up for himself. Well, he went through a medical emergency a little over a year ago and in one week in the hospital, racked up over thirty-thousand dollars worth of medical bills. He would have racked up more, but he didn't do any of the follow up tests they wanted since he didn't have insurance for those either.

This company has filed for wage garnishment against my friend even though he's told them that he can't afford to pay these bills and doesn't make enough to where he'll ever conceivably be able to pay. He apologizes for the suicide attempt that landed him in the hospital, but he didn't ask to be depressed and he didn't ask to not be able to afford the necessary health care that might have made the suicide attempt not happen. At any rate, he is now in an even worse position financially then when he ended up in the hospital in the first place.

Isn't this ludicrous? I'm not mentioning names to protect the privacy of my friend, but this is a 100% true story.

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Divine intervention ?

by A Paduan in

is the watchtower retarding of the inquiring mind something that can be simply explained in secular terms - or is there an 'other world' thing about the level of bafoonery displayed by the group of false propheteers that continues to believe in it's own divine authority?.

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...and they looked at the holy writing and not seeing, they made their own stories up, and they looked at the holy writing and not, seeing they made their own stories up, and they looked at the holy writing not seeing they made their own stories up!.

Abandoned

I don't think there's anything supernatural to what they do. Over the years they have learned how effective intimidation and intellectual coercion are to gaining disciples for themselves.

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Do you know why they are talking about?

by Bryan in

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friends

"so i think there is a case to be made under which the elders sit together and reprimand people, trying to get them to change.".

it's about shira law in britain.

it sounded very familiar when i read it.. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml;jsessionid=y3uza1rzgthk5qfiqmfsfggavcbq0iv0?xml=/news/2006/11/29/nsharia29.xml.

Abandoned

That article was interesting and if the "elders" really cared about the people they were in charge of, I could see it having a positive effect, but there's a thin line between "sitting together reprimanding," and "lording over with intimidation."

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WHAT THE HELL IS THE POINT......???????

by Terry in

what the hell is the point......?.

1.undeserved kindness.

ask yourself why you don't deserve kindness.

Abandoned

I have a lot of trouble with most of the "bible" teachings I learned. I can't say this is the way I'll always feel, but for now I'm sick and tired of how much emphasis is placed on the ideas brought out by this book. I dedicated my life to the things I was taught from it and so have a bunch of other people and if you brought us all together to compare notes we'd probably all have a different explanation of what we believe.

If there's a message in the bible, I think it's simply that god has no need to put his thoughts down on paper. His works are much easier to see and read in person. I can tell by looking at nature that god has a sense of humor, that he has a well-honed sense of beauty, that he's very efficient, and other things. Whereas nature describes a god I feel drawn to, the bible leaves me feeling depressed. Too many heinous acts have been justified by what's written inside it. Even many of the stories it contains describe blood-thirsty servants of its god showcasing their bloodthirstiness.

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add me on myspace!

by Sam87 in

hi everyone, ive now got a myspace, just thought id post up my url.

http://www.myspace.com/i_could_b_just_like_u.

if anyone wants to add me go for it!.

Abandoned

OK, I'll send you an add. Oh, btw, crazyblonde mentioned that there was a thread for people to share their myspace names. I couldn't find it though. Does anyone know where it is?

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[Fluff] - Celebrity Crushes!

by daystar in

i'll admit that for as far back as i can remember, i've picked up little crushes on celebrities.

i think one of my first crushes was on olivia newton-john after seeing her in grease at 5 years old and later in xanadu.. i've had crushes on:.

jennifer connelly (labrynth)gwyneth paltrow (hook briefly and later emma)cate blanchett (elizabeth, pushing tin)meredith salenger (the journey of natty gann, but especially, especially, in dream a little dream)kate beckingsale (much ado about nothing, cold comfort farm (not underworld, though she's smokin' in that.

Abandoned

I'll go back a few years...

I fell in love with Nicole Kidman after seeing Far and Away. I watched that movie a million times. But not as many times as I watched Cutting Edge so I could drool over Moira Kelly. I don't know if it was her looks, her attitude, or a combination of the two, but she entertained my thoughts for quite awhile.

I don't remember who I liked during times when I was active with the jw. I guess that part of my brain is off-limits to me. As I was becoming inactive for the final time, though, I sat transfixed over Thandie Newton in Mission Impossible 2.

More recently, I've gone coocoo for coco puffs over Elisha Cuthbert in The Girl Next Door, Tara Reid in My Bosses Daughter and Scrubs, Cameron Diaz, in The Mask, and Heather Graham in anything she's in.

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A "Hell" Joke sent to me....

by tan in

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friends

hell explained by a chemistry student:.

>> t he following is an actual question given on a university of .

>> washington chemistry mid-term.

Abandoned

LOL! Thanks for sharing.

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Two Years and ANOTHER 1000 Ways to Say 'Thank You, JWD!!'

by AudeSapere in

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friends

two years and another 1000 ways to say 'thank you, jwd!!'.

two years ago today i registered on jwd.

this is my 1000th post on my second jwd account.. my original account is here: http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/member/15922.ashx.

Abandoned

Congrats!!!

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Where to start?

by nonamegiven in

i was df'd about 2 months ago and decided to take this time to explore the teachings i have spent my life spewing to others.

well, it took very little time to discover it was a bunch of crap.

i have learned about the lies and inconsistant teachings and what not.

Abandoned

If this thread is assuming that the bible is from god, then just ignore the rest of my post as it is not my intention to introduce controversy.

I don't think the bible is from god. There are a lot of intersting aspects to it but I don't think a message from a loving god would come in such an easily misrepresntable form. I think the "book" from god can be read by looking at cats, dogs, bunnies, mountain vistas, sunsets, and other evidences of a loving god's handiwork. That book has lead to nearly every war we've suffered through since its "canon" has been complete. Too many people use it to justify hating the people they want to hate.