What if you proposed a toast while burning scented candles? That would technicaly make you a triple pagan. The JW's would have wear holy body condoms just to knock on your door. Just imagine how inconvenient that would be for them.
Posts by BrentR
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87QUESTIONS FROM READERS----CHECK THIS OUT!
by Mary inseeing as i have the wt in front of me today, i thought you'd enjoy the questions from readers from the february 15, 2007 article on the evils and pagan origins on toasting or clinking of glasses.
the article specifically mentions how not everything today that was of pagan origin is necessarily bad, and sites "wedding rings" as being of pagan origin, but it's not viewed like that now.
then, incredibly, they go on and say that while toasting might not be considered a religious practice today, there's "good reason" for christians to avoid it------without giving any valid reason why other than: do as we say:.
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QUESTIONS FROM READERS----CHECK THIS OUT!
by Mary inseeing as i have the wt in front of me today, i thought you'd enjoy the questions from readers from the february 15, 2007 article on the evils and pagan origins on toasting or clinking of glasses.
the article specifically mentions how not everything today that was of pagan origin is necessarily bad, and sites "wedding rings" as being of pagan origin, but it's not viewed like that now.
then, incredibly, they go on and say that while toasting might not be considered a religious practice today, there's "good reason" for christians to avoid it------without giving any valid reason why other than: do as we say:.
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BrentR
So what you are saying is that I should strive harder to be a kosher klinker?
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UPDATE!: THEY ALL ADMITTED EGGING US -Elders now know, heads are rolling!!
by Lady Liberty inoh.... how the saga goes on!!
i swear we could write a novel about our life exiting the watchtower!!
ok..many of you read what happened..our house was egged and so was my sisters car that was parked here, and "frosty" was attacked!!
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BrentR
Since Frosty does not have functioning arms or legs he would fall under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). That would also make it a federal offense for assualting a disabled frozen american. That makes him a double minority.
Those bastards!!!!!! Press charges!!
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QUESTIONS FROM READERS----CHECK THIS OUT!
by Mary inseeing as i have the wt in front of me today, i thought you'd enjoy the questions from readers from the february 15, 2007 article on the evils and pagan origins on toasting or clinking of glasses.
the article specifically mentions how not everything today that was of pagan origin is necessarily bad, and sites "wedding rings" as being of pagan origin, but it's not viewed like that now.
then, incredibly, they go on and say that while toasting might not be considered a religious practice today, there's "good reason" for christians to avoid it------without giving any valid reason why other than: do as we say:.
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BrentR
LOL!!!!! I tried praying about it but all I got was the answering machine with a pre-recorded message. "If you clinked liquid filled glasses while simultaneousely having a good thought press one." Then "If you wish this message to be repeated in hebrew press two".
So I decided just to be happy with being one of the bad people, beside we throw better parties (and have clean pagan glasses).
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QUESTIONS FROM READERS----CHECK THIS OUT!
by Mary inseeing as i have the wt in front of me today, i thought you'd enjoy the questions from readers from the february 15, 2007 article on the evils and pagan origins on toasting or clinking of glasses.
the article specifically mentions how not everything today that was of pagan origin is necessarily bad, and sites "wedding rings" as being of pagan origin, but it's not viewed like that now.
then, incredibly, they go on and say that while toasting might not be considered a religious practice today, there's "good reason" for christians to avoid it------without giving any valid reason why other than: do as we say:.
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BrentR
I was washing some glasses last night and several of them clinked together, they even were under water so they did have liquid in them. I feel so dirty now. Does this make me one of "the bad people" ?
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The great day of Jehovah is near Zeph 1:14
by free2beme ini can not fathom how much i heard this, and it always puzzled me the world near.
you see, when i use the word near, i say things like "i live near california" and i live about thirty miles from california.
i say my in-laws live near me, and they live about ten minutes away.
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BrentR
He would just spill beer on it, that and it does not have any pockets to hold his malboro unfiltered's.
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The great day of Jehovah is near Zeph 1:14
by free2beme ini can not fathom how much i heard this, and it always puzzled me the world near.
you see, when i use the word near, i say things like "i live near california" and i live about thirty miles from california.
i say my in-laws live near me, and they live about ten minutes away.
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BrentR
I like Grover off of Sesame Street when he did his demonstration of near and far. One of my friends does a very good Grover impression and if he has a little to drink will do the Grover near and far demonstration, live of course .
Here is the video that should clear up any questions regarding near and far.
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Student killed in Tacoma School
by JWdaughter ina local student at foss high school in tacoma wa was killed today by another student.
the other student was arrested.
this school is a few miles from us, and my kids have visited for school events.
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BrentR
Foss High school is not too far from office in Tacoma. Hearing this news makes me cringe since I also have a daughter in school. Don't be surprised if it turns out the shooter was on an antidepresant med.
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Here's to designated drivers!!!!!!
by kittyeatzjdubs ini had a complete blast on new years!
matt and i went to a bar with one of my girlfriends and she and i drank the night away.
matt was the dd, and we kept trying to get him to do shots with us and toast the new year, but he always declined.
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BrentR
Back in my early twenties I was an EMT and responding to a car accident. As I was trying to get through a red light a drunk in a very large flatbed truck did not yield the right-a-away to an EMS vehicle and smashed into us. I spent two weeks in the hospital with concussion, ruptured bladder, torn spleen and lumbar disk torn loose. My partner had a bad neck injury and had to go on permanent disability. Later I found out the call we were responding to was a lady that was also drunk and pasted a tree with her car. I had to re-train into a new profession since I could not do the heavy lifting that the job requires.
My own injuries and all of the carnage I saw in that profession gave me a very dim view of drunk drivers. It is by far one of the most irresponsible, careless and hurtful choices a person could make. Sometimes I think the country of Iran has the right idea. The execute drunk drivers and as a result they average less then one DUI per year there. I doubt they have any organizations such as MADD, they really don't need it. Thier concept of public awarness is a drunk driver swinging by his neck.
I completely agree that a designated driver is the only alternative to anyone driving drunk. But if you do not have enough respect for yourself to not get completely wasted why would you be the least bit concerned about a total stranger?
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Homeopathy popular in Jehovah's Witnesses ?
by Tigerman inis homeopathy ( the treatment of a disease using, in small doses, drugs that produce symtoms like those of the disease so that one's natural immune system can fight off the disease ) popular among active jw's ?
my son who was raised as a jw has a large ( adult male palm size ) fatty growth on his back.
his jw mother is treating him with homeopathy, as is a so called doctor.
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BrentR
I had a couple of conditions that traditional or western medicine could not help. Then what do you do? I had no choice but to look into alternative treatments. Thay all worked and continue to do so. To me it is irrelevant how many studies have been done on "x" number of people. The only study I am intersted in is the one I am doing on my own body. If alternative treatments work and western medicine has no answer then it will be hard to convince me that what is working is quackery or unproven. I just proved it to myself.
It always facinating to read some drivel about a given substrance that according to the FDA is unproven and inneffective but I have been using it and getting results for sevral years. It is just as rediculous as a saying that antibiotic you have been taking did not really treat your bronchitis, you just imagined it. Really?