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  What's Your Favorite Alcohol To Drink?

  by minimus in

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  i used to drink captain morgan and diet coke but i've switched to jack and diet.. i like a flavored vodka martini as well as lite beer.. .

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  tinker

  Single malt scotch, the older the better.....w a drop or two of water to release the serpent.

  and don't ever say Jack Daniels and root beer again
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  Watchtower Comments - MISSIONARY INTERVIEW

  by V in

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  watchtower comments interviews lance (awakened at gilead) gilead graduate (2003) and former missionary.. see all videos and subscribe to watchtower comments here.. part 1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enkkm_aa_j4.

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  you GOT ME I'm hooked, can't wait to hear the Funny Story

  Thank You for this great series....awesome!
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  What great churches there are out there in babylon the great! I cant wait!

  by New light for you in

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  goodness have i been missing out!!!

  i just signed up my daughter for day camp at a local church... they have daycamp, they have a music school, they have preschool, they have girlscouts, boyscouts, moms night out, family night, orchestra at the services.... the list goes on!!!.

  why why why do witnesses fight any social interaction at the church!!!

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  as a born-in witless I had never set foot inside any church - ever. We were in Paris and walked inside Notre Dame Cathedral.... O M G! I said, if I was going to go to any church, THIS is the one for me!

  The architecture, smell of candle wax, beautiful music and voices,gargoyle's, it's all magical.
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  announcement at service meeting

  by heathen in

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  i actually went to the service meeting last night and low and behold the announcement was about the wtbts not charging interest on the loans on kingdom halls anymore but they still had to pay back the principle balance , i never knew they charged interest but think that it was a very dishonest thing for them to do to begin with .

  you have to borrow money to pay for a building that the wtbts owns?

  to charge interest is a very worldly practice since it was against mosaic law to do so and clearly jesus would never have asked anything of the sort .

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  That's rigth, not ONE PENNEY and that's my .2 worth.
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  You know, I've yet to meet a JW who can explain this

  by Lady Zombie in

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  i know that has probably been covered ad infinitum on jwd.

  so...... if jehovah is omnipotent, then there is nothing he can't do and nothing he doesn't know.. and, according to jws (as well as most other religions), god is love.

  therefore he had to have known, even before creating all of creation, what would happen.

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  I have asked many JW's this, from pubs to CO's, their answer is always the same: You THINK to much

  thus my name Tinker = Thinker
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  Wow-I didn't know.

  by QuestioningEverything in

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  i am shocked and saddened by the things that i have learned from this website and a few others i've seen.

  my grandma was a witness and my mom started to study seriously when i was 8 yrs.

  i was baptised at 13-way too young.

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  Welcome QE, Like you I had a good life, growing up as a JW. My mom taught me 'love thy neighbor' and 'all things in moderation' as fundamental and was not a radical JW. As long as I kept my thoughts light and close to the surface it was all hunky dory. With age and experiece I began to use critical thinking and BAMM the scales fell from my eyes and I saw it clear as day.....the Troof is not the truth.

  Many here are bitter and with good reason. It is good to hear you are not angry or bitter but you do want reasonable answers to your questions. We all deserve the freedom to THINK and use our minds. The thought control within the WTBS is abusive and will take time to heal those wounds. This board has been very helpful in my recovery. The humor, thought provoking discussions and all the latest WTBS news will help you make it though your days.

  You are on your way, may peace be with you

  Tinker
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  Hi!--It's time to jump in!!

  by Pandoras cat in

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  i have been lurking on this site for long time now.

  my sister-in-law told me about this forum when i had questions and concerns about bible teachings from the organization.

  i have never posted because i was scared of getting found out---that would have disastrous results.

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  Hi Cat.....I know how you feel. I was a scaredy cat for a long long time too. It took a two double scotch's before I could click the submit post button. Over a year now and the JW police haven't shown up at my door so it's cool. Welcome and looking forward to getting to know you

  Tinker
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  Condescending Style of the book Keep Yourselves in God's Love

  by VM44 in

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  2. bible

  atlantis has posted a download link for the 2008 book release, "keep yourselves in god's love".

  i read a page or so from the book, and the first thing i notices is the simple language used that sounds like it is written to be read by a little child who is in elemenatary school.. the styel if very condescending and actually is insulting as if the reader is expected to have a very low level of intelligence or reading ability.. what is going on?

  why is bethel printing such material?.

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  Providing clear and simple material that everyone can read and understand is fine for a mass market paperback release. But when you consider that this type of publication is the only material approved by this organization it shows there is a 'mind control' intent behind it. These books have no appendix, reference pages or index.

  The recent KM direction of 'do not use outside source material' is clearly a 'keep em dumb' intent. IMO
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  Kid's playing sports?

  by ldrnomo in

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  anyone keep their kids from playing sports because of the borg?.

  when my son was 8 years old they had a t-ball league in the summer at the nearby park.

  because of the borg training we told him he couldn't play t-ball.. that kind of thinking just carried on throughout his life from junior high through high school.

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  I don't believe in guilt but if I did I would have the biggest guilt complex ever. We have 4, count em FOUR children who NEVER participated in any school sports or activites. I feel awful about it and often apologize for my misguilded parenting. Our oldest son is a gifted athlete and very resentful over the way he was treated. He has forgiven us but not the WTBS. We began to fade in his senior year so allowed him to play soccor and went to every game. What a wonderful family togetherness experience for all of us to cheer him on and root for our team.

  I encourage every parent to get their kids involved in sports or any and all school and after school activities. They need a well rounded education and social experiences to become successful adults.

  My kids wore little suits and ties, perfectly combed hair and ea their own little bookbag....sigh.....what they needed was bats and balls, team logos shirts and dirty faces and fight songs.

  These days when I see little kids in sport outfits I give them a High Five and a Go Team!
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  Cigars

  by besty in

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  ...and so to the end of a great evening with new friends and a familiar lover.. my feet are up and the sounds of socal stillness punctuated by occasional dreams departing from lax.. is there more to life than friends, lovers, brandy and hand rolled cuban companions?.

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  Cheers to our newest Bad Habit.

  I really don't consider it smoking, more of an indulgence. And I agree w/single malt scotch is best.