Ok...thanks everyone. You've all been a mountain of help. Now I know what I'm getting into. A decades old article and inconsistent enforcement of this "rule." That pretty much sums it up.
erandir
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YMCA membership
by erandir inok, i know this has been talked about before, but now's a good time to bring this up again.
my wife (active witness) and i (inactive, haven't attended in over a year) just got memberships to the ymca today.
it's the only fitness place in town with a swimming pool.
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So, why are YOU up at this hour?
by AlmostAtheist init's nearly midnight, and all this week we're doing some after-hours work.
we have to do this when the agents are off the systems, thus after 11pm.
hopefully we'll finish it up here before 2am.
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erandir
It's 12:50 am here...and I'm in the middle of my lunch break. I work the night shift. Woo hoo.
And, I just found out that there is a new study out linking working the night shift with cancer. No kidding. The WHO is going to label night shift work as a possible carcinogen. I don't have time to put a link to the article in this post right now, but I'm sure cnn.com has something on it.
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How many Christmas yard ornaments is too many I ask?
by erynw inthere is a house in my neighborhood that has to hold the record for christmas decorations in their yard.
the neighborhood i live in has one road in and out so we can't avoid this eyesore.. i swear, they have every inflatable, plastic, lit up, wire formed, animated yard decoration that has ever been manufactured.
it looks like k-mart threw up in their yard.. they have enough lights on the house, bushes, trees, eaves, roof, fence to signal the mothership into a safe landing from any galaxy in the universe.
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erandir
This is hilarious. Thanks!
I'll share this story with you all, since we're on the subject. We have a small town in our county with two traffic lights. Nearby one of those traffic lights are two houses which seem to be locked in a competition with each other as to who can have the most inflatables and other decorations in their yard and on their houses. So imagine that...two houses dominating the block with tackiness...and it's not limited to Christmas. They have inflatables for easter and halloween as well. Eyesore galore.
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Who on this Board would love to get rid of Organized Religion?
by restrangled inimho....it all needs to go.
its influencing everything in this world every and anywhere.
from the saudies, to the people in irag, iran and anywhere else our sons will need to be sent.. our current president claims he is influenced along with the former prime minister of england by religious beliefs.. there is the huge evangelical influence that got bush and the mess he made who put them in to begin with.. we have the jw's causing absolute havic in anyone's lives connected with this stupidity.. it goes on and on and on.
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erandir
I think it is time once again to remind everyone:
Wal * Mart Saves!
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YMCA membership
by erandir inok, i know this has been talked about before, but now's a good time to bring this up again.
my wife (active witness) and i (inactive, haven't attended in over a year) just got memberships to the ymca today.
it's the only fitness place in town with a swimming pool.
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erandir
Good one, Nathan Natas!
LOL
I'll keep that in mind.
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Does any real learning take place at the Kingdom Hall?
by truthseeker inprearranged comments, scripted answers, word-for-word answers from the paragraph,.
no outside material allowed, short comments.... .
does anyone really learn anything at the hall?
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erandir
The real learning that does take place at the Kingdom Hall happens after a dub finally realizes s/he is in a cult. Then s/he can sit back and observe the meetings for what they really are.
Besides that, I did learn some good public speaking techniques.
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YMCA membership
by erandir inok, i know this has been talked about before, but now's a good time to bring this up again.
my wife (active witness) and i (inactive, haven't attended in over a year) just got memberships to the ymca today.
it's the only fitness place in town with a swimming pool.
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erandir
Thanks, Bumble Bee...I remember that now that I've read it again. Thanks for the reference.
Thanks, bigmouth, for your experience, too.
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YMCA membership
by erandir inok, i know this has been talked about before, but now's a good time to bring this up again.
my wife (active witness) and i (inactive, haven't attended in over a year) just got memberships to the ymca today.
it's the only fitness place in town with a swimming pool.
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erandir
Thanks, guys...
I personally want everyone to know so I can show my wife how petty they are. That probably wouldn't be the best thing to do right now, though. I'll just let whatever happens happen and not instigate anything myself. We have some real busy-bodies in our hall, so it's only a matter of time, I figure.
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What makes a person lean on one side rather than the other side?
by JH insome people, even if they hear the facts, will still remain jw's.
you can talk about all the wrongdoings the watchtower did in the past, as well as all the flip flops they made throughout the years, and still, most remain blind to this.. a few, on the other hand, will start to question their faith and put it to test.. what makes a person lean on one side, rather than on the other ?.
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erandir
um...maybe the spinal column is misaligned. I had this problem, but the chiropracter fixed me up.
oh...wait...i didn't read the comments before posting.
Maybe it has to do with what the witnesses call the "heart condition." I call it personality type...gullible and ignorant vs independent, critical thinker.
Maybe it's self-esteem issues.
Who knows. There are many text books on psychology having to do with this kind of thing.
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YMCA membership
by erandir inok, i know this has been talked about before, but now's a good time to bring this up again.
my wife (active witness) and i (inactive, haven't attended in over a year) just got memberships to the ymca today.
it's the only fitness place in town with a swimming pool.
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erandir
Ok, I know this has been talked about before, but now's a good time to bring this up again. My wife (active witness) and I (inactive, haven't attended in over a year) just got memberships to the YMCA today. It's the only fitness place in town with a swimming pool. I don't care what anyone thinks, but I warned my wife that witnesses look down on a Y membership as some sort of interfaith thing. It could cause us problems in the future when people from the hall find out that we belong and attend the Y. She didn't seem to think it was a big deal or that anyone would care.
Can anyone back me up or share any experiences about this?
Thanks
Erandir