JG, pagan practices? Now you are sounding like a dub. There are NO pagan practices, they were all adopted by Christians and are now Christian practices.
Burn me and flush the ashes
Philip
of course i'm talking about death.
i know in the borg, since most people are cheap, or don't have money, there was always a push for cremation.
i know my grandmother was cremated, as well as my father in law, and i think the issue was more for finances.
JG, pagan practices? Now you are sounding like a dub. There are NO pagan practices, they were all adopted by Christians and are now Christian practices.
Burn me and flush the ashes
Philip
warning: this topic is not about the manure coming out of the watchtower.
i have a healthy garden, well-tended.
it enriches my spirit mostly and the table as well.
My daughter says that chicken shit is the best (See married one, but that is another story.) , see has a much greener thumb that either of her parents.
Philip - Brown is only good if you are UPS.
in mesquite, texas, sabrina ballantine says she was fired from razzoo's for refusing to sing happy birthday.
she is a jw, who does not believe in celebrating birthdays and singing this song.. "razzoo's settles lawsuit over religious firing.".
http://www.wfaa.com/sharedcontent/dws/bus/stories/dn-localbriefs_20bus.art.state.edition1.376bc98.html.
IMHO, she is a pompous, self-righteous, holier than thou, bitch and deserved to be fired for any of those reasons.
Philip
as promised here is all of the info regarding what has been going on.
per the last jc with the elders i realized that all i had done was buy time.
they felt that we should be df'ed right on the spot, but because i made a plea to wait for a letter coming back from the wts they decided to hold on taking such action.
Best to both of you, in your new freedom.
Philip
i just wonder if you are all posting at work or are at home on workers comp but but spending your time here on jwd ;) ... .
what are you guys usually doing when you are posting here?
what do you do all day?
I am at work, I spend most of my work day on JWD, my boss doesn't care as long as I get my work done and he knows if he starts caring I am gone. Why don't I post more? I am a slow writer and many times I will write something and then deside not to post it; because, I have a strange sense of humor and I don't want to offend anyone. I just deleted 3/4 of what I wrote.
Philip
i didn't answer the telephone, i just didn ' t feel like getting all riled up as i have enough on my plate right now.. it was the same elder who showed up at my bedside while i was recently in the hospital.
i told the hospitals administration years ago to take my off the jw list for visitations.
so i was quite shocked to see this guy.
$5.00 more per month most phone carriers will allow you to block certain phone numbers.
I have a caller ID box that will store up to 100 numbers to block, it answers on the first ring and tells the caller, "We are not accepting your calls," and then hangs up. If someone calls a 2:00 am and it is not an emergency, I hit the reject button and they never get through again, currently I have 26 numbers blocked, I have had this box for 15 years and wouldn't have a phone without it.
Here is one currently available product. http://www.privacycorps.com/products/?id=20
Another good resource is http://whocalled.us/ you can lookup who the telemarketers.
Philip
I am still waiting for proof.
Philip
well i have moved, for real, i lived with my husband of 25 years only 3 miles from my mother and father.
it seems that most of the witnesses they preferred to associate with, have all been disfellowshipped or divorced, or separated.
they have not called me or tried to visit me for over 2 years.
Dogon, welcome to JWD, thanks for sharing. I was never baptized; but, my family shuns me anyway, my sister lives about 15 miles from me and me cousin less than 5, I never see them. If I was to move, I don't know if I would tell them or not. How can they shun me, when I never pledged allegiance to their cult?
Philip
i have only been here for six months and i can see why so many people have to leave or at least take breaks from this forum.. what are you doing to cope?
i want to stay, please help.
pm me if needed.. philip.
Thanks to all for your input except jaguarbass.
IP_SEC, I just can't, you guys are my family now.
are you opposed to it?
where do you see it heading?.
would you allow your future child to be genetically altered if you knew it would drastically improve them?
I am for it, we need all the help we can get. Genetic engineering is helping to feed the 6B people on the planet.
Philip