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  YOU'RE an example of how not to use the word YOUR

  by ColdRedRain in

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  seriously, this is a grammar error that should have been trained out of anybody in elementary school.

  your is a possessive pronoun, you're is a contraction.

  they're two different words meaning two very dissimilar things.

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  Alpaca

  Oops...sorry about that blank post. Thanks, Hortensia for the "grammar" correction....see what I mean with those damn phonetics. Alex
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  YOU'RE an example of how not to use the word YOUR

  by ColdRedRain in

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  seriously, this is a grammar error that should have been trained out of anybody in elementary school.

  your is a possessive pronoun, you're is a contraction.

  they're two different words meaning two very dissimilar things.

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  Alpaca
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  "We NEVER PROPHESIED about 1975"

  by Honesty in

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  2:24 through 5:12 of the following video says they did:.

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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiezx74p5ck&feature=related.

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  Alpaca

  I remember hearing Sunutko speak in South Florida. Just to give you a feel for the heady atmosphere among the Dubs....

  It was a Special Talk that kind of came out nowhere, without too much advance notice. It was not associated with an Convention or an Assembly. The event was held at a public auditorium and if I recall correctly there were probably several thousand people in attendance (this was prior to the big J.W. Assembly Hall being built out west of Ft. Lauderdale).

  Some of the hype that surrounded the event included the fact that Sunutko had such a great speaking voice and that he had given up a promising career as professional singer to pursue "kingdom interests." Of course, the implication for any young people, contemplating careers or their futures, was that if he gave up a worldly career for the "truth" so should we. I can remember the "buzz" that went on from the time of this talk up until the big Non-event in 1975. This talk was just one more of the society's "hint-hint," "wink-wink" suggestions that the end was upon us.

  What B.S. The only thing that burns my ass more is a flame about 7 feet high.

  Over and out,

  Alpaca
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  YOU'RE an example of how not to use the word YOUR

  by ColdRedRain in

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  seriously, this is a grammar error that should have been trained out of anybody in elementary school.

  your is a possessive pronoun, you're is a contraction.

  they're two different words meaning two very dissimilar things.

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  Alpaca

  I agree.

  Bad grammer is really annoying. However, sometimes I think posters just make an honest mistake.

  For example, this morning after I posted something I noticed that I used "there" when I meant to use "their," and thought to myself "what a moron, I am." Oh well. When you are mentally sounding things out phonetically, mistakes are bound to happen. So, it's another good argument for careful proof reading.

  Another thing that's really annoying is rambling sentences that show absolutely no forethought on the part of the poster.

  Thanks for the vent session

  Alex
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  Latest Watchtower Magazine Increases Odds of Surviving Armageddon!

  by TooBad TooSad in

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  99% of all jw's believe and are taught that to survive armageddon that you must be a jw or as a minimum be.

  associated with the jw's.

  however the april 1 "public" issue of the watchtower has some interesting wording.

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  Alpaca

  Ahhhhh!!!

  The lengths that the Borg will go to deceive people. Let the show begin with the "new arrangement" (god, I hated their lingo) of two versions of the Watchtower.

  I think we're all in for a real treat over the next months and years as we see the Borg speaking out of both sides of their mouth "composite" (there I go again) ass.

  Sooner or later they are going to really slip up and paint themselves into a corner. Of course, not that they haven't done that repeatedly. It's just amazing how the Dubbies continue swallow this putrid, vile, man made slime.
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  Drop Dead Gorgeous !

  by Outaservice in

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  back when i was attending kingdom halls, our circuit had a lot of 'drop dead gorgeous' women, many whom were married to the geekiest looking guys.

  i always asked myself, "how did these 'dorks' do it"!

  was this because selection was limited, or was this just a peculiarity in our area?

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  My ex was one of those drop dead gorgeous girls... a real head turner. And, in South Florida there were tons of hot looking girls in the Borg...especially the Hispanic sisters...OMG. But, I don't think I was particularly geeky looking.

  It didn't do me any good though, being married to a drop dead gorgeous woman. The Borg made sure of that with their bedroom laws and general prudishness about sex.

  My ex was a virgin (raised in the Borg) who didn't believe in sex before marriage. The problem was that marriage didn't change her mind...she still didn't believe in sex. It few and far between.

  Alas, a wasted youth.....

  Alex
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  1975 AND HERBERT ARMSTRONG

  by badboy in

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  did he get the idea from jehovah's witnesses?

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  Alpaca

  Hey All,
  When I was a teenager the "Plain Truth" (World Wide Church of God/Armstrong voice) was all over Ft. Lauderdale (1971-2ish)(in lots of health food stores, etc.) and the message was always so similar to the WTBS that I started asking questions, because the message in the "Plain Truth" was always so much slicker and appealing than the WT.

  I was told by an elder and his wife that Armstrong was an apostate, of the evil slave class....
  Never bothered to check it out, but this elder and his wife were fairly well connected in the BORG.

  Just thought I would drop that info on you, for what it is worth...which may or may not be much.

  Alex
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  How did you build a new life outside of the JWs?

  by Sirona in

  1. jw
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  "if you leave jehovah's organisation, where will you go?".

  no doubt many of us have been asked that question.

  so where did you "go" when you left the jws?

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  Alpaca

  Hi Sirona and everyone else,

  Life after the WT society.....still under construction, but lookin' good!!!

  1. How did you build up a new social structure after leaving the JW religion?

  I renewed some old friendships, but then made a major geographic move to go back to school in a place where I only knew a few cousins. It was very tough and lonely. However, I was able to take advantage of the counselling services at my university. The psychologist I hooked up with gave some advice that seemed insufficient at the time, but in retrospect it was great advice. He explained that it takes time build some history in a new place and developing new friendships. It's that history that makes us feel like we belong. He was right and I have made a number of great friends and have really become integrated with many networks of people, both at the university and in the community.

  2. Have you made fulfilling friendships and where did you find those friends?

  Ditto on Question 2.

  3. Do you have a spirituality now and if so, how do you compare it with the JW religion?

  NO, thank god!!! (the irony...huh!). The WT society is probably one of the best organiztions there is at creating atheists and agnostics.

  4. What is the best advice you can think of to give to someone who has recently left the JWs - in terms of how to rebuild their life?

  It is going to smooth out and your life ahead is going to be filled with good things you could never have anticipated, even if it looks like things really suck right now.

  Cheers to all,

  Alex
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  Anybody live near a University?

  by hamsterbait in

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  there must be thousands of students from africa and the far east, who would be only too happy to translate part of a website, or even important threads from this site into their native tongue.. they would earn extra money, and the information would start trickling through.. the mid and far east and africa are served by very few lines to the net (most of east africa is served by one line) but at least its a start!!.

  hb.

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  Alpaca

  Hey HB, Actually, I am attending the University of Akron and there are a ton of international students here. There a bunch of graduate students from Africa in my department. Let me know. Alex
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  It is snowing like a bastard!!!....

  by Alpaca in

  1. jw
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  .....in ohio started yesterday and isn't supposed to stop until tomorrow morning.

  when i see this kind of weather it makes me think of the absurd policy of the borg that the sisters must always dress in a skirt for field service.

  can you imagine having snow blowing up your skirt at 40 mph????.

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  Alpaca

  .....in Ohio started yesterday and isn't supposed to stop until tomorrow morning. When I see this kind of weather it makes me think of the absurd policy of the Borg that the sisters must always dress in a skirt for field service. Can you imagine having snow blowing up your skirt at 40 mph????

  The good news is that everything is shut down and I have had a little time today to poke around on JWD today and sort of catch up on what you guys have been discussing lately.

  One of the things that has caught my eye is the discussion about how the Borg is stressing the imminence of the GT and Armageddon.

  This is shaping up to be a deja vu nightmare for the poor average witnesses who have hitched their dreams to a fairy tale. I was in 9th grade in 1971 and I can still remember all of the hype about, "Stay alive in '75" and being discouraged from higher education because I would never grow old in this system. What a load of BS. I stayed in until 1997 (foolishly) mainly because I did have a reasonably happy marriage but the marriage and the religion were a package deal and it reached a point where I just had to be intellectually honest and bail from the whole thing.

  Fortunately, I am almost finished with a geology masters degree and a law degree at an age where I will still be able to make some meaningful contribution to society.

  I feel sorry, more than anything else, for all of the witnesses who have surrendered their minds to the manipulation of men who deem themselves powerful. It is the Borg's management that is truly deluded and corrupt.

  I really appreciate all of the thoughtful comments and observations on this site, even though I don't contribute very often.

  All the best everyone,

  Alex