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Right-o, old chap!
I'm probably a bit touchy about words like "doubters" right now. Can't think why that could be......
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I Think That I Chose My Parents.
by Englishman indo you believe in reincarnation?.
i dont think i believe in it in the same way that most believers do, which is that we keep coming back in different fleshly bodies until we have achieved perfection.. i do, however, strongly suspect that we may well be spirit creatures who find it necessary to inhabit a fleshly body from time to time, and that this entails us having to leave behind most of our past memories.. i say most memories, because many people seem to have some vestigal recollections that don`t seem to fit in with earthly experiences.. i`m pretty sure that i chose my parents!
i have a recollection of being shown a young and kind couple through some form of astral telescope and choosing to become their son.
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I Think That I Chose My Parents.
by Englishman indo you believe in reincarnation?.
i dont think i believe in it in the same way that most believers do, which is that we keep coming back in different fleshly bodies until we have achieved perfection.. i do, however, strongly suspect that we may well be spirit creatures who find it necessary to inhabit a fleshly body from time to time, and that this entails us having to leave behind most of our past memories.. i say most memories, because many people seem to have some vestigal recollections that don`t seem to fit in with earthly experiences.. i`m pretty sure that i chose my parents!
i have a recollection of being shown a young and kind couple through some form of astral telescope and choosing to become their son.
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Mommy:
I think you've hit the nail on the head, here.
While I'm one of those labelled "doubters" on this subject, I'm certainly not going to state categorically that these types of phenomena do not exist. I suspect other doubters will not as well.
It is entirely possible that, at a future date, science will quantify these feelings etc. It is also entirly possible that science will disprove them. Until then, they will merely be an intriguing curiosity to me, not something that I will give any weight to in my daily decision making processes.
If other people wish to, fine and dandy. I hope that they add success to you!
Dogmatism is folly, in whichever direction it flows.
And if Englishman throws a party, you definitely should go. He can introduce you to West-country scrumpy!
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Question for gay people
by expatbrit inthe question is about the term "tolerance" or "tolerating".. when someone says something along the lines of "i'm very tolerant of gay people" or "gay people should be tolerated", how do you feel?.
the reason i ask is this: doesn't the concept of tolerating something imply a background negative?
for instance, i can say "i tolerate my brother-in-law".
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The question is about the term "tolerance" or "tolerating".
When someone says something along the lines of "I'm very tolerant of gay people" or "gay people should be tolerated", how do you feel?
The reason I ask is this: doesn't the concept of tolerating something imply a background negative?
For instance, I can say "I tolerate my brother-in-law". All well and good, but the reason I have to tolerate him is because he's a jerk. There's the background negative.
Could it then be considered that talking about tolerating gays still promotes the idea that there is something wrong in being gay? After all, why else would they need to be "tolerated"?
Am I barking up the wrong tree here? Why have I asked a gazillion questions when I said I would ask only one?
What do you think?
Expatbrit
p.s. I actually like my brother-in-law a lot. That was just an illustration.
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Holding Back the Years
by expatbrit insimply red: holding back the years.
holding back the years.
thinking of the fear.
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Simply Red: Holding Back The Years
Holding back the years
thinking of the fear
I've had so long
when somebody hears
listen to the fear that's goneStrangled by the wishes of pater
hoping for the arms of mater
get to meet her sooner or laterHolding back the years
chance for me to escape from all I know
holding back the tears
there's nothing here has grownI've wasted all my tears
wasted all those years
(and) nothing had the chance to be good
('cause) nothing ever could yeah
oh well I'll keep holding onI'll keep holding on
I'll keep holding on
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I am materialistic
by expatbrit inlast week i had a phone conversation with my family back in england.
my parents had figured out that something wasn't usual about my attitude to the "truth", so they started grilling me: have i been to meetings?
going in field service?
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Outnfree:
I neglected in my last post to say hi and welcome! Your posts are certainly well thought out!
I've thought about it today, and I think you're right. I should force aside my illogical emotional reactions and view this simply in tactical terms.
In which case, attending the memorial provides room for manoeuvre and uncertainty to my opponents in this chess like conflict.
So, I think I'll go after all, and maybe go to the washrooms 14 times during the program.
Of course, if I come back like Fred Hall, I'll blame you!
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Feeling desperate................
by nicolaou inplease listen.
im not the first to go through this, i wont be the last.. i was raised in the truth as a result of my mum starting a study when i was 4 years old.
that was in 1968. the hysteria of a 1975/armageddon was just beginning to take root and the sister who studied with my mum was 100% sure of it.
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Nicolaou:
You are certainly not alone. I can't give any better advice than has already been given in previous replies. Indeed, I'm going to try applying some of it myself.
I don't know about you, but sometimes my mind goes around and around in tighter and tighter little circles, desperately trying to figure out a way of escaping the WT while preserving family relationships intact the way they are.
But there isn't a way! Accepting that things must change; facing that it may not be a pleasant change, is a necessary step to take. The alternative is to keep trying to bottle up rage and bitterness until one day it explodes.
Not that you must be precipitate. I think most of us in this kind of situation are trying to fade slowly. Better the future beseeching to return than enforced isolation. It is tempting to say "screw it". And for a few, this may work and be the best path. But for others, a gradual withdrawal presents the best solution. I've reconsidered my decision on attending the memorial for just this reason. It avoids a "crunchpoint" and gives me further room to manoeuvre and stay in control of the situation.
So stay strong! Remember that this an ongoing process. There are friends here passing through the same trials you and I are. We must help each other get through.
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Sorry ".forbid..to kill apostates&...
by MacHislopp inhello , a stern warnig to everyone..... *** w52 11/15 703 questions from readers ***.
in the case of where a father or mother or son or daughter is disfellowshiped, how should such person be treated by members of the family in their family relationship?p.
c., ontario, canada.. we are not living today among theocratic nations where such members of our fleshly family relationship could be exterminated for apostasy from god and his theocratic organization, as was possible and was ordered in the nation of israel in the wilderness of sinai and in the land of palestine.
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Gianluca:
I'm considering having a hit put on you for calling me a btit.
I'll have you know I'm atit in every sense of the word.
ExpatATIT.
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THE TEST WAS POSITIVE
by LDH ini am preggers.. just left the doctor's office and my hubby's office.
i dropped the little plastic thing-a-ma-jig off, and he said, "what's this?
are you pregnant?!?!?!?".
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LDH:
Many congratulations!
Please let us know where to send the gift wrapped copies of My Book of Bible Stories.
On second thoughts, don't. You shouldn't swear in front of kids......
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scams scams and more scams
by zev inding..... a bell went off.
i wonder why it took me so long.. veniceit posted a link in her story on her sight to this article, which i scanned into text and repost here.
the point being, that this is one scam to make money by the borg.
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Non-profit, or not-for-profit can be a very misleading term.
An organization can be not-for-profit, but still make an awful lot of money. This is simply referred to in accounting terminology as "having an excess of income over expenditure". It's not "profit", because the org. is not (on paper) a commercial enterprise.
Any org. that's expenses exceed income won't be around very long. Of course, the whole area is open to abuse by those who see it as an method of tax evasion.
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Three Reasons
by neyank inthis question was asked by tina on a different post.. and the person did not come back to her with an answer.. so i will ask it now.. this is obviosly directed toward those that still believe the wts.
is gods orginization.. .
what are 3 reasons we should go back to the wts?.
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What are 3 reasons we should go back to the WTS?
1 - We left a rather nice gold-plated pen there on our last visit.
2 - We are part of the FBI child abuse investigation squad assigned to the WTS case.
3 - We have an insane urge to moon Brooklyn from Milton Henschel's office window.
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