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  Did someone disable the reply function on Wanderer's topic!!?

  by NotaNess in

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  what's up with that?.

  i've seen worse posts & replies here people, he's just proposing a scenario to see how level headed people would handle it..

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  flipper

  I hope so! I get so tired of the devils advocate stance! If we wanted a devil's advocate, we'd still be in the stupid JW religion. We really don't need to hear it. At least I speak for myself! Peace to you all, including Wanderer.Mr. Flipper
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  Is Your Family Crazy?

  by choosing life in

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  i have been trying to reconnect with my fleshly family for over a year now, since i left the jws.

  for some reason, i find it extremely difficult.

  i don't find them to be very giving or caring people.

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  Choosing Life, Mr. Flipper here. I read your situation and can totally empathize! I was raised in the witnesses and have an older brother ex-bethelite elder who since I faded will not even have me in his and wifes house. Same with my ex gilead graduate older sister. I have another older sister who went through hell with an exwitness husband, and she seems to be the more loving towards me. And my parents accept me, however when you talked about family taking sides, my ex wife a witness has turned my 20 and 19 year old daughters against me with slander and false rumors, all in the name of Jehovah. My ex-witness son and non-witness wife are close to me but the others I told you of avoid me. It's been 4 years for me and I just try to be civil and polite to my girls. It is ironic the witnesses think we"ll go crazy if we leave the org. but they act more crazy staying in it! Try to hang in there and find someone in your family who will be civil to you. Remember , the religion has done this to them, try not to take it personal, they are sick puppies, mentally,they need help, but don't know it. Just be kind, maybe some day they"ll see your good example. Peace to you my friend, Mr. Flipper
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  WHERE IS DAWG - I WANT HIM BACK

  by snowbird in

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  i know his last thread was locked.

  but i think someone should let the dawg back in.. snowbird.

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  flipper

  Oh, please, please, please let the dawg back in! It's just not the same without him......he's just an excitable boy. mrs flipper
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  Spirituality without Faith- Is It Possible?

  by nvrgnbk in

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  spirituality without faith.

  what would it mean to naturalize spirituality?

  how can naturalism inspire spiritual experience and provide us with a satisfying cognitive context within which to address our ultimate concerns?

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  Nvr- Mrs. Flipper said to say that all this cerebral stuff is gonna make her simple mind explode and force her into the living room to watch three Stooges reruns with a bottle of Ripple and a bag of Cheetos! Peace out, Mr. & Mrs. Flipper
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  Spirituality without Faith- Is It Possible?

  by nvrgnbk in

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  spirituality without faith.

  what would it mean to naturalize spirituality?

  how can naturalism inspire spiritual experience and provide us with a satisfying cognitive context within which to address our ultimate concerns?

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  Nvr- Mrs. Flipper and I have a real spiritual connection every time we go camping in the forest. We enjoy wild life, nature, the stars, moon, and of course each other! It's a very spiritual experience as we take in the moment in the here and now when going through it. It causes you to enjoy lifes simple pleasures which enrich our existence. I truly feel you can have that anytime, faith or not. Spirituality and emotion is combined, don't need faith for that
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  Please welcome my wife to the JWD

  by Paralipomenon in

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  this has been an interesting week.

  early in the week my wife started corresponding with one of her old friends.

  he is no longer a witness and while i'm not sure what the catalyst was they started talking about why he left the witnesses.

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  flipper

  Hello Mrs. P. Welcome from Mr.& Mrs. Flipper, peace to you and your husband.
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  Music Buffs-Here We Go Again! Please list your Top 10 Singers of all Time !

  by flipper in

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  this might be a bit more challenging than my guitarists thread and music group thread, but hey we're just havin' some fun here.

  it can be rock, pop, blues, country (gag) sorry it's a personal thing for me no offense, reggae, or oldies.

  i'll leave it up to you, the board to decide.

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  flipper

  mrs flipper: Buddy Guy, Aretha Franklin, Jim Morrison, Van Morrison, Otis Redding, Salif Keita, Bob Marley's I-threes (Cedella Marley, Marcia Griffiths, esp. Judy Mowatt)
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  Music Fans!! Once again I Ask, What's Your Top 10 Favorite Albums?

  by flipper in

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  hello gang!

  didn't think i'd let you off easy did you?

  this one might really make us dig into our personal archives!

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  Hello gang! Didn't think I'd let you off easy did you? This one might really make us dig into our personal archives! Oh well! Should be fun. Mrs. Flipper is already digging through our albums and cd's to see what she likes. Any taste is welcome. We"ll all compare notes next week after we've stated our favorites! Look forward to hearing from you! So here are my favorites as close as I can get to a top ten,a little more

  1. The Beatles- Abbey Road

  2. Red Hot Chili Peppers- Stadium Arcadium

  3. Led Zeppelin- How the West Was Won

  4. Pink Floyd- Dark Side of the Moon

  5. The Beatles- White Album

  6. Santana- Supernatural

  7. Led Zeppelin- Physical Graffiti

  8. Sting- Sacred Love

  9. Van Morrison- The Philosopher's Stone

  10.Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young- Deja Vu

  Well gang these are some of my top ones I never seem to get tired of listening to. I'm sure you have albums or cd's that are like that too. Look forward to hearing from you and we will see how it all shakes down by next week. Peace out to you all, and happy votin'.Peace out, Mr. Flipper

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  Music Buffs-Here We Go Again! Please list your Top 10 Singers of all Time !

  by flipper in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this might be a bit more challenging than my guitarists thread and music group thread, but hey we're just havin' some fun here.

  it can be rock, pop, blues, country (gag) sorry it's a personal thing for me no offense, reggae, or oldies.

  i'll leave it up to you, the board to decide.

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  flipper

  I know. This might be a bit more challenging than my guitarists thread and music group thread, but hey we're just havin' some fun here. So what do you think? It can be rock, pop, blues, country (gag) sorry it's a personal thing for me no offense, reggae, or oldies. I'll leave it up to you, the board to decide. Let me have it. Can come from group vocalists, solo, or whomever. Once it's done by early next week I'll add up all the votes and see what the consensus was from everyone. Thanks, and let's have fun with this! Mine are as follows:

  1. Paul McCartney- The Beatles

  2. Robert Plant- Led Zeppelin

  3. Jim Morrison- The Doors

  4. Justin Hayward- The Moody Blues

  5. Timothy Schmidt- The Eagles and Poco

  6. Donovan- Solo artist

  7. Bob Marley- Bob Marley and the Wailers

  8. Sting- Police and Solo

  9. Van Morrison- Solo artist

  10. Buddy Guy- Solo artist

  11. Howlin' Wolf- Solo Artist

  12. Robert Cray- Robert Cray Band

  13. Bruce Springsteen- Solo & E Street Band

  Hey, couldn't keep it to ten. What can I say? Those are some of my favorites. Share however many you want. Look forward to hearing from everybody that can. All welcome!! Peace out, Mr. Flipper
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  Our son's JW wife.....

  by lavendar in

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  was wondering something: if after all the prodding and urging from our jw daughter-in-law to convert our son (her husband).....what if he decides not to get baptized into the borg?

  will our dil catch some "heat" because of this?.

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  Lavendar- Mr. Flipper here. I tend to agree with those that have told you that your daughter in law will be treated with sympathy because of your son not joining the witnesses. Some in the congregation, especially elders, if he has shown interest in the past, will continue to try and patronize him with the hope that one day he will join the church. It's called a gradual winning over of his trust till he believes the elders aren't just being nice because of what they want him to do, but they will act like they sincerely care about him. Which some may care, however know that the elders main motive is to get him saved from destruction by eventually getting him in the church. Good luck, Peace out, Mr. Flipper