Speaking for myself, I wouldn't. I don't care about the alleged "pagan origins", no doubt other cultures used crosses for various meanings. However, in Western culture, wearing a cross implies that the wearer buys into the whole "original sin/ransom sacrifice" idea, and I don't. I don't view myself, or anyone else, as products of a "fallen race" of humans. I have no inborn sin because of something my ancestors did. No one died for my sins, because no one needed to.
GAIAGIRL: I agree with you here. So my answer to this question would be 'no', I personally would not wear a cross. jelcat
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Whose Line Is It Anyway.....
by FreedomFrog inlove the show but it's not on as much anymore cause it's canceled...i think.
i just seen a rerun of one where drew carey was the "host".
ok, i love the show but he stinks at it.
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love it love it love it ... both versions! I can't stand Drew Carey though
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Pet peeve-itis. Do you have it?
by exwitless inat the suggestion of sweetface, i decided to make a new thread about pet peeves.
here's a few of mine:.
1) being invited to a baby shower or bridal shower for someone whom i have never met, just so i will bring them a gift.
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people who show up late for an appointment and don't even bother to aknowledge that they are late! At least appologize! They just march on in like everything is fine and expect to be wisked right in!!! GRRRRRR! And then they have the nerve to be mad when they are told there is no time for them! YOU WERE LATE!!!
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Pet peeve-itis. Do you have it?
by exwitless inat the suggestion of sweetface, i decided to make a new thread about pet peeves.
here's a few of mine:.
1) being invited to a baby shower or bridal shower for someone whom i have never met, just so i will bring them a gift.
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I'm with you bigdreaux!! I won't shop at ANY store where they make you have those cards to get the 'sale' prices!! I firmly refuse!!!!
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Did you ever feel that you had Jehovah's Smile Of Approval?
by truthseeker ini heard this phrase a lot over my jw tenure, if we do this or that, we would have "jehovah's smile of approval.
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did you ever experience this, say for pioneering?
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never ...not once!
I was always made to feel that I wasn't doing enough, (you all know how that is)!
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how many times were you disciplined???
by mentalclearness inwell i grew up in the organization..and i had several committee meetings..i was privately reproved at 17 (for pot) at 22 i was publicly reproved (for sex) and privately reproved again at 31 for sex again.... .
so who holds the record for the most discipline while still in the organization????
i know many cases (mostly friends) who were df'ed came back and then df'ed again...i even know someone who was df'ed three times......
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I had a lot of 'counsil' tossed my way ... but I got baptized later than most of the 'born-ins' so I didn't have to really buckle down till then.
I got "marked" once ... does that even count?
I should have been reproved for ... well ... at least drinking!
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Big Love- Quiz for the women
by misanthropic intake the quiz and see which of the women you're most like.
http://www.hbo.com/biglove/games/.
i'm a margene
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I'm a Barb
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Favorite love songs
by littlerockguy inanybody got a favorite love song?
if i name one i would later probably name another one that i like better so i can't say i have a favorite.
i will post an old one i like; love the foreign accent of this 70s group, lol.
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"please forgive me" by David Gray
That's just one of MANY MANY favs of mine
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Met my first live JWD poster today!!!!
by changeling inmet a wonderful jwd poster today.
it was a pleasure and an honor to meet this person.
i don't know if he/she would want me to say who it is, but i just wanted the rest of you to know that we have a very cool person among us.. changeling.
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That sounds great! I'm kinda jealous!
I want to meet a real live JWD poster!!
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Die hard jw's see any problem with Sept km?
by carla inwill die hard jw's see any control issues with the sept km?
i once brought up the fact to my jw that jw's were not allowed to get together informally to do any kind of 'bible' studies without the approval of the elders, gb, etc.. he said that was totally ridiculous and false, more apostate lies.
this was long ago now and i'm not sure he even remembers saying it.
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this very topic is being discussed on the beliefnet debate board and from what I can see, the JW's there are are pulling the old "what they MEAN by that is ..." or "they're just saying that ...". It's sad really. There it is in black ad white coming straight from the org and they continue to make excuses.
On a side note, I started watching "The Gayana Tradgedy", a movie about the life of Jim Jones, the cult leader of "the people's temple". I'm only about halfway through, but some of the similarities between tactics he use and things the WTS does is unnerving to say the least. He even set up a judicial comittee to "counsel" weak ones and keep them in line! WOAH!!!! I can't wait to see the rest of it!
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