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  Favorite food at Assemblies

  by finnrot in

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  i hated growing up as a witness.

  i hated the boring ass meetings where you could hear a pin drop on the floor, i hated going door to door and i hated not being normal like the other kids.. but the one thing i liked was going to the assemlies at the oakland coliseum.

  i would wander around and find other kids to goof around with.

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  Thanks for the welcome Dazed. I'm talking about the '70s, they probably stopped that by the time you got there. ;-(

  "Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life."
  Terry Pratchett.
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  Favorite food at Assemblies

  by finnrot in

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  i hated growing up as a witness.

  i hated the boring ass meetings where you could hear a pin drop on the floor, i hated going door to door and i hated not being normal like the other kids.. but the one thing i liked was going to the assemlies at the oakland coliseum.

  i would wander around and find other kids to goof around with.

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  I hated growing up as a Witness. I hated the boring ass meetings where you could hear a pin drop on the floor, I hated going door to door and I hated not being normal like the other kids.
  But the one thing I liked was going to the Assemlies at the Oakland Coliseum. I would wander around and find other kids to goof around with. We generally didn't give a rats ass about the talks going on on stage, but I did stop and watch some of the plays that they always put on, they looked like they were having fun with the costumes and the acting.
  I remember spending a lot of time with my Dad outside of the Coliseum where they had the food vendors, the food was always great, at least that's the way I remember it. My favorite was the cantaloupe with a scoop of vanilla ice cream in the hollowed out center. It's funny, I never have that anymore, maybe that will be my project for the weekend!

  By the way, I lurk here all the time, this is definitely my favorite web site, thanks Simon. Oh, and I think I'm in love with LDH :-)

  "Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life."
  Terry Pratchett.
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  What happens when you die????

  by kevin221 in

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  question to throw out to anyone who cares to answer.. what do jw's believe happens when they die.

  jon always told me that when life was over, that was it, no heaven no hell just nothingness.. is that what jw's really believe?

  he didn't like to talk about it with me because he thought it would upset me.. thanks for any input,.

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  The only reason religion exists is because most people are afraid to die and ultimately they are afraid of not existing anymore.

  The sad fact is, you live you die and then the worms eat you.

  Most people can't handle that so they beg and grovel to an unseen being and hang out around people that reassure them that everything will be O.K.
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  famous witnesses

  by finnrot in

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  i was lurking through old threads when i came accross one that mentioned prince as being a current witness....

  are you kidding me, i had no idea.

  has he always been a witness, or did he become one and that was the explanation for his music becoming lame?.

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  I was lurking through old threads when I came accross one that mentioned Prince as being a current witness.... what!! Are you kidding me, I had no idea. Has he always been a witness, or did he become one and that was the explanation for his music becoming lame?

  I know a smattering of Jacksons are supposed to be Witnesses and I even heard that Venus and Serena Williams mother is a Witness. When I was a teenager I used to watch a show called Get Christy Love, with a sexy blach chick named Theresa Graves, remember her? That was around the mid 70's. I remember reading somewhere that she had become a witness, I wonder what she's doing now?

  Does anybody know if there is a list of famous, ex-famous and semi-famous witness out there? I bet I wouldn't be the only one interested in seeing that. Oh, and I heard Vanity turned witness, I wonder if Prince did that.

  Also, what are these people doing now. Like Theresa Graves, Vanity, the black chick from saved by the bell, et all.
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  Children of a White God: A study of Racist...

  by sf in

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  we find similar separatist reasoning in the knights of the ku klux klan.

  such reasoning follows the line of thought present in the hebrew scriptures, that intermarriage with pagan nations would defile the israelite faith.

  according to kingdom identity, jesus called the jews children of satan, through the line of cain (john 8:44-47; matt.

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  FatJack,

  You sure write purdy.......wish I understood you.
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  "Hey there all you lurkey ones..."

  by Simon in

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  hmmn, doesn't quite work does it?

  ok...we'll stick with 'thirsty' then .

  why not register and make a post or two...ask a question...make a statement...whatever !.

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  I recently discovered this site and decided to jump right in and make a few comments. I ratteled a few cages, but I know when I'm lurking I like to see a little controversy once in a while.
  
  Steven, it's nice to hear from you, congratulations on getting out. You'll have to excuse some of us bitter ones. Were you raised a Witness? Were you able to celebrate your b-day as a child? Become a boyscout? Celebrate holidays like normal children? etc. etc. etc. Or did you have a normal childhood and make the mistake of opening your front door one Saturday morning as an adult and become assimilated?

  Crownboy, I think you're going to be just fine. By the way, since when did witness kids start going to college? When I was growing up you didn't even consider going to college. After all, armageddon was just around the corner, we would all have eternity to get some learnin'. I really would find it hard to believe that very many witness kids would come out of college still believing in the Witness mythology.

  By the way, Stacey told me that there in a gathering at Golden Gate Park this Sunday, is anybody reading this planning on going?

  Thank you all for this board, it's great fun lurking.
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  Republican or Democrat or Indie?

  by slipnslidemaster in

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  for all you american's on the board, are you a republican or democrat of independent?.

  read http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/forum/thread.asp?id=12506&site=3 for background.. seems like quite a few democrats here.. slipnslidemaster: "those who would give up essential liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.

  - ben franklin

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  I consider myself Republican, even though I believe in a woman's right to choose. For that matter, if you're on welfare abortion should be mandatory. I hear Democrats on T.V. screaming that I don't pay enough taxes, if I paid any more I would have to go on welfare myself.
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  Star Trek: Enterprise: What did you think?

  by slipnslidemaster in

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  ok, i know that i'm not the only star trek geek out there.

  i know tons of dubs (ex dubs) that love star trek because it's one of the only interesting shows that they are allowed to watch.. anyway, did you watch the first episode tonight?

  i'm pretty sure with the one scene, that the dubs will be reproving some for masterbation tomorrow night.. oh and what's your favorite kingdumb song?

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  7 of 9 goes back in time and falls in love with the Vulcan chick. They don't even need a plot, I'm there every week.
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  bump in the night

  by finnrot in

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  as i read this board i notice that there are a lot of people that like myself don't believe in god anymore, and when i run accross a post where someone is professing their belief in god, that i have nothing but utter distain for them, almost like they don't belong here.

  for a newbie that's kind of a ridiculous position i guess.

  as i was growing it was constantly shoved down my throat that every other belief system was contlolled by the devil and run by his little demons, so after 1975 came and went and i realized that the one true religion was full of crap also, that left me with only reality to grasp, and that's, you live you die and the the worms eat you.

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  Don't be so damn sensitive people, I'm just expressing how I honestly feel. I'm not telling you to dry up and blow away if you're stupid enough to believe in ghosts and ferries.
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  bump in the night

  by finnrot in

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  as i read this board i notice that there are a lot of people that like myself don't believe in god anymore, and when i run accross a post where someone is professing their belief in god, that i have nothing but utter distain for them, almost like they don't belong here.

  for a newbie that's kind of a ridiculous position i guess.

  as i was growing it was constantly shoved down my throat that every other belief system was contlolled by the devil and run by his little demons, so after 1975 came and went and i realized that the one true religion was full of crap also, that left me with only reality to grasp, and that's, you live you die and the the worms eat you.

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  O.K. safe4kids I can handle your version of spirituality, sounds good to me. And as for you Individuals Wife, I have nothing but love for you honey, "agape" love that is.
  One thing I will say though is, if you become a witness later in life you will never be able to comprehend what it was like for us who were raised as J.W.s