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  Speaking in Tongues

  by AvailableLight in

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  so what's the deal with this?

  are those that have this ability just nuts?

  possessed?

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  finnrot

  The first time I attended a church where people spoke in tongues I was with my mother in law. Before services I heard someone screaming in the back room, I asked my mother in law what was going on, she told me that it was just someone receiving the Lord(speaking in tongues). Being that I grew up attending the Kingdom Hall where you could hear a pin drop during the meetings, this yelling and screaming really creeped me out.

  Have you noticed that it always seems like the same type of people see U.F.O.s and the same type of people take rides with aliens, you know the springer types with the banjos on their knees.
  In general speaking in tongues follows the same pattern, you're dealing with people with low education and an intense desire to be accepted and noticed. The truth hurts.

  "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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  JW preoccupation with sugar/candy

  by LDH in

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  when i saw syn's post about cake night, i laughed out loud.

  i had already been thinking about how much.

  candy.

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  Hi Greven,

  I actually went to Google and looked up a website that contained interesting and funny quotes. After perusing for awhile I saw Terry Pratchett's quote and thought it was hilarious, but I had never heard of him before. I will have to read some of his work, thanks for the recommendation.

  -Dave

  "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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  JW preoccupation with sugar/candy

  by LDH in

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  when i saw syn's post about cake night, i laughed out loud.

  i had already been thinking about how much.

  candy.

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  finnrot

  It used to drive me crazy at the meetings when someone would pop a certs into their mouth and proceed to loudly crunch once every five or seven or so minutes apart. It's like they kept the damn thing between their cheek and gums and then slide it out with their tongue take a loud annoying bite and then store it again for a future bite.
  That gives you an idea of how quiet and boring the average meetings are.

  By the way SYN you are stealing MY material, which I stole first.

  LDH-- xoxoxox

  "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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  spritual hunger

  by LyinEyes in

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  have any of you who were raised jw, after d/f or d/a , been to other churches?

  and if so , did you convert ?

  were you afraid to go to another organized religion?

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  finnrot

  I was raised a Jehovahs Witness, but after 1975 came and went I reailzed that if this were the true religion they wouldn't have been so wrong about when Armageddon was going to arrive, and the whole explanation that a generation lives longer than they expected didn't wash with me. As far as I was concerned the whole concept of God was dead to me.

  When I was 25 I married a black woman from the south that was a southern Babtist, I went to services with her and eventually my children, just to be with them on Sunday mornings and also for the music. If you havn't been to a black church then you should go, even if you're white you'll be welcome. The music at the First AME churches is the best Gospel you can find, I felt like I should have paid an admission charge, it's that good!!

  It's all just entertainment, God is dead.

  "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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  living forever

  by finnrot in

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  i remember when i was a kid i used to assuage my fear of dying with the comfort and knoweledge that i was one of the "millions now living that may never die.

  " but even as a kid, i used to think to myself that after a thousand or so years of living with these boring people that i see at the kingdom hall, that sooner or later i would become bored as hell.

  after all, everything really fun seemed to be a sin and after a thousand years of bowling with my fellow witnesses and groveling on my knees thanking jehovah for every breath that i took, wouldn't i get bored at some point?

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  finnrot

  I remember when I was a kid I used to assuage my fear of dying with the comfort and knoweledge that I was one of the "Millions now living that MAY never die." But even as a kid, I used to think to myself that after a thousand or so years of living with these boring people that I see at the Kingdom Hall, that sooner or later I would become bored as hell. After all, everything really fun seemed to be a sin and after a thousand years of bowling with my fellow Witnesses and groveling on my knees thanking Jehovah for every breath that I took, wouldn't I get bored at some point?

  Also, what would happen if Jehovah got bored with us or somebody pissed Him off and he decided to wipe us all out and go on to another project.

  Am I the only Witness kid who thought of these things?

  "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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  Hi college girl. The apple danishes at McDonalds used to be a lot better. A few years ago they changed to a danish that is nasty crunchy on the outside and hardly has any apples inside. When I was growing up and up until a few years ago, McDonalds apple pies were thin smooth crust and stuffed full of apples.

  "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

  1. jw
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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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  finnrot

  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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  finnrot

  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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  finnrot

  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.