did you have to make big efforts in order to become a jw?
were there many bad habits that you had to abandon in order to meet the criterias of the watchtower?
I lost the long hair, the beard, a lot of girlfriends and the nukie that goes with that, the 2 pack a day cigarette habit (the only good thing I lost), a hi paying defense related job, my playboy/penthouse collection, my pot plants, all the holidays and getting together with my family. I’ve got to stop now; this is starting to piss me off!
Freeman
republicans and democrats have distracted us with unending battles between haves and have-nots for decades.
over the same period, they have bankrupted the country.
perhaps that terror, not currency traders or al-qaeda, may explain the odd market decline after a tax cut that was supposed to make stocks soar.
Funny thing about tax cuts, when done correctly, particularly when the marginal rates are cut, they tend to increase revenues to the treasury overall. Tax cuts don’t seem to care about what the so-called experts say because they have a history of working to bring in more revenue every time they are cut, even when such cuts are condemned by these experts. Another funny thing about tax cuts to stimulate the economy and bring in more revenue is that it seems to work no matter which political part does it. It worked when Kennedy a democrat tried it, and it worked when Reagan a republican tried it.
Freeman
after reading nina and sadie's experience, i couldn't help but appreciate hearing how the brothers are always trying to "encourage" ones.
how did they try to encourage you?
Having problems posting. Much is missing from this post and I can't seem to correct it
Sorry
Freeman
after reading nina and sadie's experience, i couldn't help but appreciate hearing how the brothers are always trying to "encourage" ones.
how did they try to encourage you?
after reading nina and sadie's experience, i couldn't help but appreciate hearing how the brothers are always trying to "encourage" ones.
how did they try to encourage you?
it worries me when i hear of governments discussing jws in their countries with the thoughts of banning them!
i disagree with banning them.
they are a determined people who will suffer greatly for their fanaticism, i think they should be closely monitored but not banned.
No we should not ban them but we should do s omething to make sure innocent people are not hurt.
Here is my solution:
Like smoking, I perceive Jehovah’s Witnesses and the agenda they promote are in fact a very serious public health risk, both physical and mental.
Just as with smoking, I believe the dispensing of their propaganda should be heavily taxed and restricted to persons 18 years of age or older. Further, all of their printed material should be made to incorporate a clearly worded warning from the Surgeon General just as cigarettes must have.
I believe both public and private monies including taxes placed upon their dangerous propaganda material should be used to educate the public about the dangers associated with the inhalation of their bullshit as well as the dangers of secondhand bullshit to both family members and friends. Please write your congressmen, and state senators, this is a serious public heath issue.
Freeman
after reading cruzenheart's post on the letter about her father, and the treatment he received from the co, william osbeck, and the elders of his congregation, it brought back my own memories of this particular co and his treatment of people.
it was 1995 and one of the hardest years of my life.
in february of that year, i learned i was pregnant with our fifth child.
Without a doubt, you made all the right choices and persevered under the most difficult of situations. I congratulate you and hope this CO leads many more to discover the truth about the truth as you have. Best wishes Sadie.
Freeman
i'm amazed the watchtower hasn't started one of these, a guaranteed way to sucker in the youth of the borg.. with oral roberts university as successful as it is, how long to the jw's start one ??????.
what do you think the classes would be called ??????.
- new world translation 101.
LOL at run-don’t-walk :
But I think you forgot about the graduate level courses:
-NON-Critical Thinking 601
-Adjusting to New Light, Again 603
-Pioneering Until You Are Old and Gray 620
And we can’t forget the obligatory thesis needed for graduation:
‘Child Molestation In Our Ranks, a Secret Worth Keeping’
Hopefully such nonsense will never become reality in my lifetime. Thanks for the chuckle.
Freeman
this article was on yahoo news today.
i suppose the bush administration is content with shelving a report by their own treasury secretary if it conflicted with dubya's agenda.
to hell with everyone else!
Reborn, the reality is that in this particular case, old Dubya just may in fact be right. Apparently Dubya was paying attention in class at Harvard on the day his professor discussed the “Lafler curve” and he is now trying his hand at it. Funny thing about stimulative (sp?) tax cuts; they seem to work every time they are tried. It worked for Jack Kennedy, and it worked for Ronald Ray-gun. I guess we will just have to wait and see if it works for Dubya too; sure hope it does.
Freeman
those of you that know me well know that i'm not going to say anything or much of anything anymore in this forum.. .
however, i will be offering much of my music instead.
i won't be posting it here anymore.
Hey Fark, don’t leave! I appreciate what you can do, and what you can do with a piano is nothing less then magic! I’m pretty musically inclined myself (I’ve played keyboard and about 8 other instruments for close to forty years now), but quite honestly, I couldn’t come anywhere near the level of your chops no matter how long or hard I practiced, never ever.
Good God Fark, if people have a problem with your ego, then they would also have problems with the egos of eagles as they soar. Please don’t give in to these nay-saying assholes; they are after all only dip-fucks anyway (sorry Simon). Just my 2 cents
Freeman
