Posts by FreePeace

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Taliban Email Virus (Joke)

by FreePeace in

this was posted on one of my hypnosis discussion groups and i thought you'd enjoy it.. high alert virus!!!.

dear infidel receiver: you have just received a taliban virus.

we are not technologically advanced in afghanistan, this is a manual.

FreePeace

This was posted on one of my hypnosis discussion groups and I thought you'd enjoy it.

High Alert Virus!!!

DEAR INFIDEL RECEIVER: You have just received a Taliban virus. Since
we are not technologically advanced in Afghanistan, this is a MANUAL
virus. Please delete all of the files on your hard drive yourself
and send this e-mail to everyone you know. Thank you very much for
helping me in my efforts to destroy western civilization. Allah be
praised, Mullah Tawakkal-ba-Khuda Taliban IT Manager

******

Oh SHIT. After I delete all my files, so help me, I am gonna track
this guy down and bomb the living sh*t outta him!!!!

******

FreePeace
"The World is my country, and to do good, my religion." --Thomas Paine
TruthQuest: http://beam.to/truthquest
Who Am I? -How to Reinvent Yourself After Leaving the WTS

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What's a good ISP to use?

by Dogpatch in

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i have dsl with verizon but their isp side (third party) email accounting and third party billing sucks, having charged me for $400 for some glitch in their system a year ago (totally not my fault) and then they shut me down for not paying it.

their system has too many bureaucrats and nothing seems to happen.

what do you guys find to be a good isp?

FreePeace

Randy,

We use Comcast Cable, which seems to be pretty good. I don't know if it's available in your area or not. If not, there might be another cable company that offers cable Internet service.

I used to be with Earthlink prior to Comcast. It seemed to be fine also, but I only had 56k service with them.

FreePeace
"The World is my country, and to do good, my religion." --Thomas Paine
TruthQuest: http://beam.to/truthquest
Who Am I? -How to Reinvent Yourself After Leaving the WTS

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Am I allowed to Post Here?

by U.2.K. in

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i decided not to join the witness 3 months ago(for personal reasons) i dont want to join no organization, not either churchs,.

i feel alot better to preach the truth and live by the laws & commandments and survive this last century(last days) by myself, along with my girlfriend... .

i love the witness, they are the only ones, who tell billions the truth.. 40% of my bible(kingjamesversion) information, i got from the witness, the rest i learn by myself, thanks to jehovah(yahweh) & the wonderful armageddon messiah(king jesus)...but i feel kinda alone on the internet going around helping and preaching jehovah'god & jesus word, because as it is written, in the last century, millions will turn away from the truth- 2 timothy chapter 4 verse 2 .

FreePeace

U.2.K.,

Everyone is free to hold and discuss his or her beliefs here. However, I find your post and others like it very tragic and sad.

So many people desperately trying to make some sense of life and the universe around them;

...trying to answer unanswerable existential questions using the ambiguous Bible as a "reliable source from God;"

...never really finding anything but more unanswerable questions and more heartache;

...constantly listening and looking for a God whose silence is deafening;

...and then going round and round again in an endless circle of despair;

Your post is just one more example of why the Bible and the God-concept are dangerous to human beings.

FreePeace
"The World is my country, and to do good, my religion." --Thomas Paine
TruthQuest: http://beam.to/truthquest
Who Am I? -How to Reinvent Yourself After Leaving the WTS

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Birthday???

by Kophagangelos in

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is true, that the jw in the us can celeberate the birthday?

is this new light from wt?

who know more?

FreePeace

Kophagangelos,

Celebrating birthdays could/would be a disfellowshipping offense last I knew. I didn't specifically deal with this type of case as an elder, but the KS Textbook does mention the celebrating of holidays as a form of apostasy.

Although it doesn't mention birthdays specifically, I believe they would be included.

Hope this helps.

FreePeace
"The World is my country, and to do good, my religion." --Thomas Paine
TruthQuest: http://beam.to/truthquest
Who Am I? -How to Reinvent Yourself After Leaving the WTS

40

Women are Not the Glory of God

by JosephAlward in

no teaching in the bible is clearer, more consistent, than the one which teaches that women are inferior to men.

below i show that it is taught that the woman was created from man, for man, that man is the glory of god, but woman is not.

furthermore, the evangelist paul says that he'll not abide women teaching men, and he refers to genesis to explain why.

FreePeace

Hey Joseph,

I love your stuff man! I too take great exception with the Biblical perspective about women being inferior or subject to men.

Men and women are equals. No man or woman has the right to control another man or woman. Even though I never believed it fully, I got rid of whatever was left of that headship/subjection mindset several years ago.

In my opinion, the Bible is nothing more than a pile of horseshit with a few chocholate chips sprinkled on top (and the chocholate chips can be argued).

FreePeace
"The World is my country, and to do good, my religion." --Thomas Paine
TruthQuest: http://beam.to/truthquest
Who Am I? -How to Reinvent Yourself After Leaving the WTS

57

Where did you meet the love of your life?

by Beck_Melbourne in

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in yahoo chat?

icq or msn?.

while shopping?

FreePeace

Hey Comf,

Would you like to speculate on how much that alcoholism may have been a result of being a borgie? When I first got sober I insisted that it was all on me, that I had choices the same as everyone and I just made some bad ones. Now, looking back from 15 years' distance, I see that my drinking was a direct result of the intense emotional pressure and cognitive dissonance resulting from being a JW. I know that in a different set of circumstances it wouldn't have worked out that way. What about your and Think4's exes? Reckon?

Yes, I agree. I believe that many JW's drink for the same reasons as you mention. It is such a shame and tragedy.

I am so happy for you that you were able to overcome drinking. It takes more than most people realize to conquer alcohol addiction.

FreePeace
"The World is my country, and to do good, my religion." --Thomas Paine
TruthQuest: http://beam.to/truthquest
Who Am I? -How to Reinvent Yourself After Leaving the WTS

57

Where did you meet the love of your life?

by Beck_Melbourne in

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friends

in yahoo chat?

icq or msn?.

while shopping?

FreePeace

I met Tracy and her family at the KH when my family and I moved to Florida in 1996. When I looked at her, I had this overwhelming and intuitive feeling that I knew her. But I had not ever met her (at least in this life, if that is the way it is). She was born and grew up in Florida, me in Utah and Colorado.

A couple of years later, I needed an Administrative Assistant in my brokerage office, and interviewed her. She was extremely sharp and intelligent, so I hired her.

Unbeknown to both of us, we were each married to alcoholics and were in dysfunctional relationships headed for disaster.

As we worked together each day, we both discovered how much we had in common. We got along incredibly well, and became extremely good friends--but purely platonic. In fact, she was seriously considering leaving her husband and moving in with her sister Dana (Safe4Kids) who lived a couple of hours away. As an elder, I talked her into staying with her husband, and frankly, I didn't want to lose her at work. Of course, I wanted things to work out for her and her husband (I was still in the JW mindset). That was in the summer of 1998.

By the end of 1998, both of us were separated from our spouses, both because of alcoholism, and both quite coincidentally. Neither one of us had any intention of getting married again.

We had had many JW discussions about things and beliefs that bothered us. As both of our marriages and also our belief in the WTS as the "Truth" failed, we became interested in pursuing our friendship, and eventually wanted to make a life together. In August of 1999, we were both DF'd and she and her 2 boys moved in with my son and me. We were married on December 21, 1999.

In looking back on things, we both believe that somehow, we spent our whole lives "looking for each other." I know it sounds strange, but we feel like we were meant to find each other on some deeper level. We are soul mates if there ever was such a thing.

Now I know why Tracy looked so familiar when I first met her. I guess in some way, on some level, I "knew her."

Life is very good now; better than it ever has been for us. People don't usually believe us when we tell them about our relationship. Tracy and I NEVER argue. We have NEVER had an argument. We do agree to disagree however.

Neither one of us tries to control or change the other. We both love the other for who we are. We were the best of friends first, before we fell in love. I believe these are the ingredients to a successful relationship.

Tracy is a magnet: Everyone loves her and wants to be around her. She makes people feel so good about themselves just for being around her. She truly has the gift of goodness. She is sharp as a tack, and kindly and sweet. She is always positive and cheerful.

Hell, no wonder I want to be around her! I feel better about myself and am a much better person with her than without her. I love you Trace.

FreePeace
"The World is my country, and to do good, my religion." --Thomas Paine
TruthQuest: http://beam.to/truthquest
Who Am I? -How to Reinvent Yourself After Leaving the WTS

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Most Frightening Door to Door Experience

by Kenneson in

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in my hometown, this other witness and i were.

going from door to door one day when we reached one particular house.. the householder became so agitated by the presence of jws.

that he "sicked" his dog on us, but thank god it had a muzzle.

FreePeace

My most frightening door to door experience?

Going to the meeting for field service. God I hated that! Because I knew I'd have to go knock on doors pushing religion and talking to people who didn't want me there. I didn't want to be there more than they didn't want me there.

There was always something inside me that said, "Doug, going door to door and talking to people about such an intensely personal issue as religion is beneath you. Hell, it's beneath everybody."

I'm thankful that my gut finally won out.

I'm NEVER going back. (Damn, even writing this gives me nightmares!)

FreePeace
"The World is my country, and to do good, my religion." --Thomas Paine
TruthQuest: http://beam.to/truthquest
Who Am I? -How to Reinvent Yourself After Leaving the WTS

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Definition of Success!!!!

by VeniceIT in

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i just started reading a book called "a clear path to healing", by dr. barry s. weinburg.

the back cover states:.

" a clear path to healing is a blueprint for anyone who wants to reach their optimum health potential.

FreePeace

Thanks Ven, I'm going to put that quote in my next newsletter!

Doug

FreePeace
"The World is my country, and to do good, my religion." --Thomas Paine
TruthQuest: http://beam.to/truthquest
Who Am I? -How to Reinvent Yourself After Leaving the WTS

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ApostoScubaFest Date Set

by FreePeace in

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we have a date of monday & tuesday, june 10 & 11, set for the apostoscubafest in crystal river, florida.. the attendees so far include:.

jst2laws & joy2bfree & family;.

safe4kids & and family;.

FreePeace

bttt

FreePeace
"The World is my country, and to do good, my religion." --Thomas Paine
TruthQuest: http://beam.to/truthquest
Who Am I? -How to Reinvent Yourself After Leaving the WTS