My latest story is not as bad as yours, but my main one is. The latest rip- off was my DF'd ex (now RI) stiffing me with sales tax on a car we bought for her while still married. We bought the car out -of -state and were not charged sales tax for the state we reside in. We were unaware, thinking that everything was included in the final financed amount. Years go by, the car is traded for another, then the divorce comes. Almost a decade later, the state comes after me (loan was in my name) for the taxes + penalties + interest!!! She and I were to settle marital debt ourselves before the divorce was finalized. However, we didn't know about this and the divorce was finalized anyway. I informed her of this new development and all I asked her for was "help" with it. She fussed and moaned about it, first saying that it's too late, there's a statute of limitations, blah blah... I checked into that and she was wrong. Needless to say, after consulting with her new husband, they decided that "to avoid any hard feelings 10 years down the road", they were just going to let it be my problem since I'm the one legally responsible. Of course, the elders slapped me with 1Corinthians 6:1-5 saying I shouldn't take her to court over it, and since she was already DF'd at the time there was nothing they could do, either. I was royally "----ed"!!!
The major screwing I received from her was this- In our divorce decree we agreed to share custody of our kids, no child support. This worked out wonderfully for the kids. When I remarried, she flew off the handle even though SHE was the one who cheated on me and SHE was the one insisting on divorce and breaking up the family, and she trumped up accusations on me and we went back to court over custody. Without bringing ANYTHING as evidence except her mouth, the judge awarded her custody. So, more than any amount of money is worth, I got screwed out of my own children!!!
I forgot to mention that her JW father is an "old friend" of the judge!!
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JW's are an honest people
by freedomfighter inhi anyone been "ripped-off" by witnesses?.
here is my experience:.
was married with my wife 4 mths pregnant, when my father-inlaw ( who was dying of asbestosis ) offered for us to join with them in building a new house.
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Satan is busier closer to the end, so shouldn't he and demons be......
by oompa in...flying about, attacking just about every witness when they least suspect it?
like when taking a crap?
or take us over when making love causing us to do dispicable things in bed?
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The demons are hard at work, oompa! Remember "wolf in sheep's clothing" right? That "wolf" has claimed almost 7 million people's lives by making them willingly accept him and his lies by disguising itself as God's "ONLY channel". Just imagine the billions of dollars going into this effort, the mindless slaves at headquarters working to make up and put into print all the lies... All the while Satan kicks back. He doesn't have to work hard, he delegates to the GB! See, I figured it all out!!! YAY!!!
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Favorite books of all time....?
by inkling inok, so i'm looking for a new book to start reading.... any genre, any style.. what are you favorite books of all time?.
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Anything by RA Slavatore, especially the Dark Elf Trilogy
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Science fiction book suggestions...
by zeroday ini love science fiction books and have run into a dry spell.
i have read alot of david weber but he has been quite slow with new books lately...anyone have any good suggestions for a good read...i need 5 star authors with "blow your socks off" books...any suggestions...
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I know this is not what you asked for, but as an alternative to science fiction I'd like to suggest fantasy fiction, particularly anything written by RA Salvatore. More specifically, the Dark Elf Trilogy (and other books that follow) which features his most popular character, perhaps the most popular in the Forgotten Realms setting!
I was reading these books and stopped when I was assimilated into the bORG. I have some catching up to do, but after I finish CoC! -
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Program jws have to locate each other in emergency
by Velvetann indid anyone hear about the special program the jws had or have for locating each one of the faithful ones when the great tribulation occurs or something like that.
my jw mom who passed away in 2006 was going on and on about this but i didn't want to ask to much.
i would get an earful of preaching then.
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I think I know what you're talking about- After missing over a month's worth of meetings, we finally went to one, the Sunday before the CO's visit. The cong secretary rushed up to me and handed me a couple of sheets stapled together and said it was info on how to contact us in case of an emergency. It was obvious to me that it was something they needed on file so their records would look good for the CO the following Tuesday, which is exactly why he told me that it would be good if I could get it filled out and back to him by then. It's still in my briefcase, not a drop of my ink on it. There probably never will be, either...
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What is your current status with the Watchtower Society and Congregation?
by RULES & REGULATIONS ini'm a baptized member considered ''inactive.
'' i don't hand in ''service reports'',attend maybe 3 meetings a month,ain't signed up for the ministry school and will never attend any convention or the ''book study.
'' always make the ''memorial.
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?me?, you and I are sort of in the same boat, only up until early Dec I went to EVERY meeting and at least every other Saturday in FS. For over 3 years I did my damndest to get appointed a MS, but no dice. I was good enough to do all kinds of maintenance and upgrades to the Hall, read and pray at the CBS, handle mics, stage, and sound for all meetings, handle the English and Spanish marquee sign outside, go to all quick builds, go to Katrina relief efforts, but not good enough to pray at other meetings or read the WT (even though I get plenty of compliments on my reading). Hell, for awhile they wouldn't even put me in the front school for the TMS and were giving me #2 talks!! I was getting bored fast. Ironically, almost immediately after my fade began, I was given a #4. Damn shame I missed the meeting that night...
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Jesus was a false prophet....
by dawg ini posted this on another thread, but if you read matthew 24, we see that jesus was indeed a false prophet... he doesn't give the day or hour of the end times but he says that this generation will not pass away until all these things occur... and what generation was he talking about?
he was talking to his diciples and telling them you will see this and that and thus and such....especially take a gander at matt 24: 33-36...jesus thought he was living in the last days and that he would come down from a cloud from the heavens...that stars would fall from the sky, and the like... just read it and tell me what you think.
i wonder if jesus was an essene, they thought they were living in the end of time, in fact they predicted a messiah would come during their days... .
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So Islam is the way to go? Buddhism maybe??
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in defense of the Holy Trinity
by potentialJWconvertswife ini need some help on the holy trinity.
my husband is studying with the witnesses (he's not one of them yet), and is totally buying into the idea that god, jesus and the holy spirit are all separate, not (as i've tried to explain) separate, but also one in the trinity.
i have pointed out the scriptures in john that reference god as the word, and then jesus as the word later.
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I agree with stillanexjwelder. The trinity doctrine requires more twisting and "reading into" certain scriptures to become believable. The only words that Jesus spoke that comes even remotely close to describing the trinity were, "I and the Father are one", which, after reading the context, clearly shows that he was NOT speaking about literal "oneness", but rather unity. Then you've got John 1:1 which everyone argues over the correct translation, so that's a stalemate. Every other "proof" text for the trinity is vague and a stretch to interpret that way, which is why many trinitarians will follow with, "God is mysterious and works in mysterious ways", or, "You're not reading it with the holy ghost's help" or some other nonsense. I hate to say it, but the bORG is more correct on the nature of God and Jesus than trinitarians are, which leads us to the "Who is Michael the Archangel?" question... My answer to that is- Who is buried in Grant's tomb? ;)
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How many JW's are having doubts?
by Mickey mouse ini wonder what percentage of current jw's know it's not the truth but have too much invested to get out?
more importantly, how many of the gb know but have no where else to go?.
anyone care to hazard a guess?.
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What's worse- the ones who know it isn't the truth but trudge along anyway because of investment, or the ones who genuinely think it's the truth but pretend that sitting thru meetings/assemblies/conventions and going door to door makes them genuinely joyous??? I personally have seen too many, young & old, look me in the eye and tell me straight- faced that it truly makes them happy, but in their eyes and half- hearted smile you can see it isn't so...
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Dr. Ehrman's "Problem" Verse
by hmike insome of you know about dr. bart ehrman.
for those who don't, dr. ehrman is a professor of religious studies at the university of north carolina, chapel hill, and has written several books including misquoting jesus: the story behind who changed the bible and why, in which he includes some biographical material.
in this book, ehrman recounts how he became a christian through a youth ministry while in high school, and he claimed to have had a genuine "born again" experience (although he doesn't give any details of what that experience was for him).
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*BUUUUURP!*
...oh, 'scuse me!