Don't do it. You'll be better off in the long run...BTW, I'm an old friend of both tooktheredpill and your wife. I wish you all the best. And, please, DON'T SAY YES!
Reverend Warhawk
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They want to make me an elder :-O
by outofthebox inthis is the third elder that tells me that the body of elders will recommend me as an elder in the next visit of the co.. what do you think i should do?
some facts:.
i am still 'in' because of my family.i am ms.i am doing 10+ fake hours (well, some months it is fake), so they see my "spiritual" progress.-ootb.
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A Question for those of you who run on Empty gas tanks?
by restrangled ini am going to guess there are few to no women who do this.
it has to be mainly guys.....and why take the chance is my question?.
i never go below 1/3 of a tank and refill.
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We (wife and me) never let the needle go too close to empty...Since we initially had old used cars in out firrst years of marriage, we made sure to avoid going on almost empty to avoid having the fuel pump pick up crud and crap from the bottom of the tank...We bought a nice 2007 Mitsubishi Endeavor SE when we moved to Texas, but we still have the same habit.
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Attention Target Shoppers
by coolhandluke ini started a second job.
the reasons why really dont matter.
if ive learned anything about blogging its come from joannadandy.
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Reverend Warhawk
Coolhandluke, that was freakin' funny.
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my first christmas tree, real or fake?
by BIG D inthis will be my first real christmas, fake or real tree?
any comments?.
big d.
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Reverend Warhawk
This is my first one too...It's fake, but we decorated it very nicely, and the colors we chose for bulbs and decorations (turquoise, green, fuschia) match the pillows in the sofa. So it's all good. The colors sound weird, but trust me--me and wifey are very modern in our decoration style. It all look nice...we like turning off all the lights and just leaving it on while we chat in the living room...
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Re-introducing myself to JWD
by Reverend Warhawk ini'm gonna reintroduce myself (got a new nickname, the other one would've blown away my identity in, say, three seconds)...so some of this might read familiar to some people here:.
after a very, very slow process, thinking over things that were stored in a little box in a corner of my mind, i've finally confirmed all the doubts i've had about the society and about jehovah's witnesses.
i'm a 36 year-old man, work as a software developer, married, with two kids, ages 10 and 3. i was "born" in the organization.
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Thanks, all! JaguarBass...That's referring to a Fender Jaguar? You got one of these?
'Cos that's tasty as heck!
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I'm addicted to Pandora!
by Reverend Warhawk inyep, free internet radio...you create "stations" by entering a favorite artist or song...it searches its huge database and finds similar artists and/or songs, and tells you why it selected them.
very, very cool...right now i'm listening to a kicka$$ station based on buddy guy's "damn right i've got the blues" song...highly recommended for music freaks like me; you'll discover a lot of new artists.. .
go here http://www.pandora.com and enjoy!.
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Reverend Warhawk
I didn't know that, Superfine Apostate...
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I'm addicted to Pandora!
by Reverend Warhawk inyep, free internet radio...you create "stations" by entering a favorite artist or song...it searches its huge database and finds similar artists and/or songs, and tells you why it selected them.
very, very cool...right now i'm listening to a kicka$$ station based on buddy guy's "damn right i've got the blues" song...highly recommended for music freaks like me; you'll discover a lot of new artists.. .
go here http://www.pandora.com and enjoy!.
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Reverend Warhawk
Yep, free Internet radio...You create "stations" by entering a favorite artist or song...It searches its huge database and finds similar artists and/or songs, and tells you why it selected them. Very, very cool...Right now I'm listening to a kicka$$ station based on Buddy Guy's "Damn Right I've Got The Blues" song...Highly recommended for music freaks like me; you'll discover a LOT of new artists.
Go here http://www.pandora.com and enjoy!
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Re-introducing myself to JWD
by Reverend Warhawk ini'm gonna reintroduce myself (got a new nickname, the other one would've blown away my identity in, say, three seconds)...so some of this might read familiar to some people here:.
after a very, very slow process, thinking over things that were stored in a little box in a corner of my mind, i've finally confirmed all the doubts i've had about the society and about jehovah's witnesses.
i'm a 36 year-old man, work as a software developer, married, with two kids, ages 10 and 3. i was "born" in the organization.
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Reverend Warhawk
I work with Microsoft .NET stuff...
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Keeping in touch/making a clean break
by B_Deserter ini wanted to get your opinion on something.
how do you all feel about getting in touch with long-lost ex-jws?
there are a couple of people i used to know that i would love to hang out with again.
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Reverend Warhawk
TookTheRedPill, do I know that old friend too...?
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Re-introducing myself to JWD
by Reverend Warhawk ini'm gonna reintroduce myself (got a new nickname, the other one would've blown away my identity in, say, three seconds)...so some of this might read familiar to some people here:.
after a very, very slow process, thinking over things that were stored in a little box in a corner of my mind, i've finally confirmed all the doubts i've had about the society and about jehovah's witnesses.
i'm a 36 year-old man, work as a software developer, married, with two kids, ages 10 and 3. i was "born" in the organization.
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I'm gonna reintroduce myself (got a new nickname, the other one would've blown away my identity in, say, three seconds)...So some of this might read familiar to some people here:
After a very, very slow process, thinking over things that were stored in a little box in a corner of my mind, I've finally confirmed all the doubts I've had about the Society and about Jehovah's Witnesses.
I'm a 36 year-old man, work as a software developer, married, with two kids, ages 10 and 3. I was "born" in the Organization. So I took everything as true, never questioned anything, and did all that was asked from me.
Since I learned how to read and write by myself at the age of 3, I was placed in school two years ahead--so I was only 5 years old in 2nd grade. That means I graduated from high school at 15...And I could tell you that maybe that's when things started going downhill, in "spiritual" terms, even though I didn't know it at the time. But my very analytical mind seemed to be working and storing everything for future reference...
As soon as I was about to graduate, and after knowing my College Board test score (with a 99% in Mathematics and in English), I knew I could study whatever I wanted...Mechanical Engineering, Architecture, so many things in which I was interested. But then, They came to me and told me I should waste my young years studying in a corrupt University, where I would surely end up as an alcoholic, drug-using, satanic puppy kicker...I should invest my time in eventually going into full-time Field Service! But I wasn't so sure, so I just went ahead and took a short course in Computer Programming (not even an Associates Degree) to have some kind of job...
Meanwhile, They started to approach me, to talk about baptism...How I was already 17 years old and I needed to make a decision now. So frankly I just felt I had to do it, succumbed to the pressure, and took the "tests" and was cleared for baptism. I went ahead and did it...And I felt the same I did before.
I never "dedicated" myself to Jehovah in private. I just yielded to pressure.
I eventually met and married a wonderful woman, who like me, was "born" into it all. We tried to be "spiritual", to be at the forefront, be an example...But it was hard. I remember working very, very hard in the Congregation, wanting to be a Ministerial Servant, only to be turned down because I didn't have enough repeat visits in the Field Service report...
Worship by numbers...
My dad was a faithful elder, worked hard, they used him (emphasis on "used") at the Conventions...Useful man for the Society. When he died a couple of years ago, not ONE member of the local Branch came to the funeral home, or called, or anything...All his "worldly" friends came and grieved and let us know how special he was for them.
My wife and I have become sick of the elitist attitude of most high-ranking Society members. And now we've started to re-discover all the incoherent things related to prophecies, doctrines...How the service had become a routine, something based entirely in appearances, not in substance.
We don't need to fade out--we have already done so in the last seven years. Makes it easier, I suppose. But still hard in a way...It feels really weird, especially when dealing with our family.
We moved recently to Texas, and we couldn't be better...A lot of pressure has been taken off our shoulders!
Anyway, this site has proven very useful in my research so far...And it's encouraging to read that so many people have gone through similar experiences!
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