The saddest sentence in the whole story:
The man will still be able to have children, the doctor added.
GopherWhy shouldn't truth be stranger than fiction? Fiction, after all, has to make sense.
Mark Twain (1835-1910)
Posts by Gopher
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5A Fine Example of Faith
by mikepence inhttp://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20011207/od/penis_dc_1.html .
man cuts off penis in fit of religious fervor.
bacolod, philippines (reuters) - a 32-year-old filipino farmer who believed his penis was driving him to sin sliced it off with a machete in a fit of religious fervor, family members and doctors said on friday.. relatives said they found the former security guard lying on the floor, covered in blood and with a portion of his penis missing when they went to his hut on negros island in the southern philippines on monday.. ``he is a good son, and one of seven children, he indulged himself by reading the bible,'' his mother told reporters in bacolod city 300 miles south of manila, where the man is now in hospital.. ``his act was probably triggered by the book of matthew 18:8,'' she said.. the verse, from the new testament, reads ``if your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away.
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my rewards
by Dogpatch infew people enjoy their work as much as i do.
here is a sample why.
to all of you who have websites, i know you get similar notes and cards.
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Randy,
This is an overdue "thank you". Your site was the first one I went to, since a newspaper article about the WTS re-organization of late 2000/early 2001 contained a link directly to your freeminds site! After reading your site, I got the nerve to read Crisis of Conscience, and on your site I found the link to this discussion board, which has become my "good association". Thank you thank you thank you.
GopherWhy shouldn't truth be stranger than fiction? Fiction, after all, has to make sense.
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Life In The Comfort Ghetto.
by Englishman inyesterday, uk home secretary david blunkett stirred the patriotic pot by announcing that it was high time that britains asian community adopted a more british life style by at least learning to speak the language of their adopted country.. be that as it may, it has certainly got the media a-buzzing.
but an interesting point came out on todays jimmy young show on radio 2 that could equally apply to jehovahs witnesses who put up mental blocks to reasoned thinking.. a female mp member of parliament spoke at great length about foreign minority groups who shut themselves away from the outside world.
they have, she said, their own language, their own customs and their own people around them all the time.
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Englishmen, this is exactly right:
The problem that most JW’s have is one of familiarity, a “Better the devil that you know” sort of mentality.
My parents "love" me, I think, but they've been forced to shun me the last year and a half. They have been led to believe that the best way to "love" me is to "separate" themselves from me & my child. It's a strange, sad love. Since they've been associated with JW's for 5 decades, I (in mental anguish) hold out little hope that they'll ever display normal "natural affection" ever again (at least for me & my DA'd sister).
GopherWhy shouldn't truth be stranger than fiction? Fiction, after all, has to make sense.
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They think this is funny?
by outcast inthe funny thing about it is, it's not far from the truth.. .
coming soon to a congregation near you!!!!.
elder voice mail.
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YoYoMama,
What you may not understand: All actual humor has its basis in some reality, otherwise it wouldn't really be funny!
GopherWhy shouldn't truth be stranger than fiction? Fiction, after all, has to make sense.
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Attention Utah people - Circe????
by Kismet ini just signed a contract which will require me to spend almost a full month in and around the salt lake city area next february.. looking for any suggestions for things to do and or see plus want to see if anyone is interested in getting together.. please drop me a note here or at my email [email protected].
thanks.. kismet
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Kismet,
Most definitely -- go to the Mormon tabernacle!! It'll help you regain your "spirituality".
Actually, there were 2 things I enjoyed about Utah: (1) gazing at the mountains, and (2) leaving there!
Maybe you can go see a Jazz game.
GopherWhy shouldn't truth be stranger than fiction? Fiction, after all, has to make sense.
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An elder called me the other day............
by IWish4Truth ini have been df'd twice, this time for over 6 months.
an elder called me the other day and wanted to know if i'm renting my house or buying it.
also, he wanted to know who keeps my children while i work.
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Tweetie Bird,
Here's what Ballistic was told ('scuse me for interrupin'):
"Call the Samaritans or the Citizens Advice Bureau"
Very loving indeed!!GopherWhy shouldn't truth be stranger than fiction? Fiction, after all, has to make sense.
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Sunday mornings........ I love them!!
by Mulan inmy friend just called me from her cell phone, and is out in service, sunday morning.
complaining like mad.
it's snowing here, and she is miserable.
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Marilyn,
Nice....relaxing... I love these Sundays too... Just the perfect tonic for a busy and productive week!
GopherWhy shouldn't truth be stranger than fiction? Fiction, after all, has to make sense.
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Hi Everyone !!
by jurs ini've been away from the board and wanted to pop in to see how everyone was doing.
i miss you guys !!!.
i've been so busy with cosmetology school that i haven't had much time to post.
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Jurs,
Good to see you back here! I missed your posts! Best wishes in your cosmetology career. However you handle the idiotic shunning your faced with, you'll do fine. Just keep your own goals in focus and don't let the bastards/bitches get you down!!
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Caption contest!
by SixofNine inwatchtower.org pics..... .
you have to swing under the placard, jimmy, to take down an apostate.
just keep your eye on the seal.... don't get distracted
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An elder called me the other day............
by IWish4Truth ini have been df'd twice, this time for over 6 months.
an elder called me the other day and wanted to know if i'm renting my house or buying it.
also, he wanted to know who keeps my children while i work.
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Hi wish4,
You said "I truly could not understand the phone call."
Trust your instincts. He is up to no good. After all, when they DF'd you, in effect they said "you're outside the congregation... you're on your own now!"
So they can't have it both ways -- feigning some sort of interest in your welfare (or that of your children) while at the same time shunning you.
It truly sounds like they still want you under their "control".
You can (and likely will) choose not to yield ANY control of your life back to them. If so, good for you, you've taken a big step toward a satisfying future!!
GopherWhy shouldn't truth be stranger than fiction? Fiction, after all, has to make sense.
Mark Twain (1835-1910)