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  Believer's how long will you allow this blasphemy?

  by dawg in

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  as all of you know, i do not believe the bible's divine... but if i did, i find that much of what the society says is outright blasphemy.

  notice this insert from the april 15th, wt... you can look it up for yourselves as i'm certain i'm not taking this out of context.

  if you believe the bible is the word of god (i find it hard to believe that anyone can take it literal) but if you do, then what about the souls of your family still in?

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  Dawg- yes, we believers (that know about what the WT really is) know that this is blasphemy- but what can we do about it? If I could do something to stop it, I certainly would not "allow it" to continue. We also know that the FDS adds it's own opinion in with whatever they disseminate to the masses, and that hardly any, possibly none of it, is really Bible based.

  Vincent- welcome to the board! I do believe that many, if not all, people have psychic abilities. I know that for a fact, because there are people that I am so close to that we are on "the same wavelength"- can complete each other's sentences, know each other's thoughts. I don't know if there are people who can actually communicate with the dead- that's stretching it for me. Please write more about your spiritualism beliefs- maybe in your own thread? I know I'm not the only one interested. -Potential
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  Personal Experience I've Never Shared - I Hope it Helps Some Here !

  by flipper in

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  o. k. how do i start ?

  i will preface the start of this first by saying this happened many years ago - in 1985 when i had just become a new father myself to my dear son flipper junior, i'll call him.

  when i explain this to you, some of this may appear comical, in fact, now that i overcame it years ago, i can laugh at it, but when you see the totality of the story- when it happened then to me- it was no laughing matter.

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  Mr. Flipper- Glad you're past all this now. I know you are, otherwise you couldn't have related the story in such detail. Kudos to you for putting it out there. I hope it's been cathartic for you, it seems to have helped some of the others with similar experiences. That type of behavior is inexcusable. Young boys or teens I could see doing that sort of thing, because they're always trying to do stupid stuff to each other. But adult grown men??? I just don't know where that could have come from, except, as others have alluded, they are secretly gay or have those type tendencies. Even the drunks I know wouldn't engage in such antics- #1, because you don't do stuff like that to your friends and #2, it does look gay. And the guys I know would rather die than doing anything that looked even remotely homosexual!! -Potential
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  I have always wanted to....

  by TJ - iAmCleared2Land in

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  ... (fill in the blank).

  tell us something you've always wanted to do, dreamed of doing, wish you could do, but have not (yet) done.

  tell us what your dreams are.

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  I've always wanted to do the skydiving thing myself. It's not the height that's preventative, just the cost and the time. I also would like to learn to scuba dive. -Potential
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  Favorite Heavy Metal Hair Bands

  by Maryblondgrl in

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  skid row....who can forget the angelic beauty of sebastian bach....and the gorgeousness of drummer rob affuso???

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  Motley Crue- Can't wait for their tour this year! -Potential
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  Why do many of us keep refering to IT as "THE TRUTH"?

  by ldrnomo in

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  because that was the name the borg placed on it's religion, "the truth" it seems to be stuck with many of us.

  i am making a concious effort to not refer to it as "the truth".. it is not the truth, it is not the way, and it is definitley not the life!.

  so let's stop it people!.

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  I nearly fell out the first time I heard hubby use that phrase. This was exactly the type of cult-like language I had been steeling myself up for. "She's only been in the truth a short time" he said. I snapped- "The truth?!!! What is that supposed to mean?!" The reply was something like "if you're saved then you're in the truth". "So all Christians are in the truth?" I asked- "basically, yes" he said. Shows that he was never fully indoctrinated. Thank God!! -Potential
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  My Wife Is Getting A Sheparding Call

  by sacolton in

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  i've disassociated myself since february.

  i made no secret of my disapproval of the wtbts and was very vocal to my doubts of it being god's true organization on earth to the po.

  now, the po and another elder has scheduled to talk with my wife tonight for a sheparding call at the home of the book study.

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  SAColton- I'm so sorry to hear this. This is exactly the reason I've been fighting so hard to keep my hubby "out". When I first told him I thought that if he became a witness it would be threatening to our marriage (because I would never join up) and that the dubs would force us apart he said that the organization would never do that, they value marriage too highly. After all, I mean, "what God has put together let no man put asunder" and all, right?! HA! I wish I knew some good advice to give you. I guess all I can say is be as supportive as you can, listen to your wife, and maybe tell her that you feel your union together is in danger. I say maybe- you know her better than I do, not sure if that would spook her or what. Best of luck. -Potential
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  The state flag - upside down

  by Jim_TX in

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  i am not that patriotic - but i like our state flag.

  texas.

  it has a blue vertical bar with a single star in it, and two horizontal bars - a white one (on top) and a red one (on bottom).

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  Hey, Jim! I think maybe those folks at the trailer park are not native Texans. That is the ONLY excuse for not knowing which way is up! Come on- we Texans are so dang proud of our flag that many decorative items incorporate it- as much of it as we see around here, you'd think people could get it right! I don't blame you for being pissed- I would be too. No Texan worth his or her salt would stand by for the kind of disrespect to our Lone Star flag. Shame on those folks! At least they finally fixed it.

  LouBelle- PO's Son got it right- except one thing- Texas has actually retained it's independent nation status (I believe). Every now and again a cry for the state to secede from the union can be heard from radicals. Another point about the states, that may not exist in your provinces is state laws- each state has it's own laws regarding income taxes (Texas has no state income tax, one of the few) the sale of alcohol- (in Texas each county or city actually controls this, and there are areas that are "dry"- you can't buy alcohol), etc, etc. We are very proud of our state flag here in Texas, it is one of 6 that have flown over the state, including the flag of Mexico among others. It's a stunningly simple design, but invokes staunch loyalty from the citizens of the Lone Star state. Here's something you probably don't know if you're not from here: Texas comes from the American Indian word "tejas" (pr: tay- haas), meaning friend. This concludes our Texas history lesson for today. :) -Potential
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  what movies do you recomend

  by heathen in

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  i'm always interested in seeing a good movie , anything out there that really rocked your world , please share.....

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  Ninja, you're a trip! You are really "on" today. :)
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  Mother Pregnant With 18th Child

  by snowbird in

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  there were 13 of us - one baby girl died in infancy, however.. here's the link: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24537885&gt1=43001.

  sylvia.

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  Ninja- Or in FLDS would that be 18 CHILDREN pregnant...
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  what movies do you recomend

  by heathen in

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  i'm always interested in seeing a good movie , anything out there that really rocked your world , please share.....

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  Ninja! You bad boy!! Are you trying to get a rise out of Crumpet? Seriously, on the adult movie front there's a "film" called "Pirates" with Jesse Jane, Janine Lindemulder and Evan Stone- best skin flick I've ever seen- great production. a blushing -P