I love Salma Hayek, but Penelope Cruz... I just don't feel it.
JimmyPage
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Do you find some famous "attractive" people unattractive?
by Iamallcool ini do not find cindy crawford and julie roberts attractive.
it is just me.
dont throw rocks at me.
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After Exiting the Witnesses - Are you O.K. Not Knowing about the Future ?
by flipper init seems that religion has always been considered the opium of the people.
or at least many tend to gravitate towards religion to have or solidify some sort of future with a supreme being overlooking them hoping to have a reward either in heaven or in the jehovah's witnesses case - living forever in a " paradise earth ".
it seems that people can't just live day to day and let each day come to them with whatever happens.
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JimmyPage
Would love to hear more specifics about "shit getting crazy".
And in reply to the thread, even when I was "inactive" and still somewhat believed in what the WT taught about impending Armageddon, I didn't care and just got off on enjoying life. It was still better than going to boring ass meetings!
Nowadays it's a bit scary knowing the summer of your life is ending and fall and winter are approaching... but such has always been the way for all living things. Studying Zen has given me some real peace of mind and a feeling of acceptance. Namaste!
At least I'm preparing more financially than I did when a Witness and teaching my kids a more realistic view of life than what I was taught.
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Presbyterians Approve Ordination of Gay People
by Maze inhttp://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/11/us/11presbyterian.html.
presbyterians approve ordination of gay people.
after 33 years of debate, the presbyterian church (u.s.a.) has voted to change its constitution and allow openly gay people in same-sex relationships to be ordained as ministers, elders and deacons.
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JimmyPage
If they're approving ordination of gays then they're not following the Bible's condemnation of homosexuality.
So good for them, because the Bible is mythology and no one deserves condemnation for being gay!
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Which religious group goes to stadiums every year, but they have never seen a ball game or a concert? Jehovah's Witnesses.
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JimmyPage
Actually I know very few JWs who haven't been to a ball game or concert.
But going to a concert in the same building you attended a convention in can be quite interesting! (Imagine psychedelic images behind the stage and a cloud of special smoke over the whole area.)
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Anybody else want to be friends on "Facebook"?
by JimmyPage ini have several friends from the board there already, but would love to have more!
pm if you're interested, thanks.
(liberals, sports nuts, and music buffs get special consideration lol.
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JimmyPage
I have several friends from the board there already, but would love to have more! PM if you're interested, thanks.
(Liberals, sports nuts, and music buffs get special consideration LOL.)
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You Can Overcome WT Phobias!
by leavingwt inearly in the exit process, it's very important to begin overcoming irrational fears.
fear of the devil.
fear of god.
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JimmyPage
They claim to be a loving people, but not one of them appealed to us with love, it was all fear and destruction and death.
This is so true... a friend of mine left the borg and his room mate said "Oh well, if he wants to die at Armageddon that's his problem." No real concern or love for the guy he'd been living with, just "screw him".
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You Can Overcome WT Phobias!
by leavingwt inearly in the exit process, it's very important to begin overcoming irrational fears.
fear of the devil.
fear of god.
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JimmyPage
When I first came to this board someone said that the U.N. turning on religion was an old JW myth and I was shocked into reality by that statement.
Leaving WT you have also been very blunt with many of your posts questioning the existence of God and I really appreciate it.
I greatly value you as a poster and a person!
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Church is in session: NHL Playoffs
by unshackled innhl playoffs start tonight.
get your beer chilled and the wings in the oven.
the next two months or so is my church - the grueling battle for the stanley cup.
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JimmyPage
Heard hockey analyst and former player Matthew Barnaby got arrested, and in a different story, player Derek Boogaard died.
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Most Overblown Examples Used at Assemblies
by What Now? inat a recent assembly, there was a talk highlighting the dangers of higher education.
the brother used an example of a young girl who went to university, began going to bars, and ended up getting drugged and gang raped - as if this happens to every young jw who chooses to get higher education.. .
what ridiculous examples have you heard used at meetings or assemblies?.
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JimmyPage
Perhaps if Jenny and her parents had taken blood transfusions they would have pulled through LOL.
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Most Overblown Examples Used at Assemblies
by What Now? inat a recent assembly, there was a talk highlighting the dangers of higher education.
the brother used an example of a young girl who went to university, began going to bars, and ended up getting drugged and gang raped - as if this happens to every young jw who chooses to get higher education.. .
what ridiculous examples have you heard used at meetings or assemblies?.
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JimmyPage
I also heard a CO recite this poem to the cong:
"A Pizza, a Party, and a Moonlight Ride"
Jenny was so happy about the house they had found. For once in her life 'twas on the right side of town.
She unpacked her things with such great ease, as she watched her new curtains blow in the breeze.
How wonderful it was to have her own room. School would be starting; she'd have friends over soon.
There'd be sleepovers, and parties; she was so happy. It's just the way she wanted her life to be.
On the first day of school, everything went great. She made new friends and even got a date!
She thought, "I want to be popular and I'm going to be, Because I just got a date with the star of the team!"
To be known in this school you had to have clout, And dating this guy would sure help her out.
There was only one problem stopping her fate. Her parents had said she was too young to date.
"Well I just won't tell them the entire truth. They won't know the difference; what's there to lose?"
Jenny asked to stay with her friends that night. Her parents frowned but said, "All right."
Excited, she got ready for the big event. But as she rushed around like she had no sense,
She began to feel guilty about all the lies, But what's a pizza, a party, and a moonlight ride?
Well the pizza was good, and the party was great, But the moonlight ride would have to wait.
For Dan was half drunk by this time. But he kissed her and said that he was just fine.
Then the room filled with smoked and Dan took a puff. Jenny couldn't believe he was smoking that stuff.
Now Dan was ready to ride to the point, but only after he'd smoked another joint.
They jumped in the car for the moonlight ride, not thinking that he was too drunk to drive.
They finally made it to the point at last, And Dan started trying to make a pass.
A pass is not what Jenny wanted at all (and by a pass, I don't mean playing football.)
"Perhaps my parents were right....maybe I am too young. Boy, how could I ever, ever be so dumb."
With all of her might, she pushed Dan away: "Please take me home, I don't want to stay."
Dan cranked up the engine and floored the gas. In a matter of seconds they were going too fast.
As Dan drove on in a fit of wild anger, Jenny knew that her life was in danger.
She begged and pleaded for him to slow down, But he just got faster as they neared the town.
"Just let me get home! I'll confess that I lied. I really went out for a moonlight ride."
Then all of a sudden, she saw a big flash. "Oh God, Please help us! We're going to crash!"
She doesn't remember the force of impact. Just that everything all of a sudden went black.
She felt someone remove her from the twisted rubble, and heard, "Call an ambulance! These kids are in trouble!"
Voices she heard...a few words at best. But she knew there were two cars involved in the wreck.
Then wondered to herself if Dan was all right, and if the people in the other car were alive.
She awoke in the hospital to faces so sad. "You've been in a wreck and it looks pretty bad."
These voices echoed inside her head, as they gently told her that Dan was dead.
They said, "Jenny, we've done all we can do. But it looks as if we'll lose you too."
"But the people in the other car!?" Jenny cried. "We're sorry, Jenny, they also died."
Jenny prayed, "Jehovah, forgive me for what I've done- I only wanted to have just one night of fun."
"Tell those people's family, I've made their lives dim, and wish I could return their families to them."
"Tell Mom and Dad I'm sorry I lied, And that it's my fault so many have died.
Oh, nurse, won't you please tell them that for me?" The nurse just stood there-she never agreed.
But took Jenny's hand with tears in her eyes. And a few moments later Jenny died.
A man asked the nurse, "Why didn't you do your best, to bid that girl her one last request?"
She looked at the man with eyes so sad. "Because the people in the other car were her mom and dad."
This story is sad and unpleasant but true, So young people take heed, it could have been you.
(Never mind that it was originally a "worldly" poem.)