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  The Long Goodbye......

  by hillary_step in

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  after a transatlantic discussion with my wife we have both reached the conclusion that we will not be posting to this board again.

  though we see the board as serving a useful purpose for some, it does not at present suit the path that we have chosen to walk to extract ourselves from the wts.. this board is in an invaluable place for those of you who have recently left the wts and need a place to stretch your wings and share you hurt and pain.

  but once we learn to fly, it seems important that we should leave the nest as quickly as possible, lest we become caught in a vacuum between the wts and real life.

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  Trevor Said: Hillary,

  If I ever decide to stop posting I will do so without a word - why burn bridges?
  You have made a huge posting, while saying goodbye, to make your point -
  your point.
  you are moving on becauce not everybody is buying the story you're selling.
  It's a shame to see you go becauce the more different opinions there are on
  this forum the richer it becomes.

  When you learn to enjoy the posts from those that disagree with you, even if they
  do so forcefully, then you will be free from the bondage of narrow mindedness.
  Ridicule is more edifying than praise.

  Plagarism is the most sincere form of flattery, I agree with trevor. You could be encouraged to know that the mods, led by Simon, are really cracking down on offensive naughtypants posters who offend their sensibilities by saying what they think rather than what others may want to hear. Maybe JWD will soon become more like you'd want, and you should stay?
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  Serena Williams J W quote today

  by BluesBrother in

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  serena.

  "williams: ``i obviously am excited to see [ barack] obama out there doing his thing, but i'm a [jehovah's] witness, so i don't get involved in politics.

  we stay neutral.

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  I've never understood this notion that Ex-JW's or non-JW's are oppressed by their freedom. I was from a very small congo with very few young people, I guess they never even tried a "life is better here" angle and just went with "those people are bad".

  So, so Sad.

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  Need some advice

  by superman in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my story is that i am faded (not df'd, da'd, or even reproofed, just slowly stopped going and gave up privileges and responsibilities).

  a good jw friend of mine is getting married in the kh and asked me to be his best man.

  i'm curious as to what the rule is about getting married in the kh and who you can have standing up in your wedding?

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  Ya know, I know how deep the JW control system goes, but the notion that you can't have a friend be your best man, or even that you have to wonder, just because he hasn't served the congregation as much as you used to, is giving me shivers.

  Doesn't the notion of a "Best Man" have pagan origins. Also, what about white wedding dresses, pagan. yep. How about flowers, flowers = fertility, yep pagan.

  No Light here.

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  Bring_the_Light: I surrender

  by PraiseJehovee in

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  i need this forum.

  i have time invested in my name "bring_the_light".

  i have pm'd simon apologizing, agreeing to obey all rules, and requesting to have my account turned back on.

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  Illuminate you?

  The reason why good men must prepare for war, is good men are useless against the use or threat of force if they cannot themselves do evil in the defense of good.

  (this is just a piece of wisdom, pay your taxes.... has nothing at all to do with any recent events at all)

  I hope you find this illuminating.

  Bring_the_Light
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  Bring_the_Light: I surrender

  by PraiseJehovee in

  1. jw
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  i need this forum.

  i have time invested in my name "bring_the_light".

  i have pm'd simon apologizing, agreeing to obey all rules, and requesting to have my account turned back on.

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  Ahh, that's better. :oP
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  American Politics...leave it to the Americans

  by Who are you? in

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  simons board rules "if you don't like the policies, you are free to leave" sounds a lot like the neocons battle cry of "my country love it or leave it"...the irony is palpablesimon's disdain of american political ideology is understandable.

  i remember on my first of dozens of trips to europe, standing in line to board the ferry that crossed lake chiemsee to one of king ludwig's castles.

  though we were talking quietly, it became apparent that we were a couple of americans mixed in with the german majority.

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  Choosing to invade Nazi occupied Europe when we were never attacked or in imminent threat of attack from them, and when the Nazis wanted alliance with us, was a NeoConservative theory.

  Our interests were a free and democratic Europe. So we did it. I'm astonished nobody sees any parallel here with Iraq. A European claiming the United States is bad for invading Iraq is simultaneously rejecting the entire concept of America entering WWII. If you don't like American action in WWII, more power to you, I'm not impressed with the results either. The theory that you'll gain allies by defending freedom is proving to be a very Polly-Anna mindset. You need to account for foreign people being kinda slimy in their political attitudes.

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  American Politics...leave it to the Americans

  by Who are you? in

  1. jw
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  simons board rules "if you don't like the policies, you are free to leave" sounds a lot like the neocons battle cry of "my country love it or leave it"...the irony is palpablesimon's disdain of american political ideology is understandable.

  i remember on my first of dozens of trips to europe, standing in line to board the ferry that crossed lake chiemsee to one of king ludwig's castles.

  though we were talking quietly, it became apparent that we were a couple of americans mixed in with the german majority.

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  By the way, the term "Neocon" is just a propaganda-style buzzword that the liberal left uses to insult those who don't march in lock-step with their political views.

  Not a completely accurate view. Neo-conservatives have a vocal, self-proclaimed identity, with easily identifiable hallmarks.

  It is true that "Neocon", like any other word, can be used perjoratively, but there is indeed a philosophy behind the word.

  Liberal View: The policy of the United States should be to take action when it is within our power to help people who cannot help themselves. (for others)

  Conservative View: The policy of the United States should be to take action when it is within our interests to do something. (for us)

  Neoconservative View: It is directly our interests to help others. America benefits from a free world, not encumbered by problems. Global success is our success. etc. (ex. A free Iraq is good for America and for the Iraqis, Saddams Iraq is bad for the Iraqis, it is also bad for America, their interests and our interests are not different.)
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  American Politics...leave it to the Americans

  by Who are you? in

  1. jw
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  simons board rules "if you don't like the policies, you are free to leave" sounds a lot like the neocons battle cry of "my country love it or leave it"...the irony is palpablesimon's disdain of american political ideology is understandable.

  i remember on my first of dozens of trips to europe, standing in line to board the ferry that crossed lake chiemsee to one of king ludwig's castles.

  though we were talking quietly, it became apparent that we were a couple of americans mixed in with the german majority.

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  You seem to be a little paranoid about this issue.

  I've had people like you express opinions which logically lead to whomever kills ME is a hero.

  I really have no idea where this irrational view of America comes from. I don't like Bush either. That doesn't encumber my ability to support a free Iraq or identify people like you as nutjobs in the slightest way. Don't sell ignorance as the one true religion Mr. Surrenderpants. Sorry about your buddy Saddam getting his "rights" violated and everything, but you'll see its for the best in the end.

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  American Politics...leave it to the Americans

  by Who are you? in

  1. jw
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  simons board rules "if you don't like the policies, you are free to leave" sounds a lot like the neocons battle cry of "my country love it or leave it"...the irony is palpablesimon's disdain of american political ideology is understandable.

  i remember on my first of dozens of trips to europe, standing in line to board the ferry that crossed lake chiemsee to one of king ludwig's castles.

  though we were talking quietly, it became apparent that we were a couple of americans mixed in with the german majority.

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  Simon (the neo-fascist Canadian- First Reich hypocrite) Said: No one is asking Americans to 'apologize for being American' or any such nonsense. People were simply asked not to paste the propaganda that was starting to appear regularly.
  
  Only certain Americans would take this as some kind of attack on their entire country ...
  
  How America is viewed is a whole different issue. You'll find that America's influence in the world is waning as power ebbs away and the dollar slides. One day, you'll probably wake up to a harsh new reality and possibly wish you'd had a slightly different foreign policy that made more friends and fewer enemies. Don't assume that your allies are your friends ... the level of dislike in England for instance is pretty high outside of the current political classes.
  
  While American politics does have an impact on the rest of the word though we are free to say whatever we like about you and the idiots you elect. But hey, at least we don't follow your lead and have those we don't like assassinated do we?

  Yep, I agree Simon. Americans should keep their political perspectives off of JWD. Has no place here....... wow. If you hate me for wanting to support freedom in Iraq, be assured I have no illusions about whether you are a friend or not. (my decision, not yours). When your lease to have your little country on our continent comes up for renewal, don't be surprised if we seek multiple bids. I have, currently do, and will continue to support the defense of human liberty, I have not asked your permission, nor will I. Bring_the_Light
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  The growing irrelevance of the Watchtower message

  by drew sagan in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  in many ways it appears as if the watchtower movement is slowing down.

  a number of changes over the last few years certainly show that the watchtower is in a period of transition.

  they have cut back on the number of magazines they print as well as lowered the cost of production by eliminating things like hard backed books.

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  My home Congo looked extremely stressed. I was actually a little surprised that most everyone I knew was still there, but there were very notable losses. Most striking was there was ABSOLUTELY nobody new. Not a single local recruit. Some jaydub was imported from Iowa, he was the only face I didn't recognize.
  
  I guess I can't tell the difference from "normal" now that I've been away so long, but everyone looked pretty stressed which I interpreted to be related to the "we've lost ground and its embarrassing" sitch.