Posts by Magwitch

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More on Saturday's drama: Endo-symbiotic theory mentioned not once but twice

by sir82 in

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friends

i don't want to give a full synopsis of saturday's drama, for fear of inducing stupor among this thread's readers, but.... .

the drama deals with a jw family with 3 kids, 2 of whom are in various stages of rebellion against all things jw.. the older brother is one of the "rebels", while the younger brother is a thoroughly annoying piece of brown-nosing crapola, completely buying into the jw mindset.. anyways, the younger brother is asking the older brother about why he doesn't want to attend the family study any more.. the older kid's rambling answer touches on something along the lines of "i'm learning things in school about how life really came here.

it's not as simple as you think!".

Magwitch

Thanks for posting that MM!

What is with the male chauvinist seating?

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"In this system of things"

by Sour Grapes in

it just drives me freakin crazy when my wife and.

her friends say things like "well, in this system of things.

we will never be caught up in our work at home.

Magwitch

My mother is always talking about this rotten system of things in every other sentence.

I was riding in the car with her last week and she was honked at and flipped off. So the usually reply is "Oh, this rotten system of things".

Hmmm..."Ever wonder if it could be your rotten driving mom?"

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Top Ten Pickup Lines at This Year's Convention

by JimmyPage in

10. if i said you had a nice governing body would you hold it against me?.

9. let's overlap our generations if you know what i mean.. 8. what do you say we lose this great crowd?.

7. i want to be your faithful slave.. 6. tonight we're gonna party like it's 1974.. 7. your breasts are like towers.. 6. would you welcome a shepherding call?.

Magwitch

There are so many funny ones!

My Favorite...

1. No need for a great tribulation, I can take you to Paradise right now.

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Becoming of the anointed & seeing the light

by discreetslave in

i was recently born again and thus am anointed because of this i have come to realize that though there are sincere people who are jw, some teachings are fine but the wt organization is a fraud.

here is my story sorry if it's a bit long but i need to tell it.. 16 years ago today i was baptized as one of jw's.

i was 17 years old the only one in my family.

Magwitch

Thank you for sharing Discreetslave!

How you felt about your convention is how so many of us have felt....

I was hoping for cordon bleu & got chicken nuggets

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What's The Longest You've Been In A Relationship?

by minimus in

jw
friends

and if you were dating someone "seriously", how long did that last?.

Magwitch

Minimus - You did not specify what type of relationship...

I was in a miserable marriage for 20 years

and a blissfully sweet relationship for 3 years

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Some Thoughts on Self Esteem and Disfellowshipping

by What Now? in

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Magwitch

Thank you for this thread - it is exceptional. These parents, who so easily shun their children, are so unworthy of procreating

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Does this tell us how desperate they are to paint those who leave as evil??

by therevealer in

jw
friends

in the watchtower ?

july 15, 2011 15 this is how they portray ones who simply leave after seeing the light.

but notice how before the article ends they move on to satan and his wicked world.

Magwitch

"...not content just to leave the organization that they perhaps once loved."

If only the organization would just let us quietly leave. But, NO, they insist on a bitter battle where definite sides are drawn. It elevates emotions to the point of being vindictive and overly righteous

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