I'm single, never been married, and the older I get, the more I don't have the desire to be married. I sometimes get a little lonely, but then I look around at the pickings and get over the slump real quick. I think the key is to be happy with self first. If you can't do that, then you'll be miserable and then you'll make the other person miserable. But, to each his own. I have a child, so I'm still looking for a convent that will accept me as a nun with a kid in tow!!!
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Do you believe that a woman has to be married to be happy?
by MsMcDucket ini'm just wondering because i was raised to believe that a woman should get married and have children.
i think that this is an out-dated philosophy and that girls shouldn't be taught that they have to be in a marriage to be complete.
please, discuss.
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The ''truth'' that lead me to question the WTS.
by RULES & REGULATIONS inthe truth that leads to eternal life says on page 13:.
we need to examine, not only what we personally believe, but also what is taught by any religious organization with whichwe may be associated.
are its teachings in full harmony with god's word, or are they based on the traditions of men?
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a Christian said, "...All I can figure is that most JW's often deliberately supress and ignore their doubts because they know that to do otherwise might cost them their family and friends. A price that most people are simply not willing to pay in order to take a stand for what they know is really right and really true." I have heard some JWs criticize other people in Christendom for not leaving "false religion" behind to join the Org. because they [unbelievers] are tied to such things as family, friends, positions, etc. Essentially what you said in the above quote. Oh, the irony of the WT.
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Trapped in an elevator...
by whitman inwho is the last person you would ever want to be trapped in an elevator with?
for me - tom cruise.
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Come to think of it, what would McGeyver do? I know! He'd use Ann Coulter's boney behind as a crowbar to get the doors open. That's it.
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unrealistic service attire requirements
by Solace1998 inone thing that always got me upset -- .
sisters wearing pantyhose all year round?
brothers or sisters frowned upon for wearing snowpants whilst going outside in snowstorms or incidences of high snow (quite often in the mountains of pa) .
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Dinah, this is off the topic, but your pic of the kitten and the name Dinah are giving me the blues. I had a black kitten named Dinah--and I accidentally ran over her!! (:-( I'm still hurting over that.
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Is it just me?
by almostbitten ini've listened to a number of jws speak about the "new world" and it strikes me that many of them plan to carry a lot of materialistic and worldly expectations with them.
for example, i heard one lady complain about the williams' (venus and serena) success as tennis players, that they should be out there preaching and waiting to play tennis in the new world.
another one came from a visiting elder speaking at the local hall.
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I've listened to a number of JWs speak about the "New World" and it strikes me that many of them plan to carry a lot of materialistic and worldly expectations with them. For example, I heard one lady complain about the Williams' (Venus and Serena) success as tennis players, that they should be out there preaching and waiting to play tennis in the new world. Another one came from a visiting elder speaking at the local hall. He said that he realized that he was spending too much time playing golf in this "system of things," and that he should wait until the new world so he can play all the golf he wants!!! One girl wondered what the news broadcasts will be like since their will be no bad news to report. WTF?!? Okay, maybe it is me, but I'm thinking, "According to YOU guys, these are worldly habits and desires. SO, if this system of things will fade away, what makes you think all of these habits, hobbies, institutions, etc. will be present in the next go 'round, excepting the bad people?" Furthermore, what in the Bible would even support this?
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Has the WitchTower come up with any specific dates or times for when A-Day will go down? I know about the 1975 fiasco. Or are they being low key this time around?
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what was the one sound bite or comment that helped you see the light?
by siy inthis was a few years ago now, i was on the work one day with an elders elder.. you now the type!.
& he said this to me me (now i would love to know if you heard this one if its from a wt mag).
"how you are viewed by others (& so treated) is a reflection of how god views you".
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Troggie, I'm sorry that your family was done that way. I once read on an another site a comment made by an ex-JW about the doctrine of "old" and "new" light. He said that the Holy Spirit must have been using a dimmer switch there were so many flip flops in teachings. Although I'm not a JW, I think I finally got tired of smelling doo-doo when I asked my teacher once and for all whether or not JWs believed that Jesus' death was for everyone? She said no, but that "...his death was beneficial to others in the Kingdom in other ways." I found that really odd because that book we were studying from, "What Does The Bible Really Teach?" misleads readers. In chapter 4, p.37 and chapter 5, p. 47, nowhere does it state or even hint at Jesus dying for only a few. These chapters speak in general terms. I can imagine someone feeling as though a bombshell has been dropped when they discover AFTER hooking up with the organization that, "Sorry, he didn't die for you, just a select few. You're just assed-out."
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Trapped in an elevator...
by whitman inwho is the last person you would ever want to be trapped in an elevator with?
for me - tom cruise.
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Ann Coulter LOL ...good one. She'd make a good JW, dontcha think?
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"Taking care of a worldly friend isn't as important as the meetings!"
by Lady Zombie inmy best friend, who is *gasp* "worldly" had a semi-major surgery monday.
she had asked me if she could recooperate at my place.
it's nice and quiet at my place and besides, she knows i'll spoil her rotten.. yesterday (thursday) i had to take her to her doctor's for a post surgery check when i got off of work.
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wow. That's all I can say.:-o