he can save me since I am required in my knew religion (infinitheism) to join ALL religions, get saved by all of them and enter the clergy of all of them.
Hyghlandyr
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About mchl's offer in chatt
by pleaseer2001 infirst i would like to say thank you for the offer...but feel you don't understand why i myself have found this site.
i can't speak for anyone else here.there are some things i feel i would like to share with you!
i have not been part of the org for over 14 years..since i was fifteen.i have accepted the shunning,i have educated myself,and spend many years questioning myself and choicesi have made.the things i have delt with and now belive to be important in my life are things that make me love life and the people who are part of my life!
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Where did the word disfellowship come from, and why isnt it in the bible?
by cindykp ini'm having a hard time understanding how people can get disfellowshipped, but the word isnt even mentioned in the bible!
i cant even find it in the damn dictionary!
even tried spell check on it, and there is no suggestions.
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Hyghlandyr
no the word isnt in the bible
not our translations....
but the concept is there...not even greeting such a one..
And how about the old testament version..they shunned you by picking up BIG aztec stones and tossing them on you until you DIED. THat was fun boys and girls!
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Where did the word disfellowship come from, and why isnt it in the bible?
by cindykp ini'm having a hard time understanding how people can get disfellowshipped, but the word isnt even mentioned in the bible!
i cant even find it in the damn dictionary!
even tried spell check on it, and there is no suggestions.
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Hyghlandyr
Here is your answer from Merriam Websters (the TRUE websters) Online ( www.m-w.com) :
Main Entry: dis-
Function: prefix
Etymology: Middle English dis-, des-, from Old French & Latin; Old French des-, dis-, from Latin dis-, literally, apart; akin to Old English te- apart, Latin duo two -- more at TWO
1 a : do the opposite of <disestablish> b : deprive of (a specified quality, rank, or object) <disfranchise> c : exclude or expel from <disbar>
2 : opposite or absence of <disunion> <disaffection>
3 : not <disagreeable>
4 : completely <disannul>
5 [by folk etymology] : DYS- <disfunction>Main Entry: 1 fel·low·ship
Pronunciation: 'fe-l&-"ship, -lO-
Function: noun
1 : COMPANIONSHIP, COMPANY
2 a : community of interest, activity, feeling, or experience b : the state of being a fellow or associate
3 : a company of equals or friends : ASSOCIATION
4 : the quality or state of being comradely
5 obsolete : MEMBERSHIP, PARTNERSHIP
6 a : the position of a fellow (as of a university) b : the stipend of a fellow c : a foundation for the providing of such a stipendMain Entry: 2 fellowship
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): -shipped also fel·low·shiped / -"shipt /; -ship·ping also fel·low·ship·ing / -"shi-pi[ng] /
intransitive senses : to join in fellowship especially with a church member
transitive senses : to admit to fellowship (as in a church)Hope that helps.
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Any here from the Indiana, Ohio, Michigan Tri-state area?
by AK - Jeff ini just wonder if any here from an area, say within 100 miles of fort wayne indiana interested in getting a small informal group together?
i have not been able to find any xjws in my immediate area.
i have gone to the meetup sites - still nothing.
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Hyghlandyr
I am in Cleveland. There are a bunch of exes in Cincinnati. Some in dayton...which is closer to cinci than cleveland. Maybe a couple in toledo that Ive met (not in person)
Going to be heading to cinci soon for a visit. Not sure exactly when. Give me a shout out at [email protected]
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Were You Affected By Racism In The Congregation???
by minimus ini grew up in an inner city area with many ethnic groups.
i saw very little racism or prejudice in the hall.
i'm wondering if my experience is isolated.
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Hyghlandyr
I dont know if any other black people other than me responded to this post, but in my opinion if there was any racism within the JWs it was mostly covert and subtle.
I think that is society in america now in general. The posts Ive made on this subject would be deleted here, along with all of the open and honest replies Ive gotten. Suffice it that my experience is that many of the folks who think they are not racist, are.
Thus simply to define racism...Racism does not require you to wear white sheets, to kill anyone, to fire a man from his job or not hire him because of his pigment. Those are racist qualities but they are not the only ones.
Racism can be as simple as not believing another person when they tell you that they were pulled over by the police without a reason (Ive had that happen to me..I was in the car with my black wife going to detroit at MIDNIGHT. We were pulled over. They would not tell us why. After a Fifteen minute search of the car, they finally told us they pulled us over because underneath the car, in the very middle my muffler was not COMPLETELY connected. NO noise was coming from the muffler at all. But they apparently saw that at midnight, under the car at 55 miles an hour.)
Or a sly look. Or an assumption. "Blacks like watermelon." NO freakin kidding. Watermelon tastes great. Why WOULDNT they like it you moron.
Here is a real clue to racism...."I'm not racist,
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BUT...."
Ive heard that so many times.
I am racist. Its not an AA meeting confession. Just a recognition that I was born into a society that differentiates people based on appearance. Genetically, I realize, we share our code mostly in common. I have as much of a percentage of genetic material in common with an Irish dude as I do with an anglo as I do with an african. Though I dont look entirely like them. If race is to be based on looks then I am of the buck toothed race.
Realizing this I dont have to apologize for things I have not done. I do however, have to listen when someone explains their perspective to me.
And besides that I dig black chicks.
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Anyone in Cleveland?
by Hyghlandyr in.
say if anyone is in cleveland and they want to give me a shout out ring me here..i will check this thread periodically
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Hyghlandyr
Ok Ive only had internet access from the computer room in my apartment building (we have use of four computers that anyone can sign up for at 1/2 hour blocks.) This Ive rarely been able to check this. Anyhow now I have internet access in my apartment so i can check my messsages whenever I want. Anyone up for a dayton/Cleveland get together? Yes Dayton is close enough.
My email address is [email protected]
Smooches to everyones.
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Were You Affected By Racism In The Congregation???
by minimus ini grew up in an inner city area with many ethnic groups.
i saw very little racism or prejudice in the hall.
i'm wondering if my experience is isolated.
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Hyghlandyr
Heck I WAS the racist one at my hall. I HATED white people.
Danged crazy white folks!
Oh and that one chick up there with her pic is SMOKIN she looks like some chick in star wars. I dig it!
Can ya dig it!?
(oh and I said dig it before that dude said dig it..he copied from me the thievin anglo!)
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Unlicensed or "Pirate" Radio Station
by TresHappy inthere's a pirate radio station broadcasting near me.
exactly what is the law regarding them?
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Hyghlandyr
David Duke?
Is that that dude that did that stuff way back when he was doin stuff that he did?
Or am I thinkin someone else?
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Jehovah's Witnesses...... A Connection still...
by ScoobySnax inwhen you bump into a jw who you've known previously, do you still feel any connection at all?.
i seem to be a magnet for them at local supermarkets, i always stop and chat and can't help still feeling such a connection with them.
they were my "brothers and sisters" after all.
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Hyghlandyr
Scooby that depents....
I need to ask a couple of questions in order to determine if I would feel a connection..
1. Are they chicks?
2. Are they hot?
3. Are they smart enough to pretend to be dumb so that I can pretend that I am smarter than they are?
4. Are they easy?
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If you could live to 200 - what would you do with your life?
by truthseeker inif a pill or some treatment was developed to allow you to live to 200 - what would you do with the rest of your life?.
let's just say that you started to get old around 175. you're in your 50s.
would you work longer, enjoy life, help a needy cause or travel?.
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Hyghlandyr
One word....
Chicks..lots of danged hot chicks. SMOKIN chicks.
Can we spell POLYAMORY....
yeah Id live wif like a bunch of hot chicks.
well maybe not live wif em
maybe just...
well actually I dont know if I want to do that either cause it interrupts my dang cable shows...
and of course whats on cable???
CHICKS! Lots of danged hot chicks! SMOKIN Chicks!
AH..Id sit on my couch all day on the net and watch my cable!..that is exactly what I would do..
And sleep. I dig sleepin.
Oh I would get up sometimes..to order posters to put on my wall.
Posters of what?
CHICKS! Lots of danged hot chicks. SMOKIN Chicks!
