Alcohol and then an end of the world prediction. Might as well do it like Rutherford would.
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Maybe being a Witness wasnt so bad?
by acolytes inbefore i became a witness i was a shallow egotistcal happy go lucky married man.
i owned 2 houses which were rented out.i lived rent free in london working for a rich arab-.
due to being a witness i quit a job and a lifestyle i will never have again.. i now live in sweden with the same wife and have a kid- i can think critically.my good friends are those i met on the ministry (but never converted)-i have good friends from my congregation in england.
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VIII
These types of threads always make me smile then laugh then get mad.
There is nothing good or *not so bad* about being in a high control group or cult like the Jehovah's Witnesses.
You are denied basic rights. As a female you are put down and treated as a second class citizen. You might as well be living in a third world Islamic country for the advantages being a JW female provides. If they could convince us a Burka was in the bible, you bet JW women would be wearing one.
As HappyGuy noted, there are zero advantages and many disadvantages.
You are told education is bad. What kind of parent in a free country wants to deny their child the advantages of an education? Especially college? College only helps in todays world.
Only a completely brain-washed idiot for a parent, that's who.
I hate to say this but most of us on this board were denied that. If you are honest you will see that your parents did not want what was best for you. They wanted what was best for the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society.
And that is free labor. Labor to print and distribute their magazines and literature and keep the corporation running. They need new recruits for that which requires more free labor. Which requires more uneducated individuals who are unable to figure out that being taught how to give a Public Talk isn't the way to pay the bills.
Being brought up in any religion will teach you *morals*. Biblical morals. The Ten Commandments. Those are pretty basic.
What else did you learn? How to discriminate? How to look down on people? How to take a donut break? How to wash a toilet?
How to....what? How to be a team member? How to be an RN? How to be an architect? How to run your own business? How to be an accountant? How to be a doctor? How to be an IT consultant? How to write a resume?
How did being a JW prepare you for life on the street? How did they prepare you for life away from them when you really have to get along with the rest of society and learn the not all Worldy people are evil and won't kill you at the drop of a pin?
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What products should I consider to ward off Deers?
by asilentone ini have seen several cars hit by deers around here, but i have never been hit by a deer here, i might consider to buy something to ward off deers.
any suggestions would be very much appreciated..
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My DHs auto is currently in the body shop getting a new front end, front quarter panel and with a partial new engine due to Bambi. This is his second Bambi run-in in 4 years. When you see the deer guts all over the grill along with the fur, you realize that the poor deer really took a hit. He was going about 50 and hit the deer head on. (the guts and body spray was all over the side of the car also-- )
We went back the next day and looked at where he hit it and found the poor deer, laying belly up, tongue out. It was really gross.
I am guessing that in the New System we won't have to worry about hitting the deer with our buggies and bikes, huh?
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Do You Expect Sport Heroes To Be Role Models?
by minimus inwith all the hoopla going on over tiger's indiscretions, are you of the mind that sport's players should be role models?.
i don't.
to me, they're only gifted athletes, nothing more..
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Ned was hot. Just like a JW Pioneer. And he had a much better car.
Tarzan wore a loin cloth for a reason. Duh! Those gorillas taught him well. No grabbing the sack in public. (monkey see, monkey do is no excuse)
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Do You Expect Sport Heroes To Be Role Models?
by minimus inwith all the hoopla going on over tiger's indiscretions, are you of the mind that sport's players should be role models?.
i don't.
to me, they're only gifted athletes, nothing more..
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I don't think or expect sport heros to be role models.
Tarzan? Yeah, I thought Tarzan was a great role model. Think about it--he was strong, really buff, could talk to the animals and could survive in the New System. I was enthralled with Tarzan (not so much Jane, she was taking my place as Tarzan's squeeze) and wanted to be like him. I wanted to swing from the vines and talk to the animals. That way, when, after Armageddon of course, I was all ready for Paradise in the New System. The Paradise that Chicago would become of course. Just like the rain forest the Paradise book showed.
Then I woke up and realized that Nancy Drew was, perhaps, a better role model.
Do I still dream of Tarzan? Only after a glass or two of wine.
Ahhhhhhhh!!!!!
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Did you hear Jw's swear?
by highdose ini know that what counts as swearing differs alot from region to region, amongst the words i heard used were "crap, bloody, shit, git, bastard, bitch" and the dubs who used these words would say that they didn't belive they were swear words at all!.
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I spoke to my ardent JW mom yesterday.
Her--"That MotherF&cking azzhole hasn't paid me yet." She went on to curse and call someone, non-JW a few more names.
We chatted and hung up. I never said a word to her about her language. In front of other JWs, she is a picture of demureness. In front of family, she is like a character from the Soprano's. One of the men.
I learned every curse word I know from her. And I know some really dirty words.
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TODAY
by snowbird intoday is monday, tuesday, december 1, 2009, in the western hemisphere.. there are 30 more days left in the month and year of 2009, in the western hemisphere.. i live in the state of alabama, southern part of the continental united states of america, western hemisphere.. how you doin'?.
sylvia.
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Today is Monday, December 1, 2009, in the Western Hemisphere.
Actually it's Tuesday.
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weird ginger doll in great teacher book. -
by creativhoney inanyone else noticed it?
its with the girl with the pedo and then its in paradise... doo doo dooo dooooo twilight zone music.
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One of those writers reaaallly likes Raggedy Ann.
Creepy.
Oh, and that yawning wolf is right above her head. Raggedy Ann's. Poor wolf wondering why he didn't get off'd at the Big A. "Why the F am I stuck laying here when I could be eating them in the Old System? How the hell did *I* make it through? What am I gonna survive on? Grass? Who the Fck eats grass? Elephants eat grass. Wolfs don't eat grass. See the teeth? Our teeth didn't evolve to eat damn grass."
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What does an MS do?
by deemoo inright... so i've hung around on jwn for a while now, but i simply can't figure out where an ministerial servant stands in the hierarchy scheme of the wts.. there's the r&f or rank & file.. then there seems to be the microphone handlers, sound checkers, donation bin watchers, index card for territory managers, person who is in charge of the books, etc.. then there are elders.
circuit overseers.
bethelites.
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Somehow, all those pics, above, go right along with the Paradise book creativehoney posted the PDF for.
The first thing I thought of is exactly what those pictures depicted and Elder WannaBe.
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weird ginger doll in great teacher book. -
by creativhoney inanyone else noticed it?
its with the girl with the pedo and then its in paradise... doo doo dooo dooooo twilight zone music.
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That sheep on page 163; he looks like he'd much rather be mutton.