It's interesting to note someone considered this subject for a composition. Are you sure this is a painting because it looks like a print? Do you know the artist's name?
Posts by Imbue
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2Old School Street Corner Brotha
by rei injust wanted to share this picture of a painting i took last year, i think it was untitled so lets call it "old school street corner brotha".
if you live near victoria bc canada you can see the real painting at pagliacci's.. .
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After-meeting conversations
by Gopher into be able to properly "encourage one another, more so as you behold the end drawing near", we as jw's were instructed to do the following: .
(1) stay after the meeting for "upbuilding association", and .
(2) rather than talk about mundane things of life, discuss the finer points of the meeting just held.
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Imbue
Why would you need to talk about something you were supposed to read already three times. First, when it arrived in the mail. Then, study carefully each paragraph while answering the skewed questions. All before arriving to the WT meeting to read each paragraph and read the answers from the same paragraph you supposedly read already three times.
It was boring enough to read it once. LOL...The only thing we discussed was the pompous answers the bethelites, elders,and their wives would give.
Edited by - imbue on 20 October 2002 1:2:46
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I am reaching my breaking point!
by gilwarrior ini just got back from the palms casino where i lost $60 dollars.
that had to be the worst game of poker i have ever had.
i got home and everything just started coming to me.
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Gil have you tried the department of Labor? They maybe able to help you find a job. Then go back to school some kind of training or degree will always give you options you wouldn't have other wise.
Then Gil look for a support group to join. I suggest Al-Alon because you have been affected by your parents addiction to religion. There are many people that attend Al-Anon when there loved ones have other addictions besides alcohol. You can find a meetings by calling information for the hotline number they will tell you where to find a meeting. Did I tell you that the meetings are free? You will meet many people there that have felt like you do now, uncomfortable around people and that they don't fit in any where. You WILL make freinds there and please go to at least six meetings before you decide if it is for you.
Edited by - imbue on 20 October 2002 0:45:29
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Why Im ignoring my friends.
by refiners fire inive basically kept this under wraps in so far as this board is concerned, but ive decided to tell about it because, frankly, im under stress at the moment,am posting (when i post at all) a bit strangely and i wish to explain why im hardly posting, nor am i hardly responding to emails or chat requests from my friends here.
i apologize for the latter.
in a nutshell, my wife is sick, shes been sick a year now and the situation is getting worse.
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Imbue
Farkel....hehehehehehe
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Why Im ignoring my friends.
by refiners fire inive basically kept this under wraps in so far as this board is concerned, but ive decided to tell about it because, frankly, im under stress at the moment,am posting (when i post at all) a bit strangely and i wish to explain why im hardly posting, nor am i hardly responding to emails or chat requests from my friends here.
i apologize for the latter.
in a nutshell, my wife is sick, shes been sick a year now and the situation is getting worse.
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Imbue
I'm sorry to hear this about your wife. It must be very difficult you and your children to cope with her illness and all your fears.
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To Lilacs
by BeautifulGarbage inshari, .
i just wanted to state this for all to see.
you are someone that i hold in very high esteem.
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Wollersheim v. Scientology: Implications for WTS?
by expatbrit inwollersheim v. the church of scientology was a 22 year court case, finally settled in may of 2002 with the payment of $8.6 million by the church of scientology.
it raises interesting issues of freedom of religion, and how responsible cults must be for the results of their actions.
case history summary.. in 1980, lawrence wollersheim filed suit against the church of scientology of california (csc), claiming damages for intentional and negligent infliction of severe emotional distress.
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Imbue
The labelling of outsiders with pejorative labels such as "Suppresives" or "Worldly" or "Apostates" is another shared characteristic in the indoctrination process.
Every social group has code words signaling who is in the social group and who is out of the group. All Christian religions have words to signal whether or not you are in there group. If you do not have a personal relationship with Jesus then you are not Born Again. The JWs did not invent the term worldly they just apply it to everyone with a free thought in and out of the congregations. Even apostates have code words to signal whether you are in or out of the social group. I pity the poor soul here that dares to refer to JWs teaching as the truth, I mean troof.
Edited by - imbue on 10 October 2002 17:21:49
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My church's policy on reporting abuse.
by JeffT inyesterday every body that volunteers in the nursery got a pamphlet on various policies that apply to us.
this is the complete text of the section on reporting abuse.. .
if a volunteer suspects a child has been physically, emotionally, or sexually abused or neglected, occ staff must be notified immediately.
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Imbue
There are special guidelines that schools must follow for there licensing. This seems to be the typical policy for most educational institutions. The WT's policies may seem reasonable to some but we know these polices contradict an unwritten code of conduct weaved into the social structure of the JWs. These codes of conduct contradicts their public statements. The reality of how these matters are handled and what policies exist are sometimes very different.
Edited by - imbue on 7 October 2002 13:17:42
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Imbue
One can be Jewish and a JW at the same time. I had also believed Billy Joel was Jewish but maybe some of his family members are JW as well.
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What is the Watchtower Educational Center?
by Gerard inthe wtbts owns something called the watchtower educational center .
"putnam county - the town of patterson, as lead agency, has determined that the proposed watchtower amended site plan may have a significant adverse environmental impact and a draft eis must be prepared.
a public scoping session will be held on may 30, 2002 at 7:30 p.m. at the patterson town hall, po box 470, 1142 route 311, patterson, ny 12563. written comments will be accepted until june 13, 2002. the action involves expansion of the existing watchtower educational center with the construction of two new residence buildings, an office building, additions to the audio/video building and a new maintenance building which total 172, 500 square feet.
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Imbue
The Watchtower Educational Center is about 600 acres of valuable real estate in Putnam County NY. It's about an hour and fifteen minutes to NYC so it's in a commuter location. They have the Gilead School, legal dept, estate planning dept, art dept, video Dept, questions from the readers dept and a nursing home in the health dept located there. They also have a hotel on the property for which they supposedly pay property taxes to the community. I'm sure there are several other departments, I've forgotten to mention, so maybe others can fill in the blanks.
Edited by - Imbue on 11 September 2002 20:54:59
