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  I must be old.

  by JeffT in

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  our youngest (26) just announced he's engaged.

  we love monika and the two of them are perfect together.

  it just takes a bit of getting used to.

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  Being old is subjective, I have grand babies however, my youngest is 4 months, had remarried and wife is 28, and younger than 4 of my children, work out daily with free weights and do the p90 x program. 6 days a week in addition to the weights. Feel 20 too so all is good here. My oldest is 40 and all my grand children are older than my youngest may be old in years but definitely young in actions and thoughts.
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  California Most Hated State, According To Recent Poll

  by Bangalore in

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  california most hated state, according to recent poll .. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/23/california-most-hated-state_n_1297843.html?ref=mostpopular.

  bangalore.

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  PerSonally I can't tolerate being but for a couple of days to visit children and grand children, had lived there previously for 18 years, so have been there done that and no thanks.
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  Fakeness of the Elders When CO Visits Video

  by TOTH in

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  i just ran across this video and enjoyed it a lot.

  i hope you guys do too..... i can still remember the fake-ass elders scrambling trying to get everyone to show up for service and put on a big face...lol.

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=royjqnqrcc0&feature=related.

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  Co visits are like visiting friends / family no one really likes but a good face is put on while thinking when are these assholes going to leave.
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  Elders want to pay a visit

  by varian in

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  i had a phone call recently.

  two elders want to come round.. now i ve been out for approx.

  8 years.

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  Why bother if they really gave a shit, they would have been back years ago, did they come? No they blow them off they don't really care they are just something they were told to do, so tell them to bugger off. If you let them come why be polite, they incompetent, dont do the job they are suppose to do, don't let them use you. And they will probably be counting time when they come and see you, if you must see them, tell them to come dressed as normal people do, cause if them come suited up they are counting their time and are probably there for nefarious reasons.
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  Special Assembly Day of Jehovah's Witnesses

  by iamwhoiam in

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  ssn587

  Program 2011 - 2012

  Theme: 'Let God's Will Take Place' - Matt. 6:10 ((let the Governing Body's will take place))

  Morning Session ((bend over and spread for acceptance))

  9:40 Music ((REALLY!!!!))

  9:50 Song No. 6 and Prayer

  10:00 "He That Does the Will of God Remains Forever" ((those that do the will of the GB remain slaves forever))

  10:15 "Go On Perceiving What the Will of Jehovah Is" (( you had better damn well follow what the salvae masters say))

  10:30 God's "Will Is That All Sorts of Men Should Be Saved" ((sure only jdubs (bs personified))

  10:55 Song No. 120 and Announcements ((we need more money))

  11:05 "Live...No More for the Desires of Men, but for God's Will" ((only for desires of the gb))

  11:35 Dedication and Baptism ((cult acceptance))

  12:05 Song No. 58 ((yeah sure))

  Afternoon Session

  1:20 Music ((really!!!

  1:30 Song No. 112

  1:35 Experiences

  1:45 Summary of The Watchtower ((summarize how your suppose to follow orders))

  2:15 Do the Will of God Whole-Souled ((we want you out daily moving are mags))

  2:30 They 'Let the Will of God Take Place' ((more like the will of the gb))

  2:45 Song No. 42 and Announcements ((more agonizing noise))

  2:55 Encourage One Another, "for This is the Will of God" ((rather should be spy on one another))

  3:55 Song No. 19 and Prayer ((more agony))
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  Vatican told to pay taxes as Italy tackles budget crisis

  by cantleave in

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  http://richarddawkins.net/articles/645101-vatican-told-to-pay-taxes-as-italy-tackles-budget-crisis.

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  I agree with finallyawake churches should pay taxes, nothing in the constitution about them having a special classification and free from all responsibility of paying taxes, they should also be paying taxes on all monies invested etc. I for one am tired of their free ride. The WTBTS is nothing more than a business hidden by a cloak of religisosity and they prey on people and familes. They have absolutely no programs to help the poor, sick, and needy although they do have an agenda to protect peds and not the victims.
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  BEARDS: Why JW men don't have them

  by 00DAD in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i know this has been dished over before, but when i was doing some research i discovered a couple of interesting points.

  as far as i can find, there is only one wt article that implies that jw men should not have beards.

  *** w75 8/15 pp.

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  I had a goatee for some time never did shave, now don't even attend the brainwashing sessions. but no one ever said anything anyway, guess I didn't give a s**t one way or the other what they thought, i was happy with it and wore it and still do.
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  Latest Study Article: Was Jephthah surprised at his daughter coming out?

  by garbonzo in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  paragraph 15: "he vowed that if god gave ammon into jephthah's hand, the first one to come out of the door when he returned home would be jehovah's.

  as jephthah returned home from subduing ammon, his daughter came running to meet him.

  (judg.

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  it was to be a burnt sacrifice not duty at a temple somewhere else. a burnt sacrifice. the WTBTS always tries to change it to something else. probablyto try and get young ones to donate their lives working at the publishing company.
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  Theo Min School and Public Speaker Training Outdated...

  by Confucious in

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  i used to think that the theocratic ministry school was extremely valuable.. and i think it does have it's value.. but i think public speaking has changed so dramatically the last few years.. last time i went to the kh... the public speakers were speaking at a very "low" level.. i think part of the thing the current crop of religious speakers (like joel osteen, etc... they are so dynamic.. and even speakers like tony robbins.... i think the style of speaking for witness speakers has become old school.. granted - yes... they have an audience that is "obligated" to listen to them.

  but they have not evolved at all as public speakers - and probably is getting worse.. most public speakers aren't glued to an outline.... just a thought.... .

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  Maybe if they had telepromters they would be classified as good speakers too. I learned absolutely nothing by being in the school and dropped out after awhile. I got tired of hearing really lousy talks and then the student being told they did a good job (say wha???). In smaller congs. you see the same people over and over again, some of them never seem to learn anything, and the others are just as bored with the talks as we are/were listening to them.
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  Some apostates are sociopaths

  by myusername in

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  2. experiences

  that is a controversial title to this post.

  i think most apostates are kind-hearted people who want to warn others about this organization and help others get out of it.

  however, some jws are sociopaths.

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  ssn587

  OODAD my sentiments exactly the GB seem to fit that profile to a "T".