Posts by Incense_and_Peppermints

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What would you do? Need Advice!
by jwbot in
1. jw
2. friends
my brother has *gasp* a worldy girlfriend.

he has a job, they both work there, met there, and now they are in love.

i think they have been together only a couple weeks.
Incense_and_Peppermints

i couldn?t say no to a relative who needed help, so i would let them stay but with some very clear stipulations, specifying how long they can stay and how much money they will give you, and when (like every Friday, for example). put everything down on paper too. doing that will "officialize" everything a bit and subtly reinforce that they can't stay indefinitely and not for free. and stock up on for those moments when you need to relax ...
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Your favorite JW made-up word
by dorothy in
1. jw
2. friends
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ok, they have lots of "witnessy" sayings.

but the best is the words they keep making up.. mine is "super-fine apostles" (from an awake a few months ago).
Incense_and_Peppermints

omg
Yeah, especially those who mispronounced it as "fleshy" as in "my fleshy sister is coming down for the weekend". I always imagined someone with abundant rolls of fat waddling in.
lol
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Your favorite JW made-up word
by dorothy in
1. jw
2. friends
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ok, they have lots of "witnessy" sayings.

but the best is the words they keep making up.. mine is "super-fine apostles" (from an awake a few months ago).
Incense_and_Peppermints

someone saying don't get too friendly with so-and-so, because they are "spiritually weak", and in the same breath gush over the talk about how "only Jehovah can read someone's heart".
"agape" isn't a made-up word, but i always thought it sounded pretentious and empty. why not just use "love", for chrissakes?
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Are JWs Guilty of Idolatry?
by Kenneson in
1. jw
2. friends
the jws have an aversion to the cross but a love for the watchtower symbol.

is one a graven image, but not the other?

check the following watchtower paraphernalia offered for sale by a jw owned business.. http://www.westcoastclips.com/store/templates/basic/productindex.asp
Incense_and_Peppermints

well, according to this document i found, idolatry includes the "possession and use of images and pictures that are employed in false religion".
---(can you say "Jehovahese"?)
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What Was Your General Impression of Elders?
by minimus in
1. jw
2. friends
did you like them?

hate them?

fear them?
Incense_and_Peppermints

if you post a link to the actual, entire "Kingdom Ministry School Textbook", is that copyright infringement? it says "No copies are to be made of any part of this publication.", but it doesn't say anything about posting a link to it. i just happened to stumble across it in my travels...
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keeping track of Jehovah's Witnesses
by Incense_and_Peppermints in
1. watchtower
2. bible
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hmm.... http://www.freakypixel.com/service_year.

http://www.cpfsoftware.com
Incense_and_Peppermints

hmm...
http://www.freakypixel.com/service_year
http://www.cpfsoftware.com
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Out of Curiosity...Does Anyone Believe Anything They WereTaught??
by confuzzed in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i think the question speaks for itself?

while there is much we don't believe, there are some things we can't ignore.

anyone agree???
Incense_and_Peppermints

nope.
there are some things we can't ignore.
yes there are.
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Another Question to ask everyone!
by whyamihere in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
ok, i have a question that popped in my head!.

what is one song you listen to and you love but are to embarrassed to admit it!.

mine is by abba ....fernando!.
Incense_and_Peppermints

Baby One More Time Lyrics - Britney Spears
Oh baby, baby
How was I supposed to know
That something wasn't right here
Oh baby baby
I shouldn't have let you go
And now you're out of sight, yeah
Show me, how you want it to be
Tell me baby
'Cause I need to know now oh because

[CHORUS:]
My loneliness is killing me
I must confess, I still believe
When I'm not with you I lose my mind
Give me a sign
Hit me baby one more time

Oh baby, baby
The reason I breathe is you
Boy you got me blinded
Oh baby, baby
There's nothing that I wouldn't do
That's not the way I planned it
Show me, how you want it to be
Tell me baby
'Cause I need to know now what we've got

[Repeat CHORUS]

Oh baby, baby
Oh baby, baby
Ah, yeah, yeah
Oh baby, baby
How was I supposed to know
Oh pretty baby
I shouldn't have let you go
I must confess, that my loneliness
Is killing me now
Don't you know I still believe
That you will be here
And give me a sign
Hit me baby one more time

[Repeat CHORUS]
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What would be the hardest thing to give up if returning the the 'truth'?
by confuzzed in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
for me it would be smoking, drinking, certain movies/tv shows and my favourite music (which includes eminem :p)
Incense_and_Peppermints

My frontal lobe
ditto. (i'd saw both legs off and lock myself in a houdini box before i'd ever even CONSIDER going back.)
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Get behind me SATAN!!!!
by Elsewhere in
1. jw
2. friends
that is what i said to those evil krispy kreme donuts tonight at the grocery store.

they continued to beckon me.... eeeeeeeeat meeeee...... eeeeeeeeeat meeeeeeee .

they persisted in their call to me... relentless and soooo alluring.
Incense_and_Peppermints

should we joke of such things when there are people out there who battle every day with REAL demons not funny
"real" demons? do you mean demon demons, like spirits lurking in the shadows of antique shops, or personal demons, i.e. metaphors for our struggles with life? i really wanna know what you believe. thank you.