Posts by bluecanary

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If this doesn't put a lump in your throat...

by SixofNine in

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real heros.. .

firefighters rescue boy in burning vehicle.

bluecanary

Say what?

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unique deathless generation---we were soooo special....

by oompa in

millions now living will never die!

(i sure heard this a lot over the years).....what a mindfluck!

!...i was spoonfed this from the birth, but you must feel really stoopid if bought into this as an adult and joined this outfit.....(let me know, cause i would feel stoopid and feel stoopid for not walking in 1995 when they decided the the generation of 1914 was not a real generation)....notice they continue this mindfluck teaching even after 1995....oompa.

bluecanary

In my case, that means I was craving for difference as much as a "born-in" JW kid can crave for normalcy.

I was a born-in and I liked being different, at least by the time I was a teenager. I was never as pretty or charismatic as other kids, in or out of the dubs and I developed an attitude of "if you can't join them, beat them." My plan was to be the ultimate jw. Since I couldn't be as good as people in other areas I would just have to have the most approval from God. And I loved being special. Like Barnum said, any publicity is good publicity. Being singled out in school for not being able to participate in an activity was my bread and butter.

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If The Bible Is The Word Of God...

by XJW4EVR in

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many here have abandoned the bible as "the word of god" and there are numerous reasons for said abandonment.

however what i am interested in finding out is if the bible is the word of god, then what would you expect to find?.

bluecanary

I would not expect page upon page of repetition and irrelevancy. How many cubits is that wall in the temple again? I feel sorry for the elders who had to come up with 10 minutes worth of things to say about that crap.

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Exposing their duplicity

by Mickey mouse in

i thought i would have a go at writing to a journalist about the jehovah's witness shunning policy.

i sent this to stephen bates, the religious affairs correspondent for the guardian (he wrote the story about the wt and the un back in 2001).. i have no idea if it will result in anything but here it is:.

dear mr bates,.

bluecanary

Excellent letter.

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Rabbi Shmuley Boteach: Jackson 's death 'an American tragedy' -E-Mail going round

by whereami in

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the jw community are having a field day with this crap.. .

bluecanary

That gobbledygook shows up when you cut and paste from another source. You have something like 30 minutes to edit your posts by clicking on the pencil icon to the right of the post's date. You can clear that out with an edit.

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Need help with the whole road rage/anger thing. Is this a sign of a deeper problem?

by easyreader1970 in

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i have a problem.

i don't like being deliberately cut off in traffic as though the person has a right to impede my progress because of his or her whim.

further, when someone forces me over or out of the way, i feel as though i am having my manhood stripped away and that i am wimping out.

bluecanary

Just saw this:

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Brenda Lee's new video

by isaacaustin in

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eh8t7xybl04.

bluecanary

Cute. Not going to convince any JWs, but cute.

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Need help with the whole road rage/anger thing. Is this a sign of a deeper problem?

by easyreader1970 in

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i have a problem.

i don't like being deliberately cut off in traffic as though the person has a right to impede my progress because of his or her whim.

further, when someone forces me over or out of the way, i feel as though i am having my manhood stripped away and that i am wimping out.

bluecanary

With that said, the person who gets angry loses.

As the Buddah said, "Holding onto anger is like picking up a hot coal with the intention of throwing it at someone else. You are the one who gets burned."

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I've Just Discovered Google Images

by snowbird in

peeling potatoes at a jw convention, los angeles, 1947.. google images is awesome!.

my heartfelt thanks to fhn and john doe.. sylvia .

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bluecanary

That harlot is wearing open-toed shoes.

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a Gentleman called this a.m

by mouthy in

who is a lurker here,i understand.

an ex...jw.

so nice speaking with him .he is 88 yrs old.

bluecanary

Wow. I felt sorry for people who were given an ultimatum to quit smoking but figured it was at least in their best interests to do so. And I know from experience how hard it can be to look for another job. But I never once considered the effect on someone who owned a tobacco farm. Thanks for posting a link to this. What a heartbreaking story.