Posts by trueblue

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Have you ever been punished by the elders for objecting to the borgs treatment of you?

by highdose in

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i made the mistake of objecting to being slandered in the congo and the resulting shunning it got me, even though i had done nothing wrong at all.

but all i got in return was "loving counsel... puke" in the form of a strict telling off... it was my first real step out of there, you might say the scales started to fall from my eyes at that point.. i'd very much like to know if i'm alone in experiancing this kind of treatment or not?

i suspect not...?.

trueblue

There are more then one side to a story, but basically I told them off for following me to work, and I could not understand how you were able to serve God if they think they can tell some one when where and how to preach. Make a person feel they are srving God because they have to not because you want to out of love for your God.

Not baptized was the punishment

Thank God for that...

Mathew 3: 11 I, for my part, baptize YOU with water because of YOUR repentance; but the one coming after me is stronger than I am, whose sandals I am not fit to take off. That one will baptize YOU people with holy spirit and with fire.

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10 Failed Doomsday Predictions

by Rabbit in

damn.

i just knew my former cult religion would at least get an 'honorable mention' when it comes to end-of-the-world-stuff, wouldn't you ?.

i mean, geez, i regular pioneered for several years -- right up to armeggedon.

trueblue

Nobody can think of a # 11...?

No one could write that big of a fairy tail...

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Are you an 'Ex Witness' or just you?

by creativhoney in

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i just wondered how people feel about this?

- do some only mix with other ex witnesses a couple of my friends, and it seems that by definition, they are 'ex witnesses' almost like a religion in itself.

- i would never define myself as an 'ex employee of xxx' as you leave it behind it doesnt define you.

trueblue

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCfWmNJt4D4

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"Jehovah will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear"

by highdose in

i used to pin all my hopes on this scripture, cling to it no matter what.

eventually i realised that it was rubbish!

life in the borg is so tramatic that it will often be way beyond what you can bear, and the only "comfort" you might get?

trueblue

"Jehovah will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear"

I can't help but think of the JWs I knew that committed suicide....

I can't help but think of the JWs I knew that committed suicide.... same here

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"Jehovah will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear"

by highdose in

i used to pin all my hopes on this scripture, cling to it no matter what.

eventually i realised that it was rubbish!

life in the borg is so tramatic that it will often be way beyond what you can bear, and the only "comfort" you might get?

trueblue

Here all this time I have been remembering the scripture as saying (take more then you can bear). I don't know how I come to that conclusion so I looked it up in the NWT, and the Jerusulum bibles. The NWT bible says (tempted), and Jerusulum bible says (tried).

I am still not real sure how I come to the conclusion, but it is just as well that I interpret it that way because I know from personal experiences that a person can acually die from lack of love or a broken heart, and I beleive that death some times is a blessing from God, a way out.

I beleive that stress is the number one killer of all time. Stress breaks down the immune system, desease moves in, and then death.

I have been told that there has been studies to verify that a new born child being given all the new born needs to stay alive (food, clothing, shelter,etc.) will die in a matter of weeks with out love.

I beleive this in remembrance of my sister that died at age 48, then my brother that died two years later at age 48.

I can forgive the witnesses because I know that some other SOB could have come along and spoiled my day.

I pray to God to give me the strength to carry on...

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Ladies: How do I get her to stop flirting without being mean?

by Elsewhere in

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there is this girl at work who has been making it painfully obvious that she's interested, however i'm not interested in her.

so far i'm just acting as though i'm not seeing any of the "making of eyes", "any excuse to talk" or other general flirting.

ladies, how do i make her stop without being mean?

trueblue

If you want to draw the other employee's attention so it embarrass her so that she may slack off.

Tell: about this new camera that has a new type of shutter that works really well, the shutter opens and closes so fast that it can actually take a picture of a woman with her mouth shut.

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what is the best state in the usa to live in / visit?

by highdose in

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friends

am thinking of doing some globe trotting soon, would like some insider info/ opinions please.

trueblue

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KWoGgezH5w

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuA8N1E41qc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KY9w5xWJyDc

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in the JW new system will there be...

by highdose in

the following are questions that i've heard jw's ask, normaly they ask nobody in particualr, which is just as well because nobody in particualar ever answers back!....

will we have seasons in the new system?

if so how will we keep warm in winter etc?

trueblue

Son of man, heard that you have been hearding the goats again... Mathew 24: 11 And many false prophets will arise and mislead many; 12 and because of the http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/183926/1/Everything-You-Wanted-To-Know-But-Were-Afraid-To-Ask-t-f-d-s

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in the JW new system will there be...

by highdose in

the following are questions that i've heard jw's ask, normaly they ask nobody in particualr, which is just as well because nobody in particualar ever answers back!....

will we have seasons in the new system?

if so how will we keep warm in winter etc?

trueblue

I have just one question for everyone:

Why are the beans at Taco Bell mooshie? I hate mooshie beans don't you? Why aren't they whole beans like at Chipotle? I wanna know.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cep5-NJYeEQ

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in the JW new system will there be...

by highdose in

the following are questions that i've heard jw's ask, normaly they ask nobody in particualr, which is just as well because nobody in particualar ever answers back!....

will we have seasons in the new system?

if so how will we keep warm in winter etc?

trueblue

The earth would be brought back to the way it was ment to be with the waters devided by heaven creating a canopy of water around the earth, making the earth into a planetarium. The earths temperature would be pretty much the same comfortable temperature all the way around.