i was talking to one of my jw ex-friends today (we keep in contact every once in a while) and she was all excited telling me about the new arregment, a special meeting only for elders, their wives, pioneers and other sheep of "exemplary" conduct... (of course she was invited)..... something about one meeting from bethel that is going to be broadcasted to everyone at assembly halls and translated via radio for those who cannot speak english... is by invitation only (and they are "being discreet w the invitations to avoid offend the ones not invited") and they even gave them tickets they have to present at the door..... anyone has the scoop??
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Ah, so this is what the special meeting is about that my mom was invited to. Hers is this coming Saturday.
She's said that she doesn't want to go, but after the elder telling her she was invited because of her so many years being dedicated in the cult, she felt like she couldn't say no.
okay so there's e-trade ...scottrade and all that.
does anyone hold stocks?
if so, which website have you found to be the best form of investment?.
I've used a cheap broker that charges $4.95 per trade ($6.95 for stocks under $1) called Zecco. I don't mess with options, so I don't know remember what those fees were. I believe there's no minimum to open an account, but if you want a margin account, you need a $2,000 balance. While I was happy during my time at Zecco, I started to realize their trading software was terrible. (Being new to stocks, it took a little while to figure this out). If you want slightly better web-based software from them, you can pay about $20 a month. Considering $20 a month is nothing compared to other places trading fees if you do a lot of trading, it seems like a good deal. However, even that software was lacking. You can upgrade to good software through their website called Quote Steam, but the price for that is ridiculous. Once their system goofed and hit me with a margin call for close to $4,000. I had to call tech support to get that straightened out. Over all I'd say their support was decent, fees are low, software sucks. Oh, also the time it took to execute my orders was acceptable. I didn't like they finally released an iPhone app, but as of now there is still no Android app, which matters to me since I use an Android based phone. zecco.com
I saw the light and switched over to Think or Swim. Its $9.95 per trade, up to 5,000 shares, or you can choose a flat fee. Stocks under.. eh either $1 or $2 is $9.99 a trade for unlimited shares. Even though the price is higher, their desktop software makes it worth it. You can signed up at thinkorswim.com, download their software and try out paper trading if you want to give their software a go. The thinkDesktop software might come off as overwhelming at first, but there's video tutorials on how to use it. Something I find really useful is the top left corner shows how many day trades I have left (I don't meet the $25k day trading requirement, so seeing how many of my 3 DTs in a 5 rolling day period right in the software instead of trying to recall from memory or on a separate spreadsheet is very helpful). I can't possibly go into all of the features of the software. You really have to see it for yourself. They also have a web-based app. I haven't used it much, but it seems alright. Definitely better than Zecco's. Also, they have both iPhone and Android apps for mobile trading. E-mailing support with a question will usually get you a response in less than one hour. Right now I'm completely sold on Think or Swim. To open an account, you have to deposit at least $3,500 in your account. I wanted to fund my account ASAP and did a wire transfer, which they will refund to your account, up to $100.
I still have my Zecco account open. Sometimes I use Think or Swim's software, and place the order on Zecco for a cheaper rate. ;) It comes in handy having another account that gives me 3 more day trades for the week. Also it helps having two accounts to avoid DT margin calls.
Both Zecco and TOS will also allow you to trade Forex if you sign up.
Other brokerages I'm aware of are Trade King. Never used it, but their software looks nice. $4.95 flat rate trading for stocks over $1. Stocks below that and their fees aren't good. I have seen a friend use Scottrade's software. It was better than Zecco's garbage, but its nothing compared to Think or Swim's software. Options House is another one I've heard of, but I have no experience with it.
http://www.investimonials.com/ has reviews for brokers, training, websites, all kinds of things. You can even get reviews of other traders who offer services that let you follow their trades for a monthly fee.
forget witch paragraph books not with me.
anyway lesson focussed on preaching and one paragraph mentioned matt were jesus sent mary to tell the brothers to go ahead and meet him in galilie.
11 disciples and jesus commishioned them to go therfore and make disciples, u know the rest.
scottmedeiros,
You should have a private message in your inbox (not from me).
Click the envelope at the top right corner of the page.
That is a great game. I still have to play through it again as a bad guy. Anyway... yeah, some of the art did remind me of the WT when I was playing it.
who here used to chat in the room "jws and friends" on aol between 1995 - 2002?.
i was a wt worshipper at the time and remember those evil apostates with no lives always hanging out in the room persecuting us poor jws.. some of the apostates i remember (won't give the full sn or correct spelling, even if i could remember, lol) are docbob, lifev*lue, cygnus (or something like that).
the people in there were my first exposure to any kind of "apostate" material and i like to think that some of that stuck in my subconscious even after my baptism.. jws i remember are ragdoll, catnip, piano and jysixtyjw.. i remember on aol if users had the same named wav file, you could cause that sound to play on their system by typing "{s filename" into the chatroom.
Really? lol, that's great. Yeah, please send a friend recommendation. Thanks Jamie :)
who here used to chat in the room "jws and friends" on aol between 1995 - 2002?.
i was a wt worshipper at the time and remember those evil apostates with no lives always hanging out in the room persecuting us poor jws.. some of the apostates i remember (won't give the full sn or correct spelling, even if i could remember, lol) are docbob, lifev*lue, cygnus (or something like that).
the people in there were my first exposure to any kind of "apostate" material and i like to think that some of that stuck in my subconscious even after my baptism.. jws i remember are ragdoll, catnip, piano and jysixtyjw.. i remember on aol if users had the same named wav file, you could cause that sound to play on their system by typing "{s filename" into the chatroom.
Who here used to chat in the room "JWs and Friends" on AOL between 1995 - 2002?
I was a WT worshipper at the time and remember those evil apostates with no lives always hanging out in the room persecuting us poor JWs.
Some of the apostates I remember (Won't give the full SN or correct spelling, even if I could remember, lol) are DocBob, LifeV*lue, Cygnus (or something like that). The people in there were my first exposure to any kind of "apostate" material and I like to think that some of that stuck in my subconscious even after my baptism.
JWs I remember are Ragdoll, Catnip, Piano and JYsixtyJW.
I remember on AOL if users had the same named wav file, you could cause that sound to play on their system by typing "{s filename" into the chatroom. A few of the above JWs had a theme song we'd play when they'd enter the chatroom. One of the above JWs bestowed upon me my own wav file when I entered the room (still have the file saved on my PC). Oh, and then there was the "apostate alert" wav we'd play when an apostate was in the room, which consisted of an alarm sound with some JW saying "APOSTATE ALERT!" over it.
Are any of you guys/girls on this forum now?
If you're like me and don't want to give up your SN on here, you can PM me if you'd like. Maybe we used to both be crazy JWs and have chatted before on AOL, or you could be an evil apostate I quoted Matthew 7:6 to. ;)
i opened an alternate facebook account, one that i hope is soon to be infested with ex-jws and demons.. if you'd like to add me, please send me a pm and i'll link you to my page.. thanks .
Thanks to those who have sent me PMs.
Anyone else out there?
Don't be shy. I'm not mean. I even shower daily and wear deodorant. Promise.
i opened an alternate facebook account, one that i hope is soon to be infested with ex-jws and demons.. if you'd like to add me, please send me a pm and i'll link you to my page.. thanks .
I opened an alternate facebook account, one that I hope is soon to be infested with ex-jws and demons.
If you'd like to add me, please send me a PM and I'll link you to my page.
Thanks
one jw posted a comment about how they started laughing as their plane suffered some turbulence.
the jw asked if that was a strange reaction while all of the other passengers gasped.. another jw replied to the comment with this:.
"its not weird.
One JW posted a comment about how they started laughing as their plane suffered some turbulence. The JW asked if that was a strange reaction while all of the other passengers gasped.
Another JW replied to the comment with this:
"Its not weird. It's the beauty of being able to not take this life too seriously since you have a hope for the future. So if you were to die in this system of things in a plane crash it'd be an almost humorously cliche way to go"
i used to call them "cult like" but i do believe they are a "cult".. what's your opinion?.
Yes, they're a cult. Before I knew we were in a cult, I thought certain things about us seemed cultish.
Then after reading the books Thought Reform and the Psychology of Totalism, Combatting Cult Mind Control, Releasing the Bonds, Churches That Abuse, Twisted Scriptures, various cult information related websites, learning about other cults like Scientology, Mormons, World Wide Church of God, Exclusive Brethren, etc, then applying that information to the Watch Tower's publications and meetings, I know its a cult.
Its like they've researched cults themselves and copied the tactics and things to say verbatim.
Oh, and then there's the brain dead zombie JW cultists I deal with at every meeting who's craziness is just screaming "I'm a cult member and I'm coo coo for cocoa puffs"
