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  Does this skirt too short for work?

  by Darth plaugeis in

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  love it.... but maybe i should see it on you first before i make a final judgement..

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  I got SPAMED????

  I feel so funky

  It hurts doesn't it?
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  According to the WT Study this past Sunday, questioning the Slave is equivalent to questioning God & Jesus.

  by miseryloveselders in

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  i didn't see if blondie did a wt review or not, but i wondered if anybody else caught this?

  paragraph 15.. .

  sadly, though, some have become casual or even cynical about reminders concerning the need to stay awake.

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  What is completely lost sight of in FDS’s rant in paragraph 15 page 6 July 15 th Watchtower is the fact the many do not have an issue with the FDS keeping on the watch. Matt 24:42 or keeping Jehovah’s day close in mind 2Pet 3:11. It’s not at all that some have “become cynical about the reminders concerning the need to stay awake”. It’s the fact that they have told us for decades that the end is imminent, very soon etc. It’s the fact that deadlines have been made and blown through. Keeping on “The Watch” is a fairly quiet job. A watchman does not stand on the walls of the castle screaming I see the infidel’s I see the infidel’s they are coming and then have nothing happen. They don’t say the infidels will attack before my grandmother dies. Or the infidels will attack before someone who met my grandmother when she was very old will die.

  What we have heard “For Decades” is the statements, inferences and deadlines that the end is months away and that they have special knowledge. So the Decades go by and we wake up and go, you don’t have a clue when the end is coming and the bible even tells us you would not have a clue.

  Its not god and Jesus being criticized , they did not make deadlines, or make promises on timing. It was not god and Jesus that told my now dead grandparents that they would not die in is system, that I would not finish high school. I so wish they would just say look, we are unsure of the timing of events we are really sorry that we have mislead so many of you on this, we will just leave it Gods hands.

  I've always said to myself that Jesus said to keep on the watch, but he didn't say hold your breath at the same time. Yet that's exactly what this publishing company fronting itself as God's mouthpiece wants us to do. They put their hands around your throat and everytime you need some air, they offer you their own oxygen. Then they suffocate you some more, and repeat the process. Their warnings and knife in the back kind of encouragement burn you out to the point of traumatic stress disorder. It's emotionally exhausting and physically draining trying to do their bidding. When you wake up and try to step back, here they come with a knife that has an inscription on it that says "encouragement." If you have the fortitude to resist their knife, they have gun that shoots blanks. The blanks sound something like warnings from God and His Son when you hear them. So in fear of the blanks, you respond to their encouragement, and allow them to wrap their hands back around your throat one last time.
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  What's the WORST thing a JW ever done to you?

  by XPeterX in

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  i mean something really serious that you won't forgive/forget..

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  I don't know if I'd label it rampant per say, but it happens enough that its generated letters from the Branch. Another thing, the COs during their meetings with the Elders, a couple years ago had a small part regarding business related disputes and how they should be handled. It does make you wonder. Maybe it is "rampant."
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  Mistresses??

  by diana netherton in

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  what are your thoughts on them?

  would i be a simply terrible person if i became one?.

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  Homewrecker.
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  Pastor to burn Koran

  by beksbks in

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  us pastor says will burn koran despite petraeus concernshttp://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100907/pl_afp/afghanistanunrestusreligionislampastor.

  tue sep 7, 9:21 am et end .byline washington (afp) the pastor of a small florida church said tuesday he will go ahead with his plans to hold a koran burning this week, despite warnings by the us commander of the afghan war of violent reactions in the islamic world.terry jones, who heads the dove world outreach center in gainesville florida, said he had given "serious" consideration to the concerns expressed by general david petraeus over plans to torch a koran to mark the ninth anniversary of the september 11 terror attacks, but said he would proceed anyway.. "we are taking the general's words very serious.

  we are continuing to pray about the action on september 11th," he said.. nevertheless, he said "we have firmly made up our mind" to go ahead with burning the muslim holy book.. "i mean, how long, when does america stand for truth?

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  miseryloveselders

  LOL.

  Y'all are some funny!

  Syl

  Ya know I've been avoiding the political threads as of late because I hate disputing this stuff with anybody on this forum. I truly look at all of you like distant relatives because of our JW connection. To some degree, your all I have LOL, not to sound like a Lifetime Channel movie or anything. I have to admit though, some of these heated threads are quite hilarious. Beks and JWoods going at it, and Dark Side calling everybody an idiot, its comical.
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  What will they say as to why they don't celebrate ThanksGiving??

  by lavendar in

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  i plan on inviting a close family member ..(who has been a jw for several years).. to share thanksgiving with us this year.

  my husband and i have never been jws.

  what exactly is a jw's reason for not taking part in thanksgiving??.

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  But undoubtedly one who is a true Christian will want to be careful not to stumble others.

  When all other arguments fail..........use the "stumble card." Never fails.
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  Terry Jones (Koran burner not the Python) Cult Leader?

  by I quit! in

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  there are some interesting things coming out about this guy.

  according to the der spiegel (the link below) he was kick out the 800 member church he started in germany by his congregtion for his weird teaching.

  note this quote from the der spiegel article:.

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  The media is loving this, both the left and righ are using it for their own political interests. I agree, he's not worth printing about.
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  What will they say as to why they don't celebrate ThanksGiving??

  by lavendar in

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  i plan on inviting a close family member ..(who has been a jw for several years).. to share thanksgiving with us this year.

  my husband and i have never been jws.

  what exactly is a jw's reason for not taking part in thanksgiving??.

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  I've never done the graveyard thing either. There is no way in the world I will ever do that. Ever!!!

  Thanksgiving witnessing sucks. I hate bothering people during their holidays. I also hate getting up early on my day off.
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  What will they say as to why they don't celebrate ThanksGiving??

  by lavendar in

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  i plan on inviting a close family member ..(who has been a jw for several years).. to share thanksgiving with us this year.

  my husband and i have never been jws.

  what exactly is a jw's reason for not taking part in thanksgiving??.

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  Lord knows they hate sports with a passion. So I guess I can't watch "America's team" on that day, or the Lions, Redskins, and whomever else is playing that day. Ridiculous logic. It's amazing seeing gluttony mentioned in that article, because as a kid raised in the 80s, I can't recall any articles focusing on gluttony. Its one of those tabboo subjects. I wonder if it has to do with the amount of obese witnesses prevalent within the organization?
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  They didnt leave because of doctrine-they left BECAUSE OF THEMSELVES!

  by Joliette in

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  this is an actually quote made by a district overseer at a convention in dekalb illinois in august of 2008...yep, no joking, swear on a holy bible...he actually said that.

  just thought about the quote and thought i should post it to share it with the fellow 'apostates' (sarcasm)..

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  Not just that, misery, but do you think some JWs commit "sins" because it is a quicker and easier way to get DFd than to face the doctrinal issues? I mean, lots of people "just know something is wrong" with the organization but haven't done the research to put their finger on it. They don't know how to leave or how to explain their desire to leave (maybe not even to themselves), so they sabotage their relationship with the Borg on purpose by going out and having an affair, or they try to self-medicate their frustration with alcohol abuse, or any other number of things that they know can get them DFd (which is what they want, either consciously or subconsciously). Do you find this happens much?

  I'd say yeah, but it took me coming on here to recognize it. Those ones who sabotage themselves do it as you put it, subconsciously. so they're not even aware why they did what they did. Its really depressing to think of it in that fashion. I hate even considering it. I feel a knot in my throat while I'm typing this. I've mentioned before on here, I've questioned myself a couple times if I might be hitting the bottle more than appropriate. I'll be good for this month due to hitting the gym hardcore. Alcohol ruins the gains you make due to sugar conversion. So I'm purposely avoiding all things alcohol for the next few weeks. But there's definately times I've taken a couple pills, and alcohol to help cope. There's definately a culture of heavy drinking amongst JWs that rarely gets addressed. I guess its to be expected, its the ony way to self medicate with any dignity. To even see a Psychiatrist is viewed negatively. Its really sad.