If I have pop tarts in the pantry I will celebrate for you tonight, however soy milk will have to be acceptable.
On second thought, since I am not DF'd (yet), should I just pass the plate and not partake?
maninthemiddle
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sd-7's Evening Meal, The 1st Memorial of Freedom from the WT
by sd-7 inin the night that his expulsion from jehovah's witnesses was to be announced, sd-7 took a pop tart, gave thanks to no one, not even kellogg's, broke it, and passed it to himself, saying, "take, eat.
this means my body, which no longer sits in a kingdom hall.
keep chewing this in remembrance of me.
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Give a man a fish...give a Haitian a watchtower.
by maninthemiddle innothing feeds a starving person quite like a watchtower.. .
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maninthemiddle
Nothing feeds a starving person quite like a Watchtower.
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Can't reconcile the JW concept of "temptation"
by respectful_observer inwhen told recently of someone in the congregation who had "given in to temptation", the person relating the incident said: "satan waited until just the right moment to tempt br.
weak.
i began thinking about the correlation between temptation, free will, and what jws teach about wicked spirit creatures' abilities (or lack thereof).. jws teach that wicked spirit forces can affect the material world-- move objects, speak in audible voice, create visions, possess living creatures (humans included); yet they also teach that they cannot read or manipulate our thoughts.
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maninthemiddle
James woods: the human heart is like a second brain.
Are you being serious?
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What will the excuse be?!?
by brotherdan inso we've all heard the ramblings of obves and larsinger about the coming end of the world this year or next.
i want to know what you think the exuses will be when they do not come.. harold camping is the one proclaiming may 21, 2011 as the time of the rapture and october 21, 2011 as the end of the world.
when no one disappears on may 21st, what do you think his excuse will be?
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maninthemiddle
He can dissapear with all the money and leave a note saying he was raptured.
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What book are they currently using for the Congregation Bible Study?
by Beth Sarim injust curious..
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maninthemiddle
the bible...........
Now you that would never happen.
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What world events would cause you to run back to the JW,s
by jam ina year or two after leaving the borg.
i was on shaky ground.. any major catastrophe in the world that took place, i thought.
today i can not think of one single event.
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maninthemiddle
No need Poopsicakes, I'm not going to hijack Jam's thread, however I think Spade answered Jam's question for me. Why would I want to return to that attitude?
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What world events would cause you to run back to the JW,s
by jam ina year or two after leaving the borg.
i was on shaky ground.. any major catastrophe in the world that took place, i thought.
today i can not think of one single event.
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maninthemiddle
Spade: you are a first class idiot!
Spade said: They will never repent and humbly seek God’s forgiveness for their sin and rejection of Christ’s ransom.
I have done nothing needing forgivness for. I have done nothing contrary to bible standards, you need to wake up and realize that the organization makes up "standards" that DO NOT exist in the bible. You are a first class Pharisee for calling me and many on this board worthy of needing any man-made organization. Maybe one day you will stop letting people drag you around by your wagging tongue and making you lick their boots.
I for one am done with this, nothing more nothing less; I do not answer to any man.
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"We are all atheists ...
by Nickolas in... about most of the gods that societies have ever believed in.
some of us just go one god further.".
dawkins raises a point which some, if not many, theists will dismiss as irrelevant, but i am not exactly sure why.
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maninthemiddle
leavingwt, thanks for clearing that up.
How do you tell the difference between Jesus or gods voice and a schizoprenic episode?
I guess not all voices make bad choices?
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"We are all atheists ...
by Nickolas in... about most of the gods that societies have ever believed in.
some of us just go one god further.".
dawkins raises a point which some, if not many, theists will dismiss as irrelevant, but i am not exactly sure why.
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maninthemiddle
IMHO, Nick, the 'Personal Revelation' is the largest obstacle to this line of reasoning.
Sorry, I don't understand, what do you mean by personal revelation?
I think you may mean that they feel a connection to Jesus or God.
I look at all the many gods the Romans had. They thought they had influence on their lives, not sure if there was anything "personal" going on there, but they were dependant on them, and thanked them when things went right and blamed then when things went wrong.
I don't see anymore "proof' of their gods than Abraham's god.
Growing up with JW parents, you certainly didn’t have any chance to learn about other religions, it was completely the chance of who you were born to.
There was no opportunity to learn what others believed.
Does reading “Mankind’s Search for God” count?
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Facial Hair a Perfect Fading Strategy
by zarco instartfragment.
so a brother wants to fade, but would rather not explain his reasons.
lets say he grows a nice beard or goatee.
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maninthemiddle
I gave this a try but my husband wasn't crazy about it...
