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  OK I'M MAD

  by Dan76 in

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  my sister is a bethelite.

  i got into a discussion with my mother over e-mail about how i thought she generally was at bethel not for the spirituality of it, but because of the prestige.

  it got me to thinking.. why do people really decide to become bethelites?

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  Jim_TX

  Hey! Secretly, I always LIKED the 'harlots' that they portrayed in the books. They always looked like 'fun' gals. *grin*

  ...and it's pronounced... Har-low

  Jim TX
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  A Candle for my sister.........

  by Tatiana in

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  this is the anniversary of my sister's death.

  bring me to life.. i've been living a lie.

  bring me to life.. i've been living a lie.

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  Jim_TX

  APRIL!!!!!

  <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< HUG >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

  Jim Tx
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  Do you eat out alot?

  by iiz2cool in

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  i eat out a fair bit.

  i used to eat out alot more - two or three times a day, but i've cut back to about three times a week.

  restaurant food is starting to get to me.

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  Jim_TX

  Well, it depends. I have coffee every morning at a local coffee shop... and usually wind up getting toast to go along with it.

  Lunch time... hmmm... recently, yes... I _have_ been going to fast-food places. Like today. I got an order of fries to eat.

  Suppers... not too much. Mostly eat at home - microwaved bricks.

  Regards,

  Jim TX
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  Are you responsible for others?

  by SpiceItUp in

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  the same reason that ray franz wrote his book got me thinking.

  he mentioned that if you saw someone doing something harmful in some way would you warn them or would you let them be completely responsible for themselves.

  say that they don?t realize what they are doing is harming them or unhealthy, would you try to take steps to help them?

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  Jim_TX

  Jo,

  That's a tough question. I would have to say 'It depends'.

  For example, if you see some child running out into the street (especially with cars coming) - you would certainly want to grab the child from the ensuing danger.

  However, he/she - may not appreciate it, but their parents certainly should (unless they told them to go play in the street).

  Likewise, if you see someone smoking - or drinking in excess - you may feel that you have the obligation to tell them that this sort of behaviour is detrimental to their ultimate health. More than likely though, they won't appreciate your 'butting in', and will tell you so.

  Not sure there is a clear 'answer' to this question.

  Regards,

  Jim TX
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  what do you do when JWs call at your door now?

  by franklin J in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have been away from jws for 20 years, after having grown up as one, a pioneer and ministerial servant.

  i have rebuilt my life, am very happy and have a wife and three kids who never were part of jw.

  i have moved back into the town i grew up in.

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  Jim_TX

  I live in a mobile home park - so far - they haven't been by. I haven't even seen them in the park at all. Not complaining, either.

  Although... when I was signing up here - I was told by the manager that they don't allow solicitors to come into the park - and he paused and then added... 'except for religious people' - or somesuch.

  I've wanted to tell him that they shouldn't allow JWs in the park... as they are the ones he was referring to. Perhaps I will... if they come and bother me someday.

  Other than that... I _have_ seen them at the airport - in a cubicle - passing out 'free literature' for people to read on their flights. I usually just walk right by them - they don't say anything... I'm not sure who they stop to talk to... not me, that's for sure. (I wonder if it has anything to do with my 'drop dead' glare?)

  Regards,

  Jim TX
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  Did your Elders Have Any Weird Private Ideas or Teachings?

  by Perry in

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  ok, we all know how all private ideas are quashed in the borg.

  but, all that lobotimizing does have its effects that come out sometimes.

  we were studying the paradise book i think and the elder said he couldn't understand how people thought they'd get bored living forever.

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  Jim_TX

  TyyDyy,

  Sooooooo... based on that statement... does that mean that this lady believes there wouldn't be any a**holes in the 'new system'?

  hahahahaha

  Regards,

  Jim TX
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  How Did You View JEHOVAH As a JW? (Part TWO)

  by Prisca in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this is part two following from how did you view jehovah as a jw?

  (part one).

  how did you view your (earthly) father?.

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  Jim_TX

  My father was killed when I was 6, in a car wreck.

  I don't remember much about him... other than he was quick to 'belt' me - and slow to listen to explanations from a small child.

  Did I fear him? Hell, yes!

  But I also loved him... I think. I just wanted to do things 'right'. Never was able to do that. Always fell short.

  Regards,

  Jim TX
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  Have you out-grown playing pranks?

  by noidea in

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  2. friends

  my daughter was on my pc and i was still signed into my im.

  i was trying to take a nap.

  anyway, a fellow member of this board ..who shall remain nameless signed in on im and my daughter told them i was napping, this then made me a prime target for a prank..

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  Jim_TX

  Okay... waaaaay back in 2 B.C. (Before Computers) I used to know someone who would pull a prank or two... *wink* *wink* *nudge* *nudge*

  One time I got these things called 'Cigarette Loads'. Their sole purpose in life is to be placed in the end of a cigarette where they will go 'KA-POW' when the unsuspecting person lights up.

  I had a partner named Ken in the lab where I worked, and I showed them to him. He was very nervous when he saw them, especially since he is a smoker.

  We both agreed that someone else should be the 'target' of this prank.

  Ken was able to bum a cigarette off of the 'mark', and one day, we spent lunch removing a bit of tobacco, and sliding this cigarette load into the end, and then replacing a bit of tobacco, retamping the tobacco.

  The next trick was to get this back into the cigarette pack from whence it came. Ken was able to accomplish this within a matter of hours.

  Now all we had to do was sit and wait. The down side to this prank? It could take days... and the 'mark' might be somewhere else - and we would never hear about it.

  As it turns out, we _did_ hear about what happened... and it went something like this.

  Jan, aka the 'mark', had to take a company vehicle on an errand. As he was driving along, Tom - who was walking over to the Photo-Lab, bummed a ride from Jan. As they were driving down the road, Tom bummed a cigarette from Jan.

  Tom sat there, lit the cigarette, and.... *ka-boom* the end got blown outta that ciggy!

  He sat there - with a surprised look on his face - not sure what just had happened. Then both he and Jan just about bust a gut laughing at what happened to Tom.

  Ummm... Jan may have suspected who did this to his cigarette... but no one ever fessed up to it. *wide grin*

  Regards,

  Jim TX
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  So who has a song which mentions her/his name?

  by berylblue in

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  smile a little smile for me, rosemarie, rosemarie.

  smile a little smile for me, rosemarie, rosemarie.

  smile a little smile for me, rosemarie, rosemarie.

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  Jim_TX

  James (Hold the Ladder Steady) by Sue Thompson - circa 1962

  James, James hold the ladder steady
  James, James I'm packed tonight I'm ready
  James, James hold the ladder steady
  I'm a'comin' down to your ar-ar-ar-rms
  I'm a'comin' down to your arms.
  Now James and I we went to mama and showed her my diamond ring
  She said "my poor little baby, you must be crazy, to think of such a thing"
  So James, James hold the ladder steady
  James, James I'm packed tonight I'm ready
  James, James hold the ladder steady
  I'm a'comin' down to your ar-ar-ar-rms
  I'm a'comin' down to your arms.
  Now James and I we went to daddy and said that we want to be wed
  Daddy said "nope, you'll just have to elope" and laughed as he went to bed
  But James, James hold the ladder steady
  James, James I'm packed tonight I'm ready
  James, James hold the ladder steady
  I'm a'comin' down to your ar-ar-ar-rms
  I'm a'comin' down to your arms.
  I'd hate to see 'em in the morning when they both completely flip
  He'll be sayin' "they cain't", she'll be feeling faint
  And I'll be kissing my husband's lips
  So James, James hold the ladder steady
  James, James I'm packed tonight I'm ready
  James, James hold the ladder steady
  I'm a'comin' down to your ar-ar-ar-rms
  I'm a'comin' down to your arms.
  FADE
  James, James hold the ladder steady
  James, James I'm packed tonight I'm ready
  James, James hold the ladder steady

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  That's my story, and I'm sticking with it.

  Regards,

  Jim TX
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  Did You Think "Jehovah" Was Responsible For Everything Good In Your Life?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i've heard all my life, that anytime something good happened, we should thank jehovah for doing it.

  if something bad happened, like being attacked by the "demons", it was because a person didn't have the complete "suit of armor" from god.

  i know many of the "friends" that credit jehovah god for giving them a sunny morning, a pay raise at work or an end to their cough and cold.....were you one of those that believed jehovah was behind everything that happened in your life?

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  Jim_TX

  Well... this 'good = Jah' bad = Satan' thing is a tad too narrowminded.

  I know of a lot of JWs that will recite this silly stuff.

  However... how does one know if it's 'good' that it ain't a 'test of Satan'? Hmmm??? (Let's 'tempt' this moronic human)

  OR! - if it's 'bad', it is a 'test of Jah'? Hmmm??? (remember the story of Job)

  According to their own 'rules', it could happen.

  I guess that's why I never got too much into that... 'praise Jah' nonsense.

  Regards,

  Jim TX