Jourles... if you were a few years older.... I'd...*checks thread title*
Oh... I'm in the wrong thread... oops.
Reeeeeaaaaally? Very, very interesting......
Jourles
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(MsMcD rip-off thread) Match-making: who would you put together?
by Scully inthere are just so many folks on here with amazing chemistry... wouldn't it be cool if we could put people together who we thought were a match for each other?.
so who would put together?
this could get interesting!
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(MsMcD rip-off thread) Match-making: who would you put together?
by Scully inthere are just so many folks on here with amazing chemistry... wouldn't it be cool if we could put people together who we thought were a match for each other?.
so who would put together?
this could get interesting!
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Jourles
I'll start off....
Joelbear and Richie Rich
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Disassociate the Inactive? Maybe Not.
by metatron inimagine what would happen in countless congregations across the globe if the society formally announced that "so and so is no longer one of.
jehovah's witnesses" simply because they became inactive.. not only would many congregations suffer under the burden of having their younger witness demographic get "expelled" , often one by .
one, in a steady drip as they fornicate/smoke/do weed/whatever, man - but you now add a regular stream of .
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Jourles
Guys, first of all, don't discount the legal issues that expelling the inactive would have.
You're forgetting that the WTS makes its own rules and that the courts won't touch those rules. If the WTS decides that its new rule is that you must be a participating member (participating, meaning field service) then you must participate if you want to remain a jw. Simple as that. A judge could ask a suing "exjw" if he was aware of this "rule." If the exjw says yes, then the judge would say, "Well if you wanted to remain a jw, then you only had to follow their rules." This is the case with anything else currently happening today. If you blatantly say that you absolutely believe that the FDS isn't the mouthpiece of god or if you go out and accept a blood transfusion and are not sorry for it, you know what the consequences will be. The WTS may give an unofficial time period for inactive ones to get active again(in a BoE letter maybe?) and then they will hit hard and furious. If you're not on their side of the fence, you're against them. No fence sitters will be allowed.
I'm guessing the elders will visit the inactives and let them be fully aware of what could happen if they retain their inactive status. With the two-witness rule in effect, they can always fall back on that and say in court, "Your honor, we informed the 'exjw' of the consequences of not participating in the church activities." The judge - "Is this true 'exjw?' The exjw - "Yes your honor." Case closed.
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Are fireworks legal where you live?
by free2beme inwe went out and bought about $100 worth for tonight and are going to have fun.
i know that in many places they are not legal, as i used to live in california and they were a major "no no" unless done by a professional presentation.
here they are legal, as long as they are not something that leaves the ground or launches.
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Jourles
Just last night I was telling my wife, "So this is what it must be like to live in Baghdad."
And that is an affirmative. MI allows fireworks, even in the residential areas.
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Can Humming Improve Your Health?
by metatron indem idol-worshippin' hindoos' was right!.
initially, i thought this was a joke when i first heard of it but apparently, there are good medical studies showing that humming boosts.
nitric oxide release and can effectively clear sinus problems.
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Jourles
It all depends on where someone gives a hummer at....
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In the spirit of match-making, who do you have a crush on?
by MsMcDucket ineh heh?
i know this is either going to be one of those topics where people consider it a popularity contest or something....i'm just being an imp and seeing if anyone will be forward enough to tell about the person that they would like to date.. me, i'm married so that leaves me out!
but i have seen a lot of beefcakes on here!
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Jourles
Let's not be bringing up age here missy. Me thinks someone's b-day is coming up sooner than mine. (oh SNAP!)
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Preparing for Child Custody Cases - WT
by LovesDubs indoes anyone know where i can obtain a copy of the above brochure?
i used to have several but cant locate any.
its a very damning publication.
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What keeps you from killing yourself?
by AlmostAtheist inevery once in a while, the whole "futility of life" thing washes over me and something inside of me mentions the suicide option.
not that it's ever seriously considered, but one of the low-level accounting-types in my head quietly sends around a "worst-case scenario" memo that everyone reads, then dismisses.. after all, things always perk up.
"but," reminds the pessimistic little guy that should've been fired years ago, "they always go back down, too.
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Jourles
God, I spent how many years in the WTS? Now I just want to see them take it in the @ss like they gave it to me.
And AA, I might be able to help you out on that motorcycle line item...
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In the spirit of match-making, who do you have a crush on?
by MsMcDucket ineh heh?
i know this is either going to be one of those topics where people consider it a popularity contest or something....i'm just being an imp and seeing if anyone will be forward enough to tell about the person that they would like to date.. me, i'm married so that leaves me out!
but i have seen a lot of beefcakes on here!
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Jourles
Oh why am I getting myself involved in this thread?
OK, if I were single, I might call these few(in no particular order):
- Brigid
- Crumpet
- Leolaia
- Whyamihere
Yes, I know. I'm all over the board here. There are a few others, but 4 is a nice small number to start with.
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Question for everyone(ok, at least for the hardcore exjw's)
by Jourles in.
how would you like to have in your possession all of the boe letters in a text-searchable pdf format?.
if you do, i think i heard through the grapevine that they will be appearing on reexamine.org sometime tonight.. we're talking upwards of 500 pages altogether.. chew on that wt.
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