Posts by jst2laws

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WikipediaFaithful and Discreet Slave

by AuldSoul in

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thoughts?

comments?.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/faithful_and_discreet_slave.

jst2laws

Damn good job, AuldSoul

Well written and very well documented.

Jst

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God telling us something through coincidences?

by jst2laws in

just a few minutes ago i happen to look down at my odometer and it was rolling up the last zero for 144,000.

at the same moment i looked to my right and i happen to be passing the kingdum hall.

is god sending me a message????

jst2laws

AlmostAtheist,

Would it have been enough if a big bird would have dumped on your head?

Megadude,

You seem to be feeling good. Had any spooky experiences lately?

Bikerchic,

As far as God communicating with us, I guess you would have to believe in the big guy in the sky to think that,

I often tell people, if I have to believe in a "guy in the sky", I'm an atheist. But what do I do with the fact that nearly every major theroretical physicist in the past century believed in something spiritual. I doubt even Jesus believed in the "guy in the sky" concept that Christendom promotes. I wonder if dismissing the 'guy in the sky' notion is a step toward the next level of spirituality?

jst

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God telling us something through coincidences?

by jst2laws in

just a few minutes ago i happen to look down at my odometer and it was rolling up the last zero for 144,000.

at the same moment i looked to my right and i happen to be passing the kingdum hall.

is god sending me a message????

jst2laws

Just a few minutes ago I happen to look down at my odometer and it was rolling up the last zero for 144,000. At the same moment I looked to my right and I happen to be passing the Kingdum Hall. Is God sending me a message?????
Yes, He is; but like all His messages you have to figure out what it means. Some possible interpretations: 1. Your car is anointed, keep it forever. 2. The full number has come in, get a new car immediately.

OK, lets go with this.

1. Your car is anointed, keep it forever. 2. The full number has come in, get a new car immediately. 3. The full number has come in and God revealed it to an Apostate in front of the KH instead of a JW maybe some other ideas?

jst

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God telling us something through coincidences?

by jst2laws in

just a few minutes ago i happen to look down at my odometer and it was rolling up the last zero for 144,000.

at the same moment i looked to my right and i happen to be passing the kingdum hall.

is god sending me a message????

jst2laws

Getting a bad, bleeding paper cut as you begin to rip your blood card to shreds?

LOL, Good one Dave. But that may imply God was telling you not to destroy the blood card. Oh, who cares. ITs funny.

Jst

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God telling us something through coincidences?

by jst2laws in

just a few minutes ago i happen to look down at my odometer and it was rolling up the last zero for 144,000.

at the same moment i looked to my right and i happen to be passing the kingdum hall.

is god sending me a message????

jst2laws

Just a few minutes ago I happen to look down at my odometer and it was rolling up the last zero for 144,000. At the same moment I looked to my right and I happen to be passing the Kingdum Hall. Is God sending me a message????? NOT! Can you come up with some coincidences of the opposite sort, like passing the KH and your odometer saying 666 ? Just for fun. Jst2

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Thinking of getting reinstated? Read my story.

by Jez in

a lot has happened to me since march.

i have learned so much.

i hesitated to put this out in jwd, but i now think that if it helps one person, it will have been worth it.

jst2laws

((((((Jez)))))

That was full of profound insights. I hope this stays on top a long time for those thinking about doing the same for friends or family.

Jst2

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The story of my life (part 15- Betrayed)

by onacruse in

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i'd recaptured the "community," (or, perhaps, better said: the "community" had recaptured me).

my wife and i were invited to one party after another, old friends, and new friends.

indeed, there was a considerable degree of subliminal suspicion about me; after all, i'd been dfd, and who knew what i really thought?

jst2laws

Craig,

I opened the lower drawer of my dresser drawer, and pulled out the 0.38 Special I'd bought many years before (for target practice). I checked to make sure it was loaded, laid myself on the bed, pulled back the cock, and put the barrel up into my mouth.
As I pulled on the trigger, my religious fears overcame me: I was about to destroy any chance I had for a resurrection.

What a moment. I sympathize. I had far less reason to try the same thing with a dull carpet knife on the wrist. I was too stupid to anticipate how much that would hurt.

Maybe in some way our survival and hopefully a balanced happy life after the WT is the best condemnation of the fraudulous organization.

Jst2laws

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aflack duck dies of bird flu

by candidlynuts in

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oh noooo!

lmao eh screwed that up..see post below..

jst2laws

Dear Candidlynuts,

Are you concerned? You may be at risk of the bird influenza.

Steve

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The story of my life (part 10- transition #1)

by onacruse in

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as mr. spock would often say: "interesting, very interesting.".

posting the first several parts of my life story evoked an emotional response in me that i didn't fully anticipate; thus the angst.

as i've pondered what happened next, (and maybe this is one of the very best things i can derive from sharing my experiences!

jst2laws

Hello Craig,

Well, I'm back for a moment and just caught up again on your 'Life story'.

I went down to the local quick-stop store, bought a pack of cigarettes, came back and sat on the front steps of our apartment, said a prayer to Jehovah to protect me from the demons (in case I was wrong about all this), and had my first smoke.

LOL, just "in case". Yeah, we slowly test out these things but with that nagging fear- what if we are wrong? I have been out only a few years now but I'm still testing some long held beliefs, looking over both shoulders now and then wondering if the big hammer I feared is coming down. Deprogramming is a slow process.

Looking forward to the next in the series.

Steve

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Embarrassing things that happened to you on the platform?

by Jordan in

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i remember one of my last talks, it was a bible reading, i was 15, and on crutches.

i tripped getting up on the platform and took the mic stand with me.

that was embarrassing.

jst2laws

Wow,

I was assigned to give the public talk in the Rockaway Beach, NY congregation. As was my habbit I went to the bath room just before the song so I would not be pestered by my bladder while giving the talk. But the elastic band of my shorts slipped from my thumb while . . .err . . releaving myself . . . and snapped up causing a fumbling emergency to relocate it and pull it back. The result was a large, embarrassing whet spot from my sipper down almost to my knee.

I was a bethelite and on the bethel speaking list so I of the mind set that failing to fulfill my "theocratic" assignment was out of the question. I took my pants off and shock them frantically until the song was over as if I could produce enough wind to evaporate the evidence. I slipped my pants back on during the prayer and stepped up on the stage as the chairman exited hoping no one would notice my accident. My only consulation is that by the end of the Watchtower study either they had forgotten or they were as embarrassed as I was and dared not mention it.

STeve