Been out 7 years, and still get about 4 to 5 visits a year with magazines, letters and 'dinner' invites. Thankfully, I reckon they lost my phone number. I might change my name by deed poll, and get some major plastic surgery, then I think I might be alright.
oldlightnewshite
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How long is long enough to consider yourself safe?
by cherrypye infor those of us that were baptized and faded, how long do you think before we can stop worrying about being called in for a jc?
i've faded 13 years ago, but i still never answer an unknown phone number, don't answer a knock at the door unless a friend has told me they are on their way, etc.
also, i avoid giving anyone other than my mom my contact info and no one gets my address.. i could care less about avoiding a df, were it not for my family that is still in.
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If You Had To Have A Religion Which Would You Not Mind Belonging To?
by minimus inif you were even born into a religion, would you feel that you had to get out?
( the only religion that i know of where people get out and often never go to any other religion is the jw religion)..
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oldlightnewshite
The religion of Jedi.
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declaring the truth about the truth during a talk from the platform
by agent zero inhas anyone done this, seen it happen, or heard of it happening?
with what results?.
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oldlightnewshite
Yeah, Littletoe, a guy from scotland....a little cong in the highlands. Did his talk, then the last 10 minutes of his talk, he said his goodbyes, and explained why he was leaving. If you search on here, you'll find a link to the actual talk. It's a WAV file. The quality's duff, but it's worth a listen.
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Ghosts and Spirits
by Cold Steel ini've been watching the bio channel lately and hearing people relate their stories of ghosts and the supernatural.. although i think some people do experience demonic presences, i think some people (for whatever reason) find it difficult to move on.
jws believe everything is caused by "demons," but there are many near death experiences where people clearly seem to see family members who have helped them and who have manifested themselves with feelings of peace and serenity.
since i don't believe that satan can duplicate these feelings of well being, i was wondering what you think of such manifestations, good or bad.. also, have you ever had any experiences, again, good or bad, in your lives?
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oldlightnewshite
You want stories, okay. Before I go on, I'm not saying I put this down to ghosts or spirits or whatever. Just happenings. I don't believe in ghosts. Anyway, my gran, who was very rational, sober and skeptical had a few things happen in her life. She could never explain it.
She worked in a very old neighbourhood in a UK town. The buildings she cleaned were all around 16th century in origin. Court houses, religious buildings, civic buildings etc. One time a plasterer was in the basement of this abbey doing some work on a scaffold. He saw a hooded figure come through the wall, cross the floor, and go throught the other wall. My gran had to calm him down as he was screaming, and vowed never to work there again, he just left. Another time, she and her friend were cleaning some offices, and they saw a light in the skirting board. They got on their hands and knees to look into the hole, and were looking into an old workshop, with a guy wearing old-fashioned clothes from the 17th century or something. She shouted 'Who the bloody hell are you, and what room are you in?' He looked up to her and turned away. Her friend saw the same thing. They checked the lower levels and a room like that didn't exist. (They checked everything). Once she cleaned some lawyer's office, and locked it. Then she carried on doing the hallway. There is only one way to the office, and nobody passed her. She remembered that she left something in there, went back for it, unlocked the door, and everything had been moved. Papers, pens, files opened etc. Unless spiderman got in or somebody did a 'mission impossible'... I dunno. She would always say 'How the hell?' and scratch her head over it, but never attributed it to spooks, she was very level-headed.
This sort of thing will never be able to be researched properly, I believe. I've heard too many rational people who I respect tell tales of stuff that's happened to them, for me to say that they never happened. The actual explanation will probably be a long way off for any of us.
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First Elder attempt to hunt me down
by mamalove inso got a voice mail from an elder today.
it has been 15 mos since i attended meetings.
he just said to call him back.
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Screen all your calls, and put a spy glass in your door so you can see who's there. (I made the mistake of answering the door once when I knew somebody was coming round in 5 minutes) I get these idiots about 4 times a year, and they KNOW I'm in, but just don't answer or make a sound, even though my car's outside. Look at it this way, while they're trying to get at you, somebody else is getting a reprieve. I say let them waste their time and effort. I do my bit as a public service for my community.
You might feel like they've got you by the balls, but by yanking their chain and having them on, you're actually helping people. Plus, it's kinda satisfying to know they're getting frustrated!
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Video of Public Talk
by Pig infor those interested in jehovahs witnesses or those wanting to return to the kindom hall, this video is to give you a realistic look at what goes on at the meetings.
enjoy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxmjm0muvvs.
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oldlightnewshite
That was excellent. Specially the child who plays up just so he can get out of the hall, then gets the living snot battered out of him in the back room. The songs were well funny too. This is the only manner that I can stand watching a meeting.
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Jehovah's Witnesses In The 21st Century
by Bangalore infound this new apologist website "jehovah's witnesses in the 21st century".. http://www.watchtower21.org/.
bangalore.
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oldlightnewshite
Ha ha! Thanks Bangalore. This site is of course, a pile of mouldy old bollocks.
I had to stop reading when it rambled on about Child abuse and the catholic church, while the Witlesses abhore child abuse...
Mr Pot, may I present you with Mr Kettle?
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Hey fellas, as you got older, into your early 30s, did you start finding women between their late 30s and late 40s attractive?
by miseryloveselders insomedays my dad would look at what i still call an older woman, and he'd call her attractive.
i'd look at him like dude your nuts.
i'm thinking just cuz your older doesn't mean its wrong to find younger women attractive.
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I fancy older women, and always have. What's wrong with that? I think as long as they look after themselves and are presentable, what's not to like? I wonder what I'll be like when I hit 60.... probably go for the 50-and-unders...
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Created in His Image
by cameo-d injules has 34 internal motors covered with flexible rubber ('frubber') skin, which was commissioned from roboticist david hanson in the us for brl.
read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1085059/pictured-the-robot-pull-faces-just-like-human-being.html#ixzz13obuaetb.
the thought process and "reasoning" capabilities are astonishing.
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oldlightnewshite
Wow! The Maniacworld robot reminds me of our old Circuit Overseer, albeit with a bit more personality. I can see the WT$ using these out in the ministry in about 50 years' time. Incredible how many advances have been made in robotics since I last noticed.
Eventually, we will end up corrupting them, though. Like Kryten in Red Dwarf...
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Why does God need your worship?
by cyberjesus inso this is a serious question.
we are really nothing compared with the whole universe.
our physical bodies are really just made of simple components that are found everywhere on earth.
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oldlightnewshite
God is a little insecure and gets a warm fuzzy feeling inside every time we validate him by saying, 'yo, god. this food I'm eating-good job!'
His self-worth is skyrocketing with all these happy thankful Dubs on the earth.