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jehovah's witness gathering spurs economy.
merchants forecast big sales as followers learn more on faith.
Oh yeah, I almost forgot! WHOSE economy is it good for?
Certainly not the rank and file JW who have to clean goddamn toilets and save money they should be going on vacation with to attend a three day seminar!
Many in the congregationcan barely afford to get there, and now that they've taken away the food/donation arrangement (which certainly helped the poorest of the bros.) there is nothing but worry worry worry about where the money to attend is going to come from!
Lisa
i never cease to be amazed at how people react to sex, images of sex and conversation about sex.. even many of my homosexual friends just cringe at the mention of sex even within a small group of all males.. people online describe sex as naughty, nasty, dirty.. well, i simply don't view sex that way and never will.
sex between two (or more) willing consenting adult partners is fun, healthy and can bring these people closer together, if they just let it.. i think maybe so many people view sex as bad because so many people use coercion or exploitation to get people to have sex with them and i agree this is terribly bad.
especially is this true when it involves a minor.
What girls really need to be taught is that being taken advantage of is bad, whether in a sexual way or any way. Its the exploitation that is bad, not the sexual act.
You're absolutely right, Joel! But there's still at least two generations of women out there who never learned to enjoy sex, and they will still try to tell the younger generation how 'bad' sex is, etc etc.
Personally, I'm planning to advocate HEALTHY CHOICES to my 11 y.o. daughter. And it will probably kill me inside when I find out she's wanting to be sexually active. But god damnit all, I'm gonna put on a happy face and take her to the doctor straight away for some birth control.
We've been having 'talks' (she doesn't know this) for YEARS about choosing the right boyfriend. And now that she's in middle school, hormone hell, she's starting to show an interest in boys.
Great advice Joel.
Lisa
the following appeared on cnn today.
it is like something the klingon empire or the borg from star trek might say.
the us military is broadcasting all over afghanistan the following message - i believe on all frequencies.
Kent, you said
[quote]the Taliban has been able to show more hits on civilian mud-huts than the US can show of valuable targets[/b]
You are right. After the third day of bombing, the US military said it was running out of 'valuable targets'. Most of Afghanistan IS civilian mud huts!
However, when viewing the 'before' and 'after' pictures of Afghanistan, it really doesn't look all that different to me. This country IS mudhuts. Whether civilian or gorvernmental!
Please tell me you're not beleiving the TALIBAN?!?!?
Lisa
< http://detnews.com/2001/oakland/0106/08/d04-233294.htm.
jehovah's witness gathering spurs economy.
merchants forecast big sales as followers learn more on faith.
10-year-old Tonica Brewer of Oak Park, it means much, much more.
"I'm going to learn how to be a good teacher," said Tonica, clutching a book bag containing her Bible and notebooks. "I need my supplies to take notes at the convention."
Parents should be shot for subjecting their children to these all dya propoganda sessions.
It would be far more accurate if she said, "I'm going to learn how to be a good saleslady for the WBTS!
I can't believe 22 years ago, this was me and probably a lot of you too.
Thank God my 11 y.o. is going to marching band competition and not to some damn religious convention this weekend.
Lisa
the following appeared on cnn today.
it is like something the klingon empire or the borg from star trek might say.
the us military is broadcasting all over afghanistan the following message - i believe on all frequencies.
Well it's about time. Since most Afghans are illiterate we were wasting our money printing and dropping leaflets. DUH!!!!
Lisa
i'm pondering whether to go back to my congregation of record and make an issue of my departure, or just carry on with my new and happy non-jw life.. i'm sure that there are many here who have followed each of these paths.. what advice would you offer?
Actually, the method that scares them the most is the immediate drift away technique.
Just STOP going to meetings, service, whatever, all at once. Then when they come around to 'encourage' you, rebuff them by saying you're very happy with your spirituality and not in need of a visit!
They won't know what to make of it.
The worst is how the individuals will treat you. Since you're not DFd or DAd, they won't know what to make of a well-adjusted, successful and happy human being who has no need of the Kingdumb Hall!
When you see them in public, speak boldly. Be friendly.
It'll confuse the hell out of em. That's what I did. I did it so good it even worked on the internet where I had a reputation as a dyed in the wool dub. LOL.
i just read the post regarding sundays' special meetings.
i have a question & some statistics....... it has been along times since i was a member of the jw's, so please, to refresh my memory - what was their understanding of this prophecy?
was america king of south (if i remember rightly) & russia king of north?
Jehovah is the master at concealing his secrets
I'll Say! Dammit, he's so good, his Faithful Indiscreet Slave has been having to guess for YEARS about such topics as:
Vaccinations
Organ Transplants
Blood Transfusions
College
Alternative Service
Voting
Wow! We are so lucky to have a group of brain dead old men running ahead of Jehovah!
While we're at it, you were totally silent on the whoremongering the FDS/WBTS has been doing with that Slut the United Nations.
Too much for ya?
* http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/forum/thread.asp?id=13183&site=3.
for those of us who don't venture outside of the main forum, you don't know what you are missing.. in the above post, a newbie named harmony asks if anyone here has hsv (herpes simplex virus).
although i gave her what i thought was a rather nice answer, she hasn't replied.. that's ok, i guess.. but it did remind me of the time my father served on a jc where they reinstated someone.
bttt for HT.
Lisa
lisa gave me the idea for this topic.. so, what are your ideas for some catchy song titles?
any genre will do.
1. i got mauled at the kingdom hall.
1. I love to show my children bloody pictures!
2. If the GB said it, it's good enough for me.
3. My Buick 4-door sedan!
4. Here's a dollar for gas.
I would name my band the Electric Radio Biola for the crappy non-medical invention by Charles Craze Ratherflawed.
my husband called his cousin this morning and the first thing the cousin said to my husband was something like, are you aware that your wife sent us some information that was very disturbing to us?.
my husband let him know that he did not know i was sending out those letters but he had since done research on the info and found that i was correct.. the cousin asked my husband if he was aware that i could be in trouble for a letter like that.
my husband informed him again that i was telling the truth and he had called the un himself to verify.. the cousin said he would call the society to see if this is true but.
What I really like is the way the cousin went to Ranchette's HUSBAND, not her.
This speaks volumes about the way the WT regards women, as second class citizens.
Ranch, you are under no obligation to meet with the elders concerning this. I can smell that one coming.
Lisa
