Like everything else, I think it's a matter of degree. I have 2 on each arm. All three daughters have them. One is still in the Borg. If JW's believe it's a mutilation of oneself, that principle has to apply unilaterally to piercings as well. So all those JW women with pierced ears need to be kicked out.
mrquik
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Do you frown upon tattoos?
by confusedandalone ini am very interested in hearing from people who really think that people with tattoos are somehow weird or cagey individuals.
i would just like to get your outlook on this matter.
today i was in a grocery store and i sawe this guy with his two kids and his wife shopping.
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Our teenagers first Christmas tree
by truthseekeriam inwe had fun putting together our first artificial tree last week, it came out so pretty!
the lights and cheap ornaments just add to it.. we have been careful to close our blinds at night to avoid our jw neighbors from calling in the elders, that worked for a few days until we decided to go out for an early dinner and yes, i forgot to close the blinds!
as we drove up to the garage door i could see the tree in the front room and started to freak out a little.
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mrquik
I'm building a new house & have just the basement done. Still, I couldn't resist hanging lights on it. I still suck at wrapping presents. No practice at it for 60 years.
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Peter O'Toole passes
by designs inlawrence of arabia made him an international star, but his acting gifts showed in many of his films.
goodbye mr. chips, in which he starred with petula clark, is one of my favorites.. rip .
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mrquik
I don't remember the movie, but he played a boozing actor past his prime. As he left the ladies bathroom, I woman stopped him & said " That's for women. He replied, " So is this, but every once in a while I have to run a little water through it." Miss him already.
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stepmom died 2 weeks ago
by love2Bworldly injust thought i would share with everyone how my jw sister treats our family.
my stepmother passed away 2 weeks ago, and had been in and out of the hospital.
so my brother told my jw sister, and she came running to town (5 hour drive) and they didn't call me but did call my oldest sister who then called me.. the jw sister took what items she wanted and left town.
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mrquik
I really detest people who believe they have a "right" to an inheritance. I've seen despicable behavior by sons & daughters who couldn't wait to ransack their parents' home. As a reminder, an inheritance is a gift not a right. Parents could just as well have given everything to the local humane society. ( And in many cases should have.)
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I regret my disassociation.
by Zoos inif i knew then what i know now, i might never have disassociated myself.
i realize all i can do is speculate on what could have been.
however, when i consider the number of people i might have been able to help by dropping little thought-provoking seeds, i really regret having jumped to the decision to disassociate so quickly.. ive read the accounts of several people on this forum telling of how stressful it is to be in the position that i just described above.
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mrquik
We all have regrets. Regrets we got involved, we got family involved, we stayed, we left. That the Bills didn't make the playoffs again. Don't let it eat at you. Move on. As I always say
"Live Well.......Enjoy Life."
(On another note; should the Bills make the playoffs in 2014 I'm taking it as a sure sign that Armageddon is near.)
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Do you look like the apostate they warned you about?
by Angus Beef inafter waking up and wanting to get out of this nightmare, the word apostate is really bothering me.
if i quitely become inactive, fade away will i just be looked at as "always weak".
i want to scream out how big a fool i was.. and now telling my poor young daughter how wrong i was to bring her up as a jw.
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mrquik
Come on Terry, I know your hiding a pitchfork under that suit.
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Guns
by Brother Mike indoes anyone know why people say as jws you can't have guns.
i've asked people at the hall and they say jws aren't supposed to have guns.
i asked them why, and they all say just because we're not supposed to.
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mrquik
I grew up in upstate NY congregations. Many of us had guns growing up. No one made an issue of it.
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Finally decided to introduce myself here
by cookiemaster inhey guys !
i've stopped believing the watchtower crap a few years ago.
i achieved this on my own, despite being raised as one.
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mrquik
Cookiemaster; Welcome from NY. I'm a cheesecake master myself. (Have my own springpan & everything.)
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I want to Believe in Something
by James Jackson inafter serving in an appointed position for over 26 years (21 elder, 5 ms,14 pioneer), i have no more dreams of paradise, bored at the meetings, do not enjoy the field ministry.
the desire to do anything is gone.
i want to believe in something!.
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mrquik
Believe in God. Not everything taught was wrong. Run it up against just plain common sense. I personally believe the question of whom to go to should have been rather when to go. If that is indeed the case, I like the Apostle Paul's observation of a resurrection of the righteous & unrighteous. That counts about everyone in. Ray Franz had the right idea; worship in your own way. In the interim; Live Well....Enjoy Life.
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JW morale reaching new low
by kneehighmiah inmany friends i've spoken with are becoming discouraged.
because of this it's becoming tempting to privately share my views with friends, but i know this is still too dangerous.
most witnesses in my circle are intelligent free thinkers.
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mrquik
Most of the older generation still in are "institutionalized". They can't conceive of life on the outside. I believe that their children will be less gullible and as each sucessive generation comes along, less will stay. This, hopefully will dwindle this cult down to just the brain dead in the future.