Posts by DarioKehl

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Sundays without the indoctrination session...

by Tornintwo in

jw
friends

what are you doing instead of the meeting?.

i'm ordering cool personalised pressies for all of my non jw family online, whilst listening to some great 80's classics (currently fade to grey, visage).

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DarioKehl

Nothin beats cold beer & porn on a Sunday morning

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Legalized marijuana. It's coming to canada and I want to try it.

by hoser in

jw
friends

as a good jw i never smoked a joint or nibbled on some brownies.

DarioKehl

I personally haven't enjoyed it. The paranoia is overwhelming & I always get very powerful "self-realization" highs that mimic & trigger my regular anxiety/panic issues.

When I get high, my mind goes to a very destructive place and I realize how much of a f**k up I must be to everyone who knows me. It's brutal and it's also the truth.

if there are issues in your life, things you hide in the closet, eccentricities, self doubts, fears of what others think, things you're ashamed, embarrassed or worried about, this stuff really forces you to stare them in the face. You realize where you're at. It's a brutally honest self-assessment and I personally have a little PTSD from some of these confirmations and revelations.

I dont use weed recreationally (because for me, it's rarely enjoyable). But, it's also forced me to make changes so that others' perception of me improves. That part has been very beneficial, but goddam, sometimes the truth is disturbing.

i also relapse into JW mode when high--as if my self from 20 yrs ago walks into the room & judges me with a JW gauge. I "feel bad" for my current heathen life. My mom's voice plays in my mind, "look at you! what have you become? drugs now? really?"

just a warning. Not everyone is the same with it. Most people I know absolutely love it and just get stupid intoxicated. My mind, however, ruminates and it's a pretty unnerving ordeal.

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Obama to speak from the Oval Office tonight (8:00 eastern)

by Coded Logic in

this will be only the 3rd time he's spoken from the oval office in his seven years so it's probably going to be something pretty big.

combat troops being sent into syria?

unilateral movement on gun control?.

DarioKehl

"This is not the time for islamophobia. Islam is a peaceful & happy religion and muslim Americans must enjoy the same freedom to practice their religion as all Americans. Hate & discrimination will not be tolerated."

how much you wanna bet? Then some more bullshit on "diplomacy" and "we need better ways" of dealing with this. More John kerry/hillary clinton bullshit. And then the inevitable: "we must realize that this was another american citizen who purchased these deadly assault weapons legally."

Some crazy "see something/say something (but don't profile based on race or religion)" BS.

guilt & blame, guilt & blame; America = bad, terrorists = bad (but hey, we may deserve it), and finally, Americans should be able to defend themselves, but not in a deadly way. Hide in place! That seems to work splendidly. Let our mentally stable police forces handle it.

I don't know what's worse: liberal BS or the "buy plastic & duct tape!!!" fear mongering from neocons.

I watched that DISC/NatGeo/Animal Planet program about extinction the other night & I gotta tell ya, none of this matters anyway. Talk about guilt trip--a much deserved one! The Anthropocene Extinction is underway right now due to our collective greed, jealousy, xenophobia, exploitation and outright raping of our entire planet. Good job, human race. Good job. We deserve what's coming IMHO, not from terrorists or politicians, but from Mother Nature. Her response will ultimately solve the problem (us) & bring this planet back into balance.

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25-30 Columbia Heights headquarters up for sale

by wifibandit in

http://www.brooklyneagle.com/articles/2015/12/3/breaking-news-jehovahs-witnesses-put-brooklyn-heights-headquarters-sale.

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DarioKehl

$400 million isn't much for a global institution. You'd be surprised how quickly it can go (or be used to play catch up after bad investments).

I worked in an R&D company whose annual budget was $250 million. That's a for-profit company, tho--I get that. But it was one hallway in one building at one of many locations and $250M wasn't even a big deal.

the bOrg is a non-profit 501c3. This financial windfall is a one-shot deal. Once they collect, they're never going to bring in an amount like this again.

I think they're in serious trouble and a few hundred million $$$s aren't going to do a goddam thing for the mess they're in.

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"Why don't you just call yourself an atheist?"

by slimboyfat in

the best answer to this question ever.

i don't tire listening to it.

"i am not, i am not simply the one who says 'i'" .

DarioKehl

I proudly identify as an atheist. Are we to assume by the OP that this is something to be ashamed of or to shy away from? Because I'm not and I don't.

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CEDARS (Again) Is it really about religious beliefs?

by Listener in

jw
friends

john cedars has posted his latest blog "the trouble with apostates (and why it shouldn't put you off becoming one)".

i acknowledge that he is entitled to his opionin just as we are ours but i am disappointed in some of his comments.. at this stage i'll try to be objective about it.

he is defending his own position after all.. what bothers me most is his comments about athiests and christians which he seems to identify as being in conflict with each other.

DarioKehl

Saved JW:

link(s) or it didn't happen.

And, i need some comic relief today.

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converting to catholic

by SloppyMcFloppy in

hello i was wondering if any ex jw have converted to catholic?

i have been tossing the idea around a bit and wondering if it was woth it from personal experience?

thoughts?

DarioKehl

Why join anything? Have you entertained the possibility that all religion might be bullshit?

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Anointed Directing the Anointed?

by compound complex in

[.

] resurrected ones of the 24-elders group may be involved in the communicating of divine truths today.

revelation: its grand climax at hand!, pages, 124, 125, paragraph 17..

DarioKehl

nutjob franz appeared before the body late in 2012:

"ok. the average JW doesn't realize how nutty you are, so, start broadcasting a monthly program and televise your morning worship sessions. oh--hehehe... and what better man to debut this new feature? yup. oh mos' def', lolzzzz! you guys know where I'm going with this don't cha? yup! you bet your ass I'm going there: put stephen lett on the series opener. that'll help everyone's credibility."

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Anointed Directing the Anointed?

by compound complex in

[.

] resurrected ones of the 24-elders group may be involved in the communicating of divine truths today.

revelation: its grand climax at hand!, pages, 124, 125, paragraph 17..