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  Favourite Stand Up Comic

  by BugEye in

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  international of course:.

  dave allen, irish standup (sit down drinking whisky actually).

  bill cosby, love that fat albert.

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  I've got to say Steven Wright also. One of my favorite things is his cameo in "So I Married an Axe Murderer".

  "That's the artificial horizon, it's better than the actual horizon."

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  Losing Loved ones to Death While in the Org..

  by Roamingfeline in

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  did anyone lose beloved family members or friends to death while in the org?

  if so, how did you feel about it once you came out of the cult and figured out that everything you'd been taught about the new system coming soon, and loved ones being resurrected was a big fat lie you'd been spoonfed?

  how did you feel and react to that?.

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  Oh man...I may have to violently vent more about this later.
  It'll be ten years in October since my older brother died in a car accident. This has been my "carrot" since I was 12. There's too much to say about this right now, but I can say that mine, and my family's lives have been entirely shaped by this. I have no idea what to think right now about it, and that's hurts more than anything, even knowing that JW's aren't the "truth". I'll have to settle down and put a few things in words in the Personal Experiences section soon. Keep your chin up, whatever the hell good that will do.

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  BEW's ..........Irrational Thoughts

  by LadyBug in

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  i have been having some pretty irrational thoughts lately.. its only been 3 months since we decided it is not the "truth".

  but sometimes i think we (my family) would have been better off if we had stayed inactive witnesses.

  the strain affects the whole family.. sometimes it feels like my whole world has fallen apart.

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  Just take it one day at a time, that's all I know.

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  My first time "storming" out!!

  by lookingnow22 in

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  i "stormed" out of a meeting for the first time in my life tonight.

  well, i really just walked really fast, but inside myself i was storming.

  anybody catch some of the insolent comments made in the 6/01km?

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  Fred,

  Thanks for the concern, but I've never worked at Bethel. You must have mistook what I said.

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  My first time "storming" out!!

  by lookingnow22 in

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  i "stormed" out of a meeting for the first time in my life tonight.

  well, i really just walked really fast, but inside myself i was storming.

  anybody catch some of the insolent comments made in the 6/01km?

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  Maximus,

  My first thought when I looked at the description of the 7/2 service meeting had to do with this in the second part instructions.

  "Although some may want to pursue financial advantages, prestige, or comforts o life, the family examine the Bible to see what it recommends. (See Young People Ask, pages 174-5; The Watchtower, August 15, 1997, page 21, and September 1, 1999, pages 19-21, paragraphs 1-3 and 5-6.)"

  It's just funny that they say to see what the bible says, and then only give WT references. Yeah yeah yeah, I know the WT's have scriptures in them, but it looks bad the way that this is put.

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  My first time "storming" out!!

  by lookingnow22 in

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  i "stormed" out of a meeting for the first time in my life tonight.

  well, i really just walked really fast, but inside myself i was storming.

  anybody catch some of the insolent comments made in the 6/01km?

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  I "stormed" out of a meeting for the first time in my life tonight. Well, I really just walked really fast, but inside myself I was storming. Anybody catch some of the insolent comments made in the 6/01KM? The article is titled "Can You Make Yourself Available?"
  Here are a couple of the points that made me react the way that I did.

  par. 7 - One young brother recalls: "I remember thinking to myself, 'How nice it will be to get to the new world and tell the faithful men of old that I served my years at Bethel, not outside making money.'"

  OH F**K YOU!!!! I say this so bitterly because of what has personally happened to me and my wife the last year. This is the most insensitive thing that I have ever read! They are implying that everyone making a living outside of Bethel has nothing to be proud of.

  par. 15 - ...Additionally, some brothers and sisters who may be a little older than 35 and who have specialized skills and training that could be used at Bethel are encouraged to apply. For example, these include dentists, doctors, certified public accountants, architects, engineers, registered nurses, automobile mechanics, or electronic technicians, to mention but a few. However, we do not encourage individuals to obtain specialized education or training with the thought that this will improve their chances of being called to Bethel. Those who have already received specialized training, perhaps before coming into the truth, may wish to write out a detailed resume and attach it to the Bethel application.

  Oh man, there are a lot more things in this article that really get to me. This is such brainwashing BS! How can they honestly encourage young ones to have attitudes like these still?

  Anyway, I'm just venting again. I really do appreciate this place.

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  New diabetic treatment & BLOOD?

  by lookingnow22 in

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  i'm not sure if anyone here feels qualified to answer or not, but maybe someone can point me in the right direction.

  i saw this article today and am very interested in learning more.. .

  http://content.health.msn.com/content/article/1728.81589.

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  Thanks Max.

  I hope to find more out about this through my own research. But thanks for clearing that up right away.

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  New diabetic treatment & BLOOD?

  by lookingnow22 in

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  i'm not sure if anyone here feels qualified to answer or not, but maybe someone can point me in the right direction.

  i saw this article today and am very interested in learning more.. .

  http://content.health.msn.com/content/article/1728.81589.

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  Hello all,

  I'm not sure if anyone here feels qualified to answer or not, but maybe someone can point me in the right direction. I saw this article today and am very interested in learning more.

  . http://content.health.msn.com/content/article/1728.81589

  Does anyone know if the current blood stand by the WTS has any bearing on this treatment? Are the things being discussed in this article blood fractions? Anyway, I'm clueless about this and am looking for any help.

  Thanks a ton,
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  Sick of "prophecies"

  by lookingnow22 in

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  i'm going to ramble (rant) again!.

  i am so sick and tired of hearing about this prophecy in the bible, and that prophecy in the bible.

  i'm sick of hearing they were fulfilled by this person, that organization, some event.

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  I do appreciate you reminding of the "your father the devil" scripture. It definately warrants some more looking into on my part. But surely you recognize that if the bible "plainly says" something as you put it, it can not at the same time be a "classic paradox". I will certainly put this down as a good research point for sometime soon.

  Thanks again,
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  Sick of "prophecies"

  by lookingnow22 in

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  i'm going to ramble (rant) again!.

  i am so sick and tired of hearing about this prophecy in the bible, and that prophecy in the bible.

  i'm sick of hearing they were fulfilled by this person, that organization, some event.

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  Well in that case Deut. 32:6 says :
  "Is this the way you repay the LORD, O foolish and unwise people? Is he not your Father, your Creator, who made you and formed you?"

  He is the father of "foolish and unwise people", along with the wise.

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