Posts by mynameislame

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WT Q&A Study Method

by leaving_quietly in

for years, i've never understood why we read a paragraph, ask a question, and then recite what we just read in the paragraph, and at the wt study, it's an hour long period of severe boredom because, well, how many times can we recite the same stuff over and over?

even new ones who come in have been baffled at this method of teaching.

i have a theory, though.. however, i just read the "what is sacred service?

mynameislame

Funny (not ha ha funny) how so many of the thing the dubs say about others apply equally to themselves.

Strain the gnat swallow the camel frequently comes to mind.

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Aren't Jehovah's Witness Child Baptisms Lovely?

by God_Delusion in

howdy guys and gals!.

aren't jehovah's witness child baptisms lovely?.

http://www.jehovahswitnessblog.com/baptism/child-baptisms/.

mynameislame

The picture does say cult but I don't think it is picture of a JW baptism. Which of course makes it another win for the dubs being able to point the finger at "apostate" lies. That being said I do think it is wrong for a 7 yo to make that decision. I was 18 and don't think I knew what I was getting into.

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stake or cross?

by Tekel in

mynameislame

This is one of the things that helped me leave. I realized that the jws spent way too much time trying to prove something that really doesn't matter.

19

Hedge Funds

by tornapart in

i know this has been covered before but i came across this video and feel sickened by it..... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hr2jn0ntmjy&feature.

mynameislame

Please! Investing in a hedge fund is not the same thing as gambling. It is sad that they do the right thing with their money while instructing the dubs not to save for the future.
I wonder how good their returns are maybe we could start a watch the watchtower investing club.
And that video only gives ammunition to the JWs for use against us "apostates"

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My Profile Picture

by NeonMadman in

jw
friends

i like that picture a lot.

i was a bit thinner then, my hair had rather less gray in it.

it was taken when i was swimming with the dolphins on a shore excursion during a cruise in 2007. nonetheless, i look somewhat different now.

mynameislame

Neo it should be automatic. It took mine ten min or so. Maybe it doesn't work when you already had a custom picture already?

CB, I think you can add email accounts to gravitar once you sign up. I am not sure if you have to verify them or not but worth a try.

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My Profile Picture

by NeonMadman in

jw
friends

i like that picture a lot.

i was a bit thinner then, my hair had rather less gray in it.

it was taken when i was swimming with the dolphins on a shore excursion during a cruise in 2007. nonetheless, i look somewhat different now.

mynameislame

You need to sign up at http://en.gravatar.com/ with the email you used to set up your account here.

From there is should be pretty easy to figure out.

You need to rate the photo as G rated or else it won't be displayed.

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The Photoshop Tutorial page.

by ScenicViewer in

in flyinghighnow's wildflower page, she asked how an image could be added to another photo, and i thought to reply in a new thread.. i have noticed there are plenty of experienced photoshop users on this board who would likely have many tips to share with other users.. feel free to ask questions, or provide answers here.

my experience is limited, but i will help where i can, and i hope to learn from others.. there are many capable programs other than photoshop, so feel free to post about any of them you are familiar with.. there is often an easier way to do something, so any shortcuts are welcome!.

how to add an image to another photo.

mynameislame

The Gimp is open source (free) with many of the same features of Photoshop.

(and you can find a tutoral for just about anything by searching google)

Windows users can use the " Download GIMP 2.8.0 " – Installer for Windows XP SP3 or later version link.

Not sure if they have it for the Mac, Linux usersx can probably figure out where to get it on their own.

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The Jehovah's Witness Definition of the Word "Soon"

by God_Delusion in

howdy guys and gals!.

forget the word "generation", the watchtower society has completely spun another word - "soon".. how many times did you (do you) hear jehovah's witnesses tell each other "the end is coming soon"?.

i talk about this word spin in our latest article - the jehovah's witness definition of "soon" - http://www.jehovahswitnessblog.com/jehovahs-witness-beliefs/jehovahs-witness-definition-of-soon/.

mynameislame

Thats funny, I used to joke with my GF about how when I said i'd do something soon I meant not for a long time and if I said very soon that meant never.

Now I know where I got it.

68

Interracial Marriage

by Quendi in

here is a question i want to pose because i do not know the correct answer.

i have seen many interracial married couples among jehovah's witnesses--moreso than i have seen in other religions.

however, i have been told that once upon a time, interracial marriage was frowned upon by the wts hierarchy.

mynameislame

Is it just me or was it alway more acceptable for a white guy to marry an asian woman?

My first GF after leaving was black. Maybe it was some sort of rebellion.

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Hospitality after Public Talk - ???

by RubaDub in

i see a lot of mentions about hospitality after the public talk and honestly, i guess it is a practice that was not in the ny/ct area i grew up in or here in south florida today.. i grew up with an elder father and grandfather who gave public talks and were generally well-liked.

as a child, i never recall being invited to someone's house after the meeting.

granted, it was rare to travel more than an hour but regardless, it was typical to get in the car and head home after the "amens.

mynameislame

I remember going to martha's vineyard with my friends dad and someone put us up for the weekend. Other than that I don't remember anything at our hall or places I went with my father. My dad's unsocial nature may have had something to do with that though.