"That's me biggest problem, my family are all heavies within the borg, mostly Elders, Ms's or married to one. My grandfather is one of the BIG heavies in the Australian Bethel."
Ahh... it's not Lehaa, it's 'Princess Leia of the WT Kingdom'
Yeah, you'd be back quick given your standing... but, how long for? You'd be marked for life and crucified when you deviate from the party line in the slightest.
Set the example for your family in outing yourself! Be proud! We should have an XJW float in the G&L Madi Gras!!!
I went to Ingleburn twice. The second time it gave me the creeps, I was on the way out back then. I smited them in the eye in the most painful manner to them... I declined a contribution for staying there two nights. They showed me where the contribution box was about five times just to be subtle about it. They never knew I didn't put in, but I did!!
But it was also the first time I saw the Internet - a guy had a machine down in the bowls of the place watching a promo clip from CNN, over and over again... he was about the only sane one I met there.
They had cumquats for breakfast, lunch and dinner and the ritual over prayers and talks and who eats first and all that was unsettling.
I met a few of the big boys over time. Bill Whitehead - I think he ended up there later on - he was a good guy. When I was only young he'd remember my name from year to year at the DC and ask how things were. It was almost like he was interested! I think it was his brother, another good guy, who got DF'd while he was our CO in WA.
I can't remember many of the others names... blocked out?? Mostly they gave me the creeps anyhow, and I couldn't wait to get out of their company. I rarely heard a good word about any of them from people in the know.
Yuk.
I'm so glad I'm unequivicly (sp?) out, OUT, OUT!!!
Max
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Reinstatement, how to go about it.
by Lehaa in.
as most her know i was df'ed 2 months ago.. i've always intended on being reonstated, not because i believe the crap, but because it just makes thinks easier all round for my kids, 2 and 6, and the family.. does anybody know how i go about this and how long it can take.. don't worry i have full intentions of letting my kids know everything about the borg.. your help would be greatly appreciated.. .
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Should Hand Held Cell Phones be Outlawed While Driving??
by minimus ini use a cell all the time.
some states want to outlaw the use of these phones while driving....got an opinion on that?
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Now you're talking Min!! Can I set the rules? Max - LOL! 'The best government is a benevolent dictatorship. That's OK so long as I can be the dictator - otherwise give me democracy'
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Should Hand Held Cell Phones be Outlawed While Driving??
by minimus ini use a cell all the time.
some states want to outlaw the use of these phones while driving....got an opinion on that?
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I think Minimus' position is inconsistant. One one hand he's happy for laws to be introduced to ban SUV's, but on the other derides those who'd ban the dangerous practice of talking on cell phones on the basis of personal freedoms and to limit the supposed proliferation of laws on everyday choices. Which will it be Miniums?
Max - writing with mock severity
BTW, I found the accident report for the plane that crashed. The pilot let people use cell phones in flight and his own cell phone was on (accidently or not) for an unsuccessful landing. The call was terminated just after impact. 6 of the 8 on board died.
Someone above said you can use cell phones in flight - NO!!
They usually work, but are banned at all times on passenger aircraft. Portable eletronic equipment can be turned on once the aircraft has leveled out. I fly too much (my FF points will now take me around the world business class!) and can recite the safety announcments and have witnessed flight attendants on witch hunts after hearing a phone ring! -
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Curfew for young drivers downunder?
by ozziepost inan interesting 'solution' to a growing problem downunder is reported in tonight's news.
see if you agree:.
curfews for young drivers condemned.
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I'd favor banning young drivers from driving recklessly between 1200-0600... oh, umm... that's right, it's already banned.... and not just for young drivers.... not just in the wee hours either...
The safety argument is hard to sustain aginst the fast food worker going home after fininishing at 1130, or the apprentice going to start work at 0600.
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Should Hand Held Cell Phones be Outlawed While Driving??
by minimus ini use a cell all the time.
some states want to outlaw the use of these phones while driving....got an opinion on that?
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I thought using cell phones was already banned on baord passenger aircraft? How about I try and make a call on take off from 37B next time I fly?
I can't put my hand on the report, but there was a crash not long ago where the pilot was happily leaving a message on his wifes answering machine while in flight from his cell phone, then there's a funny noise and that was the end of the plane, pilot and 6 passgengers - they crashed for reasons unknown.
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Should Hand Held Cell Phones be Outlawed While Driving??
by minimus ini use a cell all the time.
some states want to outlaw the use of these phones while driving....got an opinion on that?
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Xena - If making laws for the safe use of the roads is an infringement of personal liberties, then the knee jerk reaction would be to repeal laws against drunk driving, speeding and so on in the name of personal freedom.
That'd be silly, and would infringe others right to life and liberty from hospital beds for those injured by reckless drivers with their hands and minds caught up in phone calls (or affected by drink, or dreams of the race track, or whatever) and not the powerful machine they're controling.
This does show up a weakness in rights based thinking compared to thinking what creates the best result overall.
What harm is there in requiring that people use cell phones anytime they're operating dangerous equipment? It infringes a minor civil liberty? Gimmie a break.
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Should Hand Held Cell Phones be Outlawed While Driving??
by minimus ini use a cell all the time.
some states want to outlaw the use of these phones while driving....got an opinion on that?
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What's wrong with more laws? I say give as as many law as we need to increase the common good.
If the quantity of laws is a problem, we'd do better to repeal some old ones rather than ignore new hazzards in the name of some silly, ignorant, stupid notion that it's always bad to make new laws when new dangers and hazzards come along.
We should outlaw anything that uses the driver's while operating a motor vehicle such as cell phones, make-up application, coffee, smoking etc. A fine of about US$200, or US$600 if they are involved in an accident (their fault or not), would be about right I reckon.
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Serena Williams loses @ Wimbeldon then thanks her god Jehovah.
by BLISSISIGNORANCE inyep, as pis#*ed off as she obviously was at losing to a young russian..............did i say lose????????
sorry, i meant got thrashed................she then proceeded in her speech to say "and i thank my god jehovah for getting me here.
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Hi Dan - It'd make little difference.
Maybe they'll be cotton-balled for life and all will be well for them forever whatever they do - they strike as sane and sensible ladies... but if they ever cause more harm or embarresment to Brooklyn than benifit, they'll be lent on. What happens then will be behind closed doors and incomprehensible and inaccessible to the media.
If things went badly, the thing would be well managed by the WTS and would probably be played down by the Williams' too.
I really hope we never count these girls amongst the numbers of people spat out and harmed by the JW's, but odds are they're not totally immune to the strictures of JW-ism for life.
My memory is that Michael Jackson was (very) strange when he was a JW, but went off the planet after he was DF'd (or DA'd or faded or whatever...)
Most high profile JW's are male, I wonder if being women will make a diffence for them? If so, would it be helful or harmful to them?
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Creation vs Evolution? or Creation and Evolution?
by azaria ini believe this has been touched on in an earlier post but thought id start my own.
i know that im going out on a limb here.
a number of times ive hesitated before submitting a post or response.
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Hi Azaria - Bill Bryson's recent book 'A short history of nearly everything' (ISBN 0385 408188) goes into the background of how people figured out the age of the earth and how several people came to similar conclsions before Darwin - including a Monk.
Bryson usually writes funny travel books full of really sharp observations about people, but he says he suddenly realised how ignoragnt he was about science. He decided to go and talk to all the best scientists and then write a book for ordinary people to get an idea of science and how life got here.
By what you said above, I really think this would be a great book for you to read.
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Serena Williams loses @ Wimbeldon then thanks her god Jehovah.
by BLISSISIGNORANCE inyep, as pis#*ed off as she obviously was at losing to a young russian..............did i say lose????????
sorry, i meant got thrashed................she then proceeded in her speech to say "and i thank my god jehovah for getting me here.
" or something to that effect!
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The WT tells us to wait on Jehovah in dealing with non-complient JW's, He will deal with them in His time.
I'd suggest that these poor girls have DF/DA ahead of them, one day when they're not quite ready for it but the WTS is.
Max