Posts by snare&racket

Apologies, I tip my hat to you humbly x Also, may I say I have seen how good your advice has been for years on this forum, I hope I caused no offence.

Snare x

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Personal new years res: find a husband... any suggestions on how to do this?

by highdose in

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deicded i've been on my own for too long.

bout time i made tracks to settle down.

trouble is i'm not sure where to look?

snare&racket

Hey AGuest, I have to say (with respect)

Marriage Is but a religious ceremony, the western wedding ceremony being nothing more than pagan symbolism and legal beuracracy. The unmarried have a lot to say, and a lot of experience.

it's not Happy Days with 'Mr C' dishing out love advice, it's 2012 (ish) the religiously married don't have a monopoly on relationship advice. I'd argue for the couple that stay together for love, over the couple that stick it out for the paper work, law, religious beliefs or kids.

In the mosaic law men could leave foreign wives that did not satisfy them. I must have missed the verse....God hates a (non mixed race) divorce! Men also raped, kidnapped and took foreign women for wives by gods command in the old testament. Not a nice history the biblical marriage, let's not forget dowries .... "A cow for a wife!" used to be a deal not an insult.

So a little appreciation for those that have not partook in the religious ceremony of marriage ;)

However! You are totally right that single people are often shirtless...

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Saving Lives

by snare&racket in

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i always believed i was saving lives on the ministry, it's why i took it so seriously.

upon realising i wasted all those years working for a book publishing business, pioneering etc, i felt so hollow.

all those years feeling fulfilled, feeling like i was making a difference.. vacuumed out instantaneously leaving nothing but a feeling of being duped out of the worlds most precious commodity... life years, and to top it all off i had not helped a single soul, quite the opposite.. .

snare&racket

I always believed I was saving lives on the ministry, it's why I took it so seriously. Upon realising I wasted all those years working for a book publishing business, pioneering etc, I felt so hollow. All those years feeling fulfilled, feeling like I was making a difference.. vacuumed out instantaneously leaving nothing but a feeling of being duped out of the worlds most precious commodity... life years, and to top it all off I had not helped a single soul, quite the opposite.

I worked hard in my late twenties after leaving the JW's. The elders asked me to stop attending due to my questions and concerns. I dusted myself down and got back into education, I then got accepted into the medical profession. I am just finishing my training as a doctor. In the evenings and in my 'spare' time for the last 3 years , I have been working on a piece of technology I invented, a piece of medical equipment. I got financial backing and It has recently been patented, when i go back after Xmas it is being prepared for hospital trials. The government paid for research into my idea, It will save the health service a conservative estimate of approx 300 million pound a year, but more rewarding for me than any financial savings, my idea could save hundreds of thousands of people's lives.

After nearly 7 years out of the JWs I have found contentment, fullfilment and possibly will have contributed to the world. Every patient I help feel better, even through being a listener, fills that gap left behind by the WT corp. it's only recently that I noticed the feelings of insignificance, unfulfillment had dissipated..

It's never too late no matter how many years/dreams/loves they stole from you x

Have a happy new year,

Snare x

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Personal new years res: find a husband... any suggestions on how to do this?

by highdose in

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deicded i've been on my own for too long.

bout time i made tracks to settle down.

trouble is i'm not sure where to look?

snare&racket

I know what you mean, turned 30 and lost so much time to the JWs and now find myself in a world I don't know very well.....

Firstly, scratch the term husband and replace with 'companionship and love with a bagfull of chemistry.'

Next just be yourself, be confident and know what you want. It is important in my opinion that you are honest if u feel out of place or just not right due to your jw past. It has gone well when I have done that.

Finally, life is too short, don't accept anyone that doesnt make you super happy and don't settle for second best xxx

Hope you find him, hope I find her....

Snare

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Received a nice facebook message from an old JW friend

by troubled mind in

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" i really miss you guys ,i hope some day you will come back .

how are you feeling after surgery?

i responded thanking her for her concern ,and totally ignored the 'come back' plea .

snare&racket

It's not about being a victim, it's just a means to get her to ask you. That way you don't get df'd for apostacy but still get to pass on life changing truths to her.

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Received a nice facebook message from an old JW friend

by troubled mind in

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" i really miss you guys ,i hope some day you will come back .

how are you feeling after surgery?

i responded thanking her for her concern ,and totally ignored the 'come back' plea .

snare&racket

You could approach it in a way to be looking for help.. E.g,

"I don't know what to think or feel and I feel like I can't talk to anyone....... Then tell her everything!"

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Watchtowers Dumping Grounds

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watchtowers dumping grounds.

today i added a new article to my blog addressing watchtowers chemical and toxic soil dump site.

the article includes documents from new york states department of environmental conservation, which documents included fairly detailed information about the proximity of the dump to, for instance, drinking water.

snare&racket

Come drink life's water free..............

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File a lawsuit against a fellow 'Christian" and you may get disfellowshipped...

by QuestioningEverything in

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my very dear friends brother died tragically at work a few years back-the employer's were at fault 100%.

my friend cindy, her mom lily and his wife tammy-(all witnesses-not their real names) filed a lawsuit against the company and won a judgment of $1.2 million dollars.

the check was cut and cindy and her mom haven't seen one penny of the judgment.

snare&racket

The old testament is crammed with over 600+ laws on how god wanted his people to deal with each other legally... It covers most legal situations. Perhaps just use logic, state the above obvious fact (show all the death compensation scriptures) and state the obvious...

THE GOD OF THE BIBLE CLEARLY HAS NO ISSUE WITH HIS PEOPLE SUING EACHOTHER, INFACT HE SPENT MOST OF HIS WRITTEN MESSAGE SPECIFYING EXACTLY HOW TO DO IT.

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If You Wanted To Corrupt A Jehovah's Witness How Would You Go About It?

by minimus in

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i'd like some ideas..

snare&racket

Ok i see now.... apologies...

Maybe use my chat up line..

"Get in the van !"

Good luck :) if you really like them, you could take them to a museum, show them dinosaurs, neanderthals, homo ERECTUS (tee hee) etc and start talking about where it all fits in the bible story...