I do readings on the side for cash. I've seen too many things not to believe in it. I have never asked questions to find out about a person to "make" a reading happen. I always had the person sit there quietly and the only participation that was given was to cut the deck. I wouldn't allow any comments or questions until the end of the reading so it wouldn't affect anything and just used intuition. However I do believe that there are a lot of people out there that use leading questions and observation to try to make others believe in them and waste their cash.
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Psychic readings
by JustTickledPink inwho here has been to a psychic or palm reader?
do you think they have any supernatural powers or just make informed guesses based on statistics when they take a look at you.
example: i am 30, a white female, with a ring on my finger.. what are the issues that concern me?.
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How did you brutally destroy your WT publications?
by Nosferatu inthe only wt publication i brutally destroyed was a brand new copy of the revalation book.
i was so frustrated with the religion that i ripped the goddam thing into a hundred pieces.
it was a great way to take my anger out on it.. years later when i was dating this one girl, she had a copy of that same stupid book.
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Moridin
When my couch legs broke I found that the bound volumes worked wonders as a new peg. After I got a new couch I couldn't even give them to my mom still an active jw so I through all of them into the dumpster.
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Was that really necessary?
by The JellyBaby ini was just relating an experience to my kids about times i felt embarrassed as a youngster.. i gave them a story about the time i was going to the meetings.
we had a congregational outing to a zoo.
a time for team building and all that!!
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Moridin
My parents were cool enough not to make a big issue out of public prayer, but those outings in public with lots of witnesses were embarassing as hell. I especially hated going to stadium games and having to sit down during the National Anthem and listen to everyone around us tell us how disrespectful we were. I never understood why we had to sit for a song, but had to stand silently for a flag. Didn't make sense.
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What was your turning point?
by jeanniebeanz inwhat was it that was the real eye opener for you?.
for me, it was after watching the video, "jehovah's witnesses; a non-prophet organization," and the point on how the org puts itself in a place between jesus and mankind.
a position which does not exist scripturally.
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Moridin
For me it was when they changed their stance on serving in military hospitals and other non-lethal forms of work instead of going to jail during a time of war. They had all that innocent blood on their hands and I couldn't deal with that. Then I found JWD well it was H2O then and was encouraged to read Crisis of Conscience so I went right out and bought it and gave it to my dad. We both left right after.
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Anybody With Sleep Apnea?
by prophecor inhow are you coping?
do you use a cpap machine or did you get surgery to correct your difficulties?
do you dread having to go to sleep, with the possibility that you may never awaken?
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Moridin
Prophecor ... I'm paying out of pocket so can't afford all the treatment or even going to the sleep clinic to see how bad it is.
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Moridin
The longest hour for me was the family study. Nobody wanted to do it and we all got into a family argument every time. I even remember my dad telling the elders at out sheparding call that it was supposed to help us and bring us together and it did the exact opposite. That should've been a clue we were in the wrong religion. I also used to do what New Light said by staying in bed and praying that my parents would oversleep and forget to go out in service. It only worked a few times
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Did you do K P at a Summer Convention??
by orangefatcat inremember when we had those large conventions and you volunteered for k p work.
i can't remember how many bushels of potatoes and onions i peeled over the years.
it was alot of fun when we had a group doing it and all the while missing out on all the spiritual food.
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Moridin
I loved doing kitchen duty as I was able to get out of parts of the assembly. I think that those were probably the more memorable occasions I had during those years. I hated staying after to clean though, but my father always that it would show a good example that we were staying later and doing our duty.
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Anybody With Sleep Apnea?
by prophecor inhow are you coping?
do you use a cpap machine or did you get surgery to correct your difficulties?
do you dread having to go to sleep, with the possibility that you may never awaken?
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Moridin
I've got it. I awaken gasping for air a lot. It scares the hell outta me. I'm only aware of this happening a few times a night, but my doctor says that it probably happens a lot more than that. He's been urging me to go to the sleep disorder clinic at the hospital, but I can't really afford it so not sure what I'm gonna do yet.
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Was anyone actually ever banned from playing chess?
by Jodo inawake!
1973 march 22 pp.13-14 chess-what kind of game is it?
the spirit of competition in chess may be stirred to fever pitch, which is reflected in chess players' attitudes and language.
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Moridin
I remember shortly after learning how to play chess an elder spoke to my parents and the parents of my cousin who also played. He told them that they shouldn't allow us to play war games because even the watchtower had mentioned that it was something that should be shied away from. My parents and his told him that since the game didn't cause us to fight or bring us into a war like fervor that we'd be ok.
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Quick Question
by Moridin ini remember reading on the board at least a year ago about a letter you could write to the congregation elders that would keep them from announcing a disfellowshipping or something to that affect.
any one have this or remember what i'm talking about?
moridin
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Moridin
I remember reading on the board at least a year ago about a letter you could write to the congregation elders that would keep them from announcing a disfellowshipping or something to that affect. Any one have this or remember what I'm talking about? Any help is appreciated.
Moridin