I think that would be a pact I'd have to violate. I couldn't let a dear friend pass without showing my respect. Funerals are for the survivors, not the deceased. Going will give you an opportunity to deal with your own feelings, and perhaps to give some comfort to others who are grieving. I vote you go.
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the week from hell...I need input please!
by jonjonsimons ini just found out my best friend died this morning.
i'm not looking for sympathy, i just need some input.
we were very close and worked together volunteering for the aids foundation here in my hometown.
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Eze34 talking about 'apostates' on the net ?
by alliwannadoislive inwas in a chat room the other night and this guy quotes ezekiel 34 at me - says it refers to those considered apostates by the wt society.
interestingly v14 sounds like the net to me ... comments welcomed ...
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NeonMadman
Actually, the whole chapter sounds a lot more like JW elders to me than any sort of "apostates"...
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What's your favorite line from a movie?
by Isis in...or least favorite?.
just for fun of course.. i just posted on the top 10 movies to take on a desert island and it had me wonder.. anyways....as to my favorite:.
"there is no spoon.
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NeonMadman
From the Godfather:
"Leave the gun; take the cannolis."
"Who's being naive, Kay?"
"My name is Michael Corleone. There are people who would pay a lot of money for that information, but then your daughter would lose a father instead of gaining a husband."
from Godfather II:
"Fredo! I know it was you! You broke my heart! You broke my heart!"
"If there's one thing we've learned -if history has taught us anything - it's that you can kill anyone."
"Senator, we're both part of the same hypocrisy. But never think that it applies to my family."
and, yes, even from Godfather III:
"You want to do business with me? Very well, then I will do business with you!"
"Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in!"
(Vincent to Mary) "Love someone else!"
And there are so many more...
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From the HUMOR Email list today...
by NeonMadman inthe doorbell rang again.
little maury answered it, and there was.
a man standing there.. "hello, little boy," said the man.
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NeonMadman
The doorbell rang again. Little Maury answered it, and there was
a man standing there.
"Hello, little boy," said the man. "Is your mother at home?"
"No, but Aunty Perfesser is," said little Maury. "May I tell her
who is here?"
"I'm from the Jehovah's Witnesses," the man replied.
"Aunty Perfesser!" called little Maury, turning toward the back
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Demons and Inanimate Objects - Unbiblical?
by VM44 inthe watchtower society has for years written that demons might attach themselves.
to inanimate objects, which an unwary jw might bring home.
the demons then.
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NeonMadman
Isn't this a teaching of the Voodoo religion?
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Creator of D&D a JW & a born again??
by Dogpatch inwas dungeons and dragons created by two spiritual enemies?.
someone email gary gygax and ask him if he is still a jw!.
he might not answer me.
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NeonMadman
Can anybody document the assertion that Gary Gygax was a JW (I assume he isn't any more)? It would bring me a great deal of personal satisfaction to know that D&D was invented by a JW...
Back in the days when I was a loyal JW, I got into playing D&D with some friends. This was before the Society condemned the game in the magazines. When the articles about D&D came out, I obediently stopped playing, and one day, put my set out to sell at a yard sale. One of the brothers, a self-righteous pioneer and ministerial servant (we'll call him Brother Extra-Righteous), stopped by the yard sale, and was horrified that I was selling such a demonic object. The only proper way to deal with it was to destroy it, burn it or something like that. I disagreed, saying that it was only a game, and that it didn't need to be classed with objects used in spiritism, it was just better that we as 'Christians' not play the game. While we were arguing, some kid came by and bought the game. Brother Extra-Righteous left in a huff.
After that, for years, Brother Extra-Righteous inserted D&D into every conversation I had with him, how wrong it was, how 'real Christians' would never play such a game. He would say something about it to others, too, if I was present. Eventually, we moved to another congregation. Several years after the original incident, we revisited our old congregation (where he still attended) for a Sunday meeting. Sure enough, without any corresponding information in the Watchtower article being studied, Brother Extra-Righteous managed to insert some remarks about D&D into his comment during the Watchtower Study. An elder, whom I had previously complained to about this idiot (and who was really a good guy), took him aside after the meeting and read him the riot act.
After that, Brother Extra-Righteous never mentioned D&D in my presence again. But I don't think that the counsel from the elder that day was the reason. I think it had more to do with the fact that Brother Extra-Righteous was disfellowshipped shortly thereafter for sexually molesting his two young daughters.
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Which meeting was the hardest to attend for you ?
by NoLongerAjw infor me i think it was the sunday meeting.. just wanting to stay home and sleep in.. but i think the watchtower study was the hardest to sit threw... you had to have it studied before hand.. and highlighted.. then sit there and listen to it all over again..
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Well, they were all horrendously boring, but the one I dreaded all year was the Memorial. Even though it was a relatively short meeting, and often pre-empted one of the regular ones, I found it insufferable, at least for the last several years that I went. I knew that I needed the body and blood of Jesus Christ, and to have to refuse it as it passed by...it was horrible!!
If Satan wanted to make a mockery of the Communion meal, is there a better way than having the bread and wine passed among a group of "Christians" and have each one personally refuse it?
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POLL - Elders vs Molesters
by Amazing ini wish to conduct a legitimate poll, or at least as legitimate as it can get on this forum.
unless you are or were a jw, please do not respond or make comments.
please simply give an answer, without extended comments.
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NeonMadman
I can think of two, one hyper-righteous pioneer and MS who molested his own daughters, and another MS who seemed like a nice guy but turned out to have a thing for preschool girls.
Nice meeting you at BRCI :)
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Mickey Spillane update
by Gopher in83-year-old author mickey spillane continues to profess to be a jehovah's witness.
does anybody find this a bit intriguing?
his fiction (including that of detective "mike hammer") has been a staple of american culture for decades.. here's the key quote from the article.
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NeonMadman
To the best of my knowledge, Mickey Spillane was disfellowshipped back in the 1960's because of the type of fiction he wrote. Has he ever been reinstated?
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XJWs in New England - Online Resource
by NeonMadman ini'm pleased to announce that i have established a yahoo!
club called "connecticut ex jehovah's witness".
it's called "connecticut," but it's really intended for the whole new england area.
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I'm pleased to announce that I have established a Yahoo! club called "Connecticut Ex Jehovah's Witness". It's called "Connecticut," but it's really intended for the whole New England area. In fact, we're not fussy at all...if you wanna jump in, come on over, no matter where you're from! It's a great place to chat, post messages, etc. I encourage everyone to join! To check it out, go to:
http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/connecticutexjehovahswitnessIf you're not a Yahoo! member, you'll want to join, you can do that for free at: