Some days there are not too many people on this site. Your subject is interesting but if most people are like me they have to sleep a little before they can digest anything too heavy or complicated. Can't think until 8 in the morning.
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Does anyone know this guy?
by BackRoomBilly inthis guy is on you tube and goes by the name of rational skeptic.
i just thought maybe he's a member of this board.
he is very consistent in winning arguments with active jws.
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Too bad Mother Teresa is dead, but maybe her ministry will return the stolen money?
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Are There Any Words That You Have A Hard Time Pronouncing or Spelling?
by minimus ini always have a hard time saying entrepreneur.. are there any words or phrases that get you tongue tied?.
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hors d' oeuvres
Weimaraner
Alzheimer's
Polyps
Colonoscopy
and finally..........The
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Have you hit your 50's? Are you feeling it, or do you still feel young?
by restrangled ini'm curious, because in my 40's i felt like a million dollars.
i am starting to feel it,....i just don't have the stamina of working in the yard all day, coming in making dinner and getting the laundry done at the same time, or working full time.. i see the years in my face when i don't get enough sleep, and no amount of makeup makes a difference.
my eyes seem to always look tired.
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For me, life was going along real good with no problems, that is, until I entered 1st grade. Then everything started going downhill and I have not been able to stop it.
Still no energy to Pioneer either!
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Good name for a goldfish!
by Open mind indarwin!.
my wife got a darwin fish, complete with little footsies, not too long ago.
it graces our refrigerator 24/7 unless jws are coming over.
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Orca
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Did leaving the WT build greater appreciation for or kill your reading of the Bible?
by lepermessiah ini am really on the fence on this issue right now and would love some opinions.. i find that i dont sit down and read the bible for long periods since becoming inactive, but on the other hand, individual scriptures mean much more to me now.. i will sit down and look up some favorite passages from time to time and feel like its the first time i really "got it" - without the jw goggles on.
i love matthew chapter 23, since i think it describes to a tee the situation in jw congregations.
i think if jesus returned today, he would blast the elders and "leaders" of the borg in a similar fashion (along with most religious leaders) .matthew 24 is actually more interesting to me now, simply because my whole life was waiting for the 1914 generation to end sometime during the reagan era!
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Much greater appreciation, and a lot better understanding, without 'Watchtower', rose colored glasses on.
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Again debating Sipping The Kool-Aid, I'm just frustrated....
by Confuzzled insorry if this is rambling.
i just have some thoughts i need to get out.
i've mentioned before my thought about faking my way through the cult, or at least pretending to, would make my life easier.
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Have you thought of getting a different BF and hence getting a 'new life'?
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I think I'm partial to the Indianopolis 500.
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Have you ever won anything? In a raffle, lottery, etc?
by restrangled ini am so disgusted right now, more with myself than anything.. we have this big albertsons grocery store monopoly game going where i live.....the more of certain products you buy, the more tickets you receive.
not only are there instant winners, but then you enter codes on line.. ha....after 2 months, i've won $5.00 and a bottle of clorox beach.
i have spent more than i ever would have normally.
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Next major drawing try:
4-6-33-44-47-49
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Open Letter (Reposted as a reminder to all)
by Outaservice inan open letter to jehovahs witnesses.
you may not remember, but i know you very well.
i met you a long time ago when you came to my house with your smiling faces, your neat clothes, and your soft voices and a bible tucked neatly under your arm.
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Cyndal Miller who is Gaila Noble's sister recently posted a comment about Gaila on a previous post, updating us on Gaila's condition now. Here it is below.
Many people have wondered what ever happened to Gaila Noble and the rest of her story. My name is Cinda Miller, I am Gaila Noble's sister. Shortly after this open letter was posted, she suffered a stroke. She is now in a group home, unable to care for herself. We were both Jehovah's Witnesses, she was in the cult for 20 years and I was in for 18 years.
Her daughter never did leave the organization, but her daughter's youngest girl did leave along with her husband. The sad part is, my sister's granddaughter is just now getting to know her grandmother., and now she along wih her husband are being shunned by their parents. The cycle of misguided regligiousity continues to wreck havoic upon the family and it does with every family that is invovled with Jehovah's Witnesses.
So, when those nice people come to your door with their smiles and their eagerness to save your life, ask yourself, is it worth the "promise" of living forever when you are taught that in order for you to gain that life, you have to shun the rest of your family and your friends, because ONLY Jehovah's Witnesses are going to gain that paradise earth and the rest are being lead and controled by the devil.
Does this sound like a religion that you really want to be a part of? Once you become a part of "their cult, there is no way out, without experiencing great pain.
My sister and I were true believers, working hard to promote their form of religious thought. To leave was to leave long time friends and precious relatives. You are shunned by those same friends and fanily, and you wonder "How could this be the religion of God's choice?"
My sister's fondest wish was to be close to her oldest daughter, but, my sister will not realize that wish. She was a strong, vibrant woman with a strong conviction of right and wrong, She was a valiant fighter against the suppresion that we both experienced.