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  No More Kingdom Melodies on Napster

  by professor in

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  the wts has recently filed copyright notices with the napster file sharing service.

  they will allow no kingdom melodies to be shared amongst internet users.

  i wonder why they would do this?

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  ozziepost

  There must've been too many young studs getting the hots for 'The Shulammite Remnant' !

  Ozzie
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  If I'd Known Then What I Know Now.

  by Englishman in

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  if i'd known then what i know now, i would have realised that the vague prospect of everlasting life in the company of other witnesses, was not enough reason to give up all the pleasurable things in this life.. if i'd known then what i know now, i would not have spent many years appeasing my jw parents.

  i would not have waited 12 years before saying that df'ing was their problem, not mine, and how dare they question how i live my life and bring up my children?

  i'm the one setting the right example by loving them without any conditions being attached.. if i'd known then what i know now, i would have accepted that most people are kind and helpful whenever possible.

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  ozziepost

  Julie,

  If I promise not to laugh, will you tell us?

  Ozzie
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  If I'd Known Then What I Know Now.

  by Englishman in

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  if i'd known then what i know now, i would have realised that the vague prospect of everlasting life in the company of other witnesses, was not enough reason to give up all the pleasurable things in this life.. if i'd known then what i know now, i would not have spent many years appeasing my jw parents.

  i would not have waited 12 years before saying that df'ing was their problem, not mine, and how dare they question how i live my life and bring up my children?

  i'm the one setting the right example by loving them without any conditions being attached.. if i'd known then what i know now, i would have accepted that most people are kind and helpful whenever possible.

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  Englander,

  If we'd known then what we do now, would we have started?

  Perhaps we can really enjoy the here and now because of the then and past.

  Ozzie
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  If I'd Known Then What I Know Now.

  by Englishman in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  if i'd known then what i know now, i would have realised that the vague prospect of everlasting life in the company of other witnesses, was not enough reason to give up all the pleasurable things in this life.. if i'd known then what i know now, i would not have spent many years appeasing my jw parents.

  i would not have waited 12 years before saying that df'ing was their problem, not mine, and how dare they question how i live my life and bring up my children?

  i'm the one setting the right example by loving them without any conditions being attached.. if i'd known then what i know now, i would have accepted that most people are kind and helpful whenever possible.

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  JanG,

  Not if you're forever looking behind you!

  Cheers,

  Ozzie
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  Don't forget the Sydney BBQ

  by OlderTom in

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  coming really soon i promise.

  in fact it's only just around the corner.

  don't miss out or you won't inherit the t bone.. if you're not with us then you must be....... somewhere else.. oldertom

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  Glad you're looking forward to the BBQ, Older Tom.

  Say, should we call you Uncle T now?

  Anyone thinking of joining in chewing that T-bone on Sunday May 27th? Contact Ozzie on e-mail [email protected] and I'll let you know where and the time to come. There are security arrangements and I'll let you know that too.

  Looking forward to chewing the fat with all you happy ex's and non-ex's and whatever, even you interested ones.

  Cheers,

  Ozzie
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  C14 #4

  by uncle_onion in

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  the thesis said:.

  red blood cells and hemoglobin have been found in some (unfossilized!

  ) dinosaur bone.

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  Stop It...you'll go blind !

  Ozzie
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  Did the elders keep secret files on us?

  by XJWBill in

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  howdy all,.

  i've recently discovered all the great ex-jw sites on the internet, and i've enjoyed reading other people's stories.

  but a few passing comments in some stories have made me wonder: do or did the elders keep files on individuals in each congregation?

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  Bonjour chasson,

  When i talk with R&F, they don't want to believe
  me that the society generally don't really answer to the question
  asked.

  The Service Department at Bethel has a database containing standard responses to letters. Of course, some letters of enquiry have to get modified responses but the basis for all responses is the database.

  Cheers,

  Ozzie
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  True Organization

  by littleone in

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  (here is an article that russell &c wrote the year 1884 in zion's watchtower):.

  our name.. new readers in all parts of the country are constantly inquiring:.

  by what name do you call yourselves?

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  G'day littleone,

  "The little one has become a thousand", eh, by the length of your post

  point to a corporation as a means of salvaition

  
  I find it hard to believe that God would set up a corporation on earth, as if he needed one, to grant salvation !

  Jesus said: I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life.

  Cheers,

  Ozzie
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  Brain Dead

  by Free2Bme in

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  just like to comment on the brain deadening effect of the jw way of life.

  it's bizarre how completely oblivious they are to major issues such as doctrinal changes !

  it's like they just calmly accept anything the org says without engaging their thought processes.. the 'generation' change was pretty amazing and would affect their door-to-door message in a big way yet it seemed to be met with a collective shrug.. i can remember triumphantly waving matt24:34 in many an impatient householders face as conclusive proof the end was nigh.. even more baffling is the fact that if i had been a bit of a swat and decided the society had got it wrong and the generation referred to the wicked generation rather than a generation of people alive in 1914 who would witness the end i would probably have been in big trouble and labelled 'apostate'.. it's as if the worldwide congregation is in a trance.

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  ozziepost

  They are all playing SIMON SAID.

  I like it, too! Nice one.

  Ozzie
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  Newly DF'd/DA'd

  by praying_mantis in

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  over a year ago i divorced my husband.

  he is the son of an elder, was addicted to pornography, and started doing drugs before i called it quits.

  since then, i have met someone else.

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  ozziepost

  Hello again Praying_Mantis,

  Please be assured that what you describe, i.e. "I stopped going to meetings about....3 or 4 years ago. I guess I knew they would catch up with me eventually", is harrassment. They are nothing to you now. Don't let them into your life. Now is the time to take control of your own life.

  Let us know how things work out.

  Try smiling, it'll drive 'em crazy!

  Ozzie