Posts by Preston

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Man Is Extremely NAUGHTY!

by SYN in

lmfao!!!!

(edited because title was too naughty) .

edited by - syn on 21 july 2002 17:57:49.

Preston

I find it ironic that we're getting this information from a mouse with a tennis racket who happens to be a hit with the ladies! ;-)

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JWs Are the Cleanest People on Earth

by comforter in

jw
friends

one benefit that jws get from being jehovah's people is the knowledge of good hygiene.

before i came to be a witness, i did not think it was important to brush my teeth thoroughly or wash under my arms real good and use deodarant.

i also tended to be a pack rat with a messy car.

Preston

Even if JW's were (from a physical standpoint), the cleanest people on the planet, their governing body does a great job leaving a lot of sh$t out in the open without covering it up.

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BEING IN THIS RELIGION IS LIKE BEING IN A GANG

by minimus in

this evening my daughter said: "being in this religion is like being in a gang.

you may join and never understand what's really required and if you ever want to get out, you can't.

you belong to them...."

I'd like to think of Jehovah's Witnesses as a private club where everyone is required to wear a jacket clearly idenitfying their status to each of the prospective members. For instance, an elder wears a jacket with the letter "E" on it (for Elder), Pioneers are required to wear jackets with the letter "P" on it (for Pioneer), and so on and so forth. Likewise, disfellowshipped people, and JW's who are "marked" (oh, the irony) are provided jackets as well. Unfortunately, they are removed from the club for an indefinite period of time, and are required to wear their jackets wherever they go, as a reminder of their "lowered" status. As for rank, to move up in the ranks, you can only be recommended by another person at that level, as is the case in some private resorts. So if you're an unbaptized publisher, the only way you can be baptized is if you get the approval from a "higher" class. It's a totally closed, separatist organization where God plays very little of an equation. Think of it, You can only get baptized if the entire elder body approves, essentially, it's not even a dedication between you and God, it's between you and the body of elders. Now, where in the Bible does it state that you have to go through a body of older men to be baptized? You see, it's so much more like a private club than anythign else, everything has a formality, even the public humiliation a member when it's called for. It's a religion that breeds snobbery at the worst level.

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best song of all time

by Cowboy in

ok here's your chance...not neccesarily your favorite,but what you think is the best one....one vote apiece please... .

mine is he stopped loving her today by george jones...i love the sentiment,that he loved her til the day he died.

cowboyedited by - cowboy on 21 july 2002 6:20:26.

Preston

Straight to Hell by The Clash

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What kind of genre are you?

by joannadandy in

i have no idea why this thought came to me but i made all my coworkers describe themselves by comparing themselves to a genre of music.

so what kind of music would you be?

please note i did not say what kind of music you like, but rather what style of music best represents who you are.

Preston

Genre is not necessarily something that truly interests me, whether its film, music, etc.In my world The Clash, The Shirelles, NOFX, Primal Scream, Madonna, and Elvis live side by side. I think a person's individuality is built upon the destruction of genre, upon conflict with it. The very concept of genre is as cold as the tomb.

So in answer to your question, I've always fancied myself a country gal. ;-)

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Jehovah use Anti-matter 2 get rid of dead bodies?

by ISP in

jw
friends

hey i wasn't making this up!.

*** kj 377 20 land of magog no more to threaten mankind ***.

the unburied dead, those slain by jehovah, will be so enormously many that even the carrion birds and scavenging wild beasts could never take care of their consumption.

Preston

What next, and God will use his super-duper ray gun to blast away all of the heathen religions from the planet? LOL. At least I'll be wearng my space helmet when God comes, hehe...

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I went to the Convention on Friday. NOW with pict

by Lady Lee in

jw
friends

i was bored to death.

i deposited cards around the place that said .

stop.

Preston

Cards went in contribution boxes. They had three different handwritings on them or none at all. Cards were on the floors, in the washrooms, and on any flat surface where I could put them unnoticed. And a couple of cards went into two books they handed out and we then returned. That was pure brilliance from the friend I brought with me.

You've got more balls than everyone in that convention put together. period.

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Do Jws really enjoy being Jws?

by haujobbz in

jw
friends

i say this because half the witnesses i knew never seemed to be into answering at meetings,preaching the good news,being united with others.you see when i got baptised which was about 2 years ago i was really into answering at meetings,preaching etc and guess what people in the hall thought there was something wrong with me,they would say things like youll get used to it, you wont be happy much longer,this made confused because i thought these people were really into what they did with there hearts.i was obviously wrong,i then started to wonder does going to meetings,preaching,etc really show your a true christian you know serving god with a whole heart,all these organised rules didnt really matter i thought,you see if these people had do bible research,arrange the preaching themselves do you think they would do it.i now believe that serving god through organisations doesnt really make you closer to god i think serving god on your own really shows ones heart condition and how much you love god.

p.s.

im not a" jw no more" and still working out religion etc, i do swear and lie now though lol

Preston

What drives a JW's joy out in service, enduring long meetings (three days a week mind you), and the being a part of the facist environment of the congregation? Simply that, the endurance of it all. Isn't it a joy for you to complete a task with a measure of difficulty attached to it? Well, Jehovah's Witnesses share that joy also, albeit for an organization that treats them like the floor of a taxi cab. It's the emotional high that they get every week that tells them, 'You're doing a good job, look at what you have done." Somebody posted here not too long ago that you will never hear someone say after a meeting, "Boy I loved that meeting, I wished it would never end!" And that's the point, this is an organization that makes your life difficult, so, try to look for anything to make yourself happy.

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How many here still loves Jehovah and the Watchtow

by HaitianBoston in

please note.... i have said the watchtower, not his organisation?.

do you think there'll be massive exodus from the organisation in years to come?.

i applaud bill bowen for bringing the pedophile issue to the meanstream...but somehow i still think he's pushing the issue.