Posts by Preston

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I am Back

by Robdar in

i finally got my head out of my ass, got some things done, and most importantly i am no longer suffering withdrawal from the vicodin that i took for 3 months before and after my surgery.

golly, that stuff is not good for you.

causes depression, crying jags, bad tempers, etc.

Preston

robyn, sweetie, sugar,

Glad you're back.... (((Hugs)))

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TV Guide's 50 Sexiest TV Stars of All Time

by Swan in

the latest tv guide arrived in my mail today featuring the 50 sexiest tv stars of all time!.

did you agree with their picks?

did you have someone you wanted to add that didn't get in?

Why are you looking forward to 2005?

by Nowhere in

anyone heard anyting of 2005?

i've spoken to some witnesses here, who are really worried about 2005. they say it was pretty obvious at the last convention, that the world may end in 2005. because of 1975 and the fact that jesus was 30 years old, the last time he preached on earth... .

what have i missed?

Preston

So, let me get this straight. Because Jesus would have been 30 years old in 2005 if he was born in 1975, then 2005 must be the date of the end of the world....okay....that's pretty dumb. Why don't they approach it from this was way: add the 4 numbers together in "2005" 2+0+0+5 = 7. "7" is a number identifying completion, so that's why 2005 is the date of armagedon. I just can't see why any well-meaning JW would invest in this crap...

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WT6-15-02 ?from readers-funerals for suicides

by LyinEyes in

jw
friends

the question was this: "if someone committs suicide, would it be advisable for a christain minister to give the funeral talk?

" ((((((((((((me barfing already here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!))))))))))).

here are some sick , literally made me feel my blood pressure about to explode , remarks:.

Preston

The whole thing reminds me of the "evil or stupid...?" post that I wrote. The governing body shouldn't have a say, in the first place, regarding funerals. They don't have any family anyway, how can they relate? They take the spirit out of a somber event and they turn it into an infomercial for the resurrection. I can't understand why anyone, even if they are a JW in "good standing" would want to submit themselves to this humiliation after death.

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TV Guide's 50 Sexiest TV Stars of All Time

by Swan in

the latest tv guide arrived in my mail today featuring the 50 sexiest tv stars of all time!.

did you agree with their picks?

did you have someone you wanted to add that didn't get in?

Preston

Where's Victor Webster and Austin Peck (Days of Our Lives)?

Edited by - Preston on 24 September 2002 21:37:52

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Evil or Stupid.?

by Preston in

this is the fundamental question in my mind whenever i'm in a moment of attempting to analyze the strangest group of people on this planet, namely the governing body of jehovahs witnesses.

who are the governing body, really?

a bunch of evil (im not saying old) men who have nothing better to do than to ruin the lives of millions of people?

Preston

Thanks joanna, that's pretty much what I think too (except the "beating" part, for I prefer whips). It's impossible to reason with a JW because in their minds God only backs the governing body, so they're justified to do anything, pretty much...

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Evil or Stupid.?

by Preston in

this is the fundamental question in my mind whenever i'm in a moment of attempting to analyze the strangest group of people on this planet, namely the governing body of jehovahs witnesses.

who are the governing body, really?

a bunch of evil (im not saying old) men who have nothing better to do than to ruin the lives of millions of people?

Preston

Thank you Pat, I was really worried there for a sec when nobody answered my post. You're right, it's kind of like being "criminally negligent" if they are truly that ignorant. They're sill at fault.

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Evil or Stupid.?

by Preston in

this is the fundamental question in my mind whenever i'm in a moment of attempting to analyze the strangest group of people on this planet, namely the governing body of jehovahs witnesses.

who are the governing body, really?

a bunch of evil (im not saying old) men who have nothing better to do than to ruin the lives of millions of people?

Preston

This is the fundamental question in my mind whenever I'm in a moment of attempting to analyze the strangest group of people on this planet, namely the governing body of Jehovahs Witnesses. Who are the governing body, really? A bunch of evil (Im not saying old) men who have nothing better to do than to ruin the lives of millions of people? Because of them, family ties have been severed, molesters have gone unpunished, and people's lives have been cut short. And they're still there, without a scratch. It's not just that, it's also that they have a following. They've received that adulation through more support than any of us can ever imagine. It's also a shame that their followers put more credibilty into the beauracratic nature of theire positions than they should. Anyway, I was thinking about this today, and for this first time in a long while I had an epiphany, and I think this is a theory that would gain support from JWs and non-JWs alike. With that in mind, just think about this for a second. The governing body. Just picture them in your mind. This is a group of people who from the standpoint of millions, are pillars of Christian faith, but I don't care what you say, if they suddenly found themselves without their positions, they'd be lucky to get jobs as bloody toilet attendants. Where would their God be then? Huh? God's not gonna protect them for their lack of experience in the real world. And that's the point: they're inexperienced. The majority of them have never held full-times jobs (I dont count what they do now as work), don't have families, don't have any sort of credible secular education, and have been receiving a salary from 6 million loyalists from the time they've been declared superior Christians until now. They're like, well, kids. And, unfortunately, they can make any sort of law they can get away with. It's like you let your infant son run the house with servants at this beck and call. If you do that, trouble will ensue. And, if God does provide them with his holy spirit, which is doubtful, than that tool can only be considered useful within the context of their world experience (not that much). What do they have to fall back on when they don't advise a parent to take the evil bastard who molested her son to the police. Nothing. They're not in that sort of position to make such a decision. If you want you're leaky faucet fixed, do you go to the plumber, or a person who knows nothing about it? The govering body have been giving advice about what to do with your very life! Its like the commercial where the guy is giving advice, and the confidence is all due to his staying at a hotel. And that's my theory. They only appear smart because they speak well. But this, unfortunately, doesn't make up for the fact that they don't have a clue about what's going on in the real world. (ever see the movie BEING THERE?) So what do you think? Is the damage they cause more a result to their inexperience or them being plain evil?

Edited for bad spelling

Edited by - Preston on 24 September 2002 20:33:58

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Letter to Presiding Overseer

by DevonMcBride in

jw
friends

a non-witness friend of mine sent the following letter to the local kingdom hall in her area.

this should send a strong message to the elders on how the public feels.. devon .

dear mr. xxxxx,.

Preston

Very well done, this is one of the best letters I have read. I'll seriously write something like this if I ever get harrassed by the JW's again...

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Why Are the Democrats So Evil?

by cellomould in

jw
friends

george bush took advantage of your fears of 'big government' to get into office.... ...so are the democrats proponents of 'big government'?

do they love in-your-face politics?

do they want to give all of your hard-earned money away to good-for-nothing slobs?.

Preston

Oh puh-leese! Frankly, you'll find a variety of people in all parties whether you like or not, and the democratic party is no exception. Calling someone "evil" because their party is, is like saying someone is evil because their religion is (I'm sure a lot of people here can find meaning in that illustration). As a democrat I'd prefer someone calling me a "poor, misguided soul" because my party is ideologically inferior to everyone elses, rather than being refered to as, ahem...evil. Right now, Democrats are putting a lot of presure on Bush regarding Iraq for all the right reasons. I believe if anything, Bush is under the right amount of scruitiny. George II is correct when he says a regime change is needed. He just has the country wrong: The regime change should be in the United States and not Iraq. It is not too early to be thinking about impeachment proceedings for massive abuse of power and lying to Congress and the American people. El Generalisimo Busho's charade that Iraq is a threat to the USA and bears responsibilty for the Sept. 11 attacks is ludicrous. If we are to go to war with Iraq it should be because we have to and not because George II wants, in some misguided manner, to finish what his father started. The United States has historically gone to war only against other countries when there was a significant or imminent military action which threatened our safety. The Bush administration has changed that strategy to selective opposition of opponents that have virtually no military capability to threaten us. This is infinitely advantageous from a political standpoint because there is no posibility for defeat. This combination of patriotism and hypocrisy typically has a thousand fathers, whereas tough wars are generally orphans. History has unfortunately placed the citizens of Iraq on a collision course with the Bush administration, which is not seeking to confront a threatening opponent, but to overthrow a weak one. With the exception of Colin Powell, the Bush administration is the largest collection of draft dodgers ever assembled in any presidential administration,and war always looks more exciting when the other guy is doing the fighting. Ulysses S. Grant said that in wartime all the tough talk takes place far to the rear, and generally vanishes as the troops get closer to the cannons. Bush's speech in front of the U.N. may have been noble, but he still has not one, single shread of evidence that Iraq ahs weapons of mass destruction. Believe me, if he did, I'd be right behind his daughters fighting in Iraq. If Bush wants to go to war against a country with an abominally poor human rights record and weapons of mass destruction, why doesn't he pick a bigger target like China or Saudi Arabia. It's a case of selective alliance with totalitarian dictatorships. A war with Iraq will be nothing more than a pre-election show...