i was flying back from indiana today, another stressed-filled factory installation - it was goregous and i was pondering as i stared out the window at the earth passing by.
and i was thinking about what i used to tell the other sisters when i was a regular pioneer when they asked me how i felt about higher education.. i would say, "where would you rather be when armageddon came - out in field service or sitting in some dingy college classroom".
i really believed that at the age of 18.. and then i would go scrub toilets in office buildings in the middle of the night to put gas in the car while my mind stagnated.
And then one day it hit me. I had made a big mistake
And you learned from yours. Congratulations to you!
I for one decided I'd rather be dead and nothing than continue to go out in field service. Fortunately, as time went on I figured out one had nothing to do with the other. Now I have a good life.
i have mentioned on this board before, that i think the downfall of organized religion rest in the fact that they are to stubborn to change.
meaning, "what is, will always be.
" as they feel their teachings are based on god and that is all that matters.
I have mentioned on this board before, that I think the downfall of organized religion rest in the fact that they are to stubborn to change.
JW's excepted, of course! They have "new light" all the time!
PurpleV (of the Ducking and Running class....)
last night, on "er", an intern has a dispute with a doctor about a patient's chances.
for survival.
the doctor asserts that a cure might be 50 years away.. the intern says no, maybe 5!
LOL @ Runningman
Owww, the pain, the pain! I remember, I remember! Uncle! Thank you for not quoting the other one (THAT one I DO remember.)
Better watch out or I'll post the parody of the song of "Keep Your Eyes On the Prize" I wrote for another exjw forum. You won't get the tune out of your head for weeks! bwaa ha haaaa
last night, on "er", an intern has a dispute with a doctor about a patient's chances.
for survival.
the doctor asserts that a cure might be 50 years away.. the intern says no, maybe 5!
Tashawaa, you're not really gonna make me go look that up, are you? :)
last night, on "er", an intern has a dispute with a doctor about a patient's chances.
for survival.
the doctor asserts that a cure might be 50 years away.. the intern says no, maybe 5!
I just hope the idiots who go on about how stem cell research is evil never have someone close to them die from something that could have been easily prevented with stem cell research.
AMEN!!! It's got to be the most promising thing I've ever heard of as far as cures for "myriads and myriads" (sorry!) of ailments. It would be such a waste and a pity for this to be blocked by some right-wing fanatic fundamentalist wanna-be Christians who will yet again invoke God's name to justify their asinine phony moralistic judgements.
I don't feel strongly about this or anything, you understand.
Witch, I thank you [bowing modestly] LOL
last night, on "er", an intern has a dispute with a doctor about a patient's chances.
for survival.
the doctor asserts that a cure might be 50 years away.. the intern says no, maybe 5!
Well, now that the Republicans are in power, I hope we have stem cells with which to do research!
PurpleV of the Democratic Class
ah, yes, another fluffy topic!.
ok, here is how is works.
type where you were born, raised and where you live now.
Born in Staten Island, NY
Raised in Staten Island, NY
Live in Manhattan, NY
Would LIKE to live in Sarasota, FL
PurpleV of the Big Apple Class
i'm new to this forum and have been reading all these topics and posts and kind of getting to know some of you.
i've always purposely avoided anti-witness or ex-witness opinion before but i'm tired and am looking for an end to it all.
like it says, i am very much in love with a witness, and she is very much in love with me.
There's a great book, "How to Rescue Your Loved One from the Watchtower." I think it's by Randy Watters. Anyway you can get it from the bookstore at www.freeminds.org, along with some other great reference books like "Reasoning with JWs."
Good luck.
jehovas' witnesses are an interesting group.
they enjoy the freedoms and liberties that they receive by living in the united states, but at the same time they refuse to partake in voting, national celebrations and have basically created their own nation within a nation.
i find it hypocritical for them to act in this manner and believe that they should gather from around the world and all go and live together on some island.
But doing those things means losing a friendship with God because he doesn't approve of those things
This is exactly the point. Who are you, or your organization, to presume to tell us what would make us lose God's friendship?
We, Jehovah's Witnesses don't try to change who people are, rather , we try to give them the hope of a better life
There are quite a few here that would disagree mightily with that statement.
When you become a JW you have to give up non-believing relatives and friends, risk dying of blood loss, lose your career aspirations, shelve college, and follow a myriad of man-made regulations about how you can dress, groom, have (marital) sex, what kind of jobs you can have, what kind of music to listen to, what kind of car to drive, I could go on and on. That's not changing a person? Those are MAN-MADE rules, not "what God requires."
I truly hope you see the real light someday.
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hey gang, i finally got our pics from the march up online..
Hey Venice!
Nice shots! It was so good to meet you there. Wow. I couldn't believe I actually met people I knew from cyberland in person... it was like "It's PURPLEV!" How cool is that. I was so honored to march with the lambs, so was my BF Carlos (TG never a JW). It was his voice that was the loudest on the WB11 newscast!
