RedhorseWoman

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  looking for friends to talk with

  by ctisi in

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  hi all brothers and sisters.

  i am simply looking for friends to talk with over email or icq.

  i am adjusting to living alone after my wife left me and then was disfellowshipped.

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  RedhorseWoman

  Thou dost grovelest in fine manner, O great DirtSir. Yea, verily, thine two-wheeled steed produceth, nay, not the brown gold that nourisheth life, but the heinous smoke that cloggeth lungs.

  Thy threats upon mine life hast not gone unnoticed by the fine French Knight (yo, Frenchy!). Yea, verily, thou shouldst watch thy back, varlot. Rememberest thee also, that the Redhorse dost dwell in the land of "goodfellas"....wherein one canst request the indulgence of a "helper" for a mere pittance.

  Fie upon thee and thy abominable metal steed! Fie!!!
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  hiddy ho there

  by Helen in

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  decided to use my real name...its helen but i am an over the hill grandma also..(lol not really).....so how the heck is everyone?

  tr?

  red?

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  RedhorseWoman

  Well, hello there. You ARE making the rounds aren't you?
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  looking for friends to talk with

  by ctisi in

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  hi all brothers and sisters.

  i am simply looking for friends to talk with over email or icq.

  i am adjusting to living alone after my wife left me and then was disfellowshipped.

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  RedhorseWoman

  Brown gold? You have brown gold? You lucky, lucky man. Give it to your plants.....yummmmmm!

  TR, there is no way in H*** that the French Knight would EVER entrust his gallant steed to a crass dirtbiker! Go grovel!!!
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  looking for friends to talk with

  by ctisi in

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  hi all brothers and sisters.

  i am simply looking for friends to talk with over email or icq.

  i am adjusting to living alone after my wife left me and then was disfellowshipped.

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  RedhorseWoman

  Hey, Frenchy, if you two get into a duel over Seven, and....um.....something adverse should....uh....happen......could I....er.....have your horse?
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  A Thought For Christmas

  by Frenchy in

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  an e-mail from my daughter:.

  a thought for christmas.

  do you know what would have happened.

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  RedhorseWoman

  Yep, there's nothing like a discussion about good old "back labor" to get women to bond.
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  World View

  by Martini in

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  hello friends,.

  has the 'world view' you once held as a jw ,benefiting you as live your life today in this 'system of things'?.

  i'm not certain if the question is clear but this is my response.. before studing with jw, my world view was that this life may very well have been all there is.

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  RedhorseWoman

  I, too, was brought up as a JW, so I cannot say that they "changed" my view of anything.

  In the prior thread concerning the ethics of JW's, at one time I would have said that they are the most ethical people on earth. However, from experiences that I had and things that I saw as time went on, that view was badly shaken.

  "Ethics" were for those who could not figure out how to manipulate the rules. In the congregation I attended most of my life, ethical principles were tightly tied in to one's position in the congregation or one's associates.

  There was the pioneer sister who had multiple DWI arrests on her record, and several citations for hit-and-run accidents while she was intoxicated. She was also well known for her lewd conduct towards unbelieving mates of sisters in the congregation. She was liked by several of the elders, however, and because of that, there were never any repercussions for her.

  There were also several sisters who were encouraged to go on welfare so that they could spend more time in service doing "God's work". They were perfectly capable of supporting themselves and their children....and, in fact, were doing just that....before they came into the "truth". They were advised by others in the congregation that they should accept government money in order to spend more time in service. These sisters promptly quit their jobs and went on the dole. After doing so, they spent most of their time gossipping about others and spent very little time in service.

  Then there were the sisters....one a chiropractor and others who were her patients......who were caught in numerous acts of welfare fraud.

  I could list many other examples from this one congregation alone showing that JW's are no more nor less ethical than any other group of people.

  I DID find, however, after becoming inactive that the "world" was NOT an evil cesspool with greedy, hateful people running rampant. Most of the people with whom I have been associated are at LEAST as ethical as JW's, if not more so. Additionally, they act in an ethical manner because it is what they feel is right, not because some elder might find out and they would be counseled about their conduct.
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  looking for friends to talk with

  by ctisi in

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  hi all brothers and sisters.

  i am simply looking for friends to talk with over email or icq.

  i am adjusting to living alone after my wife left me and then was disfellowshipped.

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  RedhorseWoman

  Hi Chris,

  I don't have ICQ set up, but feel free to e-mail me. I'm inactive and have been for awhile, but we can still talk.
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  We can "toast" now?

  by Pathofthorns in

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  there was an awake article, i believe last year that basically gave the green light to go ahead with ahead with things that once were pagan, but have since lost their pagan connotations.

  of course, this was left up to your conscience, and the usual matter of not stumbling your brothers was brought up.. over on witnet, one member mentions an inquiry to the society regarding "toasting" at weddings etc, and they basically left this to the individuals to decide.. now, i've never seen anything wrong with stuff like this myself, and this whole "pagan" thing has never made sense to alot of people.

  i mean, doesn't everything really have some "pagan" origin?

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  The thing I find very interesting is that many JW's get VERY upset when this issue is brought up.

  I tried posting a question about this very subject on the JW board at MSN communities. First I was called a liar because I stated that wedding rings have a pagan origin. Then when I cut-and-pasted info, not only on the pagan origins of wedding rings, but also on other wedding traditions (such as the wedding bouquet being based on a spiritistic practice of using strong-smelling herbs and flowers to frighten away the evit spirits), the "mature" JW's jumped all over me.

  They were pulling out specious arguments about conscience on these matters, while upholding the ban against birthdays and holidays by stating that these were "celebrations" and, therefore, somehow different. Then they started the personal attacks and trying to shift the focus somewhere else.

  Not one of my points or questions was ever addressed. They just laid down a major smoke screen.

  The thing that still amazes me is that at one time I fully accepted the ridiculous arguments they brought up, and, in fact, used them myself. Group think at it's finest.
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  Turkey Dinner

  by Carmel in

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  all of you are invited to the real macoy thanksgiving dinner at my place!

  well all but mrs. wit, or was that twit?

  she has her jiggers and snakes and southern comfort to keep her company.. in case you couldn't tell, i wish i were in the good ol us this week for the bird!

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  RedhorseWoman

  Ah, yes, holiday witnessing. It was such FUN to be out in the snow looking at all the holiday decorations and the kids playing with their Christmas presents, knowing that there weren't any for me.....just a time slip where I could list all the magazines I forced on people that day.....NOT.
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  What exactly is an apostate?

  by notsureofmyself in

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  would someone care to give me their definition of an apostate and what it means to them?

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  RedhorseWoman

  An apostate is someone who can give nightmares to good little Dubbies the world over.

  According to the WT definition, an apostate is someone who no longer accepts the pap being served from the huge WTBTS spoon....i.e. someone who has begun to think.

  In reality, according to the WT definition, Russell was an apostate from his original religious beliefs, and the WTBTS is an apostate from the beliefs set down by Russell.