It's nice that they're supportive, but you'd think they could spice up their lingo a bit. Wouldn't it be nice to hear, just once, someone say, "Brother, you really made that talk your bitch!"
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"i enjoyed your talk Brother"
by fleaman uk ini was musing about being a jw the other day.im not scarred by it like many,i dont hate anyone in my old cong..theres a couple of idiotic elders of course,but in the main my biggest thing when i think of my past life is the farsical nonsense of it all!.
meeting attendance,knocking on doors...oh dear.. one of the stupidest things was being required to do talks.i mean,come on who really used to listen to that drivel..i mean really listen?.
i was an ok speaker,nothing briliant,competent ..even gave a pub talk once when all the elders were on a jolly up at elders school.. it occurred to me how robotic bros and sis were when it came to giving praise!no matter how crap the talk was,one would always get a "i really enjoyed your talk brother".every time.without fail.i know they were being nice,i used to say it all the time too.my dad once said it to me and i asked him what he liked most about it?he admitted he didnt remember what it was even about.i dont remember in 30 years man and boy ever enjoying a talk.. yep,its a nonsense religion alright.full of braindead robots.. did anyone actually pay close attention and really enjoy the "food"from the platform?
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Severance Pay ($10,000 for each year)for Those Laid Off From Bethel?
by frankiespeakin ini think to be fair the gb should use the money they have collected from selling off thier property in brooklyn and offer a serverance package for those asked to leave after many years of service, $10,000 for every year of service would be good.
i've cut and pasted this from a legal site:.
http://jobsearchtech.about.com/od/laborlaws/l/aa110600.htm.
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RunningMan
In Canada, the law is that you must provide a reasonable notice period when laying someone off. This notice period varies from 2 to 12 weeks, depending on length of service and which province you are in. If you do not give adequate notice, then you must pay the person in lieu of notice.
Under common law, the notice period is usually longer. This means that the employee can sue for more severance. Typically, a senior person could receive up to one month per year of service, capped at two years (although a one year cap is more usual).
I assume that some similar type situation exists in the U.S.
So, really, the bethelites are pretty screwed. Even if they sued, they wouldn't get much.
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If Satan is destroyed will another Satan be born?
by Morocco inthink about this one: the bible says one day satan, the father of all evils, will be destroyed and by extension all the sufferings of the spiritual creatures and physical creatures.
i know the jw's teach that jehovah is allowing evil in order to prove a moral point that he is the only one who can effectively rule this reality.
however, imagine a paradise on earth billions of years after the destruction of evil.
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RunningMan
The official line is that if anyone sins today (either human or angel), they are allowed to continue living because the issue of universal sovereignty has not yet been settled. If they sin after the 1000 years, they will die instantly.
On a somewhat related note, thanks to the inspiration of someone on another thread, I plan on breeding nephilim in my basement. If I am successful, I will check around this board to see if anyone would like to adopt a baby nephilim. Maybe we can provoke Armagedon, or even raise an army to defeat J&J.
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In respect to headcovering, can you get away with a sheet of toilet paper??
by Gill inwhose idea was it anywhere and is there any mention of it in any awake or bodgetower?.
the idea, that women when taking the lead in anyway or praying should have something on their head as a sign of respect suddenly struck me as a sign of total disrespect!.
i understand a woman may put anything on her head as a sign of respect to her superior male colleagues, including a used kleenex....i've seen it so don't doubt it!!.
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RunningMan
My mom used a napkin one. Although it was clean, I don't think it was of the sanitary variety.
The reason is "because of the angels". Apparently, the angels get pissed off if a woman prays without having something, anything, on her head.
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Just for fun: Help me name my dog??
by whyizit injust adopted a collie mix from the pound.
4 yrs.
old and has had about as many litters of puppies, from the looks of her.
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RunningMan
I once had a dog I called Liberace, because he was the pianist.
Cerebus is a good name.
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We've Reached Celebrity Status!!!
by Lady Liberty inwell i am convinced i know how the stars are treated.
being considered an apostate by just about everyone in the circuit, and now, tonight i find that the neighboring circuit is talking of our apostacy as well.
(mind you we are not d'fd, nor have we d'ad ourselves.
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RunningMan
Yes, I've also been accused of starting my own religion. I think this is standard propaganda. JWs are incapable of comprehending the fact that someone could know their doctrines and find them lacking.
I love the idea about breeding nephilim. I think I'll start circulating that one.
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THE BIG A: RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER.
by Mary inwhere did all the witnesses over the decades get the idea that armageddon was right around the corner?
the society certainly never put anything like that down in print:
*** w56 10/15 p. 614 when will gods kingdom come?
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RunningMan
That must be quite a wide left turn.
Actually, as I understand it, A is no longer "just around the corner". It is right in front of it. You heard it here first.
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What funeral will you have?
by Gilberto inthere has been a couple of threads about death just lately and it got me thinking about what funeral i would have.
i hope it won't be for many years yet though.. when you are a dub it would have just happened.. when i was fading i would have just accepted that it would have been what my wife wanted.
i would have also had to have a dub funeral for her.
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RunningMan
Every time I go to a funeral, I'm disappointed by the lack of entertainment, and the fact that God gets top billing. Funerals always seem to be based on a boilerplate with brief references to (insert name here) that are thrown together at the last minute.
So, to counteract this, I have written my own funeral sermon. I know, it seems a little morbid to write your own sermon while still alive, but it's awfully difficult to swing it from the other end. I may even perform it myself on tape.
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Manitoba teen in court over blood transfusions
by Nosferatu inhttp://www.canada.com/topics/news/national/story.html?id=1fc14d98-a417-4b8c-8045-62bab72f65d4&k=13199
canwest news service.
published: monday, september 04, 2006 article tools.
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RunningMan
My son has Crohn's, and he had his first flare-up and surgery when he was 14. I've never heard of blood having anything to do with the disease, except for routinely having it handy when any surgery is done. Perhaps she was extremely anemic (not uncommon) and was heading into surgery.
Nos: The name's not released. Do you happen to know who it is? I lived in Winnipeg for a couple of years in the early '80s.
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Do you believe the Ark of the Covenant still exists (or ever existed)?
by gaiagirl inwhile thinking about more bible related legends depicted in films, a rather obvious one came to mind...the ark of the covenant.
do you think it still exists, hidden somewhere?
or do you think it was captured and destroyed following one of the defeats of israel?
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RunningMan
I should have known that the mention of hemorrhoids would summon Gumby.Now, I need to clarify this. It appears that the magic box didn't automatically kill everyone who touched it. It read their minds, determined their degree of guilt, and then dispensed justice ranging from execution to some degree of embarassing affliction. I guess if a cleaning lady dusted off the ark she would get something pretty minor - incontinence, perhaps? How Monty Python-esk.