Posts by earthfire

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What song would you dedicate to the borg?

by krejames in

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zed's thread on powerful albums got me listening to darren hayes after ages and i decided i would like to dedicate this song to the borg.

http://youtu.be/nwvtdt9mntw.

step into the light.

an elder will be at my house in one hour HELP!

by Julia Orwell in

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we've missed some meetings due to work and thinking it's bs and also one night my husband got drunk n fessed up n had a shepherding call n now the e is coming to see 'how we're doing'.

help me please i dunno what to do..

Remember, he is just a man. He only has power over you if you let him and being an elder he'll be quick to assume that power. Don't give it to him. Say a prayer to the God of your understanding, the Universe, Source, whatever. Ask for strength, courage and calmness. Also ask for the right words to say. This sounds silly but I swear it helps. It will be okay and it is your house. You can ask him to leave whenevery YOU want to. Don't let him over stay his welcome. Much love to you.

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Had to resurrect this after seeing it today...LOL

by tenyearsafter in

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courtesy of millions now living are dead from several years ago (thanks to randy for re-posting on free minds:.

ode to the 192 page book.

once i wondered what life was all about.

earthfire

LOL, that's funny and sad atthe same time

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What were your favorite assembly foods?

by NoRegrets in

so i'm young enough to not remember having hot prepared meals at assemblies, but heard all about it from my parents and the like.

but what i do remember were all of the cold sandwiches and institutional snacks and soda.

remember the food tickets we started to use?

earthfire

In Janesville, WI we had really great food. The chili was awesome and in the mornings you could get a ton of different breakfast foods that included pancakes and waffles with fruit and whip cream. That was in the 80's.

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Jehovah doesn't like that

by outsmartthesystem in

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no matter what the situation is.....my children are now on a kick of saying "jehovah doesn't like that".

birthdays?

jehovah doesn't like that.

earthfire

My heart goes out to you. This is a common situation but never easy. The big problem with this is that guilt is already being used to begin control. I mean if you make Jehovah feel bad then you've really done something wrong, if God himself is mad at you then you must be bad and deserving punishment of some kind. Even if it is for a meaningless word. This is where it starts. As their parent you have equal rights in your kids being brought up how "you" see fit too. If they don't want to go to the meeting, say well they can stay home with me. Your wife may be angry but it then will become your kids choice of whether or not they will be JW's in the future. I do like the idea of using the bible scriptures to make your point. If you handle it with love and true concern then your wife won't have a real reason to become angry and you'll have a better chance. I truly hope it goes easier than expected.

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The Resurrection - Gender-less Humans or Spirit Beings?

by Badfish in

"in the resurrection neither do men marry nor are women given in marriage, but are as angels in heaven.

" (mathew 22:30).

also, what about their offspring?

earthfire

I never got the whole sexless angels being so horny that they leave heaven to mate with women either. I remember being a kid and looking at the pic in My Book of Bible Stories and getting mad. Why do they get to come down an trick humans? Why are they only after the women? Why the hell do they get to live with women for soooo many years as to raise children "Nephilim" into adult hood and THEN after all this Jehovah notices and says now I'm going to bring a great flood and destroy all the wicked humans. Meanwhile the angels get to escape and go back to spirit form while the humans who were tricked have to die.

So since it worked out so well the first time when the angels tricked us, now they are banished to Earth and we are stuck with them and they are ALLOWED to keep messing with our lives and we are none the wiser. But if we want to draw close to God then we have to always be on high alert because Satan and his angels are always trying to get people, especially JW's who are the chosen. Be like Job! Uggh!

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FBI & Interpol Bust Internet Child Porn Ring

by Balaamsass in

this article is from the huffington post.

an fyi to parents, grandparents and everyone not all abusers are 100% sexually driven..there is big money in pedophilia.

one videographer jw has never been convicted.

earthfire

I couldn't read the whole thing but what I read made me sick to my stomach. How do people even come up with these ideas?! How do you look at a little kid and think of them sexually or as food. WTF makes these people so damn sick? And you think about all the kids who have never even been found or reported missing. How many lives throughout history have been taken by such absolute evil.

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....and a new wrinkle

by outsmartthesystem in

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so i was giving my daughter a hug at bed time last night.

she stands up at the foot of her bed and wraps her arms around my neck.

she then asks why i don't serve jehovah anymore.

earthfire

I've read a number of posts here and you know we all wish there was an easy answer. I really feel for what you're going through. I was one of those young kids who was VERY enthusiastic and I agree that her "coaching" could be exclusive to the talks at the KH. Now I'm not suggesting on arguing with a 5 year old but I would definitely not let this go and see what happens. The older she gets the more she'll stick to this thinking. One of the most dangerous things that kids in the congregation don't always get is critical thinking and it is so important to develop this at an early age. She's your daughter too and I wouldn't let your wife dictate everything that she learns. Kids are so much smarter than most adults give them credit for and I would guarantee that she thinks about this topic on her own as well.

Big hugs

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DO THREE ELDER'S MEAN IT IS JUDICIAL?!?

by DATA-DOG in

i have a friend who met with a couple of elders recently and i was told things went well, no issues.

well a couple weeks later they stopped by my friends place, ( just to say hi ) right before they left they said, " hey can we meet again?

my friend said, " sure ".

earthfire

Oh okay, that's cool and an interesting approach. However, with that type of thinking it goes against one of the key elements of JW thinking so he'll probably either have to change his thinking and be "meek" (i.e. fall into line) or he'll get into trouble.

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DO THREE ELDER'S MEAN IT IS JUDICIAL?!?

by DATA-DOG in

i have a friend who met with a couple of elders recently and i was told things went well, no issues.

well a couple weeks later they stopped by my friends place, ( just to say hi ) right before they left they said, " hey can we meet again?

my friend said, " sure ".

earthfire

When you say that your friend has started to partake, do you mean as an annointed member?