Hello chava,
Hope you have a spiritual uplifting time.
Don't forget the thermos full of booze.
Scorpion
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when is your district assembly?
by chava ini have my district assembly in on july 14-16 (may not be exact date but on that weekend) and i just recently went to the one in may on the 25-27. i was just wondering when everyone else's convention was and where.
by the way i have mine at the comisky stadium.
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Signs you've joined a cheap HMO:
by Scorpion inannual breast exam conducted by hooters.. directions to your doctor's office include, "take a left when you enter the trailer park.".
tongue depressors taste faintly of fudgesicles.. only proctologist in the plan is "gus" from roto-rooter.. only item listed under preventative care coverage is "an apple a day.".
your "primary care physician" is wearing the pants you gave to goodwill last month.. "patient reponsible for 200% of out-of-network charges" is not a typo.. the only expense covered 100% is embalming.. with your last hmo, your prozac didn't come in different colors with little "m"s on them.. you ask for viagra, you get a popsicle stick and duct tape.
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Scorpion
Annual breast exam conducted by Hooters.
Directions to your doctor's office include, "take a left when you enter the trailer park."
Tongue depressors taste faintly of Fudgesicles.
Only proctologist in the plan is "Gus" from Roto-Rooter.
Only item listed under Preventative Care coverage is "an apple a day."
Your "primary care physician" is wearing the pants you gave to Goodwill last month.
"Patient reponsible for 200% of out-of-network charges" is not a typo.
The only expense covered 100% is embalming.
With your last HMO, your Prozac didn't come in different colors with little "m"s on them.
You ask for Viagra, you get a popsicle stick and duct tape.
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Tallyman,
I have dealt with many BS, not only on the net but also a few in person. The mindset of the BS as far as their defense of Russell is the same as the JW defending the Borg. Of course now I am classified as an evil liar not only with the JWs but also with the BS that know me. Some BS are not beyond twisting ones words posted on their forums. This is why it is good to make copies of important subjects discussed so as to bring about the just of what was said and meant.
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Tallyman,
Thanks for the info!
Do you deal much with the BS?
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What's going on?
by biblexaminer ini finally found the words to describe what's happening with the jws all around me.
it's the difference between faith, and superstitious attachment.
the dictionary describes faith as found below.
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Scorpion
RedhorseWoman,
It gets frustrating doesn't it? It is like dealing with a handicap person.
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WT Apostate site ? Need Help!
by Scorpion indoes anyone have the link to the official wtbts link on apostates.
i did a search on the site and came up empty.. the site i used to have was http://www.angelfire.com/ny/wtabtsaaa/menu.html.
this page cannot be found.
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Scorpion
Does anyone have the link to the Official WTBTS link on Apostates. I did a search on the site and came up empty.
The site I used to have was http://www.angelfire.com/ny/wtabtsaaa/menu.html
This page cannot be found.
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Answered prayers
by Oldhippie inlooking back over many years of prayers, i cannot pinpoint any time when i felt, unequivocally, that i had received a personal response to my prayers.
can anyone here relate any experiences where you have felt that god answered prayers for you?
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Scorpion
I have had prayers answered. The list is to long to type and explain each.
I would say one of the biggest answer to one of my prayers is when I received full physical custody of my three kids. Even my own attorney could not believe how all the events transpired that brought about me receiveing custody. I prayed that I did not care about anything other than the welfare of my kids and that if God see's that being with me other than my decietful evil ex-wife, then please grant me full custody. It happened even though two other attorneys besides mine said it would not. I lost just about everything in the divorce except my truck and my business. I prayed for help in rebuilding my life and the kids and to try my best under the circumstances to put the kids first. There is a ton of things to tell about how it all transpired, but I could see and feel God working in my life and still do today.
All three kids are doing great. My youngest daughter made principals honor-role all year, she is in the 7th grade. My son is top in the chess class at school besides being fantastic in sports. My oldest daughter is driving me nuts. Hey, two out of three ain't bad. Actually, she is almost a straight A student. She is just getting very independant which is good and can be bad.
To look back at where I was with three kids, not sure about where things were heading and how I was going to swing all the schedules etc, it was somewhat scary. Things have worked out very well. I am not saying that I did not have to put forth effort to bring things about, I am just saying that God blessed that effort and gave me strength.
This is just one aspect on how God has answered my prayers. I have prayed for things and still do pray for things that I have not seen an answer to. Maybe God is working on these prayers, maybe not. Time will tell. Maybe it is better some prayers are not answered.
Stan
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Answered prayers
by Oldhippie inlooking back over many years of prayers, i cannot pinpoint any time when i felt, unequivocally, that i had received a personal response to my prayers.
can anyone here relate any experiences where you have felt that god answered prayers for you?
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XJWBill,
As usual your insight and wording is unequivocal.
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Answered prayers
by Oldhippie inlooking back over many years of prayers, i cannot pinpoint any time when i felt, unequivocally, that i had received a personal response to my prayers.
can anyone here relate any experiences where you have felt that god answered prayers for you?
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outnfree,
I enjoyed your reading post. The book by Barbara Grizzzuti Harrison you mentioned is "Vision Of Glory" by Simon and Shuster (1978) now out of print. She has another great book out called "What Could Be More Tempting Than An Exclusive Club Run By God Himself." You can do a search on Yahoo, just type in her name and there are over 300 entries for her works. My mother read Visions of Glory and left the WT shortly afterwards. This was around 1981.
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Gift ideas???
by SixofNine ini'm probably going to a grad party for a jw kid.
dad is an elder, mom a pioneer.
i'd like to think of some gift that would actually help the guy, and still not clue in his parents that i work for satan.
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When I had left the WT in 1989 a good friend of mine gave me a book called People of the Lie. I believe the author was M. Scott Peck, not sure though. It was a real eye opener. The book deals with real life situations and reveals different ways we can believe in and excuse evil within ourselves and others. It does not mention religion at all. But by reading the book, one cannot help to think about how we as individuals can believe a lie and not realize it.
I am not sure if this book is in print anymore. I gave it to a friend who gave it to a friend etc. I am not sure where it ended up. It would be a great gift. Maybe the parents will read it also.