today is pre-colonoscopy day.
my second in 6 yrs.
i had forgotten the biggest annoyance of these degrading procedures.
As with any surgical procedure, they prefer empty bowels to non-empty ones.
I'd think the rationales would be pretty self-explanatory. I mean, if you had to poke around someone else's bum in the name of science and medicine, would you want to minimize the amount of poop that could potentially explode all over you, or not?
If it makes you feel better, you can still fart in their general direction. And hopefully Mrs Glander will make you something special to make up for your starvation diet....
does anyone here think this command still applies in force today as it did 2000 years ago?.
I don't go for the one-way street of respect that the WTS endorses. Respect has to be mutual to have any meaning.
i just achieved an electronic pipe wich is virtually identical to a conventional one.
but it not produce smoke, no burning, no hazard substances, just steam.
it's quite similar to a nebulization, nothing more.
Yeah, I'm thinking someone would whine about being Stumbled™ and put an end to your little e-smoke-fest.
shes a nice girl.
nothing against her personally.
she hasnt been in touch for monthes, havent seen her for monthes.. is something happening that she needs my bum on a seat for?.
You could reply with something sarcastic... like this....
Hi there, I'm doing gr8 now that I found S8n and devoted myself to serve him always. TY so much for helping me find the truth. We're having a ceremony at my place on Friday night, where we will be sacrificing a chicken to S8n's glory. Would love it if you could come! xoxox
i was discussing with an elder today, and as usual the conversation drifted towards apostates and their line of reasoning, he angrily looked into my eyes with the scriptures in his hand and told me:.
(1) that apostates are destructive peddlers who shut the door of everlasting life on people as they are very sure they have no portion in there.
he quoted matt 23:13- 13 woe to you, scribes and pharisees, hypocrites!
In the year 2311 Governing Body member, Brother R8Y10 will apologize and "express his regret" towards Simon and the members of this forum. We will all be dead, but at least they will apologize.
My point was not that we'd have to wait 300 years for the GB to apologize for branding us as Apostates™, but that time will eventually prove the WTS to be false prophets. I don't need their apologies. I already know that they're wrong. I'm just happy whenever one more person realizes that the WTS is wrong and decides that they've had enough of the WTS bull$h!t and starts planning their exit. It's happening more and more, and it's why the WTS is becoming more and more fanatic in its railing against Apostates™.
I'm lovin' it.
i thought the topic of religion would be a great one for facebook.. wow, was i wrong about that.. http://www.facebook.com/pages/god-is-not-divided/112694992130588.
the only people are show any interest at all are catholics.. witnesses seem to avoid every venue where somebody else might show up.. zionists do likewise; but they have a different reason.. but, god yhvh is god of the whole earth, is my point.. anybody got any idea what i can do to stimulate godly conversation on my page?.
i'm tryin' to minister to the merely-confused as witnesses do out in service.. .
BP:
How many times have you tried to invite ppl to your page in the past?
SHHHHHHH don't give her any ideas! cheese & crackers, man!!
i thought the topic of religion would be a great one for facebook.. wow, was i wrong about that.. http://www.facebook.com/pages/god-is-not-divided/112694992130588.
the only people are show any interest at all are catholics.. witnesses seem to avoid every venue where somebody else might show up.. zionists do likewise; but they have a different reason.. but, god yhvh is god of the whole earth, is my point.. anybody got any idea what i can do to stimulate godly conversation on my page?.
i'm tryin' to minister to the merely-confused as witnesses do out in service.. .
Well, Shekkie my dear, the way Facebook works is that if you want someone to read your stuff, they should be friends with you first.
It's also a good idea to put some boundaries in your profile settings to keep the whack-a-doodles out.
i was discussing with an elder today, and as usual the conversation drifted towards apostates and their line of reasoning, he angrily looked into my eyes with the scriptures in his hand and told me:.
(1) that apostates are destructive peddlers who shut the door of everlasting life on people as they are very sure they have no portion in there.
he quoted matt 23:13- 13 woe to you, scribes and pharisees, hypocrites!
In 1633 Pope Urban VIII charged Galileo with heresy for his theory of heliocentrism too, because it was in direct contradiction with the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church, that the earth was the centre of the universe.
300 years later, Pope Pius XII described Galileo as a hero of research. And in 1992 Pope John Paul II "expressed regret" for the way the church handled Galileo way back when.
Time is the expositor of all false prophets and the avenger of all accused of heresy.
i was thinking about a thread of terry's and how the whole concept of jesus is ruling right now only he is invisible sounds like a crazy person is speaking.
yet this is one of the major religious teachings of jw's.
one that we were expected to explain to strangers by coming uninvited to their doors.
Hey, maybe we can convince JWs to start invisibly donating to the WTS....
In fact, I think I'll start doing that today!
if you are a non-jw married to a jw, how do you deal with those times during the week when he or she slips out for several hours with bookbag in hand, going door to door?
your spouse is out there actively recruiting for the watchtower - do you have a problem with that?
do you ask your spouse if he/she is up front with the prospective convert?
Several years ago, my mom and another Sister™ in her congregation were asked to act as character witnesses in a child custody dispute involving a young lady who was raised a JW, never baptized, and then married a Worldly™ guy and had a couple of kids with him. She started Studying™ again with my mom and this other Sister™. For whatever reason, the WTS got involved in the custody hearings, and there were a couple of bigshots from the Legal Department™ who came ahead of time and did practice sessions with my mom, the other Sister™ and two Special Pioneer™ ladies who had known the young lady's for a very long time.
Anyway, to make a long story short, the WTS lawyers ran through several questions that a judge might put to them regarding JW beliefs. Some of the questions included things like "Is it true that Jehovah's Witnesses believe that governments are under the control of Satan the Devil?" The answer they instructed the character witnesses to provide was "NO". Another question was "Is it true that a Jehovah's Witness is required to refuse blood transfusions for their children in a medical emergency?" They were told to answer "NO".
My mom talked to me about this a few times because it really bothered her that the Society expected her to lie on their behalf - and there would be no protection or compensation for her if she was found out and charged. They were willing to throw these women under the bus in order to win a custody case. I told her that since she wasn't under subpoena, she was within her rights to decline to participate, because she wasn't prepared to commit perjury.
