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  Wouldn't this be fun fun fun?

  by Skimmer in

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  wouldn't this be fun fun fun?

  one of the sponsor links on this site is a bethel tour company owned and operated by jws: .

  http://www.bethelcoachtours.com/ .

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  Skimmer

  Wouldn't this be fun fun fun?
  
  One of the sponsor links on this site is a Bethel tour company owned and operated by JWs:
  
  http://www.bethelcoachtours.com/
  
  Would it not be the funnest thing to have fifty of us sign up for one of their tours like:
  
  http://www.bethelcoachtours.com/ITIN-ny-plane-bethelbasic.htm
  
  and, uh, accidentially forget to mention that we all had found out the real truth about the "Truth"?
  
  Note that the tours offer stops at various New York City highlights including the UN! Think of the questions you could ask of Brother Tour Director.
  
  Perhaps there's a stop at the "launching pad" where a couple of dozen JW elite are buried. You could hook up a hidden tube in your trousers and piss on Knorr and Franz. Considering where they are now, they just might appreciate the admittedly futile effort to have them cool down a bit.
  
  Or touring the printeries: "Sister Cleaner of Advanced Middle Age, do you think you can escape the next round of layoffs?" "Brother Press Feeder, what do you think about it taking thirty years of distributing that literature to get a single convert?"
  
  If you were on one of these tours, what would you do and say?
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  How Long Would They Last Without The Society?

  by ThomasCovenant in

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  following on a little from 2 topics (xjw critical mass) and (the real reason jw's don't accept blood) sorry but don't know how to show the links, i got to thinking: .

  if the society were to finish publishing and closed down because of say bankruptcy from lawsuits, how long do you think the worldwide brotherhood would last?.

  i feel this is a good question to ask those still in.would they still worship jehovah without the rigmarole of 5 meetings, personal study and preaching work and the monthly kingdom ministry and other regular literature.

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  Due to interference caused by WW II and further censorship by Communists in 1948, the Romanian Branch of the WTBTS went its own way. It now is part of an organization called "True Faith Jehovah's Witnesses" and it has members spread across the former Eastern Bloc countries.
  
  Unsurprisingly, it believes that the Brooklyn Boys are a bunch of apostates.
  
  See: http://the-true-jw.oltenia.ro/
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  DEMONISTIC

  by monkeyshine in

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  is that even a word?

  i tried to spell check it and nothing came up?

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  It's missing from the electronic Oxford American Dictionary that comes free with the current version of Apple's Mac OS/X. Interestingly, the same dictionary has all the profane words I've used, along with a few vulgar connective phrases I hadn't heard nor seen before. So I think that its general coverage is fairly complete.
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  JW Pets????

  by thepackage in

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  dont you hate it when dubs refer to their pets as jw pets and would not give them a blood transfusion?!?!?!

  whats up with that???

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  If my Smokey Cat had not received a transfusion last week, he would have died. It's that simple.
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  Thirdwitness -- An Agent of the Governing Body?

  by AlanF in

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  thirdwitness -- an agent of the governing body?

  this evening i was talking with an old friend about recent postings on this forum by jw defenders.

  we concluded that something unusual is going on.

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  Skimmer

  Would it not be interesting to track the locations of the IP addresses of these posters?
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  When do you put a dog down?

  by katiekitten in

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  im at my dads house at the moment and they have this dog thats 14 years old, and apparently this brand of dog has an average life expectancy of 10, so shes had a good innings.. now im not a dog owner, so its pretty easy for me to say i think they should put the dog down.

  my dads wife is very sentimental about the dog.

  i would say she was very attached to it, but for all her sentimentality, she has never walked the dog (its always been my dad) and she is not the one who gets up in the night with a mop and bucket - that'd be dad too.

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  The best approach is to have a veterinarian perform an examination of the animal and to offer an experienced opinion of the animal's quality of life along with possible treatment options and likely results. Sometimes the treatment regime can be very expensive and an owner has to be prepared for either this or a much cheaper euthanization. A tough choice, indeed.
  
  For my Smokey Cat this past week, I decided to go for the treatment plan. He's home now and managed to eat nearly a whole can of cat food so far. He's getting around by himself and I think he has a decent chance of recovery. But if he has a relapse it may be best just to let him go.
  
  The standard Catholic teaching discourages the thought that residents in heaven will be reunited with their lost pets. Yet there is a minority voice among Catholics saying that whatever we need for happiness will be there for us, so our beloved departed cats and dogs (and horses, parrakeets, etc.) will be waiting for us.
  
  For pet owners: if you haven't already heard of it, do a Google search for "Rainbow Bridge" and see if that doesn't bring a tear to your eye.
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  Smokey Cat is back from the animal hospital

  by Skimmer in

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  my cat smokey has recently returned from the animal hospital after about a week full of doubts that he would make it to see another day.

  he is recovering from an infection, idiopathic weight loss, and some other problems.

  smokey is finally starting to eat (just a little) and is using his litter box.

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  Smokey has made it to another sunrise, I believe he slept well; he's always been good at that. Currently, he's mostly satisfied with little more than licking up all the juices from his seafood based canned cat food plus a bit of dry food. This is fram a cat that used to be able to go through three cans a day with no fussiness whatsoever. I'm happy to see that Smokey has retained his affection for high quality fresh catnip; he's gobbled up two large pinches so far.
  
  I should mention the group that first rescued him years ago.
  
  http://www.kittyangels.org/
  
  If you're in the Massachusetts/New Hampshire (USA) area and are considering feline adoption, it's worth a look. There are plenty of pictures of companions in waiting. Some of my favorites:
  
  http://www.kittyangels.org/ff02.html (waiting since 2006.07.23)
  
  http://www.kittyangels.org/ff29.html (waiting since 2006.07.30)
  
  http://www.kittyangels.org/ff19.html (waiting since 2005.11.22)
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  Smokey Cat is back from the animal hospital

  by Skimmer in

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  my cat smokey has recently returned from the animal hospital after about a week full of doubts that he would make it to see another day.

  he is recovering from an infection, idiopathic weight loss, and some other problems.

  smokey is finally starting to eat (just a little) and is using his litter box.

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  My cat Smokey has recently returned from the animal hospital after about a week full of doubts that he would make it to see another day. He is recovering from an infection, idiopathic weight loss, and some other problems. Smokey is finally starting to eat (just a little) and is using his litter box. His age is unknown as he was a rescued alley cat when I adopted him (or was it the other way around?) three years ago.
  
  After a dental exam, vet thinks he's at least ten years old and maybe closer to fifteen, a ripe age for most cats, and a rather advanced age for an alley cat. It's an age where many, perhaps most cat owners would choose euthanasia over expensive medical treatment. And I can't fault them for such a decision. But, this time at least, I decided to do what I could to keep him in the land of the living.
  
  A critical part of Smokey's treatment was a blood transfusion to assist with relieving his anemia. Thankfully, I parted ways with the WTBTS thirty three years ago and so encouraged the vet to go ahead with the transfusion she had recommended. Smokey still might not make it, but without the transfusion he would have passed away several days ago. At least he now has a chance.
  
  The bill so far is about US$750, about three times more than I had expected. So I didn't get the new computer I wanted, but I can sleep better at night.
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  Had to put my Cat to sleep last night - very sad!

  by lovelylil in

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  i am really sad today and miss my cat already.

  he would have been 16 in november.

  i found him out on the street when he was a year old.

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  My cat Smokey is in his second day at the animal hospital with anemia and a gum infection. The vet calls twice a day with updates and at the moment she says there's a fair chance of recovery and that we'll know more later. I told her that I only have about US$400 budgeted and so we will have palce a lot of hope on the power of natural healing.
  
  Smokey is an older feline; at least ten years old and probably more. No one knows as he was rescued by no-kill shelter volunteers from the alleyways of Lowell, Massachusetts some four years ago. They vaccinated him, fixed up his battle wounds, and removed his need for future girlfriends. I've had him for the past three years and there's a lot of sadness just thinking that I might lose him soon.
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  So can apostates attend jw weddings now?

  by LeftBehind in

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  i have been officially gone from the witnesses less than 2 months but i know they are always coming out with new light.

  i got a shock today when i was invited to a cousins wedding that will be held in a kh.

  i am not invited to the reception.

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  How about a copy of _Crisis of Conscience_?
  
  Or maybe a family bible, one of those designed as a wedding gift? Not only do they have a real translation, but also helpful tips on making a marriage work. This is the opposite of the WTBTS approach which is making work out of a marriage.