Soledad

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  How Do You Feel About President Bush?

  by minimus in

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  i like him, but he makes me a little nervous.

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  Soledad

  *looking at reborn's post and slyly smirking to herself*
  this is why I love this board
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  Comments You Will Not Hear at the 1-26-03 WT Study

  by blondie in

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  2. bible

  comments you will not hear at the 1-26-03 wt study

  december 15, 2002 page 8.

  "draw close to god".

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  Soledad

  thanks blondie for these weekly posts. I always look forward to them
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  Obese kids sue McDonalds

  by SYN in

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  obese kids sue mcdonalds

  from correspondents in new york .

  a lawsuit filed against mcdonalds on behalf of eight obese new york children is threatening to unleash a wave of class actions similar to those that have won huge pay-outs from the tobacco industry.. .

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  Soledad

  bravos to that judge
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  What If

  by Windchaser in

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  the bible is made up of metaphors, lessons in symbols, and we are learning life's lessons and have to repeat lessons until we learn them?

  what if the spirituality you knew as a child was all you needed to know all the answers?

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  Soledad

  What if the spirituality you knew as a child was all you needed to know all the answers?

  this reminds me of that book "everything I ever need to know I learned in kindergarden." it's a very good book--I mean it, not a wise crack.
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  Your fave arcade games of the 80's

  by Pleasuredome in

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  2. entertainment

  what were some of your fave acade games of the 80's?

  mine were....paper boy .

  pacman .

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  Soledad

  Joust, Frogger, Bubble Bobble, Qbert, Outrun, Faxanadu, Paperboy,and others........

  Edited by - Soledad on 22 January 2003 21:18:50
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  Strangest thing you were called on the carpet for.

  by Icansaylucky in

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  2. experiences

  i would like to hear some of the strangest or most ridiculous thing you got in trouble with the elders for.

  here is mine.. back in the early 70's i was married at the age of 18, typical witness thing to do.

  my husband who was 6 years older than i ruled me like a overly strict father.

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  Soledad

  for painting my fingernails fuschia. and then for cutting them. and then for letting them grow back.
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  How Did You Feel Witnessing For The Last Time?

  by SpannerintheWorks in

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  whenever i have conversed with one of jehovah's witnesses, i feel that they are 100% convinced that the wbts is "right".. on this forum, we have many people who were once one of jehovah's witnesses, but now totally reject it.. how did you feel witnessing to people whilst you no longer believed in it, or knew you were about to leave?.

  spanner.

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  Soledad

  I remember quite clearly my last time witnessing, it was summertime and a large group of JWs and myself were walking a small hillside territory near an open field. I clearly remember walking and looking down, sort of dragging my feet along. I said to myself "what a gorgeous day, I should be at the beach." I suddenly looked up and noticed everyone around me walking the same way I was walking, looking down and shuffling feet.

  I suddenly realized that I was fed up. I couldn't take it anymore. We all looked like zombies with big bulky bags and briefcases. I thought about how stupid and lifeless everyone looked, myself included. I was 21 at the time and I said to myself that there is no future here, this is no way to live, just knocking doors and waiting for the world around me to die someday so I can do my living in an imaginary paradise. Disregarding the consequences, I turned around and left. Didnt care anymore. A year later I discovered the internet. The rest is history.
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  What's Your Sign?

  by minimus in

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  as witnesses, we were admonished to never look at horoscopes because they are demonic.

  many jw's that i knew of would not even look at a fortune cookie because they could be "demonized".

  i read my gemini everyday.

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  Soledad

  do not disturb
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  Who here is Boricua?

  by pr_capone in

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  will all my puerto rican brothers and sisters please raise their hand and say what part they are from?.

  aguadilla, pr.

  eric of the boricua class

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  Soledad

  Im not boricua but I had always attended spanish congregations here in NY where eveyone is boricua.
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  Did being a JW stifle your ambition?

  by ballistic in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  did being a jw stifle your ambition?

  did not needing to plan for the future affect your career choices and your consequent wealth?.

  i'm not simply talking about following the advice to not take up an education which has been discused many times, but i'm going further to say that those brought up in "the truth" had their whole philosophy moulded and shaped in a way which never searched for more or wanted more; a non-materialistic outlook.. now some may still say materialism is evil, or that being brought up this way leads to a more content life.. the cynics, like myself, will say that keeping people 'happy but poor' is the genius of the rich.. i've had some success after leaving the org, after taking up education and so on, but it has taken time.

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  oh abso-friggin-lutely was it stifled! I never even imagined graduating from high school. I couldn't think beyond a couple of months, much less a couple of years ahead. I could have done so much more.