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  Answers please

  by bigdaddysgurl27 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  can someone please tell me the beliefs of j w?

  do they believe that jesus died on the cross and shed his blood for us?

  do they believe that through jesus christ we shall be saved?

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  Swan

  Dear DaddysGurl;

  I am sorry that I asked about Jw. The things that I have learned from Jw believers and ex believers have sickend and saddend me.

  I understand how you can feel sickened and saddened by all of this. I was also sickened and saddened when I came here and read about all of this stuff. I used to be a JW, but I had an excuse; I was raised as one as a little baby and didn't know any better. Now I am no longer a JW. But still what I read here sickens me. To think I could have been such is abhorent to me. Especially when I read about the child molestors they allow to go to your door and the doors of your neighbors. The next time they call at your door, don't just send them away. Follow them down the street until they are out of your neighborhood. Watch them carefully to make sure none of the neighbor children talk to them. What some of them do to children is truly sad.

  Tammy
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  Who else went sex crazy?

  by buffy in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  ok, question for all the non dubs.

  am i the only one who went totally wild (sexually) when i got df'd?

  well, i actually went wild when i turned 21 and became inactive.

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  Welcome Becky Boo!
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  TV Guide's 50 Sexiest TV Stars of All Time

  by Swan in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  the latest tv guide arrived in my mail today featuring the 50 sexiest tv stars of all time!.

  did you agree with their picks?

  did you have someone you wanted to add that didn't get in?

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  Preston,

  All I can say is:

  WOW!

  Tammy
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  Who else went sex crazy?

  by buffy in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  ok, question for all the non dubs.

  am i the only one who went totally wild (sexually) when i got df'd?

  well, i actually went wild when i turned 21 and became inactive.

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  Swan

  Dear Buffy,

  You asked;

  Ok, question for all the non Dubs. Am I the only one who went totally wild (sexually) when I got df'd?

  I'm a non Dub, but I never went totally wild sexually. I pretty much stayed the same. I did do a few things, but nothing really wild and crazy; no scat, no water sports, no S&M or anything like that. I did hang out with some other people who were into some "interesting" stuff, but that wasn't for me.

  I think I just couldn't get into it due to some childhood issues. It actually took my husband and me a long time to work through those issues. He was very loving and patient with me.

  Tammy
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  Elder update--good elders

  by VeniceIT in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the former elder i posted about last week, (see this page http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/forum/thread.aspx?id=36893&site=3) has been doing research in the elder book, which he still has, and wt's apparently trying to understand why the elders took away his privileges because he allowed his wife to associate with inactive witnesses, rumored to be apostates.

  he, himself, is always very kind to them, and welcomes the wife to their home when she comes by.

  his wife found a stack of papers on his desk, and showed them to me, where he had highlighted and underlined, and added stars to many segments of the printed materials.

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  Venice,

  I don't think that 2 years is considered official by the WTBTS until your aniversary date comes up in a week or so. You were just an apostate wannabe until then.

  Tammy
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  Elder update--good elders

  by VeniceIT in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the former elder i posted about last week, (see this page http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/forum/thread.aspx?id=36893&site=3) has been doing research in the elder book, which he still has, and wt's apparently trying to understand why the elders took away his privileges because he allowed his wife to associate with inactive witnesses, rumored to be apostates.

  he, himself, is always very kind to them, and welcomes the wife to their home when she comes by.

  his wife found a stack of papers on his desk, and showed them to me, where he had highlighted and underlined, and added stars to many segments of the printed materials.

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  Kenpodragon;

  That is a thought. They always warned that during times of persecution they would do something similar, i.e., announcing at one meeting where and when the next meeting would be held. This was to reinforce the importance of regular meeting attendance and encourage people to attend. The WTBTS reasoning would be if inactive ones started to find themselves shunned, they might have to get on the stick and start attending regularly. It would also take care of the fade outs.

  I met a couple recently who tried to fade out and the elders tracked them down. When they said they didn't care what the JWs did, they just didn't want to go any more, the JWs told them "You're either for us or against us!" They wouldn't accept any compromise. Their all-or-nothing thinking has now got them two more apostates where they would have probably had just neutral people before.

  Tammy
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  TV Guide's 50 Sexiest TV Stars of All Time

  by Swan in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  the latest tv guide arrived in my mail today featuring the 50 sexiest tv stars of all time!.

  did you agree with their picks?

  did you have someone you wanted to add that didn't get in?

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  Preston,

  You have good taste from the one I can see, but the red X is showing instead of your first pic.

  Tammy
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  TV Guide's 50 Sexiest TV Stars of All Time

  by Swan in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  the latest tv guide arrived in my mail today featuring the 50 sexiest tv stars of all time!.

  did you agree with their picks?

  did you have someone you wanted to add that didn't get in?

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  Swan

  I guess I should have specified that the context in which they were calling Kim Cattrall a Mae West was the role she was playing, not her body type. The role she plays is very much like Mae West in that she is willing and eager to try anything. She is the first female character on television who seems to have no hang-ups in that regard. I think that was what they meant, that she was ground-breaking in the Mae West tradition, a true "pioneer" in the area of sexuality (no offense to former pioneers; as for current pioneers, if the shoe fits?).

  I agree she is adventurous, but slutty is probably not the word to use here. I think the whole point of the show, and her character in particular, is that if she were a man she wouldn't be called slutty. What is interesting about this show is that she does the same thing that men do in other shows, she uses men and then casts them aside like used Kleenex. A female James Bond.

  Think about it. How many of the men on that show have a continuous starring role on the show? None. Mostly, they are special guest stars or semi-regular characters, even Steve, who comes and goes when he is needed to take care of the baby. Now think back to episodes of other shows where the man saves the damsel of the week, they have a love scene or two, and then she's gone. This was especially true in the 60's with shows like Maverick, Bonanza (remember how all of the women died at the end), Star Trek, Wild Wild West, etc.

  In this sense the show is groundbreaking in it's sexual role reversal.

  I was also pleasantly surprised that they chose James Gandolfini for his role as Tony Soprano. Sexy not only because he has twinkling eyes and is a bit cuddly, but also because he is dangerous, dysfunctional, and risky to be around.

  What do you think?

  Tammy
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  I am JOANNA destroyer of Marriage!

  by joannadandy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  ok just to cover my bum, i am not against marriage per-say.

  so all you happily married folk leave me alone.

  she and i were both quite fed up with the dub mentality.

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  Swan

  You're like me Joanna, the only marriages you destroy are the bad ones!

  I'm glad your friend got in touch with you. It sounds like she remembered what you said before and wanted you to give her the swift kick in the butt that she was already giving herself mentally.

  Tammy

  Edited by - Swan on 23 September 2002 23:43:54
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  I'm trying to find the name of a song....

  by mindfield in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  probably most of you will know what song i'm talking about, but like me, won't know the name of the song.

  where to begin... well, this song is basically instrumental.

  it introduces a lot of disney-related movies (for children), specifically scenes that start in a forest.... birds chirping, chipmunks walking around, and the like.

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  Celia,

  That was a good guess. There is one section in The William Tell Overture that is very much like Morning Mood. Nice, peaceful, and pastoral. Then all hell breaks loose and the Lone Ranger starts galloping around all over the place!

  Tammy