Posts by teejay

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Serena Williams

by expatbrit in

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from the bbc:.

serena williams showed real maturity to come from behind and win the indian wells title with a 4-6 6-4 6-2 victory over rising star kim clijsters in front of a hostile crowd.

the younger of the williams' sisters incurred the wrath of the crowd because of her route to the final - elder sister venus pulled out of the their semi-final with a knee injury.

teejay

SevenofNine,

Their peers found them to be aloof. I think I might have a tendency to be aloof also if I found myself being criticized with every move I've made, since my playground days in Compton, California.
It's because these sisters are black.
The world of tennis was finally forced to recognize their greatness and set aside their racism after these girls won a few grand slam titles.
...seems to want to have one foot in the world, and one foot in the organization. Sounds like alot of people I know.
Johnny Mac doesn't need to be handing out advice.
Maybe it gives them the strength they need to look up into that sea of white faces... and ignore those hate vibes coming at them.
They are... two of the most naturally gifted athletes this country has ever produced.

dang! did you tell 'em, or what?

YOU GO GIRLS!!!!!

no, YOU go, Seven!!

holla.

Edited by - teejay on 18 March 2001 20:25:40

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That They Might be Kings

by Farkel in

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dubs like to speculate.

about almost everything: how life will be in the new world ordertm, how and when armageddon is going to happen, whether the latest newspaper headline really signals that armageddon is about to start, what the latest new lighttm is going to be, and on and on.. so heres something to also speculate about.

suppose that jehovah paid a personal visit to the wts leaders and said, .

teejay

Farkel,

very interesting post. i've thought about it before, just not that far out.

my answer? it would be a very scary world, and before it was over with, i'd prolly have to kill somebody.

todd, hoping that Jehovah gets lost on his way thru Manhattan

p.s. on second thought, i hope he doesn't get lost but gets there pretty quick!

Edited by - teejay on 18 March 2001 19:55:48

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Whats an Apostate

by hippikon in

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was luther an apostate, or hus or wykliffe or calvin.?.

and what about the lollards the waldenses or the anabaptists were they all apostate?.

or were they just standing up for what they thought was right?.

teejay

Venice,

Apostate is not a bad thing, and in no way is the same as heresey. As I brought out in my trial!

your trial? care to share?

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Whats an Apostate

by hippikon in

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was luther an apostate, or hus or wykliffe or calvin.?.

and what about the lollards the waldenses or the anabaptists were they all apostate?.

or were they just standing up for what they thought was right?.

teejay

hippikon,

lacking the verbal skills and tact of "dark clouds", at a get-together amidst a housefull of JWs, i once made the comment that, strictly speaking, Jesus himself was an apostate. you cannot imagine the looks of terror i received. the host, far from an independent thinker (he's been appointed elder since then)but not a total dunce, either, gave my words some thought and finally agreed with me.
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dark clouds,

beautiful answer. a keeper!

peace-out.

18

I'm curious

by teejay in

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to all loyal jehovah's witnesses:.

the bible says that at the mouth of three witnesses let every matter be firmly established.

so i'm curious... if you had to choose only three, what three things about the watchtower society and/or it's teachings convinces you beyond any doubt that jehovah's witnesses has the truth about the bible and is the sole representative of jehovah on earth today?.

teejay

logical,

Jehovah's Witness believe three things that point toward them as being modern day Israel: 1 - Called by God's own name; 2 - Monothestic; 3 - Iconoclastic

thank you for your response, but perhaps i could have worded the original question a little better. what i was wondering of loyal, believing JWs is: what teachings, beliefs, doctrines, etc UNIQUE TO JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES AND FOUND NOWHERE ELSE moves you to the conclusion that they and they alone are the spokespersons for God Almighty.

thanks.

Edited by - teejay on 18 March 2001 13:24:11

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A child's innocent questions about shunning

by Esmeralda in

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one night last week, my five year old daughter couldn't fall asleep.

we could hear her upstairs as she tossed and turned a bit, then finally reappeared from her bedroom and crept down the stairs.

"what's wrong?

teejay

hello Es, and welcome to the board,

My daughter, who had only half been paying attention to the television up to that point, was shocked and said "How could her mommy say that to her? You'd never say that to me, would you mom?"<p>"Of course not, not ever. You'll always be my daughter."

very touching incident, and you handled it very, very well. i'm looking forward to having conversations like this with my daughter who'll be two next month. tho raised a Witness, "i have serious doubts" shall i say. my wife is hard core, and the divisions in thinking (and lack of judgmentalism on my part) will become more apparent soon enough.

i will remember your conversation with Baby Girl. you're a fine mother, and the org lost a good person when it lost you.

peace,
todd

p.s.

I could tell from the look on her face that she knew it, and believed me. She sat quietly for a long time, her brown eyes flooded with tears and a sadness that should never be seen on the face of someone so young.

what makes this so sad is that it's happening in so many places. "silentlambs" (or rather, his wife) may be needing this letter soon. God help us all.

Edited by - teejay on 18 March 2001 13:6:32

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This is what the Society does to people

by rem in

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i found the terse, typed letter displayed above sitting on my microwave oven when i got home from work a few months ago.

it was addressed to me from my best friend and brother-in-law of many years.. a couple of days before we got into a discussion over "what was wrong with me.

" i had recently grown a goatee that he thought was extremely 'unchristian'.

teejay

Rem,

sorry for the (hopefully) temporary disruption of a friendship. although it's too late for you, your experience carries with it a reminder of at least two meaningful lessons.

1) dubs don't have real dub friends. every dub relationship hinges on one's current level of acceptance, meaning "in good standing."

2) if you do have dub "friends" and you have begun to think for yourself and see considerable chinks in the Society's theology, keep your mouth shut, even if they are your "closest friends." those bound by marital commitments have even been turned in by their mates, just like good Nazis did during WWII and others have done at other times.

there are no easy answers to your situation and it may take some time (years, if then) for the matter to resolve itself. you have our thoughts, and in the case of some, prayers.

peace.

Help with the CD-ROM

by teejay in

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when trying to use the "send" (copy and paste) feature, i get the following message:word processor not active or not set up.... to the contrary, i have word, microsoft works, even notepad all open, but i continue to get the error message.

i know i can cut and paste, but then i have to type the source manually and i'd rather not have to do that.. is anyone familiar with this problem?

thanks.

teejay

When trying to use the "send" (copy and paste) feature, i get the following message:

Word processor not active or not set up...

To the contrary, i have Word, Microsoft Works, even Notepad all open, but i continue to get the error message. I know I can cut and paste, but then I have to type the source manually and I'd rather not have to do that.

Is anyone familiar with this problem? Thanks.

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I'm curious

by teejay in

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to all loyal jehovah's witnesses:.

the bible says that at the mouth of three witnesses let every matter be firmly established.

so i'm curious... if you had to choose only three, what three things about the watchtower society and/or it's teachings convinces you beyond any doubt that jehovah's witnesses has the truth about the bible and is the sole representative of jehovah on earth today?.

teejay

Bruce,

: there isn't any literal hell fire, we are living souls and Jesus is Michael the archangel

i may be mistaken, but i believe there were others, and there still ARE, who preach that there are no literal fires in hell, so this is not a good reason for believing them as the only spokesmen for God today.

also....

hang on. i'll get back to you later.

Edited by - teejay on 17 March 2001 9:28:50

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I'm curious

by teejay in

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to all loyal jehovah's witnesses:.

the bible says that at the mouth of three witnesses let every matter be firmly established.

so i'm curious... if you had to choose only three, what three things about the watchtower society and/or it's teachings convinces you beyond any doubt that jehovah's witnesses has the truth about the bible and is the sole representative of jehovah on earth today?.

teejay

to all loyal Jehovah's Witnesses:

The bible says that at the mouth of three witnesses let every matter be firmly established. So I'm curious… if you had to choose only three, what three things about the Watchtower Society and/or it's teachings convinces you beyond any doubt that Jehovah's Witnesses has the truth about the bible and is the sole representative of Jehovah on earth today?

thanks.

Edited by - teejay on 17 March 2001 7:42:20