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  Test of the Week: Are you a sex god(dess)?

  by JanH in

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  i'm amazed if nobody suggested we do the are you a sex god/goddess?

  test before.

  look at http://www.emode.com/emode/tests/god_switch.jsp ,do the test, and try to be honest .

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  Ewwww Dana,

  I got the same as you...what the hell does that mean?

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  "Not believing is not the same as not knowing."
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  Amazing, sorry to miss your 'birthday'...

  by ozziepost in

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  i guess it's the busy lives we all lead that sometimes we miss things but in the quiet of an aussie evening i see that you've been 'reborn' as a sith.

  we do appreciate all our 'family of posters' and well done for all those posts.

  it's good to have people such as you 'on board'.

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  Congratulations Amazing,

  If you weren't so quiet and unprepossessing, we could have had a giant bash for you! Seriously, I enjoy your posts. They are well thought out and well written, usually. Hey, I don't want a permanently brown nose, ok? Keep up the good work!

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  "Not believing is not the same as not knowing."
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  this is my story

  by beepers in

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  forgive me if this rambels a little.

  i need to vent.. first of all, let me say that i have been a jw for 10 or so years.

  when i started "studying" i was younger had many friends and a loving family.

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  Beepers,

  Welcome to this board I am so sorry you have had such experiences with the JW's. It is not unusual for them to be unforgiving towards "sinners" in their own hall. Especially if you're young and female...all the jealous old women will be watching you, and the twisted old men will wish they could hear about your "sins".

  If you are no longer wanting to be a JW, why can't you go back and re-establish a relationship with your family and friends you had before? I would think they would be happy to have you back. Just a suggestion.

  Anyway, keep posting and letting us know how you are doing.

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  "Not believing is not the same as not knowing."
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  I Had Coffee With Sausage Lucy This Morning.

  by Englishman in

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  further to my post about how jw lucy told the local police that husband ray tried to murder her with poisoned sausages and later confessed that it was all a lie, i have today sat in lucy's kitchen drinking her coffee.. earlier, ray sheepishly told me that he had gone back to lucy and had forgiven her for accusing him of attempted murder.

  he also said that he thought part of the problem was that they weren't getting enough sleep because of a leaking gutter outside their bedroom window, would my little company fix it for them?.

  so, today, i set off with my big ladders and duly rectified the problem.

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  Eman,

  That woman sounds seriously mentally disturbed. And you had the cajones to actually "drink" her coffee? If someone had even mentioned the word poison, I wouldn't have drank anything they had. And should you be peeking through windows at ladies in nighties? Even if they ARE crazy ladies? What would her ladyship say?

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  "Not believing is not the same as not knowing."
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  Supplementary meeting: synopsis

  by Moxy in

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  the meetings were held in michigan (bibleexaminer), long island (nytelecom), san diego (elder families only), and here in toronto.. the stadium we used is the same we normally use for district conventions.

  unlike the dc tho, which is spread over 2 weekends at the stadium, it was packed absolutely full.

  it was very hard to find seats anywhere, just a few singles here and there and lots standing in the halls.

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  Moxy,

  Thanks for enduring that for our benefit, and sharing it with us. I'm glad I didn't have to waste my weekend doing it.

  Expat...I am still ROTFLMAO at your comment

  what a big damp weeny the whole thing is

  Superlative descriptive powers my friend.

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  "Not believing is not the same as not knowing."
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  Jon passed away this morning

  by jonjonsimons in

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  my name is kevin and i am jon's partner.

  jon gave me his password a few weeks ago and asked me to post to the board if something happened to him.

  as some of you know jon had been undergoing cancer treatment since the end of july.

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  Awwww Kevin,

  I am all choked up reading this. The last couple of days I went into chat when I saw Jonjon in there just to say Hi to him and I missed him both times. Now it seems I will have to contact John Edwards if I want to chat with Jonjon.

  Thank you so much for being there for him. I am glad we on this board helped him somewhat...but you were his lifeline, his strength. No other person can do more than that for someone they love. And thank you for coming here to tell us, that means ALOT to us. Funny, just when I thought this board was too impersonal, and we couldn't really get to know the people on it, this happens and makes me realize that we DID get to know him, and care for him very much. My thoughts are with you Kevin...do what you have to do to honor his wishes. Please come visit us in chat and let us know how YOU are doing.

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  Thanks to all the Brits!

  by Skimmer in

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  cnn reports that the british working with the us in the initial attack.

  royal navy submarines have launched a number of cruise missiles to assist with removing the taliban's war fighting capability.. congratulations and a big thank-you to all the sailors of the royal navy.

  we in the us thank you and we will remember the help you have given us in the war against the terrorists.

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  ROTFLMAO Xena,

  No, you're thinking of Expat...and if you call him a Canadian he gets REALLY pissed! He's a Brit who lives in Canada...although no one seems to know why!

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  Thanks to all the Brits!

  by Skimmer in

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  cnn reports that the british working with the us in the initial attack.

  royal navy submarines have launched a number of cruise missiles to assist with removing the taliban's war fighting capability.. congratulations and a big thank-you to all the sailors of the royal navy.

  we in the us thank you and we will remember the help you have given us in the war against the terrorists.

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  I've already volunteered to be FIRST in line to give Eman a big wet one as a thank you if I ever get the opportunity...so be warned Xena...I saw him first!!

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  "Not believing is not the same as not knowing."
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  There are several things....

  by sweetone2377 in

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  that i've been thinking about lately.. since jesus was a perfect man, how can anyone realistically be expected to follow in his shoes?

  why use him as an example of standing up to tests and remaining faithful?

  we are, after all, imperfect humans.. c.t.

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  Hi Sweetone,

  These are excellent points, and it doesn't matter if someone brought it up before. There are new people here all the time and none of us can read ALL the threads so don't ever worry about bringing something up that you'd like to talk about.

  I have wondered many times about the whole idea of God expecting us to do things we are not capable of doing. Even when I was a child, and I would hear at the meetings that I was supposed to love Jehovah more than anyone, even my parents...that puzzled me. I asked my Mom about it, telling her with all the innocence of a child " But Mom, I don't love Jehovah more than you! I've never even SEEN him!" Of course my mom tried to explain it, but it never seemed reasonable to me that God would REALLY expect that from us when he didn't make us that way. Just one example.

  As far as not being able to really examine the teachings of the society to see if they are true, that is actually a very clever control technique they've got going on. And it sure as hell works. I know people who've been inactive for years who still won't pick up an article or book about the witnesses because they had the fear of apostates drummed into them since birth. Really sad, because then they stay in that horrible limbo where you know you can't be a witness anymore...but you are AFRAID that they might be right...and so you are stuck in fear and doubt and cannot go forward and heal. Thank goodness we are not stuck there.

  Anyway, good questions sweetone, keep on asking!

  think41self

  "Not believing is not the same as not knowing."
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  I just do not understand........

  by WildHorses in

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  maybe it's just me but, why is it that "christians" seem to be the most judgmental, unforgiving, hard hearted people?.

  all my life for some reason or other, i have believed in god and jesus, but throughout history, and even in our time.

  the cruelest acts have been done in the name of god.. i see "christians" claim they have love of their fellow man, but their actions (and words) are to the contrary.

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  Hi Lilacs,

  I strongly agree with Larc's comments, so I won't repeat them. It just seems to me that any belief system that teaches only they have the "true religion" and all others are wrong...is the beginning of many of mankind's problems. Then you add the strong urge to convert the others so you can "save their souls" and here comes the closing of the minds, and the separation of humanity.

  Just my 2 cents. I will never again belong to any religion. While I see they do good for some(and I would never try to tell them they shouldn't belong to it) it is most definitely NOT for me. I am a better person following my own conscience without judgementalism toward others than I ever was as a Christian.

  think41self

  "Not believing is not the same as not knowing."