Posts by return of parakeet

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I'm famous...

by diana netherton in

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okay..maybe just locally.

but the newspaper did an article and interview with me about my profession.

check out my video clip at:.

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Hey, Diana and Wing! I live in Lancaster County, too. I still remember my Gregg shorthand, but the machine you use in the video gives me the willies. I don't know how you do it.

Sorry to hear about your troubles, Diana.

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i know a few folks here are huge cigar fans, i am asking if anyone can tell me a good whiskey to go with cigars.. i am sure this is kind of a broad question but i ma having some folks over for poker this weekend and i am trying to set things up real nice like... lol.

i have the cigars ready - but i don't want to break out the cheap crown royal... any suggestions.

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Johnnie Walker Blue.

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Prodigal Son DVD, Seen it? Totally Unrealistic to me. You?

by Wasanelder Once in

here's the basic rundown:.

ok so little jw (21 going on 15) decides to get a job with a computer firm.

leaves family construction company to do so.

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I wonder what the outcome would be if, instead of a prodigal son, a prodigal daughter were portrayed?

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Humility test - I shall have it ready when JW knocking on my door.

by Mr Fool in

jw should put humility high on their list.

therefore i will let them do this test after a small talk:.

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The Humility Test reminds me of a Taoist parable, although the point of the story is not to highlight the farmer's humility, but his wisdom.

Once upon a time there was an old farmer who had worked his crops for many years. One day his horse ran away. Upon hearing the news, his neighbors came to visit. “Such bad luck,” they said sympathetically.

“Maybe,” the farmer replied.

The next morning the horse returned, bringing with it three other wild horses. “How wonderful,” the neighbors exclaimed.

“Maybe,” replied the old man.

The following day, his son tried to ride one of the untamed horses, was thrown, and broke his leg. The neighbors again came to offer their sympathy on his misfortune.

“Maybe,” answered the farmer.

The day after, military officials came to the village to draft young men into the army. Seeing that the son’s leg was broken, they passed him by. The neighbors congratulated the farmer on how well things had turned out.

“Maybe,” said the farmer.

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Bitter apostates

by Laika in

witnesses often go on about apostates being spiteful and bitter.

when you get cut off, shunned, or threatened with shunning just for the audacity of thinking differently, it's not surprising that getting angry at the witnesses is the reaction - it's like a self fulfilling prophecy.. but also, i recently posted an email from a 'friend' on this board who told me that everyone he'd spoken to about me said i had changed, become like another person.

it didn't occur to him that the day before i told my parents i'd quit the religion just 3 weeks ago, i met him for lunch, we had a good time and he didn't know anything was up.

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Return of Parakeet: It’s not helpful or correct to paint all ex-dub atheists with the same brush, as much as you would like to squirrel them all into your convenient little categories. People are just a bit more complicated than that.

Cold Steel: "Of course they are, but most of our disagreements on this forum stem from the fact that you don’t carefully read what I’m saying. I said: “Some who fall away from the JWs become atheists....”

And you did not carefully read your own words, Cold Steel. What you wrote was, "Some who fall away from the JWs become ATHEISTS AND REJECT ALL RELIGION, HAVING BEEN BURNED. [emphasis mine]"

"Some" refers to a portion of those who leave the dubs. Regarding that "some" who become atheists, you describe them ALL as rejecting religion and being under mind control and hating the Bible.

I can only think from this deliberate misunderstanding of your own words that either you do not have a strong grasp of the English language or you're trying to prevaricate. Either way, it stinks of desperation.

Keep on stamping out these little Mormon brushfires, Cold Steel. It's entertaining to watch you try to defend the indefensible.

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Bitter apostates

by Laika in

witnesses often go on about apostates being spiteful and bitter.

when you get cut off, shunned, or threatened with shunning just for the audacity of thinking differently, it's not surprising that getting angry at the witnesses is the reaction - it's like a self fulfilling prophecy.. but also, i recently posted an email from a 'friend' on this board who told me that everyone he'd spoken to about me said i had changed, become like another person.

it didn't occur to him that the day before i told my parents i'd quit the religion just 3 weeks ago, i met him for lunch, we had a good time and he didn't know anything was up.

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An excellent book to read about the history of the LDS and the horrifying FLDS sects it spawned is "Under the Banner of Heaven" by Jon Krakauer, who is referred to by Mormons as "Krakpot Kraky." That honorific alone should be reason enough to read the book.

Cold Steel: " Some who fall away from the JWs become atheists and reject all religion, having been burned. That also is part of the mind control process, though they don't realize it, because the scriptures they once knew (and misinterpreted) become hateful to them. "

It's not helpful or correct to paint all exdub atheists with the same brush, as much as you would like to squirrel them all into your convenient little categories. People are just a bit more complicated than that.

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I missed a lot of TV over the last 30 years

by sosoconfused in

since i have stopped attending meetings i have realized that there are alot of good t.v.

shows that i have missed as well as channels that i would not watch because they would no doubt be in opposition to the scriptures(har har).. .

i have been watching the history channel and the discovery channel so much over the last few months that it is amazing.

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Downton Abbey.

Big Bang Theory.

If you're subscribed to Netflix, Amazon, or Hulu, there are scores of good series and movies to catch up on.

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Do you think "Blondie" is addicted to reading Watchtowers and Awakes?

by booker-t in

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i remember when i was a "devout" jws i could not wait to get the new watchtowers and awakes from the wednesday nite theocratic ministry school.

i would actually salivate thinking of the new information jehovah had in the magazines for us.

i was "franatical" and i would go home still in my three piece suit and devour the magazines that very nite.

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Blondie's way of combatting the WTS is by using their own words against them, and she does it very well. Many, including me, have been greatly helped by her research.

I'm sure Blondie can stop whenever she wants to.

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Disassociating

by Godsendconspirator in

hey guys.

don't really post here much, mostly just lurk around.

so here's just backstory: in 2012, after about half a year of research i decided to leave the organization.

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If you don't want dubs continually crawling around you, trying to find out what you're up to, write the letter.

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Why does god kill children?

by Comatose in

i was thinking about all the accounts in the bible that indicate god kills children as a punishment or teaching experience.

1. kills all of egypts firstborn sons, who were innocent kids who did nothing to him or his people, who had no control over the decisions pharoah made.

how many times have you read that account or thought about it without realizing the devastating pain dealt to all those parents, and remembered those were innocent kids?.

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Why does God kill children?

Because they are there.

(Apologies to George Mallory. RIP)