Topics Started by Pickler

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Now I'm not a JW, is it ok for me to...
by Julia Orwell in
1. jw
2. friends
...drink a lot?

gosh i love wine.

i like a good bottle of wine each night, and i have a high tolerance to alcohol, though i never drank much (except for a couple of times with the vodka, but i don't keep that stuff in the house anymore, way too dangerous) as a jw because getting slightly happy is a 'sin'.
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Happiness/unhappiness
by lostinthought in
1. jw
2. friends
i was told by a family member the other day "if you want to leave jehovah, go ahead.

but don't think you'll ever be happy.

all the people i know who have left got burned by the world and they come back to the truth".
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JW women and breast implants or other cosmetic surgery
by Comatose in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
*first* - a clarification that needs to be made.

this is not about all women.

i am not against cosmetic surgery.
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Drive by shootings the new Aussie craze in Sydney!!!!
by Witness 007 in
1. jw
2. experiences
lived there for 10 years till 2005 nothing....now every night a drive by shooting up a house.

what happened sydney!

we feel like te us now..
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1969 "fact": You will never grow old in this present system of things
by Ding in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
awake!

"if you are a young person, you also need to face the fact that you will never grow old in this present system of things.

because all the evidence in fulfillment of bible prophecy indicates that this corrupt system is due to end in a few years... therefore, as a young person, you will never fulfill any career that this system offers.
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Old out-of-touch JWs using antiquated terms
by sir82 in
1. jw
2. friends
ever notice how completely out of touch some (most?

) public speakers are?.

last week we had a speaker ramble on for fully 1/3, maybe 1/2, of his 30 minute talk on the evils of "rap music".. i don't believe the term "rap music" has been uttered by anyone under the age of 40 for at least 20-25 years.. this week we got another "older gentleman" warning us about the pervasive dangers of "internet chat rooms".. again - didn't "chat rooms" die out about the same time as dialing up to connect to aol?.
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Maybe the most beautiful city in the world
by DJS in
1. jw
2. friends
i have been to frejus, cannes, st. tropez and san rafael (maybe the most beautiful city in the world - no wait that would be cannes, or san tropez).

i traveled the coastal highway one day from s. of hyeres to monte carlo.

breathtaking.
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Since leaving watchtower what has been your biggest act of rebellion?
by 3rdgen in
1. jw
2. friends
i'm in a pissy mood and would love to hear your stories.

personally, i'm thinking of getting a tatoo on my rear end saying wbt$ kiss this!.
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Funny but kind of sad story
by troubled mind in
1. jw
2. friends
my youngest son (26yrs old) told me the other day that his barber told him a funny story .. it seems the barber use to be the janitor at the local grade school ,and one day he came into the office and noticed this little red headed boy sitting in there .

now the man said this was a busy day for the little kids ,holiday parties going on in the class rooms so he was curious as to why this little guy was just sitting in the office ...so the janitor asked the secretary what was up with that ?

.....then he said the little red headed kid speaks up loudly ,"i hate being a witness !!
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What Is The Most Absurd JW Belief or View?
by minimus in
1. jw
2. friends
there are many silly doctines and viewpoints.. one of the strangest ones is the blood doctrine.. why anyone could logically accept this belief is beyond reason..