William Penwell

Joined

• started 122 topics
• posted 3,095 times   see topics posted on
• send a message

Posts by William Penwell

• 
  37

  Why do people feel they need religion in their life ???

  by run dont walk in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  after growing up a jw all my life, i have no clue why people would want to be part of any religion.. i don't get the mormon stuff.

  i don't understand the catholic faith.

  i really don't understand the muslim beliefs and all their levels and the suicide bombers.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  William Penwell

  Spiritual people inspire me...Religious people frighten me...- Bumper Sticker.

  
  I like your quote. Religion has nothing to do with God; it is all to do with control. All wars have been fought over a God. That is the only way governments can get their peons to go and kill someone else is pushing a belief in a God. "Why it is OK to die for your country as you will have a hope for a life here after." I believe in reality. This life is reality and enjoy it while you got it. What ever you want to believe as a life after that is up to each one of us individually but don't push it on others as gospel truth. Will
• 
  37

  Why do people feel they need religion in their life ???

  by run dont walk in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  after growing up a jw all my life, i have no clue why people would want to be part of any religion.. i don't get the mormon stuff.

  i don't understand the catholic faith.

  i really don't understand the muslim beliefs and all their levels and the suicide bombers.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  William Penwell

  Religion was invented out of peoples fear of death. It has been used by governments to control the downtrodden, ignorant masses.

  Will
• 
  20

  Police give man amputated foot back

  by loosie in

  1. social
  2. current

  http://www.azcentral.com/offbeat/articles/0726amputated-foot-cr.html .

  associated press.

  jul.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  William Penwell

  When you think you have heard everything, then something like this story comes along.

  A "recovering methamphetamine addict" need we say more.

  Will
• 
  6

  Moonies... An experience a friend of mine had in the late 70's

  by out of the box in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  a couple i knew (now baptized jws, i brought them in) went to a lecture in weston, mass.

  they loved the lecture about life and seeking a higher spiritual plain.

  right after the lecture (body guards at the doors) they were encouraged to leave their cars in the (now dark, no lighting) parking lot.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  William Penwell

  The story that you told are classic mind control technique's. Don't know if they made that much of a better decision going to the JW

  Will
• 
  36

  Help me handle this louser

  by Cupcake in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  hi everyone just had another situation wanted to know your all opnion on how to deal with this one.

  here goes..... i got a dozen roses with ballons the other day at work and it had type written on the card " to someone special ?

  "that was on friday.... i called my x and ask others if they sent them to me and everyone said no......including my co workers then tuesday when i went to work, the florist brought me another dozen roses with a teddy bear and said he forgot to bring me the teddy bear on friday so he had a dozen roses a teddy bear and ballons again and the card read " thinking of you".... again didnt know who sent it... i talk to a co worker who is trying to make the moves on me and he said " do you want me to tell you the truth?

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  William Penwell

  I didn't read all the posts and just read about him being an x-con and gang member.....

  LOSER

  Like someone else said here don't even waste another brain cell on the AH.

  Sorry for ranting but I have no use for these types as I have had my fill of these types of people and their "poor me" routine, while I have worked darn hard all my life for what I have....

  All the best,

  Will
• 
  36

  Help me handle this louser

  by Cupcake in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  hi everyone just had another situation wanted to know your all opnion on how to deal with this one.

  here goes..... i got a dozen roses with ballons the other day at work and it had type written on the card " to someone special ?

  "that was on friday.... i called my x and ask others if they sent them to me and everyone said no......including my co workers then tuesday when i went to work, the florist brought me another dozen roses with a teddy bear and said he forgot to bring me the teddy bear on friday so he had a dozen roses a teddy bear and ballons again and the card read " thinking of you".... again didnt know who sent it... i talk to a co worker who is trying to make the moves on me and he said " do you want me to tell you the truth?

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  William Penwell

  Lies and games come form both sides (men and women) as I have had my share of them. You don’t like it when it is played on you so why do it to someone else. The best thing you can do is tell him you’re not interested and any more advances will be considered as unwelcome. If it doesn't stop you will have to take it to the next step i.e. sexual harassment. Cut him right off before he gets started is the best way to handle the situation.

  Will
• 
  18

  How far did the elders expect......

  by fairy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  how far did the elders expect someone to go in respects to being repentant

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  William Penwell

  You mean do they expect a person to grovel and kiss butt? Yes that is pretty much what they expect a person that wants reinstatement to do.

  Will
• 
  16

  Prince Charles was driving on his mother's estate when......

  by sixsixsixtynine in

  1. social
  2. humour

  prince charles was driving on his mother's estate when he accidentally ran over her favorite dog, killing it instantly.

  he jumped out of his car and sat down on the grass, distraught.

  suddenly he noticed a lamp half buried in the ground.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  William Penwell

  LOL

  I think Camilla always looked like a Pit Bull. My apoligies to Pit Bulls.

  Will
• 
  24

  James Doohan - Star Trek's "Scotty" Dies

  by El Kabong in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  just saw this on cnn .

  http://www.cnn.com/2005/showbiz/tv/07/20/obit.doohan.ap/index.html .

  he's beamed aboard that great starship in the sky....

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  William Penwell

  Yeah I just read it earlier on www.cnn.com

  "Beam me up Scotty" You will be missed.

  Will
• 
  23

  Are JWs really persecuted?

  by gringojj in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i find it interesting that the wts has this persecution complex.

  apostates all out to get them and stuff.

  i must say that although a search on the web will bring you lots of great anti-jw stuff(thier own fault because they only have 1 official website) the number of people actually trash talking is quite small and its mostly ex-jws and some still in the org.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  William Penwell

  Talking to "worldly" people about Jdubs and it was never a big issue for them. They really never gave the Dubs a second thought let alone bother to persecute them. Most often then not the Dubs bring it on themselves. As a good friend of mine told me about the time her father politely asked the Dubs not to call on their door and this Dub woman had the nerve to stick her foot in the door. She said her father said to her, "if you don't want to lose it, you better take your foot out of the door".

  I recall myself going door to door as a kid and after being asked politely by the house holder they were not interested and the Dub would still keep talking until the person at the door would get fed up and abruptly tell us to leave. Looking back on the way some Dubs can be so pushy, I can hardly blame some for being so nasty.

  Will