Posts by zenpunk

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A SISTER IS AFRAID SHE WILL GET MARKED

by minimus in

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yesterday, a friend told me that she has been secretly dating a non- witness.

she plans on marrying him and will tell about her relationship only after she is married.

she is worried that she will be marked.

zenpunk

If she's so worried about what people in the congregation think - why is she planning on marrying a "worldly" guy?

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More JWZone Sheninigans

by SYN in

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ok, by now everybody on this board knows how much i love the peepz over at jwzone.

really, honestly, i tried not to create this thread, but i couldn't help it with some of the topics which have popped up there in the last couple of days.

that board is just such a pain to read, it's almost unbelievable.

zenpunk

These posts are scary. How stupid are these guys?

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i started to call this thread "porno" or something like that -- to get attention -- but since i don't know exactly what porno is, i thought i'd get down to the nitty gritty with the title.. here's the deal: i like looking at pics and/or live video or, if i'm lucky (or out of town) real live females who have no clothes on.

it's not something i do all the time, but when the mood strikes.... okay.

now, before i go any fu'tha, let me 'splain something.... i'm the type of guy that likes natural thangs.

zenpunk

I bought my husband his very first lapdance at a New Orleans strip bar when he left the truth. So there!

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U K ELDER JAILED 2 YRS, TODAY

by BluesBrother in

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bbc central news have reported that james barrat , an elder in rugby congregation has received a two year sentence for abusing two teenage boys over a ten year period.. the abuse took place at bible studies .. the judge called him an "arch hypocrite".

the police said he is "extremely dangerous" and one of the victims , now in early 20's,gave an interview and said "do not bother with the elders, go straight to the police

zenpunk

2 years isn't nearly enough...I used to live in Rugby.

Edited to add:

Here's the BBC story under Breaking News:

Edited by - zenpunk on 11 July 2002 14:42:5

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The Man In The Middle

by larc in

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yesterday, i was thinking about amazing's very insightful elder series.

today, i read dungbeetle's thoughtful post on culpability.

this led me to write about the elder situation from somewhat of a different perspective.

zenpunk

In theory that is probably true, however, how does this lead to such an abuse of power among many elders? It seems that in almost every congregation there is 1 or 2 elders lording over everyone on an immense power trip.

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Paradise Earth;An interesting Question for JWs

by badboy in

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if there is no aging in paradise earth,expail something to me.. one of the reasons we age and die is because the mitochondrial cells convert items(food???

) into energy,this produces free radicals/toxins which damage the cells,the cells have to produce these toxins to do their work.. in a paradise earth,how will the body produce the energy without damaging the body's cells.. i am interested in any answers.. .

zenpunk

Magic will take a backseat to science, that's how!

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My B/F told me he's a J/W after months of dating!

by Funky_Diva_53_2000 in

hi, i'm 17 and i've just recently become a member of this website and i want you to know what has happened to me over the past months.back in sep/oct 2001 i started chatting to a 20 year old bloke via the internet and we developed a great friendship over the net.we would talk online for ages,text and phone each other loads,we sent each other photos of ourselves and he would often put his webcam on for me to see.before i knew it he played a great part in my everyday life...and i spent so much time chatting to him that my college work suffered a lot & i wasn't doing my coursework (i eventually got told to leave as i hadn't done loads of the assignments and stuff & had fallen behind).

after about 6 months we arranged to meet up (i made sure my parents were at home coz i know it's dodgy to meet people from the internet).anyway,he came round my house one evening in march and we got along soo well...he lives quite locally too which was good.our friendship then grew into a relationship and we started dating and going out together,i was sooo happy and i fell for him in a massive way & he said he felt the same way too.to me,he was a girls dream come true...he was kind,caring,fit,good-looking & gentle and i loved him to bits!,i still do,and i thought we'd be together forever.

something that i did find a bit strange though was i hadn't met his family yet or heard my boyfriend talk much about them.i would question him about his family but he seemed to get a bit funny about it and when i mentioned about meeting his family he said something along the lines of ''they're a bit strange,you might not like them'' (or something like that anyway).that got me thinking and i though prehaps they lived in a run-down place or something,or they wern't very nice people and i thought my b/f could be ashamed to let me meet them.i thought to myself to give him time & he'll see that i'm an understanding & nice person and hoped that he would soon come out and tell me what the problem was (thinking it was about what i've just mentioned).

zenpunk

Funky, I'm beggin you - please listen to us. I have seen this situation so many times, and not just from a distance, I have been the shoulder to cry on when the heartbreak comes. And, I know I don't know this man personally, but everything he has said through this message board I have heard before. You are in for an emotional roller coaster that will end with him deciding to stay a faithful Witness - guilt free in his own mind to then date and marry the perfect Witness "sister" that his family would like him to marry. Don't be fooled - he may truly love you at this very moment, but NEVER EVER underestimate the power this religion holds over its members. There will be a day that he will come to you with his decision and it will NOT BE YOU. Right now he may be reading my words and swear that it will never happen that way but it will. You are both so young. Time heals everything - you'd be so surprised. One of you has to be strong enough to end this and begin the healing process. If this man leaves the Witnesses for you, he will always feel guilt for it.

I can't stress this enough - if I wasn't at work I'd be crying - don't go down this painful path! If he truly loves you he will let you go rather than endure the future pain when he decides he must choose Jehovah.

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