Not so many stupid elders, but maybe elders who were so power hungry they were stupid!
zenpunk
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STUPID ELDERS AND CIRCUIT OVERSEERS
by minimus inhow many stupid elders and co's have you known???
years ago, one co used to stop at music stores so that he could sit behind a piano and play beethoven.this was during field service!
i knew of a stupid elder that knew a father who had been an elder and was deleted for immorality with his daughters, and this stupid elder wanted to recommend him to be an elder again!!!
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N'AWLINS! Bigboi please respond
by SpiderMonkey inok i just got through some problems that my computer had with its human & i'm back .
http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/forum/thread.asp?id=18860&site=3.
i sure do wish i'd been on this site around january!!!
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zenpunk
Hey! I'd fly down for this! I absolutely love New Orleans, um, sorry N'awlins!
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Your future dreams ( 5/10/20 yrs) -after the borg
by Cappuccino OC innow that you're out & free of the wts, (borg) what are your future plans and/ or dreams?
where do you see yourself 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 years from now?
how many are happy with their carreers/jobs?
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zenpunk
I'm glad you've got you're priorities in order SYN! LOL!
I too graduated from High School in 1989 and was convinced the end would come before too long....
Next year I will graduated with my Batchelor's Degree (finally). And I work as an engineer developing new applications. I never thought I was remotely smart enough to do these sorts of things when I was in the borg. (I don't think anyone within the organization, including my own parents, thought I was smart enough either)
In 5 years I want to have at least started my M.B.A. and maybe (gasp) have already started a family.
In 10 years join the ranks of top managment somewhere, or branch out on my own - though I'm pretty happy where I am now.
In 20 years look forward to ...hey, who knows?
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They stole Mommy's Mind
by gravedancer inthe first memory i carry is your smile .
the oldest emotion i bear is my love for you .
you would have died for me .
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zenpunk
Thank you so much - I have been shunned by my parents (when they're not reminding me of my impending death) for about 6 years now and it is still quite painful.
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Why God......?
by kat7302 inwhy did god plant the tree of knowledge right in the middle of the garden of eden if he didnt want the two people he'd created to eat the fruit?.
why did he, the almighty god who created heaven and earth, lead his creatures into temptation and force them into obedience?
(ironically enough, the lords prayer says.."lead us not into temptation!).
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zenpunk
The problem is that the God of the Bible has all these cruel human qualities. I always was bothered by this, especially the God of the Old Testament that would condone mass slaughter of other nations. The problem is that the Bible has man's slant on everything despite what people say about it being inspired.
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Some choice memories of my parents
by kat7302 in"i will step over your dead body at armageddon".
when i was at their house with my children and a jw called and commented on the background noise..."ive got some friends here".
not daughter/grandchildren but friends!.
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zenpunk
My heart goes out to you as well..
My favourite from my mom: "Well, since you're gonna die at Armaggeddon, you better figure out how to be happy in this life".
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Is EVIL a gene thing??
by Crystal in(cbs) a weekly commentary by cbs news correspondent andy rooney:.
do you buy this...evil is a gene thing?.
last week, i read where scientists think the human ability to use language comes from a gene we have that animals don't have.
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zenpunk
I think it's a little from column A and a little from column B. A being genetics and B being environment. There may be a certain bad trait below the surface but a right set of circumstances can bring it out. Take the X Y Y theory and serial killers for example. Not all males with X Y Y chromosones become serial killers but almost all who have been examined after the fact noticed a combination of these genetics and a bad sequence of life experiences.
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The Watchtower's Reverse Cleansing
by metatron infor years now, the wts leadership has been closing its collective.
eyes to the internal moral decay of the organization.
governing body all the way down to local elders, more and more.
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zenpunk
Amazing - You are so right!
However, I don't think brothers and sisters will hide their affiliation due to the scandal. Most witnesses I've heard talk about it say that the media is just blowing everything out of proportion and Satan is turning against them because they are so close to the end.
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Do zealous witnesses make zealous apostates?
by sleepy inwhat were you like as a jw and how does that compare to now?.
were you an elder , min servant(if a bloke)or, pioneer, regular publisher ,iregular , almost never there?.
now what are you like as an apostate?very active as one, quite active or not much bothered.. are you as zealous in the opposite sense, as you were as a witness or have you changed?.
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zenpunk
I was a regular pioneer for 4 years. I'm a somewhat zealous apostate as well, when the opportunity to "anti-witness" presents itself.
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Weight Watchers- Update- (& Joined YMCA)
by Cappuccino OC ini received a few inquiries on my last post regarding a weight watchers thread.. well, i joined weight watchers.
they have a system called 123 success.
it seems pretty simple.. it cost $99 to join for 10 weeks including the joining fee.. i'll be glad to share all of the information on how to count points & all.. you start off with a weight loss of 10% of your current weight.
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zenpunk
Being part Eastern European and part Native American, it is a continual genetic struggle to keep weight off. I really have to watch myself. I am at the gym at least 1 1/2 hours a day, five days a week and any kind of junk food is completely out of the question. I find the Weight Watchers system of five or six small meals a day instead of three big ones really works as well. It's hard work and willpower but it's worth it to desparately cling on to that size 5. Don't give up!