Thanx for the support zion !! Unfortunately, I am sick and tired of pretending and making everything for show. I am going to be frank and honest about the wrong things I did in the past, and I am not going to pretend I havent screwed up unlike some people !! I know what you mean.... Now I can at least be honest about my failings, putting them into context of my own beliefs, rather than a set of rules. I am a good person now because I have my own values, which counts for a lot more with God I am sure, OK yes I screw up sometimes, yet its me that faces the consiquences. I also found that (as with my ex wife) there are so many that feel that as long as they obey the rules they are good people, when in fact they are well screwed up and cannot face their true feelings.
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108My Story... please don't freak out on me...
by Big Shooter inmy story .
well, i am new here, and i have a very long story.
i don?t even know where to begin.
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jwmatch.com
by obiefernandez ini am surprised that there hasn't been a discussion here (not that i can find anyway) about jwmatch.com.
not only are they self-proclaimed, "the world's largest witnesses online community!
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AlanB
I signed up ages ago out of curiosity, there is a free trial account you can set up. There was quite an array of 'sisters' from all ages, they all put on their profiles how they wanted to pioneer and do more in service etc etc...
Some of the 'brothers' profiles are worse, ambitions to become elders, or even DO...
I lost interest very soon after.
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jwmatch.com
by obiefernandez ini am surprised that there hasn't been a discussion here (not that i can find anyway) about jwmatch.com.
not only are they self-proclaimed, "the world's largest witnesses online community!
" (sound familiar?
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AlanB
Just want some imput on something. I am a sister and I am over £10.000 in dept. I have two children to support. I used to be a model and still look good. I have been offerd a great job pole dancing in a classy joint. It wont involve taking any clothes off, Just dancing in a bickini. I could be earning an obscean amount of money up to £2000 a week.I guess its not the ideal job for a wittness. but it would only be untill I payed my depts off.
Hmmm Depends what would happen if the body of elders caught you in there.... <g> or perhaps the District Overseer...
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Did Noah really build an ark?
by frogit inthis might be worth a watch for us uk ers.
noah's ark will be broadcast in the uk on bbc one on sunday 21 march at 1900 gmt.. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/3524676.stm.
it's also an interesting read.
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AlanB
Just going to watch program now, so I'll post views when finished, this is something that has fascinated me for years. A.
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Anthony Gibbs, "lonely" JW, molests 11 year old boy
by Nathan Natas inhttp://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0200wales/content_objectid=14047838_method=full_siteid=50082_headline=-jehovah-s-witness-climbed-into-bed-with-son-of-fellow-church-goers-name_page.html
jehovah's witness climbed into bed with boy mar 13 2004. .
the western mail.
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AlanB
I honestly think one of the cruelest things the jw's (and other religions) teach is that healthy adults should deny themselves sexual satisfaction. Its mentally unhealthy and causes all kinds of problems.
I think that is the root cause of the problem.
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Congratulations, Spain - first government to fall because of Iraq, Bush!
by TheOldHippie in.
congratulations to the spanish people, who voted the socialists to power as a protest against the conservative government's supporting bush's war on iraq, and for claiming the madrid bombs were acts of the eta nationalists and not an al-qaida attack because of the war on iraq.. so one government has fallen, and there are many more to come, bush.. who says these days ain't fun?
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AlanB
I'm kinda surprised that the Anti-America/Bush folks here find themselves opposing Democracy, 'instant' or otherwise. A cursory look at world history reveals autrocity after autrocity have been committed against citizens by their own non-democratic governements.
I agree, we should show sympathy for the American people against whom their non democratically elected government has commited so many atrocities.
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Congratulations, Spain - first government to fall because of Iraq, Bush!
by TheOldHippie in.
congratulations to the spanish people, who voted the socialists to power as a protest against the conservative government's supporting bush's war on iraq, and for claiming the madrid bombs were acts of the eta nationalists and not an al-qaida attack because of the war on iraq.. so one government has fallen, and there are many more to come, bush.. who says these days ain't fun?
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AlanB
In the words of a great English journalist.
"The Americans are very magnaminous in their generosity, they paid for thousands of prosthetic limbs to replace all the arms and legs they had blown off"
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Victory for Terrorism
by Yerusalyim inthe terrorists won a great victory in spain.
mind you, i'm all for the democratic process...it's great...and had the spanish decided to part ways with the us of it's own volition, great!...however, the socialists were project to not win a majority in this weekends election...that is until the terrorist attack.
now, with the socialist coming into power...and the promise to both withdraw the 1300 spanish soldiers from iraq and to part ways with the us on foriegn policy we can look for more such attacks in other countries.
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AlanB
Of course we can rely on Yerusalem to come up with typical American gung ho attitudes.
The fact that the Spanish people (as with the British people) will not tolerate being lied to and will use our democratic votes to demonstrate our feelings has nothing to do with it.
Of course Al Q feel it is a victory, just as Bush sees Iraq as a victory.
Yeru' read Michael Moores book, 'stupid White Men', its the equivilant of Crisis of Conscience for American Patriots.
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Congratulations, Spain - first government to fall because of Iraq, Bush!
by TheOldHippie in.
congratulations to the spanish people, who voted the socialists to power as a protest against the conservative government's supporting bush's war on iraq, and for claiming the madrid bombs were acts of the eta nationalists and not an al-qaida attack because of the war on iraq.. so one government has fallen, and there are many more to come, bush.. who says these days ain't fun?
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AlanB
Even though I was a small child back in the sixties, I remember the IRA bombings, the '68 (or was it '72?) Olympics, car bombings in Lebanon and Israel, and many, MANY other terrorist acts over the last four decades.
I have first hand experience that as late as 1994, the IRA (a terrorist organisation) was funded by the
New York State government. I met the guy who at the time was the 'Special Projects Co-ordinator' who's role was to launder the funds.We have much experience of (state [NY State that is] funded) terrorism, the Birmingham Pub Bombings, the Manchester Shopping Mall Bomb and the tallest building in London at Canary Wharf was bombed in the City.
A long story of how I ended up in Albany and met the 'fundraiser' which is linked to my leaving the JW's but we shall save that for the long winter evenings.
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Congratulations, Spain - first government to fall because of Iraq, Bush!
by TheOldHippie in.
congratulations to the spanish people, who voted the socialists to power as a protest against the conservative government's supporting bush's war on iraq, and for claiming the madrid bombs were acts of the eta nationalists and not an al-qaida attack because of the war on iraq.. so one government has fallen, and there are many more to come, bush.. who says these days ain't fun?
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AlanB
I disagee with 'Cold', whilst it is disturbing that this may appear to be an Al Queda victory, a bomb or act of oppression can often gain support for a government if handled properly.
The reason the Spanish people voted the government down was that they were sick of being lied to, taken into a war no one wanted and the way the government used the ETA card to attempt to increase their poll.
I am concerned that Al Queda may attempt to bomb the US and UK prior to their elections, which would kill and injure many innocent victims in the UK who are already disillusioned with their democratically elected government and many innocent victims in the US who are victims of the Bush administration who have taken control of the American democracy.
Personally I forsee a massive defeat for the current ruling party in the UK, so much so that they may be relegated permanatly to the third party for a considerable time. The British people trusted the Labour government after many years of right wing rule. We wept with Tony Blair when Dianna died. We wept with the American people on September 11th.
Since then we have been lied to, treated like fools, a weapons inspector commited suicide under government pressure, Our BBC, which is our broadcasting medium, paid for by us to entertain, educate and inform has been berated, and we have been taken into an Illegal war with no UN mandate, clearly against the wishes of the people as demonstrated in the largest public demonstration in British history.
OK, so Sadam was a bad guy, since when has that stopped the American Government funding, training, arming and trading with them? Since when has a bad guy been of any issue in the case of Haiti & Yugoslavia? Even that is not the point.
The point is.....
The British, American & Spanish (and other) Governments Lied to and acted against the will of the people.
If we believe in Democracy, it is that which will determine our votes, not Bombs.
And another thing........ (while I am on a roll)
What did you mean by Large Islamic Fundamentalist Populations..... !!!!
OK, we have a few, in the minority, however it is just that kind of thinking that we need to discourage. We have many Muslim, Hindu, Jewish, Christian, Pagan & Other's from all races living in Europe. The Musilms I know & work with are amongst some of the most intelligent and peacefull people I know. If we start thinking like this we shall only make matters worse.
Now is the time to read the Koran, visit a mosque, foster understanding. We have experienced what can happen when one group of people are singled out for blame in the 1930-40's.