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  Pioneer Takes Baby Out In Zero Wind Chill

  by rocketman in

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  though i haven't been in the mood to discuss jws lately, i had to post this one.

  it's a keeper and shows how fanatical they can get:.

  on my way to work in our city's downtown area i regularly see a pioneer walking up and down the street, holding up his magazines.

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  Though I haven't been in the mood to discuss jws lately, I had to post this one. It's a keeper and shows how fanatical they can get:

  On my way to work in our city's downtown area I regularly see a pioneer walking up and down the street, holding up his magazines. No biggie, but what I saw today takes the cake:

  He was walking while pushing a baby in a stroller. This morning's temperature was 10 degrees F, with wind chills well below zero. This is one of the coldest mornings we've had this winter.

  I was absolutely flabbergasted that this guy could take a baby out in service in such weather. He had one of those plastic shields over the stroller, but unless he installed heating in there, in my view he was putting the child at risk, if not of hypothermia, of at least getting sick.

  Unreal, but then again, for a jw, not all that surprising.
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  I'm Fading.... From This Board

  by rocketman in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  as 2004 winds down and my 4th year of association at this board winds down as well, my posting stats accurately reflect a transitition that been going on for me with respect to the jw religion, a process that is quite natural and healthy.

  i'm sure that many members have had a similar experience.

  here's a rundown of four years here for me: .

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  I hope the title wasn't too misleading....it seems as though some folks are getting the impression that I'm done here. I'm not - it's more like a 'I'm not going to be around as much as I used to' kind of thing, which is already happening as this past year showed, a year in which I posted very little of anything substantive.

  Helping others is the noblest of causes, but I found that posting often was simply causing some of my old anger issues with the religion to resurface. I'm trying to reduce the religion to a tiny speck in a out-of-the way corner of my life, and thus dredging it up constantly is something I just cannot do any longer.

  But I will be popping in and out. You people are way too cool for me to go bye-bye on a permanent basis!
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  I'm Fading.... From This Board

  by rocketman in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  as 2004 winds down and my 4th year of association at this board winds down as well, my posting stats accurately reflect a transitition that been going on for me with respect to the jw religion, a process that is quite natural and healthy.

  i'm sure that many members have had a similar experience.

  here's a rundown of four years here for me: .

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  As 2004 winds down and my 4th year of association at this board winds down as well, my posting stats accurately reflect a transitition that been going on for me with respect to the jw religion, a process that is quite natural and healthy. I'm sure that many members have had a similar experience.

  Here's a rundown of four years here for me:

  Year 1: Still associated with jwism (in fact, still an elder) but questioning it, I found this board which was linked to Freeminds.org and began posting late in the year 2000. Total posts 290, some of which actually are pro-jw.

  Year 2: Still attending, but not as frequently. Total posts 710, no pro-jw posts at all. Seriously questioning the religion, I stop engaging in field service later in the year.

  Year 3: Quit attending in March. 3,300 posts by year's end reflect the fact that the board has helped tremendously (changed username in late 2002 btw).

  Year 4: Total fade complete. Extended family barely brings up the matter any longer (Yay!) Christmas tree is erected and decorated. Total posts: 278, reflecting fact that discussing the religion is now becoming (to me) counterproductive, and I no longer seem to need frequent assurance that I've done the right thing.

  Of course, posting stats don't always reflect the level of activity at a board, but in my case it does. Does this mean that I'll eventually leave altogether?

  Well, never say never, but I still enjoy it here. After all, not all topics need be jw related. But I'm happy to report that I no longer need the board as I once did - which is a sign of healthy progression away from a religion that dominated my life for so many years.
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  Review: Draw Close to Jehovah Book

  by Sirona in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i read the draw close to jehovah book because a jehovahs witness told me that it had some ?deep?

  spiritual information in it.

  the book appears, at first glance, to be all about knowing jehovah god and his attributes.

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  Nicely summarized and analyzed Sirona.
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  al-Zarqawi message slams clerics - 'You made peace with tyranny'

  by Elsewhere in

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  http://edition.cnn.com/2004/world/meast/11/24/zarqawi.tape/ purported al-zarqawi message slams clerics 'you made peace with tyranny,' voice says

  (cnn) -- an audio message purportedly from wanted terrorist abu musab al-zarqawi discovered on the internet wednesday ridicules muslim scholars for not strongly condemning the u.s. occupation of iraq and afghanistan, and urges clerics to wake up and help the resistance.

  "instead of implementing god's orders, you chose your safety and preferred your money and sons," said the voice, which could not be independently confirmed as al-zarqawi's.

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  Wishing everyone a HAPPY THANKSGIVING

  by TresHappy in

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  And a TresHappy Thanksgiving to you too Tres!

  The meaning of Thanksgiving - Family, Food, Football - Class
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  Where We Are in the Stream of Time

  by Duncan in

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  2. friends

  i had another visit from witnesses at my door on saturday, only the second time in the four years we?ve lived here.

  a very nice young girl, it was, offering me the ?keep on the watch?

  magazine.. i let her make her pitch, which was mostly all about how terrible the world was today, and then just replied with enough interest for her to keep going, without giving anything away.

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  She kind of gave new meaning to the expression: "The pages of history".
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  Does Britney Spears Enter Your Mind At All

  by Satanus in

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  why yes, just today i saw a large poster, almost a billboard of her beside the road.. s

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  She does indeed - when I think about all those long-lasting celebrity marriages.
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  Serena Williams - a good role model

  by TheOldHippie in

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  serena's dress at a london show yesterday night.

  not quite a kh dress ...............

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  Heck, for her, that's modest.

  This is from the latest issue of Esquire, where Williams is listed among their considerations for sexiest woman alive. Angelina Jolie topped their list.
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  Official WTBTS JW Chat Room

  by Corvin in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  didn't the official wt site once have a chat room for jw's?.

  i stumbled onto it a few years ago, but can't remember if it was the official site or not.

  i remember trying to access the chat room but they wanted my congregation name and location along with my po's name and all my other personal information, so i bagged it .

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  I've gotta get the Book of Gumby. It appears to be much cooler (and more truthful) than that other "holy" book.