It was a bit weird in my original KH. We had about 7 or 8 young brothers and only 1 younger sister. The next congregation over had about 7 or 8 young sisters and just 2 young brothers.
Obviously, you can figure out what happened. I guess it was just inter-breeding.
Of the 6 or so marriages, at least 3 that I know of ended in divorce. One was an elder, who had 4 young daughters, and then came out of the closet and ended up with another man.
Whatever.
Rub a Dub
some people on this forum have said that they never really believed any aspect of wt teaching, that they couldn't wait to get free of it all.. others seems to have been really gung ho, believing it all until something happened that got you questioning "the truth.".
i would say my own high water mark was about 50%, which put me squarely on the fence, trying to decide if i should be in or out.. how about you?.
I like all the "fluff" stuff ... but when it comes to doctrines and teachings that make no sense (holidays, cross, birthdays, blood, etc.) my mind goes into the Alt-Ctrl-Del mode.
By the time it reboots, they are giving the closing prayer.
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there are so many kinds of foods on amazon.
i want to eat something different.
what do you like to order on amazon?
Not sure if this is on topic or not, but since Amazon bought Whole Foods, we have been shopping there a lot. Whole Foods used to be called "Whole Wallet" by some due to the high prices. But they have generally come down considerably over the past year or two.
While some things we still buy at our standard supermarket, we find Whole Foods really good for vegetables, seafood and spices. You just have to have the Amazon app on your phone and they scan it for the discounts. Sometimes the prices are even lower than the standard supermarkets on some items.
Really good whole fresh fish and seafood. We've been eating this fish from Greece, bronzino a lot lately. Similar to sea bass but tastier. I just season it inside, fill the insides with some fresh stuff from the garden like basil and cilantro and then put some lemon slices in it. I put it on a hot grill (oil it first so the fish doesn't stick) for about 3 minutes per side. That, some couscous, a greek salad, and a glass or three of chardonnay makes you feel like you are on the Mediterranean.
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i don't know if this topic has been covered before - it might 've been.. i also recommend flipper's excellent music thread ('what songs have you been listening to?
', or similar).. but, i'd just like to start a thread about certain songs giving me goosebumps.
y'know, when you hear a song that profoundly effects you in some difficult-to-describe way and the hairs on your arm stand on end even though the room temperature's comfortably warm.. so, which songs give you goosebumps?.
This along with the earlier one I posted, Robert Miles' Children, are two at the top of my list.
This is Emma Shaplin's Spente Le Stelle:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRRC9xrgfGI
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good move or bad?
?.
You don't know how to assess the credentials of an author or to check the sources that they use?
cofty ...
Of course I know how. I go to the internet and check the blogs. You can find the truth there.
Rub a Dub
good move or bad?
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I've read an awful lot of authoritative books on the modern history of the Middle East Redvip. Saudi did not do 9/11.
cofty ...
Well, if someone has written a book it must be true. Also, if you read it on the internet it must be true.
Thanks.
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here comes old and senile pat robertson speaking on his television program, the 700 club.
robertson went on a rant (when asked by an audience member) on his thoughts about the death penalty.. robertson said:.
are you kidding?
With all of his money, he should get that left ear fixed.
If the wind blew hard, he would spin like a top counter-clockwise.
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good move or bad?
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That's all fine and dandy until the shit hits the fan and then who is it that is expected to swoop in and fix the f*ck up?
Desirous of Change ...
Perhaps England, Germany, Norway, Finland, France, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Greece, Canada, Portugal, Spain, Luxembourg, Belgium, Italy, Sweden, Denmark, Ireland and many more than I can mention here.
Is that enough? They are much closer to the action than the US.
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huge round of applause for simon (not every hero wears a cape).
this is to say a huge big thank you,tons of appreciation and gratitude from me for simon for toiling away on his own dime for 20 years or so and keeping this site up and running .
surely this site has helped tons of jdumbs n exjdumbs in their search for ttatt and freedom.
Simon ...
I personally wish to thank you for all you have done. Wow, looking back on all these years ... wow.
Again, thank you and you have provided much needed help and comfort to many.
I look forward to the next part of the journey.
Rub a Dub
good move or bad?
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the dead US soldiers were killed simply because they were in the Middle East, almost as if it was their fault
L U H E ...
In an earlier post, I said we have three of the most recent presidents, of three different races, who sent the troops to the middle east (Bush:White, Obama: Black, Trump: Orange).
I'm sure the majority of those soldiers wanted no part of it but that is what can happen when you are in the military. You obey orders. There is absolutely no disrespect to those men and women, some of whom sadly returned to the US in a box or missing body parts.
Rub a Dub
