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  "Cheers" question

  by reubenfine in

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  does anybody remember the logic behind why it was wrong to make toasts with drink and say "cheers"?

  what was up with that, anyway??

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  reubenfine

  Does anybody remember the logic behind why it was wrong to make toasts with drink and say "cheers"? What was up with that, anyway???
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  Just be disfellowshipped - need to chat

  by CraigSA in

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  hey all - new here.. well i have now just bee shut off from my family and branded disfeloowshipped and an apostate.

  sheesh anyway - for those of you who have been through simular - let me know.. craig.

  jhb south africa

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  reubenfine

  Craig,

  Just one more welcome to the board from me! I think there are more of "us" than them anymore!! At least more quality here, that's for sure.
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  Tenacious D/Jack Black

  by reubenfine in

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  click on videos and check them out.

  tribute is hilarious.

  jack black starred in shallow hal.

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  reubenfine

  Drugs? I hadn't heard of that but I haven't read up on him much. I'll have to pick up the CD. I'm pretty hooked on Tribute at the moment. There is a clip on the site when they played it on Letterman.
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  Tenacious D/Jack Black

  by reubenfine in

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  click on videos and check them out.

  tribute is hilarious.

  jack black starred in shallow hal.

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  reubenfine

  Has anyone been to tenaciousd.com? Click on videos and check them out. Tribute is hilarious. Jack Black starred in Shallow Hal.
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  Could Iraq defeat the US

  by JH in

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  could a war with iraq be more difficult than expected?

  i found an interesting site, where they claim that iraq could indeed defeat the us.

  tell me your comments after reading it.

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  reubenfine

  Bush is the most dangerous man in the world right now.
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  The Watchtower Defeat No One Notices

  by metatron in

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  2. beliefs

  if a great change is difficult to quantify, it can pass unnoticed.

  the greatest defeat.

  the watchtower has suffered to date falls into this category.

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  reubenfine

  Analysis,

  I think you are actually hurting your relatives more than you are helping them if you go to meetings and don't believe. For one thing, you are helping them to justify being in a cult because you occasionally go. Then you are being a hypocrite because you're acting like you believe it but you don't. You aren't being the real you, which is robbing them and yourself at the same time. You are also reinforcing the idea that they can pressure you to believe like they do as if that's actually a good thing.

  How do you think you're helping them, because they won't get upset at you leaving the cult? They're upset anyway because you're weak. I don't get it. I think there is another underlying issue that you aren't facing. I don't mean to sound like I'm bashing you, it just doesn't make sense when you reason it out. They certainly don't change what they're doing because they're afraid you'll get upset. Would you say that they don't love you, then? If not, then why the double standard?
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  The Watchtower Defeat No One Notices

  by metatron in

  1. watchtower
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  if a great change is difficult to quantify, it can pass unnoticed.

  the greatest defeat.

  the watchtower has suffered to date falls into this category.

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  reubenfine

  Nice thread. I saw one of those tables set up at Arizona State University. There were other tables with books and people were checking out each one except the witness table was COMPLETELY avoided. The faceless witnesses sat there with blank looks. So much for "witnessing." It was pathetic, but 4 people were counting time.
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  I "won" COC in ebay auction

  by outbackaussie in

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  i am pretty darn happy, i got the book for $13aud which is about $6.50 in usd, so i am looking forward to getting it and having a read.

  i talked to my mum about it today and she is interested in having a look too.

  (she is still in, but largely inactive) i know many here have read it, is it worth the look?

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  reubenfine

  Ditto to all that. Couldn't put it down! One of the best books I ever read.
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  I'm new

  by liquidsky in

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  2. experiences

  i've been visiting this site for about 6 months but haven't had the courage to post anything.

  well here goes...... i was born and raised a jw.

  although i never really enjoyed anything about the religion, i trudged along because i was afraind of losing my family, and of course afraid of being destroyed in armageddon.

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  reubenfine

  Welcome to the board! I married "in the truth" and what a mistake that was. Hang in there. My family keeps their distance, too, but it's their loss!
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  What do you miss?

  by happyout in

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  ok, i'm not sure how popular this will be, but i have to ask.

  is there anything you miss from being a dub?

  since my family is still in, i miss getting together after assemblies and hanging out.

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  reubenfine

  I miss having to miss things, like football on Sundays, cartoons on Saturdays, R-rated movies, stuff like that.