any speculation as to why ct russel requested to be wrapped in a toga on that fateful haloween night in 1916 -- his deathbed?
could it be he felt his physical body would be raptured to heaven and that he should have "clean, pure, white" garments?.
comments?.
Damn fine job, blondie! You are a great researcher. Of course, since the information is from a site favorable to CT Russel one cannot be sure if this is exactly what happened and why. All the same, it makes sense and I don't really doubt it.
Thanks,
Bradley
any speculation as to why ct russel requested to be wrapped in a toga on that fateful haloween night in 1916 -- his deathbed?
could it be he felt his physical body would be raptured to heaven and that he should have "clean, pure, white" garments?.
comments?.
Any speculation as to why CT Russel requested to be wrapped in a toga on that fateful Haloween night in 1916 -- his deathbed? Could it be he felt his physical body would be raptured to heaven and that he should have "clean, pure, white" garments?
Comments?
Bradley
Chicago District Overbeer
i will go for weeks, months, sometimes a year without sex.
then, if conditions are right and i am particulary attracted to a man, i will bed him.
if the lovin' is good, i might bed him again.
Skeptic said,
However, sex and love are different for many people, especially those with NT or SP personality traits.
Would you care to expand on this comment? I'm an INTJ. (weak I, strong T)
Bradley
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if there was one thing that affected me most was, i would have to say the time i ran into a brother (while i was still in the borg) in the downtown area.. he said "just take one year off, no meetings, no service, no assemblies, no talks, nothing, just take a break, and you will see the wathctower differently, and your mind will clear.".
at the time i just shrugged it off as a bitter jw who left, now when i look back, it was probaly the biggest thing that someone ever said to me, and he was right, 100%.. was there a saying, an occurrence or a person that just got you thinking about how ridiculous the watchtower is ??
This is an interesting topic. I should give the mystical answer of "me", but I know that's not what you mean. (Actually, I am the most influential person in terms of me leaving....."all knowledge is inevitably self knowledge" said Bruce Lee....ah, enough with the Zen crap and let's get on with it)
Just as it is difficult to pinpoint just one thing as to why I left the dubs, it is equally difficult to focus on just one person as to who helped me out. If I had to give an answer it would probably be Ray Franz writings since they shed light on areas that no one else was privy to. Thanks Ray.
On the other hand, long before I came to this board or talked with him a guy by the name of Alan Feurbacher had written a number of articles all over the web dealing with the problems in JW science ("JW science" truly the most oxymoronic term in the English language). He wrote about evolution, carbon 14 dating, the flood, chronology and the like. Since these issues formed the bedrock of my doubts I felt as if he did all the research for me and I just had to read and think about it! Yes, he helped me quite a bit even though I had no idea who he was at the time. Thanks Alan.
J. Bradley Potts
Chicago District Overbeer
strange as it seems, the happiest day i remember of in my entire life as a jehovahs witness happened on the opening day of a week long district assembly in california when i was a young teenager.
three things came together that day to give me a short glimpse of authentic happiness.
the first was that my parents decided i was old enough to give me just a tiny bit more freedom and allow me to sit where i wanted, to do volunteer work if i wanted, and even gave me a few dollars for meals.
Was this post at all inspired by Martin Sieligman's book "Authentic Happiness"?
Bradley
some billboards are getting attention in
some reported seeing one or two messages, but the newspaper listed all of them.
here's a list of all variations of the "god speaks" billboards.
Stupid fundies. How about a nice big billboard that reads:
Your God Is A Myth
Bradley
obviously athletes linford christie and carl lewis are black.
but how about persons of mixed parentage, are they considered to be black too?.
how about my son's old girl friend whose grandmother was from the phillipines, is she black because her skin had a slight (and very beautiful) brownish glow that came from her ancestor?.
You know, we're really all Africans if you go far back enough.
Bradley
okay, so i got annoyed yesterday when someone told me i looked like debra winger.
i find her most unfeminine and unattractive.
but it doesn't piss me off half as much as when i'm told i look like liza minelli.
Ugh..I like Sir Paul a lot...you just ruined my image of him, Xena.
Bradley
do any of you suffer from what you perceive as ocd?
to any degree?
do you think it is because of the wtbts?
I just need to say this....
A lot of people like to diagnose themselves as, well, whatever...OCD, clinical depression, ADD, PSTD....sorry, but not until a highly qualified professional has diagnosed you do you have a disorder imho.
EVERYONE has a touch of obsessive-compulsive tendencies. EVERYONE has a touch of depression, ADD, madness and nymphomania....
Aztec -- just by watching you I can say far and away that whatever "OCD" tendencies you have they are minimal. Like I said, my Dad had OCD for all my life so I think I can speak with a little experience here...again, jmho.
If someone DOES have a problem or condition it is treatable through therapy and medication. A lot of SSRI's and norepinephrine inhibitors are used to treat depression/OCD.
Bradley
PS -- There's a great movie to see about OCD...."As Good As It Gets"....
okay, so i got annoyed yesterday when someone told me i looked like debra winger.
i find her most unfeminine and unattractive.
but it doesn't piss me off half as much as when i'm told i look like liza minelli.
Mulan,
To me you look like the perfect mother! That's a good thing, btw....you have a very caring, yet modern look, imho....
B
