Posts by Sara Annie

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lessons in love from the faithful and discreet

by galaxy7 in

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god certainly realizes that carrying out his righteous laws about cutting off wrongdoers often involves and affects relatives.

as mentioned above, when an israelite wrongdoer was executed, no more family association was possible.

in fact, if a son was a drunkard and a glutton, his parents were to bring him before the judges, and if he was unrepentant, the parents were to share in the just executing of him, 'to clear away what is bad from the midst of israel.

Sara Annie

My favorite part of the same article quoted at the end of the original post in this topic is the following:

Nevertheless, how can comfort be given to those who experience a "stricken spirit" because of such "memories"? Remember Jesus' parable of the neighborly Samaritan. A man was set upon by robbers, beaten, and stripped of his possessions. When the Samaritan came along, his heart went out to the wounded man. What did he do? Did he insist on hearing every last detail about the beating? Or did the Samaritan get a description of the robbers and immediately chase after them? No. The man was hurt! So the Samaritan gently dressed his wounds and lovingly carried him to the safety of a nearby inn where he could recover.?Luke 10:30-37.

After reading about countless interrogations by elders about the who, what, why, when, where and every little particular of any given situation that almost certainly led to the victim experiencing a 'stricken spirit'. I know I shouldn't continue to be amazed at the hipocrisy inherent in the organization, but that really burns my grits.

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'God Bless You' When You Sneeze?

by willyloman in

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we're all familiar with the wt's "history" of the origin of the phrase "god bless you" ("geshundeit" in german) in response to someone's sneezing.

the wts says it originated with the pagan belief that the soul leaves the body when you sneeze and the "bless you" is part of a superstition to protect you from demon invasion.

given that background, jw's don't say anything when someone sneezes.

Sara Annie

Makes you wonder why "the rest of the story" does not appear in any WT publications. Ever wonder about this?

Never, actually. It doesn't appear for the same reason that no information that could possibly even seem like it's a contradiction to WT dogma ever appears. If you give people more than one piece of information, they are likely to actually think about it. Can't have that, now can we?

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shoot it down

by webclocker in

joseph was 30 when pharo gave him egypt,why because he prefigured jesus, david was 30 when god made him king,why because he prefigured jesus.why was jesus 30 when god gave him his ministry,because thats the age adam was when god gave him eve.. why would god put all of these scriptures in the bible if adam was only 25 or 26 when god made eve.

gen 41:46 num 4:3 num 4:23 2sam 5:4 1chron 23:3 luke 3:23 adam was the first king.

an age god decided a man was of age.because if jesus was 30 and adam was only 25 then the devil has a legal case that god is cheating, that jesus had longer to develop than adam.

Sara Annie

got children have you remmember there under your control till there 30 do you realy beleive it going that far.

Well, yes. I do.

For thousands of years people have asserted, just as you do now, that the end is imminent. They have ranted and raved just as you are now, and cited countless sources as proof. What do they all have in common? They have all been wrong. By the very book from which you claim to find your truth you are commanded to ignore the words of a source that dares to prophesy in the name of the Lord but whose prophesies do not come to pass (see Deuteronomy 18:22). You embrace the teachings of a false prophet, and by your own standards cannot be trusted.

If a sense of urgency gives you purpose and comfort in your life, I am pleased for you. You will be happy in your belief that there is gigantic prize for your dilligence right around the corner, and it will give you a goal to strive for. You seem secure in your 'knowledge' about what is to come. I say with equal strength of belief that I do not presume to know what the fate of mankind will be. I will live my life and raise my children with the conviction that what I do now, this day, this hour is my work. If I am to be judged, it will be on the merits of my life, and not by the yardstick held by the Watchtower.

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I was a bartender/waitress for a night........MY FIRST TIME EVER!!!!!!!!!!

by LyinEyes in

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i have a friend who opened up a local bar , we live in a very small town, and she is trying to get the place up and running.

wildturkey is helping her with running the pool tournaments and she told me i could do anything i wanted to , help myself to snacks , cokes ,beer , whatever.

she said i could sit behind the bar if anyone bothered me .

Sara Annie

I am glad you had fun!

I waited tables all the way through college and LOVED it--hectic and stressful but perfectly suited for my 'keep all the balls in the air' personality. And there's a lot of money it in if your service is as good as the food you're serving. I made more money the last year I waited tables than I did the first few years of in my post-graduate career.

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American Idol 2004

by Mulan in

is anyone watching this year?

i am stunned by last night's show.

they were all just terrible, and couldn't stay on note.

Sara Annie

The two brothers were hideous throughout the entire audition process--I don't know how they made it past the first cut.

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Please help this girl if you can! >>>>>

by WingCommander in

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friends

been a while since i posted.

i was surfing a famous online auction site, and came across the auction for prayers.

it is for a sick 25 year old girl whom is now in a coma.

Sara Annie

Oh it's still there, and active...and shameless.

Cut and paste only the item number into the search field on Ebay and you'll see it. The seller (who is legitimate, they have nearly 300 feedback items) also lists an identical auction as "Pray Christian Soldiers for [whoever]".

Well, there's 2 minutes of my life searching for that auction that I'll never get back.

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shoot it down

by webclocker in

joseph was 30 when pharo gave him egypt,why because he prefigured jesus, david was 30 when god made him king,why because he prefigured jesus.why was jesus 30 when god gave him his ministry,because thats the age adam was when god gave him eve.. why would god put all of these scriptures in the bible if adam was only 25 or 26 when god made eve.

gen 41:46 num 4:3 num 4:23 2sam 5:4 1chron 23:3 luke 3:23 adam was the first king.

an age god decided a man was of age.because if jesus was 30 and adam was only 25 then the devil has a legal case that god is cheating, that jesus had longer to develop than adam.

Sara Annie

if you care to look up that link then you might see somthing, and that is that some peolpe can see things that other people cant.

You're right, that has always been true throughout human history. I refer to those individuals as the 'charismatically insane' and the great variety of things they have 'seen' that the rest of humanity cannot has been offered up to, and gobbled down by, those who have needed to believe it. You belong to the latter group, and if it makes you happy to swallow it all and base your life upon it, then I am happy for you.

What you must try to realize, however, is that all of the assumptions based on flimsy 'evidence' you assert here as fact will only be swallowed down as truth by other people with the same desperate need to believe them. Find those people, swap your theories, and live your life in the best semblence of happiness you can. I wish you well.

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What is an appropriate age to let your daughter date?

by franklin J in

as a father; will i ever think it is an appropriate age for my daughter to date?

i have a very pretty 12 year old girl.

besides excelling at classical ballet, she is a high honor roll student academically and she is a very good , sweet, child.

Sara Annie

It's a good question...My daughter is many, many years away from dating (and according to my husband may never get there). 16 was the rule in my house, and the boy had to come in and talk to my parents and continue to do so as long as he wanted to take me out.

shotgun -- are you interseted in your daughters happiness above all things --if you are and she wants to date -- you will get over it

Often what our children want to 'make them happy' is not the wisest thing for them to have at any given time. Parenting involves making tough decisions in the best interest of our children and very often makes them quite unhappy with us as a result.

My eight year old would be VERY happy if we would buy him a jeep and let him drive it. My daughter would be really happy if we let her eat nothing but pudding cups all day and nothing else. Despite that fact, we don't let either of them have their way. And they will get over it.

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Another sad day

by Been there in

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friends

they found the body of little carlie from sarassota, fl.. my heart goes out to her family.

hopefully justice will be served swiftly since they already have the suspect.

i am sooooo sad.

Sara Annie

My dad is an ex-cop. He said that even if threatened with a knife or gun, tell them you are not going with them. Scream, yell, pull, run........do what you can to get away in the first place because the 2nd crime scene usually means death. At least on the street she had a chance for someone to see her.

Right on. My Dad always told me the same thing, with the additional adivce that if someone were to get into my car, and tell me to drive or they'd shoot me, etc. that I should start honking my horn and driving erratically and run into the first parked car/mailbox/etc where people could see it. His rationale was that while I would inflict property damage or injure myself, I would likely be killed otherwise and at least I wouldn't be raped first.

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Is it harder for ladies to apologize?

by onintwo in

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friends

yesterday i had a little spat with my wife.

it's all cleared up today.

she's a wonderful gal and we love each other very much.. but one thing kinda bugs me.

Sara Annie

I wouldn't say it's harder for them to apologize, per se. I would say that, in my experience, the timeline for anger and apology differs greatly between the sexes.

My husband can be furious about something, say his piece and/or apologize and in the very next second have simply let it go and be ready to move on as though the disagreement never happened. I can't do that like he can. I find that once my emotions are riled up, it takes me a longer period of time to work them down to a simmer, and a bit of time after that to let them cool to the point where I can move on.

I am a firm believer in the power of the apology, and I will not hesitate to apologize for my behavior or actions when necessary--but I also know that anger is a process that we each work through in our own way, and that allowances need to be made for that.