blondie, you keep goin' girl. i hope you will continue to wake people up. tex - i saw the news tonite and they said that the healthier she gets the more pain she feels over what she has done.
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Yates verdict
by sammielee24 inthe andrea yates verdict came down again and it was not guilty.
she will be sent to a mental facility instead of prison where in time, and after therapy, she may in all liklihood be reintegrated into society at some point.
what do you think of the verdict?
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What strange things do your pets like to eat?
by Lady Lee inwhen i was a kid we had a small dog that loved spaghetti with tomato sauce.
he was our witness dog that would sit near the table and wait until after the prayer to start begging for food.. the two cats i had for 12 years loved some really odd things.
i was peeling corn on the cob tonight and missed having them pester me for raw corn niblets.
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the kitties are gone now, but they used to love broccoli rabe with garlic.
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The Myth of Certainty.
by Blueblades inhow important is it for you to be certain about something before you act on it?
example: certain about the watchtower having the truth.
then certain that they don't have the truth.
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nowisee
when i was in i was certain of "the truth", though even then there were doubts about various things.
but i left in 1976. at least i was certain that 1975 was incorrect.
spent roughly 30 years in uncertainty.
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Miranda Rights
by startingover inmiranda rights.
a female officer arrests a drunk for dui, and dutifully advises, "sir, anything you say can and will be held against you.".
the drunk says, "tits".
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oh goodness. best laugh in a long time.
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I saw The Exorcist last night! ...and no demon problems yet!!! ;)
by Kudra inyee haw!
i am working my way through all the movies that are supposed to open me up to demon influences in order to attract demon possession in an effort to prove whether or not there is a god.
juuuust kidding.
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nowisee
my father, who was an elder, was a movie buff and loved all kinds of movies. i remember as a kid going with him to see a number of "horror" flix like, "the house on the haunted hill", "horrors of the black museum",both with vincent price, "the crawling eye", etc. it set up in me the same love of movies....and i loved the terrifying ones almost the best. i saw "the exorcist" when i was pioneering with my husband with another pioneering couple. it was scary, but i remember most the nervous laughter throughout the audience after the scary scenes. (what kind of jws were we anyway??) i did think the book was better and scarier. the scariest movie/play of all to me was "the turn of the screw", on pbs one year -- later made into a movie with deborah kerr called "the innocents". shivers. fun. no demons.
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Mickey Spillane dies
by Earnest inthe tribune-democrat (http://www.tribune-democrat.com/feeds/apcontent/apstories/apstorysection/d8iu0m7ga.xml.txt/resources_apstoryview) reported that mickey spillane, the mystery writer died monday.
he was 88.. spillane's death was confirmed by brad stephens of goldfinch funeral home in his hometown of murrells inlet.
details about his death were not immediately available.. the writer, who became a jehovah's witness in 1951 and helped build the group's kingdom hall in murrells inlet, spent his time boating and fishing when he wasn't writing.
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i met him (bc my father knew him) at one of the big international assemblies in the late 50's. i was just a kid.
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Are you happier out of the org?
by dobbie inhi everyone i was just wondering if those of you that have left the org for whatever reason, have found your'e much happier than when you were in it?probably a daft question but i tried to talk to a friend about how i was feeling about a few things and why i don't go to meetings and she said would i really be any happier out than in?it just got me thinking about why i joined in the first place, because i was lonely and down, although i still am several years later it seems!have you found life better on the outside?did you feel a sense of freedom or was it really hard to adjust?when i try to explain what i find hard in the religion they can always say something back that then makes me think i was wrong in the first place and it is the truth after all - aagh!
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nowisee
my conscience is clear.
my friends, though few, are true.
my husband, though not jw or religious, is honest, gentle, sweet, loving.
my God is forgiving, merciful and full of grace.
the most difficult thing is not having all the answers as i once did. but that was just an illusion anyway.
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don't any of you get afraid??
by nowisee inall of the stuff re wts.
yet with all of this stuff happening in the mideast....with al gore's "an inconvenient truth" and scientists backing him up...with nkorea....with "christian" rhetoric....with pornography taking over the minds of our men.....bird flu....debt up to the eyeballs....complacency....pacs.....enron...corruption...serial killers in phoenix.....shrinking dollar....economy being sold to overseas.....etc.
can anyone reassure me?
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nowisee
hey all. just checkin in. we had a violent storm here last night -- i thought it was a tornado -- actually i am told there was one two towns over. downed trees and power lines all over the place. we had no power for almost 24 hours, and so no tv. i can't tell you how good it was not to know every gory detail of what was happening in the middle east for a day. someone above said i should turn off the tv. yes. so many of my very favorite posters have been on this thread. i must have pushed some buttons with my question. now all i need is to have farkel and alan f. post here and i can die happy! lol.
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don't any of you get afraid??
by nowisee inall of the stuff re wts.
yet with all of this stuff happening in the mideast....with al gore's "an inconvenient truth" and scientists backing him up...with nkorea....with "christian" rhetoric....with pornography taking over the minds of our men.....bird flu....debt up to the eyeballs....complacency....pacs.....enron...corruption...serial killers in phoenix.....shrinking dollar....economy being sold to overseas.....etc.
can anyone reassure me?
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nowisee
hello all... just came on to check in this morning and i want to say how much i appreciate each and every answer. i will seek out the references mentioned and meditate on all of your good advice. i feel blessed to be in this community of people who care enough to respond with compassion. ozzie -- a mantra that i often repeat to myself is "grow in love". my resolution is to continue in that fashion although i know i have a long way to go before it is perfect! thanks everyone. nowisee
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don't any of you get afraid??
by nowisee inall of the stuff re wts.
yet with all of this stuff happening in the mideast....with al gore's "an inconvenient truth" and scientists backing him up...with nkorea....with "christian" rhetoric....with pornography taking over the minds of our men.....bird flu....debt up to the eyeballs....complacency....pacs.....enron...corruption...serial killers in phoenix.....shrinking dollar....economy being sold to overseas.....etc.
can anyone reassure me?
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nowisee
heathen -- i agree that no matter whatever else happens, the wts is not the anwer. hey blondie! -- how are you, my friend? i try every day and ask myself all the time if i am part of the problem or of the solution. the little bits i am able to do never seem to be enough and i always hope that added to the efforts of others, somehow they will matter. fmz -- i totally relate to your answer. i feel most times that i only know three things in total: 1) Jesus Christ is Lord and Savior, 2) we must love God and each other and 3) the wts is not the fds. joe -- thx for your perspective jgnat -- thanks. yes, many of our fears disappear with the passing of time. somehow, no matter how rational or irrational, where we are now seems different to me. i often feel that this is one of the worst legacies of the wts for me, that armageddon seems imminent at any scary time, and it is so hard to be objective. it is very very difficult for me to take each moment as it arrives.