i?m posting today to get some things out that i haven?t been able to share with anyone else.
because they don?t want to hear it.
i?m living in a world of jw?
I find our relationship is at it's best when I address his genuine self. Movies, music, sports. I am thinking a long-term strategy is to include as much NON-JW activities in to our week as I can cram in.
Thats good advice. Good luck and keep us posted
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workmates, friends, school friends etc,.
do you ever mention it, or if someone asks you your religion, do you ever mention it, or keep it in your past ??
When I was a JW, I would keep it a secret. Now, I let people know that I used to be one. I let them know the horrors of JW-ism incase they are ever tempted. Two people I've worked with have shown an interest in the Dubs, until I had a chat with them. I feel it is my duty to let friends, family, workmates know the evils of the WTS.
http://entertainment.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4459,8503312%255e10431%255e%255enbv,00.html
jackson custody twist.
january 27, 2004 .
And if he is proven guilty, then the parents of the children, who "pimped" their kids out to MJ, should go to jail as well.
Absolutely! This is what I've been saying all along. Would you let your 12 year old son stay overnight with a 45 year old man who wears makeup and has been suspected of messing with kids? The parents should be held accountable
i found this article by accident.
foreign funding for indian ngos.
2000-2001 beneficiaries - third biggest the watchtower and tract society.
Wow avengers. I cant imagine the indian congregations were too happy when they recieved this letter. A few quotes stood out:
It seems that the time has come for each of us to assume a much greater personal responsibility to ’honor Jehovah with our valuable things’ – Proverbs 3:9
Ker-ching!
No doubt, the changed circumstances that we now find before us, will allow each of us extended opportunities to show the Devil that his system does not determine whether or not we will do everything in out power to support Jehovah’s side of the issue of universal sovereignty
Ker-ching!
So the local congregations pay their watchtower-tax (buying books mags donations etc) and are now getting no financial help from from mother.
i will tell you what used to scare me real good was the circuit overseer when he would come to my parents home to stay.
my parents would get real stressed out trying to find just the right food dishs and fix his bed real nice, and fight among them self's because of the stress of it all.
so he always looked like this to me at the young age of six:
Welcome to the Board SB.
The CO never scared me as a kid because we never had him over for dinner and they never talked to kids. The elders however, all seemed scared shitless whenever the CO decended from above. It used to make me laugh how all the elders would attend the Sunday service meeting only when the CO was in town, how they were all soooo nice for the week, and how people would actually make an effort when they answered up during the WT "study".
now i got your attention......(i'm gambling on those who remember these) when were you there?
what years?
and what do you remember........ they all seem like such a big part of my history.
You got my attention! I attended all of these venues during the 80’s/90’s. Twickenham and Dorking during the early 80’s, Camber during the mid 80’s and Haysbridge and Crystal Palace just before I left.
Dorking brings back memories of fresh donuts. They used to have sisters make them during the lunch breaks. Also, there was a nice park behind the venue where we used to play hide and seek. Twickenham…ugh! I do recall seeing people standing outside with banners explaining how evil the WTS are. We were told not to make eye contact.
Camber was the only family holiday we had. I was baptised there so the less said about that the better.
Crystal Palace wasn’t as large at Twickenham (and a lot closer to home) so I didn’t mind it too much. Funny how the smell of burnt cheap coffee, and over ripe fruit is a common smell at large outdoor assemblies. By the time we were at Hayes Bridge, I could no longer hide my contempt for the witnesses, so I spent most of the time reading novels on the lawn out front.
Talk about wasted youth…sheesh
~I have about 10,000 comics, and 400 DVD's. Most of my friends dont bother with blockbusters. Mmmm, maybe I should start charging them.
from awake!, january 22, 2004, pages 19-23.. "why i believe the bible - a nuclear scientist tells his story".
read how a nuclear physicist reconciled his knowledge of science with his belief in the bible.. -- page 19. .
why i believe the bible.
Nevertheless, I was still skeptical about the teachings of the Witnesses, and I was looking forward to doing a mathematical check of the Bible prophecy concerning the year 1914.
Proof you can be educated and still be an idiot
2 corinthians 12. .
1i must go on boasting.
although there is nothing to be gained, i will go on to visions and revelations from the lord.
Thanks for your efforts Leoliaia, for what is a very interesting post. I was secretly hoping either you or pete answered my question as I've always enjoyed reading your posts. (yours, not petes LOL) I've made a quick tour of some of your earlier posts for pseudepigraphical works mentioned.
thanks again
yxl1
taken from http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/15460.htm.
talks are under way with both fox - which canceled the cartoon series two years ago - and the cartoon network - which airs it in reruns now - for new episodes of the show, seth macfarlane, creator of "family guy," told the post.
no matter what, macfarlane says, production will begin soon - even if he doesn't know exactly where they'll end up.
Taken from http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/15460.htm
Talks are under way with both Fox - which canceled the cartoon series two years ago - and the Cartoon Network - which airs it in reruns now - for new episodes of the show, Seth MacFarlane, creator of "Family Guy," told The Post.
No matter what, MacFarlane says, production will begin soon - even if he doesn't know exactly where they'll end up.
"We're sort of waiting on an official word, but to the best of my knowledge, the plan is to start producing a batch of new episodes without necessarily knowing where they're going to wind up," he says. "It's sort of a new format that really hasn't been tried before, and it's based on the DVD sales."
DVD sales of the canceled show have been huge - and in no small part is fueling talk of reviving the series.
"It's insane. Never in my wildest dreams could I have imagined that it would have this kind of afterlife," MacFarlane says. "It's just a shock to everybody who worked on the show."
The show follows the misadventures of the Griffin family - bumbling dad Peter, his good-natured wife Lois, their two teens, a cynical dog who is smarter than everyone else, and an evil baby bent on world domination who makes numerous attempts to kill his parents and siblings.
When "Family Guy" aired on Fox from 1999-2002, many attributed its low ratings to not having a secure place on the network's schedule. The show was kicked around so much, one of its writers once complained that even his own mother didn't know when it was on.
But industry execs took notice last year when the show's DVD collection surprised even MacFarlane by selling more than a million copies, a huge feat by any standard, but especially for a show that drew so little attention while it was on the air.
In the meantime, Cartoon Network's "Adult Swim" late-night programming block began airing repeats last year - which attracted large numbers of young men. In time, more young guys were tuning into the cable channel to see "Family Guy" at 11:30 p.m. than for either "The Late Show" or "The Tonight Show."
Men between the ages of 18 and 34 years old are a prized group for advertisers.
" 'The Family Guy' is appealing to a young male audience in a season when nothing seems to be appealing to young men," said an industry source close to the talks.
A deal could even be announced as early as this week, according to sources. But others believe that might be overly optimistic because insiders have been claiming a deal for the prime-time return of "Family Guy" has been imminent since last November.
Several different plans to bring the show back are under discussion.
In one scenario, new episodes of "The Family Guy" would air on Fox, then Cartoon Network.
Other options include shipping the show exclusively either to Fox, Cartoon Network or elsewhere. In all instances, the ultimate destination for the episodes would be on DVD.
But if the show does return, it will likely put off a planned "Family Guy" movie, says MacFarlane.
"To do an original movie directly for DVD and the series at the same time would be a little difficult," he says. "But there's been some discussion of doing a series of episodes that would all link together to form a movie."
While canceled shows have been picked up by rival networks in the past ("JAG" jumped from NBC to CBS in 1997, for instance), no one can recall a show that has been canceled and off the air ever returning to the same network.
