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  Calling all Kilted Brethren

  by bigwilly in

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  ok, so "the kilted brethren" is a term coolhandluke, breck (lowkey lowsmith) and i came up with on another board, but all fans of unbifurcated garments qualify for membership .

  so whether you wear a utilikilt, a tartan or any other style, help me celebrate freedom and post ya pics!.

  this is me last summer at a brewfest.

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  That dude in the blue "kilt" looks a little bit too much like he's wearing one of my wraparound pioneer skirts from the 80s. blech.
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  SO ADMIT; SCALE OF 1:10, TEMPTED TO DRINK THE WINE AT MEMORIAL??

  by shell69 in

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  2. experiences

  wasnt tempted myself during the acutal ceremonies; however: the sister whose husband used to supply the wine for the memorial in the 70's; well her son's would be round the back of the khell after the memorial supping it!!!

  they were only about 12/13!!!.

  always wanted a sipp myself after the annual ordeal but was scared mum and dad would find out.. shell.

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  Ha! Once. Very. I passed the glass and got a whiff of some really good stuff. Someone had splurged on the bottle, presumably the person who was going to take it home and drink it after memorial. Seriously, my mouth watered. But I was "good" and just passed it on. Dammit.
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  What's your favourite TV theme song ...

  by Frequent_Fader_Miles in

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  at the time i was really too young to watch (or understand) the show, but i liked the theme song from dallas.. what's your favourite?.

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  Odrade

  Shaft

  "Shut yo mouf!"
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  What kind of positive proof would you need....

  by journey-on in

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  2. friends

  to accept the existence of god?

  (i'm not talking about "a big man in the sky" kind of deity.

  ) what would it take to convince you that mankind was intentionally created by a powerful and intelligent creative force?

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  reproducible results: multiple instances of direct communication, witnessed by multiple people. Creation of new organisms where it can be observed and documented, in multiple instances. Nothing less.
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  I GIVE UP!

  by Stealth453 in

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  i just came home from picking up my baby from school, and i see a brand new sign posted 4 doors from my house.. "building permit.

  issued for the construction of a new kingdom hall of jehovah's witnesses".. i just can't seem to get away from them..

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  The last KH we attended was in a residential neighborhood... 4 congregations meeting there, the neighbors HATED the JWs. Hundreds of cars coming and going on Sundays, and hundreds more every single day the rest of the week. The JWs do NOT drive slowly through the neighborhood either. On one of the streets there is lettering painted in the road "JWs SLOW DOWN."

  People stand around in the parking lot at 10pm, "talking." Yeah, talking LOUDLY, and laughing/cackling, idling their cars and leaning out windows to chat, loud "goodbye! see ya!!! meet me for SERVICE!!!" Then there is the problem with the congregations starting their time on the neighborhood houses. Some of these people get called on once a month or more. And gawd forbid you should be an inactive or irregular publisher living in the neighborhood, they will be at your home, using your bathroom, asking for a "snack" and saying that they are there to "encourage" you.

  Do you have children? Good because now everytime someone sees them on the street they will attempt to give them a tract and start a "bible study." What a great arrangement that will be to have a "study" only a block or so away.

  But they are such good neighbors. Yeah, ask about property values next door to the Kingdom Hall, nobody wants to live there. Sure they might be "clean" and "polite," HA! but who wants to buy a place that they know will be disturbed by church comings and goings, EVERY DAMN DAY! I swear, if a KH even hinted at moving into my neighborhood, I would sell and move so fast, my real estate agent would probably name her next kid after me.
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  letting go of god

  by dogon in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i just watched a fifteen min, video on youtube of julia sweeney's letting go of god.

  i usualy just down load movie's off of the net.

  but i may buy this one.

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  Got it from audible.com. VERY entertaining.
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  so I told her that I'm in love with her....

  by jaredg in

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  2. experiences

  but she didn't reciprocate.

  she held me tight and kissed me softly.

  her body language says that she loves me and she's told me she cares for me very much, but she didn't say those magic words.

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  Nah, if you love her, you love her. So tell her, just don't bombard her with it. :)
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  TO BARBARA ANDERSON: MY FOURTEEN YEAR OLD SON

  by deborahs_song in

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  hello barbara,.

  i commend your effort to correct the watchtower society.

  god knows they need it!

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  You might try Unitarians. They hold very little formal doctrine, yet provide a very nice sense of community and a good mix of bible study. That being said, I agree with the above posters, and I am not personally a Christian.
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  COLLEGE IS EVIL!!!!!

  by why??? in

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  hi everyone...this year i had to go to the district convention and with my newly opened mind...i sat there rolling my eyes the whole time...i was however very distrubed by a talk on higher education...im sure you all know of it...basically telling all of us outright that it was no good and we shouldnt be going...now i know they have done it in the past...but it seemed so blatant this year in your face...college is evil.....here's a related link .

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7vxnzoeeys&mode=related&search= .

  hopefully the links work ..im not really sure how to do it .......

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  Yep, no college here either, and I never had a job (except waitressing,) that paid more than $15k/year until I was 32. Then I (finally) went to vocational school. Last year I made 2x that $15k job. This year I will easily make 3-4x that 15k job if I keep working 4-5 days a week. Sometimes I wonder what would have happened if I had gone to school at 19 instead of at 32. I almost certainly would have made a LOT more money and poured a LOT less water...
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  Comments You Will not Hear will be taking a brief hiatus for the next 2 wks

  by blondie in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  or so due to health, availability of articles, and personal priorities.

  after that, the format will be briefer consisting mostly of the article with fewer comments by me allowing more comments by readers/posters.. love, blondie.

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  Thanks Blondie, enjoy your break, and I'll be glad to see your reviews even if brief. I read them nearly every week though I don't often comment.