Confucious

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  No Part of the World... What does it mean...

  by Confucious in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  friendship with the world is emity with god... .

  we all know what the wt take is on this scripture.

  who is the world, if it is not "us," so to speak??

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  Friendship with the world is emity with God...
  
  We all know what the WT take is on this scripture.
  
  What does it mean???
  
  Who is the world, if it is not "us," so to speak???
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  If Jehovah's Witnesses Were To Have A Spin-Off Religion, What Would It Be?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  suggest a good name for a spin-off religion to the jws.

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  Jehovah's Witnesses Lite
  
  All the benefits with 1/3 less guilt.
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  Boxing Fans Here???

  by Confucious in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  just trying to fish out if there are any boxing fans here.

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  i think, every month this year i've plucked down the $55 for pay per view including last night for de la hoya.

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  I always loved boxing.
  
  When I was a dub, and Tyson fought Holyfield, the whole cong got chastised about boxing.
  
  I hate it that the WT says boxing is violent, but football is not.
  
  It's a matter of understanding the game.
  
  One fo the best boxers, Cory Spinks, is one of the lightest hitters around.
  
  His strategy is hit and don't be hit.
  
  He's mastered the art of ducking and slipping.
  
  Con
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  Needing peace and friendship

  by snbdye2000 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  well the title of my subject seems a bit pathetic, but i truly am in need of friendship.

  my whole life and marriage have been turned upside down with my husband "studying" with a jehovah's witness.

  he hasnt done a lot of meeting with this man, but he does believe all their doctrine.

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  2000,
  
  Just keep positive.
  
  My marriage was ruined when I started reading up the JW religion.
  
  Me and my now ex wife were in the religion and very devout.
  
  When I started to pull away, the elders got in the way and now I'm divorced.
  
  All I can say, is POUR your HEART OUT here.
  
  We are listening.
  
  Confucious
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  WHAT ARE YOUR VIEWS ON INTELLIGENCE?

  by Terry in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  an intelligent person--describe them for us; what are they and what are they not?.

  who are your hero-types of intelligence?

  great thinkers, writers, philosophers or ordinary people?

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  BTW,
  
  This tread is dear to me.
  
  Because when I was growing up, my sister was the smartest in her class.
  
  She is a doctor now.
  
  But I graduated in the lower 1/4 percentile in my class.
  
  I am NOT book smart.
  
  NOT IN THE LEAST.
  
  But I was honest enough to myself to say, "Hey. I can't be a doctor. But I can channel my energies to something else."
  
  I did that, and today I am VERY successful in what I do best at.
  
  Mike Tyson, in his glory years, said...
  
  "I can do ANYTHING that I can put my mind to."
  
  That is so bullshit.
  
  Just like no matter what I do in life, I can NEVER be an NBA baskeball player.
  
  I was never given those gifts.
  
  But Mike Tyson. Bullshit.
  
  I'm your biggest boxing fan, but you're a dumb ass.
  
  Be honest with yourself. And know what gifts you were given and run with it like you're being chased by a pit bull.
  
  But there are few people in the world that are honest enough to admit their true intelligence.
  
  Con
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  WHAT ARE YOUR VIEWS ON INTELLIGENCE?

  by Terry in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  an intelligent person--describe them for us; what are they and what are they not?.

  who are your hero-types of intelligence?

  great thinkers, writers, philosophers or ordinary people?

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  Terry,
  
  My views on intelligence is this...
  
  Know WHERE YOU ARE and WHAT YOUR LIMITS ARE.
  
  And WHAT YOU CAN ACCOMPISH.
  
  This thread is good. Because my pet peeve is people who are obviously IDIOTS that won't admit they are stupid.
  
  There are MILLIONS of stupid, dumb-ass people in the world.
  
  Just like there are MILLIONS OF UGLY people in the world.
  
  It's not that taboo to call yourself "Unnatractive."
  
  But it's taboo to to call yourself "stupid."
  
  My take is, just admit who you are and what you are.
  
  I saw a GREAT documentary on Showtime called, "Year of the Bull."
  
  They followed a high school football star around for a year.
  
  I LOVED it because he admitted on camera.
  
  "I'm not that smart. But I can be clever."
  
  I know TONS of stupid people. A lot of them have gifts in other areas that I could NEVER ammount to.
  
  But I'm realistic.
  
  Me. I think I'm VERY smart in somethings, but a total dumb-ass when it comes to other parts of "education" like Math.
  
  But I'm realistic. And it doesn't bother me to say that.
  
  It's just that so many people would just benefit themselve by NOT LYING TO THEMSELVES.
  
  Know where you are. Who you are. And how you can improve from there.
  
  Thanks for listening to my rant.
  
  Confucious
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  Boxing Fans Here???

  by Confucious in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  just trying to fish out if there are any boxing fans here.

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  i think, every month this year i've plucked down the $55 for pay per view including last night for de la hoya.

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  Morty, I thought he DLH would get his ass kicked by the 2nd round. So I thought he did pretty good. OR better than expected.
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  Boxing Fans Here???

  by Confucious in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  just trying to fish out if there are any boxing fans here.

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  i think, every month this year i've plucked down the $55 for pay per view including last night for de la hoya.

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  Confucious

  Just trying to fish out if there are any boxing fans here.
  
  I think, every month this year I've plucked down the $55 for Pay Per View including last night for De La Hoya.
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  Reasons Why We LOVE This Place

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i love this place.

  where else can you find fun, friends, research and the "pulse" of jws and exes?

  when we come on board here, we realize that we all share different things that expose us to why we're out or in the process of getting out.

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  Min,
  
  
  I have to agree.
  
  
  This is a nice place.
  
  
  I remember an elder telling me...
  
  
  "Did you ever notice that ex JW always hang out with each other."
  
  
  And BOTH of our responses was like...
  
  
  "Yeah, because they know it's the truth and they are wallowing in their misery."
  
  
  And I believe that. THEN.
  
  
  But do me, this place is sort of like a AA group or an Incest Survivor's Group.
  
  
  Sure, they are some heated debates here. But all in all. It's a place to come here and be real.
  
  
  Con
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  "Waiting on Jehovah" - A NEW WAY of looking at it.

  by Confucious in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so my ex-j dub girfriend just emailed me asking me why i haven't been to the meetings.

  this really got my blood going.

  se if you can see how i applied the "wait on jehovah" line.

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  Confucious

  Anna,
  
  If it's like Hand Written Words.
  
  Tell me about it!!!
  
  I can't even write my own name anymore.
  
  J/K.
  
  But I don't think it's necessarily a bad thing.
  
  I email my mom every day.
  
  You should start at thread and ask everyone else.