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I'm discovering the joy of....... heavy metal!!
by Leander inover the last couple of years i've been trying to experience activities and interests that would have been frowned upon when i was still a dub.one of the things that i've really developed a passion for is metal and hard rock, in particular metal really strikes a chord with me (pun intended).
i'm pretty much a big fan of almost anything metallica has done, i also dig a lot of the more recent groups like tool, a perfect cricle, sevendust, etc.. but there's still a lot of old school metal groups that i want to go back and listen to.
any suggestions on any good late 70's-80's metal bands?
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situation,Hello everyone
by vampmonk inhey ladies and gentlemen, im vampmonk (obviously) and im new to this thing... i just wanted to ask for any advice possible.
i'm an athiest.
i apologise forehand if this offends any one, but such are the decisions we make in life, but back to my situation.
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GIRLS, GIRLS, GIRLS!
by YOUNGHOV in.
i am new to the post and looking to meet girls the age of 18-22. i am a college senior in texas and an ms and my local congregation but there is a shortage of nice looking women around here.
maybe i can meet new friends on here.
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Do you think God would mind if you called him an @sshole??
by frankiespeakin innow i don't know if there is a "god",,but if there was one,, would he get mad like the jehovah in the bible if you slighted him in some way??.
i know many people are afraid to call down evil on jehovah or jesus,,they feel god might hurt them in some way if they take up his name in a less than respectful way.
i personal would not be inclind to view "god" to be like that at all.. if this god made everything in existance he must have intelligence that is vastly greater than ours,,he certainly wouldn't have the same emotions as us,,like fear,,anxiety,etc...they would only get in the way of good clear judgements,,and screw thing up for him just like they do to us sometimes.. to think that this 'god" would get angry at us for blaming him for something and calling him names is rediculous,,example: would you get mad at an earthworm because it didn't like you,,or because he swore at you when you stepped on his nieghborhood ant hill??
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How do you keep from burning out?
by doodle-v ini try not to dwell on this too much, and for the most part im in pretty good spirits.
at times though i feel like i can't catch up.
whatever it is that i'm doing whether it's laundry, and house chores, yard work, kids, office work (my job is pretty demanding and nearly every week i have to drive back to the office and work to meet deadlines and work weekends).. don't get me wrong, life is good ,its just i wish at times i could have a maid and a nanny.
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I have an answer
by Bull_S_Eye infisrt i am not a jw anymore,i was basicaly raised in the jw faith,from age 6 to age 16,then i left,then i got married,my new wife wanted to know about jw's,so i took her to the meetings,now,when i went back i saw what they they had taught me as a child,all the same,i saw things that were not to my likeing,or what i thought were right ,but i still remained,i can only say this about the jw's,they are people like everyone else,they dont beleive in killing other people,,they dont dont beleive fornication,,theifvery,you all here know all this,so go ahead and throw stones at them,they to me are no different than any other people trieng to be good in a wild and wicked world,so what if they teach isnt tasteful to you,get over it,how many jew's didnt like what the jewish preist taught?i have met many other ex jw's,all whineing and wimpering about how jw's did this and did that,guys and gals,it was the jehovah that did it,it was the people you were in direct contact with,(non perfect humans)its the same as when you were in school,maybe a teacher didnt teach you everything you needed to know,well there is a libiray in schools,they have all the books so you can learn on your own,now i noticed some of you here have learned a lot,butbut if think your gonna just get by ,by hearing what some what says is truth,you can forget that,you got a big surprise waiting for you.even though i am not a jw.i do defend them,as i do any faihful regilous person who realy beleives in what they beleive in,you have to remember the main deal is ,god reads the hearts of the people ,so no matter who or where they are,he knows all he needs to know,there is nothing he doesnt see,and with that you should know that what ever you want to think or beleive,he see;s inside your heart,he knows if you or we ,are earnest in what we are doing,so thats all that matters,and i also must admit,jw's did open my eyes to a lot things ,such as all the faslehoods in the world,all the traditions of man,all there pagonistist rituals intertwined into the holidays of today,so i can asume some of you just got pissed off because you cant do the birthday thing ,(as my fleshly brother did) and christmas,all that other crap,but who cares anyways,money is the key of the world,and jw's never hid that fact,in fact i was raised to work hard and make money,to support my family,feed and clothe them,and all that goes with it,dont cheat and lie or steal,dont do drugs,dont be a drunkard,dont adultriate,fornicate,you all know the teachings,once again go ahead and bash them with stones,they did nothing good what so ever,all they did was screw up everyones mind,yeh right,like i said get over it,if you dont want to be a jw,fine do as i did leave them,they wont stop you,but you cant blame them for trieng to do what they beleive in,most not all of the ex jw's i have met try so hard to find fault with them,well you know what ,it easy to find fault in every one on this planet,no one is perfect,now what do you think of jehovah is the main issue not the ones telling about him,(when who else would)all the other groups do is try to hide that name,try to pull you into there churchs to get that 10th tideing thing,never once did i feel like i had to give anything to the jw's,in fact many of them (the people) did nothing short of bend over backwards to help me in many ways,but either way,you all read it,you all here know it,just like the book said,no one will have an excuse to say they didnt know,at least you did get a good teaching and learning of how to read the bible,for yourselves,you can call me an apostate, or what ever you want,it doesnt matter to me at all,i know what the thruth is,and i dont need any group of people to make me feel complete in life,call me anti social if you want,but i dont have to worry about aids,or getting robbed by friends(so called)dont have to worry about much of anything,i call on the name of jehovah ,and he heres me,he even answers me,and yes he helps me in every way of my life,the entire message that the jw's teach is call on jehovah,he is there for you all,and you dont have to in the jehovah's wittness's for him to hear you,i could go on and on,but i wont,probily wont even post here or read any replies of my post,i just stumbled across this site,and figured i would my 2 cents in,so i say now,live long and prosper,be well and happy all of humanity is my wish,thank you for place to post it host
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Tired? When will you stop talking about Jehovah's Witnesses?
by Joker10 inanybody would agree that talking about jehovah's witnesses over and over, and then over some more can get anybody tired and sick.
except, of course, those who are obsessed over them.
don't you think there will be a point when you won't talk or even mumble about jehovah's witnesses?
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What makes marraiges last
by desib77 inmy husband and i have been married a little over a year now and it has been the happiest year of my life.
i have finally found someone that i truly love and that truly loves me.
he's also my best friend.
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What are you doing with your Sundays?
by Steve Egner inhelllloooo everyone,.
after reading this board for quite a while, i've finally been moved to post.
i was inspired by our trip to the dallas apostachilifest, where princess and i met lots of terrific people in various stages of exit from the j-ho's.
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I need some advise (I want to get divorced)
by Leander ini'll start this post off by saying i love my wife, she has beautiful qualities and a sweet personality.
however i realize (and i think she does too, though she may not admit it) that since i left the org behind our goals and viewpoints are no longer unified.
as a couple we rarely fight or argue, we still have many of the same values but yet we have some issues that i know will never be fully resolved.