Posts by darkuncle29

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"If 1000 years is as one day" (another "ug" fwd email)

by inkling in

if 1000 years is as one day someone did the math of the 1000 years = one day equation (2 peter 3:8).. .

this is interesting: since a thousand years are in the eyes of jehovah as one day, we can look at history from jehovah's point of view like this:.

adam was created six days ago and jehovah made immediate plans to restore what he had lost for his offspring.. .

Trying the Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (RC - Build 6001)

by Elsewhere in

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friends

i work in the it field which means i'm able to get my hands on samples and pre-release products for review and testing.

today i installed the windows vista service pack 1 (release candidate).

the final version is scheduled for public release around february 2008.. first to answer the question that a lot of you are wondering: why did i upgrade to vista to being with?

darkuncle29

Thanks Elsewhere, the "coma" as you call it is the problem I'm having to deal with on two computers.

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What is your current status with the Watchtower Society and Congregation?

by RULES & REGULATIONS in

i'm a baptized member considered ''inactive.

'' i don't hand in ''service reports'',attend maybe 3 meetings a month,ain't signed up for the ministry school and will never attend any convention or the ''book study.

'' always make the ''memorial.

darkuncle29

Probably inactive, but more likely unofficially DAd.

I've moved a few times, and am off the radar. My family is out. My friends' families are not.

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This is my first post after many years of reading this site

by And He Ran in

this is my first post after many years of reading this site.

i am from the west midlands, england.

i was raised as a jw and got baptised aged 17, started "fading" whilst at university when i started to broaden my outlook and realised that all the so-called "worldly people" i had for so long been encouraged to avoid associating with were actually often open-minded, honest, generous and loyal people.

darkuncle29

Welcome, I love hearing people's exit stories. I also respect that you did what you did on your terms, not DAing or forceing anything, just letting things lie and settle.

Guilt can be a pain in the arse, but understanding it and defusing it is very important--I believe.

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MAgnesium and my migraine

by Vivamus in

well, first off, to you whom suggested magnesium to me, thank you (i think) .

my headaches have been a constant source of misery for me since my last desperate post regarding them.

but i did start on the magnesium treatment.

darkuncle29

Hi Viv. I don't remember if I've responded to your headache threads before. How do you feel about acupuncture and massage? Acupuncture in an acute situ would be better than massage, but massage can help inbetween headaches. I have headaches from my auto accident two years ago, and acupuncture helps but does not last for more than a few days--for me. And I've noticed that massage during a non headache time, on the shoulder and neck muscles helps me too. Heat helps me also, so I often sleep with a heat pad on my pillow and wrap it around the side of my head or around the sife of my neck.

I'm just offering this as a varied arsenal is nice to have when dealing with a debilitating thing like migraines. Part of the whole migraine thing is that it messes with your ability to use your mind, so you really have to pre plan, and it looks to me like you've got that covered really well.

Next time I get needles stuck in my head, I'll send a smile your way.

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apostates at assemblys

by looloo in

i was told not to even look at them when i studied, but i did not buy the satan stuff about them and said well what have the watchtower got to worry about if they have the truth and no skeletons in the closet ?

i was quite tempted to speak to them and felt rude and judgemental , what did you used to think about them when you were dubs in the trufff ?

darkuncle29

Here's an idea. Come back from lunch, and have kids or anybody really with balloons. All one color. Not thousands or overwhelming, but enough to be noticed. Then at the end of the day, the apostates out side have balloons too, a bunch of them of the same color. You could also have the people with balloons, as they leave, they give them to the apostates and create a balloon bouquet.

Its kinda childish, but it would also get there attention.

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apostates at assemblys

by looloo in

i was told not to even look at them when i studied, but i did not buy the satan stuff about them and said well what have the watchtower got to worry about if they have the truth and no skeletons in the closet ?

i was quite tempted to speak to them and felt rude and judgemental , what did you used to think about them when you were dubs in the trufff ?

darkuncle29

Imagine: you go to the District Convention, dressed as a witness, your kids in tow, carrying your meeting bags, badge card on, and you WALK OVER AND TALK to the apostate, then shake his hand, sit down on the wall around the potted tree and listen to him attentively...
Man, I bet you could start some hubbub that way!!

I kinda like this. I believe that different methods should be used, as that will appeal to different people.

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apostates at assemblys

by looloo in

i was told not to even look at them when i studied, but i did not buy the satan stuff about them and said well what have the watchtower got to worry about if they have the truth and no skeletons in the closet ?

i was quite tempted to speak to them and felt rude and judgemental , what did you used to think about them when you were dubs in the trufff ?

darkuncle29

I've bantered the idea around before that maybe just having a nice talegate party would be a good ~~anti-~~witness. No signs, no megaphones, no in your face behavior. They'd have to look and see what was going on. Just smile and wave.

It would show that we've walked away and are fine, not all amped up, and are living.

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Joy Or Sorrow When You First Found Out It Was False?

by serotonin_wraith in

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friends

for me, it was joy.

i was raised in the religion, and i always figured i'd be dying along with 6 billion others because i hated the meetings, the preaching work and the rules, morality and threats of 'jehovah'.

i did not want it to be true.. for others here, finding out it was false was a hard time to go through.. as well as asking which feelings you had at first (joy/sorrow/or add your own) i have a follow up question for those who found it hard- what was it that made the impending deaths of 6 billion people okay for you?

darkuncle29

Relief followed by anger then a great sense of loss.

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she's just a friend

by daytona27 in

i was married a long time, divorced and alone for the last couple of years.

i consider myself content.

i've come to terms with being alone and the prospect that i may not be with someone for a good while.

darkuncle29

Daytona, forget the guys talk. That is not what you need here.

I think taking her out and then just making a move -kissing her- is the worst possible thing to do. Why? She has trust issues already, do you really want to push that button and betray her trust? Read that last sentence to yourself again, outloud?

I think you need to sit down with yourself and have an honest conversation. You need to be sure of who you are and what you want. Next you need to have a point blank honest discussion with her. Tell her she is your friend, and you love being with her, talk about qualities of your friendship. And then tell her that this is causing you some confusion, ask her how she would feel about taking this to the next level. Make a point though that the friendship is important to you, and you don't want that jeopardized.

I don't like involving a third party, but you may approach her sister and sister's BF first. Tell them the above, that she is your friend, but you are getting confused.

My partner and I met this way. We were friends for a few years, and then at a time when he was between BFs he put me on the spot and asked if I'd want to take it further. I said yes, but only if it did not threaten our friendship.