"Sooner or later I rub everyone the wrong way"
Big Trouble in Little China
atypical
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Movie Qoutes
by DigitalFokus inone at a time.
guess the qoute above you and give one for the next person.
"nobody makes me bleed my own blood, nobody!
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If the society says jump...................you say
by wannaexit inwell the c.o was visiting the congregation a few weeks ago and he made an interesting comment.. he said that years ago when the society said "jump" the brothers would respond "how high?.
now when the society says "jump" the brothers ask "why"?.
this tells me that the walls of this spiritual paradise are cracking and that many are not willing to put up with all the crap that jw's of the past did.. what do you think?
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atypical
I say......."I'm Rick James, b*tch!!!"
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Relationship with God
by dozy injust a general question , really.. i'm an active witness who is questioning & researching - unsure of any conclusions yet.
i've spoken to a couple of former apostates who have been reinstated as to why they returned (as i know that very few do) and the summary of their conclusions is given below.
i would appreciate your comments.. ...essentially they had a strong relationship with god and felt that this was the paramount purpose in life.
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atypical
Hi Dozy, welcome to the board, and good topic. I have to agree with dbs posts. Along with that, I reject the notion that leaving the witnesses leads to any kind of deterioration in morals. It depends on where the person was morally before they became a witness. The organization can only punish those things which can be physically proven. This leads to a lifestyle based on appearances. It does not keep anyone from lying, cheating, slandering, stealing, etc. It only keeps ones from doing those things when there is a chance of being caught.
The only thing that can keep a person's morals high is personal accountability. I think the org actually takes that away from people and replaces it with accountability to unstable, unbalanced peers.
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Different kind of MAN thread: Does money matter?
by serendipity ini ran across an article today http://biz.yahoo.com/special/money06_article2.htmlwhy are men so afraid of money?.
men are said to be very simple, linear creatures.
it's women who are supposed to be the illogical, circular sex.
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atypical
Being a stay at home husband. Now that is the true american dream.
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Different kind of MAN thread: Does money matter?
by serendipity ini ran across an article today http://biz.yahoo.com/special/money06_article2.htmlwhy are men so afraid of money?.
men are said to be very simple, linear creatures.
it's women who are supposed to be the illogical, circular sex.
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atypical
I hear that idea a lot, but I honestly don't know a single guy who is afraid of a girl with money. Seriously. The woman in the relationship has the potential to be "in charge" whether she has money or not. Of course, the reverse is also true.
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There is nothing more hypocritical than this!
by PaNiCAtTaCk insomeone pretending they never liked or listened to ice ice baby
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atypical
I love that song. It was played throughout my freshman year, and I adore it for the memories it brings. Also, Vanilla looks just like my cousin.
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ROYAL SCAM: The Law of Moses _becomes_the Messianic Hope (thanks to Plato)
by Terry indon't confuse the law of moses with paul's interpretation.
paul's theology is neo-platonism at its core.
there is nothing judaic in its reasoning.
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atypical
Great stuff as always, Terry.
It has seemed clear for awhile that I was chasing the carrot on the string, but I have noticed that witnesses like to ridicule this kind of logical thinking. They like to bring up that scripture that speaks negatively of the person who says "where is this promised presence of his", or "things are exactly the same today as always".
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"Due to my stong personal convictions, I wish to stress"
by LDH incan anyone finish this sentence and tell when / where it made it's appearance?
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atypical
......out?
Oh, I thought we were talking about the first 30 years of my life. Sorry.
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Respect Jehovah's Authority, one crazy WTS Video!
by drew sagan ina few months ago i ordered some of the videos that i didn't own.
it is a strange video that follows the drama they had a few years ago at the circut assembly.
between the digital effects, strange makeup, odd dialog, and commentary by governing body member samuel herd, this might be one of the societys strangest videos ever.
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atypical
Also, my wife and I actually stayed after bookstudy one time to watch that video with the whole bookstudy group. We ate popcorn, even!
I think I just threw up a little in my mouth.
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Respect Jehovah's Authority, one crazy WTS Video!
by drew sagan ina few months ago i ordered some of the videos that i didn't own.
it is a strange video that follows the drama they had a few years ago at the circut assembly.
between the digital effects, strange makeup, odd dialog, and commentary by governing body member samuel herd, this might be one of the societys strangest videos ever.
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atypical
Yeah, isn't that the one about Korah? Basically, it leads you through the whole "questioning, then murmuring, then speaking against, then all of a sudden the ground is opening and you are dying a violent death" scenario. I found it highly disturbing even when I was not yet questioning much about the org.