Not at all. I do not delibertly try to offend or hurt anyone, but I am at the same time a very honest and dirrect person. I have come to realize that many people are looking for ways and statements to be offended by. For them it doesn't matter what you say. Also if you are dirrect and honest, not everyone will agree with you but you will have a clear conscience and they will know exactly where you stand. Also you can be dirrect without being rude, big difference.
Posts by 2112
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40Do You Try To Be A Politically Correct Person? Why or Why Not???
by minimus inare you careful about what you say?
do you make sure that you won't offend anyone?
do you care??
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Billy Squire trivia ?
by Watkins inmy daughter and i were discussing some of the popular songs that've been remade recently - seems like they're running out of new material - lol.
anyway - rascal flatts remade the song 'life is a highway' that's on the disney movie 'cars' soundtrack.
i said billy squire sang the original back in the early 80's --- but dd said she doesn't think so, but couldn't say who did.
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It was Tom Cochrane with Red Rider. And it was in 1992
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JW's use Rose colored glasses to see each other.
by The Lone Ranger inhave you ever noticed how jws look at each other through rose coloured glasses.
no jw can do any wrong in the eyes of other jws.
even when its obvious that a jw has done wrong, they are always righteous to other jw"s, as long as a jw gos to meeting and does field service then he must be right with god and therefore must be right in the eyes of others jws.
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LongHairGal, - that is what the investigator said, that they would fabricate something. They will go to any length to "protect" the JW name, hell they sacrifice children so it is really no suprize.
J1 - I agree, my wify was telling me about an elder and his family visiting from Texas. They are on their first vacation out of Texas ever and here for two weeks. And they want him to give a talk, he said yes for the second week of his visit, however the talk he was to give another bro. gives that talk on week one. So they give the visiting bro. another outline to do his talk. I replied "Why don't they just let him relax and enjoy his vacation?" She said "What if he wants to do it?" I said that's fine but since they asked him he feel obligated." Well I was then accoused of trying to find fault, and asked why don't I leave the JW's alone, they don't find fault with others so why do non or ex JW's try and find fault with them. I wanted so bad to ask why do they go door to door if they didn't find fault with others, but i just left it alone, what would be the point?
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JW's use Rose colored glasses to see each other.
by The Lone Ranger inhave you ever noticed how jws look at each other through rose coloured glasses.
no jw can do any wrong in the eyes of other jws.
even when its obvious that a jw has done wrong, they are always righteous to other jw"s, as long as a jw gos to meeting and does field service then he must be right with god and therefore must be right in the eyes of others jws.
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They will sacrafice a member to "protect" the org. I remember at one of the last assemblies I went to they said "There are no broken homes in Jehovah's orginization." I know for a fact that at that very time there were 5 in our small congragation, three of which happened within one month prior to the assembly. My dad, an elder, said that they they DF'ed one member in each case so they are not in the org and therefore they have no broken homes.
Also when my child was molested the elders "investagated" and talked to the police invertagator, and the county social worker,(I did go to the police and tried to press charges). Two elders, my dad and another one, interviewed my child, and both walked away saying they believed him. However, the perpatrator sent a letter to the elders saying how "He would never bring reproach to Jehovah's name." Blah blah blah. Well that was enough for them, they then said no guilty person would be able to write such a loving letter about their love of Jehovah, and no two witnesses so he is not guilty. He was going to be arrested but my wife interceeded on his behalf and did not press charges. Since the child was my wifes and not mine I could not press charges. The investagator called me in and told me that the elders had "insunuated" that they would produce evidence that I was the guilty party if it went further. Two months later the perp. was mad a MS, and my dad has called him the son he never had.
Boy, did the gossip fly then. I was accused of all kinds of things after that. It was said that I was the molestor, i cheated on my wife, she divorced me, I have illegitimate children, and worst of all I accoused a brother falsely. I even lost a job as a "Well meaning elders wife went to my employer and told them of my suposed transgressions. When the elders found out about that their responce was not to correct the 'spiritual sister" but to say where's the proof that she said it. We were living with my dad at the time (My mother had recently passed away) and he knew what had happened.
All this time I was technically still an active witness.
Sorry for rambling it has been a while since I posted and forgot how good it is to just get it out.
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Why is it so easy.............................
by 2112 infor the wt to make changes in their "truth" so often.
we all know about the blood changes, and the generation changes, etc.
i was thinking that they are so hungry for some "proof" that jehovah is feeding them that they just embrace everything and anything.
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I fully agree that God will read our hearts and judge us accordingly. What I was refering to was how the JW's look at it. If you don't believe everything the society teaches, and change as they change, you are not worthy of life.
Sorry for the misunderstanding.
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Why is it so easy.............................
by 2112 infor the wt to make changes in their "truth" so often.
we all know about the blood changes, and the generation changes, etc.
i was thinking that they are so hungry for some "proof" that jehovah is feeding them that they just embrace everything and anything.
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for the WT to make changes in their "truth" so often. We all know about the blood changes, and the generation changes, etc. I was thinking that they are so hungry for some "proof" that Jehovah is feeding them that they just embrace everything and anything. Some don't even know what changes have been made, which leads me to another question. If a JW was to die today believing that the 1914 date, and the 1935 anointed cut off dates are still Jehovahs final word, even though they have been officially changed by god. Would they be lost foreve since they we not believing what the FDS says they are to believe?
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Music buffs.Here we go again. List you're all-time favorite Guitarists
by flipper inhello ya'll.
was just listening to great guitar music from some of my favorites.
who are your all time favorites?
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Where to start?
Robin Trower, Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Rory Gallagher, Kim Mitchell, Paul Gilbert, Al Dimeola.
There are too many to mention, but now I have to go crank up the stereo.
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Is this normal parenting behavior for JWs?
by oppgirl63 inlast night as i was waiting in my truck for my jw roommate to come out from tms, this lady comes out with a young girl crying.
i would say she was about 8 yrs old.
they were the only ones out there and i don't thing they saw me in my truck.
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When I was in, my wifes son 3 at the time we married, was a typical boy. But being to faithful witness I wanted him to sit perfectly still and not make a sound for two plus hours. Ofcourse he could not so I would take him out and spank him. This went on for about a year but I never felt right about it. I was spanked as a child so I thought I was doing right. But when some elders would start to tell me to hit him harder and mor often, I just stoped. To this day he is a good boy, well man, and he does not hold it aginst me or even say I was wrong. But I many times still cry when I think about what I did, and it has been over 15 years.
I tell him often i am sorry he just hugs me and says it ok. He is a good boy.
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80's Metal
by troucul ini'm downloading songs for a 80's metal cd.
i got cinderella, white lion, europe, autogragh, asia, poison, trixter, white lion, enuff z' nuff and ratt.
am i missing anyone?
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You must not forget the real gun slingers
Steve Vai, Joe Satriani,Eric Johnson, Paul gilbert(Mr. Big).
And the guy who sent them all back to the wood shed to practice - Yngwie Malmsteen
A few mor groups that I don't think have been mentioned, Skid Row, Dio, Riot(Not Quiet Riot), Saxon, Tygers of PanTang, Twisted Sister, Lita Ford, The Cult, Lynch Mob, Spinal Tap, Zebra, Triumph,
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Feb 15, 2007 WT Article: Women: Obey Your Hubbies!!
by Mary inpage 18 is the pathetic craptower article, telling women (who have apparently gotten above themselves) that they must be "obedient" to their husbands.
the entire article is nauseating, and obviously written by bitter old men who have major issues with the opposite sex.
i'm not going to write the whole thing, but here's a few 'highlights':.
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Excellent Mary,
I would only question one of your points. You said they don't promote slavery, while that is true they really don't need to as they already have 6 million slaves and they know it. And they do beat them as well if only emotionally and spritually.