Hubby and I like Olive Garden - it is close to our house and they have a really nice lounge that is usually pretty empty. It's quiet - nice atmosphere - and we get good service. Good place to visit and hang out.
Posts by Dawn
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31Tell Us About Your Local.
by Englishman inyou know..where you go to relax, meet your mates, have a few bevvies.
everyone needs a local.
ex-jw's especially need a local to meet new people and get a new social perspective!.
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Amusing conversation re: Memorial
by IronGland incoworker: what does everyone else do?.
coworker:.
coworker: are you serious?
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Dawn
Thank you! This made me LMAO!! I'll have to bookmark this one.
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Length of creative days.
by dothemath in.
now that we're starting to read the bible at the beginning again.........i was wondering if this subject has ever been discussed.. the length of the creative days........used to be considered 7000 years in length.......stated rather dogmatically up until around the mid 1980's.
(aid book says this......insight book does not) of course....this is quite rediculous.......... more recent publications don't stress this .........just periods of time.......... yet there was never anything published to indicate how wrong this old view was.........done very gradually.......i think some still think the creative days were still 7000 years long.. if this topic has come up before.....maybe someone could post a link to it..
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Dawn
and........how do you explain:
1. day and night BEFORE creation of the sun and moon
2. Earth being created BEFORE the sun and moon (and it revolved around what?? and had gravity because of what??? and the earth tides....now they must have really been screwed up!!!)
.........just a few of the many many problems I see with a literal interpretation of Genesis. Personally...I think that it is an ancient people's attempt to explain their universe. Kind of how we give simple explanations to our children that do not really explain the WHOLE concept because they're not yet able to understand.
But I don't think Genesis is complete hogwash either......I believe there are lessons and messages to each of us if we're willing to look for them in the stories told.
For example...have you ever wonder what exactly the "knowledge of good and bad" is? I have an idea but would be interested in hearing your thoughts first.
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Palm Reading
by JH indoes anybody here believe in palm reading?
some say that they can see by the lines of your hands if you will live a long life, or any other aspect of your life.. is there anybody good at this here?
if so, read mine.
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Dawn
You must be a pencil pusher.......I see no manual labor calouses
Beyond that.......well...............looks like a nice hand.
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Overseer Visits
by sandy inwhat the hell is the big deal about the circuit overseer's visit?
why does everyone have to drag their bible students and in active friends and family members to the meeting during that week?.
it is so lame and hypocritical.
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Dawn
Well...........I sure would like to spend a few minutes with a CO now.................they think they have so much bible knowledge over everyone else. But the truth is......they are lost - there are so many scriptures they have never seen. I can even prove to them that the holy spirit is a person using their own NWT.
Hmmmm - perhaps the CO will visit me next time? I doubt it!
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What is the purpose of life?
by fearnotruth22 inthings were different when you were active in the org.
meetings, talks, service, assemblies, elders meetings, congrgational duties, busy with the hope of a reward of living forever and serving god with eternity in view.
all of your efforts and goals related to being a jw, your thinking, your views, your life, your future all revolved aroung the org.. with all that aside, what are you doing now?
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Dawn
With all that aside, what are you doing now?
Enjoying it
I do have a purpose though - to raise my children to be healthy and successful - and to do what I can for others. Even little things can make someone else's life better.
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DEMONS! Experiences With Demons While IN "The Truth?
by Hunyadi inhello all.. i am compiling information about jw's and former jw's who seemed to either have an extra sensativity toward demons, or who had outright experiences with them.
these experiences may include ambiguous contact as well, ie, "i'm not sure what the hell it was, but it was weird.".
what did you do during the experience to resist or make the demon(s) go away?.
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Dawn
Hi Wednesday: I've had that whispering thing too.....I believe it is also a part of the sleep paralysis thing. You're subconscious mind is still in dream state yet you are conscious. It's definately a very freaky thing!
I used to be afraid of the boogie man as a 'dub - of course they use the "demons" as a scare tactic to keep you in. Don't go outside the borg or you may get caught by the demons!
I have had one very weird experience - at my brother's murder scene. It would take too long to explain.....but it was definately freaky. It caused me to do some real research in the bible about these things and I'm glad I did - because now I'm not afraid anymore. After reading about them in the bible I realize they have no power over Jesus - and since I have accepted Jesus into my life, they have now power over me!
Just one more thing I am free from - fear!
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Another JW topic........at the door..........
by Dawn inanother idea for a question to as the jw's....... me: would you accept something that was told to you as fact without the ability to verify that information?
(hopefully they would not be so stupid as to say yes.......duh...........).
me: so can you explain to me how you use this nwt bible when you can not verify that the bible translators were actually bible scholars?.
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Dawn
you can ask them why the bible writers Matthew, Mark etc did put their names on there writings
Oh.....I like that one!
The last set of JW's never came back. I was really sweet too.......guess my question was too much of a stumper.
Well - now I'll have another stumper for the next set.
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Without beginning nor end
by JH inhow can someone or something have no beginning?
i can understand having no end, but to have no beginning is something i never did understand.
i guess that i'm not the only one.
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Dawn
Our understanding is limited by the universe as WE know it.
For example, what if you could step into a 2 dimensional universe - then try to explain to them what a 3 dimensional universe was like.
Now - try to imagine a dimension without time.
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Dawn
The apostle Peter warned about apostates who would use "counterfeit words", spread "deceptive teachings", and 'twist the scriptures' to their own ends.
Wow.....they really ARE good at describing themselves!