The one thing I learned was never ever complain about any pain , because you would flooded with advice about cures , herbs, etc.
Outlaw , you are right, if you ever wanted to start a pyramid scheme just go to the jws.
Posts by logic
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22Jehovah's Witnesses more likely to be swindled by quack medicine and conmen
by B_Deserter inwe all know how every congregation has that elders wife who takes it upon herself to be the hall's resident doctor quinn: medicine woman.
they are constantly pushing herbal supplements and natural medicines at the very least, and at times even getting a little "spiritistic" with some of the crazier quack devices out there.
do i think they're stupid?
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Celine Dion sings kingdom melodies????
by unique1 ini just received an email that read:.
kingdom melody n. 54 sang by celine dion and george benson.
follow together with your sing book... it's beautiful!!!!.
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logic
I am a big fan of celine, and this does not sound like her at all. If it is, then she did a lousy job.
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Any architects, designers, or contractors here?
by frozen one ini'm sick of my bathroom and want to remodel it.
does it pay to have a professional architect design a rehab or should i just go to home depot with the dimensions and use their computer to lay it out?
the space is pretty small for a bathroom and i'd like to maximize the use of space so i'm thinking a professional consultation would be in order.
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logic
Avoid structural changes. If you keep the same footprint of your existing bath it will make things a lot less expensive. Adding the laundry area will cost you dearly. Any new fixtures should be the same diminsions as your existing. The best money you will spend is on a very good contractor. If your ideas get too complicated he will probably recommend a bath designer. Make sure what your local building department requires. Some do require an engineered plan if you make any structural changes. Your two biggest problems will be the new plumbing and electrical for the laundry room. The area may require a dedicated circuit for the washer and the dryer. Know your contract. Don't leave anything out that you want done. Know the contractors inclusions and exclusions. Baths and kitchens can create the most problems in remodel.
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Are You Having A Tough Time Making Ends Meet?
by minimus indo you believe we're in a recession?
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logic
The big problem is that we used to used cash to make our purchases , with minimal or no credit. Now we spend credit and very little cash. Our cash is now becoming worth less and less, credit is worth nothing.. The way credit is used now (with minimal payments, late fees etc.) makes credit not only worthless but cost you more cash, which is becomming more and more worthless. Americans are actually in negative savings for the first time. Americans are now purchasing way past what they can afford with flagrant disregard of the situation they put themselves in. Lenders were giving credit to anyone. It Is like if you went out on the street and asked everybody you seen if they would like to borrow a 1000 dollars no questions asked, how many takers do you think you would get.
Because of the irresponsibilty of both lenders and borrowers our financial institutions are being wiped out .And now people who do not have sufficient cash will find they will not have credit either. Some of most renown economists see us at the precipice of a great finacial collaspe. Being in construction for most of adult life I have grown accustom to it , and plan accordingly. But even the best laid plans can at times prove fruitless. Just stay aware and good luck to you all.
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Stories; Who got d/f'd and it really shocked the congregation?
by jambon1 inany stories?..........
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Fifty years ago, young sister, special pioneer, sweet loving person ,admired by everyone in the congregation, the epitome of spirituality, over night runs off with some 'wordly guy' leaves the 'truth' , completly shocks everyone including my own young self. Just goes to show you. Over my many years I have seen countless disfellowshipped, some surprised me and some didn't.
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logic
I also thankyou for the irrelevant scripture thing . All the years I was in the org. I thought most of the scriptures never made any sense. It proves that the jws do not pay any attention to what they read. I have asked my wife hundreds of times what this or that scripture had to do with anything. And your analogy about poop is just what the jws are doing.
Just a side point. I thought they were going to reduce the amount of paragraphs to be studied. I guess they lied about that too.
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logic
The dumbest thing to me is why jws or anyone else for that matter think they have to have someone telling them how to live all the time.
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Can the WTBTS change 1914 and survive?
by jefferywhat inthe society has changed equally as big doctrines in the past, but could this end the illusion?
i have read a lot of leolaia posts and have seen the attempt of scholar to counteract however unconvincingly.
im not after conspiracy, im after fact, could they move the end of the gentile times to 1934/35?
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logic
The wtc can still keep the following by admitting that Nebuchadnezzar effectively gained control of the nations in 609 bc when the egyptians lost the battle to retake Haran. This way they can keep 539 bc which most people agree with. I think they can juggle the dates around a little, and then the scriptures about serving Babylon and still come out with 1914. This would fit in with mainstream historical facts. It would eliminate the big debate about when Jerusalem was destroyed. They would introduce this to the jws in bits and pieces untill the old stuff was forgotten about. This is just my opinion of course.
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You know it's the Truth though right?
by freedomfighter insince i have been out i have bumped into witnesses at the supermarket where i work, as you do.
some have the balls to say "hi" and "hang in".
others have bigger kahunas and actually talk to me - this doesn't go unappreciated by me.
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logic
My question is to all jws , when in the history of the society , did it become the real truth. They admit that they have made changes so does that make the old not true. Obviously with all the changes in the generation thing all of them can't be right. The jws always say it is the truth. It is illogical for it to always have been the truth, unless you are in the twilight zone.
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Words you didn't hear at last Sunday's 1st 1/2 hr public talk.
by apocalypse ininteresting to note the words of the brother who gave the final 45 minute public talk in december 2007 at our khall.
he expressed his happiness that it was the last one.
i thought the audience would erupt in a hoorah!.
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logic
If they reduced all the meetings to one hour on sunday morning jws would truly become a happy people.