StoneWall
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What attracts/draws/pulls you toward some groups,associations,organizations,memberships? What repels you from others?
by StoneWall inin light of whats been going on in the last few days it got me to thinking about what is it that drives us to want to be a part of something and yet reject other things.. for instance for me i highly value words such as truth,facts,honor,integrity,liberation and find that i'm attracted to endeavors which pursue these things.. so for me personally, jwfacts.com was a website i felt drawn to because it appealed just in name only at first, but then the more i read the better i liked it.. but the first thing had to be the name to get me drawn in to investigate.. next i thought of randy's site that i like called freeminds.org.
just the name sounded so liberating,so refreshing from all the control that i experienced as a jw.. also i got to browsing my bookmark page and realized that the vast majority of my bookmarks were mainly sites that dealt with facts such as nasa.gov, various news websites and history etc.. then i started wondering about why there are some websites others liked but i wasn't that impressed with them.. what did they see that was interesting to them or of value in their eyes?.
what draws you to a company/corporation, or a cause or what is it that makes you want to either get involved with something or pass?.
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For any that may have been "Outted" on Facebook regarding joining a particular "Association"
by StoneWall ini can relate to what you're going through because i'm still in the "witness protection program" so to speak, due to family etc.. i would just like to make some recommendations/suggestions to help you with damage control because i hate knowing that you are having to face this in your lives at this time in addition to whatever else you're currently dealing with.. to me it is imperative that you take a proactive/preemptive stance in being able to get through this realtively unscathed if possible.. and it can be done.. first post on your wall on fb that you found out the hardway that facebooks privacy and security settings leave a lot to be desired.. let your friends/family know that you were not aware that others, without your knowledge or consent could add you to many groups out there whether you wanted to or not.. make sure not to name this particular "association or organization" in your message so as not to draw even more undue attention to you or/and it.. this way it further distances you to any perceived ties they may have that linked you with it.
by not using the name it also shows that there are others groups you may have been added to without permission not just this one.
that way it is all inclusive and it will help in your defense to draw attention away from what that one's main focus is.. then you can finish up by stating that you have taken steps to remove your name from this group as well as any others that someone may have added your name to without your knowledge.. you may also want to add that if anyone see's where your name has been added to a group that they would find hard to believe that you would join, to please send you a pm since everything doesn't show up on your personal wall and you may have no knowledge of it.. this is only my suggestions and you can use it to your advantage if so desire.
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Pastor Rick Warren's son commits suicide
by StoneWall inhere's a link but there is already many newscast carrying the story.. .
http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/04/06/17632420-pastor-rick-warrens-son-matthew-commits-suicide-church-says?lite.
edited to add: for any that don't know rick warren here's a quick copy and paste from that news article.
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Tonight I celebrate a personal milestone...my 1000 post. Now the big decision...chocolate or extra alcohol or both
by StoneWall inyeah i know its taken me almost 5 years to reach 1000 post and many of you get that in a few months.. but i do take long extended breaks from the forums (especially in summer months for sun an fun).. i've seen where others had made a thread on celebrating this particular point of being a member on here and thoguht well that sounds fun so i will too.. plus considering how close we are to the "end of this present wicked system of things", and that it was going to happen any day now, and right around the corner, i figured i'd not make it long enough to hit 1000 post.
lol.
anyways hope this post finds all of you out there in good health, with plenty of wealth and enjoying your life to its fullest.
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2012 is fixing to go into the history books. What are your thoughts,feelings and/or memories of the year in review?
by StoneWall inon this new years eve, i'd like to start out by wishing all of you a happy new year and that it will be better in every way for you.. with that being said, what are some of the highlights of 2012 for you?
any major life changes?
any disappointments?
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So we are created in God's Image and expected to freely forgive those who trespass against us..so why doesn't HE?
by StoneWall inwe kinda all know the scriptures about freely forgiving those who trespass(sin) against us and jesus words about forgiving up to seventy-seven times etc... then we take into account how god hates two sets of scales to measure with: (quotes from nwt).
proverbs 20:23 " two sorts of weights are something detestable to jehovah, and a cheating pair of scales is not good.. proverbs 20:10 " two sorts of weights and two sorts of ephah measuresthey are both of them together something detestable to jehovah.. so my question is this.
why not lead by example?.
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Let's see who can come up with the most "outlandish" END DATE calculation/speculation/prediction/prophecy
by StoneWall inhere is mine.. if you start with the pivotal date of 1000 c.e.
and add 1914c.e.
(because of jw's), then add 2012 (because of mayan calendar) you come to the date of 4926 c.e.. but bear with me just a bit cause this is not the "end" as of yet because we still have to factor in the mileage between miami and tampa.
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How would you have explained this scripture as a JW or even as a Christian?
by StoneWall inexodus 32:14 [nwt] " and jehovah began to feel regret over the evil that he had spoken of doing to his people".
this is taken from the new world translation but it is worded very closely the same in american standard, king james version and a couple other translations.
why do they refer to the "evil he had spoken of doing to his people"?
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SNL skit about Tim Tebow....even funnier now in view of what happened Sunday
by StoneWall inany of you that know who tim tebow is will either find this skit hilarious or disturbing depending on your religious views or lack there of.
(since they did lose this sunday) remember this was aired saturday night before the sunday game between denver broncos and new england patriots.. leave it to saturday night live to present it in a way that only they can.. .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ul2dhnaqgxm&feature=g-logo&context=g23c7a1efoaaaaaaaxaa.
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Did anyone else catch tonights new episode of Two and a half men where they mentioned Jehovah's Witnesses on it?
by StoneWall ini was in middle of transitioning channels and it caught me off guard when i heard it but was something about jw's at the door and they kept ringing the doorbell.. didn't catch the whole episode so went to cbs.com and they haven't posted the one that aired tonight yet but it should be up soon, next couple days and maybe i can post a link then to it.. anyways was just curious if maybe someone else saw it and could fill in the details about what led to that discussion about jw's on there..