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Do You Blame Your Current Life's Issues Because You Were A JW?

by minimus in

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do you tend to blame your problems on the fact that you were a jehovah's witness?.

VIII

So many people blame "not going to college", "not getting a college education" on the WT.

How many people in the US go to college and complete that education?

According to Wikipedia, which pulled it's data from the US Census, 27%.

So, 27% of YOU would have gone on to college and completed a Bachelors degree. Yet, the main gripe is "I didn't get to go to college". Were you qualified? Did you take the testing? Did you and/or your parents have the funding and the means to go to college. College ain't cheap. Even 25 years ago, it was expensive and college loans had an interest rate of 15%. Currently they are 7%. A few years ago they were 3%. That is huge over the repayment period and can make the difference between purchasing a much needed car and/or a home.

So, for the 27% of you who could have/would have gone--what would you have studied? Did you have a plan? I did. I went. I paid my loans (15%) off in my alloted 10 years and rented a crappy apartment.

What about you?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Educational_attainment_in_the_United_States

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Osama bin Laden is Dead

by jamiebowers in

on abc special news bulletin now..

VIII

I certainly will not be "offended" by photos of OBL dead, head blown apart or not.

I grew up seeing WT articles of people falling into craters created by our great Creator Jehovah during the mass murder to be known as Armageddon. I accepted this as fate. Then the Friday the Thirteenth movies came out along with other horror movies and movies showing all types of carnage. Terminator etc.

And they think we'll be offended by seeing the most wanted criminal in modern history dead?

Give me a F6cking break!

Show the damn pictures.

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No Forthcoming Photos :-(

by snowbird in

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42900991/ns/world_news-death_of_bin_laden/?gt1=43001.

ah, well .... "to one who has faith, no explanation is necessary.

to one without faith, no explanation is possible.".

VIII

Photo, video, etc.

I want to see his brain splayed across the screen.

Just like I saw those people falling from the twin towers, I can handle it. I won't go out and kill any Muslims as a result. I just want "Closure". Seeing it will give me Closure.

Is that too much to ask of my Government?

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"origins" of teachings/holidays matter, but not to anything JW

by oompa in

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jw's are always saying the origins of things are pagan...referring to all holidays and false doctrines that all other religions are chock full of.

so why does it not matter that the "modern day" orginazations origins were full of what we now know were false teachings?

and they followed one man...russel, then rutherford for many years...which is their own unique definition of part of what a "cult" is.. instead of placing any emphasis on how pagan or wrong the origins of early teachings of wt are...they simply say there has been new light.

VIII

I always send my JW mom flowers and a card for Mother's Day. She never once has refused them nor has she said "Oh, don't that's a pagan holiday". She also accepts all gifts on her birthday, Xmas and any other holiday (pagan or otherwise).

Morals and ethics, JW style.

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Under demonical control

by Marvin Shilmer in

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under demonical control.

today i added a new article to my blog titled under demonical control .

it is available at: http://marvinshilmer.blogspot.com/2011/04/under-demonical-control.html.

VIII

Great website and references! Thank you!

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Searching for non bias news and information sources.

by Joliette in

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is there any good ones?.

VIII

All of the above.

I'd go with Terry's advice first. Look at all sources. Avoid one source and avoid Fox and MSNBC. Totally biased.

Read all stories to get all sides. I like the international side to see what people looking in see and report.

Oh, good luck and happy reading.

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Osama bin Laden is Dead

by jamiebowers in

on abc special news bulletin now..

VIII

ballistic said:

why does it take a rape or murder victim weeks or months to get their accusers DNA identified?

Money.

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Osama bin Laden is Dead

by jamiebowers in

on abc special news bulletin now..

VIII

One question:

If they can identify Osama from his DNA using his sisters brain, and on CSI and other shows they do it in hours, why does it take a rape or murder victim weeks or months to get their accusers DNA identified?

Just sayin'. Something seems off with the DNA version. Unless there is a super secret, only special people DNA identification system.

Oh, yeah, Whoopee, he's dead. Now the super whacko, zealous, western hating, jihadist Muslims will be really mad. Time to build a bunker.

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Update on my daughter Ali... finally some good news!

by coffee_black in

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i've posted several times over the past 6 months about my daughter, ali's severe heart failure due to a virus.

it has been a roller coaster ride.

recently her leads from her pacemaker and defibrilator became displaced due to strong coughing due to bronchitis.

VIII

Great news about her surgery. I hope things work out for her.

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HBO: Game of Thrones

by leavingwt in

i haven't read the wildly popular books, but i've found the new hbo television series, game of thrones to be quite entertaining.

so far, two episodes have aired, and i think i'm hooked.

there are more than a few interesting characters, both good, bad and in between.

VIII

Watched the first episode last night, will watch the second tonight. I had to sit with my iPhone open on HBOs website so I could figure out who was who and how the characters were inter-connected. Kind of confusing. I'm not sure if I'm hooked yet. The blond gal whose brother married her off to the heathen King-well, I felt sorry for her. The dwarf was annoying.

I did notice a lot of doggy style action going on. That director and/or writer must have some wild fantasies.