Posts by diana netherton

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Letter from WT's Haiti Branch Committee re: Society's relief response

by Dogpatch in

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just got this in, don't know if it was mentioned here yet, but this illustrates how the watchtower views/responds to emergencies.

note the dig on university and "higher education" (especially sad for a poor country like haiti with poorly educated masses).. randy.

it was a terrifying moment for all!

diana netherton

what is the facebook page? I would like to weigh in.

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Favorite Watchtower words or short phrases

by darthfader in

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i have seen these words/phrases used frequently by the wtbs and rarely elsewhere.

** warning, this may become a barf inducing list.

your mileage may vary.. faithful and discreet slavefield servicemodern day antediluvians (pulled that one out of my hat)what words or phrases strike you as uniquely "watchtower"?.

diana netherton

Happified. (barf)

ministerial servant/school.

Bad association. (I was one.)

Just around the corner.................

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List of Prominent JW Urban Legends...

by Tuesday in

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hey folks,.

i'm wondering if you all could help me with my next video that i want to put up in the next couple of days (though i'm hoping for tonight), i want to come up with a list of the most prominent urban legends surrounding jws and then refute them whatever they may be.. i'm thinking there's the urban legend about the question on jeopardy that said the nwt was the most accurate would be a good one.

that one stems from an online powerpoint presentation named theological jeopardy and a book which was written comparing six different translations of the bible.

diana netherton

How about the rumor about records and if you played them backwards you got demonic messages?? I remember doing that as a kid and never heard a thing.

Also I remember a bunch of talk once that there was blood in Tootsie Rolls!

Another one was to avoid buying things at garage sales or else your house would become possessed.

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Feeling Unfit, Fat and Unhealthy

by cantleave in

a semi-serious request.. i hate exercise (yes i am an indolent slob), i sit in an office or a car most of the time and eat and drink too much.

so my new year's resolution is to lose weight (about 3 stone would be good) to try and prolong my life a little since i ain't got eternity in mind anymore.

i am looking for fun ways to get fit, or an effective home based diet programme that has worked for other people.

diana netherton

Sounds like the New Year's resolutions are back!

Aussie nailed it though..calories in and calories out. I lost loads of weight around 15 years ago. It was a lifestyle change for sure. I had to get to the absolute point where I'd had enough, and unless you're there, it won't work. Most people realise it after they have a health scare, so it's better to get it now. I was a Weight Watcher's leader and I teach aerobics part time now.

Tip. Don't skip breakfast. Write everything down that you eat so you can keep track. If you'd like me to analyze it, just email me privately and I'll be happy to do it for you. Also, alcohol. Limit yourself to about 4 units a week.

Good luck!

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Written Reviews...what did you really do during them?

by xeracia in

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remember these silly tests they make you take?

i don't remember how often they were, but thinking back on them, boy does it seem silly!

sitting there for half an hour trying to remember stupid stuff as if you are in school.

diana netherton

Does anyone have a sample of a review to download? It would be fun to pick at it...

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QFR..Feb 15 2010. RE Shared Living Accommodation??

by BluesBrother in

if this has been posted, then i missed it... .

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diana netherton

They're absolutely mad. They make it seem like ANYTIME you're in the presence of someone of the opposite

sex you're clothes are going to fly off and you're going to have sex. Their views remind me of the old Victorian

principles! What a bunch of BS!!! ARGH!

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Need your feedback please! Relationship question.

by MisfitMeL in

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ok i'm not sure where to put this thread, but seeing as this section is the one that is most frequented by members, i hope to get some feedback asap.. i am a person that has issues with depression and fairly recently i have started paying a bit of attention to my 'mood swings' and have noticed a sort of high in addition to my lows.

this has made me a little worried that i might have some mild form of bpd.... but then i do tend to worry over nothing!.

i do not have therapy because i currently cannot afford it.

diana netherton

I have suffered from depression for several years, up and down, and know what you are going through. It is best

that he know now what is going on. It's hard to see someone for what they really are when you live close, but

far away, is even more difficult. I am an American that married a British man and lived in the UK for nine years. I moved

there knowing little about him....fortunately, he's a good man but my depression did get in the way. You're in Scotland,

I see. I am sure that you can get counseling and all that on the NHS. Your GP may be able to make a referral.

As to this bloke, I think that if he is running from something like this, you'll have a load of hassle down the road when

you have serious issues to sort out. He's obviously not mature enough or ready for a commitment. My advice would be

to just sit it out. He's got your email and explanation. Let it go at that and let it take its own course.

As for suicide, if your thoughts get any stronger, please talk to someone. You can even email me privately if

you want to.

Good Luck.

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My Wife is demanding that I stop coming to this board.

by garyneal in

okay, i am in a bit of a dilemma.

since i believe in honesty between marriage mates, i have been telling my wife about this board and my participation on it.

i feel it is only right so that she won't feel like i have anything to hide.

diana netherton

You said it very precisely...just tell her that you respect her decision to stay in the organization but she should

respect yours to follow this website. Fair is fair. JW's always pat themselves on the back for their "tolerance."

It's about time they live up to that. I was raised as a JW so I can speak to this quite well. Good luck!

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No windows

by BlackSwan of Memphis in

a couple years back i read posts re the lack of windows in the kh.

i think at the time i was still so close to the situation that i thought it was a bit extreme and surely it couldn't be anything like it was being made out to be: conspiracy on the part of the organization.. flash forward to recent days.

i have been attending our local unitarian universalists church (or universalist unitarian?