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  Was Public Reproof Traumatic for You?

  by zenpunk in

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  i was reproved at the age of 17 and, believe me it was a nightmare at home.

  first, my parents felt such shame over me - i was such an evil disappointment to them.

  i would hear my mother talk on the phone to other sisters about how sad she was about the way i had turned out.

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  zenpunk, that was a sad account indeed. I was never reproved publicly, but the announcement of my removal as an elder was difficult to hear. But, hey, I made some reprove and df announcements myself, so I got a taste of my own medicine.

  It was not until my deletion was announced that I was hit with how hard it must be for others to have their name announced. To be frank, it would be great if every elder had his name announced sometime in life, so they can understand how hard it is.

  I feel personally that all it does is make matters worse, especially for a younger person. The guilt you and your parents felt was a lot to have to deal with I am sure. And there you were, the 'object of their shame' as it were. Young JWs nowadays do so much behind their parents backs because of that. Rather than be open and honest with parents, which would nip a lot of potential problems in the bud, many JW kids sneak around and as a result get into some real big difficulty before their parents find out.

  Edited by - jack2 on 13 November 2002 15:51:58
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  Where Have All The Pretty Women Gone?

  by Englishman in

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  to explain: i recall in the 60's and 70's driving down portsmouths commercial road during a lunch time.

  in the summer, there would be dozens of pretty girls strolling along, enjoying their lunch breaks.. high-heeled, well groomed and shapely of leg and well turned ankle, these delightful creatures smelled as good as they looked and were a real tonic to an over worked young man such as me.. so where are all the pretty women now?

  all i see these days are skinny women with their boobies pushed up to their chins and half a pound of shrapnel punched through their noses and ears.

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  Tell ya what, I'd almost kill to be about 15-20 or so years younger. To me, women look better than ever. The hairstyles are better than when I was a teen in the 70s. The low-ride jeans they wear look awesome. Top that off with a navel piercing and (maybe) a well-placed tatoo, and I am jelly. And also, I know several women and have seen others who look great as they age.....you know, the whole fine wine thing. And there are some lookers who post pics here, both younger and a bit more mature.

  Also, is it me, or are they built better than ever? Some say it's the stuff in the food, I don't know. TIME magazine even ran an article on it a few months back.

  When I was on vacation recently, I saw a lot of great-looking women, and yep, many of them were with pretty darn average looking saps. I think the dearth of good looks is in the man department.

  Edited by - jack2 on 13 November 2002 13:33:51
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  I'm getting another tattoo

  by LB in

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  most likely in the next week or two.

  it's the last one i'll get, but i have a need.. i'm not going to get one from this artist though, he doesn't seem committed to giving the customer what he really wants.

  still i give him credit for being creative..

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  Great pic LB.
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  WE NEED A NEW CONTROVERSY !!!

  by minimus in

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  that's right, i'm yelling.

  i realized something about this board.

  it thrives on something big happening, something controversial.

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  There are still matters pertaining to the child-abuse issue that are being discussed, and rightfully so.

  Do we need another big controversy? I'm not sure.
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  WHAT DO YOU DO FOR WORK?

  by hamptonite21 in

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  i work in the lending industry, im an account rep for a wholesale mortgage bank.

  royal bank of canada in newyork.

  edited by - hamptonite21 on 12 november 2002 22:40:6.

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  Jesus Christ you crack me up Jesus Christ.
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  Annual Report

  by hamptonite21 in

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  when does the annual report of the jan 01 wt come out?

  im interested to see it?

  i know they should be mailed soon, can someone post it?

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  Yep, no more subbies mailed in the US. I guess saving $ is more important than reaching people, but hey, that's my take on it. Some people may still be getting them in the mail until their subbie runs out; mine expires in 3/03....but I cancelled a while back....I hated reading folded magazines anyway.

  Edited by - jack2 on 13 November 2002 8:46:44
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  In JW Dogma: John Outweighs Jesus

  by Room 215 in

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  the book of revelation, purported to have been written by the apostle john in his tenth decade of life, and one of the most contoversial entries into the biblical canon (so many early fathers opposed its inclusion, it made it in by the ``skin of its teeth") and full of arcane imagery and so convoluted that that it's been the cause of often bitter sectarian wrangling over its interppretation for 1900 years, seems for the wtbts to outweigh the words of jesus in its formulation of dogma.. consider how the insistence of the literal application of the 144,000, for example, has distorted -- and vitiated the impact of-- such plain-language parables as the sheep and the goats, the ten virgins and the other sheep,not to mention the influence of this book on their worldview.

  in short, this one book has become for jws a prism through which to peer into the rest of the bible.

  that's the view from two one five; what say you?.

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  I always thought it was interesting how certain books either got accepted or rejected as part of the Bible's "canon". I'm not sure about excluding Revelation, but it certainly is a puzzler and forming dogmatic teaching around such symbolisms is problematic to say the least.

  Edited by - jack2 on 13 November 2002 8:42:0
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  Oz got an email from watchtower.org - or did he?

  by ozziepost in

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  i received this email today: .

  < [email protected]>

  [email protected]

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  Yeah, "anoited", what's up w that?

  Hey Oz, as long as your hours are good, I'm all for it.
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  My First Impressions of War

  by Robdar in

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  i remember one winter morning when i was 4 my mother telling me to put on my dress, we were going to the neighbor's house.

  as we walked along, i noticed that my mother was carrying a steaming casserole dish.

  i asked her what we were doing.

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  Robyn, I also grew up with the war in Vietnam on TV and my oldest brother served there. The war was a mistake and a lost cause, a waste. Sure, one might say that with "20/20 hindsight it looks like a waste, but at that time there was real fear of the "domino effect" should the Communist North win out". But in doing some reading about that war, I am convinced that it was a most tragic chapter in US history. The Congress gave LBJ the green light after the Gulf Of Tonkin incident, and things really escalated from there. Johnson had been given the power to act almost without hinderance and look at the results.

  On Iraq, I am divided. I've read a lot about the reasons for acting militarily, and the reasons why it might be best not to. It's a tough call.

  Edited by - jack2 on 12 November 2002 22:50:48
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  WHAT DO YOU DO FOR WORK?

  by hamptonite21 in

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  i work in the lending industry, im an account rep for a wholesale mortgage bank.

  royal bank of canada in newyork.

  edited by - hamptonite21 on 12 november 2002 22:40:6.

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  I'm a Pimp.

  Drug dealer?

  Would you believe a used car salesman?

  How about None Of The Above?

  Edited by - jack2 on 12 November 2002 22:37:57