jean-luc picard
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What I ( might ) have done if I was still "in"
by jean-luc picard induring lunch time, our doorbell rang today.
you can guess what my first thought was, but i was wrong.. there was a polite young man ( on his own, not dragging a partner/child around with him), who was trying to.
get people to subscribe to the local regional newspaper for a months free trial.. i smiled to myself when i thought of how a good jw is programmed to reply:.
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Happy bonfire night England
by jean-luc picard ini love fireworks even now, so imagine how i was when i was a little boy.. .
i celebrated bonfire night until i was 7. and then i didn't.. .
my parents had become jehovah's witnesses, and realized that bonfire night was wrong.. .
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Freudian slip?
by jean-luc picard inso why is it that twice in the last week, when writing the date, i wrote 1914 instead of 2014?.
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A little proverb of my old Dad ( bless his soul ) and how it fits the Witnesses
by jean-luc picard inhaving a rant to myself this morning and this phrase my old dad used to say came to mind:.
"self praise is no recommendation".. and i thought that self praise is exactly what jehovah's witnesses hear regularly.. we all remember hearing how loving, kind, godlike etc we were, as jehovah's witnesses.. yet all of that is self praise.
being on the outside now, gives us the freedom to consult what other sources say, and we now.
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Should Jehovahs Witnesses have clover in their lawns?
by jean-luc picard inwhilst searching for ideas of what to make with clover flowers i came across this quote:.
information, folklore, recipes, and resources -- all about the delicious, nutritious clover plant.. .
clover is one of the most famous of weeds, commonly sharing space with grass in lawns.. .
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What is the purpose of life?
by jean-luc picard inan aussie friend of mine once summed life up in this phrase:.
we are all food for worms.. .
so, now outside the wt mindset, what is your view on life purpose?.
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Exam time again
by jean-luc picard inmy stepson has just finished his national exams in his mother tongue.. talking about how it went, i suddenely had a flashback.. did you, like me, used to right about the "new system" paradise, or other jw stuff, given any opportunity, ( usually in english essays ) ?.
............... and did you count the time?.
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The Experts- Jehovahs Witnesses
by jean-luc picard ini was thinking this weekend of a brother i first met when i was a teenager.. not yet an elder, this brother was very outspoken, and was viewed a kind of hero to the r&f.. an inexperienced teen, i also believed ( influenced by others) that this guy was a godsend.. looking back, with the eyes of a more mature person, i now consider him an arrogant self opinionated bully.. he later became an elder and i might add that he also had an imposing physical appearance .
but he had no education.
no schooling.
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How do you react when you happen upon the name jehovah
by jean-luc picard inwhenever i here that name, maybe in conversation with someone who doesnt know my past, i feel anger welling up instantly inside me.. if there were a jw in sight, i think i could give him a jolly good shaking.. just hearing that name does things to me.. jesus = love.
jehovah = hate, selfishness, divisiveness, and domineering manipulation.. so much for jdubs "honoring " his name.
he's sure got a bad reputation based on how they live their lives..