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  pet shop...

  by happysunshine in

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  a woman wants to get a gift for her husband, and thinks that a pet would be a great idea.

  so she goes to the pet shop and asks the clerk for ideas.

  he shows her a talking parrot.

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  happysunshine

  A woman wants to get a gift for her husband, and thinks that a pet would be a great idea. So she goes to the Pet shop and asks the clerk for ideas. He shows her a talking parrot. "Its very beautiful" she says, "but I think all the talking would drive us mad after awhile". So the clerk shows her a monkey. "I'll take it!" she says. But after the clerk explains all the work invovled in care, she changes her mind. The clerk takes her to the last option- a frog. She looks unimpressed. "Ya, I know, but this is no ordinary frog" says the clerk. "Its got special skills."

  "What do you mean?" queeries the lady.

  "well..." says the clerk, looking around haltingly, "its really good at giving felatio."

  "What!?!" yells the lady. But being fresh out of options, she considers it. Its easy to care for, cheap, and might even give her a break from certain unpleasantries. "What the hell, I'll take it".

  So she gets it home. Its a big success, the husband loves the thoughtfulness. And yes, he even desides to give the 'special skills' a try. Works like a charm every night. Then, the third night, the lady wakes up to the sound of pots and pans crashing around in the kitchen. She goes down to find the husband and the frog in the kitchen, everything a mess. "What happened!?" she asks.

  The husband answers "If I can teach this frog how to cook, your ass is out of here!"

  Edited by - happysunshine on 15 February 2003 21:36:39
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  Churchology 101 please!

  by happysunshine in

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  WTS line in the sand= where/when?

  by happysunshine in

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  2. experiences

  has anyone asked this question of their family:.

  "what would the wts have to say or do to make you leave?

  where would you draw the line?".

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  happysunshine

  Has anyone asked this question of their family:

  "What would the WTS have to say or do to make you leave? Where would you draw the line?"

  What was their response? -J
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  My JW Folks

  by CraigSA in

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  so now they have branded me an apostate and not fit to talk to, they have never met their 1 and 2 year old grandchildren and are smeering my name all over the place because i wont send thm pictures and let my wife email them with information on whats going on in my family...my outlook is simple...either they except my whole family including me or they can put the fact that they have a son and daughter-in-law and two grandchildren out of their minds...but now i am starting to doubt that...whats everyones thoughts?

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  happysunshine

  It might help us to know more details, but based on what you said...

  I'd stick to my guns. There is nothing wrong with wanting to be a family unit. Let them clearly know that this is why its happening, and they'd jolly well better smarten up if any family progress is to be made on their part.

  The doubt may be due to several things. You don't have a good support network. You lack faith in your own non-JW course. Or you can't let go of family.

  A final option is to amuse your family by 'fogging' them. Don't give them anything concrete, but just act like everything is OK.
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  Any Buddhists Here?

  by Southland in

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  i was a jw from birth until after i got out of high school.

  i've drifted away over the last 15 years or so.

  lately i have found myself missing my sense of spirituality.

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  I'm also doing research. Just keep your wits about you, like anything. Historicaly, Buddhism has ahd its fair share of 'trickery', but tends to be idealized in The West. Not to say don't go with it. One group that seems suspect is the so-called 'New Religions' of Asia. Sokka Gakkai Buddism is one such group. They come from Nichiren Buddism. They have extensive outreach groups, particularly on university campuses- posing as a "Buddhist Club" or something simular. In their homeland they are seen as a cult- complete with polital activism, etc., - but you won't hear about that here. Buyer be ware.
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  Your religion = Do what feels good?

  by happysunshine in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so... what is an acceptable reason to join a religion or live by a certain philosophy?

  does it essentialy come down to "if it makes you generaly 'feel good', its ok"?

  by 'feel good' i mean satisfy current needs, physical, cognitive, whatever.

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  So... what is an acceptable reason to join a religion or live by a certain philosophy? Does it essentialy come down to "if it makes you generaly 'feel good', its ok"? By 'feel good' I mean satisfy current needs, physical, cognitive, whatever.

  If I understand correctly, it is impossible to currently have 'ultimate truth'. Even crazy religions grudgingly admit that only God has all 'ultimate truth'. Furthermore, all 'science' is essentially based on that principle- some theories seen as more acceptable and some as less- the dominant scientific community 'feeling good' about a certain theory. Never is a theory seen as 'ultimate truth'.

  In conclusion, can we all feel free in good concience to live as we wish and believe as we wish? Sincethere is no 'ultimate truth' that we can nail down, we should just pick whatever makes us 'feel good'? comments please!
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  Beans on TV Sunday night

  by Beans in

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  well i was finally on tv friday night.

  there will be a repeat show sunday evening at 12 or 12:30 if you wanna see your brother beans in the wank tank!.

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  happysunshine

  What? Was that you in the hottub last night, saying "daaaamn!"? How old are you?
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  I hung out with Prince...

  by confuzcious in

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  hey guys,.

  with all the talk lately about micheal jackson, i wanted talk about prince.. a few months ago, hung out with prince.

  i was also planning on going to a public talk meeting with him, but i got into town too late.

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  Well said. The WT system is deleted up. I'm sure they just toss the prodigal son scripture at them, and tell them to shut the deleted up or els they'll get DFed for not following instructions. You can't blame the bookstudy people for being pissed. I mean, while they were cleaning toilets and sacrificing everything in their lives for the WT, Prince was singing about masturbating in an elevator and probably living life to its full limits. Now he skipps in to the WT hope at the last minute after his career has arched to collect the full reward that the WTS can offer. Meanwhile, the 'bookstudy' people stand by, wearing 2nd hand clothes,living literaly hand-to-mouth, hands dirty from all that toilet scrubbing, missing teath they couldn't afford from dental care... and a confused look on their face.

  Edited by - Englishman on 10 February 2003 4:6:49
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  hate site?

  by happysunshine in

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  i think the author of this site has a lot of good advice.

  : http://www.virushead.net/exjw.html.

  however, she draws a distinction between "compasionate healing" and "hate".

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  happysunshine

  I think the author of this site has a lot of good advice.

  : http://www.virushead.net/exjw.html

  However, she draws a distinction between "compasionate healing" and "hate". She awards praise for internet sites featuring the former. My question is this: what exactly is the definition of each? At what point does concern or a critic become a "hate site"?
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  Deprogramming your "Last Days" phobia...

  by logansrun in

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  raised in a religion that preached a massive, theocratic holocaust for the majority of mankind can leave you with more than a few mental and emotional scars.

  i remember being terrified on new years eve in 1986 (i was 9 yrs old) because of all the talk that that year was the "international year of peace.

  " i was conditioned to look at world events as being a sign that the end is near, sound familiar?

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  happysunshine

  woops!

  I think its good to remember that we can be totaly ethnocentric at times. Theres a lot of people who have no idea what we're talking about at all. They may never even see a bible, or have some totaly different concept that acts as their 'bible'.