Posts by openminded

it seems like when your in the borg it is always pounded in your head that you need to do more so they made you think you were never doing enough.. the last five years that i was in it i guess you could say i was pretty gung-ho, i regulare pionered for almost three years as well as served as a ms, i used my home for book study as well as saturday field service.. but you know what all that does not amount to a hill of beans, you know why?

because the whole time i was a doubter, i never liked it from the time i was a kid.

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Jurs-Your pic is sorta fuzzy but as far as I can tell, YOUR A HOTTY!

Anyway, for some reason I was really popular as a witness. Always invited to go skiing, fishing, camping, and whatnot. I never really took the "truth" too seriously despite the fact, that I did a part on just about every meeting, everything from reading the watchtower to conducting the bookstudy to filling in on a lot of parts on the ministry school. Since I was "raised in it" I never questioned it much till I realized my friends from high school were becoming doctors and lawyers and I despite being as smart as them, was working as a laborer. So I started looking into things, enrolled in college and never really looked back. Since I quit going to meeting(I am not dad or dfd) I have 2 semesters till I get a degree in business, started a business of my own, got promoted at work, bought a house, and still have time to work out every day.

The only problem is that my 5 yr old son(who I have in organized soccer,hockey, and t-ball) is about as interested in meetings as he is going to the dentist. So every Thurs. night and Sun morn, my wife gets in a big huff cause I wont force him to cooperate with her. She says I am not supporting her in providing him with his "spititual needs". I have never ever said he cant go along with her or opposed anything ever. I just make other activities available too him and never threaten him like she does. You should hear her yell at him every thurs-"OK FINE next time you ask to go to Chukee Cheese it gonna be NO WAY cause YOU wont do what I ask of you." She really makes him feel guilty like he is hurting her feelings or something. It really sucks.

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Steroids: Another Drug Thread

by Bendrr in

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ok, another drug post.. has anyone here used anabolic steroids?.

what were the good effects and what were the bad effects?.

which one(s) did you take and what was your dosage?

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I dont use roids, but I use Andro(the stuff Mcguire got heat for using), creatine, glutamine and other over the counter yet sometimes tricky to get supplements.

I also cycle on and off xenedrine- an intense fat burner.

I get good results from my diet and supplement regiment.

I have increased my bench 100lbs in the last 12 months and gaine about 14lbs of lean mass while cutting my body fat to about 9%.

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WT June 1, 2001

by Defender in

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the wt june 1, 2001 issue contains the article "if god is for us who will be against us?".

in this article the wt talks about identifying the marks of those having god's backing.

in paragraph 6 it quotes jesus words found in mathew 7:15,16 where he says that "be on the watch for false prophets that come to you in sheep's covering, but inside they are ravenous wolves.

openminded

Well-done

Please keep these sort of posts posts coming.

Very ver helpful!

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Picking & Choosing Your "OUGHTS"

by proplog2 in

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there is more evidence that all christians should engage in some.

foot washing ritual then there is that we shouldn't eat blood.

there is no wiggle room in john 13:14 "therefore, if i, although.

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Good Point

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Dr. Jack Van Impe

by biblexaminer in

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i was scanning the television last night and ran across the great reverend dr. jack van impe.

he was offering some of his own 'new light'.

he said that his earlier interpretation of a 'generation' was incorrect.

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Is it just me, or does VanImp's wife look like she was a real looker in her day?

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WHY ALAN FRAUDBACKER IS DOOMED!

by You Know in

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for some reason i can't post on the original topic about the fds on why the watchtower is doomed thread.

so i just started a new post.

as regards af's long-winded post on that thread, it is obvious to me that you don't know what you are talking about, and that you are merely trying to obfuscate the issue with this enormously long post.

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Why would Jesus use a parable to communicate such an important plan?
Would not a clear memo outlining the details be more efficient and to the point?

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Perhaps a silly question

by openminded in

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i was just wondering how the only true god, who has been in existence for ever and ever, would have never had to settle the issue of his sovereignty up until a few short years ago with adam?.

i mean infinity is a long, long time to be around and never be questioned about this.

are we gods first experiment with free will?

openminded

I was just wondering how “the only true God”, who has been in existence for ever and ever, would have never had to settle the issue of his sovereignty up until a few short years ago with Adam?

I mean infinity is a long, long time to be around and never be questioned about this. Are we Gods first experiment with “free will”? If we are, I guess it would explain the problems we are having.

Any one thought of this?

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TO ALL BODIES OF ELDERS IN THE UNITED STATES

by Kent in

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the watchtower society on documenting personal views.

christian congregation of jehovahs witnesses.

2821 route 22, patterson, ny 12563-2237 .

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