Posts by gorgia2

Man City v South China

by gorgia2 in

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anyone watching the match?.

gorgia.

no, i'm not misquoting peter talking to jesus again, or relating a conversation i had with a jw.. i'm asking something a little different.. i began my fade in jan this year and completed it at the memorial on 26th march.

since learning ttatt and becoming mentally free, my depression has improved, i see colours better, and my anxiety issues have dissolved.

i returned to teaching high school after years away from it, and am a substitute teacher at some local schools.

gorgia2

Julia,

What about one-on-one tutoring/teaching with children/adults?

I suffer from anxiety/depression. Peaking and troughing seems par for the course, even on effective medication. Go extra easy on yourself during the down times.

I wish you all the best & send you a cyber-hug.

gorgia

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Remarkably stupid point in this week's Jeremiah book study - Jehovah's loving kindness

by sir82 in

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the whole jeremiah book is an abomination, but a point in this week's study exceeded even its usual standards of inanity.. from page 144, paragraph 10:.

in our day, god continues to show loving-kindness in ways that directly benefit his worshippers.

consider the matter of prayer.

gorgia2

Priceless. Absolutely ridiculously priceless garbage. There are many r&f with real chronic problems including real chronic long-term physical pain problems. How demeaning & demoralizing.

gorgia

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100% pure unadulterated speculation - what changes would a "New New World Tranlsation" contain?

by sir82 in

on this thread:.

http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/beliefs/257481/1/i-cant-find-any-bibles-seems-to-be-a-shortage.

some (well, me, mostly) are speculating that the wts is planning to distribute a "new new world translation" some time soon.. if that is true, what changes do you think they would include?.

gorgia2

sir82

I think its great speculation! Replacing words in the bible minus the slightest nod to scholarly exegesis (or manipulating a comma placement or two) has never been a JW disfellowshipping offence (atleast within the WTS Writing Department), so who knows what's next?

gorgia

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Do You Care About "The Royal Baby"?

by minimus in

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i don't get it.

(and i don't care about america's "royalty" either)..

gorgia2

After the horror of soldier Lee Rigby's murder I think the royal baby (not to mention Wimbeldon & the Ashes!) has given the Brits something to smile about.

gorgia

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Today is my birthday

by Gojira_101 in

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well so far it is a fantastic day!

i know my grandma isn't going to call me like she does every year to say she is happy i was born.

you know the jw form of wishing someone a happy birthday.

gorgia2

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

gorgia

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Detective Walter M. Friday

by compound complex in

detective walter m. friday -- able, determined, gritty -- lurched out the grime-stained door bearing his name, not bothering to lock up the dingy office he called headquarters and home, the tiny walled-in box hunkered down in just another sad and typically squalid ghetto of his beloved city by the bay.

feel the enwrapping fog, hear the muffled neighborhood screams and cries, disappear into nothingness .

not one to spill his guts or lavish affection indiscreetly, yet this rudely handsome loner, detective friday, harbored a hidden, smoldering passion for his life's love -- work -- no concern for his person or ravages of the heart, ever certain to lie in a path not yet trod.. .

gorgia2

Great read CC! Happy you've had time to let your creative juices ferment, glad you're back.

gorgia

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Swimming with dolphins! or, erm ... pigs?

by Simon in

credit: flickr.

gorgia2

Thanks for sharing Simon. I love pigs! They're supposed to be smarter than my dogs! (Actually, that'd be pretty easy if you only count my Pomeranian - not the sharpest puppy in the pen).

gorgia

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Totally corrupt website?

by Terry in

a website defending two major stories connected with watchtower corruption is found here:.

http://www.jehovahsjudgment.co.uk/.

there is no way to identify, rebut or reach the creator of this website to offer counter-argument.. it exist solely as propaganda as far as i can determine.

gorgia2

slimboyfat

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Growing up as a JW was a form of mental abuse for me

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gorgia2

Reading everyone's experiences during a JW childhood has been comforting for me - thank you - I was one of those children who fit neither in the 'world' or in the KH. I yearned to have the simple freedoms of the kids at school. I used to wonder why I was considered 'bad association' by age ten at the KH.

Books and music were my escape. I read here others found solace in books too and I am so glad.

gorgia