the sept. 22, 2003 awake!
gives us 6 ways to stay or get healthy.
i figured i'd pass them on to you for your response....... #1--safely dispose of excrement #2--wash your hands #3--wash your face every day #4--use only clean water #5--protect food from germs #6 dispose of all houshold refuse---in conclusion the article says, "if you regularly apply these suggestions, you will soon find that they are part of your daily routine.
Because they are trying to recruit from third world countries where hygene is not common. Makes good business sense.
To people in the developed world, they sound totally wacked whenever they used to print that drivel. I seem to recall some talks on how the bible promotes good hygene.
okay, i'm not that excited about it, but i feel i've done my part today, albeit, with mixed emotion.. i happened into a clinic at the hospital and lo and behold amidst the peoples and newsweeks in the waiting area... hmmm... someone tucked a few magazines into the reading selections- big surprise, i know!
it just wouldn't be a waiting area without a "100 best dressed celebs", a dog-eared better housekeeping, a barely touched newsweek and of course, our best protection against satan- the ever-popular watchtower and awake magazines.. ugh.
now i'm miffed.
I will never forget one time when we were 'dropping off magazines' at the laundromat. Nobody was there, and, lo and behold, there were some of 'our' magazines there, with the words on the front written in "CULT MATERIAL" written all over them.
If I found some laying about, that's all I would do.
that was a phrase i heard time and time again in my young witness days.. whenever anything good happened, whenever a calamity was avoided, i'd be told "you don't deserve it".. the message was clear.
i was unworthy.
worse still, at the meetings, we were told that "mankind is only deserving of death.".
Why did studying the Bible make him feel unworthy? Because his past life-style had violated many of God?s principles. Misuse of drugs, alcohol abuse, and various other degrading habits had brought him so low that on one occasion a policeman said to him: "Would you please tell me your home address? I just want to know where to send your corpse!"
Yeah, people who come into 'the truth' always have some dammed story, myself included. I admit it; I was depressed, desperate, dying for a way out of this world. The witnesses with they're 'persecution' nonsense made sense to me... I went hook line and sinker.
Until I went against the WTBTS and got medical attention for my depression.
Once you see that they control you through low-self esteem and hope for the future (that is utter nonsense), people get suckered in. I saw it with ALL the 'new recruits', so to speak. Some dammed story of how they're life was utter debachery (sp) and horror, until the sovergn lord jehover 'came' to them, and they listened... just like the days of noah...
Persecution complex. It gets you attention... something that depressed people want to hear. No wonder they don't want depressed people to get help! If they did, nobody would be left in the organization(buzzword).
I remember hearing all the 'demon' stories, and never believing them. I mean palease... the books were flyin' around the room, my head was turning around... whatever... just attention seeking. People sure loved those stories while in the group. I recall them hanging on every word... one in particular of a 'young' person who had this dammed demon story retold at the C.A. Everyone was in shock, and it was a real jolt to everyone... everyone was talking of it at lunch.
Personally, I thought it was just bullshit.
so...are you gonna vote?
funny story: a few months ago my friend and i were driving down the street.
i saw a "sister" walking so i told my friend to pull over and give her a ride.
Will,
I am faced with the same decision. Do you really want to vote to 'vote someone out'? I HATE the liberals and what they've done. HATE IT. Contrary to the liberal propaganda ads, the country will not go downhill if the conservatives get in. But I don't like the conservatives either.
They're all just idiots, IMO. Wasting our tax dollars and wasting everyone's time. That dammed gun registry! What were they thinking?
Theliberals are the best bet, IMO. But I sure wouldn't want them to have a majority government either! One can only hope.
according to dubdom, what are you?
i am a lame weakass lamb who goes on apostate websites who faded.
in the real world i am free from mind control.
As it is, I am seated precariously with Babylon the Great upon the scarlet-colored wild beast with seven heads and ten horns with ten diadems upon its horns.
It sounds like they're baked teachings, LOL! You are screwing babylon the great!!! You whore!!! You vicious vicious whore.
The labels here are getting to sound all the same, no? Disfellowshipped, Disassosiated, Inactive.... all JW buzzwords.
It would be nice to have an actuall poll so that we can see how many people are DF'd, DA'd, or just faded. Interesting statistics, but everyone on the board would have to participate. Also, there is not a polling feature, so.... keep the replies coming. I will try to keep track.
Newbies and lurkers, please respond.
you'll be getting the aug. 1 watchtower soon.
on it's rear cover, it has the following article:.
"the branch office of jehovah's witnesses in nigeria recently received a letter that, in part.
I remember all that bullshit... the 'experiences' were so 'upbuilding' and 'lovely'...
Actually, they were nauseating.
why is it that in pictures of the 'new system of things' there always appears in the background a ruddy mountain with snow on it?
and what for petes sake is that lion doing with a ruddy plastic beachball on it's paws, if that gets through the great tribulation, may be my yellow plastic rubber duck for my bath will too!!
what pictures from wt publications really get your goat?.
It would be nice to have a website or something like that with all the disturbing pictures on there. People could at least view the trash that they put out.
so...are you gonna vote?
funny story: a few months ago my friend and i were driving down the street.
i saw a "sister" walking so i told my friend to pull over and give her a ride.
Actually, Scully, I believe they were termed 'The Rhino's'.
The parties running suck. I may vote NDP, I dunno.
If you really want to throw your vote away, vote for the marijuana party. Talk about delusional.
my ex-wife and i were to start our custody/equalization trial yesterday but due to time constrictions we had a settlement conference instead and it is over!!!!!
woohoo!!!!.
financially, i will end up having to pay $5,000.00 more than what i should.. (only because my ex lied about a few things) but i get joint custody of the kids now.
The judge ordered that Brandon be weened off of the meetings and that within one year from yesterday he is no longer allowed to attend meetings. The judge also warned my ex that NO ONE is to let Brandon know what is happening, particularily her mother
First off, congrats! What an excellent and fair judgment!
Second, your ex WILL TELL HIM. It doesn't matter if a judge told her to do so or not. As sure as the sun will rise tomorrow, she will tell him. When she does, you should be seeking more legal advice. Witnesses can't abide by a judges order! They take orders from the 'governing idiots' and use 'theocratic warfare' (what normal people call lying).
Expect what I said, and get ready for possibly soul custody of the children. The Judge will not look to kindly on your ex for breaking his/her rules. I strongly recommend that you show the judge (if you go back to court) the disturbing and disgusting pictures of people getting killed in a kid's book. Be sure that the judge knows that YOU are included with those dying people, and your son is being indoctronated (sp) to believe as they do. If you need resources, I'm not it, but there are tons of posters here that will give you the scriptures and pictures that you need.
It's hard to know what to do once they get the hook in the kids mouth. Maybe saying nothing at all bad about witnesses is the right thing to do. I am not a psychologist, or counsellor, but I recommend that you seek one out for your kids and your own well being. Remember that witnesses love to feel 'persecuted' when infact they are NOT being persecuted.
well, i got dragged, kicking and screaming talked in to going to the assembly yesterday as a friend of mine was in the drama.
what a freaking waste of time interesting experience.
first of all, i had a tough time squeezing my larger than life ass bum into a seat that looked like it was made for a house-elf small child.
seduce innocent victims by telling the truth, lies and half-truths
They're lying.
They lied about the U.N. Outright. Just one case. Now they lie about how we are 'telling lies'. Oooh, don't go over there... maybe you will see the signature of the Watchtower Bible and Tract society on the U.N.'s documents stating that they do so.
Complete and utter lies are being told. And frankly, I could care less about 'seducing' anyone. If someone comes to my door and asks, I will tell them. Most don't want to know the truth anyways, so why bother?
It's amazing to see the mind control at work here. People usually have the brain capacity to find out if something is bullshit or not. I guess the WTBTS thinks that people are too 'stupid' to find out for themselves; something they tell you to do when you study they're religion. Once you're in, though, don't you dare 'test things out' unless you are using the proper WTBTS books, because the whole world is ruled by satan, you bastards.
Yeah, I vaguely remember those ass-emblies. Sounds like the same old bullshit as when I was a strong believer in the group.
