...as we were enjoying our weekly sunday "no meetings margaritas.. my friend and i have been meeting for lunch and margaritas ( okay mostly margaritas, we throw lunch in so we dont feel like alcoholics lol ??).
instead of going to meetings.. ( we discovered we could have lunch*margaritas* without the meeting first.).
my jw lady friend still goes out "in service" and stays in touch with her "service buddies" who also know me.. so she was telling me that they asked about me and mentioned that they would like to stop by to see me.
😆Happy, happy, joy, joy!!
Margarita time with my pal!
I was getting worried about my friend. We hadnt been able to get together for several weeks.
She finally was feeling well enough to go out & have "lunch" 😉*cough margaritas*😉
together. We had a great time . I think she talked JW once the whole morning we were together ( we ran errands first ).
We plan on getting together next Sunday.
ott wedding anniversary celebrations, what's that all about?.
i don't know about you, but the various congs i have been in there have.
been some seriously over the top wedding anniversaries that border on the obscene.
Oh the skating parties!!. My congergation was in a small town that didnt have a skating rink. We would travel to the next town about 45 minutes away through winding narrow roads ( before they made it a 4 lane highway.)
We would make arrangements with the kids down there and get a group of us together from both congergations.
Remember the disco ball and girl's choice?
I really think the society really messed up when they started discouraging get togethers . Those social bonds can be strong if you can nourish them.
Our congergation would have get togethers just because.
Now they have to manufacture an excuse.
edit to add: There doesnt seem to be the same closeness anymore. People are more distant with eachother.
You are only expected to be social before & after the meeting and out in service.
ott wedding anniversary celebrations, what's that all about?.
i don't know about you, but the various congs i have been in there have.
been some seriously over the top wedding anniversaries that border on the obscene.
I went to so some graduation parties that had music and dancing. That was in the late 70s early 80s before they sucked the fun out of everything.
There was a group of JWs that had a band and would play at all of the get togethers.
Good times. 😆
in reference to ridicule being used to deflate the message of hate groups:.
http://pervasivegames.wordpress.com/2009/08/19/ridicule-as-a-weapon-of-choice/.
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Steve: I saw some of katiekitten's videos and loved them. She really made me laugh. She has so much fun but is never shrill or hateful.
ott wedding anniversary celebrations, what's that all about?.
i don't know about you, but the various congs i have been in there have.
been some seriously over the top wedding anniversaries that border on the obscene.
Well it helps that my sister's husband is related to half of the congergation, including several generations of elders. Lol.
ott wedding anniversary celebrations, what's that all about?.
i don't know about you, but the various congs i have been in there have.
been some seriously over the top wedding anniversaries that border on the obscene.
What about graduation parties? I've seen some elaborate graduation parties.
JWs have a lot to compensate for. They love a good party as much as the next person.
I would have a blast at those parties.
My sister throws the best parties.
For her daughter's graduation party, she had a neon glow in the dark party.
For her in-laws 50 th anniversary she threw a '50's themed party and wore a poodle skirt and saddle shoes. Everyone dressed in the '50's style, then we watched a slide show featuring the happy couple .
when did you discover that the god of bible - and the loving god that you had worshiped your entire life - were not the same?
how did it affect you?.
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I always wondered if there was a supreme being, why he would be interested in such insignificant beings compared to him.
I figured it would be like how I feel looking at a bunch of ants in an ant farm or ant hill.
I tried to think of god as a loving father, but I could not quite get there.
Ps Loved the star trek reference!
for one thing, i cant get past genesis, but no matter.. when god told adam and eve if you eat from the tree youll die.
so why did he not simple let them die and not allow the offspring to?.
you see, if i was a god, and i told two people that, id let them die , .
I can not believe I ever took these stories literally.
But when you are told something all your life, it becomes part of your beliefs until something shakes it up.
It is important to keep asking those questions and search for answers.
I appreciate when someone exposes the illogical parts of the stories instead of just replying that it is made up and implying how dumb it is to believe it.
It takes awhile to get past the blind faith and start looking at things objectively and logically.
i have noticed with "apostates/exjws" they always resort to "watchtower-bashing" whenever you show them inconsistencies of the bible.
we could be talking about contradictions, such as where did cain get his wife if adam,eve, abel, and cain were the only ones on earth?
the usual answer when they cannot answer will be "well the wt gave false prophecies in 1975".
Booker: perhaps it would help if you gave an example?
I am unclear as to the response you are looking for.
you do seem like you are frustrated.
Gary thanks for sharing your story. It is nice to get to know more about you. I have always appreciated your comments and threads.
I can relate to your situation because my husband was an UBM. I recognize myself sometimes in your wife's actions.
My husband let me work it out for myself. I eventually got there but it took awhile.
