Yes, I tend to be one of those "oh please, just get a life" people. But then again, I grew up jw - so I think I'm always right!
Posts by Aunty
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36Hi - I'm New!
by Aunty injust wanted to say hello - i've been lurking here for about a month and decided to join.
i was raised a witness, but have been out for almost 10 years.
i just faded out - it was easy since i moved to california from ohio.
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Why love God?
by joelbear inshould we love god and have faith in him because we are afraid of being annihilated if we don't?.
should we love god so we can be paid for it by getting a "mansion in the sky" or everlasting life or some other reward payment?
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Aunty
I don't know if I could really Love God. I believe there is a God, and I'm thankful he created me and this earth, but I don't think that automatically translates into love. I feel I have a relationship with him, but it's more of a platonic thing - I don't mean that as a joke either!!
I've often thought that if God exists and is the all-powerful creator, why should he give a rats a** if Satan challenges his authority? Why not just zap him, make an announcement to the rest of us - hey be good or else, and let us get on with the good life? Why hold back? To prove a point? Why? We know he's the top guy, why rub it in? Okay, now I'm just being naughty....
But seriously, I've always found it hard to really say I love God. It's more of acceptance of the way things are. But I want my reward too!
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More about me - my favorite subject
by Aunty insince everyone gave me a warm welcome i'll go ahead and tell you my whole story.
as i said before, i was raised in the truth in central ohio.
regular pioneered starting in senior year of high school (should have studied more instead...)for about 3 years, then decided to quit because i had a falling out with my best friend at the time and she and half her family were pioneering.
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Gumby -
Sorry - see, in my other post I said I hope I can think of intelligent things to say - here I've already misread something and it's just my first day! Doh!
Anyhoo - they wouldn't give up their belief in God and Christ - I can see them attaching to another religion right away (the dependancy thing).
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Hi - I'm New!
by Aunty injust wanted to say hello - i've been lurking here for about a month and decided to join.
i was raised a witness, but have been out for almost 10 years.
i just faded out - it was easy since i moved to california from ohio.
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Aunty
I'm in Orange County - are you from CA?
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More about me - my favorite subject
by Aunty insince everyone gave me a warm welcome i'll go ahead and tell you my whole story.
as i said before, i was raised in the truth in central ohio.
regular pioneered starting in senior year of high school (should have studied more instead...)for about 3 years, then decided to quit because i had a falling out with my best friend at the time and she and half her family were pioneering.
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Gumby -
The minute I mention anything about their beliefs, the red flags start to go up and the word "apostate" comes to their minds. This would just close the book on any discussions. They've never had the real kind of doubts about the organization to think they should look elsewhere for answers. My brother was DA'd when he was about 17 - my Mom still speaks to him, but that's about it. I can't blame them though. It's so much easier to deal with life issues if you think someday it'll all be fixed and we'll all live in this perfect world. Since I'm still on speaking terms with the family, I'll probably wait to hear some doubts first. Which is funny because they all know I celebrate all the holidays, and yet they just look away regarding that.
Also, my sisters have kids that are all gung-ho jw's and if my parents were out, they couldn't take the shunning - it would kill them. So I think, do I destroy the only thing they've ever believed in and risk them not having any contact with family - is it worth it? At this point I don't think so. They've had the same beliefs for 40 years, finding out it was all for nothing would devastate them.
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More about me - my favorite subject
by Aunty insince everyone gave me a warm welcome i'll go ahead and tell you my whole story.
as i said before, i was raised in the truth in central ohio.
regular pioneered starting in senior year of high school (should have studied more instead...)for about 3 years, then decided to quit because i had a falling out with my best friend at the time and she and half her family were pioneering.
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Thi Chi -
I have read COC and ISOCF - both helped reaffirm what I researched on the net. At this point in my life I haven't decided exactly what I believe - but that's okay for now. I consider myself a Christian, but have read with interest some of the postings here regarding the authenticity/inspiration of the Bible.
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Easter, What Is The Real Truth
by Candle ineaster, what's the real truth: previously, and as found in most encyclopedias, most scholars took the view of "the venerable bede" who in 8th century england speculated that the name easter may have come from the name for the anglo-saxon goddess eastre.
but closer research shows several other possibilities.
one is that the name more likely came from the latin for "white week" that spring week when people wore white to be baptized as christians.
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Aunty
No, it's when he comes out to buy his cadbury eggs (only time they're available)
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More about me - my favorite subject
by Aunty insince everyone gave me a warm welcome i'll go ahead and tell you my whole story.
as i said before, i was raised in the truth in central ohio.
regular pioneered starting in senior year of high school (should have studied more instead...)for about 3 years, then decided to quit because i had a falling out with my best friend at the time and she and half her family were pioneering.
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Since everyone gave me a warm welcome I'll go ahead and tell you my whole story. As I said before, I was raised in the truth in Central Ohio. Regular Pioneered starting in senior year of high school (should have studied more instead...)for about 3 years, then decided to quit because I had a falling out with my best friend at the time and she and half her family were pioneering. So I met a cool guy that worked for the same company I did, only in California. One day, I just decided to move to CA - shocked my parents (they of course only though of me as a good little girl, which up until then I was)- and moved in with my now husband. We married 2 years later and have been married 7 years now. For the first couple of years I would defend the jw's to my husband any time he criticized them, but finally realized that the things he was pointing out were true. At that point I decided to do some research on the internet, and found Freeminds, H2O etc... Wow, this really opened my mind. It's funny, when you're a jw you think you're so unbaised and accept all people - what a laugh! I learned to open my mind and accept others opinions from my husband and his family (never jw's). Almost 10 years later, I can't believe I ever was a pioneer and actually believed in what I was preaching. At this time my nephew is out, but other than that I haven't and won't try to bring any of my family out. If they lost the organization, they'd have nothing in their lives and absolutely no hope in life. Pretty depressing.
By the way, I really like this board, and everyone's comments.
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Hi - I'm New!
by Aunty injust wanted to say hello - i've been lurking here for about a month and decided to join.
i was raised a witness, but have been out for almost 10 years.
i just faded out - it was easy since i moved to california from ohio.
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Aunty
I saw all the flame wars but things like that wouldn't stop me from joining in. It actually makes me feel right at home and back at the KH. You know, the old, "I don't like your attitude, I'm telling the elders!" thing. I actually find it quite amusing
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Hi - I'm New!
by Aunty injust wanted to say hello - i've been lurking here for about a month and decided to join.
i was raised a witness, but have been out for almost 10 years.
i just faded out - it was easy since i moved to california from ohio.
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Just wanted to say Hello - I've been lurking here for about a month and decided to join. I was raised a witness, but have been out for almost 10 years. I just faded out - it was easy since I moved to California from Ohio. I didn't start researching the WT until I had been out for about 5 years. My entire family is still in, but am married to a wonderful man and his family has become my own. Anyway, hope to come up with some intelligent thoughts to post!!