Posts by HappyDad

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How come "Johhny the Bethelite" has not been exposed?

by hotspur in

i can't believe johnny the bethelite has not been uncovered.

unless, of course, he doesn't exist!

hoping not to give koolaidman any more exposure here but.... .

HappyDad

I think Rick is on his way to an institution.....escorted by white jacketed aides. When you keep putting stuff out like he does, there is a BIG problem in the mind. It's only a matter of time!

HappyDad

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Some personal thoughts as 2011 comes to a close

by Terry in

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friends

first off, if you are in a safe place inside your head, merry christmas.

i was fortunate to have had childhood christmases in my home growing up.

many born-ins are probably never going to know what they missed.. also.... i am thinking about all the nice, friendly, happy things i've given up for jehovah and it saddens me.

Two Elders just left.

by mouthy in

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how wonderful it was... i saw two women over the road knocking on doors .

i could see they were jws...i prayed & asked they would call here... but no!!!!

the lord sent two men!!!!elders!!!!

We who embraced real Christianity after leaving the WT can be happy in spite of family that doesn't talk to us. I would love to have a relationship with my one brother in law who doesn't even go to meetings anymore but still holds on to the false idea that it is the only true religion and that I'm very very bad. LOL

All I can say is that I have more REAL friends today than I ever had for over 30 years. And I have a hope ....reality of where I will be in the future.

Love you,

HappyDad (Bill)

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Where Are You From?

by finallysomepride in

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alot of members don't have a flag or country name beside their user name, and well frequently one doesn't know where that particular person is from, tell us your country, state, county or what ever you feel like giving out.

if you are going to post please at least devulge your country.. me, i'm originally from taranaki, new zealand via auckland.

for the most of this decade i have been living & working in brisbane, queensland, australia.. .

HappyDad

12 miles southeast of Pittsburgh, PA and Bonita Springs, Fl.

HappyDad

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The boy that visited Heaven

by PSacramento in

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/42191453/ns/today-today_people/t/meet-boy-who-says-he-visited-heaven-saw-jesus/#.tuzkdfbcbdc.

what's your idea of heaven ?

a little boy from nebraska thinks he has a good idea because he said he's been there.

HappyDad

Just to expand on my earlier comment after reading all the others.

When I saw the initial interview on tv, the boy seemed like he didn't want any part of it. I think the boy was coached to the nth degree by his father.

As far as a money making scheme, nawwwww! They donated the majority of the printed books to different TV ministries. What they made was most likely less than $5K on the whole shebang.

As some of you know....I have taken the Christian "praise the Lord" route since leaving the WT. Over the years I have become more and more skeptical and am ready to go my own way. Churches and religion are really starting to turn me off from my personal experiences with them.

I'm starting to understand "jumping from the frying pan into the fire" concept.

I do enjoy attending a good church service but they all want you to get involved. That involvement is more than I want these days.

Many people in churches are just as phony and back stabbing and petty as the JW's I was surrounded by for over 30 years.

I do believe in God and in the Bible so please don't condemn me for that.

Anyhow.......there is a lot of money to be made from writing books but I doubt this kid and his family are now driving a BMW or whatever! A few on JWN have written books and can tell you first hand that there is no money putting them in a 6 figure income bracket.

Have a good evening all.

HappyDad

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The boy that visited Heaven

by PSacramento in

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/42191453/ns/today-today_people/t/meet-boy-who-says-he-visited-heaven-saw-jesus/#.tuzkdfbcbdc.

what's your idea of heaven ?

a little boy from nebraska thinks he has a good idea because he said he's been there.

HappyDad

I have the book here "Heaven Is For Real" but haven't read it yet. I have a lot of books to get through before I read it. I got it as a premium from my Christian TV network that I donate to a few times a year. WPCB Channel 40 in Pennsylvania.

They had a special with the boy and his father and I don't believe it is a fraud. There are a few things that don't really jibe with the scriptures but it isn't for me to judge.

Now that I'm thinking about it, maybe I should put the book higher on my list to read.

HappyDad

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Hi... haven't been on the forum for a while... an update on me...and my daughter, Ali

by coffee_black in

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well, it's been a while... haven't been on the forum much lately.

with ali's last health scare, it has been a little overwhelming to keep up with everything.... ali continues to improve, in fact, her heart has improved so much that her cardiologist wants to document her case and publish it.

he has never seen someone improve so quickly.

HappyDad

Coffee,

I love to hear good news like yours. You can be very proud of your daughter for her courage to keep on fighting to live a great life. I'm just as proud of my own daughter and I sometimes wonder how JW's still under the brain washed mind control can just write their kids off if they don't want any part of being a JW.

My kid comes first in my life and everything else is secondary as I am sure that you feel the same way.

Blessings and good vibes to you and yours.

HappyDad

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Are Jehovah's Witnesses considered a Catholic schism?

by sabastious in

i was reading through this article: http://www.ourcatholicfaith.org/thechurch.html.

1822: mormons founded by joseph smith, who made his appearance with supposed revelations in 1822.. .

1872: the jehovah's witness church was developed by charles russell.. .

HappyDad

The title of your post and the fact that you would even bring such a topic up goes to show that you really do not/don't/or didn't know much about the religion you were involved/brought up with.

Were you ever a JW?

This topic is totally assinine and it looks like you were just picking residue out of your ass to even think about this.

HappyDad

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Thoughts on the current Governing Body

by JRK in

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here is a list of the current governing body members:.

gerrit losch: born 1942, appointed july 1, 1994 .

guy h. pierce: born 1935, appointed oct. 1, 1999 .

HappyDad

Give a moron a bath, a shave, a good haircut, and put him in a nice suit and he would look just like someone with a good education with mucho intelligence.

He could pass as a great business leader without saying a word. All he needs is a good PR agent to say how wonderful he has performed and how good he is.

This is exactly what the GB guys look like. No education. Most likely never held a real job where they had to worry about paying bills and feeding a family by stretching every dollar between paychecks. No real knowledge about anything except a lifetime of reading the WT and AWAKE.

And they have the balls to tell their faithful followers not to pursue education or better themselves in anything of this world.

It's totally sickening and now I'm pissed just by thinking that I was led to the slaughter for 30 plus years.

Oh well.....I'm doing just fine now in my life!

HappyDad

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Former JW's on Ankerberg show Sun Oct.16-2011

by koolaid-man in

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http://www.ankerberg.com/ should be good.... 6 part series..

HappyDad

I watched the show today on channel 40 in Pittsburgh. It was very good as all of Ankerberg's shows are. I then scheduled the follow up shows to be recorded on the DVR.

Joan Cetnar still looks very good for her age and it was nice to see Doc Bob on the show also.

The only thing I felt was wrong was when Joan said the WT also predicted 1995 as another date for the end of this system.

All in all, if any JW was watching (as I did years ago and had my mind challenged) they would have to THINK! Unless they are so brain numbed that they couldn't comprehend anything, they would watch more and start to research.

HappyDad