one thing that always pissed me off was when "faithful wives" used to blame their "unbelieving husbands" for making them celebrate birthdays, exchange xmas gifts, go to "worldly" get togethers, play the lottery, etc.
greendawn . . .your post is right on. I could never figure out Witnesses wait, with open arms and open hearts ( the unbelievers be damned ) on the "end" to come while taking such joy in their material possessions.
Isn't that contradictory to Christian thought?
drummer knocked, but no-one answered!
he asked the priest to point to the place in the bible where the pope and other traditions of the catholic church are mentioned.
the priest's answers didn't satisfy him.
Great read. I very much enjoy reading about one's trial to becoming Christian. The drummer has certainly been down many of life's rough roads.
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http://www.forum18.org/archive.php?article_id=693
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Bullshit.
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i'll start.
coke a cola
Steaksauce for their imaginary steaks.
my storychapter one - first contact
the day was a hot one, july or august of 1959 i think.
the three of us were out popping tar-bubbles on the street next to our home.
I like it because it conveys the JW experience from a kids point of view. In my opinion it comes across as very real and I feel I want to know more, not only about what happened to you but more about the Witnesses.
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2005/04/08/ddg27bcflg1.dtl
it was sent to me at the chronicle via an anonymous spam remailer.
i have no idea whether other news organizations have received this communique, and, if so, why they have not chosen to print it.
Unitariarin Jihad . . .aren't they the people that drive their Mercedes Benz past the slums of Rio on their way to check their daily bottom line at the bank?
kim blames upbringing for criminal obsessions published: november 8, 2005 from: http://www.newsregister.com/news/story.cfm?story_no=200475
by katie willson of the news-register
panty and porn collector sung koo kim directed apologies toward his victims, but criticism toward police and prosecutors, when it came time for him to make a statement at his monday sentencing hearing in yamhill county circuit court.
Another Watchtower victim.
the police have arrested a suspect in the arson fires of kingdom halls in georgia.
the suspect was first believed seeking revenge, but now they think the man has mental problems, since "voices" told him to do it... see "woodstock man arrested for arson" at.
http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/news/stories/20051104/localnews/34252.shtml
I wonder what happened to this poor guy that his mental state got to the point where he was hearing voices to allegedly cause him to act out his pain ?
a poster on this site was kind to direct me to an ' 03 topic for discussion that dealt with the question whether ex-elders who were on a jc should feel responsible for the hurt and damage to families that suffered df in their family and therefore seek these ones out and apologize.. some felt that these elders were only following what they felt was expected of them and others felt it was a good idea.. how do posters here who were former elders on jc feel about this now?
thank you to all for your input.
juni.
juni . . . My orginal reply to your post was hasty and harsh. There really isn't much one can do but to apologize and move on. People need forgiveness, for without it we are surely lost.
I hope you and your family's lives are better now as you move forward into brighter worlds.
a poster on this site was kind to direct me to an ' 03 topic for discussion that dealt with the question whether ex-elders who were on a jc should feel responsible for the hurt and damage to families that suffered df in their family and therefore seek these ones out and apologize.. some felt that these elders were only following what they felt was expected of them and others felt it was a good idea.. how do posters here who were former elders on jc feel about this now?
thank you to all for your input.
juni.
atypical . . . I agree with you. " ...getting suckered in to do somebody's else's dirty work." That says it all.
