i just wanted to give a big hello to everyone i haven't met on this board, i have not posted here for almost two years now i think.
i just wanted to let everyone know i am going back to the truth and i'd like you all to join me, there is no denying that jehovah's witness are the only true organization inspired by god and wait, what am i saying?.
i want to invite fellow apostates to come join me this weekend at the world conference on religion where i will be giving my experiences going from a jehovah's witness to an atheist / humanist.
I want to invite fellow apostates to come join me this weekend at the world conference on religion where I will be giving my experiences going from a Jehovah's Witness to an atheist / humanist.
It sounds interesting but we are leaving for Florida this weekend.
I hope you have a good time.
has someone started a christmas card exchange list yet for this year?
we did this in the past and it was such fun to get all the great cards.. .
Darn, I didn't see this before. Is it too late to join?
this is not a question about attending funerals.
is it permissible for jws to visit the graves of their loved ones if they merely want a moment's reflection on the departed?.
is it permissible for jws to do this on the anniversary of the death?.
My 'anointed' SIL buried my FIL's (her dad) ashes in her back yard under some rose bushes.
My step-father did the same thing with his late wife and daughter. I thought he was just a kook. Even worse, after my mother married him she decided to "do the right thing" and dig up the dead wife and daughter and place the remaining ashes in a niche at the cemetery.
My husband has a relative who used to carry her dead father's ashes around the house with her. Her husband recently died and I shudder to think what she'll do with his remains.
i have absolutely no idea how to get through to some people.... i mentioned the 1935 change to a jw, and told him that i'd seen the change coming... it was a logical progression, not a revelation from god to the fds.... his response ?.
"i've also had changes revealed to me before the fds makes the change, it just goes to show that jehovah reveals it to his people and that the witnesses have the truth.".
aaaaargh !!!!.
Maybe all the witnesses will be raptured to heaven, and we won't have to listen to the droning on anymore !
Heck no! I don't want a bunch of JWs irritating me up in Heaven.
i opened my myspace and received this letter:.
hello sister ,.
hope to find you in good health am a jehovah wittness xxxxxx by name i saw your profile, am single looking for a good jehovahs wittness sister to be my life patiner, am black african if u are in trested please contact me here to see my pictures [email protected], or call me +xxxxxxxx.
I received a very similar letter last year. At the time, I was getting several unsolicited messages a day from guys looking for love (or something else) so I didn't think much of it. Now I'm wondering if it's some sort of scam. Maybe you should report it.
i can remember about 2 years before i exited the org i had a terrible dilema which didn't really have anything to do with my doubts in relation to doctrine.. the problem was hearing over and over and over about the fact that being in the org was 'the best place to be'.
that the brothers were 'true friends'.
didn't they have a video out called 'ypa - how can i make real friends?'.
Now, for me the problem was this; Every time I went to the meetings or out in field service, there was always some scandal going on. Folk gossiping or bitching about others. Cliques being formed. Elders disagreeing and pioneers falling out with each other.
That sounds like our JW family. Every time my husband talks to his Dad it's nothing but doom and gloom. Never any good news or encouragement. Just a bunch of drama and gossip about who's not doing what they should be doing. I don't know how anyone can continue to live like that. They are the most miserable people I have ever seen and I know it drives them crazy that we are so happy and content.
following on from terry's thread about mind filters and being open minded....... i'm neo-pagan.
for a loose definition of my beliefs see here http://www.religioustolerance.org/neopaga1.htm.
but i'm willing to consider christian belief systems.. just recently i've been studying the jewish kabballah (qabalah).
No disrespect meant to Deputy Dog but, I'm a Christian and I don't believe that. I believe that Christ died for everyone and it's an act of free will to choose to become a Christian. Yes, God does call people, I believe He called me, but it is still a choice.
Sirona, I used to be a Pagan before I became a Christian. No one converted me or convinced me to become a Christian. I’m really not into debating or trying to convert people. I had enough of that as a JW. So I’ll just tell you my experience of becoming a Christian.
I kept driving past a particular church and something inside me kept telling me to go there. I didn't go for 2 years because I still had the JW mindset that churches are "evil". One day, I decided to research that church on the Internet, I wanted to make sure they didn't do anything crazy like roll in the aisles.
I found them on the Internet and they had all the sermons online and all the services were broadcast live on the web. The pastor was kind, caring, humble, intelligent, and well spoken. Nothing like the JW elders. Inside, I realized that he was speaking the truth and that this was what I had been missing in my life. A short time later I got up the nerve to go to the church and I became a born-again Christian soon after.
There is an amazing power in Christianity. Since I became a Christian there has been an incredible change that has occurred in my life. God has made me into a better person. I am filled with love, peace and contentment. He has blessed me, healed me and answered my prayers. I spent years in therapy because of being a child abuse victim and that didn’t heal me the way God has. Therapy is good, I don’t want to knock it, but it’s no substitute for Jesus. My husband noticed the change in me and became a Christian a few months later.
I have found that Jesus is far more powerful than any spell and is more loving than you could ever imagine. It can't be proven or disproven. It’s really hard to explain in a way that a non-Christian can understand, you almost have to experience it for yourself.
I don't want to ramble on and on so here are some resources that helped me in my search:
This is the church I attended in Florida. http://www.calvarymelbourne.org/ Many ex-JWs attend Calvary Chapels now. I know several that attend this one in particular.
Two books that really made an impact on me during that time are the “Case for Christ” and the “Case for Faith” by Lee Strobel. Strobel is an investigative reporter and a former atheist. He’s a really smart guy and his books are really well written. http://www.amazon.com/Case-Christ-Journalists-Personal-Investigation/dp/0310209307
Tower Watch is run by an ex-JW turned Christian. It's a great website. http://www.towerwatch.com/
Questions and answers about God and Christianity. http://www.gotquestions.org/
Whatever you decide, I wish you the best.
Charlotte
this song has always been one of my favourites.
wintley phipps tells the history of the song.
very moving.. amazing grace: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmf_24cqqt0&mode=related&search=.
Boy....they know how to worship the Lord in comparison to the Jdubs. I LOVE this music. What POWER!
You ain't kiddin'. The KH music was so bland and boring. I don't miss that at all. It really makes a difference when you have a band and a choir and everyone is full of love for the Lord and really into what they are singing.
I think that this video of "Revelation Song" is some of the best worship I've ever seen. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FObjd5wrgZ8 They are so passionate. It reminds of the Calvary Chapel I used to attend in Florida. My church here in Canada is pretty small and I really miss having the big worship band.
this song has always been one of my favourites.
wintley phipps tells the history of the song.
very moving.. amazing grace: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmf_24cqqt0&mode=related&search=.
"Sing Alleluia" - Jennifer Knapp and Mac Powell http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHyKxjLhXiE
"Revelation Song" - Christ for the Nations Institute http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FObjd5wrgZ8
"Hear Our Praises" - Hillsong http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5jYodXiMm8
"Above All" - Rebecca St. James - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUyxQG7okwo
"God of Wonders" - Third Day http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CBNE25rtnE
"Victory" - Yolanda Adams http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwqkqA1D8Ac
And for some serious rockin' out - Dropkick Murphy's - "Amazing Grace" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=587d9denccI
we have a massive fire surrounding our community in santa clarita, ca.
3 false comforters have called me this morning.
they said was i and my property ok. two never asked about the family.
I've been watching this on TV and it's just horrible.
Sending out thoughts and prayers to Save My Soul and his family. I wonder if he's evacuated already.
