this post is inspired by another that was about jws and apostates working together.. in june my family and i will be visiting my parents, who happen to be jws.
i was baptised as a christian last year, my parents aren't very happy about it and for the most part seemed to be tolerent of it, i guess because i was never baptised as a jw.
recently we have had some minor run-ins about my new found faith and i know it might pop up again as a topic of discussion because i wear a cross.
My mom saw me wearing my Celtic cross.She even knew about the legends of it.She even thought it was nice.Stange.Even knew that it was pre-Christian.Maybe I should wear a Rosery.Wish I could find a German iron cross.Really push it.....hehe...nah.......Hey you could wear a stick around your neck....a stake ..get it..
Stick by your guns.Its your right baby.Wear what you want but not too 'showy'
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i'm just surprised to be in the top 25!
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hitler wrote in his 1925 autobiography mein kampf (james murphy translation, page 134):all this was inspired by the principle - which is quite true in itself - that in the big lie there is always a certain force of credibility; because the broad masses of a nation are always more easily corrupted in the deeper strata of their emotional nature than consciously or voluntarily; and thus in the primitive simplicity of their minds they more readily fall victims to the big lie than the small lie, since they themselves often tell small lies in little matters but would be ashamed to resort to large-scale falsehoods.
it would never come into their heads to fabricate colossal untruths, and they would not believe that others could have the impudence to distort the truth so infamously.
even though the facts which prove this to be so may be brought clearly to their minds, they will still doubt and waver and will continue to think that there may be some other explanation.
Bingo.On target.Hitler would have made a great Jdumbkopf.Sieg Yhwh.
my name is catherine and i live in south africa.
i am not too sure how this forum works but i hope to find it a pleasant and supportive network.. if you have any tips on how to use this, i would be grateful.. just some background:.
my mother was pregnant with me when she started studying with the jws 48 years ago and her sisters, my cousins, nieces, nephews, sister, brother, brother-in-law are all jws.
Hi and welcome.I have some dear friends that have recently moved from SA.They are the coolest.They are glad to be here too.You can move here too.Our presidents lame but the rest of us , we're cool.
i was thinking about the wtbs this weekend as i mowed my lawn.
they have taken so much from my family in the form of money and most importantly time, that i have developed a hatred for them.. as i cut the grass, burning gasoline and contaminating the air, i realized that the watchtower is loosing ground.
fortunatly for my family my mother married a worldly man.
I have told my kids some things about the wagtower.Their reply 'well thats stupid'.No recruits here.
our congregation has the meetings on sunday mornings.
and i noticed that many sunday afternoons, many young and not so young jw's play socker at a park nearby.. now, i'm sure a few of them will be invited for dinner right after that.. i was totally different from them.
once the meeting finished, i didn't want to see a witness until the next meeting.
We never hung out.I am glad for that now.If any came to the house for some reason I would sneak off and hang with my FRIENDS.I wanted a normal sex life.
i'm usually the first one to stir this particular pot but it get's so frustrating to keep coming up against the same old arguments.
the phrase "banging your head against a brick wall" springs to mind.
how many times have believers argued for a designer but refused to answer the obvious question of the designer's origin?.
Right on Miss Peaches
I dont care either way
so, you feel trapped as jehovah's witness and want to get out, but don't know how?
you keep agonizing about your witness family.
and "friends" ( trust me, very few witnesses are really your friends, since their friendship is entirely conditional on meeting attendance.
How about every time I get around jdubz I get very horny or randy (for the Brits ) ?..............
if you were put in a similar position to when you left the jws, would you choose to leave in a particular way because of your experiences?
if you had nothing to loose from family etc, would you be tempted to leave with a bang, or to get some sort of revenge on those who shun you?
I would have pee'd on the toilet seat.
i want to put this in the right frame, as what is happening in iraq is not about dying for our countries.
so this is what i mean by this question.. if a foreign government were to suddenly invade your country.
would you be willing to join the arm forces to fight for your country, knowing full well that you may die having never been able to reap the benefits of any possible victory?
If invaded I will fight but only to make them die.Not for country but my family and friends and just people like all of you.Flags and gods mean nothing to me.
