Open mind
JoinedTopics Started by Open mind
-
20
Do you think I should do this or not?
by reneeisorym inat my wedding -- june 30th-- i will have a few x-jws and even one maybe two real jws there.
the wedding is in a church .. .
and i was thinking of having "marriage is god's arrangement" played just for kicks with even a soloist there to sing it.
-
23
Hi
by rosiegurl inmy name is rosie.
i'm 36, have 3 kids and was raised in the 'truth'.. since i was about 18 i realized that things weren't quite 'right' but stuck around mostly because my family is so much a part of it that if i left i'd have nobody.
i've been df'd 2 times...got reinstated the last time with the intention to just drift away after so that i could stay around my family and do my own thing.
-
15
Installment # 6 - Submarine Witnesses and the Lack of Brotherly Love
by AK - Jeff inlawence sperry piloted and demonstrated the first auto-pilot controls for an aircraft in 1914, the same year that, according to the watchtower organization, god's kingdom took over automatic control of the heavens.. auto-pilot systems do not work well in turbulent conditions, and in our case, the spiritual auto-pilot that had kept us just gliding along without much thought from 1975 till the early 80's had to be cut off, and flight had to be controlled manually at about that time.
i was working for a group of witness 'brothers' then, striping cars and adding automotive aftermarket products for new car dealers.
the men i worked for were good people, but lousy businessmen.
-
81
If you had to, what religion would you choose to be?
by Crumpet inyou can answer this as seriously (lt) or as inanely (buttlight) as you like!
i was reflecting having read someone's thread about blowing off non jw family that actually it would have been so much better if i had a larger family, preferably not completely jw saturated and this random train of thought led me to thinking that if i could choose i would be catholic, because then i would have a huge family, go to really nice gothic churches with lots of candles and tortured saints and be able to go to confession (instead of lt's mobile).
also the colours of the whore of babylon always were a lot more enticing to me than the mild blues and undistracting beiges of the khs.. i think we all have religions which would suit our personalities so much better.
-
4
Shameless movie plug + long review with JW parallels
by Open mind in(this is a quick plug for a movie, followed by a longer, plot-spoiler, review.).
i started a topic a few days ago about which movie or tv show would be good for breaking through cognitive dissonance.
(thanks for all the suggestions!
-
9
JEZEBEL: Star of this week's Book Study!! (With post-game highlights)
by Open mind injezebel played the starring role in this week's cbs of the revelation book.
i couldn't help but think of all you "strong willed" women on this site who dare to "step out of line".
yes, those are exact quotes plucked from this weeks lesson.
-
12
Pioneers
by Clam init's been a long time since i left the borg and jw matters are rarely discussed with my jw relatives.
i am however, interested in the subject of pioneers.
a few years back i half expected my nephew to do some pioneering, but he opted to get married at 19 to a fellow dub and it wasn't long before they had 3 little girls to support.
-
2
JamesThomas - I salute you
by mavie ini am continually impressed with your contribution to this site.
as someone who is beginning to detach myself from 'the book', i find wisdom in the words you write.. thank you..
-
16
Glass Clinking Still from Satan per latest QFR
by Open mind inmy wife and i have for many years thought that glass clinking was soon going to go the way of wind chimes and pinatas.
we were both blown away by the recent "questions from readers" saying that toasting is still the work of the devil and not for christians.. i even had an elder in my hall admit the logic didn't really hold up.
anyway, i thought it was definitely "food at the proper time" .