i never did!
i thought it was in the long run, dumb to do, but i never felt a person should be expelled from the congregation for "greediness" just because a person buys lottery tickets or raffles.. (by the way, i enjoy moderate gambling.
keno is a favorite pastime)..
I only believeed it's a sin if you're gambling money that you can't afford to lose. Still feel that way I guess.
I live near a casino but have only gone there to see concerts and play the quarter slots.
Once in a while, I'll pick up a lottery ticket, won nine dollars on a dollar scratcher yesterday.
just curious .
any symbolism or meaning to your avatar choice?
mine is actually a gif .
Mine is a little Dumbo rat. They are very smart and lovable and cute too, kinda like me.
prompted by the thread about jwd v wts i wondered how many of you found jwd via the internet or friends/partners?
what were your first impressions?
i found this site through besty (husband) once my faith had crumbled after reading www.jwfacts.com.
I'm another one who found it through Freeminds. My husband was telling everyone that I was reading apostate sites. I wasn't at the time but heard about the UN scandal on another site and decided to research it. Led to Freeminds , led to JWD, have been happily reading ever since. My husband would be mortified to think he was the one who pushed me into it.
Started out only me reading but now my daughter and niece are regular lurkers here and have stopped attending meetings.
just wanted to say blessed beltane to all here!!.
beltane -- holiday details and history.
author: christina aubin [a witchvox sponsor].
Brightest Blessings to everyone!
i'm new to the boards.
my partner has been posting here for a little while, so i figured i'd start posting too.
as for my status, i have faded and am now living life out of the closet.... well, sort of.
Hi Maleformed
I'm glad to meet you. I'm new-ish here too. I'm an ex-Elder's younger sister, not quite the same as having an Elder for a father, but close cause he's a lot older than me.
Looking forward to hearing ore about you.
it seems as though an age has passed from discovering this site seven years ago to where i am now.
just before we started studying the daniel's prophecy book, i went online to see if anyone had made a study bookmark with the dates and paragraphs on.
i "stumbled" across this site, way back in 2000. of course, like a good christian i pretty much determined that this site had gone apostate from the other jw sites, such.
My husband kept saying that I must be going on apostate sites because I stopped going to the meetings. Eventually I read about the UN scandal and did research which lead me to Freeminds. I figured I might as well go ahead and read iit if I'm being blamed for it anyway. I knew the truth when I saw it and eventually checked out the link to this site. I have learned so much here.
part i .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gezsqscgwzm&feature=related .
part ii .
I really like these videos. Useful information sincerely presented. I have a couple people I would like to share these with but I will have to carefully pick the time.
Thank you so much for posting the links.
jws, and christians in genreral, are taught that god answers prayers of sincere believers.
on the other hand, there is a popular bumpersticker which reads "nothing fails like prayer".. what has been your experience in this regard?
did god answer your most heartfelt prayers, or were they ignored?.
Dave- The more I learn the more I believe this is true.
I haven't contributed much yet but I've learned so much from all of you here.
I'm very grateful and am slowly trying to be share with you too.
jws, and christians in genreral, are taught that god answers prayers of sincere believers.
on the other hand, there is a popular bumpersticker which reads "nothing fails like prayer".. what has been your experience in this regard?
did god answer your most heartfelt prayers, or were they ignored?.
Yes some but not all, but it may have been that circumstances just worked out that way.
I have also had pagan prayers and spells work.
Maybe it's true that our own energy can affect the outcome of a situation? Maybe coincidence?
