Posts by Mandette

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why8chdoubleU8ch is really gods name....NOT Jehovah!!

by oompa in

it makes me mad when i think how many doors i knocked on....especially as a kid.....and proudly read ps.

83: 18 and taught people gods name...jehovah.

when in fact is is almost certainly not jehovah, even wt says it is most likely yahweh or yehowah.

Mandette

maybe I've been faded too long.....JHVH? Is that what the WT teaches? Or is it JHVH instead of YHWH?

and you're right..maybe we aren't supposed to know the true name.......

A CATHOLIC thought up Jehovah? REALLY???? That's funny!!!!!! giggle

Mandette

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why8chdoubleU8ch is really gods name....NOT Jehovah!!

by oompa in

it makes me mad when i think how many doors i knocked on....especially as a kid.....and proudly read ps.

83: 18 and taught people gods name...jehovah.

when in fact is is almost certainly not jehovah, even wt says it is most likely yahweh or yehowah.

now here's a question right back at you or anyone else that knows....I was watching Joel Osteen the other night....(I'm exploring and he makes sense at times)....anyway a song was sung that had "Jehovah Jiveh", "Jehovah Nissi" and "Jehovah Shalom" in it. Confused me........so do other religions also think that Jehovah is correct???

And I do believe I've seen other translations of the bible that has Jehovah at Psalms 83:18.

??????

Mandette

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I am a ship without a rudder...you???

by oompa in

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i have really felt lost lately.

trying to bring a lot of in out in marriage therapy....four sessions already...pretty painful.

i actually must have bought into the big hopes and dreams and all....cause now that i don't believe it anymore....i just dont have a clue anymore about life and where i am heading.

Mandette

Oompa

even though I'm 15 yrs faded it still has its effects on me....but it's slowly going away......takes time....probably a lot more time for me than a lot of people....

And the thing is that they DO NOT know what is going to happen next. NO ONE knows. I broke my crystal ball so I don't know anymore eitherSometimes I have that niggling thing of "maybe they're right"....I detest those feelings. But somewhere in these posts someone said "I'd rather die free than live a slave". That works for me right now.

One thing I have done is to get involved in volunteer work. I do animal rescue. And it's wonderful in the way that animals appreciate and love you for who you are NOT what they think you should be.

And death is now open to possibilities.....afterlife or whatever but then again oblivion isn't the worst thing either.........

hang in there Oompa!! I really enjoy reading your posts!!!!!!

Mandette

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I like watching death.............

by zeroday in

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i will not provide links but i love death videos....just google death videos...they are aplenty...i believe they are my final exit in some way...many have died and i will also but they have already died and i am alive....don't bother i know i am sick............

Mandette

Zero.....

That's just it...it's a fascination. I still look at pictures of different "events" with clinical interest. I don't deny that. I don't do the films. I've seen enough in real life.

And as a faded JW, I have an interest on what might come after. I've opened my mind to other possibilities other than oblivion. <<could be a new interesting post.

And ya know something??? There's obviously a HUGE interest in that stuff or there wouldn't be so much of it on the net!

Mandette

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I like watching death.............

by zeroday in

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friends

i will not provide links but i love death videos....just google death videos...they are aplenty...i believe they are my final exit in some way...many have died and i will also but they have already died and i am alive....don't bother i know i am sick............

Mandette

Zero..

I don't think you're sick. Death is interesting to everyone whether they admit it or not. It is inevitable for us all. People are spellbound by the unknown. I was a Paramedic for 8 yrs. I watched people bring their KIDS to see some poor schmuck who got drunk and accidentally shot himself in the head being hauled away. I do think people have a "glad it's not me" attitude when it comes to seeing the accident on the road or other gruesome mutilations of the human body. People are concerned too. I think emotions run the whole gamut when it comes to death. There's curiousity, revulsion, sadness, fascination, etc. I got to the point that seeing violent death didn't really bother me after a while. It's was a protection for me. It wasn't that I didn't care. And I think that's the point. You may be interested in the process of death(afterall aren't medical examiners, forensics etc interested too?). I think what's important is that you don't lose your compassion for others.

Mandette

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What is a JW to do with past issues of watchtowers and awakes?

by insearchoftruth in

though my wife has never been baptized, she has a shelf of wt publications as well as watchtowers and awakes.

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are these magazines to be kept by a jw forever??

Mandette

I've been faded for 15 yrs. Finally got the ovaries to throw it all out this week. My dumpster was very heavy!

Trash collection is a wonderful thing!!!!!!

Yay for me!

Mandette

PS..No one will see you do it!!!!

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How do you feel now? EVOLUTION OR CREATION??

by chuckyy in

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friends

as jws we were no doubt staunch creationists.

but how do you feel now??

do you still opt for creation or do you now feel evolution offers the right answer.

Mandette

S4

Let me rephase that to mean "my opinion". AND since I've not researched it fully I can't make an EDUCATED decision!

And like someone said before....the whys and hows aren't really that important at this time.....

Mandette

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How do you feel now? EVOLUTION OR CREATION??

by chuckyy in

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friends

as jws we were no doubt staunch creationists.

but how do you feel now??

do you still opt for creation or do you now feel evolution offers the right answer.

Mandette

Creationism with evolution mixed in. It all didn't happen in just 6000 yrs of man's existence. I've not quite decided how much of each figured in.

I know I love the natural world and I consider it's beauty a blessing..wherever it came from!

Mandette

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Oh my god, just oh my god

by B_Deserter in

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friends

okay, something weird just happened, but now i have not one, but four possible dates, with four different ladies in the near future.

is it really this simple?

all i'm doing is being honest and funny.

Mandette

B!

You're a hoot! I needed to smile today and your post did it! Have fun! And if you go out in the rain don't forget to put on your galoshes!

Mandette

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Teacher sexually assulted me...........what do you think

by Jesika in

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friends

in your opinon......................should i go through with it..................................(hi simon.....long time).

on august 4th of 2008 at approximately 8:00-8:10am i was coming from the front office after receiving a green sheet for being absent on thursday, july 31st 2008. i was passing the women's restroom on my way back to class, when i saw steve walking the barren hallways.

he didn't notice me since i was walking far behind him.

Mandette

REPORT IT REPORT IT REPORT IT.........Depending on the state you live in that most likely is a felony. These pieces of trash always do it again!! Sexual predators don't stop and say to themselves "oh this is wrong, I shan't do it again".

Have some courage!!! Chances are there are other victims that weren't strong enough to fight back. You may be the one that gets the others to come forward AND prevent it from happening to others.

And if he tries again....denut him!!!!! Slice him in the face with your keys!!! Anything to get him away from you!! You have every right to defend yourself. And remember the keys words are "I was in fear for my safety"!!!!!! And those words need to be used with school officials and law enforcement. And don't depend on the school to report it to law enforcement. A lot of times schools want to cover that stuff up.

Mandette