well some of you arent in the truth anymore,either left,df or da....so who's been out the longest???
and how many had the priviledge of going pio school?.
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I've been out since 1991. I can't pretend I read all the posts on here, but Angeleyes said "most on here aren't apostates, just hurt..." I wonder, Angeleyes, what do you consider an apostate? I'm pretty sure you would consider me one but I'm just asking.
Ada
i have my own preference, but dont want to influence the vote.. as you register your vote please add 1 to the running total.. hamsterbait -1. shall we close the vote next week?.
any betters here?.
hb.
I like Angharad as well. Mine (not in the running) means: Ada = happy daughter (German as is my heritage), and Makawee = handmaiden of the earth (Native American name).
Ada
i'm sure she is a real nice person, but i was disappointed to learn that diane sawyer was replacing charles gibson on the world nightly news.
she's always been very difficult to watch since whenever she disagrees with someone she's interviewing, she gets this "i just smelled something obscene" look on her face.
after that, her face freezes in this very sour look for some time.
I never watch GMA so I have no clue. I would like to see a woman be able to be taken seriously for once, but then I suppose "taken seriously" and "network news" really don't belong in the same sentence.
Ada
i kept getting invited, but have no idea what to do over there.. another barrier broken.. jeff.
I love Facebook, though I must admit to being a Bejeweled addict.
Ada
Happy Birthday, Blue!
tonight while watching the show in the promo leading up to his performance, lawrence talked about being raised in a cult (he did not use that exact word) but said he was always told he was not good enough, also that he was brainwashed.
made me think perhaps he is an ex jw too.
he's from the walnut creek ca area now but apparently grew up in mississippi.. ada.
I emailed him. He's an amazing talent, have you seen his website? www.lawrencebeamen.com he's very versatile.
Ada
tonight while watching the show in the promo leading up to his performance, lawrence talked about being raised in a cult (he did not use that exact word) but said he was always told he was not good enough, also that he was brainwashed.
made me think perhaps he is an ex jw too.
he's from the walnut creek ca area now but apparently grew up in mississippi.. ada.
http://www.mercurynews.com/entertainment/ci_13270183?nclick_check=1
Quote from the above link, his local newspaper:
Is it any wonder, then, that Beamen is determined "to live in the now"? Fiercely guarding his privacy, he's reluctant to discuss why his parents banished him from their Oakland home while in his teens ("They are very supportive now. Mom calls every day to see if I'm OK."). And he doesn't say much about a short-lived marriage he entered into at 18 ("It lasted five years, but, mentally, I left after three.").
Could be.
Ada
today i went into a charity shop near where i live.
it was the cancer research shop.
when i was there i noticed a nwt , (the new softback version), sitting on the shelf amongst the bric-a-brac.
Hmmm, I always write it directly on the magazines I find in various places. A piece of paper can fall out or be thrown away. Good job, either way you got the rebuttal in there.
Ada
tonight while watching the show in the promo leading up to his performance, lawrence talked about being raised in a cult (he did not use that exact word) but said he was always told he was not good enough, also that he was brainwashed.
made me think perhaps he is an ex jw too.
he's from the walnut creek ca area now but apparently grew up in mississippi.. ada.
Tonight while watching the show in the promo leading up to his performance, Lawrence talked about being raised in a cult (he did not use that exact word) but said he was always told he was not good enough, also that he was brainwashed. Made me think perhaps he is an ex JW too. Anyone know anything about him? He's from the Walnut Creek CA area now but apparently grew up in Mississippi.
Ada
i've never celebrated halloween (too bad none of you live around here - jacksonville fl), but for whatever reason, i have alot of good memories from the anticipation of the various holidays as a child (i'm originally from a state that actually had seasons), even though we as jw's did'nt participate.
i still remember being at friends' houses, seeing them apparently happy and found myself wishing that i could have something to look forward too that was fun and not just the memorial (such a solemn occasion).
i have swore to myself that when (and if) i ever have children that i will celebrate them (the holidays + birthdays) as would want them to have some of the memories that i was denied.. am i making too much of this?.
I absolutely love Halloween, or as we call it, Samhain. Samhain is a holiday pagans have for honoring ancestors, family and friends that have passed over.
Ages past folks would leave gifts of food on their doorsteps for the wandering ghosts, and leave candles burning in their window to help guide them home, that practice gradually morphed into the holiday that we now know as Halloween.
Ada
