I have a neatly trimmed beard, Sylvia. Just sayin...
Posts by zoiks
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you should not have to choose between your religion and family ! (awake mag quote)
by looloo inlast summer there was a big upset caused by an article (july ,ithink) in the awake about a hindu lady that upset her family by leaving her religion and joining jehovahs witnesses and the ironic thing was it had the above quote in it , that someone should not have to choose between family and religion !
i printed the article off and underlined that section , and recently sent it to my inlaws along with a letter , because they are upset about not seeing their grandchild because they banned their son from the house (he sdisfellowshipped) i am trying to sort the situation out , and i thought they might notice the hypocrisy in the article , however that idea did not work as apparently" there are lies on the internet !
" and father in law was not very happy to receive it , but it is from an awake magazine ,watchtower literature !
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zoiks
This was a huge one for me as well - it revealed a strong cynicism on the society's part that I hadn't truly been aware of. I may use it soon with my parents who are currently presenting me with the (false) choice: "stay in 'the Truth' and keep us, or leave and lose us".
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"You were a much nicer person when you were in the truth!"
by highdose in"you were a much nicer person when you were in the truth!
since you havn't been to the meetings your starting to change.
your so into standing up for yourself like you think its a good thing!!?!
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zoiks
"I wouldn't NEED to stand up for myself if You People [JWs/WTS] weren't so emotionally, mentally, and spiritually abusive, now would I?"
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Do you hold any ''responsibility'' for the believing the WTS?
by RULES & REGULATIONS injehovah's witnesses are the only people that will inherit life on paradise earth.
only jehovah's witnesses have the ''truth''.
the wts is the only ''channel' 'to jehovah.
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zoiks
I was born-in, so up to a certain point I feel that I bore no responsibility. I believed and did what I was taught to believe and do. But, as doubts began to surface, and especially when I began to teach these things to my own children, I realized that the responsibility had become all mine.
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Letter to Mom
by Coffee House Girl injust in case there are any faders that need help breaking the news:.
i am posting this letter i left with my mother after i explained to her in person that i no longer wanted to be "in the truth".
you are not to blame, you cant make choices for me any more, only i can.. .
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zoiks
Wow, heart wrenching. Thanks for sharing this.
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Ozzy and WT Doctrine!
by lepermessiah inwho was the most villified rocker in my youth?
ozzy...... you couldnt listen to him.
he was pure evil.
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zoiks
OZZY!
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Forget 2012... The world will end May 21, 2011
by Elsewhere inhttp://articles.sfgate.com/2010-01-01/bay-area/17466332_1_east-bay-bay-area-first-time-camping.
biblical scholar's date for rapture: may 21, 2011theologyjanuary 01, 2010|by justin berton, chronicle staff writerformer civil engineer harold camping of oakland, who runs family radio, has studied the bible for almost 70 years.credit: lance iversen / the chronicleharold camping lets out a hearty chuckle when he considers the people who believe the world will end in 2012.. "that date has not one stitch of biblical authority," camping says from the oakland office where he runs family radio, an evangelical station that reaches listeners around the world.
"it's like a fairy tale.".
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zoiks
Welcome, Barbra!
Perhaps you misunderstand the demographics of this group. Stick around; you may be surprised.
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Borg court: 3rd session & verdict
by sd-7 inso...the third and final session was pretty straightforward.
they basically asked some more questions about the first woman, before i got back with the woman who became my wife.
then they asked what seemed like nothing more than a customer survey of "how are we doin'?
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zoiks
Christopher,
Please accept my apology. I in no way meant to come across as insensitive to your plight. My small attempt to lighten your mood was ill-timed at best.
Again, I am sorry.
Stephen
You have a PM.
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Borg court: 3rd session & verdict
by sd-7 inso...the third and final session was pretty straightforward.
they basically asked some more questions about the first woman, before i got back with the woman who became my wife.
then they asked what seemed like nothing more than a customer survey of "how are we doin'?
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zoiks
Chris,
You did what you had to, and you did not resort to lying about your beliefs. In spite of an undying love for endless sci-fi references, you have shown a remarkable maturity in the face of a terrible situation.
I wish you all the best and hope to continue hearing from you here.
Sorry, just had to get on you about the references
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Borg court: 2nd session
by sd-7 injudicial committee, round 2. i have to give it to the elders on this one.
they fought well, albeit with unrefined technique.
pure strength of authority apparently seems to make up for a lack of sufficient evidence, just as the 300-pound fellow who believed you were checking out his girlfriend can beat the tar out of you even though you were merely looking at the clock behind her on the wall.
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zoiks
Hope you're ok...