Utopian_Raindrops
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holiday angst
by patches ini grew up as a witness. forced into it actually by my mother. i was originally baptised catholic and spent a lot of time with my catholic grandma. i hated the whole jw thing. never accepted any of it. just went to every damn meeting with mom and abstained from any life affirming childhood experience because i was a well behaved kid.. <p>here's the problem: now that i am a grown-up, the holidays are a nightmare for me. i simply can not enjoy them. i have to approach them from an adult point of view but with a child-like longing for something i have missed. it doesn't help that i spend some of the holiday with my boyfriend's family where his parents still treat him like a child and shower him with expensive gifts. i give gifts as well but my need for them, both from an economical standpoint as well as an emotional one, is still great. i know it's not about the gifts but i feel that i have missed out on some shared cultural experience that leaves me feeling like only part of a person. it is hell on the self-esteem. this year, i am turning down the christmas morning at his house and will preserve my dignity at home with my 6 year old daughter. she will have the christmas experience as best as i can construct it. </p>.
<p>now, for all of the current jw's out there, please hold your comments. i go to a nice presbyterian church now and am very happy to have all my spiritual needs met especially wrt to christmas. i would like to hear from the grown up children of jw's who also missed out. is this a normal feeling? how do you deal with it? </p>.
patches
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The Night the Elders called me.
by NaruNaruChan inhey all,.
left the org approx.
one month ago, so i'm freshly out and still working my way through the depression of losing my three best friends... but anyway, not important, what i was wondering was if any of you got this line from the elders the night you went to meet with them... so here's my story, take it or leave it.. i'm a homosexual, i've known since i was young, not raised in "the truth" but converted when i was seventeen, four years ago... anyway, i suppressed it, etc, until i decided that i wanted to leave the org.
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To Utopian Raindrops
by NewLight2 inutopian raindrops,.
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http://www.geocities.com/athens/parthenon/7831/.
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Jesus' Name
by Utopian_Raindrops inok i have a question...does anyone know why we call jesus.....well jesus...i mean he was jewish and his hebrew name was yeshua.
so why did the whole world adopt the greek version of his name?
i do like it and all but, with jehovah now...depending on where you live you call him by his name in your language not the hebrew language.
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Any french people here???
by Nicolas inhi, i'd just like to know if there's some people who talk in french here??
i'm from quebec and sometime, i feel alone althought it's not as hard as it was last year because i have some new wordly friends.... bonjour, j'aimerais savoir si certaine personnes qui parlent en francais viennent ici??
j'habite au quebec et parfois, je me sens seul malgre que c'est moins pire que l'an passe parce que maintenant, j'ai quelque amis qui eux-aussi font partie du monde mechant ;-)edited by - nicolas on 30 november 2002 2:4:38.
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Who is coloured?
by Defender inthis was written by a black guy in texas .
when i born, i black.
when i grow up, i black.
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Venus and Serena "after the Oprah show"
by Mulan invenus and serena williams continued their discussion about their life, with oprah, after the regular show.
some areas of the country show that segment later in the evening.
my niece saw it and said they did talk about being witnesses, and the bible and so on.
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I am new.
by Utopian_Raindrops inok everyone...i am new.. i don't know what to say....just hello.. i am a disfellowshipped jehovah's witness...which maybe one day i will get in detail about....but right now it's still too painful.. besides if i talk about it i feel like i am talking bad about people or hindering jehovah's spirit with others.
i realy try to shy away from speaking badly of people...even if they hurt me.. what i believe in my heart is no one can truely hurt you if your standing with the creator is good in his eyes.they in reality hurt only themselves,because they hinder thier relationship with our maker.. i do not like to talk bad about any religious group realy because, i think what if jehovah some how aproved of them and then i am introuble!.
i can't remember where the scripture is but it is about the apostles and the advice was to let them go....and if they were from god then you know....but if they weren't then it would end...thier preaching and basically god would take care of them.. i feel jesus could say the things he did of religious leaders because,well.....he is th son of god and these people claimed to represent his dad.
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e-Watchman - what do you think?
by uriah inhas anybody been and read the info on the e-watchman.com site?
http://www.e-watchman.com.
there are some interesting views especially about the demise of the organisation.. i can't help feeling that there is a guru-esque style about it but i found it interesting.. anyone else?
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Looking for a King
by JH inwho do you think will be the next "king of the north", that is needed to fill prophesy?
just like a puzzle, all the pieces have to be put together, and one big piece is missing today.
i think that germany was the king of the north during the second world war, and the soviet union was the king of the north afterwards up to 1990, until it fell apart.