Thanks for posting that picture, Mr Biggs.
I haven't read an Awake in a year, but in the audience of that picture are some old "friends" and I now know they are still true believers.
What message does that picture protray but to be sure to include those little minds!. Train them early ;-) (makes me sick now)
j2bf
time has passed; things have quieted.
it was a nice, relaxing time, with a few jw hiccups here and there, just general gossip and harassment from the wife's parents...nothing new.. then, my sister met a wonderful guy.
and it just so happens he's a jw....that's where the similarities with the religion end.
wow Ashi
Thanks for writing these, and don't forget the future issues.
Its amazing how similar the exiting from the wtbts is. They don't give up easily and are quick to judge and label others. You have a nice writing style.
I hope you and watergoddness are finding new friends to fill your life with. Anxiously waiting for future installments :-)
j2bf
i've been a bit short with people today in the forums, and i shouldn't have been quite so abrupt.
i get frustrated when i see exjws make the same mistake and join up with political groupthink just as they used to join with governing body groupthink.
it's all propaganda, as i keep trying to point out, but the fact is that you can believe whatever you want without my input.. i realize i keep harping on conservative hypocrisy lately, but that's because they are in power right now.
Mommy,
Lenny Kravitz (sp?) I like that song too.
j2bf
Celtic,
check your e-mail, hun.
j2bf
those truly wonderful people here who have treated me like i was somebody special.
i hope you all know who you are cause i'm sure i will forget some of you.. joy you are wonderful and so kind, love yourself ok?
thanks for listening so many times.. grace i've never met anyone as selfless and inspirational as you.
Thank you Flower.
It has been most heartwarming to see how you have learned to love yourself.
Now where are you going? or is this a general thank you?
You better not be leaving us! Where would I go to smell the beautiful flowers everyday?
j2bf
with all the stories coming out on the board, which i know gwen and i greatly enjoyed reading them, prompted me a few weeks ago to start my own.
this is part one, and thanks to amazing, duncan and hillary for their inspirations and getting me motivated.. cheers!.
part one...the early years.. this will be a work in progress folks.. as i write ill post the parts.
Thanks Zev for starting your life story.
I really think it helps others to reflect on their lifes and hopefully those lurking will realize that most jws have the same experience growing up.
I'm looking forward to the rest of your posts. Please don't keep us in suspense too long.
j2bf
dear kenny,.
happy happy birthday.
you were warned.
Happy Birfday Kenny.
That's right, keep holding on to those birfdays so you don't get older!. (not)
I liked Dazed and Confused remarks. That one is dazed and confused!
j2bf
sixty minutes covered this story a month ago and meet the press brought it up again this morning when rumsfeld was interviewed.... when stationing troops in foreign countries, the u.s. military tries to abide by the rules of the country.
in saudi arabia, the custom for women in public is that they wear an abaya, a floor-length, long-sleeve, loose-fitting garment that covers everything but the face.
air force lt. col. martha mcsally filed a lawsuit against the pentagon, arguing that the policy was discriminatory because men are not required to dress in traditional muslim garments.. when interviewed on sixty minutes, mcsally was so offended by the garment that she would not put it on just to demonstrate what it looked like.
pst, IMbue, I've been practicing my faces!
:D = big smile
:) = smile
but since they don't turn into smiley faces here, you can just do
:-) = smile
;-) = wink
j2bf
ps, when you are in chat, help (by logoff) shows you how to make all the faces.
my wife and i are back in school again and we are in a philosophy class and the issue of god has come up in the research material and the following is under consideration for us- .
being involved in trying to explain the reason that god permits wickness i find the explanation that i use to use from the platform as a jw to be very weak to say the least .
yet i find that it is the same basic explantion given by most "beleivers" and it too is weak as tea.
wow JT, that sounds like a great class.
"AT THAT point i knew i was in the class i have needed ALL MY LIFE"
-smile-(not the old entrance school stuff!!!)
Please continue to share with us what your discussions are.
j2bf
think of the awesome reception you will get at your next meeting or convention wearing a stylish apostates, inc. shirt.
such as our personal favorite:.
happy shopping!.
lol Cygnus, I love it.
