well, here is a door i wish i would have gotten when i was a jw.. [edited: link removed].
or if you want to go to the original article that boing boing points to... .
[edited: link removed].
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my old account password for low-key lysmith no longer works.. i'm just wondering if it's a glitch or if i've been disfellowshipped from the forum.. just wondering.
if i have been disfellowshipped, then so long to all of you.
it's been fun.
Account of Low-Key Lysmith was 'timed out' http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/159265/1.ashx
Account reactivated.
my mother forwarded me this e-mail yesterday.
i've copied and pasted it exactly as i got it.. -------------------------------.
notes from bro.
Sorry I missed it.........................not!
same old, same old. just regurgitated Watchtower speculations.
compassion and forgiveness are important qualities for all of us - but that said, this is not the time to 'let up' or start showing mercy to .
let's consider three ways in which they hurt people:.
first, they injure or wreck families.
G'day metatron,
I always look out for your threads, you invariably have something worthwhile to say - you and I have been around here for more than eight years and have surely learned much along the way.
The description of the Borg as being an evil empire is certainly something I believe although i'm not sure it's the worst the world has ever seen.
As for showing them no mercy though, I'm not so sure. There's no doubting that Mrs Ozzie and I have plenty of reason to despise them; amongst other things Mts Ozzie has suffered horribly from the vindictiveness of certain Bethel elders in Australia who abused her and their positions to horribly harm her. I don't give details for privacy reasons but if I were to dwell on what they did, it would eat me up.
And that's the point isn't it? We cannot let them continue to rule our lives even after we have left. Our lives would be ruined, we would be mere shadows of what we could be.
The truth is that even if they changed, they could never change in the essentials - they are disciples of a lie. How could changes 'around the edges' prove to be real change? No, a leopard cannot change its spots.
There comes a point when we must put it all behind us, reaching forward into this wonderful world.
Work for the day when the Watchtower is an irrelevancy in our lives - it surely is for most of the world's population.
Greetings from down underneath you!
Ozzie
g'day noelle,.
we're sorry your first thread on jwd should have disappeared.
the moderators removed it because some posters had hijacked it and broken posting guidelines in making abusive comments.
G'day Noelle,
We're sorry your first thread on JWD should have disappeared. The moderators removed it because some posters had hijacked it and broken Posting Guidelines in making abusive comments. One of them has been temporarily deleted from JWD.
Many times we may not agree with other posters on JWD but we try to maintain it as a welcoming place for ALL, no matter whether we (whoever that may be!) agree with the sentiments or not.
So, welcome to JWD.
And thanks to carla, Sad Emo, didgeridoo, Snowbird and yknot for sharing in welcoming you.
cheers from downunder,
Ozzie
i used to post here many years ago, back then there was a chat room.
it was good to talk to others instantly.
why has the chat room gone?
crazy:
perhaps you should spend more time here!
Read your post where the link was removed and it clearly states who did it.
When I hit it, it took me straight to a mirror of JWD and changed my settings.
Guess what? Internet security is important to us.
So.... I acted quickly to protect JWD users. Seems fair to me.
my da announcement was last tuesday, so i have been on the official jw shun list for about a week now.... i am curious how you handle shunning.my situation:.
i have spoken with my family (my parents and 1 brother) and discussed whether they will shun me.
i explained that biblically they should not shun me since i am not an antichrist, and i have not rejected the teaching that jesus cam in the flesh.
Do you say "Hi how are you" in a friendly voice when they call your home? Do you visit sick JW friends or relatives in the hospital, and thus "turn the other cheek" and "heap fiery coals on their heads"?
Yep. Over many years now, Mrs Ozzie and I have adopted the view that 'they' may have DF us but we haven't DF 'them' !
For a while, it seemed that maybe it wasn't the right course since it only hurt all the more but these days we've seen it was the best policy. Nowadays relationships are much better - they've seen that we do 'mean it' (leaving the WT and attending churches) and that if they're to have company with us, it'll be on our terms, not theirs.
We grieve that our family are still blinded by the evil of the cult known as JWs but otherwise, things are fine. Why, I'm not even much interested in the Borg any more!
yep, on the "official" wt site, there's an article on grieving and a photo caption that reads:.
bible accounts show that jesus has the power and the desire to bring children back to life.
http://www.watchtower.org/e/20070501/article_02.htm.
Jesus is the Chief Agent
"Chief Agent" is a whole lot different to being the one who is spoken of as "resurrects". Note that the caption nowhere mentions "Chief Agent", nor "Jehovah"; it simply statesthat Jesus resurrects.
a very enjoyable part of my job these last few years has been entertaining clients with corporate hospitality at the rugby union international matches at twickenham.
i work for a software company, as finance director, and these events such as the six nations, or the annual barbarians tour - provide companies such as mine a valuable opportunity to spend time with customers and prospects and try to interest them in our products, or at least get them to be favourably disposed to the company.
sponsorship of rugby matches like this is actually quite a smart move marketing-wise.
Welcome aboard, four candles ! Enjoy.
i'm having a hard time figuring things out here.
the last few years it's become increasingly cultish - i.e.
the public & kool-aid editions, the infamous november(?
Will we see more changes for the better?
That depends on whether you think that changes like that make it "better". I hold to the view that it's rotten at the core i.e. it's basic teachings are wrong, so it wouldn't matter how much the outside packaging is presented, it's still a rotten apple!
