This is so horrible. I am going to email you via my mom.
Rachel
last saturday, a former ministerial servant and pioneer committed suicide in the woodinville washington kingdom hall parking lot.
he was disfellowshipped several years ago, and according to the old sister that related the story to me today, he was depressed because no one would talk to him.
i don't know how i kept calm when she explained to me that "we couldn't talk to him...he was disfellowshipped.".
This is so horrible. I am going to email you via my mom.
Rachel
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how do you feel?do you like to be called apostate ?.
apostate just means: someone who renounces a former belief or principle.. to people who have never been witnesses it may not symbolise much.but to witnesses the word means a lot.in many of their minds it is synonymous with evil and perverted.. since it jw's who will likely call us apostate not others the term almost always has a bad or negative useage.. but it does identify us as people who have completely rejected the religion.. so is it good for us to use it or not?
My husband prefers heretic.
Finnrot, if you don't mind a bit of a drive, there will be an apostafest on August 3 in the Seattle area. Lots of people are coming!
Rachel
I love bicycling! I haven't been able to ride since I had my kids though. I'm hoping to get a bike next year so I can join my husband on his rides. He is currently training for the STP (Seattle to Portland bicycle classic). It would be nice to ride with him instead of waiting at home!
I used to commute to work, about fifteen miles I think. It was a great way to get my workout done. My husband would ride with me in the morning and then I'd ride home alone in the evening. It was great!
Have fun!
Rachel
fellow uk posters and lurkers, .
it is possible to recieve dateline over here.
it is on at the weekends (on sky digital) at around midnight saturday or was it sunday, anyway............. .
Catholic Church abuse show came first. I hope they air it for you!
Rachel
below was a letter to editor that was printed in the paducah paper.
i thought it might be relevant now as jw's are defending their position on child abuse as being ok. it all boils down to the five questions.
if the typical jw can answer the five questions truthfully then they are forced to admit there is a problem.
Path, if a convicted child molester moves into my neighborhood, the law states that the entire neighborhood is told everything. Where he lives, his name, his picture. Why can't the congregations do the same?
If someone molested your child, would you really be worried about slander? I wouldn't. I'd tell all my friends and anyone who came near the person. Sue me, I'd rather pay than have that on my conscience.
Regarding number three...are you kidding me? I can't believe you even tried to rebut that.
And then number 5, what if the elder is lying? Why are you defending them?
Rachel
Hi Wendy!
Rachel
"Consider the lilies of the goddamn field" -Ulysses Everett McGill
what do you like to do for fun?
lyineyes, and i love to dance at our favorite night club.
oh by the way, i want to know what kind of entertainment you enjoy with your jeans up.
Backyard BBQ with a ton of people
Love to run or go to the gym
Shop (need I say more)
Beach with my kids
Any outside activity with my kids
Anything with my prince
Rachel
"Consider the lilies of the goddamn field" -Ulysses Everett McGill
i know some of you are not going to appreciate this and it probably won't start a movement that will affect a change but it will make me feel better to rant.. i find it very distracting to have moving graphics in the field of text, where we are supposed to be reading.
perhaps many of you are used to listening to the radio while studying for a test, as i have often seen depicted on tv, presumably in humor.
it may be humorous but it is not conducive to actual retention and meaningful meditation.
Hi Sean, I forgot about this thread too! Thanks for taking the blame for being mean, I know you enjoyed it but I don't think you would have been so inclined if my rotten brothers hadn't started just about everything.
Remember the time you threw me in Hood Canal after I had already showered and was fully dressed? I do.[>:(]
I forgive you though.
Rachel
"Consider the lilies of the goddamn field" -Ulysses Everett McGill
what better way to join the board than jumping in with both feet?
(sorry if it's too long).
my experience is somewhat similar to the ones i've read here.
Hi ZZ! Welcome and what a story!
Rachel
"Consider the lilies of the goddamn field" -Ulysses Everett McGill
because i'm a guy, i must hold the television remote control in my hand while i watch tv.
if the thing has been misplaced, i'll miss a whole show looking for it, though one time i was able to survive by holding a calculator.. because i'm a guy, when i lock my keys in the car i will fiddle with a wire clothes hanger and ignore your suggestions that we call a road service until long after hypothermia has set in.. oh, and when the car isn't running very well, i will pop the hood and stare at the engine as if i know what i'm looking at.
if another guy shows up, one of us will say to the other, "i used to be able to fix these things, but now with all these computers and everything, i wouldn't know where to start.
Real men buy tampons for their woman and know where the cumin is in the grocery store. They just pronounce "cumin" wrong because they think it sounds funnier that way.
Rachel
"Consider the lilies of the goddamn field" -Ulysses Everett McGill