Posts by starfish422

When I was in the process of leaving, my dad offered (to me) to step down as an elder in order to spend more time with me, helping me take steps to return to Jehovah.

He was allowed to get reduced responsibilities (with no disgrace) when he started suffering anxiety/panic attacks a couple of years after I left.

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Favourite 80's song.....EVER!!

by ScoobySnax in

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i make no apologies for going on about the 80's again, its just that i've been having another nostalgia music session again.....you know dig out all your favourite tracks type thing..... i nominate........ duran duran union of the snake.

i reserve the right to change this though, with out warning......

starfish422

Where the Streets Have No Name by U2. Still the greatest song ever.

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New Divorce Rules ???

by jazbug in

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a friend of mine is getting a divorce because her husband is questioning the wts...he's sick of the cover-ups...in light of a new elder abuse case here.

she says she can't lie with someone who is going to talk against the wts..so i asked her how she could get a divorce for those reasons.

evidentally, the co came to talk to her and because she can't get govt.

starfish422

IN ELDERS SCHOOL we spent 45 min discussing the difference between CARESSING THE BREAST AND MOMENTARYLY TOUCHING THE BREAST

I bet that discussion was the most attentively listened to in the history of elders' school.

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Just curious...

by kj in

how many of you were actually brought into the jws by someone at your door?

how many were born in or brought in by family?.

kj

starfish422

Born in.

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Did you choose the jw way as an expression of your most inner self ?

by A Paduan in

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or was jwisma pain in the ass means to an end a way of avoiding a perceived punishment (an attempt to alleviate anxiety)a way of attempting to gain certain rewardsa path to 'status'a way of avoiding the fear of the unknownthe assurance that you really were 'gooder' than the others, as suspectedthe 'spiritual' way out of giving all your stuff to charity (and in particular to those who don't really deserve it)for other reasons.

starfish422

I didn't choose the way; it was chosen for me by my parents. My life was all laid out ahead of me; no bends in the road, no decision left up to me.

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New Divorce Rules ???

by jazbug in

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friends

a friend of mine is getting a divorce because her husband is questioning the wts...he's sick of the cover-ups...in light of a new elder abuse case here.

she says she can't lie with someone who is going to talk against the wts..so i asked her how she could get a divorce for those reasons.

evidentally, the co came to talk to her and because she can't get govt.

starfish422

Yup, a friend of mine whose spouse found their stash of apostate materials, was left by their spouse on the basis that the spouse's spirituality was endangered by remaining in the same household with the apostate. Rather than staying and trying to help the spouse work through any crisis they may be going through. Fine Christian love, that.

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ebay: what have you bought/sold

by RAYZORBLADE in

yes, i know....there've been topics started discussed about ebay.. i've had an absolute blast with it as of recent.. what have i bought lately?.

a yellow dial telephone in excellent condition (from manitoba).

several 45's (vinyl records).. i'm amazed at what you can find on there.

starfish422

Maternity clothes, cloth diapers, a breast pump,a baby name book, a crib skirt (yup, I'm pregnant), a putter grip for DH's golf set, a Hallowe'en costume for my 3-year-old (Clifford the Big Red Dog ), and printer cartridges. That's all that comes to mind right now. I've been eBaying for a while now, though, so I'm sure I'm forgetting something. :)

**edited to say, I've been a buyer only so far.

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Low Meeting Attendance Means Wrongdoing!

by Englishman in

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did anyone ever come across the idea that meeting attendances were an indication of how much spirit jehovah was giving or witholding from the congregation?.

..and that this was directly related to whether or not there was any secret wrondoing within the congregation that was "blocking the spirit" and thereby restricting the "increase"?.

just a couple of instances:.

starfish422

I remember one congregation nearby that had set up in a converted former church, until they had enough money to build a real KH. My dad later on said that they never had any growth or progress "until they got out of that damn church building". LOL

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Minimus & His Mother

by minimus in

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i love my mother dearly.

she is a very good person in her late 70's.

she's caring and a "good christian woman".

starfish422

Egad, your dialogue gave me unpleasant flashbacks of living with my mom. I wasn't prepared for that today.

At least you try, Min. (((HUGS))) to your mom for loving her son although he is an apostate. LOL