I wrote this long post of encouragement and my browser got stuck and I lost it all. :(
Email me anytime. I'm a newbie around here too. Hang in there buddy!
some of you on this board know me, or at least part of my story, very likely most of you do not.. i am a 21 yr old male from chicago who finally mustered the courage to da myself roughly 6 months ago.
being a 3rd-generation jw, my grandfather was an elder 45 years, so this developed a reputation and precedence for me that i would one day be a co.. or go to bethel.
such high expectations, which i am happy i never fulfilled.
I wrote this long post of encouragement and my browser got stuck and I lost it all. :(
Email me anytime. I'm a newbie around here too. Hang in there buddy!
when i started studying again, i got the guilts and threw out lots of stuff.
over 200 cd's - goth, punk, industrial, rock, pop, classical, you name it, i threw it.
i got rid of my witchcraft books, astrology books, crystal ball, tarot cards, even my damn nintendo.
Like Bodhistava, I mostly regret that I gave up my career, that I am now trying to get back into but in the entertainment biz, it's difficult for old folks, so I'm not sure if it is too late for me now.
I also gave up the love of my life because he was "worldly".
And while at the time (because the borg taught me I was doing the right thing) I didn't care, thinking about it now, I also wish I hadn't given up the special times with my "wordly" family such as the holidays. Especially after my dad died, those times without me must have been really sad for my mother. I feel so bad, that I put my family through that.
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Hilarious! I listened all the way through.
Love it! Hilarious and informative. Thank you so much for sharing!
thanks to amazon.com (where would we be without those guys?
) i've just received my copy of the new book "awakening of a jehovah's witness" by dianne wilson (published by prometheus books, 2002).. the dust jacket carries these words: "her engrossing first-hand account will be of great interest to former witnesses, students of cult phenomena, anyone who has ever experienced an abusive relationship, those who want to learn more about what compels people to enter this group, and all who have everhad contact with jehovah's witnesses.".
it looks like a good read, all 327 pages of it, just going by the table of contents.
dedalus,
Do you mean "reductive" because you believe they are not a cult?
can some one please tell me.
do men have one less rib bone than women?
why?
I've heard that if you loose a rib,it will grow back. I'm not 100% sure if it's true or not but I've heard many a JW use this to explain the rib situation. They explain that Adam didn't go without the rib, it grew back.
I never thought about the belly button before, it seems logical that they wouldn't have any... that's interesting because I could almost swear that I've seen the society publish pictures of Adam and Eve with belly buttons. I could be wrong, though.
i've just tossed out for recycling my nwt bible, greatest man book, book of bible stories, live forever book and other assorted jw memorabilia.
the house is less cluttered now with less shit hanging around.
you guys should do a spring clean as well.. .
Refiner,
How about a Bonfire? :)
does "trvth" set one free?
truth can certainly promote and assure freedom ... but the "key" to the jailhouse door is not some ultimate "trvth" that we must find.
some argue that theists, deist, or atheist are free due to some "trvth" or that they are all hypocrits because they debate one another.
Amazing,
All the brothas and the sistas in the house say AMEN! :)
I agree it's not about absolute truth because it doesn't exist and we do have to be honest about what is truth and what is not. It saddens me that there are so many whom (for whatever reason) NEED absolute truth and won't be honest with themselves or anyone else.
Guest77,
I agree respect must also be included in the picture.
a good example of fine christian conduct, brought to you by "debbie.williams".. first email.
i'm glad that jehovah will kill you,yet!.
there is alot of things that i want to say but you know that jesus said in matt 24:9-11 that you would hate his faithful ones ,but to be honest with you ,we don't hate you ,cause in matt 5;1-9 says that we will be hated,so since we all know that ,than it is a pleasure that you talk about us.and other thing that i want to say is that people in the world thinks that we are crazy ,but if you would read the old testament than you will know that the jews were to serpart themselves from the other nations and that is how jehovah's witness fell about it,see when the jews would be around other nations than they would forget jehovah and they would worship other gods.when they do that ,it would cost them their lives.so it is good that you are talking about us and i would like for you to continue to do so .why?
"Awe ... bless her little cotton socks. Jehovah must be "so proud". Way ta go Debbie !"
LOL!!!
i sent a letter today to a "heavy" in bethel regarding the un issue.
sorry for the formatting, but i'm dumping a word file... here's a section regarding the un:.
the un, steven bates, the guardian newspaper, and watchtower of new york, inc.. dan, i'm sure you are aware of some recent accusations by steven bates, a writer for the guardian newspaper (a british-based newspaper).
Elija,
OK, I think I'd don't have to watch the movie to get the picture, but it might be fun to watch it anyway. Is it any good? The previews didn't do anything for me.
Seeker,
Thanks for the link. Appreciate it!