JamesThomas
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Keep or dump
by Mercedes ini need some advice.
i have been dating this guy for 3 years.
of those 3 years, he has cheated on me many many times, but i can only prove some.
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Has your life been stolen from you?What
by nightwarrior inwhat would you do if you woke up to morrow morning and found that your life had been stolen from you???.
that your mother had constantly lied to you concerning how to attain a relationship with god.. that your mother had fed you poison.. that your mother disowned you because you were asking thought provoking questions.. that your mother abandoned you and left you for dead.. that your mother altered her will cutting you off because you kept asking questions so as to free your mind.. who is mother????.
how did mother affect you?.
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A spiritual reason to relinquish the Bible
by JamesThomas ina child can see that the god portrayed in the bible is repulsive.. .
the same child standing in awe of the midnight sky is in love.. .
i made a decision not to long ago to no longer embrace a book that openly and continuously disparaged god.
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Tolerance
by Xena inyou know most of us spend a large part of our lives in a religion that allowed for no independant thinking.
we were taught and taught others that ours was the only way and anyone who thought differently was going to be judged unworthy and die.
anyone who presumed to think outside the box was branded "apostate" or not good association.
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Turning Ya Mom into a Ring!?
by ISP incremated remains of woman 'made into a diamond stone'
the cremated remains of an 80-year-old woman have been presented to her family in the form of a diamond stone, the first delivery of this kind in the world.. the remains of edna macarthur from alberta, canada were compressed into a three gramme sample and flown to italy.. intense heat was then used to incorporate the remains into carbon used to craft a diamond.. "this is the first presentation of a synthetic diamond made in this way," brian crawford, president of edmonton-based fountain garden funeral services.. the quarter carat diamond was presented to macarthur's granddaughter, tracey somerville.. the family planned to have the stone placed in a golden ring.. the quarter carat diamond cost the family can$3,240 (1,281) which crawford said was much cheaper than the cost of a burial with a moderately priced wooden casket.
its manufacturing process took two weeks.. crawford said his company has already received three more orders, including a pre-arranged order from a living person.. another company, the toronto-based images for eternity, offers artwork incorporating cremated remains on paintings.
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Did you follow instructions carefully?
by Outaservice inthe society reports millions of hours spent in the field service yearly.
when you were active did you follow theocratic instructions carefully and faithfully?.
did you stop for a coffee break and keep your time going?
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Hello all. Just introducing myself
by JamesThomas inthis is my first introduction post and my second post all together.
i hid in the corner for some time, just watching.
i was raised from about the age of five in the "truth".
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The irony of it all
by sleepy in.
over the past few months i've found it hard not to feel anger and bitterness at wasting my youth on the watchtower , all the things i didn't do that i wanted to and will never be able to, at least not in the same way.. learning my father is dying of cancer has not helped, i feel his life was wasted in the truth, he was only tring to do what he thought was right.i think of my parents as a young couple just married in 1972, and reciveing a call from two young witnesses of a similar age.they must have believed they had found something special that they could give to their children.. sometimes i wish these things had not happened.. and yet would my life had been better if they hadn't?.
would my parents still have been together after 30 years, what would my childhood have been like if my dad had not learned to control his temper?being a natural rebelious idividual how would i have turned out, knowing how most of my friends from school turned out?would i have developed the qualities that i now value without by upbringing?not worring about being different anymore?would the paths i could have gone down been any better?i would certainly have not met my wife, and the experiences i have enjoyed as a result,my desire to now push myself and accomplish something great in my life may not have developed so strongly, the desire that may possible move me to success.. the irony is that being brough up a witness has shaped my personallity, determined the people i have met and those i have avoided, maybe my life would not have been so could if those witnesses had never called on my parents.
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Help! Neighbor starting a study
by Trotafox ini am so furious.
the very zealous elderly pioneer sister who lives across the street (alberta) has been canvassing the neighborhood for studies.
i watch her walk up and down the street and being very friendly and helpful with her neighbors (all the while preaching to them i'm sure).