Hey all! This forum is excellent, so I thought I'd join in. If you'd like to know more about me & know where I fit in here, you can read my story at http://www.freeminds.org/stories/fearmom.htm
Greetings all & Merry Christmas :)
by Nosferatu 10 Replies latest jw friends
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Big Tex
Merry Christmas and a big Texas Howdy right back at ya.
Welcome!
Am I the only one who sees the dichotomy of someone named Noferatu saying 'Merry Christmas'?
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shera
Nosferatu,nice to meet you welcome.
Thanks for your story,I can relate to your nervousness problems,relating to being a JW. (((((((hugs)))))) .
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riz
welcome to the forum, Nosferatu Merry x-mas to you, too!
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freedom96
Welcome to the board!
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mouthy
Welcome !! I read your testimony---Sorry to hear a lot of it.But SO happy to hear you have a relationship with God.... Somany of the stories are the same.Beatings, blackmail, etc:etc: Do this or else!!!I guess I was a person like your Mother( not the beatings) but pushing studies on my kids. I was considered a VERY Strong!!! Jehovahs Witness-Nobody every thought I would stop believing( even me too) but here I am FREE!!! Know it is not the truth.Never been happier! so who knows your Mother may one day be free also....Keep it in prayer...Thanks for sharing...Grace( of undeserved kindness-if you want to use the WT term for Grace
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BluesBrother
Welcome !
I can relate to so much of what you say . It is so sad to hear the same sort of story repeated again .
Over protective parents, ham-fisted manipulative elders, we know them all
I also have the music. Led Zep, G n R , ACDC , I love em all.... I was already an elder by the 80's when "Counsell" about such band came out. so they could not really touch me . I did not crusade in favour of the bands but I never hid the fact that I enjoyed the music.
When I was ready to resign , I was giving some reasons that did not seem to be accepted,but I told the C/O I liked what he might call "Heavy Metal" - and I was dropped like a hot potatoe
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bigfloppydog
welcome to the board, and a very
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU.
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ugg
hi and welcome..
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Nosferatu
Thank you for the warm welcome!
Isn't is such a wonderful privelage that we could all be gathered here on this beautiful day that Jehovah has given us :D
I'm surprised to see so many here from Canada! Anyone from Winnipeg?
Mouthy: There are reasons for my mother joining the JWs that I have come to understand. She had sexually & physically abusive parents. Also, in her first marriage she was with an alcoholic and an abusive man. I can understand why she's taken such an attachment to the religion. However, the JWs don't help deal with the past, they just pave the way for a "better" future. My mother is very weak minded I've discovered. If she were to come to terms with her past like I have, she would be able to live a better life without the JWs. However, I doubt that will ever happen.
Bluesbrother: That's one thing I never agreed with in the religion. I enjoy all types of music, but I favor heavy metal. I remember talks about how we should avoid bands like Poison, Megadeth, etc. I take it none of them ever listened to the band Poison. I find nothing remotely offensive about them!
I must say, I'm looking foreward to telling some funny stories about things that I've experienced while I was studying. I also have to put a user pic up. I'll choose something very appropriate ;)