Posts by sparrowdown

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Do You Give Personal Information About Yourself On This Site?

by minimus in

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if someone asked you for information regarding your identity, would you tell them?

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My first birthday party.

by sp74bb in

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friends

different kind of feelings.. i've been living with my new partner 10 months and his family has adopted me as a new son.

i'm sad not having my family here with me but love, kindness and feelings from my new family fill all i have lost.. a nice chocolate cake, a present (a new watch), many greetings and wishes from friends, a nice dinner with my boyfriend.. who said this was wrong?.

sparrowdown

Happy B-day to you!

What's the old saying about "when God closes a door he opens a window"

Or is it "when God closes one door he gives you chocolate cake"

Many Happy Returns sp74bb

sparrow HUG-HUG.

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Why Do Jehovah's Witnesses Reject The Bible's Example Concerning Baptism

by Watchtower-Free in

i asked the below questions to 2 of my elders a few week ago ................................silence.

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sparrowdown

I have pointed out to JWs that Jesus was 30yrs old when he got baptised-they just stare blankly at you as if to say

"what has Jesus got to do with it"

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Drug addicts and Christianity

by free2beme in

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i will make this clear, i am not a christian (but i am a former jw).

i have noticed a trend among christians and something i wanted to discuss.

it is that those with the strongest faith, the deepest emotional connection to hope and swallow the stories of the bible the deepest.

sparrowdown

Yes free2b, I would have to say I have noticed this aswell.

The problem is that while the message of forgiveness often appeals to people who have substance abuse issues

(mainly because they have trouble forgiving themselves).

In the long run this in itself becomes an addiction, an addiction to be forgiven.

The added guilt and shame that is dished out as spiritual food out at meetings only makes personal forgiveness even more elusive.

A whole new cycle of pain is created, which in turn aggravates any mental health problems and the need to self medicate.

Plus many people who have had serious drug/alcohol problems have emtional control issues as well.

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Why Do Jehovah's Witnesses Reject The Bible's Example Concerning Baptism

by Watchtower-Free in

i asked the below questions to 2 of my elders a few week ago ................................silence.

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sparrowdown

@OUTLAW- that rat would have to be bapstised before his ass would be considered saved.

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Most absurd thing I heard at the convention yesterday!

by Batman89 in

brother lett was giving the last talk of the day about what they supposedly accomplished in 100 years.

i was just waking up so im paraphrasing alittle(i was dosing off all day) anyways in his introduction he said.

"there is more evidence to prove gods kingdom on the earth is a reality than wind,electricity and gravity is a reality on the earth".

sparrowdown

Hmm, let me see "evidence" of GK on earth?

The GB are rolling in money.

The GB have their "rapture" all organized and have finalized their seating arrangents in heaven.

And screw the rest of you velvet rope rejects who are not baptised, because the GB have blessings coming out of every orifice.

How's that for proof of divine backing.

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A few bad apples hey?

by sparrowdown in

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friends

a witness couple just called on me.

they know i have'nt been to the hall for a few months but have no idea that i am "off reservation" in more ways than one.. they called by to tell me they that due to the "unloving spirit" in our.

congregation they will be going to another hall from now on.. the husband has been having ongoing "issues" with the cobe for some time ( iow,he hates his guts).. they feel that if they move to another cong where the people are nicer everything will be ok. (yeah, right).

sparrowdown

Ta all for your input.

It is so hard to know what to do and say in these situations, JWs can be a bit like wilderbeast in that they "spook" easy.

Out of everone in my area these too have been voted by me as "the couple most likely to wake up".

So I will bide my time for now as I have a feeling I will be seeing them again one day.

Thanks again.

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A few bad apples hey?

by sparrowdown in

jw
friends

a witness couple just called on me.

they know i have'nt been to the hall for a few months but have no idea that i am "off reservation" in more ways than one.. they called by to tell me they that due to the "unloving spirit" in our.

congregation they will be going to another hall from now on.. the husband has been having ongoing "issues" with the cobe for some time ( iow,he hates his guts).. they feel that if they move to another cong where the people are nicer everything will be ok. (yeah, right).

sparrowdown

Exactly TFO- Choose my words carefully so they don't run away screaming "blue apostasy" before I sow a few seeds of doubt.

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BBC Report - Abuse Victim of JW Elder Speaks Out.

by Joe Grundy in

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-28151300.

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headline: "jehovah's witnesses' criticised over handling of sex abuse".

sparrowdown

The WT suffer from "Lot syndrome" ie; "here have my virgin daughters (or sons), just don't harm God's representatives".

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A few bad apples hey?

by sparrowdown in

jw
friends

a witness couple just called on me.

they know i have'nt been to the hall for a few months but have no idea that i am "off reservation" in more ways than one.. they called by to tell me they that due to the "unloving spirit" in our.

congregation they will be going to another hall from now on.. the husband has been having ongoing "issues" with the cobe for some time ( iow,he hates his guts).. they feel that if they move to another cong where the people are nicer everything will be ok. (yeah, right).

sparrowdown

You are right happy@last, they will get a right royal love-bombing, that's is what they are hoping for.

They want to be back in "the loving bosom" once again. It' like a drug.