"the way you walked was thorny, through no fault of your own, but as the rain enters the soil, the river enters the sea, so tears run to a predestined end.
now you will have peace for eternity.
" -- maleva, the wolf man.
flipper I say that all the time when friends ask me how I feel. I tell them I am just Abby Normal. One of the best lines in that movie.
From Dances with Wolves when Higgins comes across a skeleton with a arrow in it he says "Why don't you just write". Still Totally ADD
the oldest reference i can find is 2012, as follows:.
"think of that if you are ever tempted to violate god’s command not to associate with your disfellowshipped relatives.
" the watchtower 2012, 4/15/ p. 12 par.
JV I remember in the early 70's during the 15 min. break between public talk and the watchtower study the ones that smoked went behind the 7-11 store next to the KH for a smoke. In a congregation of about 100 at the time I would say 15 to 20 were smoking. Those were the days. Still Totally ADD
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-02-24/survivors-of-sexual-abuse-to-be-able-to-sue-churches/9481000.
sexual abuse survivors in victoria to be able to sue churches as government moves to end 'ellis defence'.
updated about 2 hours ago.
Good news. I got happy feet.👣👣👣👣. Still Totally ADD
tuesday, february 27. let the elders who preside in a fine way be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard in speaking and teaching.—1 tim.
5:17.. those related to us in the faith certainly merit honor and respect.
this is especially true of the elders who are taking the lead.
James Mixon I love your illustration of monkeys in the tree. All I could think of was when visiting the zoo every time we past the monkey cages they are always slinging crap and peeing. So I guess the monkeys on top of the tree are peeing and slinging crap on all the monkeys down below them. LOL. Still Totally ADD
we all know waking up from the cult and trying to leave is a very scary and life changing experience.
for many it's traumatic and few find the transition easy.
we have to deal with families cutting us off entirely or keeping us at arms length at best, lies being told about us by the organization, ex members gossiping about us and finding ourselves in a world very different from what we're prepared for.. for this reason, i've decided to start writing a self-help book informing jws of what to expect when they leave the org.
P.E. what a great idea you have. I wish you great success on your project. My wife and I since leaving the Borg do teaching classes on backyard wild herbs and gardening. I mention this because we found the KISS method is the best teaching tool to help people understand the subject material. Can't wait to see what you bring out in your future book. Good luck to you on your project. Still Totally ADD
tuesday, february 27. let the elders who preside in a fine way be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard in speaking and teaching.—1 tim.
5:17.. those related to us in the faith certainly merit honor and respect.
this is especially true of the elders who are taking the lead.
All the WT. Cult is doing is throwing a bone to the elders to build them up a little so they can keep doing the bidding of the Borg. In my early years as a elder when they mention this verse it had a effect on me to keep going on and do your job. At the end before I stepped down I could see how they would used this verse as a motivational tool so elders would keep being loyal to the GB.. Still Totally ADD
will our fearless leaders the gb call a news conference and invite all the major news networks and outlets and put their asses on the line and declare "you are all doomed!
" or will they have the rank and file do all the dirty work while they sit back in their gated corporate country club?!
ask any jdub that question!.
Several years ago a O.C. told me in confidence that the GB believes half of the friends will die at Armageddon because they were half hearted. Because of this thinking he said the GB can't trust the friends to do the right thing so we shouldn't.
The GB has never in my life time stuck their neck out for anything. They have always had the flock do all the dirty work. Still Totally ADD
Happy birthday Stan and many more. Enjoy your day. As a born-in I look forward birthdays they are so much fun. Still Totally ADD
i heard a sly and the family stone song a little while ago and out of curiosity, looked up larry graham....the innovator of the slappin and plunkin bass.
he became a jw about 1975 and was the influence for prince becoming a jw.
on his official web page is the list of his tour dates this year.
I remember years ago Benson had a Christmas album out. I couldn't believe it! When I asked about it I was told it was in his business contract to do this. On the other hand being in construction I could not work on churches. Go figure!!! Still Totally ADD
it seems that every congregation had a problem with people being affected by the demons.
looking back i have to wonder was it that more people were emotionally or mentally unbalanced?
or they simply off their medications or were they in need of meds?.
My experience in dealing with friends in the Borg for 25 years as a elder was meatal illness, dementia and poor health all feel they was attack by demons or demons was hiding personal items in the house or demons are shaking furniture. All can be explain with reason not blaming demons. Of course as a elder I wasted many hours looking for fictional creatures. Still Totally ADD
