thebeliever

Joined

• started 6 topics
• posted 18 times   see topics posted on
• send a message

Topics Started by thebeliever

• 
  35

  Bjork, Tori Amos or Cher

  by Brummie in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  which one has more class?.

  if you had to choose one, who would you see in concert?

  me, bjork.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 
  21

  Why I believe my baptism was not valid. (welcome comments)

  by thebeliever in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  when i was 11 or 12, my best friend (who's father was also an elder) suggested i get some of my mom's cigarettes for us to smoke.

  sounded like a good idea, so i did and we tried it.

  i thought it was horrible, but she had done it before and whatever.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 
  54

  Newbie Introduction-or-How to De-Program Yourself in 6,456,129 Easy Steps

  by 2escaped lifers in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my wife and i are new to this forum, and really, we're now new to life as well.

  or rather, life is new to us, normal life that is.

  i don't want to turn this into a novel (at least, not yet).

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 
  8

  Need some suggestions.... thx

  by thebeliever in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i am disfellowshipped and recently went to the kh.

  i have an older brother (32 yr) who i was very close with who desperately wants me to get reinstated.

  or that i can't babysit your child.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 
  151

  Christianity promotes a helpless victim mentality...

  by logansrun in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i'm going to be a man of few words here.

  christianity, in it's truest, fundamentalist form, promotes an unhealthy and non-productive victim mentality.

  the christian feels helpless on his own -- condemned by sin and absolutely unworthy.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 
  39

  my dad passed away

  by azaria in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  he passed away last friday.

  i never thought i'd ever enter a kingdom hall but we did it.

  it wasn't a pleasant experience.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 
  18

  return of the prodical son (daughter)

  by thebeliever in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i left the jw's when i was 19. it was not easy.

  my father was an elder, i had an older brother who didn't seem that "spiritual" who was just very frightened by my father.

  my father and i were especially close and no one expected me to leave.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 
  193

  Stupidest thing a JW ever told you

  by Nosferatu in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  what is the stupidest thing a jw ever told you?

  we all know that they say a lot of stupid things, but what really topped the cake?.

  for me, it was an elder telling me i was progressing really well when my meeting attendance was down and my field service hours were slipping.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 
  73

  if you still believe in the bible ... please tell me why

  by frenchbabyface in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  why i can't anymore : sorry for my poor english, but i've tried hard !!

  since the beginning of the time, till the 19th century and more, most of stories and songs for kids, was made to scary them with a moral at the end.

  to me, the bible is one of kind of that type of book (for children we are inside).

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 
  4

  Looking for some info, all help is appreciated! Thx, cj

  by thebeliever in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  has anyone heard what companies the gb has bought or invested in..... what really happens to all their money?

  do they use it all in the "ministry"?

  no one is getting rich behind a closed door somewhere?

  1. 
  2. 
  3.