to my grieving sister about the death of her only son almost 2 year ago.
he was 25.. we were having lunch when she repeated those words of"wisdom" from one of her jw in-laws.
this is a hard month for her.
To my grieving sister about the death of her only son almost 2 year ago. He was 25.
We were having lunch when she repeated those words of"wisdom" from one of her JW in-laws.
This is a hard month for her. She is trying to move on but of course the grief is still there. She holds on fast to the resurrection hope.
What other words of "encouragement" have you heard?
i put the kingdom first - by sheree stokell.
so they dunked me in a pool.
armageddon would be here soon.
Not new: how would you write it from a man's
point of view? :
I put the kingdom first she was a pioneer
But after the wedding day,
I was only worthy of her sneer.
I put the kingdom first
I tried to be the spiritual head
She would just laugh at me
and kick me out of bed.
(With apologies to Julia)
is there any way we can try to start a crowd-fund to help terry get some wheels quicker than he currently can?
with craigslist and a couple of bucks from a few members we can help terry get moving.
does anyone have any ideas how we can do a "theists for terry" bike fund raiser and challenge the atheists to a bucket-head challenge?
How's the new bike? Have you broken it in yet?
yesterday evening my wife and i were invited to friends house for new year's eve.
we met them when i was a christian and we have kept in touch.
they had a few other friends there as well, including the new church pastor and his wife.
Straw man? ( Im still learning how to identify different fallacies)
yesterday evening my wife and i were invited to friends house for new year's eve.
we met them when i was a christian and we have kept in touch.
they had a few other friends there as well, including the new church pastor and his wife.
PSCA: I think I understand what you are trying to say .
But it sounds like you and Cofty are talking about two different gods.
I used to reason is the same way about death. Especially when it came to the blood issue or being willing to die to remain faithful.
Cofty made a point about that attitude some pages back that really made me think.
I dont have the link so I am paraphrasing what I got out of it.
That reasoning is dangerous and cheapens life. If god does not value our life because it is a temporary condition, why should we?
What is the point of this whole compassion thing you were talking about?
Wouldn't it be more compassionate to usher suffering people to the next "state"
by killing them, instead of letting them live in agony?
I had to believe death was temporary just to be able to justify putting my child's life in jeopardy.
The god cofty was challenging was the God of Love and omnipotence.
is there any way we can try to start a crowd-fund to help terry get some wheels quicker than he currently can?
with craigslist and a couple of bucks from a few members we can help terry get moving.
does anyone have any ideas how we can do a "theists for terry" bike fund raiser and challenge the atheists to a bucket-head challenge?
Congrats terry on your bike. Dont forget to wear your helmet!
i put the kingdom first - by sheree stokell.
so they dunked me in a pool.
armageddon would be here soon.
Julia: I love the beginning of your story. I cant wait for more.
i was baptized at the age of 11. like most of us, my commitment wasnt to honor god but rather i was gang pressed into the service of the wtbts.
and, at such a young age, it was impossible for me to appreciate the enormity of my actions.
honestly, how could i possibly have known any better?
I was 12. I did it to please my JW foster parents. He was an elder. We were running late on my baptism day. I barely got there in time for the 3 questions.
I found out a year later my foster dad was molesting my sisters.
Now as an adult , I realize that I was too young. I thought I was the exception. I am stunned at how young some of you were.
I have never agreed with the org. about letting kids get baptized so young.
None of my kids were baptized.
i put the kingdom first - by sheree stokell.
so they dunked me in a pool.
armageddon would be here soon.
Julia, she's 87 years old. If she wakes up it will be on her death bed. She converted when She was in her 30s. The "Truth" is all she has left. None her kids except me will talk to her.
Thanks for that poem. You summed up a JWs life eloquently.
Miss.Fit
i put the kingdom first - by sheree stokell.
so they dunked me in a pool.
armageddon would be here soon.
I like those images. Thank you.
I could feel your pain through your poem.
It made my heart hurt.
I thought of my mom alone, alienated from most of her family, still clinging to the hope of paradise. Of the new order fixing everything.
How she secretly hopes my non jw sisters will maybe die before the big A so she can straighten everything out in paradise.
Her plan b is to adopt some motherless child in paradise and start over.*sigh*
So depressing.
