Posts by FlyingHighNow

she said that because i learned "jehovah" was god's name and because "the organization taught" me this, i should, out of loyalty stay in the organization.

i did not want to get into the "jehovah" name thing but i said in return that if she strongly felt this way, then she should have remained a catholic.

I didn't learn Jehovah from the WTBTS. I learned it from my mother who was never a JW and always sent them running when they came to her door. I prayed to Jehovah as a child but he was not the same bloodthirsty, mean, nasty, bully Jehovah the org taught about. My Jehovah really was a God of love. True love. Or as the Impressive Clergyman said, "Wuv. Twue wuvvvv".

Heather

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What Did you Plan On Doing In The New System?

by minimus in

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every child and bible student was told about how wonderful the "new system" was going to be.

"and what animal do you want to have in the new system?

"......that was a very typical question.

FlyingHighNow

I'd have the mate I wanted.
My dream home.
Beautiful landscaping.
Fufilling work that I enjoyed doing.
A perfect and young face and body and hair, etc.
I'd have my kids and grandkids nearby.
Great friendships.
I'd learn to play different musical instruments. We'd all be able to sing well. Ahhhh.
I'd perfect my drawing and painting skills.
Learn about plantlife, animal life, astronomy and other sciences.
I'd travel.
I'd meet cool people like Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin.
I'd meet historical figures.
I'd get to meet my family again and ansestors and figure out where our family traits came from.
I'd get to ask people who were alive when Jesus walked the earth what he was like. What did he look like? Could an artist who knew him paint a portrait of him. I hoped God would allow it.
Work would be the kind you love and you'd have plenty of energy to do it with. The weather would always be perfect and I hoped there would still be rain. I like rain.
The ressurrection was going to be a wonderful focal point.

I figured that if you mastered one skill you could choose another and master it. You had forever.

I hoped that Jesus would visit us and allow us to visit him in heaven. I wanted to meet big, bad Jehovah, apostles, etc.

So many things to do, so much time. Ah to be able to say that.

Heather

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Oh that wonnerful land called Texas & it's curiosities ...

by Celtic in

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oh my giddy aunt.. i just saw this program on tv called texas teenage virgins.. as i understand it, president bush (cantankerous old sod), is now forthright encouraging people there and young folks to take a pledge of virginity until marriage, am i right, that it is even a by law?

by gum, those poor sods that don't want to go along with the policy, tell me, are they made to feel like outcasts and socially excluded if they do not conform?.

sex before marriage.

FlyingHighNow

Did the don't wait thing the first marriage. Did the wait thing the second one. Yes, I was proud of the self control and all that. It has it's merits and it's an admirable thing. This time I haven't waited and I find it's the most beautiful relationship I have ever had. In every way. There are merits in waiting and sometimes there is merit in not waiting. My conscience is as clean this go around as it was the second go around.

I don't think anyone should think it's a bad thing that some choose to wait. I don't think it's always a bad thing not to wait. It depends on the maturity of the couple and their own particular circumstances as to which way they should go.

By all means though, they should consider a tour of Texas as part of their honeymoon or first vacation together. Texas rocks.

Heather

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Oh that wonnerful land called Texas & it's curiosities ...

by Celtic in

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oh my giddy aunt.. i just saw this program on tv called texas teenage virgins.. as i understand it, president bush (cantankerous old sod), is now forthright encouraging people there and young folks to take a pledge of virginity until marriage, am i right, that it is even a by law?

by gum, those poor sods that don't want to go along with the policy, tell me, are they made to feel like outcasts and socially excluded if they do not conform?.

sex before marriage.

FlyingHighNow

And this was in the 80s...

Bisous, I did assume you hadn't been to Mississippi,I apologize about that. I hope people in Mississippi are more accepting of interacial relationships by this time.

My fiance was born and raised here in Michigan. He tells me the difference between most northern states and the southern ones is that the prejudice is in the open down south and up here people are quiet about it.

I was at a birthday dinner last night and a man there said he wasn't into football or any other sports anymore because of "there are too many colored people playing them." Was this man from the South? No, he was born and raised in Chicago by Slovakian immigrant parents. They moved to Michigan when he was in his teens during the 1950s. I hear more of racism and prejudice up here than I dreamed I would.

It bothers me that people think racial prejudice is a southern thing. It just isn't true. Most of us take the rap for the vocal few.

Again, I apologize for my assumption and I hope that you realize most southerners do not share the views of those who hurt you.

Heather

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My first post

by Agnes in

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this is my first post and i just wanted to say hi.

i have been a long time lurker (confession time) and decided to finally take the big step.. not much to say for now, but i would like to say thanks for all of your sharing.

i've learned so much.. please read my profile for more information.. .

FlyingHighNow

Hi Agnes,

Welcome to the forum and congrats on finally taking the step to comment. Looking forward to your posts.

Heather

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Oh that wonnerful land called Texas & it's curiosities ...

by Celtic in

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oh my giddy aunt.. i just saw this program on tv called texas teenage virgins.. as i understand it, president bush (cantankerous old sod), is now forthright encouraging people there and young folks to take a pledge of virginity until marriage, am i right, that it is even a by law?

by gum, those poor sods that don't want to go along with the policy, tell me, are they made to feel like outcasts and socially excluded if they do not conform?.

sex before marriage.

FlyingHighNow

While I realize you are saying you are writing this tongue in cheek.

or do we here in the more developed world have the wrong impression of this backward American state? Hmmmm?

I am concerned that no one has hipped you to the fact that you can't believe everything you see on TV. Even if it is true, do you really think all Texans feel that way or might it be a minority? If it sounds sensationalistic then chances are it is.

I lived in Houston and had my first baby there. Later I lived in West Texas for a couple of years. The place is actually like three or four different states added to make one big one. There is a lot of beauty there. Ever been to Big Bend National Park down on the Rio Grande? There are mountains that are almost 8,000 ft high. Have you seen subtropical Chorpus Christi on the Gulf of Mexico or the beautiful Texas Hill country? Even the desert planes of the oil country have their own simplistic beauty. You've never seen a sky so big and blue and you can see a rain or sand storm coming from 30 or miles away. If you ever visit be sure to do it in March when there are oceans of Bluebonnets blooming everywhere.

Texans are actually very nice people. They are very proud of Texas and being Texans. Not in an obnoxious way though, it's really quite charming. My daughter hasn't lived in Texas for 21 years but she proudly calls herself a Texan. I have never thought Texas a backward place.

because to me it represents the worst of the worst in terms of racism, hatred, intolerance, and other things that if I mentioned them some of the other members here would jump all over me for.......so I'll leave it at that. bisous

Mississippi. Well, you obviously have been bitten by the believe-everything-you-see-on-TV bug, too. I was born and raised in the South in the 1960s. Most everyone I knew hated segregation and our mammas would have paddled us senseless had we said the N word.

Mississippi has a lot of beautiful towns and cities. Vicksburg is one of these and it's filled with history. At the battlefield which, is preserved so that you can drive through and take it all in, there are memorials for all the soldiers that fought there, even the northern ones. The coast is beautiful though I have not seen it since they started building casinos there.

Bisous, if you have not been to Mississippi then you can only judge it by what others have told you. This means you are letting others form your opinions for you. Go there and really learn about the people and the history of the place and form your own opinion or just accept that you really have no clue what Mississippi is really like. What you've done is develop a prejudice of your own which makes you the pot calling the kettle black. You don't want to be prejudiced do you? I didn't think so.

Heather

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This Generation Has Passed Away

by Big Tex in

i was raised by the society with the constant drumbeat in my head: "this generation will by no means pass away ...".

when i was a kid, "this generation" was defined as one who not only was alive in 1914 but was aware of the changes in the world.

they were old enough to know the world before 1914, the war on earth, the war in heaven, jesus' installation as king and so on.. .

FlyingHighNow

One way they will get around nothing happening in 2014 is that it took 120 years for the flood to come after Noah was given his commission to build the ark. No matter that people don't live now as long as Noah did. They will say that generation has many, many timeframes just as Day in the Bible has many timeframes.

I hope they don't read this thread, the gov bod, because I might have just given them their out.

Oops.

Heather

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Why do men have nipples?

by donkey in

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perhaps a creationist can tell me why?

there is no use for them so were they created?

FlyingHighNow

Okay, God was supposed to have made man in HIS image. He then split Adam into two people. One whose male characteristics dominated. And one whose female characteristics dominated. I think the fact that men have nipples shows that God was neither all male nor all female. He was both.

Then there is the fact that nipples are wonderful erogenous zones on both men and women. Hey, does that mean that God also has erogenous zones? A perplexing question.

Had this thread been about "why didn't god hide a mans wrinkled up old nutsack inside his body like a womans overies, then we wouldn't look like a damn dog and be scratchin down there all the time.........then this thread would be on page 12.

Gumby, women have been wondering the same thing for years. But you have to admit it's a great place to kick someone who is about to really hurt you. It gives a chance to get away, whether you are male or female.

Heather