Posts by CountryGuy

Ethics and Theocratic Warfare aside, what you have done is going to help many people. Is it right? Is it wrong? I don't know. "Let's leave it in the hands of Jehobah and let him sort it out in his own time."

The fact that your first reaction was to worry about your mom just reinforces that you are an upstanding young man. If life ever brings you to Arkansas, you have a place to stay.

CountryGuy

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this is what I did at the Memorial

by Synergy in

first i went to the blood center and gave blood.

i got the "i gave" sticker.

i also wore my cross necklace and walked in the doors speaking to everyone like i never left.

CountryGuy

Welcome to the board!

And a big thank you for posting your Memorial experience! I'll be smiling the rest of the day!
I would have loved toi have seen the face of the Elders!

CountryGuy

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I've got $500 on Taylor Hicks to win American Idol ( 10 to 1 odds ) : )

by a Christian in

i've got $500.00 on taylor hicks to win american idol.

at 10 to one odds ( pinnacle sports ) !

normally i'm not a gambling man.

CountryGuy

I was with you on taylor, till last night!!!!!!! He stunk big time!

Ditto. I thought Kellie and Chris did well. But, I also think that Katherine did a good job, too.

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any one here gay

by alexjen in

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hi my name is alex and i was born in the truth and...i'm still in it.......i'm 15 and openly gay well at least at schooland to all my friends some who are also jw's well the reason for posting this is i wanted to knw if there were any other gay people here......if anyone wants to email me its [email protected].

i want like advice on how i should deal with this cause sometimes i feel this oppression(dont knw if i spelled that right) on being gay and also being a j.w theres this i'm not sure how to explain it....like you knw that when people in your congregation find out the ones you know all ur life are going to hate u cause ur gay............this i guess just makes me feel really sad........ kind of hoping that this made some sorta sence.................... i suck at spelling so if i miss spelled something sorry@_@

CountryGuy

Welcome to the Board, alexjen!

I was raised in the "troof" and realized at the age of 17 that I was gay. However, it wasn't until 23 that I accepted who I was. For those long years inbetween my realization and my acceptance, I kept doing what the dubs said would work. Of course, you know it never did and never will.

The Best advice is to not get baptized, stall it as far as possible, even if they threaten you can attack back with that Jah wants true people in his religion and if your not ready it will look like you got baptized because of the person threatening you.

Gaybeat is absolutely correct. Once you get baptized, you have to play more by their rules. You never get baptized, you never give them ANY power over you. Believe me, you are correct, when they find out that you're gay, you will be treated as disfellowshipped whether or not you were ever baptized. However, if you were baptized, your disfellowshipping means getting cut off from all JW family and friends. If you're not baptized, they can't officially kick you out of their ~~cult~~, ~~club~~, religion and you will have a chance to have a relationship with your family.

I pray that you have parents as wonderful as the parents my partner and I have. Both of our families totally accept us. (His family is Catholic.) If you ever want to talk, please feel free to send me a private message. I will be happy to answer any questions or just listen to you vent.

CountryGuy

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The cancer has changed my wife

by outoftheorg in

we found out that she has pancreatic cancer that has spread to the liver and blood vessels.

she opted for chemo.

although we have good insurance, we still have to pay quite a bit towards the $17000.00 bill every three weeks for treatment.

CountryGuy

Outoftheorg, I am so sorry to hear of your wife's sickness.
Both of you will be in my thoughts and prayers.

CountryGuy

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Is There Anything That Would Make You EVER Go Back?

by minimus in

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...."to the truth"?

CountryGuy

I would for two reasons:

1. To listen to an official apology from the WTS read by a groveling elder.
2. So they can kiss my @$$.

But that would just be one visit. After that, I'd never go back.

CountryGuy

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ORANGEFATCAT and the best news.

by orangefatcat in

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wow, what an amazing group of beautiful loving friends.

i can't begin to tell, all of you, how much your prayers, vibes, reiki, and so many beautiful cards.

branda you have brought me so many smiles with all the kitten pictures it lifted my sprits during some rather dismal days.

CountryGuy

Wonderful, WONDERFUL news!
Glad to know you're better!

((((((((((OFC))))))))))!

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The Best Revenge...

by CountryGuy in

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is living a good life..... i'm not sure who said it, but is it ever so true.

the jws think that once we leave the "protection" of the wts, we are doomed to wander through life aimlessly and without purpose.

and, maybe i did that for a little while.. but, i have been on a mission to take my life back from those rotten sobs.

CountryGuy

is living a good life....

I'm not sure who said it, but is it ever so true. The JWs think that once we leave the "protection" of the WTS, we are doomed to wander through life aimlessly and without purpose. And, maybe I did that for a little while.

BUT, I have been on a mission to take my life back from those rotten SOBs. Phase One was getting rid of the baggage from years of WTS brainwashing. Thank you to Simon and all the wonderful Apostates who post here on JWD. I wouldn't have been able to do that without you all.

I've been working on the second phase since July. Get back my health. It's so easy to let you health go when you don't "have a hope for the future." However, I do have a hope for the future. Since July of last year:
-I have lost 102 lbs and six pant sizes.
-I no longer have to take medicine for my diabetes.
-I no longer have to take any medicine for acid reflux.
-I no longer have to use my CPAP machine when I sleep.
-My high blood pressure medicine dosage has been cut in half.
-My fatty liver syndrome has been slowly correcting itself.
-My cholesterol number, while never "bad" has been improving.

The last time my "friends" I grew up with, spoke with me (I was just weak then), they kept asking me, "But, are you happy?" I wasn't then, which is what they want. They have to believe that happiness can only come from Jehobah and his Bumbling Body in Brooklyn.

That was then, this is now. If any of my former "friends" are lurking on this board, I can honestly say, "Yes, I'm the happiest I have EVER been." Happiness does come from God, but He doesn't require you to belong to a specific club, like the WTS, to be happy. There are "myriads upon myriads" of apostates out in the real world. Happy, happy apostates with normal, productive lives. I am proud to say I am one of them.

CountryGuy