Lisa, I am so sorry you had to go through this. Hang in there. You did the right thing in going to the funeral, even if it was a jolt when you found out it was a JW one. My thoughts are with you.
lovinlife
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In Memory of Miguel......part 2...........you never know who is a JW....
by lisaBObeesa inthank you all for the kind words from those who posted on the other thread about the student of mine who was found dead from a gunshot wound on tuesday....i have more to get off my chest...
?..i went to the funeral today.
it was held in a funeral home.
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belief in angels & demons, the same as extraterrestrials?
by dh in.
are angels/demons/god in fact aliens?
i know that word 'alienz' will put a lot of people off, but really, are extraterrestrials the same thing as the beings in the bible, and is it just a choice in terminology of which words we are more comfortable with using, if you think they are not the same thing, why do you think this?.
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lovinlife
I haven't formed a firm opinion, but since you bring it up, maybe the extraterrerstrials are just another life form that was either created or came to be just like the angels and demons. Maybe they are being left on their own to see what they will do, the same as we are (if you believe in that).
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Update on sister in law
by lovinlife inhi all, as you know, my sister in law is dying.
well, i had my daughter, who was never baptised call to see what is going on, since they obviously will not talk to me about it.
they finally found what she has.
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lovinlife
Hi all, as you know, my sister in law is dying. Well, I had my daughter, who was never baptised call to see what is going on, since they obviously will not talk to me about it. They finally found what she has. Bone Cancer. Yep, the big "C" word. Since she is down to 76lbs, she is very weak. They have her on some new type of medication and morphine. She actually got up and walked today. I wish there was something I could do. Still no contact from my parents, not even to tell my daughter, who they at least used to try to keep in touch with. Oh well, thanks to you all I am feeling better about all that. It still hurts, but your support means so much. Just thought I would let you know the outcome so far. Thanks again.
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less than a week left
by freelife inmy fiance and i have less than a week left until we get married.
we are doing well now that we are done having our bachlor and bachlorette parties.
we both are ready now, we wish that the day was here already so we can get over the nerves and get to our honeymoon.i wish we could have invited everyone here but unfortunately we were not able to swing it.
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lovinlife
Congrats! Best wishes....have a wonderful time on your honeymoon!
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It is not allowed to be this happy said the witch in willow the wisp
by Celtic inwhat a bloomin lovely, lovely, lovely day it was today, well, last 24 hours or so actually.
awoke this morning with little sign of hangover from saturday nights schenalligans on the town to a stunning warm day with not cloud in sky, about 71f (21c).
a mate rang me up asking if i could give some guy from zimbabwe a lift from local village, down to town, british legion club.
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lovinlife
What a nice time.....I am trying not to be jealous!!!
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Just thought I'd introduce myself, finally!
by TrailBlazer04 ini was never "in" the wts, but my husband's x-wife and children are jw.
he never was...it's a long story, but between the "religion" and other stuff, she's managed to inflict so much damage and pain on him that at one point he was suicidal...so much for "christian love", ya know?.
looking forward to talking more, if that's ok with everybody!.
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lovinlife
Welcome! So glad to have you here!
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After 20 Years.....I Can't Believe It!
by RAYZORBLADE inno surprise, i don't post here much these days.. but today, i have to.. when i first arrived here back in january 2003, i remember looking at this very section of the board.
personal experiences & reunions.. well.....i got the shock...the absolute shock of a lifetime.
some of you, i'm sure, when you remember folks in your jw past, there are those whom you thought you'd never ever hear from.. last night, i get home from work (4:00 a.m.) and i go on-line, open my e-mail, and i see a name i have not seen since my jw days of 1983/84.. how did i feel?
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Ray, thanks so much for sharing this wonderful news! So happy for you! And thanks for giving us hope for those we love and have lost for alittle while...
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Hello, I am new
by SpandauParade in.
i have been reading many of the posts and i would like to say that it is good to agree with so many.
janos
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lovinlife
Welcome! Good luck with your book. Follow your heart. You are doing the right thing!
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the most inconseqvent rule among JWs
by happy man ini can take one exampel.. we all now about the polyci to convickt sexabuser ot pedofiles,you must have two wittneses to what happend if not we must putt it i n jehovas hand,.
but if you sleep over together before you are married, you dont need any wittneses att al to be dfd or reeprofed, even if it is a third person ther it is an dfd thing says the elder book.enen if it is an third person ther.. why it is so important widh two wittneses to judge sexabuser, but when it comes to peopel as doing nothing only sleep over in the same department it need no wittneses att al to bad things happend to dfd them.. so you can be harder judged if you only sleep in a bed than if you rape chilrden, or sex abuse them in any way,this is not so unusal, i have among my family peopel as have been judged fore this minor thing, sleeping over widhuot doing anything, the punishment was totaly reeprof.. i have also exampel from elder as have use girls under 15 fore porniea, and the punishment was only steep down as an elder.. some very hard things to deal widh fore mee and some alse as now this.. i can also ask one more qestion, wt have told us to tell evrythnig bad we do at once, but if we hide it fore a long time, how will it effeckt the puishment?.
softer or harder , intresting to see what your answer on this is, i new it and will tell later.. ..
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lovinlife
Happyman, I was disfellowshipped for "the appearance of evil". In fact I had the man stay to protect me from my stalking and abusive ex husband. They disfellowshipped me anyway. What a good point about the child abuse issue. You are absolutely right. What hypocrites!
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questions from a newbie!
by lfwalli inok i'm too impatient to look through all the old posts..so hear me out.. i'm studying with witnesses, but not yet baptized.
i was raised around the truth.. i've looked through some of the old posts and i have heard alot about the shunning of former "members".
i've been told that this is not a scriptural practice.
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lovinlife
Ifwalli, Jw shunning is a somewhat different thing than what is referred to in the Bible once you have experienced it. There are many here who have, myself included. You may feel that it is understandable not to associate with someone who has chosen a lifestyle that renounces Christ--that is what the JWs like to put out there. However, investigate the many reasons why Jws will in fact disfellowship someone. You will find that there are many reasons that do not refer to "denouncing Christ" or anything like that. You will find that one of the many varied reasons for disfellowshipping can be as simple as not following the counsel of an elder in the congregation (an imperfect man, by the way), but for them, this constitutes your disobeying the organization that they say Jehovah is using today.
Your coming here is a very good way to find out what the experience of shunning is really like. I can tell you that I am disfellowshipped and shunned because when my ex-husband (and elder) was stalking me, yes, really stalking me, and the police could not catch him and he would come at night and frighten me, I finally got desperate. I was afraid for my safety since I had been beaten by him before. So I asked a friend to stay with me--a man. Well, since I had a man overnight in my house, it was assumed that I was being unfaithful to the man I left 8 years earlier for beating and abusing me. These elders all knew the story of my life with him. I was not unfaithful to him since I could not trust any man to treat me well at that time. My friend slept on my couch by the front door to protect me. As it turns out, the ex did come that night and I was totally grateful that his presence scared the ex away from banging on the door at all different hours of the night. Because that man was in my house, I was dragged into a judicial hearing and then, no matter what I said, I was disfellowshipped for being an unrepentant wrongdoer because I could not say that I was sorry that I had that man there to protect me. You may think that this is a far fetched story, but it is not. I have the many police reports to prove the beatings and stalkings.
If you want to read the extent of my shunning from my family, read my post from yesterday about disfellowshipping. All I can say is be very careful about committing to this religion because you will find it very painful to get out. I'm so glad you are here asking questions. Never feel shy about asking anything, we are here to help!