well, i guess it's time i came clean.
i've actually been seeking reinstatement for almost six months now.
by getting married, i've removed the next-to-last obstacle to being a part of jehovah's clean people once again.
Czar, you SOB. I have been keeping up on your thread about "God does exist" and thought your posts were interesting and figured while maybe a little off you were at least somewhat sane, untill I read your post here. I fell for it. Nice job.
Never again........ will I be so gullible.
if you are an ex-elder ... there is something important i need to request of you.
please pm me using my current screen name amazing1914.
i will then relay the request to you.
bttt
i'm home!
but i'm unable to use my good arm for a while so i'll be brief!
so much love....thx a bunch!
Hope when you heal you are better than new. Welcome back.
Tor
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ozzie had a small accident today - been in hospital - unable to join today.
mrs ozzie
I have appreciated reading many of his posts. Tell him to get well soon and keep us posted.
Toreador
my name is noel (pronounced as in xmas) parsons.
i was disf'd from the lake hodges congregation in escondido, calif. in 1992, because i wanted to be.
the reason?
Helluva letter! I wish we all could be as open to all about how we feel about the WTS. Some of us just have to much to lose by giving our real names. To those of you who can do, MORE power to you!
Tor
earlier a thread emerged, as they do so often, on whether or not god existed.
i stated that he does, unequivocally and without doubt.
i refused to preface the statement with the phrase "i believe".
Very interesting thread! I cant believe how much I missed in only a day! I am with whoever said something to this effect; Here we have an omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent God who supposedly inspires a bible that is almost impossible to put together cohesively and leaves us to figure it out before he suddenly decides show himself at some future point in time and then destroy us for not worshipping him.
the primeval conflict myth is a staple of greek, hittite, canaanite, babylonian, and even hindu myth, and the canaanite version appears throughout the ot and even turns up in the christian apocalypse of revelation.
this post will survey the literary evidence of the myth in the bible and in ancient literature.
in revelation, jesus is the messiah-figure whose birth is depicted in ch.
Very fascinating Leolaia! Alan I didnt know you were into this stuff too.
Tor
i thought some people might like to see a strictly bible-based dismemberment of the jw blood doctrine.
for some introductory material, see the thread:.
http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/7/67949/4.ashx.
I for one would love for this to be discussed on this board on this thread or another one.
The subject intrigues me.
Tor
earlier a thread emerged, as they do so often, on whether or not god existed.
i stated that he does, unequivocally and without doubt.
i refused to preface the statement with the phrase "i believe".
Abaddon wrote:
But to reach largely empty agreements as to reality based on synchronicity isn't that impressive.
What do you mean by that? That events that seem to fall into place so consistantly that they could not be coincidence and therefore a belief in a God did it develops?
Care to elaborate please?
Tor
it's been awhile since i've been on here.
due to death in the family, chicken pox in children and other nasty things.. i posted here awhile ago about things i had found the unsettled me.
i was due to have a visit from two elders and a lot of you gave me lots of help and encouragement.. well, the two elders visited and i have to admit that it was nothing like i expected.. they sat down, and told me straight away that there was nothing i could say or ask that would hurt me.
Personally I don't accept the Bible as the Word of God, so for me the point is moot.AlanF
I am kind of in the middle on that one Alan. Some of the strange things written esp in the old testament leaves me feeling kind of sick. When I read of the ways in which God ordered the non-israelites treated such as killing women and unborn children and even everything that breathed in some cases, it leaves me wondering what kind of God they worshipped and even whether he was simply made up just like apparently the neighboring nations Gods were made up. I wish I had something concrete to put my hat on one way or the other. I hate feeling this way. Thanks for elaborating for me and your input.
Tor
