Posts by AMarie

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Oh lordy lord read this its hilarious

by bboyneko in

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ok so i was breakdancing at this event called in the streets in frederick maryland, if you want to see pics go to my website www.bboyneko.com and go to the events section.

.. http://www.bboyneko.com.

anyway, its a small town we affectionatly nick named fredneck and so there are many bible-thumpers..i received a series of llittle comic book pamphlets that i loved!

AMarie

bboy:

Bwahahahaha. LMAO Love the commentary

AMarie

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Help!! I am extremely confused.

by Leander in

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i'm at a definite crossroad in my life right now and i don't know which direction to turn.. for my entire life i've been taught to believe in one thing but now i'm seeing things that i never knew where there before.

i find it very disturbing that there has been so many predictions the wts has made in the past that failed to come true.

also the bouncing back and forth on certain doctrines make me question my beliefs.. but on the other hand i can't ignore things like the fact the organization is growing while other religions are on the decline.

AMarie

Leaner:

As Witnesses, we were taught that leaving the JW religion is equivalent to leaving god himself. After having that belief pounded into your head for many years, of course you feel uncomfortable for awhile, questioning whether you've made the right choice. This feeling will follow you around until you begin making friends outside the organization and seeing how many wonderful people are out there who aren't Jehovah's Witnesses. In my experience I truly didn't know how to love my fellow man until I left that religion and saw that there are Christians, Catholics, Buddists, etc... out there who have just as strong morals, kindness and love as the Witnesses, if not more.

Good Luck on your journey out. It will be difficult at first, but I guarentee it will be the best decision you make in your life.

AMarie

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Mickey67214 and I are ENGAGED

by jayhawk1 in

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good news everyone i am engaged.

mickey67214 (jessica) and i are getting married next spring.

a date has not been set yet, but i will let you know later.

AMarie

Jayhawk & Mickey:

Congratulations!!! We are all so happy for you! Finding that person you were meant to share your life with can be a difficult thing to do. You are very lucky to have one another.

Please keep us updated, and posts some wedding pictures.

Amanda

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how long were you out before...

by lydia in

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hello all.. i'm just trying to get a handle on everyone in here..so how long have all of you been out of the borg?

also how long was it till you got on here??.

lydia

AMarie

Lydia:

I was disfellowshipped about 2 years ago and inactive for about 2 years prior to that.

At first, when I stumbled upon this website a year ago, I could not bring myself to join since it was "apostate", but decided to linger. I finally joined a few months back and love the title.

AMarie

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Am I missing something1

by radar in

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the usa are using all the high technology from stealth bombers to satalite guidance systems, that they can muster, in an effort to blow bin laden and his mob into oblivion.. yet on all the main newsbroadcasts, what do we see?.

we see bin laden, giving interviews to the press!!!.

now am i misssing something here?.

AMarie

Radar & Ranchette:

I've seen the interviews you are referring to. The newscasters say they don't know what time frame these interviews were taken. It's possible that they could have been recorded before the attack on the WTC ever took place.

Like Ranchette said: It really wouldn't make sense for him to have any contact with reporters because of the 5 million dollar reward on his head.

AMarie

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Am I missing something1

by radar in

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friends

the usa are using all the high technology from stealth bombers to satalite guidance systems, that they can muster, in an effort to blow bin laden and his mob into oblivion.. yet on all the main newsbroadcasts, what do we see?.

we see bin laden, giving interviews to the press!!!.

now am i misssing something here?.

AMarie

Radar & Ranchette:

I've seen the interviews you are referring to. The newscasters say they don't know what time frame these interviews were taken. It's possible that they could have been recorded before the attack on the WTC ever took place.

Like Ranchette said: It really wouldn't make sense for him to have any contact with reporters because of the 5 million dollar reward on his head.

AMarie

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Another example of JW Kindness

by AMarie in

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i am really really upset right now.

i just got off of the phone with my jw sister, who lives in seattle.. she just recently moved there last summer when she married her husband, tim.

lara, my sister, is a jw and her husband is not.

AMarie

Thank you all for your replies.

Frightmare: I really hope you are joking about the reinstatement comment. That aint happenin! lol

I kindly confronted my sister last night about why she asked for me help and then blew me off. She said that now that she is married she wants to live a make changes in her life to become a better person in God's eyes, which I guess I can understand. LDH, you are right about pittying her for the mental manipulation she is dealing with. I know that when I was JW, I was exactly the same if not worse. I really don't want to let what she does affect me the way it is. I'm just going to let it go and get on with my life.

The only thing that gets me is that I really don't think this is a September 11 thing. For the past two or three months, she and my other sister have called each other everyday, while I never go one phone call. I really think she had this one planned. But OH Well, Like Blondie said "No good deed goes Unpunished". I might as well let it go instead of letting it eat me up.

Mulan & JeffT: I'm not exactly sure which part of Seattle/Congregation they live in. I never found out which congregation she decided to join. Thank you there much for your offer to help though. You have no idea how much I appreciate it.

I must go now. It's 4:00 and time to leave work. Thank you all so much for your kind words. You have made me feel alot better. I'll keep you all posted on what happens next.

Peace.

Amanda

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Another example of JW Kindness

by AMarie in

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i am really really upset right now.

i just got off of the phone with my jw sister, who lives in seattle.. she just recently moved there last summer when she married her husband, tim.

lara, my sister, is a jw and her husband is not.

AMarie

I am really really upset right now. I just got off of the phone with my JW sister, who lives in Seattle.

She just recently moved there last summer when she married her husband, Tim. Lara, my sister, is a JW and her husband is not. Despite Tim being a wonderful man, when they began dating there was alot of pressure on my sister from her congregation and family not to be with Tim because of he is a protestant. Her friends stopped associating with her after she was "marked" as bad association by the elders. It was pure hell for her. In fact, things were so hard that they decided to move 2,500 miles away to live.

Through all of this Turmoil, I stuck by Lara's side. I love my sister deeply and it really hurt to see her go through so much pain. When she moved to Seattle she asked for my help, so I took a week off of work and spent about $700 helping her move. I bought my plane ticket, paid for a hotel room, helped them with gas, etc.

Well, last night I gave Lara a call after I realized we hadn't spoken in about two months. When she picked up the phone, it was obvious that she was not happy to hear from me. When I asked her what was wrong, she told it bothered her conscience to talk to a disfellowshipped individual and that I should not call. I'm sure you all could image my shock. It sure as hell didn't bother her conscience when I spent $700 to help her move when NOBODY else would help her.

I just cannot beleive it.

AMarie

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God Angrily Clarifies 'Don't Kill' Rule

by Introspection in

from: http://www.theonion.com/onion3734/god_clarifies_dont_kill.html.

new yorkxresponding to recent events on earth, god, the omniscient creator-deity worshipped by billions of followers of various faiths for more than 6,000 years, angrily clarified his longtime stance against humans killing each other monday.. .

"look, i don't know, maybe i haven't made myself completely clear, so for the record, here it is again," said the lord, his divine face betraying visible emotion during a press conference near the site of the fallen twin towers.

AMarie

Introspection,

That is truly an awesome, very touching post. I really do think this is the way god sees it. Now if man could only get it through their thick skulls...

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Damn It! Can't we all just get along

by AMarie in

i was just thinking about something.

recently, i've been doing alot of research into the beleifs of different christian religions, hoping to pick one out that suits me.

however, when meeting with different pastures and priest, despite varying beleifs, each of them managed to make sense out of their teachings.

AMarie

Greetings Introspection:

Somehow I just knew that you would be one of the first to post a reply to this thread. At least somebody can relate to some of my whacked-up theories on life. (No offense to you, you just seem like the type who puts alot of thought into theories and quotes.)

Catch ya later

AMarie