many of you already know about my upcoming disfellowshiping for bogus charges of apostacy.
what i did was in honor of the real truth.
i decided to send all the members of the congregation except those who accused me a farewell letter with a nice attachment.
Exodus,
I want to congradulate you on your tremendous strength and courage, and I wish you all the best in the outcome of this situation. If those 'brothers and sisters' are really your friends, they will stick by you, no matter what.
My Regards,
Joanne
contrary to popular belief and what society and the media will portray satanism, devil worship and witchcraft are 3 very independent systems of belief, .
sure, to those who are afraid of looking into books dealing with the occult, for fear of being possessed or what have you, i write this as a vent because it makes me laugh when i hear people assume that the three are the same, they aren't, .
and the reality is that even though the three get bunched up as the same, many times it is the ignorance of the practitioners which keeps the ignorance alive.
DC's Ghost:
Thank you for posting this subject. I have always found the subject of the 'occult' interesting, even as a JW. But for some reason, whenever I heard something about Satan being evil incarnate from the platform at the KH, I always got a chill down my spine. I wonder why? I really would hope that you could expand more on this subject because I am interested in learning more.
Thanx and Regards,
Joanne
this formation appeared as usually suddenly last sunday at wherwell,hampshire.
this can not be called crop circle.
lots of spots are making a pattern of a face.. this image maker is clever whoever it is.. .
Freaky!!!!!!!!!!! Really FREAKY!!!!!! So, who thinks that we will get to meet aliens in the next 50 years? I think that might really be a possibility.
Joanne
i thought it would be interesting for people to just post a few things about themselves so we can get to know each other just a bit.. try posting 10 facts about your life.. joel.
1. i was born and raised in south georgia.. 2. my favorite subject in school was math.. 3. i was in the fulltime service (bethel and pioneer) for 4 years.. 4. my favorite color is blue.. 5. mitch and i have been together over 12 years.. 6. we live in a suburb of atlanta georgia.. 7. we love to eat out and have friends over for dinner and board games.. 8. the only sport i was ever any good at is tennis.. 9. my favorite tv show of all time is the simpsons.. 10. we are both naturists and wish we could lay on the beach naked every day.
Just ten? ONLY ten???? Awww shucks. Here I go:
1. I am 19 years old and female.
2. I am going to school to be an Emergency Medical Technician.
3. I live in New Jersey, the pothole state. (I really hate it)
4. My favorite color is burgundy, because it has a 'sexiness' to it
5. My favorite book is 'the lion, the witch, and the wardrobe'
6. I am afraid of myself sometimes.
7. I am 2 brothers and 2 sisters i have never met.
8. I am a bit opinionated, but i try to be as tactful as possible.
9. The concept of God confuses me sometimes.
10. I am at work right now, but wish to be naked.
Joanne
the question, "why are you here?
" is simple enough, and your answer may be straightforward.
however, when i asked that of myself, i find that my answer is pretty complicated.
PS---
Vitameatavegimin,
I LOVED THAT EPISODE!!!!! I think that is the BEST episode ever!!! That and the one where they steal the footprints.
Joanne
the question, "why are you here?
" is simple enough, and your answer may be straightforward.
however, when i asked that of myself, i find that my answer is pretty complicated.
I am here because for once in my life, I have found a group of people who understand what the hell I am talking about when I ramble about the field ministry, or the district conventions. I am here because I have found a common ground to stand on, so now I don't feel so alone. I am here because it is fun chatting with you all, and I 'enjoy your company' in the writing sense. I am here because I love aussies, and there are a lot of you here. I am here because the information I have learned has been extremely helpful, and I want to know more. I am here because most of you give really good advice. And that about sums it up.
My Regards,
Joanne
this is my first time so i hope i don't sound too pathetic.. my situation is this: i am not a jw, but i am in love with a girl who was raised a jw.
we've been together for 4+ years and i would like nothing more than to marry her.
she has been what i guess you'd call "inactive" for almost two years, but i don't think her convictions have weakened any.
Broken...
I know how you feel...and I know how she feels because I was raised in the truth...and I find myself struggling with letting go of the convictions and pre concieved idea daily. And let me tell ya, it ain't easy. It takes a lot of patience, and it's very stressful, because as a Jdub, you are so anal about everything. Anyway, there is a Watchtower Chronology site that has the chrono. dating all the way back to the late 1700's, showing all of the errors and false prophecies made by the WTS. It is listed here on this site by some other posters...if anyone knows the web addy, speak up!!! This will give you a little more ammo. Let her read it for herself, she will most likely want to do further research, and that paves the way for her to find out the truth.
Best Wishes,
Joanne
is it safe to buy old watchtower publication from garage sales or from on-line outlets like ebay?.
is it possible for demons to attach themselves to these "old light" publications?
what could be the effect?.
You guys crack me up!!!! Especially Chuck's comment
Watchtower
09/01/01
Expiration Date
05/01/03 (NYC)
05/15/03 (All other states)
Joanne
i know what it is to be popular.
well, to be totally honest, i know what it is to be unpopular, and i know that it feels really bad.
i therefore assume that being popular would feel really good!
Good topic choice....
Throughout my entire school life, I was one of the most unpopular people. I got my ass kicked on the regular because I was a JW. I was constantly made fun of because I didn't wear brand name stuff. my hair was frizy, for a time I wore glasses with the ugly plastic frames, and sometimes, I had to wear boy's clothes, because that's what was given to my mother from others and she couldn't afford to take me shopping very often.
When I got into high school I started working, so I could buy nice new things once in awhile. I thought that would help me solve my problems, but then I got my ass kicked because other kids thought I was fake. I kept dreaming that one day I would be beautiful ( I was too young to understand true beauty) and popular and have lots of friends and clothes and parties and a big house etc.
Well, let me tell ya....the grass is much much much greener on the other side!!!! When I got out of school and started working full time, I started meeting new people...and the ball started rolling. I spent so much money on clothing and shoes and makeup and perfumes that I couldn't get myself a car, because I hadn't saved anything. I got my wish....but I don;t want it anymore. The men, are babylon the great...they are disgusting in their filth. They all gawk and oogle and stare and droole, and after getting played a number of times, you can't really tell if they want you as a companion or just a sex slave. Girls are the worst...they smile in your face, and plot to get your boyfriend/fiancee/husband behind your back. They never leave you alone, and sometimes you feel like privacy doesn't exist, because they want to know every little tidbit of gossip about you. Some try to be like you which is really annoying...the fact that they can't be their own person. Then you have the haters, who look at you with evil eyes, because their inferiority and jealously has gotten the best of them. They hate you because all the men want you, despite your breasts being smaller than theirs, they hate you because they give it up and get dissed, you don't put out and get all the guys, and pink lipstick looks better on you than them.
Popularity sux...but it does make you feel like a star...for awhile.
Joanne
if jw's can be(or should i say are) df'd for smoking, why aren't people df'd for obesity.. it seems they say that you are violating your body and hurting it from smoking but i've never seen a person live over the age of 80 that was obese.
just seems like being obese is worse than smoking.
My mother is 62 years old. She suffers from a host of medical problems, one of them being Hypothyroidism, an under-active thyroid. She is 5'2", and she weighs about 265 lbs.
Years ago shortly after she was Baptized, a sister came to her (and the sister was no skinny mini) and asked her about her eating habits. My mother told her the truth, that she only eats twice a day, but she likes a full meal. The sister rudely suggested that she seeks counsel from the elders because her eating problem was getting worse!
Then another sister told my mother that she had better lose some weight, before she stumbles her brothers into think that over-eating and laziness are okay!!! I can't believe the nerve of some of these people!!!!!
Joanne
