We made the cross country trek from Southern Ontario to BC this summer and stopped over nite in Calgary. Beautiful city, which is really growing economy wise. The Rockies were so beautiful, We were awestruck by them. We also spent a day in Banff. We took the gondola trip up the mountain were we had a great birds-eye view of the Rockie range. Then we had lunch in a great Irish pub in Banff .Alberta really does have the best tasting beef, as it is known for it, eh??
lilybird
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Here I Sit In Calgary, AB...Depressed...
by exjdub in...because i am packing to leave calgary first thing in the morning.
we flew up from florida a week ago for my daughter's wedding and had the opportunity to explore calgary and to see the rockies.
breathtaking beauty and a ton of wildlife.
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Sex before marriage = a miserable marriage according to WTBTS!
by Gill inthe anti sex beatings from the wtbts go on and on!.
november 1st 2006 'awake'.
this particular mag has an article on 'does romantic love justify premrital sex?'.
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lilybird
I know that back in the 1970's when all the young ones like ourselves were getting marrried, it was usually just because they wanted to have sex. Not because they necessarily loved the person. After the excitement of new sex wore off, they had to actually live a life with the person. Many of the marriages ended in divorce or ones leaving the org. I remember one young brother who discovered that there is life after sex, actually told his young sister to get a hotel room instead of getting married. She didn't listen and her marriage ended in divorce several years later.Seems to me that waiting to have sex until after you are married almost guarantees a failed or at least miserable marriage..
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Happiness is... now you fill in the blank
by jayhawk1 in.
happiness is playing hungry hungry hippos for over an hour with your daughter and loving every minute of it..
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lilybird
Seeing your kids grow up into the lives they choose for themselves, instead of the life a mindless cult tells them to live...
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Okay...boring but I just needed to Post A Topic...
by HadEnuf inquote from "don't sweat the small stuff" (appropriate for all practicing apostates).. "although it can seem, at least initially, that you're giving up something by quitting, in the end you'll probably realize that, in reality, you're gaining more than you're giving up.
you're getting back yourtime and your sanity--and what could be more important that that"?.
yeah...that's how we should all feel after being set free.. love...mumsy.
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lilybird
So true"Don't sweat the small stuff". I find that now my life is my own and not run by the org, its just important to be happy to enjoy every day. Even more so since, a good friend of ours was killed last week when she was thrown off the back of a motorcycle she was riding on. She was only 51. Makes me realize how we tend to take life so for granted, and we should stop worrying so much about how we got here,, why we are here and what happens to us in the afterlife,,, and live..
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Holy Spirit not in the Halls
by purplesofa inat at district convention, the speaker at the beginning, saying how we need to take notes.....listen, don't miss anything....sleep well at night .
no walking in the halls, hanging out in the halls.......... jehovahs spirit is in the auditorium, not in the halls!
you will only recieve jah's hs in the auditorim.
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lilybird
I have heard this at assemblies also. Its just another example of mindcontrol and keeping the masses afraid to venture to far out into the "evil world" .Sometimes I think the brothers giving the talks get so used to talking BS that they actually believe themselves..
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Let's All Welcome Veradico!!!
by onesong inhe's a good friend of mine who will have plenty to add here.
(he's written volumes on the dubs) having recently attained some much needed freedom he was able to join the forum.. he may be a little hesitant to come forth at first, but with a little coaxing...he's got a good "coming out of the org.
" story and lots of insight!.
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Welcome Veradico! We are looking forward to hearing from you.
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The Uniting of Races ... Credit the Watchtower
by The wanderer inuntitled document <!-- .style1 { font-family: arial, sans-serif; color: #009900; } body { background-color: #f3f2d6; } .style2 {font-family: arial, sans-serif} --> the uniting of the races, giving credit where credit is due although this discussion is going to raise the eyebrows of controversy, it is.
having been one of jehovah's witnesses for a .
number of years i could not help but notice that there was harmony between.
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Gilberto. Thanks for taking the time to find the article I was referring to in regards to interracial marriage. That was the article exactly
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The Uniting of Races ... Credit the Watchtower
by The wanderer inuntitled document <!-- .style1 { font-family: arial, sans-serif; color: #009900; } body { background-color: #f3f2d6; } .style2 {font-family: arial, sans-serif} --> the uniting of the races, giving credit where credit is due although this discussion is going to raise the eyebrows of controversy, it is.
having been one of jehovah's witnesses for a .
number of years i could not help but notice that there was harmony between.
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Well, there was not really any open racism in our congregations here in canada when I attended in the 1970's, but when I was engaged to marry my husband who is black Jamaican born in England but raised in Canada, an elder in our congregation who was the father of my best friend, asked me if I would soon have a ring pierced thru my nose. I couldn't believe these words came out of his mouth, he tried to laugh it off as a bad joke as I stared in complete disbelief at him. I just shook my head and walked away. There is racism, they are just programmed to not talk about it.
My husband and I also remember a Watchtower or Awake from the 1970's, I can't remember the article, but it discouraged marriage between "different races" as life was enough struggle as a JW and it would make staying loyal to JAh that much harder.. Does anyone remember this article??
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Silent Hill - The Dangers of Religious Extremism
by Inquisitor inhas anyone seen silent hill?
anyway, i thought this movie was fantastic!!
i loved the engaging plot.
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lilybird
We watched Silent Hill.. It was a bit too dark and strange and depressing for me..but my husband thought it was a great movie.
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When are you most susceptible to painful Watchtower memories?
by The wanderer inuntitled document <!-- .style1 {font-family: verdana} --> painful watchtower memoriesthis subject is not an easy one to talk about so.
perhaps you should consider your thoughts very.
carefully before you answer.. the summer months are some of the most trying times .
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lilybird
I attended the wedding of a longtime non-JW friend of ours on the weekend.The family stood up by the head table and talked about their daughter (the bride) and memories of her growing up. The best man and bridesmaids all gave speeches about how they felt about the newly married couple and their lives prior and in the future.It was a beautiful wedding ceremony and reception full of family love. No witness wedding I ever attended including my own was as warm and loving. No one made speeches or really celebrated the day. The master of ceremonies at a witness wedding was usually an approved ministerial servant. It made me sad in a way that I had missed out on a real celebration of marriage when I married. Dubs are not allowed to express true feeling or make anyone feel special in any way.. It really made me realize how shallow and empty the Dub way of life is..So happy my kids will have a real wedding when they marry ..