Posts by toota

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JWs cannot have fun eating at resteraunts

by Nosferatu in

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i was visiting my mother yesterday, and she related some disappointment with, what i believe was last thursday's meeting.

apparently, in the km, they were giving instruction on how to behave at this year's convention (as they do every year).

however, it was pointed out that when going out to eat after a convention day, that the brothers and sisters should not be laughing loud, or being noisy in general.

toota

JW's cannot have fun having fun. At a game night during the first few months of studying at someone's home, after someone trumped me at something (I honestly don't remember what we were playing) I sarcastically remarked "You're gonna get it now." I received a quiet lecture on being a good sport and how my remark was inappropriate. I never went again. Sheesh!

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Hearing God/Christ - Not "Rocket Science"

by AGuest in

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"unless you turn around and become as young children, you will by no means enter into the kingdom of the heavens.

" - matthew 18:3. to the household of god, israel, that has ears, and those who go with them that do so, may you have peace.

to all others, peace to you, as well!.

toota

They were here, now they're gone.

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All these newbies !

by kls in

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how great to have all newbies, i feel the jws are loosing the battle and loosing their ahh, donations.

it makes me so happy when i see all that have broken free or a least come to ask questions.

welcome to all

toota

I just love this site. As far as finding posts; the search feature helps if the posts aren't too old. I'm blown away by how honest and forthcoming folk are here.

Thanks again for making me feel so welcome!

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Do you lie about your age in your profile???

by frankiespeakin in

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we all have to be careful about how much information we give out over the net,,it is wise and prudent in some areas,, but what about age???.

now i know many women don't like to admit they are over 29 what do you think is the percentage of correct profiles in reguards to age??.

this is private information and i don't want this to be a prying type of thread just reasonable discussion.

toota

I can't imagine why I would lie about my age. My pic, well that's another story.. ahem.

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Hearing God/Christ - Not "Rocket Science"

by AGuest in

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friends

"unless you turn around and become as young children, you will by no means enter into the kingdom of the heavens.

" - matthew 18:3. to the household of god, israel, that has ears, and those who go with them that do so, may you have peace.

to all others, peace to you, as well!.

toota

It's interesting to me that there are folks here who have willingly steeped themselves in bible rhetoric and inexhaustively debate their take on it's 'reasoning' which is an oxymoron IMHO.

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Another Television Show on the Jehovah's Witnesses on May 10th

by jschwehm in

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hi gang:.

i will be interviewed on the cable tv network known as the "eternal world television network" (ewtn) about my conversion from the jehovah's witnesses to the roman catholic church.

the program is called "the journey home" and it will air on monday may 10th at 7 pm central time (usa).

toota

From JW to Catholic???????????

This recovering catholic is very afraid.

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Love your site!

by toota in

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i stumbled on this site by accident ( i was trying to find a recipe believe it or not.

) and have spent hours reading threads here.

i was raised as a roman catholic with a catholic mother and protestant father.

toota

Thanks for the link Leolaia,

When I moved to the city I live in now, the JW's here periodically knocked on my door. It took two visits for them to stop coming here.

I wasn't rude, but I let them know that the emptiness in my life happened because they had helped me alienate my friends and family; I could fix that by admitting I acted stupidly and ask for their forgiveness. The heart wrenching emptiness in my soul however, was another matter and to debate it with scripture was insulting.

I was never able to understand how they could seem so wise and welcoming and yet so insensitive.

Thank you Corvin for leaving the light on for me.

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Love your site!

by toota in

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friends

i stumbled on this site by accident ( i was trying to find a recipe believe it or not.

) and have spent hours reading threads here.

i was raised as a roman catholic with a catholic mother and protestant father.

toota

I stumbled on this site by accident ( I was trying to find a recipe believe it or not.) and have spent hours reading threads here.

I was raised as a Roman Catholic with a Catholic mother and Protestant father. In the 40's, my parents weren't allowed to marry in the Catholic church unless they signed an agreement that all of their children would be raised as Catholic. From the age of 6, I attended catechism every Monday until I made my First Communion and finally my Confirmation at age 12. The final chapter of my Catholic experience was when the Tribunal allowed my ex husband to have our marriage annulled.

Although I was traumatized by those experiences, I've always felt spiritually connected until....in my search for answers (in the 50's and 60's the Roman Catholic church recited everything in latin) regarding the Bible, I was introduced to Jehovah's Witnesses through a distant cousin.

For over two years, I studied and asked questions, attended various meetings, studies and social gatherings. I found the studies pretty interesting and would have quite happily and most likely continued studying, but things began to appear insidious with this unyielding pressure to be baptized and I found myself losing my sense of spirituality. I was devastated by this sense of loss and the people I was studying with seemed surprised that this was happening to me. They were not curious as to why, but I knew it was because I was being made to feel unworthy, not unlike the Catholic rearing I'd had as a child. I had alienated my family and friends and felt very much alone.

I left them ten years ago, and have gradually become agnostic. The irony of discovering this site has not been lost on me and I'm delighted to have found you!

Thank you, one and all!

Toota

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