http://www.echonyc.com/~onissues/f95guilt.html.
got this in my mail today; i thought it was fascinating.
it's long but well worth reading.
Just because you don't forgive someone, doesn't mean you don't love them. It all depends on the situation...I suppose in some strange way I love my father, but I will not forgive him unless he thinks he has done something wrong...I don't need to give it, but if he needs it, and readily admits guilt, I can provide it.
ashi
my sister's future in-laws are threatening that no one will come to their wedding if they don't have it in the kingdom hall.. (we're the reason they can't have it in the hall.
the soon-to-be newlyweds want us to be in the wedding, plus we're shelling out some major cash for it.).
don't you just love the jw sense of brotherhood?
True, everyone. My sister isn't blind, and my future brother-in-law is going to leave the 'troof' after he marries my sister....he's a hell of a guy. Down to earth, and truthful.
And Xena, what you said was right on.
People use their consciences as moral battering rams. Moral abusers, much like the phsyical ones.
ashi
my sister's future in-laws are threatening that no one will come to their wedding if they don't have it in the kingdom hall.. (we're the reason they can't have it in the hall.
the soon-to-be newlyweds want us to be in the wedding, plus we're shelling out some major cash for it.).
don't you just love the jw sense of brotherhood?
You know, the funny thing is, we're merely 'inactive'. We aren't DF'd or DA'd. But, everyone is threatening them now. Know what I say?
F**k 'em.
ashi
my sister's future in-laws are threatening that no one will come to their wedding if they don't have it in the kingdom hall.. (we're the reason they can't have it in the hall.
the soon-to-be newlyweds want us to be in the wedding, plus we're shelling out some major cash for it.).
don't you just love the jw sense of brotherhood?
My sister's future in-laws are threatening that no one will come to their wedding if they don't have it in the Kingdom Hall.
(We're the reason they can't have it in the hall. The soon-to-be newlyweds want us to be in the wedding, plus we're shelling out some major cash for it.)
Don't you just love the JW sense of brotherhood? So warm, you could light a lump of wet logs with it.
ashi
last wednesday i had the absolute joy of attending the theocratic ministry school and the sales meeting.
my wife was giving a talk and i chose to support her by being there to here her speech.. one thing i found extremely funny was a point they made about what 'the name' really means.
see if you think this makes sense:.
ok
Jehovah Jehovah Jehovah
there. I'm saved.
ashi
LOL
ashi
me (in another thread): they're very brave behind the mask of anonymity that the net provides, aren't they?
kylishhlee (in email to me, enclosing my groucho marx pic): i suppose that's a real picture of you?
or are you hiding behing the "mask" of the net?.
LLLLLLLLLLLLOLOLOL
cool thread, i needed that.
ashi
kylishhlee:.
since i cannot reply to your email, i'll post my response to it here.. here is your email:.
ashi:time to start the counter-surveillance measures, if you haven't already.
Expat was right.......Kylish, he was correct, leave people who have good intentions alone.....examine the liars within your biblical circle, because if they found you here, they would throw you out like they have us....just a thought.
ashi
i'll be moving there sometime next month.
who wants to go out for a beer?
:p
Neab....yes...at least a few drunken nights....
ashi
another line of thought that has come up from my private conversations with a nice active witness is:.
what do we have faith in?.
should we have faith in the fact that god's commandments are for our well being?.
I acutally had a discussion about spirituality with my mother today as we were driving to see my grandfather.
We both agree that spirituality has nothing to do with structure, but is a feeling, like love.
Faith is the same way. I could have faith that my grandfather is going to a better place when he dies, but those hope are just not based in solid fact.
Faith seems to be the pursuit of hope in the face of undeniable fact. Yet faith is necessary to survive, I think, to cope.
I have faith that God's commandments are meant for our well being, but as for them actually PURPOSED for our well being..that's another thing.
A commandment not for our own good- Head coverings for women. It's just demeaning. My mother and I talked about that today, too.
ashi
