well sometimes we are.. look we have the knowledge and experience to help a lot of people.must of us have one time been jw's and understand how many think.so lets not put them off by being too negative.. when we were witnesses most of us were quite happy .
we tried to be good people , to put into practise principles that many people think are good.
we did this sometimes even when we didn't want to , because we thought god would hold us accountable and because we cared for people .
I'm afraid I have to agree with Billygoat-I go one step further-I HATE the JW's for what they've done to me, and if you're part of it, I hate you too. (not you per se). I'm so f**king tired of feeling pity for people who don't want pity. I'm tired of loving people who can feel no love.
F**k JW's. Many, if not most, are completly hopeless.
Sorry folks, I've just had a shitty couple of weeks, but that's how I feel right now. Absolutely f**king hopeless to even try.
ashi
have you seen the ginger / it scooter thingy?.
i think it looks pretty cool!.
the site is: http://www.segway.com/.
It looks fully retarded.
ashi
celebrate your past.
it is the foundation for your dreams and goals in the future.
flexibility and adaptability are key.
Moe, hang in there my friend. Hope to hear from you soon.
ashi
i was df'd 6 months ago for smoking cigarettes.
i really reached out for help but had a hard time breaking the habit.
maybe i should have been disfellowshipped, according to why it is done.
Borgfree, Nice quote from John. I agree totally. Iwish...hang in there. Quit smoking and stay away from the JW's...they're only trouble.
ashi
(i brought this over from rex's thread).
does god exist-i always think of khalil gibran's couplet from the prophet; "do not say god is in my heart, but i am in the heart of god.
" i beleive that people use god to keep themselves in check, and they make the bible their moral register.
I agree six, trust me, I'm not a bible thumper, but many many people still are highly influenced by a belief structure, and it will be many many years before superstitions are truly rooted out.
In the end though, you're right about reality; the same, I think goes for humanity. We all distrust one another, but trust and tolerence are the only two things we haven't mastered, and that may be the fault of religion.
I'm very young, and still asking questions myself.
ashi
(i brought this over from rex's thread).
does god exist-i always think of khalil gibran's couplet from the prophet; "do not say god is in my heart, but i am in the heart of god.
" i beleive that people use god to keep themselves in check, and they make the bible their moral register.
Can science answer many questions? Yes. In fact, people may make the revelation that you say. But, not being a fundie myself, I think that people will always embrace a God of some sort, some type of magical or supernatural being that they laud, or fear. It's been thousands of years of Gods and their followers. Men will always tell myths, and base them on fact to give their myth weight.
God will never die, even if he never existed in the first place.
ashi
here i am sitting with wet hair and no makeup on trying to get motivated for work.
why can't the weekends be longer?
i hate monday's.
Oh well, have a cup, throw some cold water on your face, and dance on your computer. If you're feeling really good by then, destroy some company property......
ashi
just noticed the thread with the lady sporting a panama so i thought it might be as well to reconsider hatiquette...er hat etiquette wts style............ *** w52 4/15 254-5 questions from readers ***.
questions from readers.
 is it proper for men to tip their hats to women?g.
Totally Bizzarre.
"IS TIPPING HATS CHRISTIAN??!?!?!?!"
{picture of man thinking of fornication while tipping his hat in the background}
lol
ashi
from the article: acquire a heart agreeable to jehovah w10/15/01.
7. a key requirement for acquiring a pure heart is that of gaining accurate knowledge of gods will and purposes.
there is only one source of that knowledge, the inspired word of god.
If you wanted to control someone, Pureheart, ambiguousness is the way to do it. The weak-willed and less knowledgable of the flock will ride along with it all, and the ones who question it will be thrown out and called devils, and vomit-eaters....perfect.
ashi
just heard that the society is going to stop mailed subscriptions.
magazines will all have to be picked up at the kingdom hall.
not sure when it's starting, but soon, i suppose.. sorry if this has been posted before, but i think this is very new info.
Thank goodness!!! I don't want the damn things, anyway. My mother-in-law has been bombarding us with them ever since we stopped going. My wife told her father the next time he gets the renewal slips, not to renew it. He almost had a fit...lolol.
ashi
