mine was being gay.....and it was a huge load to carry...... (another story).
what was your struggle?.
scoob
I could not reconcile in my head that my dad and other relatives I loved were doomed for destruction at Armgo----.
It just didn't make sense. How could a loving God punish my dad, when he was a good father and example for me.
I decided that I did not want to serve a God that was so insecure that a person with a differing opinion on life must die.
people say that love is blind to age difference but when you have/had to strike a relationship or marry with someone what's the maximum age difference that is/was acceptable to you?
My rule was always 4 years.
We needed to be in High School at the same time, even if it was for just one year.
do any of you have any amusing stories as to why some people becames jw's?.
personally... when we were just little tikes my mum was organising a birthday party for my sister.
she invited the neighbours boys around and they weren't allowed because they were a jw family.
Many people I know including my Mom, became a Dub because of life altering changes in their lives, they felt the need to join some type of organized religion.
My mom after giving birth decided that she wanted to raise her child in a God fearing household. she was also lonely because she was newly married with a small child, no close friends and Dad worked all the time.
Others I know had just lost a loved one in death and the hope of "resurrection" was comforting for them.
A few were newly divorced and were lonely. The thought of meeting a God fearing spouse was the basic attraction to the Borg.
It's sad that because of an emotional need, these people were tricked into joining an organization that deceptively promises a world free of all the bad things in the world. There are different.
By the time they realize that it is all a lie, its too late.
Your entire support system in tried up in the Borg and any resistance is met with dire consequences to your status as a dub.
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when you are stressed out of your brains or bored, what sort of activities do you do to make yourself feel better?
gbl
I work out or go to the movies.
Sometimes an escape from reality does the trick.
on the "regis and kelly" show, they just said that the most popular name that people are calling their babies----is brooklyn!
last i heard, it was "justin" and "emily" that were the most popular names of 2004, but they just read this from a survey!
kinda surprised me.
I have a cousin named Brooklyn, and the disco queen Donna Summers named her daughter Brooke Lynn.
Well just because there 6 million card carrying publishers, doesn't mean that there are 6 million believers.
I would estimate that at least half are faking because of financial, emotional blakmail.
my wife just hired a new housekeeper yesterday.. she found her name in the local papers and decided to give her a call.
after checking her references my wife agreed to let her come to the house yesterday to clean on a trail basis.. over the phone she used the phrase "critical times".
this imediately set off alarms in my wife's head that this woman could be a dub.
My wife just hired a new housekeeper yesterday.
She found her name in the local papers and decided to give her a call. After checking her references my wife agreed to let her come to the house yesterday to clean on a trail basis.
Over the phone she used the phrase "critical times". This imediately set off alarms in my wife's head that this woman could be a dub. We don't really care however, my family is well known in the dub community in this area and since we just faded away, we just don't want to be "hepled" by the Dubs.
Well, as she was cleaning my daughter's room, a copy of the year book that my Mom gave her was lying on her desk. The dub saw it and asked my wife if she enjoyed reading the book. The wife said no and that she had just forgotten to throw it in the trash. and she tossed it in the garbage.
Right now, me and wife have a bet that the Dub will not be back.
i saw the movie crash yesterday and it was very interesting and though provoking.. it deals with racism, stereotypes and our perceptions of people and how it effects our behavior.. has anyone else seen it yet?.
also great performances by all.
a very different role for don cheadle, sandra bullock, thandie newton, and brandon fraser, but they were all excellent.
I saw the movie Crash yesterday and it was very interesting and though provoking.
It deals with racism, stereotypes and our perceptions of people and how it effects our behavior.
Has anyone else seen it yet?
Also great performances by all. A very different role for Don Cheadle, Sandra Bullock, Thandie Newton, and Brandon Fraser, but they were all excellent.
i was wondering if any one else saw the city confidential eposide on saturday may 7th, that profiled a dub from boise, idaho that was killed by a russian dancer - her husband.. i didn't see the show from the beginning, but apparently the russian dancer was convicted of murdering the dub, however he still claims his innocence - his theroy is that the jehovah witnesses killed his wife because she married him.
a voilation of their laws.
he appeared to have some supporters who also believed in his innocence.. .
I was wondering if any one else saw the City Confidential eposide on Saturday May 7th, that profiled a DUB from Boise, Idaho that was killed by a Russian dancer - her husband.
I didn't see the show from the beginning, but apparently the Russian dancer was convicted of murdering the dub, however he still claims his innocence - his theroy is that the Jehovah Witnesses killed his wife because she married him. A voilation of their laws.
He appeared to have some supporters who also believed in his innocence.
Does anyone know anything about this case?
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even in our very best of times, we have all had to 'fake' one for the team.. what was your best zinger?.
I used the excuse that my wisdom tooth was growing in and I was in terrible pain.
Come to think about it, I must have about ten wisdom teeth, I used that excuse so much.
