Posts by Vivamus

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French Vanilla Morning

by Robdar in

in the small corners of the morning, .

i think of you.. as the steam rises from my coffee, .

i gaze into the cup.

Vivamus

I love it, can I keep a copy of it?

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Blue Bubblegum Girl

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WHY did you get baptised?

by fairy in

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i was just thinking back to when i got baptised.

and i dont really remember the real reason why.. thinking about it seems to bring up the idea that i only got baptised because of the way everyone treats you when they find out you are getting dunked - and not specifically to serve jehovah.. baptism day comes and you sit there and listen to the talk.

then you go out and get your swimming duds on and line up at the "whatever it is they decide to dunk you in".

Vivamus

1) I asked this in another post, but perhaps it was overlooked with all the other stuff... Do Jehovah's Witnesses (or have they ever) baptised "in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of Jehovah's Spirit Annointed Organization" instead of the Holy Spirit, or is this just an apostate lie that I saw on the internet?

This question makes me doubt my memory . I remember asking a question about that to an elder. Cuz we were supposed to be baptized in the name of the father, son and holy spirit, but that line wasn't uttered when I got dunked. If my memory is correct, the elder expleined it as: the Holy Spirit works through the organization ... and since we accept the organization with a definate "yes" (one of the question you have to answer during the ceremony .. we got baptized in the name of the holy spirit.....

2) For those of you that were baptised later in life (like mid-twenties on..), was there a noticable change (in the negative direction) in the behavior of the other members toward you after you were baptised? The reason I ask is that my wife continues to deny (to me anyway) much of the negative characteristics and lack of love, etc. that seems to be prevelant. Whenever I go the to hall ( not often) I get love-bombed. Mind you, she is 46 and has been attending this same hall for years, yet she is still not baptised. I almost wish she would go through with it just so she would see their "true colors". (The later in life caveat is there only because I don't know if someone 16 years old can properly put any change into perspective. However, all are free to comment.

I joined the borg when I was 17, got baptized when I was 19. The attititude changed .. yes. I was no longer love-bombed, but treated as a normal rank-and-file member ... what a disappointment. Cuz I had hoped for a full acknoledgement, and a real-belong-feeling. None of that tho ...

I got baptized cuz I thought it would bring me closer to god, closer to the organization, and it would make me belong there. And I did believe every piece of dogma they served me ....

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Blue Bubblegum Girl

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If you could be any other nationality....

by logansrun in

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...what would you choose.

i'd pick japanese over my polish/german/scottish heritage any day.

i'm watching iron chef....damn, those japanese can cook a live octopus better than a mofo.

Vivamus

Okay, first off, I love being Dutch, and won't change that ever.

But, I could emigrate and get a different nationality and still have Dutch blood, right? So in that case ... I'd pick .... *whispers*

Canadian .

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Blue Bubblegum Girl

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hey pplz

by ChimChim in

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guess what... i just got home yesterday.

by the way for the ppl who didnt know i was far away from home, i was bored out of my mind i wasnt even aloud to cross the street without an adult thats how bad it was at the place where i was!!!!.

Vivamus

Welcome back home C.C.

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Blue Bubblegum Girl

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Unofficial poll...

by DEDMACHINE in

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so i just figured i'd ask what's everybody's background here.. are you:.

a. a jehovah's witness.

b. an ex-baptized witness.

Vivamus

True, I did meet LT once

And I also did sleep with Xena .... once ....

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Blue Bubblegum Girl *DF*

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Unofficial poll...

by DEDMACHINE in

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so i just figured i'd ask what's everybody's background here.. are you:.

a. a jehovah's witness.

b. an ex-baptized witness.

Vivamus

*Is in total shock*

You mean, Jst2laws isn't my daddy??

And Bradley ... shhhh, we wouldn't tell anybody about ... you know ... never mind

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Blue Bubblegum girl

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X-mas wishes

by Country_Woman in

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three year old polar bear victor, was born in the dutch zoo of rhenen.. a year ago he moved to the amsterdam zoo "artis" to be a new companion for a female who lost her mate - in the hope that this would result in some cute polar bear baby's.. .

but no, the mother "to be" died also - so there was no need for victor to stay any longer in "artis", and he moved back home where he was enthusiastically welcomed by one of his former playmates...... .

merry chistmas and a happy