busy day today.
taking g/daughters to doctor appt.
this noon, startin' supper.
Homemade pizza with 1/2 the side for kids and 1/2 for mom and dad.
I think tonight it is going to be pizza salami, cheese, tomatoes, onions, olives, fresh mushrooms, and pineapple.
Sometimes I do a cornbread pizza base, cook it, then you add on top everything that would normally go into a taco. (beef, lettuce, tomatoes, olives, lettuce, salsa, sour cream etc) Cut it into slices and then it is like a pizza.
We should do a cookbook and sell it, give the profits to silentlambs.
Jez
most of you have seen me post under my alias truthsetsonefree.
some call me "tsof" which is cool too.
one or two of you know me by my real name.
Sooooooooooooo in other words, you aren't really a Jehovah's Witness.
Jez
alamb:
what are you planning on doing with all these affidavits?
Jez
Has a copy of this been sent to the WTBS? Maybe send a letter stating that it is public knowledge that disfellowshipping is a congregational matter and not a family matter as stated on record by XXXXXXX. Therefore, could a letter please be send to all congregations in the world to be read that states that the congregations have 'misunderstood' the meaning of disfellowshipping and members who have family that is disfellowshipped CAN associate with them as the disfellowshipping is purely a congregational matter. Also, JWs do not shun in the fanatical way that the Amish do.
Will someone do this????????????????
Jez
this old wrinkled little gray haired man about age 65, said in the staff room:.
"jws came to my house on the weekend, so i opened the door, grabbed my coat and said, "i can't talk, i just found out my wife is giving birth at this very moment!!!
" then i slammed the door, and fell on the floor laughing to myself.".
This old wrinkled little gray haired man about age 65, said in the staff room:
"JWs came to my house on the weekend, so I opened the door, grabbed my coat and said, "I CAN'T TALK, I just found out my wife is giving birth at this very moment!!!" Then I slammed the door, and fell on the floor laughing to myself."
Jez
my jw sil doesn't approve of me being on this site.
she has compared it to a black person having a friend that is a member of a anti-black community.
where else can you get so many varied opinions about a religion that i grew up in, would have died for, have family members that are members of, have questions about myself and find answers to some tough questions i have?
Greendawn: Mature individuals know how to entertain ideas without accepting them.
That is a very profound statement and I will never forget it.
FinallyFree: Your freedom of speech, worship, expression, association is not subject to her approval.
She would say that she is not trying to control me, that I can do what I want, but that it comes with consequences and "it is my choice." Yes, but it is a choice made with unreasonable consequences. Seeking information, finding oneself, trying to find answers, support, not being a JW, having a laugh, meeting new people, should not mean that I lose out on a deep relationship with anyone, especially someone I love so much. These are healthy things I am doing, for ME.
Sherry: I think that analogy is off-base. Its more like we are all ex-addicts of a cultish religion. We aren't JWs any longer (most of us), we can choose to not be, to leave it. If you are black you cannot choose your race. I for one don't come on here to slam JWs although there have been specific times when I did vent and probably will continue to do so. If her analogy were true it would be a site full of sour grapes and bigots. I don't believe that for a minute. No, its more JWA, Jehovah's Witness Anonymous.
I agree. Great comment. Thanks.
Jez
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did anyone ever actually admit it if they hated it?.
cyp
I hated not knowing who would be on the other side of the door. I was terrified it was going to be some knowledgable religious person that would stand there and make me quickly defend my beliefs. That happened to me too many times and I hated not being able to answer some questions.
BUT I did enjoy street, or as they call it now, contact work. Because I picked the people that I approached.
I had a blast pioneering with my in laws when I was 17, 18 years old because we would start street work at 7am, 1 hour doing that, go for breakfast/coffee, field service for 1/2 hour, return visits for up to 2 hours, and then not at homes to end the day. We were done by noon and enjoyed each others company. ALL those hours and I don't think I reached one person, I didn't have one study, not one got baptized, RV fizzled out. Looking back, it was a huge waste of time.
Jez
thought today that i would try to get some questions answered.
i wanted to see if he could answer my concerns and was looking forward to a nice discussion or some peace regarding some things that are driving me crazy.. so, i saw this older 'wise' looking gentleman on the street holding up some mags.
so, i approached him.
I was saddened by the whole thing. I DID feel sorry for him. He was standing there shaking and cold, I should have bought him a coffee. Next time, that is exactly what I am going to do, give him a nice coffee or cup of tea and tell him that kindness is next to godliness.
For the record, he was not a little old cute kind man. He was a strong, self-righteous, mean older man, that did not deserve me holding my tongue like I did.
Jez
my jw sil doesn't approve of me being on this site.
she has compared it to a black person having a friend that is a member of a anti-black community.
where else can you get so many varied opinions about a religion that i grew up in, would have died for, have family members that are members of, have questions about myself and find answers to some tough questions i have?
My JW SIL doesn't approve of me being on this site. She has compared it to a black person having a friend that is a member of a anti-black community.
So, lately I have been asking myself, Why am I here?
I know exactly why.
Where else can you get so many varied opinions about a religion that I grew up in, would have died for, have family members that are members of, have questions about myself and find answers to some tough questions I have? I CAN'T talk to any JWs about the questions or concerns I have or they will immediately label me an evil "apostate." Or give me an extremely one sided narrow minded answer that has been 'told' to them or 'interpreted' for them. I want it all to be my own.
I like that there are so many different backgrounds in here. I value everyone's opinion, and can't resist reading others perspective on a subject. Sometimes, someone articulates it in a way that makes sense to me, sometimes I read things that I totally disagree with and that helps form MY opinions about God etc, sometimes I agree with some of it but not all of it, etc.
I am strong enough in what I call my 'base' personal convictions to be here. Ie: Just because I am in university learning about, listening to evolution, being exposed to many views on it, does not automatically mean that I am now an evolutionist. I LOVE learning about other's beliefs and do not feel threatened at all by gaining knowledge. I only find it empowering.
Basically, I am here, because I am still searching.....aren't we all, don't we always? People in here are very real, have the same pain as I do, and understand at a level that does not need to be overtly stated.
What about you? Jez
thought today that i would try to get some questions answered.
i wanted to see if he could answer my concerns and was looking forward to a nice discussion or some peace regarding some things that are driving me crazy.. so, i saw this older 'wise' looking gentleman on the street holding up some mags.
so, i approached him.
I AM A JEDI MASTER.
Don't know why that is so exciting.
Jez
