"this thing called love" has surely proven to be an elusive thing, to put your finger on.
in an organization who "equates disagreement with disloyalty" it seems that almost every one in the congregation down deep is harboring something that they disagree with about the organization, but they know better than to let anyone know, except their closest friends, and even then their words are well chosen and spoken in guarded terms.
"please don't repeat what i just said to anybody" is the usual caution.
Good post Rockhoud -
You're not telling us anything that we haven't all experienced.
It's a conditional love - as long as you do exactly what the org. wants you to do and according to your individual cong. of pharisees you are "loved".
Go outside of the box for a moment and your faith will be questioned.
Juni
on tuesday night my son (30) went into hospital with what turn out to be appendicitis.
his wife called me wednesday morning and i went up to the hospital.
he was due in surgery not long after i got there.
I love your colorful Ying/Yang!
i was reading coc last night and i started pondering over minimus' post of how the dubs are saying this is the last memorial and the end is finally here.
then i remembered the teaching that the first setoff to the big a. any thoughts on this?.
luv, jojo
These words of doomsday upon us keeps them going. Remember - JWs have already chosen the house they want to live in after A. and can hardly wait to make the move.
Juni
i thought the following ap article was interesting, and some on the forum might, too.
it reads in part:.
"by malcolm ritter ap science writer.
Very interesting!
on tuesday night my son (30) went into hospital with what turn out to be appendicitis.
his wife called me wednesday morning and i went up to the hospital.
he was due in surgery not long after i got there.
Remember Gordy - You are dog poop on the bottom of their shoe.
Hang in there and try not to let it get you down.
Juni :)
i think back at some of the simpler things we couldn't do or have because we were a witness.
i hardly know my father's (worldly) side of the family.
didn't know my grandfather, grandmother, aunts, uncles, cousins.
The one thing that is closest to my heart is my children. We have four - 3 boys and 1 girl. They are all fine, productive adults now w/their own families.
They were raised in the org. and what I can honestly say here is they were deprived of a normal childhood w/ friends, overnights, holidays and just good old down time with the family.
We were always racing around to get to some mtg. on time or service.
I wish I could go back in time and redo all of that.
Juni
girls at the age of 3 were forced into sex in both the talmud and the bible.
also, the age consent in us and europe was as low as 10:.
http://www.answering-christianity.com/age3.htm.
Personally I feel that the poster here, Mike87, has porn and pedophilia on his brain.
I have a bad gut feeling about this poster.
Juni
Symbolism abounds in this song. Eric Hilliard Nelson, better known as Ricky, joined the cast of his parent's ABC sitcom "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet" in 1952 at age 11. A fall 1956 episode had him organizing a rock 'n' roll band in high school. Then in an April 1957 telecast he was drafted to perform with a local band and sang a currently popular Fats Domino hit, "I'm Walkin'"--which, backed with "A Teenager's Romance," promptly became a real-life million-selling record for him. Ricky went on to be one of the biggest stars of the early rock and roll era.His star faded in the mid 1960s. He tried valiantly to regain the top of the charts, but it seemed the British invasion was thwarting him at every turn. Ironically, however, a song he wrote in the early 1970s about his disillusionment with the music industry was his biggest hit.
GARDEN PARTY - good song.
Thanks Blondie for jogging my memory! It expresses how I feel about going back.
Juni
page 719.
1918 the discourse "the world has ended --millions now living may never die",.
the talk is entitled "the world has ended -- millions now living will never die".
Boy - you have a good memory Blondie!!
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i use antivir personal edition, and it's free.. http://www.free-av.com/.
I used to use Norton, but it was allowing for junk to get through. Also, they are impossible to get a hold of if you have a problem. My daughter's computer guy that takes care of their business computers recommended Webroot Spyware and Trend Micro PC-cillin. It's good.
Juni
