i had a hard time at first but then i finally got on to this site and realised there are plenty people with the same thoughts and feelings as myself , when you can laugh at the stupid things we listened to it puts it all back in perspective, i think its very common to not want to be involved with organized religion, i think many of us loved jesus , and when we didnt feel the love we expected it put us off religion in general, i still love jesus even if all the evidence said he wasn't a real person , i love the idea of of him , i think its only natural to want to live in peace , and to share the thought .
dabatgaly
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How have you coped since leaving?
by SickofLies ini noticed that many different people have coped in many different ways, i believe this reflects the fact we all have left or been kick out for different reasons.
what have you done since leaving?
have you joined another church, are you athesitc?
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Were you a popular Witness?
by Brigid innever fit in.
never cared to.
most witnesses bored me to absolute tears.
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dabatgaly
i was popular with people who had a heart same as i loved people who reflected jesus love , but i wasn't popular with the hardcore lovers of the org , the feeling was mutual i remember thinking id rather be dead than in any kind of paradise with them for eternity, or mabey if they were on a different continent.
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Pictures of Paradise
by gringojj inmy wife made a comment today about all the pictures of paradise and how none of them ever show the inside of a house.
they are always the same pictures of people outside playing with lions and water in the background.
someone was talking in another post about how hard it is to make the simplest items.
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dabatgaly
ther's plenty of enviromentaly friendly technology that could be used , we had a tv show that showed how to have hot water, electricity , refridgeration , all oil free , it was called the science shack.
by the way what about all the lion , giraffe, elephant poo we'd be knee deep in it !!!
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What does your desktop wallpaper look like?
by JH inthere are so many to choose from over the net.
i usually use the basic wallpapers that windows xp provide.. i love using "azul" wallpaper to remind me of the summer, since our summers don't last long.. .
this time of year i turn to the "autumn" wallpaper with the nice colored leaves.. .
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dabatgaly
ive got the lion cut pic, im sure you've all seen it, it always cheers me up , he's even got cat boobs
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IS SHUNNING BIBLE-BASED????
by hubert inmy wife and i watch a movie last night, called "the truth".
it was about an amish girl who got pregnant and had a child.
anyway, she was ordered to be shunned by all members for her wrong doing, for six weeks.. this brings up the questions..... is shunning bible-based?.
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dabatgaly
the bible also says in the same letter that you shouldnt over do it so that the individual is not overtaken by satan, please somone post the relevant scriptures.
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Ridicolous JW folklore
by Hellrider inthe thread about this one, had k.i.s.s in the title.
that reminded me about something funny.
when i was a kid, the biggest rockband in the world was kiss.
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dabatgaly
please tell me the smurfs story and the babysitter one is the best luv it you poor kids !!
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dabatgaly
I remember at a meeting once one of the childless elders told us this urban legend about some brothers from some third world country that were going to be killed for whatever reason and they only killed the ones who didnt hand in their field reports on time, this guy thought it was hilarious , most of us looked at each other in disgust and i thought i really dont want to spend eternity with people like that so id probably be glad " better dead than heartless"
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am i being spiteful?
by dabatgaly in.
my doctors surgery has a jw on the reception and i dont want her to have access to my notes in am going to ask the doctor to make sure she is denied access is this being spiteful?
she would not talk to me otherwise so why should she have acesses to my most personal information.
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dabatgaly
thanx rebel8 i hope it doesn't get to that , im from england by the way ,i must put my flag on my profile.
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JW Ladies: starved for love?
by 144001 inok, in another thread, a poster referred to incidents of "sisters" out in "field service" attempting to "hit" on the males they encountered at the doors.
i have personally had this experience, and also noticed that the last time i visited a kingdom hall, the females in the hall were very, very flirty (including those who were married).
it was as if i had entered a place inhabited soley by women who had been denied male companionship for years!
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dabatgaly
i have never felt so lonely and desperate for love and acceptance when i was a dub more than any other time of my life i constantly felt needy got myself in the wrong situations not a healthy enviroment for single women with the need to feel loved
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am i being spiteful?
by dabatgaly in.
my doctors surgery has a jw on the reception and i dont want her to have access to my notes in am going to ask the doctor to make sure she is denied access is this being spiteful?
she would not talk to me otherwise so why should she have acesses to my most personal information.
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dabatgaly
after reading that im even more pissed off ,why should anyone take on a job of confidentiality when they know that they might reveal any information that they feel should be shared with members of their religon, as it goes i actually had an abortion , and ended up on antidepressants , i have suffered with depression on and off for years partly because of my JW beliefs i have made good progress because i totally left the org , i regret my abortion because i believed i was a terrible person and would never be able to guide my child in the right way because i wasn't a good dub , i suffer from extreme morning sickness , the lack of vit b complex from constant throwing up left my nervous system in extreme shock and added to this i hadnt been pregnant for 18 years , i already have two children , the guy walked out on me, i didnt want to terminate my pregnancy but i couldn't be calm about my situation if i hadnt just been dfs i might have been mentally stronger , i've come to terms with what happened and i feel im forgiven by god through jesus , its all that keeps me going. but anyway i still feel that that should be between me, my doctor and god not any self righteous bitch and who ever she thinks should know . i think what ill do is find a copy of the mag the article is from and if the doctor is not agreeable with my reguest ill show her what her religon would expect of her and that she can't keep her oath to confidentialty and take it from there not only for me but for anyone else who has the right to their privacy.