simon and angharad,.
i have a question for you.
i love your little emoticons!
Auld Soul, thank you for the BTT!
lets you make a Great Crowd of people, one united happified throng! Alternatively, can represent voodoo dolls because we don't discriminate.
with this combination you can demonstrate the effect of a disfellowshipped person approaching and trying to talk to Witnesses in good standing (fleeing)
LMAO! You guys are too much. But you did exactly what I wanted to see done...the emoticons used in a funny way. I'm sure there's more...
simon and angharad,.
i have a question for you.
i love your little emoticons!
Simon and Angharad,
I have a question for you. I love your little emoticons! They can always reveal an emotion or thought sometimes better than my words. Or add to them in the least. If it weren't for the little winking one , my sarcasm would be lost on the audience and most people would just think I was being a b!+c#. But some of these icon/emoticons I'm not sure how to use. Could you give me some guidance on some of these?
Zombies???
For the Asian population on this board?
For the slow population on this board? Oh wait...maybe the French?
I mean, what the heck are these anyway???
Respectful regards,
Andi
bad?
i have done research on it lately.
actually for a couple of yrs now, on and off.
Derrick,
I applaud your efforts in following the biblical counsel of whether it's wrong or right to celebrate Thanksgiving. I have a feeling you'll find there isn't much supporting NOT celebrating it other than Watchtowers. JWs always say, "I'm thankful everyday, I don't need a special day for it." Well, are they? They don't celebrate in the same way and they know it.
Being a balanced parent is a great goal. I wish my parents had followed their gut instinct about such matters. We weren't too balanced in much that I remember.
Happy early Thanksgiving to you!
Andi
ten commandments?.
the bible?.
the robe?.
I'm embarrassed to say that I'm not much of a movie buff. I don't watch that many movies, let alone religious ones. But a few years ago Mozz pretty much forcibly sat me down to watch The Last Temptation of Christ. I was blown away. It was a life changing movie for me. I am hesitant to recommend it, because it was so life-changing for me. I don't want to build it up and it be a disappointment to them.
i got this in an email this morning and this was so incredible i thought i would share it with everyone......
marzipan babies
these are made with marzipan....really unbelievable!
reminds me of the old joke "Do you like children?" ... "Yes, but I couln't eat a whole one"
I've heard "Do you like children?" ... "Yes, but they give me indigestion."
yesterday i saw something i've never seen before.
a protestant church on the left side of the road has a sign saying it's their 50th anniversary.
there is a rc church right across the street.
What's the point of having Protestant and Catholic? If it doesn't matter what church you go to -- why have any at all? It defeats it's purpose!
Maybe because not everyone likes vanilla? I love the fact that there are millions of people in this world that can find whatever flavor of worship works for them. Would you rather stick it in one pot and MAKE everyone partake of the same thing? I don't think it defeats the purpose at all.
yesterday i saw something i've never seen before.
a protestant church on the left side of the road has a sign saying it's their 50th anniversary.
there is a rc church right across the street.
heathen,
I learned a few years ago, that anything the JWs taught me, I had to at least consider what they said was false. They told me that worldy people were hateful and selfish. I found the opposite to be true. They told me that once I lived on my own out in the world, I would become a slut, drug addict, and would live a lousy life. I found the opposite to be true. They told me that God was angry with me and wanted nothing to do with me. I found the opposite to be true. They told me that worldly churches were only interested in your money. I found the opposite to be true.
Looking back, my disfellowshipping was truly a blessing in disguise. I now know TRUTH because of it. And the JWs do NOT have it.
Andi
how often do you hear:.
"how much longer can it go on?".
"i'm tired (of waiting, being ill, poor, disappointed)".
A comment I heard a few times was "even if Armageddon doesn't come in my lifetime, this is still the best way to live".
But so many people say this when they haven't lived life any other way. My dad was 27 or so when he started studying. He grew up in an abusive household, went straight to the Army, lived for 5 years searching and figured being a JW was the best. I don't get it, but that's just me. I've discovered the opposit...that it ISN'T the best way to live. For me.
i am trying to do the "fade" for the sake of my wife and family, but it is getting extremely difficult.
my wife's cong.
is even more nosy than most.
LMAO@Scully!!!!!
it may sound like a strange question, but aspects of jw behavior that are incomprehensible to outsiders actually make a morbid kind of sense when viewed through the lens of jw doctrine.
for example, about 10-12 years ago there was a single mother in my wifes congregation.
during the course of conversation, she learned that my wifes grandmother had recently passed away.
specifically the belief that there is this 'unforgivable sin' which can cause God to completely turn his back on you forever.
flower, I guess this never bothered me. I had already been disfellowshipped, so I was on Jehovah's $#!+ list as it was. That and the fact that JWs teach that once you're dead, you're dead, so what was there to fear, but release from Life's hardships? Suicide was a viable option to me. If it was the unforgive-able sin, then what was there to lose if I was already DFed?
I have a lot of sympathy for anyone who commits suicide. It is done out of desperation or lack of where-with-all in how to handle whatever is ailing them. But I also realize today, that suicide is a very permanent answer to a very temporary problem - whatever those problems might be. I really don't ever see myself getting so depressed that I would attempt again. I have tools and a mind-set now that I didn't have even just a few years ago.
