I don't think any of you would have succumbed to the brainwashing if you weren't already judgemental insensitive higher than the almighty hypocrites as the those you criticise.
(Except you like me who were just little kids, and your parents like the devil made you do it.)
And obviously... a whole bunch of you are still there. I wish there was a world devoid of JW thought of any kind. By. I won't be back.
WHERE'S CHAT! I MISS LIVE ON TIME INTERACTION!!
i'm not sure if this is the appropriate category for this topic, so forgive me if it is not.
i'm fairly new here.
i wanted to get opinions on something.. the congregation i was raised in, built a new hall in june, 1984, when i was 7 years old.
I tried to post earlier and big wacko worm doodle hit the screen and ... it was ugly.
I'll try again. If I fail to slay this dragon, I'm out for good...
Anyway, I had one KH I attended is now a crematorium, another that was a school house, and beautifully renovated, is a fire house, and another original (not a prefab) is an insurance company.
A building is just that, a place that was built, like a house.
My house I grew up in was built in the 1700's as an inn. Our family bought it in the 60's so a large JW family could enjoy a piece of pre-millenium paradise. It served it's purpose for only 10 yrs. and the family disintegrated. 30 yrs later the house is scavanged, deserted, and the land dispersed.
It's only material. Hold up your hands. Here's the church, here's the steeple, open your hands and see all the people....
hey there...here is a cool site...sort of like the google for job searches.... http://www.indeed.com/.
it will bring up recent job postings from several job boards, including newspapers etc.... to get the most out of your search, click on advanced search you can even search by company, location etc.
and the stuff it brings back is in a nice, neat format.
I have a new Hero! And it ain't a sandwich.
Very nice of you to share.
after i posted a news item on my website about charges in a lawsuit against rick ross being dropped in federal court, a couple who is still involved in the lawsuit contacted me.
they are jim bergin and judy garvey.
as i read their site, especially jim's article a husband's perspective , i could not help but be stuck by the similarities between many of their experiences and ours.
I'm sure there are basic courtesies in pursuing our freedom of speech as former members or followers, that we can follow out of goodness.
I don't think it equates to the public humiliation and blackballing they've gotten away with each and every Disfellowshpping announcement... and the breeches of confidence by committee members and their nosey gossiping wives.
TAKE YOUR BEST SHOT WTBS!
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the movie "to sir with love" had that effect on me years ago.. .
what movie has inspired you & why?
Most recent: Simon Birch
its on right now but if you missed it , it replays on cnbc and i think bravo later this week.
new york (ap) -- for some viewers, nbc's miniseries based on the book of revelation may seem the latest signpost on the road to armageddon.. "revelations" premieres less than two weeks after the death of pope john paul ii.
meanwhile, the right-to-die battle waged over terri schiavo echoes in the series, in the character of a miami girl who is declared brain-dead after being struck by lightning -- then is witnessed speaking the word of god.. but judged as television, not an omen of the end times, "revelations" isn't much of a revelation.
Have to agree.
After all, what did folks expect when they went to see the movie, "Armageddon"?
It's all just Hollywood which equates to the almighty dollar.
when you were a devout jw, and if you would have met a man/women that really pleased you, would you have quit the jw organization for that person, if he/she asked you to?
This has been a very interesting excersize.
For JW's, you must "quit" their faith to have a "worldly" love interest or spouse. There really is no in between on this matter, no inter-faith reconciliation. WOW
Guess they were serious about not "sitting on the fence". But, that's how I was too.
The GOOD NEWS is, that was then, and this now: can love unconditionally, almost.
announced our circuit overseer last night in his talk about the urgency to preach because of the times.
followed by a silence that was broken with ohhhs and ahhhs.
he said that a couple of times throughout his part, simulating a beating heart with his fist.
They produce cheap, shallow, popular religion that appeals to the naive and the ignorant
Deep... so deep you took my breath away. I'm very impressed. You've hit the nail on the head.
Sincerely
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what is the most ridiculous song that you couldn't listen too.. because of so called bad lyircs (maybe misheard lyrics), sexy beat or because fo the person who sang it didn't have the proper morals?.
mine.... couldn't listen to ac/dc because it meant they went both ways.
Brand New Key
My dad got mad when I sang it to him "with gestures", and poked him in the belly with my index finger. I thought he'd think it was cute? I was 14.
