Posts by Frog

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So how do you explain this....

by loosie in

i didn't want to hi jack this thread.. http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/95312/1.ashx.

but i wanted to open this up for discussion.

since being raised a jw, everything unexplainable has been attributed to demons.

Frog

There are so many things that those of us of the scientifically unenlightened class don't fully comprehend, but we don't directly put the physical laws of the universe down to something supernatural. People have somehow for many years been obsessed with the idea of the supernatural, when there are possibly hundreds of plausible logical alternatives which deserve our consideration first.

Having said that though, there are too many encounters to suggest that the claims of thousands are false. I'm sure to those individuals what they experienced was very real. I believe there is a chance that full all I know I could have experienced something similiar, but drew a different conclusion. The mind is more powerful than most of us know.

I just can't help but feel that our obssession with the supernatural blurs our logical vision on these things sometimes.

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Help? Scriptures taken out of context

by misspeaches in

hi guys.

i've been having on online discussion with someone who is being called on by the witnesses.

he has approached me to find out why i left them.. i'm sort of new at this anti witnessing caper so hoping some of you guys might help me... .

Frog

Hi misspeaches:)

Help? Scriptures taken out of context

...it's called 'the new world translation of the holy scriptures', printed by the WTBTS of Brooklyn! I suggest trying a different, more legitimate form of the written word.

Frog x

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What's your best feature?

by JH in

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i think i have nice eyes

Frog

my flippers I guess...?! actually no, today I would have to say my hat:)

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What's Your Status? Christian, Pagan, "I Don't Know", "I Don't Care"??

by minimus in

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just curious......

Frog

i'm a frog x

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NO LONGER SATISFIED AS I WAS, WITH JWD FORUM

by outoftheorg in

no this is not another { i am leaving this forum }.

it is just that i no longer am so hungry for the many posts as i once was.

i could not wait to get home and sign on to read all the posts from newbies and the heavy hitters.

Frog

Hi out,

I think all our needs are different, and if 'out' feels the need to move on, then perhaps he should. I think it's really important for JWD continue, thus making the need for oldtimers vital. Oldtimers prove that there is life after the org, and that a well balanced perspective can be obtained. I don't however think that anyone should feel guilted into believing this task lies with them, especially if they've nothing more to give.

Out, if you feel the need to move on for a while, permanently or whatever, it seems from the above that there are plenty of well equipped people to carry on with the good work from where you've left off. You gave while you got, you're not in debt.

Frog (of the each to his own class xox).

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Will the anointed remnant survive Armageddon?

by Bonnie_Clyde in

i always thought that was what the society teaches.

in fact, haven't there been discussions about how we know the end has to be near because the number of the anointed remnant is decreasing, but there still have to be a few on the earth when armageddon comes to help get the educational work organized in the new world?.

well, i ran across this article today from the 9-1-89 wt pages 20 and 21, paragraphs 12 and 13. i was attending back then.

Frog

I find it difficult to read these types of theoretical posts anymore, it's just all too obvious to see through the bs lies and twisted reasonsings. I've given up trying to keep up with their "new light", even if just for amusement purposes, cause it just aint funny anymore. Frog

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What do I tell my mother?

by Confession in

the facts.... -3rd generation of a 4-generation witness family.

30 members of my family are in--including my mother, father, 3 siblings and their mates and children.

(other relatives too.

Frog

Hi Confession matey,

I know full well how difficult it is broaching this subject with your loved ones when you feel they themselves are in a delicate stage of their own lives. My mother was particularly fragile when I could no longer avoid giving a straight answer to her on the fact that I was resolute that I would never return to the org. I think there are no real ideal times when it comes to this sort of thing, there are probably less ideal times, but it doesn't sound that apart from your parents being slightly older that there is much reason to hold on and wait.

The problem with holding off any longer of course is that you are left in a state of limbo, and can't fully move on with your life. We're too old to be fearing the wrath of our parents. While it is to be highly commended that your hesitation is because of the love for your parents, there is also the possibility that you are not yourself ready for the full scale shunning that might result. I don't know if you can ever really be ready for that, doesn't matter how hold you are.

I know it is easy to say this, but you are no responsible for sheltering your parents from reality and the world. They are well and truly grown up, and you don't owe them anything other than love and support. It might sound selfish, but in the end you are the only one looking out for you. While they might not fully allow themselves to understand your motives, you can take heart in the fact that at the heart of things all that the people who love from us want is for us to be happy, true and fulfilled. Despite that there selfish desire to have you in the org might take them over for a while, they will learn to cope with it, and move on.

You can't protect these people from the truth about life and your reality, afterall that very notion is what caused you to make this stand in the first place. So, don't for a moment feel guilty, or allow them to put guilt on you. You know you have the moral highground, even if they are so blind as to not be able to see it. You can't protect them, that's not your job.

Wish you all the best. Take care, Frog xx

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Whyamihere survives surgery!

by HadEnuf in

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to all it may consume...i mean concern...my poor little brookiepooh had to have surgery on her leg today to remove a blockage in one of her major arteries.

it was a very long surgery but she was able to hobble home this afternoon (well...austin gave her a ride home but she had to hobble into the house).

so she isn't feeling too chipper and thought it would be nice for you all to stop by and wish her well and a speedy recovery.

Frog

Hope it wasn't too painful babe. I'm sure you'll be back to chasing your littlies round the house in no time:) Take care luv, Frog xx

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I'm in love !!!!

by talesin in

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yes, it's true!

meet the new love of my life, balmpot.

she fits in the palm of my hand right now, she is already mistress of the house, and i her devoted slave.

Frog

Hey Talesin...I forgot I had seen this post come around once before...for a moment I'd forgotten it was about your new kitty cat. I'm having an ick day & if it was gonna be about "true love" I was going to tell you to put your head in the latrene and flush.

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disfellowshipped for gluttony?

by onintwo in

hello jwd board community.

just wondering.. has anyone ever heard of a person being disfellowshipped for the terrible sin of gluttony?

isn't it ranked right up there with drunkeness, adultery, murder, etc.?.

Frog

Hi guys, my beautiful cousin who was diss'd a couple of years before me battled with an eating disorder for some years because of all the emotional torment she had been put through by her elder dad and family. It got to the point where I was well aware of the issue and wanted to get her help. I made the mistake of speaking with my straight down the line dub elder bro-inlaw about it. His only comments to me were; "she could get disfellowshipped for gluttony"...and that was all that sorry son of a said to me about it. Did I mention that I extremely dislike that pathetic man, from what I hear he hasn't changed a skeric. v