so many posters and most communicate either on this site or have the pleasure to meet in person and know much of some posters lives ,but for thos who don't ( like me ) let's share some of our lives with others,,, .
are you married or single?
= me married .
Are you married or single? = No, have partner
Do you have children ? = yes boy 17, girl 13
Do you have pets? = l cat, 2 parrots
What are your hobbies? = astronomy - love it!! stay up to watch lunar eclipses, freeze to death watching stars and saw the eclipse of the sun, 1999
Are you a grandparent? = Not yet, but im sure its easier than being a mother!
What would you like to share?? learning to love yourself, really is, the greatest love of all
just a question because of course we all either believed we were in the 'truth', are still in the 'truth' have left and found the 'truth', there is no 'truth' or that the only truth is found in the trailer park with a bottle of bud and a bunch of 'pozzies:)
No. i dont think so. i grew up force fed on church. ive been to them all. some shortly, and some for longer periods of time.
they all teach different things. much of what they teach is unscriptural, and some of what they teach is completely against scripture - where does it say in the bible that its okay to pray to the virgin mary? ask ten people in any church what they believe about a certain scripture, and you will likely get 10 different answers. there is a common thread in that they believe Jesus died to save from sin. anyone believing in him can get everlasting life. they dont mean 'exercising faith' they mean just 'believe'. apparently that believe leads you naturally to a cleaner life, trying to please god. well, with most of the christians i know, it doesnt and hasnt worked that way.....there are good ones - but they no better than the average law abiding non-believer
i know there are mostly ex jw's on here.
i just wondered how many of you are ex jws, left or df'd, how many are still in but have lost heart?.
are there any jws on here who still believe its all the truth, go to meetings and trust the organisation?.
thanks for your replies everyone - i really appreciate all of them.
is it really so hard to leave once youve been a jw? for those that have lost heart but still go to the meetings - what keeps you there. friends? family? the thought that if you leave god will disown you? just wondering thats all bec i left the church after a lifetime as a born again christian - i did it with ease. i was so sick to death of being told to have faith and let gods spirit lead me - that i did - i let his spirit lead me right out of there. i didnt get df'd - that doesnt happen in church, but believe me - its much the same. many of my friends disowned me - i was a trouble maker asking too many questions - proving i didnt have faith. you question the churches doctrine and you get given an answer that doesnt make sense, then you question the answer, you are soon labelled a trouble maker. the trouble is - i wasnt - i really did want to know the truth. when you ask how god can send everyone that isnt born again to hell - a place of everlasting torture - and you get told 'we dont need to know the answers to everything, we just need to know jesus died to save us from sin' - how does that make you a trouble maker when its not a good enough answer.
sorry feeling down - religion has a lot to answer for.
holly
this site helps you to narrow down antichrist candidates.
sorry valis, your name was not found.
http://www.raptureready.us/antichrist.htm .
Its got to be BUSH. is that man real? he wants world peace and a 'globe of unity' and goes to war!!!!!!!!
i know there are mostly ex jw's on here.
i just wondered how many of you are ex jws, left or df'd, how many are still in but have lost heart?.
are there any jws on here who still believe its all the truth, go to meetings and trust the organisation?.
I know there are mostly ex jw's on here. i just wondered how many of you are ex jws, left or df'd, how many are still in but have lost heart?
are there any jws on here who still believe its all the truth, go to meetings and trust the organisation?
who has left and gone to another religion, or who is from another religion?
who is an athiest.
anyone left the jw's changed their mind and gone back?
anyone, like me, had a study but not been a jw?
holly
how do you guys find the time to chat on this board all day?
Im self employed - and spend alot of time on the computor and at home. i flit between work and here - meaning i occasionally do some work, when all you americans are asleep and its morning here in England!
i contend that we are both atheists, i just believe in one less god than you do.
when you understand why you dismiss all other possible gods, then you will know why i dismiss yours.
- stephen f. roberts.
Its better to die standing up, than live forever on your knees
i noticed a few prefixes/suffixes/concepts keep popping up in people's nicknames on this site.
i wish i had all the subscriber names in a spreadsheet to play with it some more, but i just did a real cursory glance around and saw some interesting bits.
notice this:prefix to handlenumber of occurrencesfree (like in "freedomfrog")35rebel 5lost 12happy 17hate 0love 14. in additon, there were 4 variations of the phrase "had enough".
I am going to change my name to FreeRebelLostAndHappyToHateLove
LOL!
I want a new name - holly is my name and i was being boring when i joined. i never thought to give myself something interesting.
will have to think of something................
as i told kl, i'm not sabotaging her thread, mine has a twist, for example, my wife 'descibes' me best by always reminding that i'm not 'normal.
' this means i do things differently than the ordinary person as i'm into many activities.
many of these activities involve people.
i get mistaken for Britney Spears, except for Im good looking, dont smoke and I go out wearing clothes
i'm really concerned for my sister and her husband.
they both got df'd last thurs.
and i found out today cause my mom called crying histerically telling me the news.
Hey freedom frog
so very sorry to hear about your family situation - sounds awful and i hope it gets sorted out. i will say a prayer for you.
holly
