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? = Married. Coming up for 5 years, living together 9 before that.
Do you have children ? = Two girls 9 and 12.
Do you have pets? = Have some fish and the ladies of the house have a rat each.
What are your hobbies? = online RPG (I'm a closet dwarf)
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 was born into it and spent the first 16 years of my life hiding under the covers in fear of Armageddon and a good part after that trying to get over it. I left around the time my mother suggested I should get dipped. When she told me I would have to ask myself the question will I dedicate my life to Jehovah, being brought up as a good dub I couldn't tell a lie and said no. I think that my teenage loins had the casting vote on that one so it just goes to show that even thought it has a mind of its own that's not to say it doesn't have some sense.
Not being baptised I wasn't DA, DF or even had any elders come round to put me pack on the right path. I was snubbed by my family for two years for living in sin which still hurts even though we're now on good terms.
I had quite a few problems believing most of what's written in the bible so didn't turn to any other Christian faiths but kept the moral guidance of Jesus teachings as I understood them. For a while I dallied with eastern religions and new age religions to fill the ?spiritual void? but eventually came to the conclusion that if there was one true religion then it would be easer to find, practical and not hidden away under rituals and obscure text. I float between atheism, agnosticism and humanism thought I've no wish to make any belief formal seeing as how life has taught me not to put my trust in any one doctrine.
Until a year ago I though the JW's were just another crackpot Christian franchise but looking on the Internet I've revised my ideas and now see them for the first time as the cult they are.
it's been one hell of a week so far peoples!.
it was my oldest son's birthday on tuesday, he was twenty.
for those who do not know, we are a quietly faded away from dubland family.
....and then the CO fell out of the wardrobe with no trousers on.
lol you can't beat a good farce.
this site helps you to narrow down antichrist candidates.
sorry valis, your name was not found.
http://www.raptureready.us/antichrist.htm .
why does everyone assume the antichrist will be a freakin male?
Became leader of the Tories in 1975. Come on people just look at her, and she stole my 1/3 pint milk.
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does anyone know of english speaking kingdom halls in either costa blanca, costa calida or costa almeria.. thanks
Now there's an idea, go to meetings in an unknown language.
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looking at how the jw's treat sisters compared to brothers, it would seem that the jw's think that men are superior to women.. is this what the bible really says?.
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Not an advocate of the bible but if Eve was the second human to be created, surely god would of taken the opportunity to improve on his creation. He certainly got the internal pluming sorted and made her more pleasing on the eye.
how do you guys find the time to chat on this board all day?
Hey they gave me unlimited Internet access I didn't ask for it.
My job doesn't get done.
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edit : sorry, thought that pictures would upload from my pc.
i'll have to wait till i can get them on t'internet
Edit : Sorry, thought that pictures would upload from my PC. I'll have to wait till i can get them on t'internet
ok, so since sng suggested this (in the "intelligent design" thread), let's take a shot, eh?.
take a human baby, immediately from the womb; provide every physical need, but absolutely no direct contact whatsoever!
no faces, no voices, no sounds, no other humans, no animals, no trees and leaves and flowers--just a pure and simple newborn, clean slate.. would this baby naturally develop a language, some language, any language?.
More interesting than the feral children is a case of a girl brought up in isolation by her parents. I haven't got the reference at the moment but I think her name was Ann and she was the result of an incestuous relationship (I believe her parents where brother and sister). She was fed and cared for but never spoken to. The result of this is she never developed any language or any communication skills.
A recent theory put forward is language developed as man, or more importantly woman, started walking upright. As the pelvis narrowed to accomplish bipedal locomotion the newborn child had to be born earlier in its development. This meant that the baby could not hang onto the mother as she foraged so had to be put down. To keep in contact with the baby, baby speak developed.
My thoughts are that the ability for language is natural but the development is nurtured. An interesting point put forward is the one by garybuss regarding limiting vocabulary to limit thought, 1984 and new speak.
i get all that stuff about downs and 10yards, and about kicking the ball through the goals and all.
but, having never played gridiron/american football, there is one thing i just dont get everytime i watch the bleedin' game.
i have played australian football(aussie rules) and rugby league.
Anyone notice how Americans most popular sports are only played in America while football, rugby and cricket are played internationally? Come on America you can play too, we won't laugh.
Valis: cricket..one of the most boring games on the planet to watch..
But the only one that stops for afternoon tea.
