hi guys, i don't really post on here much anymore, having been on here since 2001. this site helped me out in the early days and has been a great support system for all of my past jw issues.
like many others i was discouraged from an education so that i could window clean and pioneer in my youth during the 80's.
having spent many years post my jw exit in alcoholism and periods of drugs, i decided to clean myself up 7 years ago by attending aa, i was still a window cleaner ... at the time i wrote extensively on here about my issues.
Congratulations!!! I've have long thought about going to law school. Alas, life got in the way. I went into aviation instead and wound up a 777 captain flying all over Asia and Europe from the US. It's a great life, but I always wonder what if...
Again, congratulations. I know how much hard work you must have put into it. I'm sure I don't have that many brain cells to spare anymore.
i believe in god but i'm not sure of anything....what about you?.
I am convinced that there is no "God" as described by any religion, past or present. Any "God" that acted as described in the Bible is not worthy of respect, much less worship. He exhibits all the worst characteristics of humanity. He is a petty, egotistical, vengeful, schizophrenic, genocidal, misogynistic, religious and racial bigot.
I fully realize that I do not have all the answers, or any answers at all, regarding the origin of the universe, life, conciousness, or really anything. But that doesn't mean the "answer" has to be some supernatural sky daddy.
I think we just have to do the best we can with the time we have. That rules out trying to force others to conform to our particular brand of superstition. The human race should have outgrown such foolishess long ago. Maybe someday...
who caught the photo of the eight year-old birthday cake photo?
the show was better than no publicity, i think any type of news informing the public there is a problem that exists with pedophiles in setting we assume are safe is good.
what's up with the birthday cake, what did you think?
Yeah, I also noticed a couple of scenes where they showed a regular (probably King James Version) bible instead of the New World Translation that JW's use almost exclusively. Little details like that detract from an otherwise excellent piece.
this site , the people posting, and the ability to connect with them this way has really helped me in such a huge way i can't even express.. thank you for all your time, hard work, and kind efforts to keep this open and safe for all that come in here.. .
I want to add my 2ยข worth as well. This is a wonderful site that has helped many, many people. Many thanks and a tip of the hat in gratitude to Simon and Angharad.
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a while back, there were some interesting posts about an award-winning australian brother and sister country music band.
they had a music video out which showed "hot button" words from the watchtower as if cut out and pasted on a wall for a backdrop.
does anyone know the name of this band and/or the title of the song i'm thinking of?
Thanks everybody, especially jwleaks. I was out most of the day, but downloaded their album Outa Here as soon as I checked this thread.
Whether you like country music or not, you have to admit they're very talented. I wish them all the success in the world.
a while back, there were some interesting posts about an award-winning australian brother and sister country music band.
they had a music video out which showed "hot button" words from the watchtower as if cut out and pasted on a wall for a backdrop.
does anyone know the name of this band and/or the title of the song i'm thinking of?
A while back, there were some interesting posts about an award-winning Australian brother and sister country music band. They had a music video out which showed "hot button" words from the Watchtower as if cut out and pasted on a wall for a backdrop. Does anyone know the name of this band and/or the title of the song I'm thinking of? I want to buy their album on iTunes. I thought they were great!
i'm off work today and its a monday morning.
a male and female jw just knocked on my door, i opened it, the guy just handed me their latest website promoting tract saying "hi, were just leaving these with people today", and then he made to leave.
i looked at the tract and then looked at him as he was turning to walk away and said to him "ok, thanks, but ummm you could've just left it in my letterbox.".
Well, in the US it is illegal to put anything in anyone's mailbox without the proper postage, so JWs aren't supposed to do that. They've also gotten flack before for putting tracts and such in people's doors because it could let potential burglars know that no one's home. So about the only thing left is to knock on doors and hand the religious junk mail directly to whoever comes to the door.
The average JW today is simply not able to carry on an intelligent conversation about the Bible or even defend their own beliefs. I would bet that most are not up on what they are supposed to believe now anyway, and certainly not the "reasoning" behind all the changes. They are trained to run at the first sign that someone knowledgeable about the Bible might want to engage in an actual conversation and not simply listen to a rote "presentation."
A dog with a note in his mouth could pioneer now and do just as much "good."
i've been having some medical issues recently and had to check into the emgerceny hospital.
when they admitted me the registar asked my mother my religion.
she told them jehovah's witness.
Since you are a married adult and obviously in possession of your faculties, your mother has no business answering medical or hospital admittance questions on your behalf. If you are in too much pain to answer for yourself, that would then be your wife's job. If you are in the US, your mother would have no right to any information at all about your health information without your express consent. I suggest you tell her in the nicest, most loving way possible, "Butt out!"
well you are in luck, oak ridge national laboratory in.
tn offered a class for their 4000 employees from 90. different countries, get this,a class that teaches how to.
minimice a southern accent.
I travel frequently for my work, mostly to Asia and Europe. The most common question I get is, "Where are you from?" I don't sweat it. I get that all the time even here in NH, where I live now. I have a deep southern accent (raised in Georgia and spent many years in Tennessee), so I usually say something silly like, "South Boston" and then mimic a Kennedy accent with something like, "I pahked the cah ond played bahl." People usually laugh and then I get even better customer service. I get a lot of mileage out of my southern accent. My sweetheart loves it.
recently a jw friend that my wife & i knew 3 years ago added me on facebook, after i accepted the request she invited me to a dinner that her and her husband are holding next month.. i imagined that she was unaware of our apostasy, so i declined the invitation on the basis of not wanting to ruin her dinner after the rest of her guests fled at our presence.. i'm never sure how old friends will react when i tell them that i'm no longer a jw.. usually their response is "..... permanent-silence......".
her response went something like this, " we are all out!
everyone that is coming is out we all look forward to seeing you guys so much" it turns out that there will be 6 people at the dinner all friends of ours from a congregation that we attended a few years back.. they have all left the organization recently.. pretty crazy experience..
Congratulations! You've just hit the jackpot. Rediscovering old friends who have escaped the WT must be wonderful. Enjoy the dinner!
