When I first converted to JW's, I found it very exciting. Didn't take long for the novelty to wear off. I liked being a Witness because I liked being part of a religion that was different. I didn't like field service (felt like a hypocrite,) WT study was too long and lord, how I hated the MS meeting. The weekly book study was all I really liked It was the paradise earth that kept me there so long.
Posts by kazar
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32Did you enjoy being a JW?
by JH inevery time i went to a meeting, book study, or whatever, the great majority of people looked as if they were truly happy to be a jw.
their smiles looked genuine.
they seemed to love talking to each other.. i, on the other hand, wasn't really happy to be at the meetings.
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car accident
by Cygnus ini lost control of my 1976 buick and smashed into a guardrail.
the car is totalled, with my arms and hands as they are i shouldn't have been driving anyway.
had head injuries... yeah just add to my existing head probelms.
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Cygnus
So sorry this happened to you. Sounds like you have been going through many tribulations lately. I am glad though that you are alive and not more seriously injured than you are.
If you are away for a spell, don't forget us and hurry back because we will miss you.
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Happy 60th Birthday Mulan!
by Princess intoday is the big day!
mom is in vegas with my dad, oldest brother and his wife.
she told me she was bringing her laptop so post your birthday greetings below.. .
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kazar
Have a great birthday and many you have many more happy and healthy ones!
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Does anytone 'wince' when they hear people talking about God/Jesus etc?
by PaulJ ini went to a born-again christian church wedding a couple of weeks ago.
in so many ways it was like a kingdum hall.... and the person conducting the wedding was jesus this jesus that..... i just want to roll my eyes.. i think its because i been preached 'at' so much in my life as a dub i dont want to hear it anymore.
maybe im getting my head round the idea that beliefs and worship are best kept to yourself..... anyone else feel like this?
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kazar
It seems there are few places I can escape god-talk; friends, family and the workplace. Yes, I wince. I listen, but all the while I am thinking "oh, someone please get me away from this." It makes me nearly insane and judgmental toward people directing this talk to me.
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144000 and counting
by joelbear inneo's thread on the neophyte gb members brought up a thought that i've had for a long time.
the 144000 were supposed to be the first 144000 who became christians.
peter baptized 3000 in one day in the first century.
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kazar
Looks like you folks did your math on this topic. I wish I had been able to add when I was a Witness.
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Matthew 12:43-45 Did the Devil Have His Way With You Too?
by prophecor inmatthew 12:43-45 "when an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it passes through parched places in search of a resting-place, and finds none.
then it says, ' i will go back to my house out of which i moved ' and on arriving it finds it unoccupied but swept clean and adorned.
then it goes its way and takes and takes along with it seven different spirits more wicked than itself, and, after getting inside they dwell there; and the final circumstances of that man become worse than the first.. .
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kazar
I suffer from manic-depression. Once, as a Witness I had a particularly severe episiode of it. A psychiatrist was out of the question for me since the Witnesses told me they were controlled by demons, so I sought help from the elders ((mature ones in the truth). I was told by them that I didn't have enough faith in Jehovah, I didn't pray enough, attend enough meetings, and eventually lost Jehovah's spirit and my mind became empty as the scriptural analogy applies in Matthew and demons took over. In other word's I didn't have my mind filled with thoughts of Jehovah so the demons took over. That is how it was explained to me. Do you think their analysis made me better? Hell, no. It sent me into a real tailspin. So you see, I brought my illness on myself! According to the Witnesses, I was not mentally unstable, but demonized, regardless of a doctor's diagnosis. I will never forgive the b **&&&& for that!
Damned if you do and damned if you don't.
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My First Apostate Vacation -- Surfing and Dope and Counter-Culture
by tetrapod.sapien inwell, it's been almost a year since i have been out of the borg "mentally".
and almost 6 months since officially da'ing myself and stepping away from friendships that i had worked at for a decade.
actually, they stepped away from me, but whatever.. it's been a heady year for me.
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kazar
You crammed a lot into your vacatio, Tetra. So glad you had a great time. It's wonderful being free, isn't it? The counter-culture was always and still is an attraction for me.
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Do you love your pet?
by AK - Jeff inmine is a lab/boxer mix.
she is about 8 months now and thinks she is a lap dog!
she is as graceful as a cat, and can be on my lap in about a second with no notice.
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kazar
I love mine dearly. I have a long haired cat named Jazzy and a German Shepherd, dog named Jipsee. I was thinking today about all the pets who perished in Katrina. Anyway, here in Maryland we had Hurricane Isabel two years ago in September. Flooded all of downtown Baltimore and devastated the counties near the water. I live in the city not far from downtown and I can't swim. So, I thought, "I'll buy myself a life jacket in case of another storm surge--and also buy one for my animals." I suppose this is possible. I don't believe I have ever seen life jackets for animals advertised but I'm sure they're out there somewhere.
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6 inches ... in diameter!!
by PopeOfEruke ini found in my library that i still own 2 jw books, both must have survived the purge of 1995 when i threw away all the jw crap.
anyway i still own the old blue aid book, and the red-brown concordance.
i think the original aid book was the one mainly written by ray franz.
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mkr
I seem to remember hearing somewhere that he only had to carry the crossbar, which would have been much shorter. Then they would have just... um nailed the two pieces... together to... form... umm a ummm... CURSE YOU APOSTATE SCUM!
Your post is tooo funny!
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Should Katrina Victims Share Blame ??
by Jeannine init has been a few days since i raged and cried for the victims.
it has been a few days since i cursed our government and became forever disgusted with their actions.
it has been a few days since i made my red cross and animal rescue donations.
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Jeannine
That was a good post. You posted some information I was unaware of. For instance, that there were buses prior to the storm to evacuate those who would leave. I don't know how reliable your sources are but assuming they are, you have made some interesting points.