Posts by love2Bworldly

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Another topic on lieing....

by shera in

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friends

so...i'm in a relationship,where my man lies alot about his gambling problem.of course.... .

the thing is he tells me all men lie and basically saying...like him.

(also i will never find a man that won't lie).

I am on my third husband, and let me tell you all 3 are major liars. But I am honest with myself, I have chosen to be with 3 dysfunctional men because I have co-dependency issues. But lieing majorly gets on my nerves because I am a pretty up-front and open person, and I'm pissed off that I am married to another liar.

This husband doesn't lie because he has drug and alcohol issues like my first 2 spouses--he lies for other reasons, like covering up his addiction to pornography. I can't promise this marriage will work out any better than my first 2, because basically I absolutely hate it when people lie to my face--it pisses me off worse than what they are trying to cover up.

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A newbie's impression on this board, pros and cons

by smelly onions in

cons.

i don't know who is scarier, the jw's or some people on this board.

man, r u guys bitter?

love2Bworldly

You know I agree with the fact that bad things happen in all religions and organizations. But what makes the WS evil is the fact that their covering up of sexual abuse and other abuse, sweeping it under the carpet and letting those type of people continue to be elders and hold other positions that have regular dealings with children and other potential VICTIMS. And treating the VICTIMS as if they did something wrong by wanting to prosecute CRIMINALS who also happen to be professing JWs.

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Why do some here refer to themselves as "Apostates"?

by Netty in

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friends

the only real definition of apostate i ever had was from being raised a witness.

so, i have this idea that it is an evil, wicked thing.

because of that i dont like to call myself an apostate.

love2Bworldly

"When I was a dub and when I first exited the term "apostate" struck fear in my heart. They were the damned. I think I enjoy referring to myself as one now because it shows how far I have come from that time in my life. Their words no longer have any power over me." I agree with that. I do rather enjoy calling myself an apostate just because I know what type of images the JWs have of them, and I know I'm a way more normal thinker than any JW.

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My Anger is Building & Building

by LouBelle in

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hey everyone - i have this anger, perhaps rage boiling within me, it has been for the past week since i was disassociated.

my feelings of dislike are turning to bitterness & hate against this organisation.

i learnt today that the elders have lied to my family.

love2Bworldly

Lou--my thoughts are with you, I'm sorry you have to go through this with your family and so-called friends. They are so blinded by that cult, you should feel pity for them.

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marriage in the new system

by gringojj in

luke 20:33- 36 talks about there will be no marriage after the ressurection.

my wife doesnt understand this and i know nothing about it.

what is the wts stance on these verses?

love2Bworldly

I always had a hard time with the beliefs surrounding the 'new system' and the resurrection. It didn't make sense to me that some would be able to stay married on earth and millions of other people couldn't because of the resurrection. God created us to live on this earth with our human and sexual desires--either all mankind on earth are human or no one will have human sexual desires. I'm sure the Bible was referring to people that were resurrected to heaven.

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Homosexuality What the Bible Really Says...

by EvilForce in

to all my very patient friends out there thank for your support here.

over many threads i have argued and posted on what various indivdual versus in the bible say.

to put it all together i decided to create it's own topic thread so it could be referred back to in the future.

love2Bworldly

Thanks for all the info EF. As time goes on, I am changing a lot of my views toward the Bible. I enjoy reading it, and believe it has a lot of good moral value for people--as far as treating others as you would treat yourself. But I think people go overboard in reading everything as literal. I can't openly talk about this stuff with my spouse, which is annoying to me. He reads the Bible every day for an hour and is waiting for the 'antiChrist' to appear any day now and for all the Christians to be caught away in the clouds. He sees everything in the Bible as very cut and dried, very black and white, and all I see are shades of various gray tones. He is very anti-gay, but sometimes I think his homophobic feelings are due to his uncle molesting him and making him feel dirty as a child. I think because he is not gay, he has some deeprooted fear of being perceived as gay.

Anyway, I'm getting a little off the topic. But I enjoy learning other perspectives on the Bible.

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Lifestyle critics

by Chia in

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friends

i'm unable to get online as much as i used to, but i try and get on sometimes during the day.. last week i posted regarding a situation with my mom.

this time i'm having issues with my brother.

i've posted about him before.

love2Bworldly

Wish you luck on your move. Maybe you should ask your brother why he is always saying stuff like that to you and see what he says? Then when you move out you might know what his motives are and whether to keep in contact with him.

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Question for Jehovah's witnesses?

by _stone_ in

i was reading through a christian forum and there was a thread that someone had started speaking of the trinity.

when i say trinity i mean the father, son, and holy ghost\spirit trinity.

anyrate, sose about a hundred or so post into that thread someone mentioned that jehovah's witnesses don't believe in the trinity.

love2Bworldly

JW's believe Jesus to be Michael the archangel, before he came to earth. Yes they believe in angels. They believe Satan is a fallen angel.

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CNN: Wild Lions Rescue Kidnaped Girl

by Gerard in

police: lions free kidnapped girl .

http://www.cnn.com/2005/world/africa/06/21/ethiopia.lions.ap/index.html .

tuesday, june 21, 2005; posted: 11:56 a.m. edt (15:56 gmt) .

love2Bworldly

That's a cool story, I hope it's true! Animals have 'senses' of fear or evil people or people in trouble, and react as they would toward their baby. At least that's what I believe. There was another story recently of an animal finding an abandoned human baby and guarding it for a couple days until the baby was found by people--can't remember the details of the story right now.

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WELCOME to DAYSTAR

by Crumpet in

what a thoughtful first comment made on the other thread.

i think you'll make a fine contributor to this board.. welcome daystar - look forward to hearing your story!.

crumpet

love2Bworldly

Welcome