Posts by Casper

I love to visit historical places. My family gets frustrated with me, because I don't want to just "walk" thru. I want to stay awhile, contemplate all that went on before, the things that make the place historical to begin with.

I see it in my mind...I "Feel" it on some level... Do you experience that very often, I do...?

My wish is to tour old castles in Ireland. But, I want the whole day to myself... I want to experience what it must have been like in that time frame... To feel it in a way.

As for God being in all parts at once... I just can't wrap my mind around it. From a human standpoint it would be a confused state. Like hundreds of Tvs on different channels at the same time... only way I know how to describe it.

But, if God is God... I suppose he could do anything. I know that is a cop out...

How do we know for a fact.... that our "Present" is the present...??? What if we are just in a particular "Slice"... and we haven't caught up yet...??

I enjoy thinking on this kind of subject also...... just random thinking...

Cas

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They Push You In,,,,Then Punish You If You Go!

by new boy in

they brag about the fact that they the don' t baptize their babies because "how can a baby 'know' what religion it wants to believe in the rest of it's life!".

but a 14 year old does?.....they put so much presure on their children to get dunked, that if your not baptize by 18 years old there is something really "wrong" with you.. so the poor kid does it, just to get everyone off their backs.

legally a minor can't be held to a contract if they are under 18 years old and why?

Casper

I was 28 when I was baptized, at a time when I was dealing with a tragic event in my life.

Looking back on it, I realize they were not up front with me on a lot of things. Things you only find out about after you take the plunge.

I agree, minors should not be pushed into baptism... especially not one that puts a strangle hold on you, if later on you decide differently.

They argue for marriage "Past the Bloom of Youth".... why not baptism.

Cas

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RENAII had a baby girl 7lb 9ozs yay

by chikikie in

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hi just to let everyone know my sister becky had a baby girl this morning, via c-section, thankfully no blood transfusion needed, so no difficult choice there altho i did say if she needed it, she better bloody well have it, its more of a sin to leave your children motherless than submit to a law which may or may not be inspired of god.. i dunno name maybe elizabeth, who knows, she has been known to change her mind!!!.

mother and baby doing well..

Casper

Congrats and Best Wishes...!!!

Cas

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How many were strongarmed by elders over inheritance, etc?

by avishai in

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on another thread, i saw how elders were after someone for money as soon as someone died in their family, more than once.

this happened to my mom for years after my dad died, insurance settlements, lawsuit settlements, they wanted as much as they could possibly squeeze from a widow with three kids.

anyone else see this?

Casper

As I've mentioned before, I have been widowed twice... and yes there was money involved both times.

They never did actually talk to me about it... but during the "begging" talks, they would look right at me...made me feel very uncomfortable.

What I had trouble with, was the "Friends" hitting me up for money... one flat out asked me to buy them a car...seriously.

Cas

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I Missed Memorial - First time in 30 years! Thanks to you!

by Witness 007 in

last year i turned up to make everyone happy.......but this year i just could'nt force myself to go.

some witnesses called on the day to "encourage" us to go....my mum called to make sure i go.....but i just couldn't put my tie on!

after being on this site for awhile i feel like i have moved on.

Casper

FF, I loved this...

In most cases the "observers" aren't "observing" anything because there's nothing to "observe". There aren't enough "annointed ones" to go around, so most congregations don't "observe" any "partaking". The only thing most JWs "observe" is other JWs attempting to "observe" the "unobservable".
Just an "observation".

So true, Not one partaker, the whole 13 years I was in.

Cas

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Slices of time

by choosing life in

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think what it felt like to be a youth, learning to love, raising children, getting older and a little wiser, whatever you've experienced.

what if we could be in all slices at once?

would we be living inside of time or outside?.

Casper

I have felt that also... Just where do those memories go... esp. when I enter an older home. I think about the families that lived there before... I can almost hear them in my mind. Are they in some way "Still" there...??? Such as parallel time frames...

Slices that we could walk thru and re-experience our past lives at another precise moment...at a different age... would we be aware that we came from a different slice..?? "Aware" that we are traveling from slice to slice ??

If aware, would we maybe be tempted to change things and therefore...be constantly changing history...?? I can't see that working as a whole.

I still feel it's some sort of mind thing. I can go back to my child hood home and I can "SEE" in my mind, a point in time... of that 7 year old girl running up and down the hill with her dog, etc. For a moment I have entered a different slice of time, so to speak.

As for God... we will never know...it would be an interesting concept. One I'm certainly not able to imagine.

so you can't meet yourself

Witness 007.... if we "Meet" ourselves at a different age, is it still the same person...??

Cas

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Slices of time

by choosing life in

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think what it felt like to be a youth, learning to love, raising children, getting older and a little wiser, whatever you've experienced.

what if we could be in all slices at once?

would we be living inside of time or outside?.

Casper

Thanks........

The future will reveal a changed person who is still me.

This part I understand totally......... for myself, I look at the different slices of my life as chapters...one ends another begins. When all is said and done, my life will be as a closed book.

Each chapter changed me.. I am in some "way" a different person after each one.

As for being in each at the same time... I can flip through them in my mind, but not all at once. I really don't think, the concept of time would allow it.

Look forward to hearing more of your thoughts on this.

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Memorial lesson in futility....

by zeroday in

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in all the years being a jw 28 actually each and every time i attended the memorial i felt totally useless...as if i were not there it would not have mattered...

Casper

went to 1st last nite did not like it. very lame.

I remember the first one I went too......They had built it up so much...I was expecting this grand celebration...!!! What a let down. I turned to my Study Conductor and said... "Was that it...?"

I've also seen them pour the wine back into the bottle, usually gave the bread to the kids...tho..

Cas

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Slices of time

by choosing life in

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think what it felt like to be a youth, learning to love, raising children, getting older and a little wiser, whatever you've experienced.

what if we could be in all slices at once?

would we be living inside of time or outside?.

Casper

Choosing Life,

That's a very interesting take on things.

What if we could be in all slices at once? Would we be living inside of time or outside?

Could you explain a little more about what you mean in the above quote... I'm really trying to understand. Sounds fascinating to me.

Cas