thank you all for the warm welcome!
it has been so hard living, believeing that i am an anomaly.
i realize that there are others out there who have lived and expierenced what i have.
Well I have made it to the second chapture and i'm still here! Again I would like to thank all of you who have extended a hand to me, it is so very comfofting to know that others have been where I am now.
Sincerely
C
When the pain of being where we are, becomes greater than our fear of letting go...we will risk and heal and grow.
"a lot of his control over the masses was thru "brainwashing" ,mass hysteria, and out and out fear of disobeying his fiendish commands!!!".
what does this sound like to you?
i would like to hear your opinions and then i will tell you where i got this quote.
Hey April!
So happy to see you. I have missed you.
C
When the pain of being where we are, becomes greater than our fear of letting go...we will risk and heal and grow.
I was born and raised in Pa. morrisville/yardley area. lived in VA for most of my adult life. (williamsburg) And i now live in Fort Polk LA. dont care for it much here. cant wait for my hubby to be restationed.
C
When the pain of being where we are, becomes greater than our fear of letting go...we will risk and heal and grow.
my husband and i attended the memorial for my grandpa henry zinser today.
as we got closer to the kingdom hall my stomach was tied in knots and i wanted to throw up.
as i expected, we were invisible to most in attendance.
I too am sorry for the loss of your grandfather Princess. I know words can never express a loss so great as that to death. Just be warmed by the memories you have of him and know that he loved you.
C
When the pain of being where we are, becomes greater than our fear of letting go...we will risk and heal and grow.
i was quite surprised when i came across these excerps from jw literature.
in fact it almost made me ill. any comments?.
the watchtower reprints, october 1, 1900, p.2706 ***.
I was quite surprised when I came across these excerps from JW literature. In fact it almost made me ill. Any comments?
The Watchtower Reprints, October 1, 1900, p.2706 ***
[Note: not available on 1993/1995 CD-ROM]
Though, once as black as charcoal, the Rev. Mr. Draper is now white. His people say that his color was changed in answer to prayer.
*** The Watchtower Reprints, July 15, 1902, p.3043 ***
[Note: not available on 1993/1995 CD-ROM]
While it is true that the white race exhibits some qualities of superiority over any other, we are to remember that there are wide differences in the same Caucasian (Semitic and Arvan) family.
*** The Watchtower Reprints, July 15, 1902, p. 3043 ***
[Note: not available on 1993/1995 CD-ROM]
Suppose a missionary and his wife removed to China; not only would the influence of the climate and soil be manifested upon themselves, but the same would be still more manifested in their children. Whoever will give careful attention to this matter will notice that each succeeding child born in that foreign country will have increasingly resemblance to the Chinese - the hair, the skin, the shape of the eyes, and in general all features will bear closer resemblance with each succeeding child. We can readily suppose that if so much change occurs in a few years, ten or twenty centuries under similar conditions would turn any white people into regular Chinese, even supposing there were no intermarrying.”
*** The Golden Age, July 24, 1929, p. 702 ***
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Question: Is there anything in the Bible that reveals the origin of the Negro? Answer: It is generally believed that the curse which Noah pronounced upon Canaan was the origin of the Black race. Certain it is that when Noah said, ‘Cursed be Canaan, a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren,’ he pictured the future of the Colored race. They have been and are a race of servants, but now in the dawn of the twentieth century, we are all coming to see this matter of service in its true light and to find that the only real joy in life is in serving others; not bossing them. There is no servant in the world as good as a good Colored servant, and the joy that he gets from rendering faithful service is one of the purest joys there is in the world.”
C
When the pain of being where we are, becomes greater than our fear of letting go...we will risk and heal and grow.
after a long morning i was desparately hungry but too busy to go to a proper eating establishment.
so i settled for (gag) a fast-food joint to get my blood sugar back up, not to mention damage my wonderfully low blood pressure and cholesterol level.. as usual there is some trailer-park-dwelling ding-dong mommy there with must have been 5 kids wreaking havoc.
as i went to pay, i dropped a twenty on the floor.
Well i have heard a similar story it was a joke the story I heard anyway....... and after everyone asks what was in the bag the person who tells the story says Bull s***. because that what the story is bull, the one I heard was anyway. I'm not saying this story is....... but the joke I heard was.
C
When the pain of being where we are, becomes greater than our fear of letting go...we will risk and heal and grow.
jc file notes - what do they contain?
jones.. 15. brother smith would tell bro.
smith noted too that bro.
Dear Amazing & Winston and any other member of this board who were once Elders,
I was wondering if you shared what you may have learned in a JC with your spouse or friends. I am asking because it always seemed the sisters knew what was happining in the "back room". The gossip was always so bad in my hall/s.
I am not condemng you by asking this I was/am curious. I am sorry in advance if this question may offend anyone.
C
When the pain of being where we are, becomes greater than our fear of letting go...we will risk and heal and grow.
thank you all for the warm welcome!
it has been so hard living, believeing that i am an anomaly.
i realize that there are others out there who have lived and expierenced what i have.
Thank Again!
Ok I figure I will do this online......I'm picking up Crisis Of Conscience,,,,,opening the front cover...no thunder,no lightning!! LOL
NO DEMONS!! Really you guys thanks a lot I do aperciate your insights!
Demon's were a biggie in my upbringing...... "demonized" pants from garage sales ( runnig around disembodied), pages from sisters Bibles diassapearing because they went to a "demonized" house and spoke to someone "demonized". I grew up one scared little kid, and turned into a wimpy adult. And I believed every word of it, how gulliable am I?
Thanks Again.
C
When the pain of being where we are, becomes greater than our fear of letting go...we will risk and heal and grow.
thank you all for the warm welcome!
it has been so hard living, believeing that i am an anomaly.
i realize that there are others out there who have lived and expierenced what i have.
Thank you all for the warm welcome! It has been so hard living, believeing that I am an anomaly. I realize that there are others out there who have lived and expierenced what I have. But to see it in balck and white it calms my turbulant emotions.
I have gone through feeling of guilt, sadness, grief and now ANGER.
Anger because I have been doing some research and know now that some forms of blood are accepted, after thousands died, you can have transplants, use blood recirculating machines, vote!
WTF!! Where did all this "New Light" come from and how does the Society say that these things are ok now? How can they when the GB are sopossed to be 'guided' by Jehovah? What? was God mistaken? What explaintion does the society give when they claim 'New Light' what about Deut 18:22, EX. 23:1. Where does this profusion of new teachings come from?
I am shocked and appaled that this org. let millions die and now change their minds.
For those of you who do not know I left the Org. in 1990 (drifted) because of some horrible occurances I expierenced. I have just started to research my questions about the society because of the fear that was instilled in me as a child.
I have just received Crisis of Conscience,by Raymond Franz. You know what I'm afraid to read it. WHY are their teachings still so strong in my mind? HELP!!!! Dam I cant stand this waffling on my own part. Sorry for rambling on and on but I have so many questions. And I'm sure you guys are tired of answering them. For I know I must not be the first to post such questions.
Thanks again for the warm reception!
C
When the pain of being where we are, becomes greater than our fear of letting go...we will risk and heal and grow.
i am new this site and would like to introduce myself.
i am 36 years old/young, female and live in the usa.
i drifted from the jw's in 1990. i have only recently started to research the jw way because i was afraid to second guess what i was taught for 26 years.
Hello Everyone,
I am new this site and would like to introduce myself. I am 36 years old/young, female and live in the USA. I drifted from the Jw's in 1990. I have only recently started to research the JW way because I was afraid to second guess what I was taught for 26 years. I have feeling of guilt and wish to rid myself of those horrible fears associated with the "truth". Any and all help and or expierences would be kindly embraced. Thank you for your time and help in advance.
C
When the pain of being where we are, becomes greater than our fear of letting go...we will risk and heal and grow.
