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  Self love

  by Cath in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  is there anyone out there who remembers being taught by the wt that love of the self was sinful?

  if so will you please point me to a piece of literature which contains that teaching, preferably a scan if possible.

  i have a vague memory of hearing something along those lines as a child and don't know if it was part of jw teaching or just something my family taught us.

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  Thank you and goodbye.

  by Cath in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have been coming to this forum since around september 2001 and although i haven't had much to say i have gained a lot by just coming here and reading.

  i have laughed and cried and got really angry along with posters here and have enjoyed most of my time here.

  now i am moving to the country to be with my daughter and her kids and i won't have internet access there which is a good thing because it will get me out from behind this screen.

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  Fight with daughter

  by Cath in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  i don't post too often and this is really hard for me to do but i just have to vent about this.. i have had my answering machine take any incoming calls for the last couple of days because i am really not in the mood for talking to anyone apart from my daughters at this point in time, so i pick up only if it is one of them.. well i picked up tonight as it was my eldest and us being very close i always tell her what is going on in my life/head etc.

  she is a mother herself but never was a jw as i swore i would never force that on my girls or anyone else.

  she thanks me for that because her three children are free of fear and normal well adjusted kids.

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  Gasp! My dad stepped inside church

  by Cath in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i went to my non jw nephews wedding very recently which was held in a church and imagine my surprise when i saw my jw dad standing in a side aisle waving to me.

  i had to pinch myself.

  needless to say he didn't remain indoors for the ceremony but i didn't think even walking into a church was allowed.

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  Am I the only one here from Perth WA?

  by Cath in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i am just getting the courage to post again after being offline for some time.

  since i last posted there has been a lot of activity with newbies joining at quite an astounding pace so i find it amazing that there seems to be no newbies from western australia.

  perth is said to be the most isolated capital city in the world and it sure feels like it at the moment.

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  Mindfield - What is god - Jan 13

  by Cath in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i was just going back through some of the older recent material to see what i may have missed and i came across this question - what is god?.

  better late than never i suppose.. i no longer believe in god as a seperate entity but believe in a life force that is within each of us and everything else on this planet and also the planet itself.. that got me to thinking about the origin of life also as he is said to have created us but as i dont believe in him where did we come from.. in my search i came across this site - http://www.spiritweb.org - which has a section on channellings.

  the channellers name is john payne and if you scroll thru his stuff to his seminar called manifesting with joy (you'll need real player) and have a listen to the thing, then to the question time at the end it is quite interesting and thought provoking.

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  Support group

  by Cath in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i would like to form a support group for those ex jw's that live in perth western australia.

  we all of us have a story to tell about what life was like on the "inside" for us and for some it was harder to get out than others.. i dont necessarily want everyone to tell their story as some find it very hard, but for myself, going it alone without just knowing someone who had been there was the hardest.

  i dont want a very formal atmosphere, but it would be nice to be able to get together with like minded others for coffee and a chat.

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