i'm sure this has been asked a million times before but since leaving the witnesses what religion (or lack thereof) have you chosen for yourself?
and what is it about that religion that attracted you?
since leaving the witnesses i think i no longer believe in god, not out of anger, actually i think i like the idea of him more since i don't believe in him anymore.
See, this is why I haven't gone to any other church....I will not allow another religion to make me feel guilty, or unworthy, ever again.
This is what I'm saying the church I attend doesn't make you feel guilty when your not able to go to church or any other thing, and if I don't agree with everything I won't be disfellowshipped. We are allowed to use our own brain.
I agree it may not be for everyone, but I'm very happy with it, as I do like worshipping my Lord and Saviour.
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Thanks erynw
i'm sure this has been asked a million times before but since leaving the witnesses what religion (or lack thereof) have you chosen for yourself?
and what is it about that religion that attracted you?
since leaving the witnesses i think i no longer believe in god, not out of anger, actually i think i like the idea of him more since i don't believe in him anymore.
I attend a Christian church, after 11 years of being afraid to go into one from what we were taught as witnesses, I have found everything they taught us about the churches is wrong, I see more being done in the churches than ever was done while I was a JW. We help the needy, we donate to food banks, we go to Nicuraga and Haiti to help, we help our community when in need, and many other things.
I don't feel guilty if I miss church or feel like I'm a weak member in the congregation, sometimes I need to be elsewhere with my family and that's okay. I love the association with other fellow believers. We have bible studies, and we study from the bible.... wow.... I love that, and we're not buying new books all the time. We let our children, (grandchildren), go to Sunday School, and enjoy learning about the Lord, and make it fun to learn, and celebrate their birthdays and Christmas with them...
I go out of love, not fear or guilt... Amen
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I like giving it a good shake, and they go far....
and I LOVE CHRISTMAS, and I have a lot of spirit.... my place is so decorated at Christmas, my Mum (Mouthy), says I'm making up for lost time..... lol
take the quiz - i only got 4 out of 7.. post one of your favourite cliches.. .
A stitch in time saves nine...
I got 4 out of 7
i love them.
there was a time when i always had one on a large cardboard that i could push under the sofa when i needed the table.
believe me they helped my sanity during my last few years as a dub.. i had to give them up when i got cats because they thought all those nice little puzzle pieces were cat-sized hockey pucks.
Thanks for the Jigzone site LadyLee..... now I have somewhere else to waste my time, and being competitive like I am, I always have to try and beat the average time..... But love the site..... thanks for the info... Hope your well as I am.....
i just received a call from mouthy regarding her daughter's biopsy (for those of you who didn't know, she had a lump in her breast that they took out).
it is benign, not malignant!!
she's so busy with getting ready to move and company that she just didn't have time to post, but she really wanted to thank everyone for their help.
Thanks very much to all for the loving concern for me and my Mum, we are all so very happy.... God is good....
Thanks for the lovely posts..... Thanks Mary for all your love you show my Mum.... I'm very grateful.
yes, there are several of us that either have to go to the crap-assed assembly this year, or simply because we plan on taking notes and posting them here.
knowing how bloody boring the entire thing is, i've made some tips up on how you can keep awake during the 2007 borefest:are you really going to the assembly this year?
are you ready to fall asleep by 10:05am when the opening song and prayer are over?
Mouthy Says:
I gather after reading this post... All of you were not happy at the Assemblies???
ME???? I looked so forward to them.... I knew I was going to receive spirituel food & new light.
I was going to meet my brothers & sister -who were perfect...
I was going to bring my kids along, so they could enter into Paradise & play with the Lions, Tigers, Elephants....
I dont think ANY OF YOU attended MY assembly!!! They all had halo's in my opinion....
Well Now as you attend the assembly watch for Mouthy outside....... I am picketing.....
Hey Mum, I was at the same assemblies as you, but I sat in the boring sections, not the saints section with you, I guess I had more fun.
Although I wouldn't waste my time going back now, I enjoy sudoka better....
Hilarious Mary, you should write a book, and maybe sell it at the conventions, 5 books per family, quite the sales..... lol
great big thanks to all who participated in my mother's 80th birthday.... it was great, and she was trhilled..... she had a smile on her face the whole day long.... so many showed up to celebrate, and those that couldn't shared by phone calls, cards, flowers and gifts.
the memory album i put together for her turned out great, so thanks to so many who sent me a page to put in, it's a memory she'll have forever.... all her children and grandchildren were there, except for the ones in montreal who are still jw's.. .
thank-you to all, a million times.
Great big thanks to all who participated in my Mother's 80th birthday.... It was great, and she was trhilled..... She had a smile on her face the whole day long.... so many showed up to celebrate, and those that couldn't shared by phone calls, cards, flowers and gifts.
The memory album I put together for her turned out great, so thanks to so many who sent me a page to put in, it's a memory she'll have forever...
All her children and grandchildren were there, except for the ones in Montreal who are still JW's.
Thank-you to all, a million times. I was so happy to make this day special for her, as she's a wonderful Mum.
her daughter Susan
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gus_gus, mouthy's daughter and my aunt, asked me to post this for mouthy and nathan.
grace i don't know how you are doing this but every picture i see of you makes you look younger and younger.
Oops, sorry about the date on the pic, it was taken today, but I forgot to reset my camera when I changed the batteries...
so it should read July 22, 2006 She looks pretty darn good for a Great Grandmother of a 14, 13, 12, 9, 8, 7, and 1 1/2 year olds, if I do say so myself....
