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WHAT IS THE BIG DEAL ANY WAY

by PMJ in

the general feeling on this website is that all religions have gods people in them.so why does it matter to you all.that you believe you were lied too?you show me a religion that is with out fault?show me a religion that has the total truth from the bible?

with out doubt despite what people say the jehovahs wittnesses.have the closest to the truth

Super_Becka

Ooo, I hate to take the bait at one of PMJ's threads, but I just wanted to make a comment:

I will never forget the pastor's words. He said "If I ever tell you that I am necessary for your salvation, I want you to run...don't walk to the nearest door...because if I tell you that, I would be lying to you. I am not necessary...this church is not necessary for your salvation. Christ, and Christ alone is necessary for your salvation"

coffee, that is one wise pastor. He's right, nobody "needs" a church and a pastor for salvation, that's a more personal matter. For me, the church is there for guidance and help, not as the only means of salvation.

That's the problem I have with the WTS, they claim that only through the organization can a person gain salvation, and then they use fear tactics to keep their members in line. In my opinion, no vessel of God would threaten to take away everything you've ever known just because you disagree, nor would it promote conditional love. God loves us just the way we are, why can't the WTS accept that??

Of course, everyone here knows already why PMJ starts threads like this, he/she does it for the attention. We all know that when PMJ starts a thread, everyone's gonna read it and have some comment to make about it because he/she tends to provoke with his/her rhetoric and circular reasoning.

Maybe we should just all ignore PMJ sometime, see how long he/she sticks around. It's like feeding a stray cat - keep feeding it, and it'll keep coming back for more. Stop feeding it, and it'll look elsewhere for what it needs.

-Becka :)

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It's Friday night - what are you up to??

by Super_Becka in

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friends

ahh yes, it's the end of another work / school week once again.

it's time to breathe in some friday night air, kick back, relax, maybe knock a few back... .

the question is, what are my fellow jwd-ers doing tonight??.

Super_Becka

So...
It's Saturday.
What are you up to??? (chickened out of starting a new thread)
come on someone - get this thing moving again!

Ahh, hijacking my thread, are you?? OK, I'm up for that!!

Me, I'm hanging out with my roommates, cleaning up a bit, will probably watch a movie later and I should probably do some homework, too, if I can get motivated at all. Ooo, and I'll be talking to my boyfriend later on tonight, too - it's phone call night for us!! (Remember, he lives 3500 miles away from me, phone calls are like gold to us!!)

So, what's everyone else up to??

-Becka :)

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Jw men in relationships with "worldly women" take notice.

by jojochan in

it's a struggle to live a life of dualism.

you sought comfort in her arms, were soothed by her normalacy, and is a wiff of fresh air to you.

but if you, like so many others, a 2nd or 3rd gen witnesses, it's a struggle, especially if you believe the dogma and have family in it , and the hold it has on you in your mind it's extreme.

Super_Becka

Becka,
Perhaps the secrecy is due to fear. If the elders in his cong. know he is dating a nonJW, they may ask him nosy questions about your relationship, including how physical it has become. He could get df'd for that.

I can see where the fear aspect would come in, after all, the WTS is all about scaring its members into obedience, but how can they disfellowship him if he's never been baptized?? And if he was that scared, he'd be a good little JW and stay away from "heathen" like me, but he's definitely not a "good" JW, he's actually really bad at it.

-Becka :)

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Jw men in relationships with "worldly women" take notice.

by jojochan in

it's a struggle to live a life of dualism.

you sought comfort in her arms, were soothed by her normalacy, and is a wiff of fresh air to you.

but if you, like so many others, a 2nd or 3rd gen witnesses, it's a struggle, especially if you believe the dogma and have family in it , and the hold it has on you in your mind it's extreme.

Super_Becka

My boyfriend is a stubborn yet inactive and unbaptized JW, and he's never hesitated to introduce me to his JW family, he was actually really eager for me to meet them (probably because he's 28 years old and I'm the first girlfriend he's ever had). They're very nice people, very warm and welcoming, and not once did they treat me like an outsider because I'm not a JW. His sister lives in Hawaii and I haven't had a chance to meet her yet, but she's quite excited about me and she's been begging my boyfriend to take me to Hawaii to meet her and her husband (husband #2 for her, and he's a non-JW), which he promised to do this summer. My boyfriend knows that I'll never convert and become a JW, but he doesn't have a problem with that, we're just going to have to compromise a lot.

What really got me was the notion of going to the KH with him. I offered to go if he ever wanted to (note: I didn't suggest that we go together, I just mentioned that I would go with him if he ever wanted to, but he rarely goes, once a year maybe), and he's OK with the idea, but he made it clear that if we ever go together, then I can't let anyone know that we're dating and that I'm staying with him (it's a long-distance thing, so if I was there to go with him, I'd have to be staying with him, too), and we couldn't behave like a couple. Why not?? Because the people there wouldn't approve of that. Ooo, can we say "double-life"??

He loves me, I have no doubt of that, and he wasn't afraid at all of bringing me to meet his family, but he seems really concerned about what his congregation would think of our relationship, despite the fact that he can count on one hand how many times he's been there in the past few years and isn't active at all. His family isn't a concern, they're all inactive and nominal like he is, but the opinions of active JWs and the elders seems to be really important to him.

Ugh, I'll never understand JWs, I just won't. Makes me incredible glad that I've never been one and will never be one.

-Becka (of the "JWs are too complicated" class) :)

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Undecided at B'day Party

by Undecided in

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had a great time at the bday party.

they were singing happy birthday and it was time to blow out the candles.

http://www.tinypic.com/nltsvk_th.jpg

Super_Becka

Happy Birthday Ken!!

These are the moments that you'll always remember, the special times with your family. Isn't it great?? It's the little things like birthday parties that really make life worthwhile.

Hope you had a great day!!

-Becka :)

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What's the longest you ever kept a pet?

by JH in

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my cat is going on 13 in april.

i guess that inside cats can live up to 17 or 18.. i never had a same pet for that long.

i keep them t'il they die.

Super_Becka

I had a lizard named Sam for 4 years when I was a little girl, we kept him until he died, and we had a guinea pig named Cookie when I was in high school and we had her for 5 years, from when she was just a little piggie until she got sick and died last year.

If you're gonna have a pet, you should keep it for its entire life and love it no matter what. Otherwise, what's the point of having a pet??

-Becka :)

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Do you get "bushwhacked"?

by mustang in

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do you encounter a jw and feel that you have "been had" afterwards?

do you feel "violated"?

does what you should have said occur to you 15 minutes later or the next day?

Super_Becka

Do you encounter a JW and feel that you have "been had" afterwards? Do you feel "violated"? Does what you should have said occur to you 15 minutes later or the next day?

JWs aren't that common around here, I haven't seen one in years, but I did get ambushed by a pair of Mormons last weekend, at the mall of all places, and when I finally got away from them, I felt like a total moron. I felt like my faith had been attacked, I felt violated and I felt stupid.

They're so hard to get rid of once they start talking, and because I don't know anything about their belief system or their requirements and all of that, except for some of the well-known basics, I couldn't counter anything that they were saying. All I could do was smile and nod and pray that they would leave soon. They're so damn persistent and they know the ins and outs of their belief system and have been trained to proselytize, so it's pretty hard to defend against them. When I finally managed to get away from them, I felt like an idiot, I felt stupid. Not because they'd "gotten through" to me or anything like that, because I didn't buy anything that they were saying to me, but because I couldn't respond properly to what they were saying, I didn't know what to say to them at all.

I think I'm just a magnet for minority religions - I'm dating a JW and I'm running away from the Mormons, what next??

I'm just waiting for some JWs to knock on my door and try to convert me. With what I've learned here and through my own personal research, I can counter damn near anything they can say to me, and I know I'm right about these things because I can prove them. C'mon, JWs, try to convert me, I dare ya!! Nobody belittles my faith and gets away with it!!

-Becka :)

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A Teenage JW Love Story Part 2

by Nosferatu in

when the first bus came, becky wasn't on it.

becky: is ben here?

oh yeah, what hall do you go to ben?

Super_Becka

Ooo, I'm on the edge of my seat!! Please tell me there's gonna be a part 3!!

-Becka :)

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It's Friday night - what are you up to??

by Super_Becka in

jw
friends

ahh yes, it's the end of another work / school week once again.

it's time to breathe in some friday night air, kick back, relax, maybe knock a few back... .

the question is, what are my fellow jwd-ers doing tonight??.

Super_Becka

Thanks for your input into Newfie life Becka---would you say that "THE SHIPPING NEWS" gives an accurate portrayal? I loved the book and movie.

Hey onesong, glad I could be of service. I haven't read "The Shipping News", but I have seen the movie, which was partly filmed here, by the way, and I would say that it gives a reasonably accurate portrayal of life in rural Newfoundland, even the accents were decent!! Gordon Pinsent, the actor who played "Billy Pretty", is actually a Newfoundlander, born and raised. You really have to hear a real Newfie to appreciate it, though - we're famous for our accents. Of course, it's a Hollywood movie and it tends to play up some of the less-than-appealing parts of Newfoundland life and ignore the better parts, just for entertainment, but it does give an idea of what it's like here. For example, it's rainy and foggy here a lot of the time, and we don't even get spring until nearly June, I kid you not. But hey, it's a great place here, the people here are awesome, we're famous for our hospitality, and while it might not be the fanciest place in the world to live, I think Newfoundland is the best place in the whole wide world. Not that I'm biased or anything... You'll have to come visit sometime, it's awesome here!!

I had a great time tonight. My daughter gave me a birthday party and invited several of my friends and family. Everyone was so happy and we just talked, ate, and had fun. It's so great to be loved and thought about like that. My daughter is the sweetest, loving person I know.(Of course I'm not prejudiced) I don't understand why God would consider this a sin, according to the GB nuts at Brooklyn. I'll post a picture or two later.

Hey Undecided (aka Ken P.), sounds like you had an awesome night!! That's what life is all about, having fun with the people closest to you. I don't think God would consider having a birthday party a sin, it's all about showing someone how much you care and how happy you are that they were born, and for me, that's a beautiful thing. How can something that brings people together in love and happiness be condemned as a sin?? I love birthday parties and I love doing special things for friends and family for their birthdays - I like to let them know that I appreciate them and that I'm thankful to have them in my life, and that's what it's all about. The smiles on their faces say it all.

I'm looking forward to seeing some pictures from this event!! Be sure to let me know when you post them!!

-Becka :)

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A Teenage JW Love Story Part 1

by Nosferatu in

i also tried the next day and she wasn't home.

i ran into her in a different park about 10 days later, and she was with another guy.

i told her the same.

Super_Becka

Love your story!! Can't wait for part 2!! Don't make us wait too long!!

-Becka :)

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