Posts by applehippie

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Marcus Bachmann refused service under newly-enacted Religious Freedom Law

by Giordano in

this is way to funny!

http://conservativefrontline.com/marcus-bachmann-refused-service-in-indiana-store-owner-assumed-he-was-gay/.

applehippie

I moved my post out of the Jokes forum.

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Using the "C-Word" With My Wife

by breakfast of champions in

months ago, i commented on another thread about a strategy i was using to introduce my wife to the way cults work--without using the word "cult" and scaring her away.

here's my first comment on that thread:.

i pulled hassan's bite model off the internet and imported it into my word processor.

Have anyone ask their JW family member to research "Signs of a Cult"???

by jam in

if so what was their response???

if one look at the identifying signs.

of a cult and compare that to jw organization, there is no doubt.. they score very high on that list.. if there is a satan and i said "if".

Any Bone fans?

by Still Totally ADD in

my wife and i watch the new season of bones last night and they killed off sweets!!!

it just a tv show but this is one we have always enjoyed.

still totally add.

applehippie

That's OK. I was too and I haven't seen it yet. I wasn't really mad at you. Usually it's one of my kids that spills the beans on me and then occasionally I spoil it for them. It happens.

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Any Bone fans?

by Still Totally ADD in

my wife and i watch the new season of bones last night and they killed off sweets!!!

it just a tv show but this is one we have always enjoyed.

still totally add.

applehippie

Geeze! Thanks for the spoiler- I can't unsee that. I was saving that for after a couple exams I have to finish. Why!?

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Circuit Assembly Summary

by piztjw in

i thought to give a more comprehensive summary, however this pretty well sums up the entire wasted day.. stand and sing.. prayer thanking the gb.. only jw's will survive "the end".. do more.

preach more.

indoctrinate your children more.

Bu2b, I know the stress is getting to you. But I should tell you the stress is getting to your wife as well. She may seem completely mind-numbed to you but I can tell you from personal experience that her chest is hurting too.

I knew my DH was not happy and very angry. I was busy trying to hold everything together and take care of two little girls. The Kingdom Hall was the one constant in my life. I knew what to expect there. Even when it didn't make me happy. I felt more at ease if my husband did not go with us. I didn't have to deal with all the vibes coming off him.

Once he stopped going at all and then DA, we just lived in separate planes for a bit but slowly I was able to make my own conclusions and make a decision myself to stop. You may be at that point. I can't say for sure it will work but the way you are going now is not working anymore and I know she feels it as much as you. Take the pressure off yourself. Get some space and do something to be less stressed. If you are more relaxed and seem happier it will take stress off her too.

Drinking won't help. My sister is stuck in that dynamic. I hope you get some help for that. God bless. Take care of yourself.

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Commenting At The Meetings---Did You Enjoy It?

by minimus in

jw
friends

was that important for you?

most people, i believe, forced themselves to give an answer.

i knew many elders and servants over the years being counseled because they rarely answered.. funny thing....my mom who is 88 cries if she doesn't give a comment.

applehippie

Yeah I enjoyed it- until I realized I wasn't supposed to go off script and answer something not in the literature. Then I gave up because I knew then I was not to be giving my own thoughts or making xonnections that they hadn't put in the study. Broke my heart, to be honest.

I have not been to a meeting since about 2006 or '07. I can relate to others who recall being passed over for comment. I knew they were avoiding me, and I knew it was because I wouldn't just repeat what was in the paragraph. I always taught my kids to "say it in their own words" and they were passed over too.

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Virgin Birth Claim Disproves Biblical Inspiration

by AlanF in

many bible believers claim that the old testament contains over 300 so-called messianic prophecies.

however, a careful look at such claims shows that at least 80% of these have absolutely no connection with jesus, or with events beyond what the ancient writer was concerned with.. take, for example, the famous example of the supposed virgin birth of jesus.

this is based on the text of matthew 1:18-23 (nasb):18 now the birth of jesus christ was as follows: when his mother mary had been betrothed to joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child by the holy spirit.

applehippie

Bookmarked

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Japanese Tea Ceremony

by jgnat in

when pushed in a discussion this spring, about what i believe now, i likened spirituality to a japanese tea ceremony.

i believe a good part of our experience and knowing comes from a vast well of the inexpressible.

try and explain it with words is just not the same.

applehippie

A Japanese Tea ceremony is practically performance art with the emphasis on form and ritualised movements. It must have been a lovely experience. Thank you for sharing. Were those your photos? I particularly liked the floral arrangement.

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As a JW, What statements made you "stop thinking?"

by Faithful Witness in

thought-stopping platitudes, like "we are in the last days!

"jehovah's witnesses are the only ones with the truth...".

what statements or claims did you use, or hear, that made you feel comforted by the fact that you were part of jehovah's organization?.

applehippie

"Wait on Jehovah"

"Leave it in Jehovah's hands"

"Lean not upon our own understanding"