i left the jw's in 1990 and officially left or at least decided never to return again in 1993. i announced that i'd rather die in armageddon than live with these people.
they don't want to speak to me much anymore.. but i'm concerned because i have a 4 yr old child and i don't want to attend any church.
nothing against those who do.. but should i go for my child even though i will stare into outerspace until its over or is this a worse example than not attending at all?.
Hi!
How about checking out your local community center and finding some nice children's playgroups to take her to? There's probaly lots of kids activities that are not religiously oriented that both she and you might enjoy.
My grandbaby is 3 and enjoys going to tumbling classes, "kids rock"--dance class, and he just started singing class. The classes are all free, or carry a nominal charge.
Welcome!
i took my family to red lobster tonight and shortly after we were seated ( it was about 5 pm- early) a large party came in and took up two tables next to us.
one young woman had a very loud laugh and because of that i kept looking at their table.
then i noticed a young black couple with a toddler- then i noticed all the men had suits and ties- then i noticed three single men were sitting together and three single women next to them- and finally one young couple that i decided were married.
The reason you were upset is because after they responded "yes", you didn't follow-up by nodding and saying, "Ah, I could tell by the demonic auora surrounding your table".
Hindsight is always 20/20.
okay i'm still a newbie but i was quite surprised when reading some info of a statement about the 'end being fluid' and that .
'present truth replaces past truth ,however present truth may be replaced by future truth'.
cambridge dictionary definition on truth -the real facts about a situation, event or person.
I believe all organized religions are corrupt because whenever there are people in power, well, power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
All leaders in organized religions believe they have divine authority to pervert the word of God by "translating" it as a means of exercising control over their congregation.
Jehovah's Witnesses think they are somehow better because they don't use it as rationalization to incite their followers to actually engage in wars and kill people, but I don't see much distinction.
"they don't need to change their lightbulb because their light just keeps getting brighter and brighter!
as told by jw sister tonight to the rest of my jw family.
they thought it was great!
So what is the correct punch line? Oww, let me guess. Zero because they just deny the light went out so they just sit in the darkness instead?
For their hypocracy, I believe they will be the first in hell.
well, i have to take my primo apostate hat off to all of you that have done the fine work in marshfield and neillsville.
now....being in nearby wisconsin rapids, i have a question.
we da'd, and everyone shuns us.
Oh how I miss Wisconsin, and not so very far away...
And gee, I wonder? My husband's family is from there and I understand his brother is, well, like the top presiding elder there.
I've never been a JW, my husband was DFed when I met him--why won't they shun him already? Oh please, oh please!
Instead, his JW parents have been trying to get him back together with his skanky DFed ex for the past 22 years!
I didn't even meet him until after the tramp dumped him for another man--and then got DFed herself for screwing his JW friends!
When I met him, he was a full blown alcoholic, busy trying to commit suicide, and came pretty close to suceeding. I stupidly forgave my husband's JW parents for trying to break up our marriage for his ex the first few times because I do believe the true reason we forgive our enemies is not for their sake, but to heal ourselves.
Now, I had also written my story on these boards a few years back, and thought the situation was resolved, so I stopped. But then his parents pulled it all over again just recently and I'm done keeping silent to try to remain civil and be the "adult". I want this freak show to end! I want closure! So my husband and I wrote the elders and told them that "sometimes, the only protection we have against evil is to expose it."
Now, considering the fact that when I lived in Wisconsin, I worked at "gossip central" where I was the reigning queen and know, oh, pretty much everyone. So how many people do you think I've been sharing my story with there? The truth is, I know lots of witnesses there, who call to tell me everything his parents have been doing with his DFed ex in Wisconsin--because the woman had sex with their husbands too!
It appears that elders aren't required to obey the rules they set for other members of the congregation, so even though all the witnesses know, his parents can apparently do whatever they want!
So I'll be hoping to see you at the next apostate fest--coming soon to an area near you. Maybe they're wondering if you know me? Maybe you do because I'm an incredibly loud and vocal person, credible too.
the state of california is conducting an experiment by releasing some sexual predators, who have undergone treatment at a state hospital into some communities.
one such example is cary verse, who is now in bay point.
convicted of sexual assault of three boys and a man and treated in atascadero state hospital, he left treatment in feb. 2004 and is now on conditional release.
hummm
One of my gay employees was just telling me about women who are attracted to gays because they think they can convert them. Gays call them "fag hags".
Rape is a different story though--it's not about sex, it's about power, and I seriously don't believe there is any rehabilitation that exists for that.
there are various places where you can link to music videos online.
i won't be much help with anyone else finding links to their favorites.. but tell us what you favorite music videos these days are!.
mine is this one from a group most of you have never heard of (big surprise), name sigur ros.
My favorite is Ludicras--"Get back, get back, you don't know me like that".
I sing along while thinking about the JWs in my life--FOR GOD'S SAKE, SHUN ME ALREADY!
I'm seriously thinking of becoming a witness, just so I can become disfellowshipped and get left alone forever.
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hehehe, this must be a common thing on tv lately, i've been seeing a lot of people mentioning this here on the board.. i'm watching "two and a half men" right now, and in the pre-credits intro part, two of the main characters were talking, and one of them was bragging about the great sex he'd had the night before, and there was a knock on the door.. "hello brother, we're here to tell you about the good news!!".
the character invites them in to tell them about his nocturnal adventures.. i don't know if they were supposed to be mormons or jehovah's witnesses, but they certainly reminded me of jws with their white shirts and ties with the books in hand, and i loved how they looked absolutely mortified with the other character started bragging about sex.. is it just me or are mormons/jws turning up at the butt of jokes a lot on tv lately??.
I watched--that was great!
Saw Scrubs too--I have Tivo!
has anyone read this book?
i found it among a stack of free books that our library has out each week.
it was a bestseller years ago.
I didn't read the book, but saw the movie.
Not so shocking. The bible speaks of handmaidens--in the old testament if a woman was barren, she was to send her handmaiden into her husband so he could have heirs. No doubt that's where the author of the book got the concept, and then put it in a future setting.
Also in the old testament, if a man died, his brother was also required to marry his widow. I WORKED for a fundamentalist way down in the bible belt of the Southern Baptists who took this literally, and married his brother's wife so he could care for their 6 children. My boss was a computer "geek", very smart, but typical "nerd"--tall, skinny, glasses, white shirt with pocket protector! His brother had been the opposite and quite the ladies' man, so the wife was drop-dead gorgeous. His brother also was kind of a loser, while my boss was one smart businessman, made lots of money, and treated his deceased brother's wife like a queen. I think they were both happy with the arrangement.
I liked working there but the only thing was that quite often I would be the only one who showed up for work on Monday mornings. I learned this was because the rest of the staff was in jail for picketing the abortion clinics (remember: bible belt). At first I couldn't understand why my boss wasn't pissed at them for doing this so often, until I learned that he was also in jail, right along with them!
