Posts by Dagney

Observing over the past few year what I find consistently interesting is each believer's god described exactly how they want them to be and quite like their own personality.

He is benevolent/forgiving and loving, (scripturally supported); he is jealous/vengeful and intolerant, (scripturally supported). Each believer is going to tell you what their god is going to do, (scripturally supported), and no two believer's god ever has the same agenda.

Just my observation. I still want to believe but having a difficult time with the different offerings.

Edited to add: I love this place. I have met new friends and found old friends here I hope I will have for the rest of my life. I don't want to read thoughts of people who think just like I do. I like to be challenged and find things to question and think about. My beliefs have taken a 180 since I've come on this board, but it's not because of the board...it's my own journey.

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Update on Alan Feuerbacher's heart attack that he had last Sunday

by AndersonsInfo in

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alan'swife, julie, talked to the cardiologist this morning.

the news about alan's heart is good.

he described the heart attack as mild and said that although there is damage to the lower portion of his heart, the pumping action probably won't be affected much.

Dagney

Great news.

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Your most DISTURBING WATCHTOWER Bethel/Branch experience? (No full names please)

by Balaamsass in

ok.. you 70 plus bethelite members.... this is your chance to share stories!

inquiring minds want to know !no full names please..follow t.o.s.

to avoid borg libel lawsuits).. i will start the ball rolling with week one.

Dagney

The last time I was at Bethel was Feb 2005. I was out but with a group of JW's for business and I knew they wanted to tour because they had never been. I had, stayed on property, had a good time, years ago, don't need or want to see it now. I purposely didn't bring a skirt so I could bow out of the tour and just shop or something. They called ahead and got "special permission" from the personal friend to let me take the tour and eat in the dining room in pants. Whoop-di-flu****g-doo.

So we were waiting in the lobby of one of the buildings, the one with the big glass globe, and it is snowing outside. The poor sister that was charged with the task of washing the glass in the external and internal doors of the entry had a skirt on. She was trying to do this ladylike, struggling to keep her knees together and bending down and reaching up in the freezing weather. Yep, no slacks on the cleaning crew ladies, only for construction, confirmed by the guide. Doesn't sound so bad writing this now, but it sure pissed me off then. That whole place really was different than the one I visited in the '80's. Back in the day, even though it was after the Ray Franz incident, it was still very fun, and people seemed mostly happy and friendly...and there were shennigans going on still. This time, we passed Bethel workers on the street and they didn't say "hi", and the ones we met onsite just were different, grumpy. I would be too I guess. So much for the "spiritual paradise." TM I overheard the guy at the front desk say to another worker, "if you had told me 20 years ago I'd be still sitting at this reception desk, I would have thought you were crazy."

No kidding brother.

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What Do Jehovah's Witnesses Have Going For Them?

by minimus in

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there must be a reason jws stay or people join..

Dagney

The paradise. TM

Everybody falls for something that sounds too good to be true at one time or another. Boy was it.

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Sparlock worked his magic this weekend!

by 00DAD in

yes it's true, i got to experience first hand the awesome magic powers of sparlock, the warrior wizard!tm.

this last weekend a friend of mine asked me if i could take him to the mechanic's to pick up his car after being serviced.

now this friend of mine (who is not and has never been a jw) is the the one and only friend that i've remained in constant contact with through the dark quarter century of my life when i was a witness.

Dagney

That's hilarious!

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You lucky people get an entire week without me....

by EntirelyPossible in

when i close my laptop tonight, i am sleeping for a few hours, taking a plane to lax, going fishing off the coast of catalina, playing golf, going to bishop to go trout fishing for a few days, taking the redeye back, picking up my kids and taking them to the zoo.. so, when, shortly, i close my laptop, it will be roughly one week hence before you have the pleasure of my wit, comedy and all around general awesomeness.. have a hell of week, folks..

Dagney

EP, I am very near the Catalina terminal. If your schedule allows for a meet and a brew, let me know! Either way, have a fantastic time; Catalina is paradise.