i would like your thoughts, please..
My mother passed in 12/09. It was a dreadful, dreadful talk. My brother was the PO/COBE in her hall which made for a bit of a tricky time. My sister and I are exJW's, as well as a few nieces who all went to the infomercial...err I mean memorial service. We all loved this woman inspite of the hideous ceremony. My brother learned a few lessons through the ordeal and is a better person because of it.
I think everyone has to sort out what would be right for them.
as we all know, the internet is a real game-changer in allowing us to know the truth about the watch tower and its history.
i always had doubts and it was the internet that presented me with the ever-growing number of individuals who were going through a similar struggle.. i give the internet a 9 in my awakening.
what about you?.
When I left in 2001, the internet had nothing to do with my moment of clarity at a Sunday WT study, after which I decided I didn't belong and never went back. So it was a 0 for me.
However, after leaving, I stumbled around the internet and read so many stories of people that felt just like I did which reaffirmed my decision was the right one for me.
A newly exited friend of mine did their investigation on the internet, and as was mentioned earlier, got an online copy of COC. I believe what they found on the internet confirmed years of doubt. So I think in this case it would be a 10.
I believe there has to be at least a question, or a niggle of something is wrong in order to even dare research on the internet.
the tim burton film is ready for release.. www.thewrap.com/big-eyes-premiere-finds-audience-howling-at-christoph-waltz-and-amy-adams-dueling-artists/.
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Her paintings hung in the Honolulu Bethel, in the KH if I remember. I have photos of them but the are buried in albums. I don't even know if that Bethel home exists anymore.
i am perhaps a bit behind on this but i have just listened to " grandma got run over by a reindeer " sung by elmo and patsy .
it got me to thinking about christmas songs in general ,so i thought a thread about people's favourite christmas songs would be good .
please share your fave christmas music , a carol or something more modern .to start i will list my best carol as hark the herald and my best ever chart song as santa claus is coming to town by bruce springsteen .
Great thread!
Springsteen's "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" makes me really happy, even before I celebrated. I adore it even more now.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2NhmrootkY
And "Merry Christmas Baby"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ae1UwMFGCaI
This touching rendition of "Silent Night" by an older, pensive Frank Sinatra is so sweet to me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNpEiPKQ-yI
I just saw Tim Minchin live in a small venue this last Monday, and he sang his sweet "White Wine in the Sun," (mentioned earlier in this thread), which is my new favorite. It's continue to plays in my head. His message is what all those "worldy people" were trying to tell me as I tried to preach about how pagan Christmas is. I get it now. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCNvZqpa-7Q
if muslim is supposed to be the religion of peace, jehovah's witnesses has to be the religion of guilt..
I did feel guilty about not doing enough. However thankfully, it was that feeling during a WT study that gave me a moment of clarity and I never went back.
I never felt guilty about my personal actions. Ever.
giving my speech.
being pinned by my son.. .
the best day ever.. .
Fantastic! And BIG CONGRATULATIONS to you!
the governing body is preparing to take a major hit.
this recent watchtower shows it.
not the new understandings, but the article on marriage.
What stands out to me is the picture is showing a relatively young/vibrant age group...no older ones. I think that is on purpose to appeal to a younger crowd and to show what "hip" organization it is. (NOT! Same boring, tedious, destructive message.) I don't think it's a fair or accurate picture of a congregation.
Nice try WT.
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if you are/were an active jw, you are now here on jwn so, for whatever your reasons, you woke up to some degree- hopefully a great degree.
so what i am saying may not apply to you.. i know that if i had not already left, i would have stormed out on the day they studied "overlapping generation.
" i am quite confident i couldn't have stayed for such an obvious switcharoo just to make the end seem imminent and try to explain how wts was wrong, but not entirely wrong in the past.. but i had to wonder how that change (or others) didn't cause most jw's to walk out.
That's about it. They want it to be true...talking snakes or golden tablets...it's magic and a fairy tale they want to be true.
Congratulations!!!
look up in the right-hand corner of this page.. find where it says welcome (name).. did you locate that?.
now click on your name and observe the new page loading takes you to a top blue bar with a menu.. it should read:.
active topics search members topics started .
http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/215021/1/Forged-by-Bart-Ehrman
I'm not very interesting...7 pages. Good to see the names of former posters.
