Posts by Rebirth

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Breaking the Destructive Cycle of the Watchtower Society

by The wanderer in

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breaking the destructive cycle of the watchtower society despite the obvious, i do not attend meetings anymore, in what other ways have.

you accomplished breaking the cycle of the jehovah's witnesses programming .

ideologies?

Rebirth

I sort of view my release from the WTS as my ancestors must have felt upon arriving in the US and starting a new life free from religious enslavement. They looked ahead at the future with hope. Yes, they had to start from scratch, but that was okay, they were building new foundations for themselves and their prodigy. It's gotta start somewhere, why not with me?

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Making you own traditions in the Holiday season.

by free2beme in

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most of the time, a tradition is something that is passed on to you, from the way you were raised and the traditions your parents taught you.

some, can be as simple as reading, "the night before christmas" on christmas eve night or as complex as making sure to eat certain items in your christmas meal, following a recipe passed down from generation to generation.

where does one find tradition, from a family that spent the christmas holiday going to meetings, or sitting around watching television?

Rebirth

Your post was beautiful! This is my first year celebrating the holidays with my young children. My husband is still an active JW, so things are a little difficult right now, but I am managing to create traditions with the girls. We had a great Thanksgiving and started a "Thanks" box. Every year we will write on an index card the things we are most thankful for that year. I know it will be wonderful for the girls to look back on when they have their own children. We also decorated the tree on Thanksgiving and I put a little gingerbread house snow globe ornament on the tree. When ever the girls feel the desire, they can go up to the globe turn it over and make a wish at the same time. They can wish for whatever the want and some of the wishes just may come true. Oh course, I'm often listening in, so I know what they want from Santa and I also know a couple other little things that they really feel are important. Because my husband it still in and I want to create traditions with him too, I've set up a trip to a lake house for Christmas eve and Christmas day. The girls and I will have our Christmas day the 26th, but we will have a special memory with daddy too.

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Any photographers here?

by SadElder in

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i've been shooting with a canon rebel xt for about a year and have acquired a few nice lenses.

i've been thinking of moving up to a canon 5d.

anyone here have experience with this camera?.

Rebirth

Pro photog here. I am a FujiPro and Nikon gal, so can't help you. But I wanted to tell you that the 5D is getting a lot of Nikon photogs to switch to Canon. You're not alone.

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SECRET SANTA - Gift Ideas thread

by Angharad in

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i know a lot have already posted in the other thread, but i have had a request to start an offical thread for ideas.

if you have already posted in the other thread don't worry i will put links to both in the pms to people.. http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/123195/1.ashx.

so anyone that hasn't already posted some ideas, please do so in here !.

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The Watchtower loves a dig at women!!!!

by Gill in

the watchtower loves to dig the knife into the backs of women whenever it gets half a chance.. january 15th watchtower, question from readers:.

'in what sense did the congregator find only 'one man out of a thousand' but 'not a woman among all these.'?

ecc 7:28.

Rebirth

Thank you, this is exactly why I will never believe that they Bible is from the creator of the universe. This is why the Bible holds no more weight to me then any other piece of literature from various eras in history. If you can't see how screwed up this view is, then something is seriously wrong with your common sense meter.

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Post a picture of your Christmas tree!

by restrangled in

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here is a picture of our tree and my darling dobes!

please send a picture of your tree and any darlings you want to include!.

Rebirth

My tree, forced to have it stuffed in the corner of my home office, but at least I can have one. It is an artificial 6' decorated in a sugar plum fairies theme.

http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/file/13654251-03E8-4C15-99E7-DE992322B464.ashx

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ISO: Publication quotations on Christmas/unbelieving mates

by Rebirth in

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i bought a christmas tree tonight to put in my home office tomorrow with my girls.

i am keeping it out of the main living areas out of respect for my jw husband.

however, i know he will have a fit when he finds out i have a tree.

Rebirth

Thanks Blondie! That is exactly what I was hoping to find.

As for music, well, I just bought a beautiful holiday CD new release by the Celtic Women. It is to die for!! Thanks for the recommendation.

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ISO: Publication quotations on Christmas/unbelieving mates

by Rebirth in

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i bought a christmas tree tonight to put in my home office tomorrow with my girls.

i am keeping it out of the main living areas out of respect for my jw husband.

however, i know he will have a fit when he finds out i have a tree.

Rebirth

I bought a Christmas tree tonight to put in my home office tomorrow with my girls. I am keeping it out of the main living areas out of respect for my JW husband. However, I know he will have a fit when he finds out I have a tree. I seem to remember a WT article that mentioned that if there is an unbelieving mate who puts up a tree it should be tolerated. Any one remember?

TIA!

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Hypocrisy on holidays, etc.

by Rebirth in

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i was just thinking about how hypocritical it is for jw's to declare things like birthdays, christmas, easter, thanksgiving, etc.

as defiled because of their roots.

their roots, their beginning, in the days of russell, are the things that they find disgusting today (the cross, birthdays, blood, etc.).

Rebirth

oh yeah, can't forgot that OTWO. I was thinking of using this line of reasoning next time of husband says something to me or the girls about celebrating the holidays. Think that would be wise?

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Hypocrisy on holidays, etc.

by Rebirth in

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i was just thinking about how hypocritical it is for jw's to declare things like birthdays, christmas, easter, thanksgiving, etc.

as defiled because of their roots.

their roots, their beginning, in the days of russell, are the things that they find disgusting today (the cross, birthdays, blood, etc.).

Rebirth

I was just thinking about how hypocritical it is for Jw's to declare things like birthdays, Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiving, etc. as defiled because of their roots. Their roots, their beginning, in the days of Russell, are the things that they find disgusting today (the cross, birthdays, blood, etc.). Do they throw out their religion because of it's unsavory foundation?

Why can't we celebrate the joys of modern-day Christmas: giving gifts, being with family (not the pagan roots of various icons). Thanksgiving: gratitude and family (and not the massacre of indians).

They say that they've evolved, that their light as brighter, yet they still celebrate their beginnings. Well, I"m here to say that it is hypocritical to call Christmas,etc. wrong because of its beginnings when such events have evolved into something very different.

Can I hear an AMEN??

p.s. excuse my typos, don't have time to proof read this afternoon.