yep, i did.
i got 'privately reproved' after rushing to the elders to confess my sin after losing my virginity via fornicating.
i think all that shame and guilt and legalism that flowed on from that experience must've f*cked me up a bit, scuse the pun.
Yup, I did too
they asked lots of disgusting questions that had nothing to do with my repentance
After an HOUR of crying my eyes out
and waiting for 25 minutes (an eternity!!!) while they decided my fate
I ended up getting private reproof.
I feel sorry for all the ones here that got df'd, even after being repentant, but look at it as a blessing...
I was stuck in the borg for 7 more years after that, what a waste.
Viewing That video was like trying to eat a stack of maple syrup soaked pancakes with banna syrup, strawberry syrup, blueberry syrup and whipped cream with sugar on it. very pretty to look at...but totally not healthy or digestable....
i think it was the music....that made me feel like barfing...
many witnesses are perfectionists.
they have this image of what you should be like before they can accept you as a person, but even then you are constantly being judged, so you are never good enough no matter how much you try.
ive been reading posts here for the last few months and have noticed that sometimes people are quite judgmental and even abrasive with each other.
Being that I am very imperfect, I would hope that others would accept my imperfections....just as I try my best to accept theirs...
i like to forgive others easily because, A) it feels good to do so, and B) i need forgiveness since i make lots of mistakes...
ok, i know this is a taboo but could it all be just a product of imagination?.
i wached something tonight on tv then went to internet and found this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqgfalftl4u.
what do you think?.
I think it is arrogant and ignorant to believe we are the only species in the entire universe.
If we are here, then why is the possiblity of other creatures humanoid or non humanoid living in the universe so hard to believe?
edit to add: LOL @ nvr!
as a fader i felt delighted at clinking glasses at a pub.
it may seem trivial but it meant a lot to me.
what is the best thing you have done since leaving the truth?.
saying cheers and clinking glasses feels great!
I dont feel like such a stuck up moron anymore, it's awesome to feel like I'm part of the human race
i am wondering how many of the folks on this site believe that the bible is the infallible word of god.
post your replies if you are.
can i get an amen?
infallible? NO
useful? to a point
has some words of wisom? yes
inspired? hahhahhhhhhahahahahhahaa ..convince me. please.
i'm associating with a church that i like very much, however, i find some things hard to digest, like jesus resurrecting himself.
i think the father did that, not him.
anyway, i am thinking that i can just keep associating for social reasons and some religious ones while reading the bible and having my own beliefs based on how i understand the bible and not blindly believe doctrine just because a big church teaches it.
saywhat, you are off the wall, and awesome!
I love ya ! (in the friend kinda way)
i keep calendars of the previous years.
sometimes, i take a calendar of a previous year out, and i read the daily notes that i put on them.. .
ok, i must be bored when i do that......
I still have thank you cards given to me from babyshowers...thats about it, i kinda throw out stuff i dont use...
so i have never attended the bookstudy that they reassigned me to around january.
i stopped attending bookstudy altogether then.
i stopped attending any meetings .
Ray Franz said (something to the effect) that these men become Spiritual Taskmasters
instead of Spiritual Shepherds. So true. Your thoughts????
Yup! very true, Ignore it, or show up to clean the hall in a KissT shirt....or something to that effect...
what is the net effect of every year that our loving god jehovah, who is patient and desires "none to be destroyed", holds back the winds of destruction?
it ultimately results in roughly 80 million more humans to be added to the pile of post-armageddon bird food.
i've read this concept several times before on jwd but decided to do a little googling to get the 80 million number.
Yup!
Considering all they do is knock on door with no one home, or place mags with those on the corner....woop de doo...that will get them to notice that the end is near, NOT...
If only they could see that they are not preaching the end at all....DID NOAH PRINT MAGAZINES???? HELL NO! (never mind that printing wasnt invented yet, but im sure whatever means of printing they did have, he didnt use it!!!)
They are selling magazines, I remember feeling this way in service... and quit using magazines, instead only taking my bible...years ago now.
