Posts by bernadette

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Did you make a new religion for yourself?

by White Dove in

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.

bernadette

white dove

Thank you so much. I feel such freedom in researching things, though not as deeply as I should. I am comparing different Bibles with the Reasoning book and have found that the reasons and scriptures they give for not doing or doing or believing things are not reasons at all or connected at all with the question. I read the question like should Christians do this or that? and then look up the scripture in the NWT Bible. The scripture doesn't even answer the question! It is not even related to it! Then, I take another Bible and compare it to the NWT and find that they left out a bunch of stuff. Unfortunately, the more I do this, the more disconnected I find the Bible to be. It is becoming less and less harmoneous.

I remember doing the above - I used to compare different transalations on biblegateway using verses given in the watchtower study each week. What an eye opener that was.

Nowadays I don't have a religion and don't read the bible - verses do come back to mind though but they have an entirely different meaning for me now.

My advice to you, after having gone through all that, if you are looking to save yourself time and much sould searching and is to stop thinking and focus on love and grace from your heart - relax into it.

best wishes

bernadette

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Anyone heard from emilyblue?

by J-ex-W in

haven't heard anything of emilyblue for a couple weeks...hope she sees this, or someone is able to update.

getting concerned.. .

at the very least: emilyblue...know that we are thinking about you and wishing the best for you.................. .

bernadette

Haven't heard anything here - hope she's okay

bernadette

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Summer Weight Loss - Join me! - We can do it! - Operation Keychain is on!

by UnConfused in

ok folks - here is the deal, i gained my weight back (and some more) after i got my taste buds back from last summer's cancer o' fun.. i'm calling this operation key chain because weight watcher's gives away a key chain if you lose 10% in 11 weeks.. i'm now 172 lbs - 26.9 body index.

i want to lose 12 lbs by july 1st.. who wants to join me?

post your goal here and we'll do progress updates.. my "program" is this.. 1 cup of cereal in the morning.

bernadette

So unconfused, did you lose any weight?

I didn't lose anything but didn't put on any either - think its gonna have to be plan B.

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ALERT: All Child Abuse Lawsuits have been settled. Millions cashed out???

by What-A-Coincidence in

re: http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/8/116108/1.ashx.

a bethel insider in the know told me that all of the child abuse lawsuits where the watchtower bible and tract society was one of the defendants were settled back in the beginning of this year.

i questioned it and called napa myself and they were absolutely settled back then.

bernadette

ozziepost

Who is the "we" you speak of?

All of us - what i mean to say that in whatever situation we find ourselves - to think about how best we can use the settling of lawsuits to prompt changes in some of the damaging aspects of jw teachings and practices.

You have a pm

bernadette

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ALERT: All Child Abuse Lawsuits have been settled. Millions cashed out???

by What-A-Coincidence in

re: http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/8/116108/1.ashx.

a bethel insider in the know told me that all of the child abuse lawsuits where the watchtower bible and tract society was one of the defendants were settled back in the beginning of this year.

i questioned it and called napa myself and they were absolutely settled back then.

bernadette

There is a lot that we collectively and individually can/need to do to get the news through to JW's especially to elders - make them think twice about their own position which is more vulnerable now cause they'll be able to see that the legal department isn't as invincible as it seems.

And we can continue to threaten to sue for such barbaric practices as disfellowshipping, shunning, mistreating children to keep them quiet at meetings. We have more leverage now for our ongoing revolution. thanks to the bravery of the victims

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What is your favourite soup?

by ninja in

jw
friends

help....i am addicted to mulligatawny soup....it has knocked heinz tomato soup and even...even ...home made soup...(for the moment at least)for six....try and break my cult like feelings for mulligatawny and steer me onto another path of soupiness.....meanwhile i give you ..the one...the only.....mulligatawny soup...

bernadette

I like a certain supermarket chain's thick vegetable soup with chopped green chillee added and french bread - delicious

30

break time for me

by purplesofa in

jw
friends

i am going to try to live without needing the board so much for awhile.

the only reason i am saying anything is that i am horrible at sending pm's, emails, etc.

and i dont want people to wonder in the back of their mind where i am, if all is ok.. i am tired all the time and i just want to see what my life can be like not in constant thought about the jw world running through my brain.. i will wonder how everyone is doing and would welcome emails.

bernadette

bye for now purps - thanks for your contribution to my fade, will miss you but understand your desire to step back to think about all you have learned. Take care

28

I am so angry and frustrated right now

by elinor in

jw
friends

i cannot be very specific with this because i do not know who is patrolling these boards to try to catch faders (like me).

my mother has been very ill for a long time due to multiple health issues, all of them stemming back to a very low blood cell count.

before i even began to have doubts, as well as my father asking me about the 1975 debacle, i kept wondering why god (i can't call him jehovah now that i know the truth) would allow such a wonderful and selfless person to suffer if all they needed was something that was produced naturally in our bodies.

bernadette

I'm really sorry about your mum being so ill and its a real shame that JW nonsence re blood is complicating the situation. Please don't let them use up the precious time you have left with your mum.

bernadette

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As I write this....

by truthsetsonefree in

jw
friends

hey, as i write this they are having a jc hearing about me!

woohoo!

and i am absent.

bernadette

congratulations tsof

25

Been "worldly" for 4 months now

by themonster123 in

jw
friends

well, i left around january or february, and it's been about 3 months or so experiencing "worldly" living.

i gotta say...it's been an interesting and uncomfortable transition, to say the least.

i would just like to update everyone on how i'm doing, and share some of my worldly experiences, as well.

bernadette

thanks for coming back to tell us about your experiences and how you are doing.

Your brother is right about the adjustment process taking time and this is a major adjustment you are making. As Jag said the world is a jungle - everybody jostling for their say in life and sadly sometimes focusing on themselves only - but I think that in time you will develop your own intuition about people and places and you will grow in confidence. Remember that whereas in the past all the decisions and choices were made for you but now you have the opportunity to make your own, that's empowering but at the same time challenging. I think you can meet the challenge.

bernadette