Posts by humbled

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Great to see you all!

by KW13 in

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it's heartwarming to see so many new faces (and some older ones) playing their part in this thriving community.

so many more free minds!

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Nephew Giving Once-Big-Shot-Elder Financial Aid

by snowbird in

my nephew is a graduate of an alabama university and harvard.. he didn't listen to the warnings about seeking higher education, and has a good job.. the elder sunk himself trying to keep his son, who did not apply himself in school, out of prison.. it's a sad situation, but it shows how foolish the wt's directives can be.. sylvia.

humbled

I bet that story won't show up in an AWAKE! article, snowbird.

And that's too bad.

Maeve

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Any one from Ireland? Happy St. Patrick's Day. How do you celebrate?

by Miss.Fit in

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hello all, i know st.patrick's day is about over.. i was just curious how many of you observed the holiday.

i live in the usa in the south west.

where i live we have a large population of native americans and hispanics.. so st.patrick's day is low key.. we wear green and talk about drinking green beer.. i started to wonder what a real celebration would entail.. i dressed as a lepercaun for story time..

humbled

Miss.Fit,

As Barry said, Patrick was English or born in what was then Roman Britannia.

The only accounts of him that are nearly trust-worthy are his "Confessions" and his letter tho the Soldiers of Coroticus. The RCC has co-opted the story as it does with all note-worthy activities that can be braided into its religion and imbellished it.

What I like about Patrick's story is how he celebrates the valor of women and of women slaves in particular. Also, he took to task the soldiers of a British tribal chief,Coroticus who was a Christian, for a slave raid in Ireland (Hibernia). It is said this is the first anti-slavery letter written by a Christian.

I do have lot of Irish in me. Through one way and another, I was stranded in Dublin, Ireland from July 1973-June1974. It was formative and facinating. I was a nominal Catholic at the time-no one the Church would have been proud of, certainly. I celebrated St. Patrick's Day 1974 in a pub and narrowly missed getting into a brawl.

I do like the kind of man Patrick was. If following Jesus helps us be decent and brave on behalf of our fellow humans--all good. But religion takes over too much.

Happy Day-After-St. Patty's Day, Miss.Fit!

"And may you be in heaven a half hour before the devil knows you're dead!"--Irish proverb--not authorized by the Church

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Power taken from the Annointed?

by thedepressedsoul in

before the recent change, faithful and discreet slave represented every anointed individual that partook.

anyone who was or claimed to be anointed was part of this faithful class.

however, a problem arose with this.

humbled

The last time I talked to the elders I asked them how any of the anointed could fulfill the description of their relationship to Jesus as set forth at REV. 14:4-5: "...these are the ones that keep following the Lamb no matter where he goes...and no falsehood was found in their mouths...."

Since, I told them, even the anointed have to follow the GB in Brooklynn just like a regular "sheep" they have a huge problem. Whether or not a non-GB teaching anointed believes that the Bethel Boyos have it right, THEY HAVE TO FOLLOW THE GB AND NOT FOLLOW JESUS---or else be disfellowshipped.

It has happened: Ray Franz

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How many elders does it take to screw in a lightbulb?

by mynameislame in

just one but he has to be constantly ready to replace it at a moments notice..

humbled

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A Grieving Parent

by compound complex in

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dawn comes creeping upward, straddling with all her .

tendrils the dark mountain so terribly near my sweet .

but now quaking refuge of wood and stone and glass.. .

humbled

Coco.

I must be cuckoo because I see in my mind the "mountain of Jehovah" in all its gloom enveloping a dark prison cell with your son in it. He isn't able to escape. He calls to you, thinking you have the key to end his bleak isolation. But the dark mountain overshadows you too.

Say it ain't so.

Tell me I'm crazy.

But this is a heartbreaking piece.

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What do you love about being a JW?

by FL_Panthers in

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as the title says, share what you love about the truth!.

we know that the gb or anything else in the truth is all true and nothing is false!.

love u guys xxx.

humbled

If God runs the world the way the WT says he does, and the Big "A" comes, I don't want to live with the people that are his special people anyway. I'd rather die.

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What do you love about being a JW?

by FL_Panthers in

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friends

as the title says, share what you love about the truth!.

we know that the gb or anything else in the truth is all true and nothing is false!.

love u guys xxx.

humbled

I loved learning that any religion that had a man (or better yet, a COMMITTEE of 8 men) telling you what the Bible REALLY says is a racket and a snare.

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