Posts by nvrgnbk

My first doubts or questions I was about 8-9years old. It was wen my dad would beat the crap out of me and then he would quote Proverbs "beat your child he will not die"

I'm so sorry. That was all too common.

Nvr

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It's that time of year again

by Zico in

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the circuit overseer is in town again!

yay!

apparently he has a dvd presentation to show us on thursday.

nvrgnbk

Zico,

Imagine that. It appears that many JWs over here have been misinformed. I wonder if there are other matters they've been misinformed about? Hmmmmmmm?

Remember, the mosaic law which we're no longer under but still follow in principle commands us to not destroy our beards,

Nvr

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I have some very good news...

by Abandoned in

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...but i can't say anything more right now.

still, it's amazingly, wonderfully, ain't the sky a gorgeous shade of blue today kind of news.

wish me luck... .

nvrgnbk

Abandoned,

Couldn't happen to a nicer guy, whatever it is! Now to gain momentum and feed off the positive energy.

Whatever your good news is, good luck!
You're not running off with Juction Guy, are you?
BFD

That's hilarious BFD!

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It's that time of year again

by Zico in

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the circuit overseer is in town again!

yay!

apparently he has a dvd presentation to show us on thursday.

nvrgnbk

Zico,

Are you in the UK? Here in the U.S. many are under the impression (apparently wrong) that beards are acceptable over there.

Loving not shaving,

Nvr

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Update- My fade and the elders inaction

by OnTheWayOut in

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here's the story in a nutshell.

i stepped aside as elder in a foreign language congregation with a resignation letter in august.. i cited doubts in doctrine concerning "this generation" and 1975, and also said i don't "know".

the governing body well enough to teach their doctrine.

I stopped going one day and never went back. The elders have egos like everyone else. If you can avoid making your walking away personal to them, it may go more smoothly. Make it clear to them that you appreciate that they are doing the best they can (surely they are) but you just can't go back because you're going through something very personal. Make it clear that you haven't committed any J.C.- worthy offense and though you've expressed some doubts you're not interested in starting your own church or anything like that. That should get a chuckle and keep things light. I alluded to the WT study article that discussed murmuring. It made a statement to the effect that one shouldn't worry about injustices or problems in the congo. or the org. because Jehovah and Jesus know everything that happens in the org. I asked "Do you really believe that?" Of course they replied, "Absolutely!" I said "Good, then they surely understand what I am going through." I also explained that I knew my non-attendance was diappointing to the brothers but in good conscience I couldn't attend just to make them feel better, for that would be hypocritical. It seems that if you come across as hurt and disappointed as opposed to angry and bitter they are less likely to really go after you. As for THE famous FDS loyalty question, what's wrong with a heartfelt "I'm not sure, I'm just not sure".

Just my 2 cents,

Nvr

P.S.- I think it's been about five months since I last reported FS time.

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Australian animals and the flood

by nvrgnbk in

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how did the kangaroo, the koala bear, and the platypus get from noah's ark to australia?

how did any animals get to australia for that matter?i know that this has been considered before but i just love asking jws this question.. nvr.

nvrgnbk

Hello all,

So if I'm understanding this topic, there's a good posibility that a worldwide flood never occurred and the many life forms on earth have gradually evolved into what they are today? Am I understanding?

Little grasshopper,

Nvr

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Australian animals and the flood

by nvrgnbk in

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how did the kangaroo, the koala bear, and the platypus get from noah's ark to australia?

how did any animals get to australia for that matter?i know that this has been considered before but i just love asking jws this question.. nvr.

nvrgnbk

Hello schism,

I think your dad and my dad went to the same school.

Nvr

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the credit rank and file are prepared to give to them...

by chelsea in

my mother once found a man's wallet and returned it to him.

she said "i am a jehovah's witness and we are honest people, that's why i am returning this to you.

" when i told her that i would return his wallet also and i am the antithesis of a jehovah's witness, and that i was disgusted that she would give them credit for her own decent nature, she just carried on about how he would be more likely to listen next time they knocked at his door... i found it repulsive that an act of nothing more than decent behaviour (where one treats another as they would like to be treated) was made out to be something exceptional... and that my mother used the occasion to laud the wtbts... good grief!!!!!!!!!

nvrgnbk

Now I can be a nice guy just for the hell of it! :-) (And if I'm an ass, THEN I say I'm a JW!!)
Dave

You kill me dude!

LMAO,

Nvr