they ran it precisely as written [i believe, though i have not checked it word for word].
in seeker4's original thread he suggested that the catholic settlements could be used as basis for such a letter;.
http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/138178/2466684/post.ashx#2466684.
I was watching the news the other day with my still-sorta-loyal-jw wife when they discussed the $660 mil Catholic church settlement and considered mentioning the WT settlement. I didn't but an article like this would definitely help such a conversation. Thanks Jeff
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specifically christmas appears to be the one holiday to which all others compare.
we either joyfully or sadly recall past christmas holidays.
as i recall, they were controversial in our family even before i was born.. im going to go back a couple of generations in my story to give you a bit of background.
Thanks pmouse! Love to read these stories. Keep it coming
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i joined this forum on 1may2007 with a promise that i would tell more about myself as time went on.
well, here goes.. i was born and raised in the black belt of alabama in wilcox county.
it is supposedly called the black belt due to the color of the soil, but i have a strong suspicion it is also due to the fact that there is such a heavy concentration of black people in the dozen or more counties that make up the black belt.. my parents were sharecroppers which was simply a form of whitewashed slavery.
Thanks for sharing your story Snowbird. I, too, am not Df'd and have not Da'd but gag every time I hear FDS. I still go to the occasional Sunday mtg with my JW wife.
I also have reservations that the internet is going to bring down this cult. There are too many brain-dead people who choose to believe the FDS myth and are willing to fork over their hard-earned cash to keep this beast afloat. Ultimately, Christ will judge all those who claim to represent him.
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i've had the privelege of meeting purplesofa.
we actually knew each other before knowing we both posted here on jwd of course, being part of the same congregation and living in the same city and all.
how about the rest of you?.
Wow I'm jealous. The only "apostates" I know are my employer and his wife. He posted here as nomoremeetings. O wait, that's right, I went to BRCI last year. I actually had met Tom and Gloria Cabeen already and I already knew another attender from my youth.
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i learned an interesting fact from my father's doctor when he was being treated for a stroke.
mom had mentioned that even though dad couldn't speak well enough to ask for a glass of water he could clearly say, "goddammit".
the dr. explained that epithets are from a different part of the brain and this area had not been affected by the stroke.. i found this very interesting.
No F*****way. I can't F*****ing believe I'm not the only F****ing guy who has this F****ing experience.
I actually can't F*****ing believe how F***ing much I actually F****ing say that F****ing word if you F***ing know what I F****ing mean.
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andre's thread on jws vs catholics reminded me for some reason of last night's episode of big love.. did anyone else relate to nikki's response to her son playing with a cross?
it was as if she was possessed by a jw demon or sumthin.
and her whole attitude toward the catholic faith reminded me of how jws react.
I can't believe all you guys watch Big Love.And here I thought I was the only one! I think this was the first episode where I saw a connection between the specific aspects of LDS (especially 'being in the compound') and 'being in the org'. Obviously, Nikki, although out of the compound still has certain fears/beliefs deeply entenched. Can any xjw relate?
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i admit i don't post often anymore; however six years!
how cool is that!
happy birthday to me!
I second that!
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fyi: i had the best wedding ever.
and to those of you who know what i'm talking about: yes, my dream did come true.
and if you want to know what i'm talking about, feel free to pm and ask.
Congrats
I'm not here that much but it is so cool that you are HAPPY. Thanks for sharing,
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i received an email from a lawyer who has been studying with witnesses for some time.
he wanted to know my story, if i am disfellowshipped and if i have an axe to grind, in order to know if the information at jwfacts.com can be trusted.
i was raised a jw, my aunty and uncle, many cousins and grandparents are jws.
WOW! Thank you for sharing jwfacts. I can relate.
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i just bought a bottle of wine for an exjw's 30th that i am about to run off to.
on it there was a great quote by mark twain:.
"twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do... explore.
Not starting to save for retirement until I was in my early fifties.
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