this is a good reminder.. this is a sweet, thought provoking challenge:.
read the riddle.
here is a pretty neat little thing from paul harvey.
When I read stuff like that it makes me grateful that my family was fairly poor while I was growing up. It helped me to appreciate things a lot more than a lot of my peers, and I make a special effort to make sure my kids don't take too much for granted.
But, I don't mind if my kids like beer, just please don't let it be Milwaukee Best. And if I have to wash out any mouths with soap it is going to be with Dial...it tastes nastier than Ivory, heehee!
in another post i mentioned job a comedy of justice by robert heinlien.
the responses to the post got me thinking about other books that have affected me.
what books have had an impact on your life?
Julie,
Does that book come with instructional photos?
i am an ex jw and i just left quietly.
i was in bethel and started seeing huge holes in the borg.
i was also a non practicing homosexual (undeclared at the time).
I think it depends on whether your old congregation is going through the periodic "sifting and shaking". My local congregation went through that in the late 80s and early 90s. There were one or two extremely zealous elders that contacted several inactive people, and targeted a few that they wanted out, even ones that were not yet baptised.
I believe the reason for this was because so many of the witness kids that I grew up with in the 80s lived totally double lives as teenagers and the congregation never caught on until the situation became down right embarrassing.
This is how I discovered that disfellowshipping and marking are not always about the individual. It sometimes comes down to whether or not the elders need to make an example of someone.
My advice...don't worry about it unless they come a calling.
in another post i mentioned job a comedy of justice by robert heinlien.
the responses to the post got me thinking about other books that have affected me.
what books have had an impact on your life?
Wow...just went to Amazon.com and read the back covers of Towing Jehovah and Blameless in Abbadon...wow talk about sacrilage!
I may just have to order them.
at xjw net was an invitation to participate in a press release about the un stuff.. as i told before on this board this issue is most powerfull if well used to show the real face behind the wtbts!!.
even i am not in the us i will gladly contribute for a press release wich states a mix of un/ajwrb/silentlambs.
if some with more language skills than me composes such a press release and releases it in the way mike pence described i will donate 150 usd one or two weeks before the release.. it is tecnically dificult to donate from this distance.
I am confused....why do they need donations for a press release? Newspapers print press releases for free.
Perhaps I misunderstand what you are trying to get across. What is the donation for?
well, you have to admit it most da letters are boring.
especially so are the ones that contain 15-20 pages full of quotes from the golden age of march 15th 1917, or an obscure reference to a slip of the pen made by some overworked and knackered out member of writing.. lets be honest, most xjw's do not read past the first few paragraphs, but we all expect our letters will be read by the wts or its representatives, analysed and then responded to.
the reality is that they are rapidly scanned for 'juicy bits' and dumped into a bin marked, 'oh, god not another one!..
Dear brothers,
My dermatologist has informed me that I have developed a severa allergy to panty hose, dresses and skirts. Unfortunately, I will now have to resign from the congregation, since this is all women are allowed to wear.
in another post i mentioned job a comedy of justice by robert heinlien.
the responses to the post got me thinking about other books that have affected me.
what books have had an impact on your life?
Bobsey Twins!!! I loved them when I was a kid!
Anyone read The Great Brain series by John Fitzgerald?
in another post i mentioned job a comedy of justice by robert heinlien.
the responses to the post got me thinking about other books that have affected me.
what books have had an impact on your life?
Wow....I just realize my blunder in naming this post....I need to spend less time typing while nursing, hhahaha!
i've been reading lots of messages in just a few days of logging on to this site and have to say that in the beginning it was bothering me to still be doing the jw thing.
i dropped out after 25 years, the last 14 as an elder.
now, however, i'm beginning to realize that the posts have been giving me a feeling of fellowship with many people who have gone/are going through experiences similar to mine, a kind of fellowship that i rarely if ever felt being among other jw's.
Rico...ahahah!! I LOVE your quote! I will be stealing that soon and saying to my JWs family...they have a sense of humor, I think even my mom will laugh at that!
I am glad you are getting comfortable here. The important thing is to get some live person offline fellowship as well, though. This is a great springboard, but don't let it be your only nonwitness haven.
in another post i mentioned job a comedy of justice by robert heinlien.
the responses to the post got me thinking about other books that have affected me.
what books have had an impact on your life?
Ahhhh...Stephen King....I loved Delores Clayborn, The DarkHalf, Different Seasons...I have read a few others. I have be trying to read Gerald's Game for the last two years but have not been able to get past the dog eating Gerald, haahhaa.
Clive Barker is good too!
