Posts by sparrow

I doubt they have come and gone - we are always last. It's an american religion don't you know . I can find out though and will let you know. Some of my family are still witnesses but don't care I'm df'd so not a problem to find out if someone doesn't post before me...

Cheers

-sparrow

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district convention side effects...

by candidlynuts in

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yes its convention time again.

my kids who've been warming up to me more, have all the sudden stopped taking my calls.

cancelling plans with me because of " other plans".

sparrow

Hi candidlynuts,

Not much comfort but your avatar is cute as! I am really sorry that you have to deal with this through your children. I don't have any myself so cannot feel what you feel but my brother has had similar problems with his own children and I know the pain he has had. I am sure I will post his story one day in this forum as it's one that makes you want to go postal as they say in the US, but all we hope is one day they wake up and see who actually has love for them.

Take care

-sparrow

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I've been studying with JW's for a few months..

by MichaelM in

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i've been studying with the jw's for a few months and i've attended a few meetings but things are feeling somewhat strange...i don't quite get the jist of things but i feel that i'm learning more of what the watchtower teachers and less of what the bible actually says.. i never open my bible.. i'm always reading the watchtower pamphlets.

i really like the people i've met in the congregation and the guy thats been doing the studies with me has been an awesome friend.. .

but i'm just having some issues.. i mean.. they translated their own bible to suit their own doctrines it seems.

sparrow

run forest run.....

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I'm starting to really get into the New Testament. This is great!

by MichaelM in

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stuff i never really touched much when i was a studying with the witnesses.

i'm in awe.. amazed.. at the things jesus is saying/doing.. some of it is even putting me in tears.

one chapter that i really love so far is i'm in luke and i'm reading about the woman who came into the pharisee's home and started kissing jesus' feet and jesus told the story of the two people that owed money.

sparrow

How long did it take you guys to not hate the bible/religion/meetings/etc to start reading the bible? I haven't reached the subject within my own reasoning of - "ok - I don't believe the WBTS anymore - what do I believe" At the moment I am happy where I am but I know I am going to deal with this at some point...

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What are you doing for Fourth of July?

by PEC in

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here i go again, i am going to keep doing these until, i get at least a hundred replies to one.. middle of the week, no vacation, staying home.

anyone want to come over for a bbq?

i am in san diego, ca 92126. pm me if you are interested.

sparrow

I have to work sorry - means nothing in Oz. Otherwise I'd be up for a few beer bongs...

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Did You Take Your "Ministry" Seriously?

by minimus in

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since all jehovah's witnesses are "ministers" and are to act like "watchmen" so as to not be bloodguilty before jehovah god, would you say that you, personally were a fine zealous preacher?

did you make sure that you accurately kept your house-to-house records up to date?

did you make sure you were back in a timely fashion once you placed literature?

sparrow

150 hours??? Geez I'm glad I never became a pioneer...

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What do you think?

by jaguarbass in

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my wife of 35 years and i were talking last night.

i was raised a witness.

she became a witness on her own volition at about 13 years old.

sparrow

I agree with Hortensia - some expert councelling may help. I had some myself and know of others and all have agreed it helped. I don't know what government/community funded help is available in the US but it would be worth following it up. (I paid through the nose for a private Physcologist and although he helped me I was never comfortable he was driving a porshe based on my misery )

Anyway, you don't want to waste the next years overcome by this otherwise the society will take your WHOLE life. Drugs (prescription of course) are sometime necessary but taking a painkiller doesn't heal the wound.

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Did You Take Your "Ministry" Seriously?

by minimus in

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since all jehovah's witnesses are "ministers" and are to act like "watchmen" so as to not be bloodguilty before jehovah god, would you say that you, personally were a fine zealous preacher?

did you make sure that you accurately kept your house-to-house records up to date?

did you make sure you were back in a timely fashion once you placed literature?

sparrow

I think I pulled the bible out maybe twice in 15 years of bible bashing. Hide the watchtower and present the awake was my gig. Short presentation is a good presentation I thought.