spiders!!!
i can handle any other bug, snakes, mice, etc....but get me near a spider, and i nearly have a breakdown.. this morning, i went to grab some clothes from the bathroom to wash, felt something crawling on my arm, looked down, giant, hairy, brown spider.
i still have the heebie-jeebies, and i probably woke up the neighbors.. *shudder*.
my biggest phobia is possibly dying on day and not seeing anything after that. i mean to say no eternal life in heaven or on earth; or not even a judgement. i at least want to be awakened to know that at least something is going to take place after we die. isn't this what the bible is based on?
peace
i remember him as arnold on different strokes.
rip.
birthdate: march 13, 1951. birthplace: st. louis, missouri.
yes iron,
too bad that you mind is still that small in this day and age. wake up. we don't all look alike. or wait a minute. i think i can recall seeing jackie chan when he used to play kato in the green hornet.
wake the heck up.
i always found it funny that jws hated pop groups with a passion.
here's some groups, that i was always being had a go at for listening to, or told that they shouldnt be listened to...
guns n roses - for sexist and viloent lyrics.
We couldn't listen to Earth Wind and Fire. I just love this group. Their music is so awesome but I was told that one day at a concert that the leader of the group announced that the band wanted all Jehovah's Witnesses to leave the concert hall. I couldn't believe this one. It was never confirmed by any elder and I never wanted to question it cause you know how that goes. If you are told something by something by anyone in the borg then you are just suppoosed to go along with it. They used to say that alot of the groups artwork on their albums were taken from paganistic religions. Go figure.
Peace,
Freddi
comments you will not hear at the 4-6-03 wt study .
february 15, 2003 wt page 17
quotes from the wt will be in red ; reviewers comments in black and parentheses.
ALL THAT I CAN SAY IS "AWESOME". Great as usual Blondie. Why can't they see what they are being smoothly coerced into believing? But why should I ask that since I was swayed into getting baptized as a j.w. yrs ago myself. All I can do is pray for them to really find the "Truth that sets us free."
Keep up the excellent work.
Peace,
Freddi
i am just curious now...i was wondering, if you are not born into the jw organization, why did you join in?
what was it that interested you most?
why did you accept to study the bible?
I was exposed to the J.W.'s when I was 11. My best friend was and still is one. She used to always tell me that I had such a sincere heart and therefore it would be natural for me to be lead to the organization. So throughout my entire teenage yrs and in my twenties I was going to the hall. I wasn't baptized however until I was 28. Needless to say my best friend is no longer my best friend. She stopped talking to me in early 91. Oh well, at least my eyes are not blinded anymore. Still struggling but with you guys it is a joy.
Peace,
Freddi
well since everyone's mind is on the obvious...thought i'd add a twist to it and hopefully no flame war will come of it .
what is your fave war movie??
i have 2: full metal jacket and apocalypse now.
Hey does anyone remember Glory with Denzel Washington? That was great! Another goodies was Platoon. These two movies really tugged at my emotions.
Peace,
Freddi
for anyone who knows me, i have always been a very strong support for women's right to do as they please in life, but today we had a very interesting discussion about this issue>.
this is to me one area where i wonder is it really the best thing to do, not so much because of how we in the west perhaps view women in positions and power, but how women are often times viewed by those that we maybe at war with.
culturally as men we have been conditioned to protect the woman- in fact in almost all cultures that i can think of that basic mindset is held by most men i would dare say-.
This is a rather interesting topic. I do think that women have the right to enlist in the military but I don't think that they should be allowed to enter combat on the front line. I know that women are mentally able to handle things sometimes even better than men. Physically, can a man handle the strain of childbirth? I really don't think so. A woman can even take on the physical abuse of a male abuser. I myself am into martial arts and can protect myself as a woman but I don't think that I would like to be in combat. Just the thought of what my captures would do to me as a woman. And I know that men can be raped as well but women have to contend with menstruation monthly and I don't think that the captors would care if the women p.o.w.s had acess to feminine products. They would probably just let them sit there in their own blood. No! I could never see that. Even the thought is utterly disgusting.
I do however respect and honor the women who feel like they have the courage to deal with whatever is thrust at them. My heart goes out to them.
Peace,
Freddi
i am not new to the board but i am new to the shunning that i am receiving from my former bro and sis of my old k.h.
you see, i was a baptized member of j.w.
's in 1988 and then i stopped attending in 1990. in 2002 started attending a baptisit church and i was baptized by the church in the same year.
Much thanks to everyone on this thread who has responded to how I am feeling. I appreciate all the advice and I will read up on shunning and i will also open my eyes further by reading the books that were suggested.
It is true they are no longer my brothers and sisters. unfortunately, they are lost and I don't want to be involved with people who would inflict mental pain on another. The only reason why I guess that I started to notice was because for many yrs when I would see the j.w.'s on the street I would try to cross the street before they would see me. You know how they try to get you to come back to the hall by making you feel guilty. Finally, I took my husband's advice and didn't allow them to make me feel like I did something wrong. It was just such a shock to see the immediate change when I found the courage to walk on the same side of the street actually walk right past them.
It took me awhile to get over the guilt of leaving but with everyone's support here on the board, I am convinced that it will take me a shorter time to get over the shunning. Besides, I must always ask myself what kind of God would make one feel humiliated.
Peace everyone and thanks again.
Freddi
i am not new to the board but i am new to the shunning that i am receiving from my former bro and sis of my old k.h.
you see, i was a baptized member of j.w.
's in 1988 and then i stopped attending in 1990. in 2002 started attending a baptisit church and i was baptized by the church in the same year.
Hi all,
I am not new to the board but I am new to the shunning that I am receiving from my former bro and sis of my old k.h. You see, I was a baptized member of j.w.'s in 1988 and then I stopped attending in 1990. In 2002 started attending a Baptisit Church and I was baptized by the church in the same year. one day one of the j.w. sisters who used to talk to me noticed me going to another church. Since then, I have been shunned by all of them. Am I now considered an apostate?
I am glad that I have found freedom to believe the way that I want to but I feel so hurt by the way that my former mates totally ignore me. When they see me, they just look in another direction or they just look up in the air. I know that it is foolish for me to feel any sort of pain by them doing this, but I do. How do I get over this? Can others on this board please tell me how they dealt with this same situation.
peace,
freddi
i ordered the book 2 days ago at my local bookstore.
got it today.
started reading and i can't stop !
hi all,
i just got the book myself. it is sort of like a personal diary for all former witnesses. i am sure that we can all relate to every detail that she describes in the book. i know that i can.
peace
