yesterday, our local newspaper ran the story about the jw pedophile issue.
just a few moments ago, i emailed a letter to the editor.
i hope it gets published, and i hope that some of you will also email your newspaper regarding the news.
Naeblis,
I'm afraid that I have to agree with you on this one. As much as I would love to see the Society brought to their knees by this latest abuse of power, I just don't feel that this story is going to hang around long enough to make an impact on those who need to hear it the most. ::sigh::
Brian
et: he comes down from heaven, performs a few miracles, dies for our sins and goes back into heaven with only a few faithful watching.
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whats up with that from a jewish diretor?
Funny you should mention that...I think there was actually an article in the Awake sometime back in '82 that made reference to the fact that there were similarities between Jesus and E.T.
I seem to remember that our service overseer used the "special needs" part of the service meeting one week to cover this in detail. Sheesh! [8>]
Brian
it seems my mom was snooping around my sisters room and happened to come across her diary.
my sister is 14 years old and unbaptized.
my mom decided to read this diary.
She broke a bond with your sis that will be remembered by your sis forever.How would your mom feel if your sis would have peeked at her private things? She would be in trouble.
Excellent point, but I can already hear the twisted logic at work in this situation..."I've got absolutely nothing to hide, so I have no reason to worry about you going through my private things."
That's the best part about being a JW...you never have to use the brain that God gave you! :D
Brian
off limits.
each jw culture had its variations, can you remember everything that was looked upon as being or representing, non wholesome activity?.
dangerous sports, competitive sports, welly boots, this, that and the other.... any continuation/s?.
Scully,
The story you related about JW's not purchasing specific pet food products as they might be contaminated with animal blood provided me with a funny flashback.
I remember years ago my brother sneaking into the kitchen pantry and snagging a couple of packs of Tender Vittles. You guys remember this cat food, don't you? It came in little packets that supposedly kept the vittles tender, hence the name. LOL!
My brother crept outside with those packets and hid himself away in the shed and began to eat them until he had downed at least three packets. I remember my Mom finding him and screaming because she was worried that her poor baby had consumed some blood products! Sheesh! It was weeks before she stopped worrying about that. She even went to the elders, as we know all good Witnesses do. :-)
Thanks for the memory, Scully!
Brian
i was at work tonight and we were joking around and talking about old shows we used to watch while growing up.
i thought it would be fun if we wrote a line from a show and see if we could guess what show it came from.
my name is lenny, and if i ain't got it, there isn't any.
"He looka like a man."
Mad TV, Miss Swan.
They've done it to death, but it still makes me laugh every single time I see it.
Brian
is it not somewhat ironic that three embarassing, contradictory policy decisions involve the use of cards?.
these matters are all fully detailed and documented in current posts and in the archives.. 1. the mexican cartilla.
2. the political card in malawi.
Kinda makes you wish that old expression, 'Third time's the charm' is accurate, huh?
hmmn, doesn't quite work does it?
ok...we'll stick with 'thirsty' then .
why not register and make a post or two...ask a question...make a statement...whatever !.
teejay,
If you're afraid about being jumped on, remember this: we are ALL idiots, screaming into the wind. Your ideas and opinions are as valid as anybody else's.
Did you write that specifically for me? I've been lurking for quite some time and haven't really felt secure enough to jump into the fray when I have an opinion on a point that's been raised.
Can't tell you how many times I've written a response and then before posting it just erased the whole thing instead.
I'll keep your words of advice in mind the next time I start to do that.
Thanks,
Brian
before i get started on what i'm afraid will be a lengthy post, i just want to say a few things.
this may not be the appropriate forum for me to post what i need to say, but i hope that all of you will be understanding and supportive of how i feel.
i've been lurking here for quite some time and have even been brave enough to make a few posts, so i feel somewhat comfortable expressing this here.. perhaps i should discuss my background a bit before getting to the heart of the matter so you all can understand where i'm coming from.. i am a late 20-something former jw, never disassociated myself but completely stopped attending meetings about four or five years ago.
Hello all,
Thank you so very much for all of the responses. At present I'm at work and don't have the time to respond individually, but my heart goes out to all who've given me a bit of perspective on this whole incident. Thanks to each of you who took the time to make a response...it means a lot to me.
Strangely enough, the entire 20+ years I attended the Kingdom Hall I never ONCE received the kind of feedback and support you guys have given me.
I know I've said it a few times already, but again...Thank you.
Brian
before i get started on what i'm afraid will be a lengthy post, i just want to say a few things.
this may not be the appropriate forum for me to post what i need to say, but i hope that all of you will be understanding and supportive of how i feel.
i've been lurking here for quite some time and have even been brave enough to make a few posts, so i feel somewhat comfortable expressing this here.. perhaps i should discuss my background a bit before getting to the heart of the matter so you all can understand where i'm coming from.. i am a late 20-something former jw, never disassociated myself but completely stopped attending meetings about four or five years ago.
Hello everyone,
Before I get started on what I'm afraid will be a lengthy post, I just want to say a few things. This may not be the appropriate forum for me to post what I need to say, but I hope that all of you will be understanding and supportive of how I feel. I've been lurking here for quite some time and have even been brave enough to make a few posts, so I feel somewhat comfortable expressing this here.
Perhaps I should discuss my background a bit before getting to the heart of the matter so you all can understand where I'm coming from.
I am a late 20-something former JW, never disassociated myself but completely stopped attending meetings about four or five years ago. My mother is a die-hard Witness and I and my siblings were raised that way. I've recently completed "Crisis of Conscience" and have discovered the duplicity and cowardice that the WBTS employs in their dealings with their own members and their teachings. Still, I am torn as to my own religious beliefs...Is there a burning hell, will the Earth become a paradise or are we intended to go to heaven? Things of that nature. I'm sure this is normal to an extent, but in light of what has happened this week I'm at a loss.
Due to the horrific events that have taken place this week I am, as the subject line indicates, scared. I suppose it's not a very rational reaction...one would think I would be sad or angry or filled with the very palpable sense of nationalism in the air at the moment, but I'm not.
Nothing in my life prepared me for what I saw on Tuesday. I've mourned for the loss of what happened to those people and their families so much that I don't feel I can even turn on the television again until this has become a little less immediate. Now that the grieving is subsiding somewhat, I'm finding that feeling replaced by fear...
Fear of war, fear of Armageddon, fear for my friends and loved ones, fear for what is going to happen to us all in the wake of this tragic event. Based on what I had been taught my entire life, this possibly points to the beginning of Armageddon and each moment of each day since Tuesday has made it a little harder to deal with.
I don't want to die, I don't want to see the horrible destruction that I was always taught is going to befall mankind, I don't want to see a whole nation (Afghanistan) obliterated in an attempt to get at the person who may or may not have been behind this assault. It all just seems so pointless right now.
Looking back on this message, I'm not entirely sure why I felt the need to post it. I suppose I'm hoping to hear that I'm not the only one that feels this way, that it's ok to be scared or frightened or angry or sad. After writing this I do realize that it's made me feel a bit better now that I've had an opportunity to express myself. Thank you very much for that.
Brian
i wanted to ask the gay and lesbian members of the board about the whole nature and nurture issue with homosexuality.
i suppose when you're looking at things this way it's usually a matter of how the two interact, and not so much that it's x% or all of one or the other.
but i guess some practical questions are, did you become gay or was it a matter of realizing you were gay all your life?
Joelbear,
Checked out your page the other day and have to admit that I found it absolutely hilarious. I loved the 'Homosexuality for Dummies' section but got an even bigger laugh out of the Merge Birds!
