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  -30 Wind Chill and the meeting WAS NOT Cancelled...What Idiots

  by bronzefist in

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  it's -5 with a minus 30-35 wind chill factor here so you would think the "loving elders" would cancel the sunday borefest.....nope.

  just got a call...."well of course it was your choice, but there were 70 in attendance this morning!!!".

  there have been meetings cancelled because of heavy snow, but give me a break going out could be dangerous.

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  and God forbid the righteous elders let the sisters wear pants in field service in nasty weather...
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  RIP Dansk (aka Ian), 18.12.1953- 20.12.2008

  by faundy in

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  have posted this on the other thread but just making this one as well:

  i need to let you know that dad passed away this morning at 8am.

  he fought so hard but in the end they could not get his blood pressure to rise and he died of heart failure.

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  Ian always inspired me; and I loved reading his thoughtful, caring, and sensible posts. Not an ounce of arrogance, just a truly humble loving human with a mighty heart. He will be sadly missed by all of us; but his legacy is the many hearts he left behind which beat with joy, freedom, and courage!

  "The enormity of death is felt by people when they lose someone close to them. Knowledge and spirituality are often the light at the end of the tunnel in such moments of sadness. A human being who has died, is like a torch extinguished.

  However, the flame of his life burns in his children, friends, work, and in his ideas. He has enriched the earth on which he has walked, the rivers in which he has bathed, and the living beings with whom he has been in communion."

  He is now free to race the wind!
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  Do you feel embarrassed, humiliated, anger that you were a Jw?

  by LouBelle in

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  i ask because some posters say they felt totally humiliated, or wonder how they could have been sucked in, or some are extremely bitter and angry about their past.

  over the nearly 4 years i've come to totally accept that i was a jw, but have made my peace, and honestly can say i've forgiven, if you will, that part of my life.

  totally moved on and do not have negative feelings about it.

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  No, I really don't. There was some good stuff about being a JW. I read early. Going out in service took me out of my pod, and I was really outgoing. My congregation was really secure. I was with them for 25 years, and they weren't mean. The brothers wree mostly loving. I think they really were good people. There was some embarassment growing up... but no more thanif I was jewish,or muslim, or anything else. That kind of thing... Mo0stly... it made me what I am today... and I am an awesome person, so I don't really mind.
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  Jesus Is Jehovah/Jehovah Is Jesus

  by snowbird in

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  http://www.str.org/site/news2?page=newsarticle&id=5725.

  i fought against this with all my wts-trained power, but truth prevailed.. any way you cut it, it comes out the same.. peace and strength in your search.. sylvia.

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  snowbird and sacolton:

  It took me SO LONG to understand this. It took me SO LONG to understand that I didn't NEED a religion, I just needed God. It took me a long time to realize that my life was with God,and it was a PRIVATE life. He said that he is the way, the truth, and the life. All I need is HIM, not a church or a body of elders or anything. Just him. I love him, and thank you for what you do.

  God Bless.
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  Armagheddon....

  by Country Girl in

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  i know it's old for us, but for me i never stop being scared.. remember the old paradise book, how a little kid and a bicycle were going down a big crack in the earth?

  remember the picture of satan on fire?

  i never forgot that stuff.

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  armagheddon.

  what a trip.

  actually I'm more scared of what another human will do.

  CG
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  Armagheddon....

  by Country Girl in

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  i know it's old for us, but for me i never stop being scared.. remember the old paradise book, how a little kid and a bicycle were going down a big crack in the earth?

  remember the picture of satan on fire?

  i never forgot that stuff.

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  Do they even scare the little kids any more with armagheddon? does is even exist any more? is anyone even scared of it anymore?

  sigh

  CG
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  Armagheddon....

  by Country Girl in

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  i know it's old for us, but for me i never stop being scared.. remember the old paradise book, how a little kid and a bicycle were going down a big crack in the earth?

  remember the picture of satan on fire?

  i never forgot that stuff.

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  it was horrible.

  ask anyone that grew up with them in the 60's... the imagery was just crazy.

  welll.... glad you didn't see what we saw..
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  Armagheddon....

  by Country Girl in

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  i know it's old for us, but for me i never stop being scared.. remember the old paradise book, how a little kid and a bicycle were going down a big crack in the earth?

  remember the picture of satan on fire?

  i never forgot that stuff.

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  I know it's old for us, but for me I never stop being scared.

  Remember the old Paradise book, how a little kid and a bicycle were going down a big crack in the Earth? Remember the picture of Satan on fire? I never forgot that stuff. Even now, twenty years later, when I hear thunder I freak for a second. do you?

  CG
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  Philia....

  by Country Girl in

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  a long time ago, back around 1993, before the internet was graphic, there was a mailing list for xjw's called philia.

  there was about 50 of us or so back then.

  we had the first apostofest in austin, texas in 1995. it was so fun!

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  A long time ago, back around 1993, before the Internet was graphic, there was a mailing list for XJW's called Philia. There was about 50 of us or so back then. We had the first apostofest in Austin, Texas in 1995. It was so fun! We "unbaptized" some elders from Dallas, Texas. Just too great. Was wondering if there were any "Philia" folks around anymore? Randy was one of us... and Scully... any more?

  CG
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  Just to let you know....

  by Country Girl in

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  if i die, i want to be cremated.

  i want half of my ashes thrown over the mountains in greece.

  and the other half of my ashes thrown over the colorado river in utley.. i came to this place because i was guided by my heart.

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  If I die, I want to be cremated. I want half of my ashes thrown over the mountains in Greece. and the other half of my ashes thrown over the Colorado river in Utley.

  I came to this place because I was guided by my heart. I drove out east in Texas, and saw what I wanted to see. I will NOT leave this place. This is where I was born to be.