I still think of him too... Remember the "Bat Phone"? I miss him...
Posts by cognac
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630SAD news about OOMPA......
by redredrose inour friend, oompa, has passed away.
just recieved the news a couple of hours ago, and have almost no details.
it happened today or yesterday, he took his own life.
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The Apostle Paul VS. Jesus Christ---Were They On The Same Page?
by minimus inif you believe in the bible, it's hard to reconcile that paul acted very christlike.
he was always instituting rules and opinions that might be construed as rather harsh.
christ on the other hand exuded love.. do you think they both had the same views in handling matters with people?.
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cognac
It seemed to me that the Apostle Paul made allowances for circumstances that were very strong. For example, if I remember correctly, he brought up the laws the congregation should abide by in Acts 15:29 because people were going to murder eachother over the situation. In the congregation of Corinth there was a very shocking situation where I believe somebody was sleeping with his stepmom? But, even there the Apostle Paul wrote a follow up letter we see in 2nd Corinthians to not be to harsh in the words he tells them.
In other situations I have to wonder if there were strong situations going on and that was why he said some things that seem shocking to us today. It was a different time period and people were different then they are today. Notice he didn't give the same rules to all of the congregations....
I believe that is why it is so important to let love govern your conscience. It seems scriptures are taken out of context and verbatim to apply in our day to everyone and since the circumstances are very different it becomes a very unloving thing to do. For example, if the Apostle Paul only said not to eat blood specifically because he knew that people were going to murder others over the situation, that would be a very loving thing to do. To make that apply in our day with blood transfusions makes that a very unloving rule to make.
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A Positive Comment About The Witnesses
by minimus inmy mom is 87, in a few weeks.
she's been ill for many years.
she's been in the hospital in the last week and is now in rehab.
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cognac
That's really nice. :)
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Any JWs on here that still believe?
by cognac init would be nice to start a thread with those people to reason things over in the bible.
no name calling, no putting others down, etc.
it would be nice to show this to my husband without him seeing things like, "if you were a real jw, you would not be on here to begin with.
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cognac
They are like a support group and a therapy group. Therapy, effective therapy can become messy, at times.
That's very true and to be expected! That's why I was wondering if it could be a sectioned off place or start the thread names with, "JW" or something like that.
Thank you for sharing your experience Sapphy. I'm betting there are a lot of people that have similar feelings.
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Any JWs on here that still believe?
by cognac init would be nice to start a thread with those people to reason things over in the bible.
no name calling, no putting others down, etc.
it would be nice to show this to my husband without him seeing things like, "if you were a real jw, you would not be on here to begin with.
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cognac
It would be nice to start a thread with those people to reason things over in the bible. No name calling, no putting others down, etc.
It would be nice to show this to my husband without him seeing things like, "If you were a REAL JW, you would not be on here to begin with." That line of reasoning puts up their defense mode, makes them feel guilty and they run right back into their safety net. I'm sure many people justify being on here because they are encouraged to test out their faith.
Another thing he mentioned to me was that a lot of people say things like, "Jahober" and so forth. People were hurt and so saying things like that make them feel better. I get that. However, I feel it also makes JWs that visit this website think, "APOSTATE" and run away rather then seeing what wonderful people you really are.
It would be nice to make people like that feel welcome and comfortable here. Or, maybe just have an area on this site for that.
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How many people have you helped/facilitated to leave JWs?
by Julia Orwell inme: one, my husband, so far.
if we all snatch one person from the borg, will our numbers grow exponentially?
i'm no mathematician.. how many have you personally helped?.
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cognac
One person I helped but she was pretty much out mentally anyways.
Other then that, I believe I have helped my husband, dad, mom, brothers and sisters and their husbands and wives open up their thinking at least somewhat.
And, I stopped the cycle with my own children... Does prevention count???
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JWs and FaceBook
by cognac inare they allowed to vomit all their jw crap everywhere on fb?
i know they aren't supposed to have jw forums so i figured the same would apply to fb but not sure.. if there are any references, that would be great.
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cognac
Are they allowed to vomit all their JW crap everywhere on FB? I know they aren't supposed to have JW forums so I figured the same would apply to FB but not sure.
If there are any references, that would be great.
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i need help
by avishai indue to a nasty custody case i am broke and i need to move in the next 10 days can anybody help me.
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cognac
Avi- I keep refreshing my computer hoping to hear from you. I'm worried about you!!! You were there for me when I needed somebody the most in my life. I hope to be able to return the favor...
I'm glad to see you here again but sad under the circumstances... :(
I hope that you are overwhelmed with help here as you have been instrumental in helping others...
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"I won't watch HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER" because Neil Patrick Harris is gay"
by OnTheWayOut inthat's what my jw mother said.
folks, there are plenty of reasons not to watch how i met your mother, but a gay actor playing a straight part is not one of them.
i should give her a list of known gay actors and ruin a bunch of movies and t.v.
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cognac
lol Outlaw...
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i need help
by avishai indue to a nasty custody case i am broke and i need to move in the next 10 days can anybody help me.
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cognac
Btw, I'm sorry your going through all of this. If you want to talk, we are here to listen. Sent you a PM.