Hi and Welcome Texman.
You've been out 30 years? It's amazing how we still need to talk about it, isn't it. You're right, there is no one else who truly understands except those that have been through it. Enjoyed your post.
ataloa
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Another new guy from TX
by Texman55 inhowdy all, i just happened to be in your neighborhood and thought i'd ring your doorbell to tell you the good news about jehovah's kingdom, and if you don't believe every damn word of it you're going to die a horrible death real soon m*th*rf*ck*r thought i'd say howdy.. like it says on my profile, i wasted my vulnerable teen years in the watchtower bible and crap society, and it nearly killed me.
funny thing is, i wasnt coerced into it by my family, they were all worldly (well except for a very eccentric old great uncle that nobody liked or visited) and thought i was out of my fucking mind to join up with that jw shit.. which i was.
understandably, because my parents drank too much, there were truly horrible fights every night at home, a very bitter divorce when i was 10, and only child me was trapped in the middle of all that with no one to turn to.
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MORE FUN WITH COVERS!
by Mary init's been a while i think since we've did this....anyway, i dug out some older covers that i think we could do some damage with:enjoy!!.
here are the originals:.
and here's the blank ones for you:.
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MORE FUN WITH COVERS!
by Mary init's been a while i think since we've did this....anyway, i dug out some older covers that i think we could do some damage with:enjoy!!.
here are the originals:.
and here's the blank ones for you:.
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How Many Are From The South (USA)?
by snowbird inthank you, professor.. you are most kind.. sylvia.
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ataloa
I live in the south, speak with a very noticeable southern accent, and I used to be a white girl until I started working in this southern sun. I imagine I could still win a white legs contest, though.
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I've been studying JW for 6 months. Please help..
by fb130 ini'm still trying 2 figure out if this is a pro or anti jw forum but here goes..
i started studying jw 6 months ago & i do feel i'm growing.
i think at the rate things are going i'll b babtised in another 6 months.
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If you're ever going to ask them the hard questions, do it now. Press them up against the wall until they tell you something that makes sense and satisfies you. Don't allow your questions to slip to the back burner of your mind. For if they are unwilling or unable to answer you now when they are getting something out of it (you thought it was a free bible study, didn't you?), what do you think it will be like after your baptism, and they have full authority over every aspect of your life?
Do you think you will be able to demand anything of them?
I am sorry to take away your joy. I was a convert, too. I loved studying the bible and learning all these new things. If some teachings ring true for you, there's no need to throw those away if you decide to stop studying with witnesses.
If you tell your conductor you've been on here asking questions, they will probably say we are all just a bunch of disgruntled wrongdoers wanting to lead a debauched life. And I just want you to know that many here did nothing wrong but ask questions or disagree with some of the ever-changing manmade rules. We wanted to worship in truth. Yet, here we are, skinned and thrown about like sheep without a shepherd, labeled apostate.
As for your question about whether God loves Jesus more than any of his other angels: witnesses in general don't know a whole lot about love. They teach a lot about it, but never seem to understand the principles behind it all. Did your study conductor tell you there were different forms of love? There is principled love and there is affection. Unless it is specifically stated in the Bible, who could get in God's head and know who he has the most affection for? I don't remember that specific statement being taught; if not, it was just someone's personal opinion. But I am very rusty at both the bible and the witness teachings; maybe someone else can answer that better for you.
I wish you the very best in your journey. I hope you will keep posting and keep us up to date.
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Small joys
by heybaby inyou know how there are somethings that give you so much pleasure or joy?
it doesn't have to be anything amazing or huge, but for some reason it makes you so happy for those few moments.
some of mine are drinking coffee in the morning with my best friend at work, and the smell of an open fire (it reminds me of being a young child at my grandparents' house).
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ataloa
Hubert,
I don't know the name of the commercial food but you can make your own cheap. I always boil 1 cup of water and 1/4 cup of sugar; just so it's mixed well.
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************FUNNY THOUGHTS**********
by Hope4Others inremember,.
if you haven't got a smile on your face.
and laughter in your heart,.
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Cas said ass. heehee
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Anyone see Criss Angel walk on water last night on A&E?
by sweetstuff inok, i'm not a person who takes what i see on tv as "real" but that was pretty darn mind blowing.
the guy walked on the hoover dam lake, people were coming into the water, checking out the water underneath him to make sure he wasn't walking on something and it appeared he was not.
holy crap, i watched in complete disbelieve yet thinking, how could you pull that off as an illusion?
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I saw that or one similar last year. It blew my mind too. It really appeared that there was nothing in the water. But I kept wondering, why are his jeans so long; why go in the water with very long pants on?
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My First Post!!!
by IreallydidwalkoutofaKH inafter a year of reading all of your experiences and expressions i decided it was time for me to start sharing some of mine.
hopefully they can benefit others, like many of yours have benefited me!
being raised in the wtbts, the jehovahs witness docrine and culture really was the prism from which all of my experiences and understanding of life originated.
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ataloa
Welcome, IRD.
Glad to have you.
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Small joys
by heybaby inyou know how there are somethings that give you so much pleasure or joy?
it doesn't have to be anything amazing or huge, but for some reason it makes you so happy for those few moments.
some of mine are drinking coffee in the morning with my best friend at work, and the smell of an open fire (it reminds me of being a young child at my grandparents' house).
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ataloa
I'm a spider saver too! I try to teach everyone that they take care of the bad bugs in the garden; so far, nobody cares.
One of my favorite things to do is at twilight to go sit by one of my ponds and have coffee or a cocktail and just admire everything and plan what to do next.
It's funny you mentioned hummingbirds; I just saw one outside today and so I finally put my feeder back up; the flowers are getting to be slim pickings around here. I love plants and (wild) critters.
