this will be our second christmas since leaving the wts but we will be away in nz with besty's extended family so probably won't bother much with trees and decorations but the santa issue is playing on my mind, especially now podlet no.
1 is at preschool.. do we bring the children up to believe in santa & co with all the magic, mystery and excitement associated with the fairytale or do we tell him right away what the deal is - either route is going to feel very strange.
my gut feeling is to go along with the myth and give them those happy memories of wonder and anticipation - what do you all think?.
Lie, someday one schoolmate is going to tell them how is santa and its fine. Believe me, when they found out, they are not going to tell you anything. They will be kept it a secret so they continue getting what they asked for. I keep the secret for about 3 years after I knew. After my parents find out that I knew, the crappy gift era began.
I don’t think that you should be losing sleep with that one.
Take care,
Ismael
(include a youtube video if possible).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-2tnp9whdu.
Trans-Siberian Orchestra
Christmas / Sarajevo 12/24 (Instrumental)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sy4ppeNb62g
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Ismael
most places have this booklet available, but only the quite poor quality black and white one.. this one is in colour so you can see what it would have looked like.
especially the pictures.
the quality is still not perfect though.
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Take care,
Ismael
many of us who have witness relatives have experienced them fading in and out of the cult personality to their real, authentic personality.
it's like they are a totally different person.
as steve hassan says in his book, " releasing the bonds ", " it is an eerie experience when, mid-conversation, you sense a different identity has assumed control.
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Take care,
Ismael
1984 survival into a new earth--pdf!
bookmarked searchable reduced front cover?
click here: http://www.imagger.com/view/664586_scan-10001.jpg.html click the link at the bottom of the next page.
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Take care,
Ismael
in order to cut down on idolotry in the homes of young christians, the governing body recommends taking down any and all photos and posters of singers, actors, and athletes.. however, in order to fill the need to decorate the walls of these young ones and still insprire them to good works, the governing body has authorized the printing of a 3' x 5' lithograph of the governing body in living color.. copies can be ordered at the literature counter after the service meeting for a donation of $25 per litho or 3 for $50.
all proceeds of the sale of these posters will benefit the world wide pedophile defense fund.......
“However, in order to fill the need to decorate the walls of these young ones and still insprire them to good works, the governing body has authorized the printing of a 3' x 5' lithograph of the governing body in living color.”
You must be kidding. Right?
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Ismael
for those of you who are interested, the project i've been working on for the last few months is finally finished.
i originally did a thread about it back in april: http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/10/156497/1.ashx.
it seems that alot of us still have family members in the religion and have not infrequent arguments with them about some of the beliefs and practices.
Mary
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Ismael
this has the po name change.. http://www.sendspace.com/file/04ua2b.
brzfst.
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Ismael
during his presentation of the gifford lectures back in the 1980's, carl sagan was asked by an audience member "how do you recognize the truth when it is upon us"?
carls answer was quite thoughtful, and has application to many avenues of life, including claims by various religious groups:.
it is of course, difficult.
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Take care,
Ismael
after my last post where i asked for advice on how to handle whether i should tell an elder that we've been going to church, i decided to tell a local elder who's related to me through marriage.
this was to save my dad having to 'report' me (i'd told my dad we go to church).
anyway, i had an interesting chat with him and he said some very personally revealing things re.
I hope it goes well.
Pleased to meet you Mark.
Take care,
Ismael
