well i was in the local santa claus parade today marching along with a few others from one of the local service clubs.
the streets were lined with children bundled up to stay warm, waving at everyone passing by with random shouts of merry christmas coming from their young, happy and eager faces.
older people in wheelchairs, smiling brightly as they watched the floats and tapping their feet merrily to the christmas tunes.. thousands of people coming together laughing, wishing each other well, smiling faces and happy memories being formed of family time together.. christ's birthday or just a family time and tradition doesn't really matter.. i was truly happy today.
I also went to a Christmas Parade last week for the first time in my life. Couldnt get the smile of my face afterwards. Old and young were happily together - and it felt real and well...just nice and I couldnt believe that a loving god would want all of them to die!
Love, Miss Bohm
i can't.
i can't even bring myself to pick up the book anymore but i'm still a christian.. not sure why, just this feeling of guilt when i read it, and guilt if i don't.. anyone else have an aversion to the good book?.
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I dont believe that the Bible is inspired by God no more... If I read the Bible now, its only because of its historical value.
- Miss Bohm
a follow on from 'what's your worst flaw'?.
could be what's on the outside or on the inside..
Dont know if its good og bad - but im rather good at just shut out the outside world when I feel all the problems with JW is getting up on me...
- Miss Bohm
there have been several threads about music the last few days, so i decided to start another.. this song absolutely makes me tear up every time i hear it.. .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cq_3byxasmm.
hey, im bohms girlfriend.. i have been arguing alot with bohm himself about the huge amount of time he spends in here:-) now i've decidet to look it out my self.. about me: i have growen up in the socalled "truth".
i was baptised when i was 18 - because of an earlier boyfriend, who wouldnt be with me when i was not.
now i really hate him for it... it would have been so much easier if ive never got baptised.
The elder stalking me has been calling me through the phone for about 2 weeks now - every 3 times a day... Is that normal? When does it stop? And what is their next step?
Miss Bohm
i was thinking about if i should start telling my 2 year old about santa claus.
after realizing that i've been lied to my whole life from all the jw bullcrap should i lie to my child about santa claus?
do you think its ok to say, "be good or santa wont bring you any toys this christmas.
I think small children live in a world where the lines between fantasy and reality is pretty blurry; i am fairly sure (from what i can remember) that certain stories was both real and not real to me, ie. i would think of the characters as being real when i was told the stories, but if someone had asked me if the troll or whatever really sat under the bridge i would have said no because i also *knew* there was no trolls.
Similarily with santa, the easter bunny, mom playing the dangerous 'monster', etc. I can remember one christmas where i was sure santa brought presents to me, and then others where i knew it was just a game and he didnt *really* exist, but it was fun to play anyway - my point is that the transition was gradual, and i cannot remember ever feeling cheated. Even though i found out santa was not real, it was still a fun game.
Then again, I dont think my parents ever told me i had to be nice or santa wouldnt bring me presents, and its my own theory that is the only way a children will really be disappointed on finding out there is no santa: He or she will realise santa was a tool of control.
But I dont have children so this is all pretty theoretical :-).
mr bohm.
we were taught you are just unconscience in a grave "hell".
no burning fires or wonderful heaven where all our dreams come true.
i never feel like i am going to heaven.
Im afraid Cantleave is right... But I would like to think there was more to come...!
Miss Bohm
im fading...and i have a lot of problems in getting my parents to talk with me about a lot of things... especially my "worldly" boyfriend bohm.
have any of you tried something likewise?.
my parents wont see him - and we have been together for a year now... i really miss the close relationship i had to my family before... i dont understand why they wont even talk with him.. how can i convinse them into meeting him?.
Just got an e-mail from my grandmum...I wrote her first - told her daily-stuff she used to like to hear about - only now; I mentioned my boyfriend also... I really hoped she would comment on that - she wasnt a JW when she was young, and I thought she might understand what im going throug as opposed to my parents who was born in to the religion... But sadly...in her answering e-mail, she didnt comment on anything I wrote about my boyfriend.
I feel really sorry now. Guess this is harder than I thought it would be... I have tried to reach them - but they are not willing to grap my hand.
Its like they all think they are doing me a favour by not speaking about him, but just ignore all about my new life.
hey, im bohms girlfriend.. i have been arguing alot with bohm himself about the huge amount of time he spends in here:-) now i've decidet to look it out my self.. about me: i have growen up in the socalled "truth".
i was baptised when i was 18 - because of an earlier boyfriend, who wouldnt be with me when i was not.
now i really hate him for it... it would have been so much easier if ive never got baptised.
Thanx alot for all the posts!
Miss Bohm
in a recent watchtower, the paradise earth doctrine and its "uniqueness" to jehovah's witnesses is discussed.
i don't have a scan available at the moment but i may be able to obtain one.. .
what i wanted to bring your attention to is the paragraph discussing the bible students' teaching of a "paradise earth" under pastor russell's leadership.
i would REALLY love a scan of that article! this is an excelent find!
