this is my first time now that i'm registered.
i've been reading here for a while though.. it's been a long journey to get here, but now i have turned my back on everything i've known for such a long time, but a new road lies ahead, and this is one of the first steps on it.. .
Welcome Bejie! Well done!
Sure once you realize this is not the truth, you cannot continue the joke of preaching something in which you don't believe anymore, consequently you do not respect anymore the GB's teachings!!!
Fortunately your wife is with you in the same decision, and you don't have family in there, who could be happier than you both????
Regards, Claudia
i didn't know eric particularly well, and i feel terrible that i didn't reach out to him more or try to help him while i still had the opportunity.. i feel extremely helpless, but the least i can do is help others remember him who knew him better.. here is a video i've uploaded to youtube in his honor.... .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67a0imd6dng.
i hope it helps us as we mourn a much-loved member of this forum.. .
Beautiful tribute, thank you Cedars!
Though I'm not frequently on this forum, I have been reading Oompa very often, during the last years, and I still can't believe he is passed away.
I'm so sad . I live on the other side of the planet, but he was familiar to me. I'm so sorry he could not overcome his suffferings..
Regards, Claudia
last night i got a called from a lovely chap from the board named barry from australia.
it was a lovely conversation.
i even got to hear his kids and wife in the background.
I also love Skype!
I can see and talk each day to my daughter and my grandson, (they are leaving far from us) follow his improvements, see him while he started to walk, when he started eating and drinking by himself, when he plays with their cat, when he tries to formulate words and sentencies...well.. I'm so glad, the distance seems to be shorter. A very big THANKS to Skype!
Regards, Claudia
i want to vacation somewhere sometime later this year, but i am not sure where i want to go yet.
i need some ideas.
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We had the chance to visit Perou and have accomodations in the very best luxury hotels.
The first is very close to the Macchu Picchu Site and is very first service hotel: http://www.sanctuarylodgehotel.com/web/omac/machu_picchu_introduction.jsp
The second in Cuzco, was an ancient monastery dated from 1592. It is a real museum with fantastic rooms full of old paintings:
http://www.monasteriohotel.com/web/ocus/hotel_monasterio_introduction.jsp
I', so sorry not being able to show some pictures through I've tried with Imageshack and Photobucket!
That one has been a real fantastic trip, using the best hotels!
Regards, Claudia
i thought i knew you.
an open letter from barbara anderson to watch towers writing department.
in 1517, martin luther wrote in a letter to archbishop albert of mainz: you must graciously forgive that i, that scum of the earth, am so bold as to dare to address a letter to you.. yes, i know, you think of me as scum, just like mainz believed of luther, wondering how i dare write you a letter, someone jehovahs witnesses disfellowshipped back in 2002. i was accused of being an unrepentant sinner and condemned for causing divisions, then labeled apostate because i spoke out publicly on nbcs dateline tv program aboutthe child sexual abuse policies that protected pedophiles policies that you helped formulate.
I have translated your letter Barbara, in italian and french and post it in forums and will distribute to friends all around, encouraging them to let it know all around.
Perhaps, D.S. to whom the letter was addressed will read it, perhaps he will react… perhaps not…who cares? This is an open letter to EVERYBODY, around us, the “mentally diseased” and we have to remind the WT that “should treat others as she wants to be treated”, since they forgot that this is a Christian teaching!
The point is not if the GB will read it, the point is that through Barbara's letter and US ALL, it will be advertised which sort of “religion” this is!!!!
Regards, Claudia
dear friends,.
it has been a long time since i have posted.
time heals much pain, and finally, my family and i have been able to move on with our life outside of jw land.. many of you became our friends, our support system, and you know very well our exit story...we were labeled, slandered and disfellowshipped for having questions regarding the date 607. we sent out letters exposing the elders and circuit overseer to over 200 families.
Hi, Your story looks like our, when we were loyal JW and had to suffer of lies and slander on our subject in the congregation.....months of sadness and unhappiness! But since we are out, we enjoy a freedom never experienced during our life!
What a good news about Ashley, wish her lot of satisfaction and success!
Also my youngest daughter has a so nice voice, I encourage her to have Singing lessons, al least she still can…I also had wished to have this kind of lessons but it was not allowed for an elder’s wife…
Very happy for the whole family
Regards, Claudia
dear friends,.
it has been a long time since i have posted.
time heals much pain, and finally, my family and i have been able to move on with our life outside of jw land.. many of you became our friends, our support system, and you know very well our exit story...we were labeled, slandered and disfellowshipped for having questions regarding the date 607. we sent out letters exposing the elders and circuit overseer to over 200 families.
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4061067/cruise-ship-sinks-news-eight-die-on-costa-concordia.html .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omg0akizpxu.
luxury italian cruise ship "costa concordia" is just sunk today, the 14th of january aground off tuscan coast in front "giglio island" in the mid of the tyrrhenian sea, the heart of mediterranean sea.. it was the europan queen of the seas.. as of latest news: dead:6, 14 missing including a little girl 4 y.o.!
Mine are not messed up! Your perhaps... have you read carefully the whole page?????
Claudia
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4061067/cruise-ship-sinks-news-eight-die-on-costa-concordia.html .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omg0akizpxu.
luxury italian cruise ship "costa concordia" is just sunk today, the 14th of january aground off tuscan coast in front "giglio island" in the mid of the tyrrhenian sea, the heart of mediterranean sea.. it was the europan queen of the seas.. as of latest news: dead:6, 14 missing including a little girl 4 y.o.!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Omg0akiZpxU
Luxury Italian cruise ship "Costa Concordia" is just sunk today, the 14 th of January aground off Tuscan coast in front "Giglio Island" in the mid of the Tyrrhenian Sea, the heart of Mediterranean Sea.
It was the europan queen of the seas.
As of latest news: Dead:6, 14 missing including a little girl 4 y.o.! Very sad!
Regards,
Claudia
the april 2012 wt study article has some of the most strongly worded statements about contact with disfellowshipped family members.. page 12, paragraph 17: -.
good that can come when a family loyally.
upholds jehovahs decree not to associate.
The CD is hardly working on a natural bound, familiar ties, in order to destroy it.
If the young person, disfellowshipped during 10 years, is a true person,( not an invented one…) he needed 10 years to realize how his family was missing? During 10 years you cannot find friends o relationships that can replace a family who acted so badly toward you????
I guess how my family will react when I will be visiting their place in May, sure they will not invite us because my husband is disfellowshipped, sure they will not accept to dine in a restaurant with us, will they accept to see me and him and talk to us?
Regards, Claudia
