Posts by RosePetal

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I just downloaded CofC and ISOCF

by Steve_C in

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although i was born into this religion/cult in 1963 and didn't leave until a few years ago, i just now ordered crisis of conscience and in search of christian freedom from commentary press.

i'm very much looking forward to reading these.. even though ray franz is gone, his important work continues.

i hope many more people can find out the truthtm about the wts..

RosePetal

Hubby and I haven't read 'Crisis of Conscience' yet. We will be ordering it soon, can't wait to read it. We have picked up a lot of info. from the book from all of you on here. Without even reading the book we can see it is like going behind the curtain in the wizard of Oz.

When it all first happened and Ray was disf. we tried to find out exactly what went on but it was all very vague. When he wrote his book we would not have dared read it even if we were curious because of fear. I am sure there are many who would like to read it. Lets hope some can overcome the fear.

RosePetal

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Big brother

by RosePetal in

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they have just launched the t.v.

big brother in the u.k. this week.

what do you think of the show do you hate it or love it.

RosePetal

Hi Bee would you believe this as I was reading your post a spindly spider with long legs 'UGH' came down right in front of my eyes gave me the shock of my life. look of shock . Anyhoo getting back to thread that is so true it was like being on big brother 24/7 wasn't it. So I think we have all had enough of that thank you very much.

Love Mumsie AKA RosePetal xx

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Big brother

by RosePetal in

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they have just launched the t.v.

big brother in the u.k. this week.

what do you think of the show do you hate it or love it.

RosePetal

Yes I agree it's been overdone. It's getting tired and predictable i used to enjoy it I was fascinated that people could go in and be watched 24/7. There is no way I would go in there.

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Big brother

by RosePetal in

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they have just launched the t.v.

big brother in the u.k. this week.

what do you think of the show do you hate it or love it.

RosePetal

They have just launched the t.v. Big Brother in the U.K. this week. What do you think of the show do you hate it or love it. Would any of you go on the show.

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I Love EVERYBODY!!!!

by minimus in

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i love every color, every nationality, every ethnic group, every body!!!.

how about you?

let's start a love in..

RosePetal

minimus I love you I love this mushy thread. Outlaw and finally free need therapy but I love you anyway

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Are You Eccentric?

by snowbird in

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one of the words of today was concentric - sharing a common center.. which set me to thinking about eccentric - out of center.. i've been told that i'm eccentric.. have you ever been told that?.

thanks.. syl.

RosePetal

sd7 I could not believe it when I saw your picture that is just how I imagined you. 'spooky' or what. You do look like will smith.

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Does anyone remebr the "Rooming Work"

by exwhyzee in

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when a convention was to be held in your city and it was believed there weren't enough hotel rooms available or at least affordable ones, the witnesses living in that city were asked to go out into the territory and ask people if they had a room or rooms someone attending the convention could use.

you could report your time doing this as part of your ministry.

i could never bring myself (14 or 15) to do this....it just seemed too weird for a kid to go to a house and ask the householder for a room but many kids in the hall did this.

RosePetal

Hi exwhyzee I remember doing the rooming work. I remember going with my mum and others in a group for a whole day and taking a pack up and hot flasks of coffee and tea. I of course saw this as an adventure as we had to go further than usual and travelled by car.

One year I was about nine my mum brother and sister and I went with another family from London to Scotland to an assembly. They hired a minibus between them. I remember that when we got there we had to stay in this huge tent there were rows and rows of camp beds. We had to stay the night with all these other JW familys in this huge tent. We kids thought it was great. But I remember my mum was not happy because this was just for the night. We had to wait in a queue to find out where they would place us as we all had to stay together.

Remember in those days assembly's lasted longer. They eventually sorted us out and well I just could not believe our luck we were sent to these chalet's by the sea it was great . My brother and I saved up our pocket money for six months so we had our spending money. We went to Fife and bought some toys to play on the beach. I can't remember how long it took from there to the assembly.

Love RosePetal

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Bocelli tells a little story

by BurnTheShips in

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qfkcgtfn3o.

and with that, we segue into "con te partiro".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcrfvp11hbo.

RosePetal

Thank you for sharing this lovely story i hadn't heard it before it was very moving. I love to listen to Andrea Bocelli I have his ''Andrea'' ablum and others they always bring me to tears.

RosePetal

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Any talks of Ray Franz available?

by Nostromo in

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it would be very nice to hear some of his talks from the 70s to see how they were different from other gb member talks.

i bet he used bible more than the others.

any ideas where to find some?

RosePetal

Titus are you sure you mean Ray Franz and not his uncle Fred Franz. I thought it was Fred Franz that gave that talk.

RosePetal

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Randall Watters: My Return to Christianity: The Early Years (part 3)

by Dogpatch in

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okay gang, warning!.

this is going to sound real new-christian preachy to some of you, but hey, this was 1982ish, so don't come down too hard on me.

i just tend to put all i got into my work, but i've mellowed out (called "getting older").. i am not a fan of churches or institutions personally; more of a loner.

RosePetal

Hi Randy! my my post name is Mr.Bumble I am RosePetals husband, I do come on this forum from time to time to make comments or observations, I have not given by story yet, mainly because of limited time. i have read your story on freeminds last year during our exit and was incouraged that we had made the right decision to resign and walk away.Prior to this, things were troubling both of us for many years and though we knew problems and issues were not just local, the world wide scale of it shook us both and effected our faith and we were in no mans land for a few years but we still believed it was true, the mind set was 'Theres no where else to go'!We both felt the same way and could not go back until things changed.Idid not want to serve God on condition, 'Waiting on Jah' was not a bad attitude to have,but was misused and abused by the watchtower org and good people were suffering.

Since walking away our faith has taken on a whole new meaning and renewed perpose. [more about that another time.]Randy! i enjoyed the second half of your story regarding techniques to allow people in a cult to start thinking for themselves again rather than forcing their mind to close again to slumber or to feel empty.We still have family sound asleep and of course shunning is the name of the game for them. We are fellowshipping with christians in our area and are in the middle of directing them to subtle techiques to ask questions not on doctrine but on our God given freedom of conscience and choices in life, giving them more info on the org. when the witnesses call or during their own minitry. I am sending you a pm regarding this. many thanks.

Mr Bumble.