there are a large number of very smart people here.
a vast array of intelligences has a power and scope quite out of the ordinary.. ask a question you've always wanted to know (not necessarily religious in nature; just in general) from trivia to personal inquiry......let it out now.
somebody will know the answer!
Modern Ketchup started in the early 19th century. Before then it was usually a fish sauce. There is not difference between Ketchup, catchup, or catsup only the spelling of the name. Fancy ketchup? Makes it more inviting to buy.
What i want to know is who is the sexiest man of our time?
i was having an affair with a pioneer at the time and a girl who was disfellowshipped was in the loo at the hall (she actually had not done aything scriptually wrong (but the elders thought she had ) i tried to smile at her as i felt i was not in a position to judge anyone as guilt was destroying me but she just looked down at the floor , 14 years later we are good friends and both "free".
when you were "in" and ignored disfellowshipped did you ever think "im not in a position to judge anyone " ?.
One of my best friends was DF'd. She wouldn't even let me have the chance to say hello or approach her. She would show up to the meetings, sit as far away from anyone as she could. One time I went over to sit next to her, and she got up and left. She really believed she had to be ostracized. Makes me sad.
just curious if the crazy was limited to my town or not.. i remember and elder, during a talk about everyone being resurrected that it included all the babies that had miscarried or were aborted, because the big j knew what their hearts were.
after the meeting, he was telling a couple of us how it also disturbed him that his wife would have to carry someone elses babies and he would be raising someone elses children.. another elder said that we would colonize other planets, and that since the bible never said the big j didn't make other inhabited worlds that there was a whole universe of planets to colonize after armageddon.. anyone else hear crazy crap like this?.
When I was 8 I brought my optimus prime transformer to the meeting. A brother asked me what it was and I said a "transformer"
To which he replied that it was wicked and evil. why? Because the Devil TRANSFORMS himself into an angel of light......
just curious if the crazy was limited to my town or not.. i remember and elder, during a talk about everyone being resurrected that it included all the babies that had miscarried or were aborted, because the big j knew what their hearts were.
after the meeting, he was telling a couple of us how it also disturbed him that his wife would have to carry someone elses babies and he would be raising someone elses children.. another elder said that we would colonize other planets, and that since the bible never said the big j didn't make other inhabited worlds that there was a whole universe of planets to colonize after armageddon.. anyone else hear crazy crap like this?.
Just curious if the crazy was limited to my town or not.
I remember and elder, during a talk about everyone being resurrected that it included all the babies that had miscarried or were aborted, because the big j knew what their hearts were. After the meeting, he was telling a couple of us how it also disturbed him that his wife would have to carry someone elses babies and he would be raising someone elses children.
Another elder said that we would colonize other planets, and that since the bible never said the big j didn't make other inhabited worlds that there was a whole universe of planets to colonize after armageddon.
Anyone else hear crazy crap like this?
Very much so. From time to time growing up I found myself in the back because I had asked too many questions and wasn't waiting on jehovah. The term "brow beating" comes to mind....... I really feel for you Mama119.......
i wanted to introduce myself, and need some advice.. i dissassociated myself back in 1995. haven't had much of anything to do with my family since then.
they are all witnesses, and very dedicated to their beliefs.
so after 15 years without a simple howdy from them, now they are coming around again and being very nice, but it reminds me of when people would have parts in the ministry school...it seems rehearsed and fake.
Things went bad
I had dinner with mom last night.
She was dropping little things like sister so-and-so still asks about you and dad-is-an-elder-now and crap like that. So I asked her what was the real reason she wanted to have dinner with me. She said she has been so "worried about me" being "out in the world" at which point all the hurt, feelings of betrayel, pain, frustration, all came out at once. I wish I could've stopped myself but I couldn't. I was shaking, crying, and probly looked a little insane.
Mom just looked at, an said "it is all YOUR fault anyways. YOU did it all to yourself, and to us." She got up and left.
My poor waiter looked scared to come over and drop the check.
hey guys.... .
just wondering what kh you guys attended and or congregation you are from?.
me, i'm from hayes cong london and golden ash northants... spent time in others too but mostly those... oh, also a short spat in kempston cong bedford... all in england... :).
Went to a few different ones in Tucson.
namely; Manzanita, Sentinal Peak, & Rincon.
after watching a recent documentry on "the final solution" i saw adolf hitler in some huge venue with thousands present public speaking and the crowd were mesmerised and full of praise for him judging by the response he got from them and the applause , i thought back to assemblies when people gave a similar reaction when in affect they were being told millions had to die to make the world a better place for them to live in and nobody seemed bothered by this (except me) and i even thought back then ,that something was not quite right , there was even a mention of a thousand year reign by the third reich , i thought that sounded familiar !
did anyone else think this or do i think weird things ?.
There was many a time that I could have sworne I heard a "zig heil" during assemblies...especially with the release of a new propaganda publication. We had an elder who called 'worldly' people "the walking dead"...but that it was okay because they all wanted to be wicked so god had to destroy them all because he loves his true people. It creeped me out then and still does now.
i wanted to introduce myself, and need some advice.. i dissassociated myself back in 1995. haven't had much of anything to do with my family since then.
they are all witnesses, and very dedicated to their beliefs.
so after 15 years without a simple howdy from them, now they are coming around again and being very nice, but it reminds me of when people would have parts in the ministry school...it seems rehearsed and fake.
Thanks for the welcomes. :)
I guess maybe I am being paranoid...I grew up a jw, and it took me a long time to get out of the mindset of everyone is out to get you. I guess a little of that still lingers.
i wanted to introduce myself, and need some advice.. i dissassociated myself back in 1995. haven't had much of anything to do with my family since then.
they are all witnesses, and very dedicated to their beliefs.
so after 15 years without a simple howdy from them, now they are coming around again and being very nice, but it reminds me of when people would have parts in the ministry school...it seems rehearsed and fake.
Hi. I wanted to introduce myself, and need some advice.
I dissassociated myself back in 1995. Haven't had much of anything to do with my family since then. They are all witnesses, and very dedicated to their beliefs. So after 15 years without a simple howdy from them, now they are coming around again and being very nice, but it reminds me of when people would have parts in the ministry school...it seems rehearsed and fake. Am I wrong to not be trusting? Is it possible that they just don't know how to approach me after all this time? Or should I be worried?
