don't get me wrong, this forum currently has plenty of interesting discussions and posters, but, for those of you who weren't on the old jwd board in the early-to-mid-00s, man...i'm sorry but you really missed out on the glory years of this forum.
it was really a special, unique place then.
again, not dissing the current, but, that huge exciting wave of ex-jw internet activity that occurred in the early part of this century seems to have leveled off.
Blondie, yes, I had forgotten about that. There was a lot of talk back in those days about H20.
free@last, h20 was a JW/ex-JW discussion board that was THE PLACE until JWD came along. I guess there was a sort of migration from that forum to this one. Can't tell you much more as I came along after H20's glory days lol.
unclebruce, another legendary poster from the old days. http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/member/6615/posted/1
he stayed inside and kept going about his business like they weren't even there.
i engaged them on the verandah hut politely explained that they'd caught us at a bad time as we were doing a big cleanup of the house.
the elders had even bought a pack of chocolate cookies around, so they were expecting to be invited in and offered coffee.
One of them I know is a really nice guy, a convert like me who's been in about the same length of time as i was. I really hope he wakes up. He hasn't been an elder that long.
He will soon realize that these "encouragement" visits are more for sniffing out the slightest bit of apostacy or other such wrongdoing™ than anything. How these guys lovvvve to read off a name or two from the platform from time to time. If your goal is to fade out of the bOrg without Da'ing or getting Df'd, then prepare for many more unannounced visits and other attempts to "encourage" you and find out if you still believe in the org.
don't get me wrong, this forum currently has plenty of interesting discussions and posters, but, for those of you who weren't on the old jwd board in the early-to-mid-00s, man...i'm sorry but you really missed out on the glory years of this forum.
it was really a special, unique place then.
again, not dissing the current, but, that huge exciting wave of ex-jw internet activity that occurred in the early part of this century seems to have leveled off.
Lisavegas I think it's the posters that I miss, just in general. I wonder where they've all gone.
JT
Narkissos
AlanF
Seven006
Focus
onacruse
HillaryStep
Elsewhere
Valis
Robdar
Abaddon
Mac
D8TA
Big Tex
gumby
many, many others that have come and gone...*sniff* i'm getting all sentimental. I was such a complete hot disastrous mess when I came out of JWs in '02. This board helped me so much.
don't get me wrong, this forum currently has plenty of interesting discussions and posters, but, for those of you who weren't on the old jwd board in the early-to-mid-00s, man...i'm sorry but you really missed out on the glory years of this forum.
it was really a special, unique place then.
again, not dissing the current, but, that huge exciting wave of ex-jw internet activity that occurred in the early part of this century seems to have leveled off.
The true intellectuals of the JW's, like our very own, revered Leolaia ,for example. (who is absent from here at present), they all left years ago.
Here's my all-time favorite of hers. Genius!!
http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/beliefs/99142/1/Watchtower-History-in-Haiku
don't get me wrong, this forum currently has plenty of interesting discussions and posters, but, for those of you who weren't on the old jwd board in the early-to-mid-00s, man...i'm sorry but you really missed out on the glory years of this forum.
it was really a special, unique place then.
again, not dissing the current, but, that huge exciting wave of ex-jw internet activity that occurred in the early part of this century seems to have leveled off.
ah, i don't think you're a numptie for sticking around. I wish that more had.
leaving the witnesses was for me a result of asking myself distubing questions, which infomed me " mike its not what you think, its how you think" and as a result iam what was a dub but is a dub no more .so here i am hete today !!.
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Welcome. It's a hell of a wonderful thing to realize, it's not you, it's them. In the case of the WTS, it REALLY is them!
don't get me wrong, this forum currently has plenty of interesting discussions and posters, but, for those of you who weren't on the old jwd board in the early-to-mid-00s, man...i'm sorry but you really missed out on the glory years of this forum.
it was really a special, unique place then.
again, not dissing the current, but, that huge exciting wave of ex-jw internet activity that occurred in the early part of this century seems to have leveled off.
Don't get me wrong, this forum currently has plenty of interesting discussions and posters, but, for those of you who weren't on the old JWD board in the early-to-mid-00s, man...I'm sorry but you really missed out on the glory years of this forum. It was really a special, unique place then. Again, not dissing the current, but, that huge exciting wave of ex-JW internet activity that occurred in the early part of this century seems to have leveled off. I guess it's just a natural progression, but, I miss it.
If you weren't here then, go back a few years on the active topics, to around 2002-2005. So, so, so many interesting posts and posters. Lots of really intelligent and articulate people on here back then.
just popped in i heard about lady lee leaving and wanted to say bye but i guess they closed that thread .
any old timers still around ?.
I was here, under a different name tho;)
I do remember you. We need more of the old-timers back! AlanF, JT, Abaddon, Narkissos, (many more whose names are escaping me right now)...I miss the glory days (mid 00s) of this forum!
this information is from a friends co visit.
enjoy.. jw.org faq's.
do you feel that you are the only people who will be saved?00:0000:00. no.
Do You Feel That You Are the Only People Who Will Be Saved?
No. Many millions who lived in centuries past and who weren't Jehovah's Witnesses will have an opportunity for salvation. The Bible explains that in God's promised new world, ""there is going to be a resurrection of both the righteous and the unrighteous."" (Acts 24:15) Additionally, many now living may yet begin to serve God, and they too will gain salvation.
Bah. Typical wince-inducing WTS Doublespeak. If a person asks this question, they aren't talking about the dead, they're talking about the living. So the first part of the "answer" doesn't address the question at all.
The second part of the answer could be accurately rephrased as (if you understand what they mean exactly by "serve God") 'persons alive now who are JWs or who join JWs between now and Armageddon will be saved'. So yes, they DO feel that they are the only people who will be saved. And the "No" at the beginning of their "answer" is a bald-faced lie.
WTS, you make me ill.
i thought it was time for a formal introduction.
i've lurked here for literally years, sometimes posting sometimes not.
but i've never told my story and now seems as good a time as any.
Great story, thanks 4 sharing.
