Posts by josephus

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Canadians

by Defender in

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i see that a lot of posters and possibly lurkers are from canada.. can you please mention briefly what part of canada you're from.

maybe some of us can get together.. i'll start; i am in vancouver.

josephus

im moving to toronto in september.

look for me playing chess on young street, beside sam the record man.

josephus

soon to be expatirish

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ARENT WE ALL A BIT BITTER?

by josephus in

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i cant help but think some of you guys are just tooooo angry for your past hurts.. weve all got terrible stories which can make us cry, but whats the motivation for such bitterness ?.

some people search out pervets, seemingly to lay these scumbags and their faults at the societys door.. others try to use thier bad times as an excuse to rubbish the entire religion.. i am not saying that jws are great, or that the society is perfect or undeserving of punishment.. but why are we not trying to even up the good points of the religion.. no smoking, no drugs, no abortion, on and on, and on.. and then try to remember the good times you all had at the meetings.

the laughs and the help you gave, and received.

josephus

i cant help but think some of you guys are just TOOOOO angry for your past hurts.

weve all got terrible stories which can make us cry, but whats the motivation for such bitterness ?

some people search out pervets, seemingly to lay these scumbags and their faults at the societys door.

others try to use thier bad times as an excuse to rubbish the entire religion.

I AM NOT SAYING that jws are great, or that the society is perfect or undeserving of punishment.

but why are we not trying to even up the GOOD POINTS of the religion.

NO SMOKING, NO DRUGS, NO ABORTION, ON AND ON, AND ON.

and then try to remember the GOOD times you all had at the meetings. the laughs and the help you gave, and received
from others.

ALL religions are off the mark. but why arent you trying to dissuade people from joining them.

remember catholics ? the inquisition ? all the wars, all the hate, and we waste time trying to destroy an
insigniffagant religion which does a lot of good, as well as bad.

i just dont get you guys. ive had a terribvle time as a witness, and i will never sing because people have been disspirited and left religion.

jo

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Who are these elders???

by freakshow in

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having only started to study with a jw she has yet to inform me of these elders, the book she gave me says a little, but after reading this board i see there is more i have yet to learn.

who are these elders?

i'm picturing a bunch of old men in velvet purple robes sitting around a circular table.

josephus

elders are just men.

some are good.

some are bad.

they generally mean well, just like everybody else in the world.

sadly they do have a legaslative role, and therefore if you join jws you ARE liable to answer to them
for your actions, regardless of the matters involved.

they dont realize the power they have. the ones that do are the REALLY danderous ones.

good luck.

josephus

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moving

by josephus in

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i am planning to move shortly.

this raises an important question for me.. should i make freinds with the local jws, or try to stand on my own.

i am going about 3500 miles away,.

josephus

oh and if anybody could give me thier thoughts on the Canadian witnessess, and how holy i will have to be to be acceptable to them, id be gratefull

jo

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moving

by josephus in

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i am planning to move shortly.

this raises an important question for me.. should i make freinds with the local jws, or try to stand on my own.

i am going about 3500 miles away,.

josephus

i am planning to move shortly. this raises an important question for me.

should i make freinds with the local jws, or try to stand on my own. i am going about 3500 miles away,
so this is quite a tough choice.

i see it this way.

i have spent my life in the org, and so have more in commen, for better or worse than strangers.

surely then i will more likely have a better start with the people im used too.

your thoughts are sought

josephus

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So...?

by zev in

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if the borg don't have the truth....who does?.

a question i've been pondering since learning of the deceiptfull ways of the borg.

once one has the "knowledge" of good and bad, as it were, that the borg are/have lied to its followers, been deceiptfull, misused others quotations to suit thier purpose, and misapplied them, as so very well brought to us by maximus{which by the way, max, have you posted your story anywhere on the forum?