Thor

Joined

• started 3 topics
• posted 155 times   see topics posted on
• send a message

Posts by Thor

• 
  38

  Newbie

  by Stubborn Disbeliever in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm new here, so i thought i'd start with an introduction and summary of my life, for the most part.

  i have a tendancy to ramble ridiculously, so bear with me :) and this will be all over the place as thoughts take over the keyboard.. i was born a 5th generation jw.

  i never really "felt" it, but was book smart about it.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Thor

  Hello and welcome
• 
  11

  Jeremiah book study material for this week makes a horrible point!

  by stillin in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  while discussing how jeremiah was an encouragement to some of those around him, and how christians today can likewise be encouraging to depressed ones, the book plainly says, "when it is appropriate, offer encouraging words.

  you will not have a divine revelation to offer to the one needing encouragement, yet you can include positive thoughts from the word of god, thoughts that focus on what the future holds.".

  i'm sorry but this to me seems to be what is at the core of the problem with witness friendships.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Thor

  amazing to me......

  positive thoughts are great, true kindness, even better!!

  what about all the other qualities that should be shown?

  like true love, thoughtfullness, understanding, forgiveness, mercy, compassion, manners, honesty, actually caring..............

  the list could go on and on for pages.......

  just thinking, mrs thor
• 
  52

  My latest university experience...

  by Billy the Ex-Bethelite in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this isn't a jw experience, but for those of you that have been following my life, i thought i'd have a drink and share this strange event in my post-jw life.. for you wonderful newbies, you can catch up on highlights of my story in the few threads i've started here.

  i'm finishing the junior year of my engineering degree and the classes are hard as hell.

  i used to be among the smartest students in the room until i hit the 300 level university courses.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Thor

  Congratulations!! You should be proud of yourself!

  Mrs. Thor
• 
  40

  in limbo.

  by Captain Blithering in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  yo homies.. .

  ltr ftp (long time, first time etc.).

  i don't really know where to start, but i guess you've all been here before so you'll know where i'm coming from.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Thor

  Hello and welcome Captain Blithering!!

  I agree with you about disfellowshiping...so cruel in my opinion.

  I also agree with Balaamsass...bad fruit!!

  and with Emery...about the control.....

  and with AM Number 1....about humility to say "I don't know".....

  Love is everywhere, you just have to look!

  I wish for peace and happiness for you and your wife!!

  Love, Mrs. Thor
• 
  38

  Long time reader first time poster

  by MissMyHarley in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  trying to get out after only being in for a year or so.

  my wife and i were really taken in by these folks.

  we are both have degrees and should have known better.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Thor

  Hi and welcome.

  What kind of bike do you have?

  I will be blessing by bike with a new battery this spring, can't wait!!

  Thor
• 
  17

  Well... I got my 'invite'

  by Jim_TX in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  as most know, it's that time of the year when the jws go out 'in force' and bang on doors trying to leave their litter-ature for the memorial - aka 'memorial invite'.. this morning (saturday), i was at the local coffee shop - which is normal for me.

  my wife was at home chilling on the sofa, in her nightie.. i got a text message around 9:30-ish saying that jws had been at our house.. when i got home, my wife said she was sitting on the sofa when she heard a light 'tap tap' on the door.

  we have a doorbell.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Thor

  We got ours left on our front porch yesterday. Even though anyone in our old hall who knew us would have known when we would be home or not. We put it in our recycling bin.
• 
  41

  Public talk today on evolution today - real doozy

  by Comatose in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  notes:.

  bible says god created us.

  scientific principle says - simplest explanation is usually the correct one.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Thor

  I'm reading a good book on this subject written by a biology professor named John Janovy, Jr. It's called Intelligent Designer: Evolution for Politicians. He claimes that scientific illiteracy is a public health hazard. I'm about half way through and it is interesting. Maybe some on here would enjoy reading it....

  Mrs. Thor
• 
  13

  why do I write?

  by Separation of Powers in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i must admit, i feel rather like winston smith from orwell's 1984. i sit here in front of the image of a blank piece of paper on my computer screen.

  i am alone in my study, alone, but like winston, i am hesitant to write on this blank piece of paper, fearful that i am under the watchful eye of the telescreen.

  it is a form of paranoia, i guess, a paranoia that is synonymous with being in the organization; an organization that worries more about perception than substance.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Thor

  Welcome to you Separation of Powers!

  I'm glad you decided to write!

  Mrs. Thor
• 
  40

  Still in with kids

  by thinking_ability in

  1. jw
  2. friends
  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Thor

  Hi and welcome thinking_ability!

  My family (husband, wife, daughter, son and his girlfriend) all left the organization at the same time almost six years ago. The only thing I wish we could have done better is to have left sooner. So I would say to you to really think about everything that inpact your children and get out ASAP!

  I hope you find your way,

  Mrs. Thor
• 
  28

  A double life

  by raindrops in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i am usually a lurker here.

  i was disfellowshipped about 3 years ago.

  my relationship with my family has never been the same.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Thor

  Hello raindrops and welcome!

  Congratulations on the birth of your baby girl!!! It is such an exciting time in life! (and you should be surrounded by positive, loving people)

  Thankfully she is young enough so you can take a little time to think things out. I wish you success and happiness in your future with your husband and baby! I don't think you would ever regret putting the three of you first in your decision making.

  Mrs. Thor