Posts by exwhyzee

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What to say if JW tells you the big A is coming very soon, Jehovah's day will come here like a thief? etc..

by Iamallcool in

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i like terry's topic about noah's day not being armageddon enough.

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exwhyzee

Most JWs compartmentalize armageddon. It's this fantasy of theirs that they don't think about in real world terms; just a vague notion that this big end is coming, and the thought stops there. Because to continue the thought is really disturbing.

This is so true...it's a survival mechanism. On some level, they don't really beleive that it's true...but they think they should beleive that it's true. How could all these JW's continue bringing children into the world if the truly beleived such an event was literal much less going to happen any day ?

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What to say if JW tells you the big A is coming very soon, Jehovah's day will come here like a thief? etc..

by Iamallcool in

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i like terry's topic about noah's day not being armageddon enough.

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exwhyzee

If Armageddon is a real event and God is planning a paradise for mankind where imperfect people like me will grow to perfecton and truly wicked people such as Hitler and Ted Bundy won't be allowed in, I don't see any reason I shouldn't be a part of it too.

If you think there is some reason I shouldn't be there too, you need to stop judging me and you need to be certiain the information you are spreading about God and his plans is accurate and true and won't be changed and revised as it has been in the past. You need to know the past history of the Organization you belong to and see if their prophesies have held up over time. Otherwise your warnings to the public about an impending doom could become like the "boy who cried wolf" and no one will listen to them and in fact may turn away from God because of your misleading information.

Let he that is standing beware he doesn't fall.

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Ripping a persons faith away, a heavy responsibility?

by Seraphim23 in

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exwhyzee

Yes it is....I think about that everytime I'm tempted to talk to a JW about my views on the religion. I don't have anything to offer them in terms of a replacement (at the moment) and I sometimes think if things are working for them....why rock their boat ?

When it has stopped working for them and they ask me directly for my thoughts, then I'll talk openly to them. I'd hate to think that I was the cause of someone having what may be the only thing keeping them afloat, pulled out from under them.

When I'm tempted to speak out about my feelings and experiences with the JW's, I ask myself what my motivation is. If I'm only doing it because it makes me feel vindicated or that I've paid them back for the damage done to my life, I realize that isn't a good enough . To me, a good motive is one of true concern for someone elses welfare rather than of my own instant gratification.

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Mouthy Grace is not well. Please send love.

by return of parakeet in

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in another thread, mouthy said she was "not well" and mentioned "kicking the bucket.

i believe she needs some encouragement and well wishes.. mouthy, you don't need to respond to this thread if you don't feel up to it.

just consider it an exceptionally long get-well card..

exwhyzee

Thank you for your nice prayer Grace...I've stopped praying as I don't know what I believe about God anymore. I must say, your words were quite comforting and I did feel a little something...a sense of peace after I read them. I forgot about that feeling thanks very much for the reminder.

I Hope you are feeling better after a good nights sleep and I hope you like this poem.

Hope is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul,
And sings the tune--without the words,
And never stops at all,

And sweetest in the gale is heard;
And sore must be the storm
That could abash the little bird
That kept so many warm.

I've heard it in the chillest land,
And on the strangest sea;
Yet, never, in extremity,
It asked a crumb of me.

-Emily Dickenson

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Hilarious experience my JW father told me - well it made me laugh

by not bitter in

dont ask me why but my dad recited to me a wonderful experience out of the blue.

he never talks jw to me so not sure where it came from.

an american brother came over to the uk who was a great great great grandson of a pastor who was friends with charles russell.

exwhyzee

There was supposedly a Minister in Canada who was contacted at the door and eventually convinced his whole congregation to become Witnesses. I think they even converted the church to a K Hall.

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Heartwarming JW Facebook Comment

by exwhyzee in

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this urban legend/anecdote was on the facebook page of a jw who is a facebook friend of mine.

it's kind of long but tell us what you think....it was all i could do to stop myself from making a snarky comment.

a young couple very much wanted to have a family, but his wife could not conceive, so they decided to adopt a baby.

exwhyzee

JOOKBEARD...THATS HILARIOUS !

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Heartwarming JW Facebook Comment

by exwhyzee in

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this urban legend/anecdote was on the facebook page of a jw who is a facebook friend of mine.

it's kind of long but tell us what you think....it was all i could do to stop myself from making a snarky comment.

a young couple very much wanted to have a family, but his wife could not conceive, so they decided to adopt a baby.

exwhyzee

Jehovah answered the prayer of the Pioneers for a child but what about the Parents who died so that the Pioneers prayers could be answered?

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Over 184 million served ...

by Simon in

topic pages that is (not counting home page, active or subject pages).

holy crap, you lot like to talk and read a lot !.

we're currently getting about 1.8 million page views (across all pages) and ~ 150k unique visitors (275k visits in total) per month.. glad i have a plan to move things to the cloud soon!.

exwhyzee

Do we know how many members there are on this site?

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What's The Worst TV Program ?

by minimus in

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2 broke girls is the worst show on tv.

the acting is terrible.. what show do you avoid??.

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exwhyzee

Can't stand that show with the Chef that is constantly shouting at everyone. As soon as I see it, i immediately change the channel.

Don't understand how anyone could stand to watch that for any length of thyme (get it...time... thyme ?) LOL... I crack myself up !

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So tired of life

by LouBelle in

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i am so tired of waking up without hope.

so tired of fighting one more day...i just want it to end as painless as possible.

i truly don't have the willpower or strength anymore..

exwhyzee

I'm glad some of you found that "Just For Today" poem useful. It's a helpless feeling to know of someone off in some far flung corner of the world suffering and have little to offer them except a kind word or to share something from your own experience that you hope will help.When it comes down to it, we really have very little control over anything in life. The list of the things we can control is very short so if we concentrate on those things (one day at a time) and put all the other stuff out of our minds as much as possible, ones outlook will improve. The only thing we can control is how we react to our circumstances. To feel sadness is part of the human experience and it's one of the emotions that makes up who we are. Once we pass through a difficult time, we have learned a great deal and are likely stronger and are more compassionate and have the skills to do better in the next go round.

Life is mostly froth and bubble, Two things stand like stone, Kindness in another's trouble, Courage in your own.